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ProSense

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4. "Based on what we're learning this morning...
Tue Nov 13, 2012, 10:21 AM
Nov 2012
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Based on what we're learning this morning, it appears much of this scandal was fueled by bizarre personal conduct, and a strange FBI agent who was a little too eager to undermine President Obama before the election with a controversy that had nothing to do with the White House.

Indeed, had the FBI agent in question not believed weird conspiracy theories about the president, he wouldn't have gone to Republican lawmakers, who in turn wouldn't have pushed the issue, which means the Petraeus scandal -- which involved no criminal wrongdoing -- probably would have gone away without further incident.

http://maddowblog.msnbc.com/_news/2012/11/13/15136065-petraeus-sex-scandal-manages-to-get-even-stranger

Seems like some Republicans were aiming for a set up and it back fired.

Idiots.

I heard this on MSNBC yesterday.... Sekhmets Daughter Nov 2012 #1
I just said in another post mercuryblues Nov 2012 #7
How dirty is that? Sekhmets Daughter Nov 2012 #8
I need one more mercuryblues Nov 2012 #10
Very true. If we think it's bad, there's something worse going on underneath. loudsue Nov 2012 #18
Cantor Lies... KharmaTrain Nov 2012 #2
I hope this leaker sandyshoes17 Nov 2012 #3
I hope so too LeftInTX Nov 2012 #24
"Based on what we're learning this morning... ProSense Nov 2012 #4
So basically the Republics involved in this blew their chance at a decent candidate in 2016 justiceischeap Nov 2012 #6
This is the part that I love the best! yardwork Nov 2012 #15
^^ This ^^ Hutzpa Nov 2012 #21
"Republics" is grammatically incorrect. TahitiNut Nov 2012 #23
What did Cantor know and when did he know it. godai Nov 2012 #5
Fire the shirtless guy JackN415 Nov 2012 #9
Cantor was the actual FBI target in this investigation NNN0LHI Nov 2012 #11
So this Benghazi "scandal"... liberalmuse Nov 2012 #12
hahahaha Hutzpa Nov 2012 #22
K&R stonecutter357 Nov 2012 #13
Cantor John2 Nov 2012 #14
But how did the "shirtless FBI agent" know that the harassing emails would lead to ciking724 Nov 2012 #16
Perhaps is what Fox specializes in. Coyotl Nov 2012 #20
What a tangled web we weave NBachers Nov 2012 #17
Sheesh! No KIDDING! Well, michael isikoff is ALIVE AND ON FIRE! He sure loves a sex scandal. calimary Nov 2012 #19
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