Wed Oct 24, 2012, 02:40 AM

JRLeft (1,952 posts)

The Benghazi email story could prove to be devastating.

The optics look bad. Turn off your TVs because this will be the lead story for the next 2 weeks.

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79 replies	Author	Time	Post
The Benghazi email story could prove to be devastating. (Original post)	JRLeft	Oct 2012	OP
Please do explain	dennis4868	Oct 2012	#1
could you kindly provide some more detail?	grasswire	Oct 2012	#2
Here	mzmolly	Oct 2012	#5
Some Islamist militia	RudynJack	Oct 2012	#77
Turn off Faux. Myths that the President didn't refer to the attack as a "terrorist" one immediately	mzmolly	Oct 2012	#3
How	demvoter4life	Oct 2012	#4
Stop lying...and people won't call you a troll.	Drunken Irishman	Oct 2012	#10
Yes, the words Benghazi and emails are being reported on. But only one outlet is spinning.	mzmolly	Oct 2012	#12
It's not even the top stories on these websites...	Drunken Irishman	Oct 2012	#18
It's mass Romnesia!	mzmolly	Oct 2012	#21
You are clearly a troll	krawhitham	Oct 2012	#67
He's eating his pizza even as we speak... nt	MADem	Oct 2012	#78
This story, apparently	bayareamike	Oct 2012	#6
Still don't think this will be devastating though...	bayareamike	Oct 2012	#8
Emails detail unfolding Benghazi attack on Sept. 11 October 23, 2012 Ambassador Chris Stevens (CBS	JRLeft	Oct 2012	#7
Why are you hyping RW talking points? n/t	ProSense	Oct 2012	#9
JRLeft is a right wing troll and sockpuppet for Blue Yorker	alcibiades_mystery	Oct 2012	#41
Thanks for the heads up	RomneyLies	Oct 2012	#66
What's your point? 1. No one disputed the fact that it was a terrorist	mzmolly	Oct 2012	#14
Where is the smoking gun?	creon	Oct 2012	#59
I don't really see the devastation. The WH has said all along there were mixed signals.	SweetieD	Oct 2012	#11
Devastating?	Cali_Democrat	Oct 2012	#13
Also see this article from 9/12, the WH specifically mentioned that the group Ansar al Sharia	SweetieD	Oct 2012	#15
The media loves controversy. So yeah I expect them to push	JRLeft	Oct 2012	#16
"So yeah I expect them to push this story"	Cali_Democrat	Oct 2012	#19
I have a simple, visual answer ... which I posted above.	mzmolly	Oct 2012	#23
Yes I remember Rev. Wright	Blueprogress	Oct 2012	#43
Reverend Wright!?	A-Schwarzenegger	Oct 2012	#56
Where is the incriminating evidence?	creon	Oct 2012	#61
This message was hidden by jury decision.	demvoter4life	Oct 2012	#17
Now I know you are a troll.	SweetieD	Oct 2012	#24
And you were right! To no one's surprise but the troll's...	Maeve	Oct 2012	#49
Obama said it was a terrorist attack the next day.	mzmolly	Oct 2012	#25
yes he did	creon	Oct 2012	#62
guess I missed the "devastating" part....	chillfactor	Oct 2012	#20
Foreign debate is over. Obama won.	Maximumnegro	Oct 2012	#22
They care more about the deficit, silly!	Proud Liberal Dem	Oct 2012	#40
Romney said "Never mind" in the debate.	A-Schwarzenegger	Oct 2012	#26
You do realize no consulate in Benghazi?!	unc70	Oct 2012	#27
Call me kooky. I could be wrong.	blogslut	Oct 2012	#28
Why are you buying into Faux propaganda?	NewsCenter28	Oct 2012	#31
I think you misdirected this.	A-Schwarzenegger	Oct 2012	#32
Right, sorry A-S-It's directed to JR	NewsCenter28	Oct 2012	#34
I've done the exact same thing.	A-Schwarzenegger	Oct 2012	#36
Can you be both right	ejbr	Oct 2012	#42
Yes!	blogslut	Oct 2012	#58
CROFL!	budkin	Oct 2012	#29
Many things "could" happen. Rick Santorum could show up naked on my doorstep tweaking on meth.	Warren DeMontague	Oct 2012	#30
It annoys me when these panic threads aren't accompanied with links and research	octoberlib	Oct 2012	#33
Apparently, nobody's interested in anything about foreign policy...	Amonester	Oct 2012	#35
How do emails that confirm the administration's story become devastating?	Bolo Boffin	Oct 2012	#37
I just saw this on my MSNBC feed, wondered what was going on glad I came here	demgrrrll	Oct 2012	#38
Two weeks ago just called. It wants its bullshit narrative back.	jsmirman	Oct 2012	#39
With all due respect, you're full of it. Do better homework. nt.	OldDem2012	Oct 2012	#44
LOL. Um. No. Trump has some DEVASTATING Noooz too!11!11	myrna minx	Oct 2012	#45
You vastly overstate the impact. It will be negligible. And won't "lead for the next 2 weeks."	morningfog	Oct 2012	#46
It's a bullshit argument....	Jeff In Milwaukee	Oct 2012	#47
Thanks for your concern.	Chichiri	Oct 2012	#48
Benghazi is over as it pertains to this election.	reflection	Oct 2012	#50
Benghazi is the ONLY topic on RW radio today...listened to two shows off and on for a bit. For the	wiggs	Oct 2012	#63
Respectfully disagree.	reflection	Oct 2012	#72
go back to troll school... you are making rookie mistakes	scheming daemons	Oct 2012	#51
ABC News Story	Firebirds01	Oct 2012	#52
the emails prove what?	BelieveMe3	Oct 2012	#53
So a terrorist attack cannot be motivated by something?	tarheelsunc	Oct 2012	#54
I love the smell of troll in the morning	Floyd_Gondolli	Oct 2012	#55
Your Concern Is Duly Noted.Thank You For Your Input.	DemocratSinceBirth	Oct 2012	#57
Bull crock	LiberalFighter	Oct 2012	#60
Turn off your TVs?	krawhitham	Oct 2012	#64
I HAVE YET TO HEAR WHAT THE ADMINISTRATION SAID THAT IS NOT ACCURATE. If journalists,	wiggs	Oct 2012	#65
Do yourself a favor and put JRLeft on ignore.	Blue Idaho	Oct 2012	#68
nice try. but you failed.	MjolnirTime	Oct 2012	#69
How many times have we heard the word "devestating" from the "DU nervous Nellies"?	DCBob	Oct 2012	#70
It's not just here, either.	AverageJoe90	Oct 2012	#75
The lead story for the next two weeks?	NHDEMFORLIFE	Oct 2012	#71
Really?	LP2K12	Oct 2012	#73
Please, just stop.	AverageJoe90	Oct 2012	#74
This (non) story will not even last two hours	taught_me_patience	Oct 2012	#76
I'm devastated!	Maximumnegro	Oct 2012	#79

