I know. I wonder how Geraldo knew anything. (Reply #83)

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loudsue (14,087 posts)

83. I know. I wonder how Geraldo knew anything.

He must have had some inside info.

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Prediction: Petraeus conspired with GOP on Benghazi to undermine Obama for Election [View all]	berni_mccoy	Nov 2012	OP
Hope you are right, berni_mccoy.	yellerpup	Nov 2012	#1
Petraeus, Rove, and Paula Broadwell: I Smell A Rat	Coyotl	Nov 2012	#119
A Petraeus Puzzle: Were Politics Involved?	Coyotl	Nov 2012	#129
this suggests that the FBI Agent knew Petraeus was involved - very odd twist	Justice	Nov 2012	#190
NY MAG: The Petraeus Investigation’s Rogue FBI Agent Mystery	Coyotl	Nov 2012	#155
In the chain of command, Petraeus has a boss	Coyotl	Nov 2012	#172
Before or after the fact?	leveymg	Nov 2012	#2
After.	berni_mccoy	Nov 2012	#11
The implication is more serious	zentrum	Nov 2012	#79
Yep. this is the dangerous backstabbing shit	underthematrix	Nov 2012	#167
I'm scratching my	tyne	Nov 2012	#25
don't think so	OKNancy	Nov 2012	#3
I think Cantor had hoped to protect Petraeus	Dalai_1	Nov 2012	#7
Agree	DURHAM D	Nov 2012	#8
could be. If it would have hurt Obama he would	OKNancy	Nov 2012	#10
I believe Cantor used his knowledge of affair to leverage Petraeus.	berni_mccoy	Nov 2012	#12
More probable than Cantor trying to protect Petraeus. Can't see	kiranon	Nov 2012	#75
So why is Petraeus under the bus wheels now?	Cracklin Charlie	Nov 2012	#90
The Obama administration knows he's a rat, in so many ways.	DCKit	Nov 2012	#125
Obama could have asked for his resignation, certainly should have if not offered	Coyotl	Nov 2012	#133
Fascinating story of how Patreeus is now under the bus instead of driving it..	Cha	Nov 2012	#164
Exactly.	BlueMan Votes	Nov 2012	#64
One fact: Republicans protect their own.	glinda	Nov 2012	#104
The only good thing that came out of this mess	DURHAM D	Nov 2012	#17
I agree with you. This is a story of spooks behaving badly.	yardwork	Nov 2012	#44
Kinda like 'and they would have gotten away it too, if not	Z_I_Peevey	Nov 2012	#48
Have they already hung their 2016 star on Jeb Bush?	summerschild	Nov 2012	#66
That makes sense...	femrap	Nov 2012	#77
Spooks Gone Wild	riverwalker	Nov 2012	#100
A rouge FBI guy?	Chef Eric	Nov 2012	#72
J. Edgar Hoover preferred	riverwalker	Nov 2012	#102
:-) nt	Chef Eric	Nov 2012	#197
LOL - oops rogue, obviously	OKNancy	Nov 2012	#137
I believe this 100%	Dalai_1	Nov 2012	#4
I am not sure what exactly it is	Horse with no Name	Nov 2012	#5
Problem is that Petraeus probably has the goods on some important people himself and	rhett o rick	Nov 2012	#37
The entire thing stinks.	liberalmuse	Nov 2012	#6
Bob Woodward	tyne	Nov 2012	#9
Cantor probably couldn't do it (authorization) so he used his leverage	berni_mccoy	Nov 2012	#16
What Petraeus interview in late Oct?	speedoo	Nov 2012	#69
Bob Woodward also blamed the President's first debate performance	Z_I_Peevey	Nov 2012	#38
I remember thinking the	femrap	Nov 2012	#81
Or there could have been an ongoing mission at that very moment where american lives were at stake.	bluestate10	Nov 2012	#116
We'll	femrap	Nov 2012	#139
I am convinced that the CIA killed a major al quida operative in either an assault	bluestate10	Nov 2012	#115
Ah yes, #2.	Eddie Haskell	Nov 2012	#121
Al qaeda number 2 is the Spinal Tap Drummer of terrorists.	Dr. Strange	Nov 2012	#142
me too	riverwalker	Nov 2012	#110
you are exactly right - do you think it was the rogue agent?	Justice	Nov 2012	#191
Petraeus did not tell Cantor anything, to my knowledge.	TwilightGardener	Nov 2012	#13
Agree	DURHAM D	Nov 2012	#18
