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Wash. state Desk Jet

(3,426 posts)
Thu Oct 22, 2015, 02:22 PM Oct 2015

Fireworks Erupt Between Clinton ,Republicans At Benghazi Hearing

Source: CNN breaking news

Washington (CNN)The bitter political undercurrents surrounding the Benghazi attacks burst into the open Thursday with Democrats and Republicans feuding over the role of a special investigative panel while Hillary Clinton came under intense fire for her handling of the tragedy.

The Democratic presidential front-runner mounted a passionate defense of her response to the violence, telling the Republicans arrayed against her that she had lost more sleep over the deaths of four Americans in Libya than anyone else on the panel.

"I would imagine I have thought more about what happened than all of you put together," she said. "I have lost more sleep than all of you put together. I have been wracking my brain about what more could have been done or should have been done."

Moments later, her Democratic allies on the panel succeeded in pushing Committee Chairman Trey Gowdy into losing his cool. The hearing quickly degenerated into a fierce encounter over procedure between Gowdy and Ranking Member Elijah Cummings, allowing Clinton to appear above the partisan fray, as she silently watched the exchange while resting her chin on her hand and rubbing her temples.

http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/22/politics/hillary-clinton-benghazi-hearing-updates/


Additional link to yahoo live Benghazi hearing:

https://www.yahoo.com/politics/benghazi-hearing-live-stream-and-updates-hillary-205732856.html

Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/22/politics/hillary-clinton-benghazi-hearing-updates/

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Fireworks Erupt Between Clinton ,Republicans At Benghazi Hearing (Original Post) Wash. state Desk Jet Oct 2015 OP
Political theater at the highest order! jalan48 Oct 2015 #1
And political theater PatSeg Oct 2015 #2
Yes, Cummings was brilliant. jalan48 Oct 2015 #7
And Van Hollen as well PatSeg Oct 2015 #10
Like Bernie said madokie Oct 2015 #3
This is the headline most people are going see today and tomorrow. DCBob Oct 2015 #4
I didn't see any fireworks from Clinton BainsBane Oct 2015 #5
Message auto-removed Name removed Oct 2015 #11
I'd allege the same if my biases were stronger than rational thought. LanternWaste Oct 2015 #16
Hi! zappaman Oct 2015 #20
Hey Kids Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Oct 2015 #6
The age old question..... gerryatwork Oct 2015 #13
Brilliant... Historic NY Oct 2015 #19
So now they are having a contest about who lost the most sleep? Lychee2 Oct 2015 #8
Stay classy Action_Patrol Oct 2015 #14
your sentiment is the pinnacle of what the irrational mind may accomplish. LanternWaste Oct 2015 #17
If it would help, you might consider thinking before you post. Give it a try. Judi Lynn Oct 2015 #24
BBC : Five Questions On Hillary Clinton And The Benghazi Committee Wash. state Desk Jet Oct 2015 #9
Fireworks???? Not from Hillary. She's cool, classy, and a li'l snarky here and there, but lamp_shade Oct 2015 #12
Who is Elijah Cummings' momma?? OldRedneck Oct 2015 #15
oooooohhhhhh. aaaaaaahhhhhhh. I really like the red and blue ones. lol. n/t jtuck004 Oct 2015 #18
The Benghazi Hearing- yahoo article Wash. state Desk Jet Oct 2015 #21
UK Daily Mail tabloid coverage -pictures- Wash. state Desk Jet Oct 2015 #22
I'm printing out an invoice and sending it Marthe48 Oct 2015 #23

PatSeg

(46,794 posts)
2. And political theater
Thu Oct 22, 2015, 02:39 PM
Oct 2015

in favor of Democrats and Hillary Clinton. I think republicans are going to regret this big time. Just think of all the great video clips that will play for months now.

PatSeg

(46,794 posts)
10. And Van Hollen as well
Thu Oct 22, 2015, 03:48 PM
Oct 2015

Goudy looked like he was on the verge of a melt-down however. Not a happy camper today.

madokie

(51,076 posts)
3. Like Bernie said
Thu Oct 22, 2015, 02:40 PM
Oct 2015

hey pukes we're sick and tired of hearing about Benghazi and Hillary's emails. I suggest you all go take a flying fuck at a rolling donut and in the mean time fuck off

Response to BainsBane (Reply #5)

 

LanternWaste

(37,748 posts)
16. I'd allege the same if my biases were stronger than rational thought.
Thu Oct 22, 2015, 04:40 PM
Oct 2015

I'd allege the same if my biases were stronger than rational thought.

Good luck!!!

gerryatwork

(63 posts)
13. The age old question.....
Thu Oct 22, 2015, 04:29 PM
Oct 2015

how many Clowns can fit in a Congressional hearing hall.

Answer; depends on how many Republicans there are.

 

Lychee2

(405 posts)
8. So now they are having a contest about who lost the most sleep?
Thu Oct 22, 2015, 03:05 PM
Oct 2015

And Hillary declares herself the sleep-loss winner?

They should all try Ambien (Zolpidem). Millions of Amercans benefit from this helpful soporific.

 

LanternWaste

(37,748 posts)
17. your sentiment is the pinnacle of what the irrational mind may accomplish.
Thu Oct 22, 2015, 04:42 PM
Oct 2015

No doubt, your sentiment is the pinnacle of what the irrational mind may accomplish.