Response to JRLeft (Original post)

Wed Oct 24, 2012, 02:42 AM

dennis4868 (9,623 posts)

1. Please do explain

Not sure what you are talking about.

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Response to JRLeft (Original post)

Wed Oct 24, 2012, 02:42 AM

grasswire (36,692 posts)

2. could you kindly provide some more detail?

I don't have a clue what you are talking about, and a quick perusal of LBN turns up nothing.

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Response to grasswire (Reply #2)

Wed Oct 24, 2012, 02:47 AM

mzmolly (47,353 posts)

5. Here

Fox host Greta Van Susteren claimed that recently released State Department emails prove that the Obama administration knew the attack in Benghazi, Libya, was an act of terrorism as it was happening and that it was "ridiculous" for the administration to link the attack to an anti-Islam video. Yet the emails show only that the State Department was aware that an Islamist militia had taken credit for the attack, and other reporting has indicated that the anti-Islam video did, in fact, play a role in the attack.

http://mediamatters.org/research/2012/10/24/foxs-van-susteren-misrepresents-state-dept-emai/190888

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Response to mzmolly (Reply #5)

Thu Oct 25, 2012, 02:15 AM

RudynJack (655 posts)

77. Some Islamist militia

takes credit every time an American stubs his toe. A claim means nothing. Sec. Clinton was absolutely right- a facebook post is not evidence.