Thanks updated the post with this.	berni_mccoy	Nov 2012	#19
GOP tried to make this Obama's Iran Hostage Crisis	LynneSin	Nov 2012	#14
Romney even made statements to that effect	berni_mccoy	Nov 2012	#20
I agree.	sandyshoes17	Nov 2012	#22
I believe your prediction will be true.	BlueCaliDem	Nov 2012	#15
Why would Petraeus(CIA)	tyne	Nov 2012	#23
Oh, right, because Obama would say, "Waaah! The General lied to me!" Cf: Cuba, JFK and.	WinkyDink	Nov 2012	#26
No.	tyne	Nov 2012	#43
It is now common knowledge that the CIA gave	DURHAM D	Nov 2012	#40
I agree with you up to the "simple incompetence" part.	yardwork	Nov 2012	#46
If RobMe	femrap	Nov 2012	#91
McChrystal.	TwilightGardener	Nov 2012	#99
thank you! nt	femrap	Nov 2012	#140
The CIA's supposed "incompetence" is just a cover	daughterofthedust	Nov 2012	#177
Bingo, that's what I think also...and welcome to DU! n/t	AntiFascist	Nov 2012	#183
That might explain this:	bemildred	Nov 2012	#21
Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar	frazzled	Nov 2012	#24
People do conspire too, you know. They really do sometimes. nt	bemildred	Nov 2012	#27
Actually, people conspire ALL the time.	WeekendWarrior	Nov 2012	#182
Of course, I'm trying to be polite.	bemildred	Nov 2012	#189
Et tu, Brute?	WinkyDink	Nov 2012	#29
Because I'm not ready to sign on to a conspiracy theory ...	frazzled	Nov 2012	#34
No, because you said "conspiracy theories" PLURAL. My remark was not that YOU are Brutus, but that	WinkyDink	Nov 2012	#117
I agree. Life is so much better if we live in the "no conspiracy" bubble. nm	rhett o rick	Nov 2012	#41
Black box voting, no problem, what conspiracy?	Coyotl	Nov 2012	#149
I agree nt	Crabby Appleton	Nov 2012	#185
Thank you!	Tutonic	Nov 2012	#28
#3 now works for me	DURHAM D	Nov 2012	#30
What a ludicrous prediction! Total fiction!	Hugin	Nov 2012	#31
lol, ok I may be wrong on that part of it.	berni_mccoy	Nov 2012	#35
broke up four months earlier. found documents on her computer when? a couple months ago?	seabeyond	Nov 2012	#32
I think seeing one of the modern day traitors	Doctor_J	Nov 2012	#33
I have always thought that Benghazi was a Republican political ploy...	CoffeeCat	Nov 2012	#36
They were on message...quick	Horse with no Name	Nov 2012	#42
I know. I wonder how Geraldo knew anything.	loudsue	Nov 2012	#83
Some smidgen of common sense? Wouldn't take much!	Coyotl	Nov 2012	#150
They threw every kind of pasta in Italy at the wall, nothing stuck	Coyotl	Nov 2012	#55
It stuck over at Fox Newsville...	CoffeeCat	Nov 2012	#158
Is it possible that they, through some of their mercenaries, planned and executed the	ciking724	Nov 2012	#67
They did seem to know too much too soon. Or think that they did. n/t	kiranon	Nov 2012	#82
+1 nt	femrap	Nov 2012	#98
Ooohh Bullshit. You are really going off the deep end there.	Coyotl	Nov 2012	#113
+1	femrap	Nov 2012	#96
If so, it backfired.	HooptieWagon	Nov 2012	#39
the murder of an American ambassador and the invasion of a US embassy is a huge deal	demhottie	Nov 2012	#61
It wasn't an embassy,	HooptieWagon	Nov 2012	#138
What IS a big deal, it seems to me, is that a consulate in a hot zone is endangered by CIA ops	Coyotl	Nov 2012	#152
I'm reading theories on other sites	daughterofthedust	Nov 2012	#178
Don't forget the Darrell Issa connection and releasing classified info	BumRushDaShow	Nov 2012	#45
OLD FASHION HYPOTHESIS	ROBROX	Nov 2012	#47
"...business will continue..." - perhaps true if we were still under Bush/Cheney leadership,	ciking724	Nov 2012	#108
I would lawyer up if I was Dave Reichert	alcibiades_mystery	Nov 2012	#49
Dave Reichert something fishy	riverwalker	Nov 2012	#123
