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Grassy Knoll

(10,118 posts)
Thu Feb 6, 2014, 11:49 PM Feb 2014

O'Reilly Demands New Benghazi Hearing On His Terms

Fox News host Bill O'Reilly is now demanding a new congressional hearing on the Benghazi attacks held to his personal specifications.

On the February 6 edition of his Fox News show, O'Reilly demanded that Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) subpoena former Defense Secretary Leon Panetta to ask him whether he told President Obama that the Benghazi attack was a terrorist attack when he first informed him of the attack on September 11, 2012. O'Reilly's insistence that this question "is the crux of the matter" about Benghazi makes no sense, given that the president called Benghazi an "act of terror" several times in the days after the attack -- a fact that Fox News continues to ignore.

Video at link:
http://mediamatters.org/blog/2014/02/06/oreilly-demands-new-benghazi-hearing-on-his-ter/197966

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Thinkingabout

(30,058 posts)
4. Since FOX is so fair and balanced sure this would be the place to hold hearings, NOT.
Fri Feb 7, 2014, 12:20 AM
Feb 2014

Probably a way to get some of the heat off of Christie.

hadrons

(4,170 posts)
5. The sad thing is that Darrell Issa...
Fri Feb 7, 2014, 12:30 AM
Feb 2014

was furiously writing down every word O'Reilly was saying (or yelling at some staffer to furiously writing down every word O'Reilly was saying)

nyquil_man

(1,443 posts)
9. Have you ever seen internet comments by the Benghazi Butthurt Brigade?
Fri Feb 7, 2014, 01:16 AM
Feb 2014

They're still ranting about "the YouTube video."

Mr.Bill

(24,300 posts)
10. Hey Bill,
Fri Feb 7, 2014, 01:22 AM
Feb 2014

if you want Congress to do something, go get yourself elected to a congressional office. You know, like Al Franken did. until then, please understand the limits of your power to dictate what congress does.

lpbk2713

(42,759 posts)
11. The only thing more tedious than hearing about Benghazi ...
Fri Feb 7, 2014, 01:29 AM
Feb 2014



is hearing that asshole O'Lielly whining about Benghazi.




ZX86

(1,428 posts)
12. This is pathetic.
Fri Feb 7, 2014, 01:34 AM
Feb 2014

Even if you accept their versions of events it still doesn't make sense. First of all who cares whether Obama called it "an act of terror", "a terrorist act", "a senseless crime", or a "ham sandwich"? It's like those idiots who get bent out of shape and start hyperventilating themselves if you call the country a democracy and give a red faced rant on how the country is a republic. Wankers!

Secondly nobody is going to change their vote because a terrorist act was committed, especially in a war zone. I don't recall Obama claiming there will never be any more terrorists acts ever. Only an idiot would think that. That would be like blaming the president for earthquakes and hurricanes.

Wounded Bear

(58,662 posts)
14. Right after you investigate the 15 or 20 other attacks on US embassies...
Fri Feb 7, 2014, 04:41 AM
Feb 2014

and consulates over the last, say 20-30 years.

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