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Response to JRLeft (Original post)

Wed Oct 24, 2012, 02:45 AM

mzmolly (47,353 posts)

3. Turn off Faux. Myths that the President didn't refer to the attack as a "terrorist" one immediately

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are false. So, I fail to get the "devastating" part?

http://mediamatters.org/research/2012/10/24/foxs-van-susteren-misrepresents-state-dept-emai/190888

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Response to JRLeft (Original post)

Wed Oct 24, 2012, 02:45 AM

demvoter4life (15 posts)

4. How

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Does anyone not know its on every mainstream site. It is what made intrade go up 15%. But I brought it up earlier and I was a fox loving, Troll. Dont report anything slightly negative! It is on
CBS
ABC
NBC
Reuters
msnbc

anyway its not going to matter unless the news hounds in on it all day everyday.

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Response to demvoter4life (Reply #4)

Wed Oct 24, 2012, 02:49 AM

Drunken Irishman (24,587 posts)

10. Stop lying...and people won't call you a troll.

Intrade was manipulated by one Romney supporter ... not this non-story.

http://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2012/10/intrade-manipulation-fail.html

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Response to demvoter4life (Reply #4)

Wed Oct 24, 2012, 02:50 AM

mzmolly (47,353 posts)

12. Yes, the words Benghazi and emails are being reported on. But only one outlet is spinning.

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http://mediamatters.org/research/2012/10/24/foxs-van-susteren-misrepresents-state-dept-emai/190888

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Response to mzmolly (Reply #12)

Wed Oct 24, 2012, 02:55 AM

Drunken Irishman (24,587 posts)

18. It's not even the top stories on these websites...

ABC News: Candidate: 'God Intended' Pregnancies From Rape

CBS News: Romney skips foreign policy on campaign trailThe GOP candidates, trying to break open a deadlocked race, say they are gaining steam

NBC News: US officials: Iran behind Saudi oil firm cyberattack

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Response to Drunken Irishman (Reply #18)

Wed Oct 24, 2012, 02:59 AM

mzmolly (47,353 posts)

21. It's mass Romnesia!

Seems some have forgotten the second debate already? I'll post a visual reminder, in an attempt at intervention.

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Response to demvoter4life (Reply #4)

Wed Oct 24, 2012, 08:06 PM

krawhitham (3,147 posts)

67. You are clearly a troll

Obama has picked up 5 points on intrade today, after it was manipulated yesterday

I've had MSNBC on all they they talked about it for no more than 5 minutes

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Response to krawhitham (Reply #67)

Thu Oct 25, 2012, 02:42 AM

MADem (85,926 posts)

78. He's eating his pizza even as we speak... nt

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Response to JRLeft (Original post)

Wed Oct 24, 2012, 02:47 AM

bayareamike (589 posts)

6. This story, apparently

http://www.examiner.com/article/emails-reveal-white-house-knew-terror-group-behind-benghazi-attack

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Response to bayareamike (Reply #6)

Wed Oct 24, 2012, 02:49 AM

bayareamike (589 posts)

8. Still don't think this will be devastating though...

The State Department received emails alleging that the attack was taking place for multiple reasons, that a terrorist group had taken credit for the attack and that the video was responsible. We were receiving mixed messages, just as the Obama Administration has said.

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Response to JRLeft (Original post)

Wed Oct 24, 2012, 02:48 AM

JRLeft (1,952 posts)

7. Emails detail unfolding Benghazi attack on Sept. 11 October 23, 2012 Ambassador Chris Stevens (CBS

Emails detail unfolding Benghazi attack on Sept. 11 October 23, 2012

Ambassador Chris Stevens (CBS News) It was six weeks ago on Tuesday that terrorists attacked the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya. Now, CBS News has obtained email alerts that were put out by the State Department as the attack unfolded. Four Americans were killed in the attack, including Ambassador Christopher Stevens.

These emails contain the earliest description so far of what happened at Benghazi the night of the attack. Read the emails (PDF) Ambassador warned Libya was "volatile and violent" Why no one has been right about Libya CIA saw possible terror ties day after Libya hit: AP

Ambassador Chris Stevens (CBS News) It was six weeks ago on Tuesday that terrorists attacked the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya. Now, CBS News has obtained email alerts that were put out by the State Department as the attack unfolded. Four Americans were killed in the attack, including Ambassador Christopher Stevens.