we need to be more humble when mocking Freeper conspiiracy theories	Enrique	Nov 2012	#50
Two things	berni_mccoy	Nov 2012	#51
what did Petraeus do to undermine Obama?	Enrique	Nov 2012	#53
See the update in the OP. Petraeus gave a statement toward the end of the campaign	berni_mccoy	Nov 2012	#60
that's what I'm talking about	Enrique	Nov 2012	#85
What reason would Cantor have	protect our future	Nov 2012	#94
BLACKMAIL....	femrap	Nov 2012	#101
Petreaus Allowed Right Wing Think Tanks to Set Up Shop at his Afghan Headquarters	Coyotl	Nov 2012	#175
Shades of NYT and Judith Miller in Iraq.	amandabeech	Nov 2012	#187
Seems quite logical to me. nt	Live and Learn	Nov 2012	#52
I agree with some of this, but	plethoro	Nov 2012	#54
They've both admitted to it. And the threatening e-mails Broadwell	loudsue	Nov 2012	#89
Can you source this Bernie?	Coyotl	Nov 2012	#56
Here	berni_mccoy	Nov 2012	#62
That is hardly something do build your conspiracy theory on.	speedoo	Nov 2012	#74
Sorry, pasted wrong link. Corrected now.	berni_mccoy	Nov 2012	#93
Important area to consider here: "The source of the classified documents remains unclear."	Coyotl	Nov 2012	#156
TTBOMK - the allegation of classified material release is just Fox talk	Coyotl	Nov 2012	#88
This, I doubt. I never thought Petraeus was all that political.	TwilightGardener	Nov 2012	#57
Do not get to be a 4Star General without knowing how to play politics IMHO.	kiranon	Nov 2012	#86
No, I don't mean political in that sense. I mean political	TwilightGardener	Nov 2012	#92
Don't forget the bush implants. And you don't get to be the head of the cia without	Dont call me Shirley	Nov 2012	#127
Petraus is VERY political--and planned on running for president as a Repeublican someday.	tblue37	Nov 2012	#184
You mean	EC	Nov 2012	#58
Republicans don't resign...they have no shame!	truebluegreen	Nov 2012	#59
The General is	femrap	Nov 2012	#107
Why would you say he was being blackmailed. More likely FIRED!	Coyotl	Nov 2012	#157
Surely the	femrap	Nov 2012	#166
Pre-dating Benghazi, there's another possible side to the story	mojowork_n	Nov 2012	#63
I've idly speculated elsewhere that I had this down for some sort of "7 Days in May"	coalition_unwilling	Nov 2012	#65
Totally agree.	tater_salad	Nov 2012	#68
Somebody was playing games.....was Broadwell the go between?	Historic NY	Nov 2012	#70
Wrap your head around this: "FBI continued to investigate and intercept Petraeus’ email exchanges...	Coyotl	Nov 2012	#71
Until there is a more reliable source for your linked story	Z_I_Peevey	Nov 2012	#87
Kessler says they	femrap	Nov 2012	#120
Tears of joy & sadness	MissNostalgia	Nov 2012	#73
You think Cantor has a deal with Rand Paul? re: Paul's anti-UN legislation opposing controls on gun	patrice	Nov 2012	#76
PS: Rand has a Nordquist-style OATH/extortion for senators to vote against UN gun control	patrice	Nov 2012	#132
if I say to my fellow Du'ers one more time to watch "Seven Days in May" again...	winstars	Nov 2012	#78
The "classified documents" angle, real or rumor	Coyotl	Nov 2012	#97
Yes, a comprehensive timeline will reveal much, I suspect.	Z_I_Peevey	Nov 2012	#106
Hopefully you are spot on and some repugs get kicked to the curb.	RedCloud	Nov 2012	#80
I fear...	DirtyDawg	Nov 2012	#84
love you Berni but having a hard time with this one.	grantcart	Nov 2012	#95
The supposition you raise does not contradict the possibility	berni_mccoy	Nov 2012	#109
"The big question is why didn't Cantor say anything when he found out before the election?"	Coyotl	Nov 2012	#160
I have one question	malaise	Nov 2012	#103
I highly doubt it. I don't think this was a conspiracy that was conceived prior to Benghazi	berni_mccoy	Nov 2012	#114
