I heard on my tv tonight that (Reply #28)

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Tue Nov 13, 2012, 12:11 AM

DURHAM D (25,124 posts)

28. I heard on my tv tonight that

Cantor probably tried to push Dir. Mueller on this in order to get it out before the election because he thought it would hurt Obama.

Frankly, I was a little surprised because I originally thought Cantor wanted to protect Petraeus until Mitt was elected.

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74 replies	Author	Time	Post
The rogue FBI agent was a RW nut [View all]	riverwalker	Nov 2012	OP
I Knew It.	DURHAM D	Nov 2012	#1
Now it makes sense :)	Blue4Texas	Nov 2012	#15
so Cantor believed this guy that it was a cover up to protect the President	Whisp	Nov 2012	#2
The FBI and Justice department are supposed to stay clear of the Executive Branch.	bluestate10	Nov 2012	#19
I am Shocked, Shocked I say	sheshe2	Nov 2012	#33
Lawrence O. just reported this as well.	DURHAM D	Nov 2012	#3
I knew it - he had no business going to Cantor or Reichert. I hope he gets fired.	yardwork	Nov 2012	#4
That	John2	Nov 2012	#35
Ditto to firing but	SoapBox	Nov 2012	#47
Quelle surprise.	Ruby the Liberal	Nov 2012	#5
LOL, Ruby. That was exactly what I said to mr. beac.	beac	Nov 2012	#20
"U.S.S. Skeevy Behavior." Lol!	Dark n Stormy Knight	Nov 2012	#60
I hope the unethical behavior of this agent towards Cantor...	fadedrose	Nov 2012	#6
First, Cantor is an irredeemable worm	jberryhill	Nov 2012	#14
Diane Feinestein wouldn't agree..	fadedrose	Nov 2012	#22
She feels she should have been notified by the FBI	SickOfTheOnePct	Nov 2012	#37
Cantor had no duty to go to her	jberryhill	Nov 2012	#48
Which leads me to think	2naSalit	Nov 2012	#59
I tend to agree with you tha that Cantor did the right thing....damn that hurts	Lochloosa	Nov 2012	#25
did you read this?	notadmblnd	Nov 2012	#74
I heard on my tv tonight that	DURHAM D	Nov 2012	#28
Not sure how Patraeus' screwing Broadwell and dumping her.. and her cyberstalking	Cha	Nov 2012	#30
I gave up a long time ago trying to figure out what Repubs use for logic.	DURHAM D	Nov 2012	#36
They already have. It's basically this, "Obama=bad." The specifics this time seem to be along the	Dark n Stormy Knight	Nov 2012	#63
Eric Cantor kept it quiet. The assholes can keep trying to swiftboat PBO	Cha	Nov 2012	#72
Because Bill Clinton had an affair	Aerows	Nov 2012	#71
+1	grantcart	Nov 2012	#65
irredeemable worm	Carolina	Nov 2012	#68
Ya think?	libdem4life	Nov 2012	#7
If he retains his job, it will now be in a tiny outpost in Nowheresville.	Indpndnt	Nov 2012	#8
No way he'll keep his job,	defacto7	Nov 2012	#18
They should give him a psychological eval and take guns away from him.	glinda	Nov 2012	#52
I'm pretty sure he belongs in jail.	Renew Deal	Nov 2012	#58
So this agent initially bought into the RW Benghazi Bullshit thinking it would bring down Obama	riderinthestorm	Nov 2012	#9
Exactly.	DURHAM D	Nov 2012	#13
This whole thing sounds like a Coen Brothers comedy	LTR	Nov 2012	#38
Which role is John Goodman playing??? nt	msanthrope	Nov 2012	#69
Hopefully not the shirtless FBI agent	LTR	Nov 2012	#70
Turturro plays Eric Cantor. Bet on it. nt	msanthrope	Nov 2012	#73
+1 nt	ProudProgressiveNow	Nov 2012	#44
BINGO	Skittles	Nov 2012	#23
No, the agent CREATED Benghazi	Renew Deal	Nov 2012	#57
And he was a close friend of Jill Kelley, who was a close friend of Petraeus.	morningfog	Nov 2012	#10
Why was he sending Jill shirtless	Jack Sprat	Nov 2012	#43
Is Don Knots employed by the FBI?	Tutonic	Nov 2012	#11
Ahhhh. NOW we find out why Cantor was called. It was a Republican thing. nt	Honeycombe8	Nov 2012	#12
I figured it had to be	BainsBane	Nov 2012	#16
The reason Cantor didn't go to Fox....	Honeycombe8	Nov 2012	#41
He went out of the chain of command to a civilian....thats a no no...	Historic NY	Nov 2012	#17
Worse than that: he went to a Congressperson regarding a criminal investigation	alcibiades_mystery	Nov 2012	#29
Exactly.	Historic NY	Nov 2012	#45
+1 nt	ProudProgressiveNow	Nov 2012	#46
No	Major Nikon	Nov 2012	#51
This should be turned around on Canter.	Thinkingabout	Nov 2012	#21
How so?	SickOfTheOnePct	Nov 2012	#39
When you obstruct instead of governing and you have been elected to Representative	Thinkingabout	Nov 2012	#66
He's obstructed for the past four years	SickOfTheOnePct	Nov 2012	#67
K & R	AzDar	Nov 2012	#24
HUGE K & R !!! - Thank You !!!	WillyT	Nov 2012	#26
At least he was recognized as such.	janx	Nov 2012	#27
Are these idiots ever going to figure out this crap isn't going to find anything on Pres. Obama?	Pirate Smile	Nov 2012	#31
Aaaaaahhh Haaaaah Haaaaah Haaahh!!!!	SaveAmerica	Nov 2012	#32
Cantor says he didn't know him	riverwalker	Nov 2012	#34
I agree Cantor did the right thing...	HooptieWagon	Nov 2012	#40
This Is At Odds With Earlier Stories	DallasNE	Nov 2012	#42
Something tells me Fox is going to lose interest in Benghazi really fucking fast.	Marr	Nov 2012	#49
I think the same. And if they do my suspicions will probably have been proven right.	SweetieD	Nov 2012	#61
.	trailmonkee	Nov 2012	#50
So was she having an affair with the FBI agent? He is the one she told about the theatening	sabrina 1	Nov 2012	#53
I am waiting to reserve judgment...	PossumSqueezins	Nov 2012	#54
And that right there explains the RW Benghazi madness	Renew Deal	Nov 2012	#55
The Movie Is Writing Itself	Yavin4	Nov 2012	#56
^Post of the Day^	Major Hogwash	Nov 2012	#62
K&R	SpartanDem	Nov 2012	#64

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