These emails contain the earliest description so far of what happened at Benghazi the night of the attack. Read the emails (PDF) Ambassador warned Libya was "volatile and violent" Why no one has been right about Libya CIA saw possible terror ties day after Libya hit: AP

http://m.cbsnews.com/storysynopsis.rbml?pageType=eveningNews&catid=57538689&feed_id=29

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Response to JRLeft (Reply #7)

Wed Oct 24, 2012, 02:49 AM

ProSense (98,101 posts)

9. Why are you hyping RW talking points? n/t

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Response to ProSense (Reply #9)

Wed Oct 24, 2012, 08:01 AM

alcibiades_mystery (28,394 posts)

41. JRLeft is a right wing troll and sockpuppet for Blue Yorker

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It's not that odd that he would post right wing tripe.

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Response to alcibiades_mystery (Reply #41)

Wed Oct 24, 2012, 08:06 PM

RomneyLies (3,333 posts)

66. Thanks for the heads up

Bookmarking your post for future reference when called to jury duty.

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Response to JRLeft (Reply #7)

Wed Oct 24, 2012, 02:53 AM

mzmolly (47,353 posts)

14. What's your point? 1. No one disputed the fact that it was a terrorist

act. 2. Groups taking credit for XYZ, do not always mean they are responsible for XYZ.

No wonder the RW is so pissed at Crowley. They thought this mythical story would have legs with an uninformed populace. OOPS!

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Response to JRLeft (Reply #7)

Wed Oct 24, 2012, 05:56 PM

creon (823 posts)

59. Where is the smoking gun?

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I have not found the 'smoking gun".

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Response to JRLeft (Original post)

Wed Oct 24, 2012, 02:49 AM

SweetieD (589 posts)

11. I don't really see the devastation. The WH has said all along there were mixed signals.

Nothing contradicts what the WH has already said about this issue. Plus the stories just say that a group claimed responsibility on facebook and it mentions another group also claimed responsibility. There were also reports that it was totally spontaneous and thus these groups might have taken advantage of the confusion to claim responsibility for an attack they didn't do. I'm not sure what conservatives would have wanted? For the WH just to say a certain group actually did the attack, when it wasn't known for certain?

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Wed Oct 24, 2012, 02:52 AM

Cali_Democrat (14,658 posts)

13. Devastating?

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Riiiiight.

Turn off my TV and turn on my computer so I can see lovely posts from you?

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Response to JRLeft (Original post)

Wed Oct 24, 2012, 02:54 AM

SweetieD (589 posts)

15. Also see this article from 9/12, the WH specifically mentioned that the group Ansar al Sharia

may have been involved in the attack.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/09/12/us-libya-usa-attack-idUSBRE88B0EI20120912

Again, where is the devastation? This whole thing is just a rehashing of RW talking points about Libya that have continued to fail to gain traction.

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Response to JRLeft (Original post)

Wed Oct 24, 2012, 02:54 AM

JRLeft (1,952 posts)

16. The media loves controversy. So yeah I expect them to push

this story. Remember the Reverend Wright BS?

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Response to JRLeft (Reply #16)

Wed Oct 24, 2012, 02:58 AM

Cali_Democrat (14,658 posts)

19. "So yeah I expect them to push this story"

I also expect you to push this story.

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Response to JRLeft (Reply #16)

Wed Oct 24, 2012, 03:00 AM

mzmolly (47,353 posts)

23. I have a simple, visual answer ... which I posted above.

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Response to JRLeft (Reply #16)

Wed Oct 24, 2012, 08:08 AM

Blueprogress (64 posts)

43. Yes I remember Rev. Wright

and this story will go nowhere just like that the Wright bs.

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Response to JRLeft (Reply #16)

Wed Oct 24, 2012, 12:24 PM

A-Schwarzenegger (13,034 posts)

56. Reverend Wright!?

You're not just reaching, you're flying.
This thread must be devastating for you.

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Response to JRLeft (Reply #16)

Wed Oct 24, 2012, 05:59 PM

creon (823 posts)

61. Where is the incriminating evidence?

I have not found it.

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Response to demvoter4life (Reply #17)

Wed Oct 24, 2012, 03:01 AM

SweetieD (589 posts)

24. Now I know you are a troll.

Obama called it an "Act of terror" the next day and the day after and in the days after.

Also it is a terrorist act whether it was planned or whether it was spontaneous.

Obama did not say the attack was caused by the youtube video. Even if it had been, it would have still been a terrorist act. So what is your point?