What did the Romney campaign do and when did it do it?	Coyotl	Nov 2012	#161
I think the things you point out are interesting.	glinda	Nov 2012	#105
Cantor sure as hell didn't know and keep it quiet for no reason.	harun	Nov 2012	#111
If it hurt Obama, it would have been made public. Cantor is scum. nt	bluestate10	Nov 2012	#122
what if Cantor suspect the winner would be Obama	aletier_v	Nov 2012	#151
I remember Drudge was supposed to break big news that would be an 'election changer'...	Spazito	Nov 2012	#112
Doesn't this belong in the dungeon?	Eddie Haskell	Nov 2012	#118
Intersting, but requires too many 7 degree calculations	ksoze	Nov 2012	#124
I just now put my dog-tags back on. Whose soldiers? OUR soldiers, our families! Never forget!!!	patrice	Nov 2012	#126
meh. maybe mr cia dude and his fuggbunny were just boinkin fer fun	struggle4progress	Nov 2012	#128
That's what I tend to think. The conspiracy proposed doesnt work for me. nt	stevenleser	Nov 2012	#159
Romney's 2nd Debate Performance	DallasNE	Nov 2012	#130
Your timeline is all wrong	Coyotl	Nov 2012	#131
Do You Have A Link	DallasNE	Nov 2012	#136
Romney's 3rd Debate Performance	unc70	Nov 2012	#148
This absolutely smells like a GOP/CIA attempt to repeat the Iran Hostage Crisis.	backscatter712	Nov 2012	#134
I	heaven05	Nov 2012	#135
Bookmarked.	blackspade	Nov 2012	#141
Juan Cole: Real Petraeus Failure Was Counterinsurgency in Iraq, Afghanistan	crunch60	Nov 2012	#143
There certainly seem to be a lot of familiar players on this.	Ganja Ninja	Nov 2012	#144
What if the the head of the CIA was outed by State?	Mme. Defarge	Nov 2012	#145
More like State people were killed by CIA ops situation, seems to me.	Coyotl	Nov 2012	#162
Proof you might be right - Rush is preparing his ditto heads for the "Democrat lies" that will	AnotherMother4Peace	Nov 2012	#146
That's pretty much how I see it...	ljm2002	Nov 2012	#147
Traitor Evangels of Death and Hate, financed by War Profiteers. nt	patrice	Nov 2012	#153
This is about blood.	patrice	Nov 2012	#154
Cantor didn't tell Boner at all. The plot thickens.	Z_I_Peevey	Nov 2012	#163
More timeline = Petraeus told biographer to stop harassing family friend in mid-summer	Coyotl	Nov 2012	#165
very interesting. so maybe SHE is the blackmailer	aletier_v	Nov 2012	#170
I just want to see repukes go to jail, is that wrong? :-)	OverBurn	Nov 2012	#168
You got it	libodem	Nov 2012	#169
bookmarked for later; real quest is who is the FBI agent and why did he/she contact Cantor?	amborin	Nov 2012	#171
I've felt this from the moment I read about Benghazi	SaveAmerica	Nov 2012	#173
She called it a	2naSalit	Nov 2012	#176
Thanks!! That's the term!! Vast Right-Wing Conspiracy	SaveAmerica	Nov 2012	#195
Wasn't the Romney campaign trying to place "an informant" with Woodward. Who?	Coyotl	Nov 2012	#174
Spy vs. Spy	Hermes Daughter	Nov 2012	#179
You didn't mention it. But Romney's lightening fast response to Benghazi was suspicious	SweetieD	Nov 2012	#180
I don't think Petraeus was a player in this. I think he got played.	Lucinda	Nov 2012	#181
Dianne Feinstein has said for days she and her Senate Intelligence	EmeraldCityGrl	Nov 2012	#186
If FBI did not find a criminal activity, they cannot talk about ongoing investigations	Coyotl	Nov 2012	#193
This story is getting stranger	sandyshoes17	Nov 2012	#188
I think you're correct...seen this?	Lars39	Nov 2012	#192
No, and this is how the GOP thinks!	Logical	Nov 2012	#194
"FBI officials searched Paula Broadwell's home late Monday night. They left carrying several boxes.	Coyotl	Nov 2012	#196
He could have just screwed him with his testimony on Benghazi	B2G	Nov 2012	#198

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