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FOX is trying to pin prior knowledge of Petraeus affair on the Prez (Original Post) dogknob Nov 2012 OP
of course they are ...n/t etherealtruth Nov 2012 #1
Exactly. LisaL Nov 2012 #2
FOX has no choice but to go into 24-hour ____Gate mode now. n/t dogknob Nov 2012 #3
That is what I expect etherealtruth Nov 2012 #16
Fox is always playing pin the tale on the donkey. nt Incitatus Nov 2012 #4
If it would have happened the week before the election BlueStreak Nov 2012 #5
Why didn't Cantor tell the administration? pscot Nov 2012 #6
Read my post aletier_v Nov 2012 #9
If Diane Feinstein is to be believed pscot Nov 2012 #24
The boys who cry wolf Sugarcoated Nov 2012 #7
This is looking more and more like a Rove/Romney attempt aletier_v Nov 2012 #8
Yeah, it makes total sense, Petraeus had an affair last year to avoid testifying about Benghazi JaneyVee Nov 2012 #10
You got it all wrong Coyotl Nov 2012 #25
Why doesn't FOX just go frogmarch Nov 2012 #11
Fox trying to pin the sinking of the Titanic on the prez! Tim4319 Nov 2012 #12
Did the President know Petraeus underthematrix Nov 2012 #13
Quite frankly, I think Dave Reichert might be in a whole heap of trouble alcibiades_mystery Nov 2012 #14
Coming as a shock to absolutely no one. CakeGrrl Nov 2012 #15
Breaking: Fox News Covers the Zombie Apocalypse! ProudProgressiveNow Nov 2012 #17
They are being cautious in their approach. dogknob Nov 2012 #18
Feeble. Chemisse Nov 2012 #19
Pardon my French, but MineralMan Nov 2012 #20
Was reading Sic Semper Tyrannis, Petraeus II..and a comment referred to Broadwell/loose lips? nenagh Nov 2012 #21
I don't think that anybody will care. yardwork Nov 2012 #22
This is what the crazies do. MoonRiver Nov 2012 #23
 

BlueStreak

(8,377 posts)
5. If it would have happened the week before the election
Sun Nov 11, 2012, 08:22 PM
Nov 2012

This could head up the Faux top 10 reasons why they lost.

pscot

(21,024 posts)
6. Why didn't Cantor tell the administration?
Sun Nov 11, 2012, 08:24 PM
Nov 2012

As a sworn official of the government, isn't he supposed to defend and protect?

aletier_v

(1,773 posts)
9. Read my post
Sun Nov 11, 2012, 08:30 PM
Nov 2012

One thing about people in power,
even separate power factions will band together
if they're threatened by an outsider.

I suspect Cantor and other members of Congress
agreed to stonewall the story until after the election.

pscot

(21,024 posts)
24. If Diane Feinstein is to be believed
Mon Nov 12, 2012, 12:23 PM
Nov 2012

This information never reached the intelligence committees. Dave Reichert told Cantor. Did Boehner know? I also find it hard to believe the FBI director Muller never gave the President a heads up. Don't these people talk to one another? If Obama was kept in the dark he must be righteously pissed. It just strikes me as a very strange way to run a government.

aletier_v

(1,773 posts)
8. This is looking more and more like a Rove/Romney attempt
Sun Nov 11, 2012, 08:28 PM
Nov 2012

to influence the election.

Somebody was digging around,
the Patraeus affair was apparently an "open secret",
they tried to drag it in to influence the election
and Congress / FBI decided to stonewall
and not let it be used that way.


 

JaneyVee

(19,877 posts)
10. Yeah, it makes total sense, Petraeus had an affair last year to avoid testifying about Benghazi
Sun Nov 11, 2012, 08:31 PM
Nov 2012

which happened this year. OMFG ARE THEY BRAIIIIIIIINDEAD!!!!?

 

Coyotl

(15,262 posts)
25. You got it all wrong
Mon Nov 12, 2012, 12:26 PM
Nov 2012

He had to decide which affair to reveal to get out of the hearing

instead of all of them

frogmarch

(12,154 posts)
11. Why doesn't FOX just go
Sun Nov 11, 2012, 08:31 PM
Nov 2012

crawl into a hole somewhere and STFU!

This crap needs to be nipped in the bud.

Tim4319

(3,077 posts)
12. Fox trying to pin the sinking of the Titanic on the prez!
Sun Nov 11, 2012, 08:32 PM
Nov 2012

How can the Right Wing always talk about putting America first, but they get their news from a news organization that is owned by an Australian and largest shareholder is a Saudi prince?

underthematrix

(5,811 posts)
13. Did the President know Petraeus
Sun Nov 11, 2012, 08:33 PM
Nov 2012

was a dog? Probably. But I imagine half the GOPKKKers are dogs too. http://www.buzzfeed.com/mhastings/the-sins-of-general-david-petraeus - read this article by Michael Hastings who also outed McChrystal.

 

alcibiades_mystery

(36,437 posts)
14. Quite frankly, I think Dave Reichert might be in a whole heap of trouble
Sun Nov 11, 2012, 08:34 PM
Nov 2012

The fact that he went to Cantor rather than immediately back to the FBI is a serious issue indeed. he could get time for this.

Cantor at least covered himself. he met with an FBI employee leaking information about an ongoing investigation and went directly back to the FBI with it. He covered himself. Reichert, on the other hand, may be criminally liable.

CakeGrrl

(10,611 posts)
15. Coming as a shock to absolutely no one.
Sun Nov 11, 2012, 08:36 PM
Nov 2012

Let's see how long it takes them to run into the wall THIS time.

dogknob

(2,431 posts)
18. They are being cautious in their approach.
Sun Nov 11, 2012, 08:41 PM
Nov 2012

They have mentioned the President twice, Cantor not at all, and Feinstein a lot because the ball is now in her court.

Chemisse

(30,813 posts)
19. Feeble.
Sun Nov 11, 2012, 08:43 PM
Nov 2012

Petraeus was Bush's guy, for one thing. For another, unlike Republicans, Obama does not aspire to control other people's sexual decisions.

nenagh

(1,925 posts)
21. Was reading Sic Semper Tyrannis, Petraeus II..and a comment referred to Broadwell/loose lips?
Sun Nov 11, 2012, 09:34 PM
Nov 2012

Paula Broadwell spoke late Oct 2012 at a University of Denver Alumni Symposium and at about 35 min responds to a question by saying that the CIA Annex the night it was attacked held Lybian Militia members...

Was that generally known?

The video of The event is on YouTube.. Sorry I'm tech deficient..

Interesting viewing..35 min on...

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