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Response to SweetieD (Reply #24)

Wed Oct 24, 2012, 08:44 AM

Maeve (28,526 posts)

49. And you were right! To no one's surprise but the troll's...

"Troll was allowed to troll well past troll-limit, has now been sent back to trolltown. On the trolley. "
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=profile&uid=294108&sub=trans

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Response to demvoter4life (Reply #17)

Wed Oct 24, 2012, 03:04 AM

mzmolly (47,353 posts)

25. Obama said it was a terrorist attack the next day.

eom

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Response to mzmolly (Reply #25)

Wed Oct 24, 2012, 06:00 PM

creon (823 posts)

62. yes he did

in the rose garden

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Response to JRLeft (Original post)

Wed Oct 24, 2012, 02:59 AM

chillfactor (371 posts)

20. guess I missed the "devastating" part....

mixed messages have been coming out of Libya since the attack....

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Response to JRLeft (Original post)

Wed Oct 24, 2012, 03:00 AM

Maximumnegro (920 posts)

22. Foreign debate is over. Obama won.

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Romney is not doing any press for the rest of the election says MSNBC.

So please explain who is going to care. Especially that Akin's twin just broke national press on God giving thumbs up to rape.

Women are the core vote this year. Which story do you think they're going to care about.

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Response to Maximumnegro (Reply #22)

Wed Oct 24, 2012, 07:58 AM

Proud Liberal Dem (11,750 posts)

40. They care more about the deficit, silly!

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Response to JRLeft (Original post)

Wed Oct 24, 2012, 03:10 AM

A-Schwarzenegger (13,034 posts)

26. Romney said "Never mind" in the debate.

Sorry, JR, it was all a dream.

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Response to JRLeft (Original post)

Wed Oct 24, 2012, 03:16 AM

unc70 (2,320 posts)

27. You do realize no consulate in Benghazi?!

There wasn't a consulate in Benghazi, only a CIA operation.

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Response to JRLeft (Original post)

Wed Oct 24, 2012, 03:31 AM

blogslut (27,291 posts)

28. Call me kooky. I could be wrong.

But I'm pretty sure that the presidential election campaign will be the top news story for the next 2 weeks.

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Response to blogslut (Reply #28)

Wed Oct 24, 2012, 03:37 AM

NewsCenter28 (59 posts)

31. Why are you buying into Faux propaganda?

This will not be a story this time tomorrow night. Obama's Leno appearance and swing state campaign tour will steal the spotlight. Not to mention that Libya has been litigated to death and is baked into the cake so to speak. Also, not to mention that the administration discussed Answar-Al-islam or whatever they call themselves being involved on 9/12 itself per the Reuters article.

Also, what is the point of spreading this news??

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Response to NewsCenter28 (Reply #31)

Wed Oct 24, 2012, 03:39 AM

A-Schwarzenegger (13,034 posts)

32. I think you misdirected this.

You meant it to be aimed at the OP, right?

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Response to A-Schwarzenegger (Reply #32)

Wed Oct 24, 2012, 03:42 AM

NewsCenter28 (59 posts)

34. Right, sorry A-S-It's directed to JR

I just replied to the last post on the thread at the time that I posted. I'm new here. So, still learning the ropes so to speak. My apologies!

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Response to NewsCenter28 (Reply #34)

Wed Oct 24, 2012, 03:43 AM

A-Schwarzenegger (13,034 posts)

36. I've done the exact same thing.

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Response to blogslut (Reply #28)

Wed Oct 24, 2012, 08:07 AM

ejbr (3,953 posts)

42. Can you be both right

AND kooky?

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Response to ejbr (Reply #42)

Wed Oct 24, 2012, 05:25 PM

blogslut (27,291 posts)

58. Yes!

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Response to JRLeft (Original post)

Wed Oct 24, 2012, 03:33 AM

budkin (3,086 posts)

29. CROFL!

Another one of these threads...

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Response to JRLeft (Original post)

Wed Oct 24, 2012, 03:36 AM

Warren DeMontague (46,270 posts)

30. Many things "could" happen. Rick Santorum could show up naked on my doorstep tweaking on meth.

It's not hugely likely, but it's within the realm of possibility.

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Wed Oct 24, 2012, 03:42 AM

octoberlib (1,664 posts)

33. It annoys me when these panic threads aren't accompanied with links and research

in the original post.