Judi Lynn

(160,217 posts)
24. If it would help, you might consider thinking before you post. Give it a try.
Thu Oct 22, 2015, 08:42 PM
Oct 2015

How odd to try to make this assertion.

Just hateful, not intelligent.

Wash. state Desk Jet

(3,426 posts)
9. BBC : Five Questions On Hillary Clinton And The Benghazi Committee
Thu Oct 22, 2015, 03:38 PM
Oct 2015

Hillary Clinton is set to testify in front of the House of Representatives Select Committee on Benghazi about the 2012 attack on the US consulate in the Libyan city that killed ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans.
It is the second time she has been called before Congress to discuss the raid by suspected Islamist militants on the US compound in Benghazi, which took place during her tenure as US secretary of state.
BBC state department correspondent Barbara Plett Usher has been following this complicated story and answered some of our readers' biggest questions about Benghazi on the BBC News Facebook page.
What does this committee do? What are the consequences for Clinton?
The committee is authorised to investigate and issue a final report on the Benghazi attacks: what hampered the government's ability to prepare for them and how it responded.
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton testifies before the House Foreign Affairs Committee about the September 11 attacks against the U.S. mission in Benghazi, Libya,Image copyrightGetty Images
Image caption
Clinton previous testified on the Benghazi attacks in 2013
As such it would be part of Congress' record on the attacks - including seven other congressional committees and a state Department investigation - which are meant to contribute to policy improvements.
But it would not have the power to punish anyone it criticises. However, depending on the conclusions there could be political consequences for Hillary Clinton, which might affect her presidential campaign
Why were we originally told US Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans died because of a YouTube video that agitated a large crowd of people?









http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-34598958

lamp_shade

(14,796 posts)
12. Fireworks???? Not from Hillary. She's cool, classy, and a li'l snarky here and there, but
Thu Oct 22, 2015, 04:06 PM
Oct 2015

no fireworks. None. Zip. Zilch.

 

OldRedneck

(1,397 posts)
15. Who is Elijah Cummings' momma??
Thu Oct 22, 2015, 04:34 PM
Oct 2015

He's a mixture of pit bull, great white shark, pissed off momma grizzly -- all beneath the veneer of a kind, considerate gentleman.

He is eating Gowdy's lunch.

Wash. state Desk Jet

(3,426 posts)
21. The Benghazi Hearing- yahoo article
Thu Oct 22, 2015, 07:12 PM
Oct 2015
https://www.yahoo.com/tv/benghazi-hillary-clinton-trey-gowdy-185552819.html

There was no lack of drama in the morning session of the House Benghazi committee on Thursday, whose stated purpose is an inquiry into the 2012 attacks that killed four Americans in Libya.

Everyone involved came prepared to play to the TV cameras. Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton fended off harsh accusations from committee members, including committee chairman Trey Gowdy and Ohio Congressman Jim Jordan, saying, “I have thought more about what happened than all of you put together; I have lost more sleep than all of you put together.”

Clinton was responding to assertions from some members of the committee that her emails regarding the events of Sept. 11, 2012, contradicted each other about initial reports that a video inspired the attacks rather than a premeditated terrorist attack. Jordan tried to personalize the criticism in phrasing his assertion to Clinton: “You tell your family it’s a terrorist attack, but not the American people.”

There was also a heated exchange that barely involved Clinton, a rancorous dialogue between committee members Gowdy, a Republican, and Rep. Elijah Cummings, a Democrat. The two argued over Gowdy’s lengthy condemnation of Clinton’s friend and former senior advisor Sidney Blumenthal and his influence on Clinton.

https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/77KV30dQTK93SueVqgE4Xg--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjtzbT0xO3c9NjQwO2g9MzYwO2lsPXBsYW5l/

Wash. state Desk Jet

(3,426 posts)
22. UK Daily Mail tabloid coverage -pictures-
Thu Oct 22, 2015, 07:30 PM
Oct 2015

Daily mail in this article has a new republican attack add out ,it's a visual and it's down and dirty. Offers insight into how bad off the republican party is.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3284527/Hillary-faces-Benghazi-interrogation-Capitol-Hill-Republicans-sharpen-knives-one-shot-Democratic-presidential-runner.html

A ebullient Hillary Clinton thought so much of her performance during the morning session of a Congressional hearing on the 2012 Benghazi terror attacks that she celebrated with a friendly Democratic congressman before leaving the hearing room for lunch.
A brief Internet video that circulated on Twitter showed Clinton sharing an emphatic 'low five' handshake with Florida Rep. Alcee Hastings, who congratulated her on her testimony.
The two hugged before Clinton made her way past a phalanx of journalists to begin the Benghazi Committee's midday recess.
An editor with Independent Journal, a conservative news website, posted it on Twitter along with a soundtrack from the hip-hop tune 'Trap Queen' by Fetty Wap.
Hastings was an odd choice for Clinton to embrace.
A former federal judge, he was impeached in 1988 by the same House of Representatives in which he now serves – then controlled by Democrats – and convicted and removed from the bench by the U.S. Senate a year later.
Clinton tells committee 'I am here to honor those we lost'



Marthe48

(16,691 posts)
23. I'm printing out an invoice and sending it
Thu Oct 22, 2015, 08:14 PM
Oct 2015

to the idiot repugs demanding a refund of 4.8 million dollars and counting. What a complete waste of time and money. How do repugs get elected? How? Frickin' train wreck.

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