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riversedge

(70,186 posts)
Thu May 12, 2016, 11:22 PM May 2016

The Benghazi Feud: Who Gets ‘Credit’ For Failed ‘Investigation’

And it is Judicial Watch that is push the email smear also.


The Benghazi Feud: Who Gets ‘Credit’ For Failed ‘Investigation’ https://shar.es/1eNJIy


The Benghazi Feud: Who Gets 'Credit' For Failed 'Investigation'?
Submitted by Ari Rabin-Havt on Thursday, 5/12/2016 5:42 pm

As Rep. Trey Gowdy’s Benghazi Select Committee continues to run up the tab (currently $6.7 million) of the eighth congressional investigation into the September 11, 2012, attack on the U.S. diplomatic compound and CIA annex in Benghazi, Libya, it has a new and surprising target for its ire.

The Benghazi Select Committee has begun to feud with Judicial Watch, which has attempted to turn the tragedy in Benghazi into its own public relations and fundraising extravaganza.

Judicial Watch, which has attempted to turn the tragedy in Benghazi into its own public relations and fundraising extravaganza and the Benghazi Select Committee have begun to feud over who gets the credit.

The National Review reports:


Republican Committee spokesmen are accusing Judicial Watch, the conservative watchdog group pursuing a parallel inquiry into the Benghazi attacks, of drafting in the Committee’s investigative wake while claiming credit for some of its most important discoveries. They say they held their tongues after Tom Fitton, Judicial Watch’s president and an erstwhile ally, accused them of “bungling” the investigation in a March interview with the Washington Post. But as the release of the final report nears, GOP lawmakers, led by committee chairman Trey Gowdy, are worried that the group will over-politicize their much-anticipated report. So they’ve opened fire, accusing Judicial Watch of mischaracterizing the facts in a rush to enhance its reputation and boost fundraising.


Judicial Watch has a history of misleading the press and fomenting conspiracy theories that are tailor-made to spread through the conservative media, while the Benghazi Select Committee has a track record of producing embarrassing flubs and not much else.

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The Benghazi Feud: Who Gets ‘Credit’ For Failed ‘Investigation’ (Original Post) riversedge May 2016 OP
"Judicial Watch" had such a great "brand" when they first started out. After all, who doesn't love MADem May 2016 #1
And you ARE nothing mr. troy!! riversedge May 2016 #5
They don't give a rat's ass about the deaths during the Bush Adm. Iliyah May 2016 #2
Or Saint Ronald jberryhill May 2016 #3
K & R BootinUp May 2016 #4

MADem

(135,425 posts)
1. "Judicial Watch" had such a great "brand" when they first started out. After all, who doesn't love
Thu May 12, 2016, 11:39 PM
May 2016

a watchdog? But they have been misleaders, flat-out LIARS, bullshitters, and partisan KOOKS for way too long.

To me, the word BENGHAZI will forever remind me of the many quirky haircuts of that dingdong Gowdy Doody!

Benghazi!!!




Benghazi!!!!!!!!!!!




Bennnnnnn....GHAZI!!!!!!!!!!





BENGHAZI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Iliyah

(25,111 posts)
2. They don't give a rat's ass about the deaths during the Bush Adm.
Thu May 12, 2016, 11:41 PM
May 2016

911 neither. But Lord behold all of a sudden they now care re: your compassionate GOPs. Prayers to all of the fallen during the years.

 

jberryhill

(62,444 posts)
3. Or Saint Ronald
Fri May 13, 2016, 12:34 AM
May 2016

The patron saint of having our embassy in Lebanon blown up - TWICE - while losing dozens of Marines in the process.

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