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Response to JRLeft (Original post)

Wed Oct 24, 2012, 03:43 AM

Amonester (10,169 posts)

35. Apparently, nobody's interested in anything about foreign policy...

Well, almost nobody.

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Response to JRLeft (Original post)

Wed Oct 24, 2012, 03:58 AM

Bolo Boffin (22,514 posts)

37. How do emails that confirm the administration's story become devastating?

But thank you for your concern.

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Response to JRLeft (Original post)

Wed Oct 24, 2012, 04:45 AM

demgrrrll (3,340 posts)

38. I just saw this on my MSNBC feed, wondered what was going on glad I came here

Yes they will try and spin this but they will fail, he said it was an act of terror the next day didn't he.. Give me a break.

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Wed Oct 24, 2012, 05:25 AM

jsmirman (4,188 posts)

39. Two weeks ago just called. It wants its bullshit narrative back.

Even Romney wouldn't touch this in debate 3.

This OP is ridiculous.

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Wed Oct 24, 2012, 08:09 AM

OldDem2012 (3,526 posts)

44. With all due respect, you're full of it. Do better homework. nt.

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Wed Oct 24, 2012, 08:11 AM

myrna minx (20,531 posts)

45. LOL. Um. No. Trump has some DEVASTATING Noooz too!11!11

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Wed Oct 24, 2012, 08:13 AM

morningfog (4,141 posts)

46. You vastly overstate the impact. It will be negligible. And won't "lead for the next 2 weeks."

If it leads at all, it will only be a day or two. New shiny objects will come along soon enough and the low info voter will promptly forget what they never really understood.

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Response to JRLeft (Original post)

Wed Oct 24, 2012, 08:22 AM

Jeff In Milwaukee (12,506 posts)

47. It's a bullshit argument....

The whole Benghazi tragedy is a bullshit non-issue.

A group of islamist militants used civil unrest to mask a direct strike on the consulate in Benghazi. It worked. For several days afterwords, it was assumed that the whole thing was the actions of a mob, until more evidence came to light that untimately proved otherwise.

Case closed.

But in fact, if you look at the statements made by the White House during the week or so after the attack, their every utterance was always accompanied by the phrase "as far as we know" or "to the best of our knowledge." Until it had the facts, the White House was not being definitive one way or the other.

Obama did EXACTLY what a responsible adult would do -- hold off until all the evidence has been gathered. Don't tip off the militants that we're investigating. Don't shoot first and ask questions later. Only an asshat Republican who wants to score political points off the dead body of Ambassador Christopher Stevens would try to make this an issue, and that's exactly what they're doing.

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Response to JRLeft (Original post)

Wed Oct 24, 2012, 08:25 AM

Chichiri (2,987 posts)

48. Thanks for your concern.

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Wed Oct 24, 2012, 08:54 AM

reflection (4,844 posts)

50. Benghazi is over as it pertains to this election.

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And the "email story" is a complete nontroversy. Any time something blows up, 50 extremist groups jockey for position to take credit. I read this story this morning and it didn't even raise an eyebrow with me. I actually hope the Republicans focus on this for the next two weeks. It will move the narrative to "foreign affairs" which is the exact debate where Obama took Mitt behind the woodshed.

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Response to reflection (Reply #50)

Wed Oct 24, 2012, 07:58 PM

wiggs (4,357 posts)

63. Benghazi is the ONLY topic on RW radio today...listened to two shows off and on for a bit. For the

90% of talk radio airtime that is RW, that's what's important today.

Among thinking people, it is over as an issue. That doesn't mean it's over wrt the election.

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Response to wiggs (Reply #63)

Wed Oct 24, 2012, 09:27 PM

reflection (4,844 posts)

72. Respectfully disagree.

This is already baked in the cake for anyone that gets their news from AM radio. It won't add one more vote for Romney.

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Response to JRLeft (Original post)

Wed Oct 24, 2012, 08:57 AM

scheming daemons (21,273 posts)

51. go back to troll school... you are making rookie mistakes

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Response to JRLeft (Original post)

Wed Oct 24, 2012, 08:58 AM

Firebirds01 (576 posts)

52. ABC News Story

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http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2012/10/email-alerts-describe-911-benghazi-consulate-assault-unfolding/

Last line: "The timing of the emails is consistent with what a senior State Department official told reporters at a briefing on Oct. 9."

Our guys were honest and open the whole time. Fox Lies, never forget that.

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Wed Oct 24, 2012, 09:03 AM

BelieveMe3 (134 posts)

53. the emails prove what?

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It was an extremist act? So what. No matter what the motivation of course it was!!! And a terrorist act too!!

I think the repubs are fools to dwell on how scary the world is right now-Romney showed he is not up to the job of being commander in chief and people do not trust him on foreign policy. So by talking about Libya over and over it only means people will be scared and won't trust Romney who doesn't know where Syria is, to be in charge.

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Wed Oct 24, 2012, 10:13 AM

tarheelsunc (1,240 posts)

54. So a terrorist attack cannot be motivated by something?

These clowns need to quit spewing their BS.

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Response to JRLeft (Original post)

Wed Oct 24, 2012, 10:13 AM

Floyd_Gondolli (1,103 posts)

55. I love the smell of troll in the morning

OP is an obvious troll as anyone who has followed his posts knows. 5 negative Obama posts for 1 positive is his MO based on my observations.

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Wed Oct 24, 2012, 12:28 PM

DemocratSinceBirth (46,047 posts)

57. Your Concern Is Duly Noted.Thank You For Your Input.

I was going to add " Now go fuck yourself" but that would be puerile.

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Response to JRLeft (Original post)

Wed Oct 24, 2012, 05:58 PM

LiberalFighter (31,073 posts)

60. Bull crock

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Wed Oct 24, 2012, 08:02 PM

krawhitham (3,147 posts)

64. Turn off your TVs?

Yeah because hiding helps so much

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Wed Oct 24, 2012, 08:05 PM

wiggs (4,357 posts)

65. I HAVE YET TO HEAR WHAT THE ADMINISTRATION SAID THAT IS NOT ACCURATE. If journalists,

pundits, and dem leaders listen to actual quotes re Benghazi they would see the WH was very careful in their wording...and if media took off on a tangent on their own, it's due to their own bias and/or needs.

Still...it is the ONLY topic on RW radio (which is 90% of all talk radio across the nation and probably more than that in swing states). So-called experts are chiming in on how this is the worst action by a president in recent memory, including Watergate. Cover-up. Scandal. Deaths. Incompetence....over and over and over. I don't see why this meme isn't rebutted more strongly. I am hopeful that they have plans to correct public perception soon.

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Wed Oct 24, 2012, 08:38 PM

Blue Idaho (1,096 posts)

68. Do yourself a favor and put JRLeft on ignore.

This is an agent Provocateur.

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Wed Oct 24, 2012, 09:07 PM

MjolnirTime (1,323 posts)

69. nice try. but you failed.

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Wed Oct 24, 2012, 09:10 PM

DCBob (14,753 posts)

70. How many times have we heard the word "devestating" from the "DU nervous Nellies"?

answer: too many times.

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Response to DCBob (Reply #70)

Thu Oct 25, 2012, 12:24 AM

AverageJoe90 (5,217 posts)

75. It's not just here, either.

You ever been to the Environment & Energy forum? That's basically Nervous Nellie central(or at least, as of the past several months)!

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Wed Oct 24, 2012, 09:14 PM

NHDEMFORLIFE (316 posts)

71. The lead story for the next two weeks?

Nothing is the lead story anywhere now for more than two days.

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Response to NHDEMFORLIFE (Reply #71)

Wed Oct 24, 2012, 09:28 PM

LP2K12 (530 posts)

73. Really?

I thought it was two hours.

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Response to JRLeft (Original post)

Thu Oct 25, 2012, 12:22 AM

AverageJoe90 (5,217 posts)

74. Please, just stop.

I swear, you are about as bad as geek tragedy was a few weeks back about this kind of stuff.

Until we have reason to worry, we shouldn't. It's that simple.

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Response to JRLeft (Original post)

Thu Oct 25, 2012, 02:13 AM

taught_me_patience (3,857 posts)

76. This (non) story will not even last two hours

let alone two days. Even Romney's given up on Libya.

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Response to JRLeft (Original post)

Thu Oct 25, 2012, 03:05 AM

Maximumnegro (920 posts)

79. I'm devastated!

That this story hasn't devastated! Emailmentum?

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