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2014-05-16 Fifth Column

Eleanor Clift: I won't back down from my Benghazi claim

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Posted by ryuge 2014-05-16 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11128 views ] Top

#1 You go, girl! When I'm old and senile, I won't back down either (cue Tom Petty music), no matter what those young whippersnappers say.

A less charitable interpretation is that this lawyerly parsing over the ambassador not being murdered in the 'murdered' sense of murdered is only an attempt to score political points and to keep The Narrative from being contaminated with actual events. In which case, you are evil.

Posted by SteveS 2014-05-16 00:45|| 2014-05-16 00:45|| Front Page Top

#2 Nah, she's just fucked and senile (same difference)...

Posted by Raj 2014-05-16 01:00|| 2014-05-16 01:00|| Front Page Top

#3 The prime psychological benefit of being a leftard (or any other kind of 'tard) is never have to say "sorry, I was wrong".

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2014-05-16 03:44|| 2014-05-16 03:44|| Front Page Top

Between 125 and 150 gunmen, "some wearing the Afghan-style tunics favored by Islamic militants," are reported to have participated in the assault. Some had their faces covered and wore flak jackets.The Weapons they used during the attack on the embassy included rocket-propelled grenades (RPGs), hand grenades, AK-47 and FN F2000 NATO assault rifles, diesel canisters, mortars, and heavy machine guns and artillery mounted on gun trucks.

If we shared Eleanor Clift's warped perspective we would assume that CIA contractors, Tyrone S. Woods and Glen Doherty also died on the roof of the CIA annex after "inhaling" mortar rounds and sucking down a few RPG rocket blasts.

Posted by junkiron 2014-05-16 04:05|| http://junkirony.com/blog/blog4.php 2014-05-16 04:05|| Front Page Top

#5 The Bush and Reagan bashing continues.

Then there was the evil republican, President William McKinley who, back in '89, sent the U.S.S. Maine to Cuba. Many died there as well.

Posted by Besoeker 2014-05-16 07:26|| 2014-05-16 07:26|| Front Page Top

#6 Is there any leftist/Democrat anywhere that does not deserve the title of "Despicable"?

I can remember the days of Scoop Jackson and Daniel Moynihan. I didn't agree with everything they said but I could respect them and agreed occasionally. Today I can not think of a single one.

Posted by AlanC 2014-05-16 08:13|| 2014-05-16 08:13|| Front Page Top

#7 ...there are still decent ones out there by the thousands who unfortunately are 'low information' types who still think its the party of Truman rather than Lenin. They're starting to become the great 'die off', so the party needs 10 million more to make up the difference in the shame elections. Looks like some House Trunks are going to help them.

Posted by Procopius2k 2014-05-16 08:20|| 2014-05-16 08:20|| Front Page Top

#8 1st rule of holes: when in a hole stop digging.

Problem here, she doesn't realize she is in a hole. Delusional.

Posted by OldSpook 2014-05-16 10:03|| 2014-05-16 10:03|| Front Page Top

#9 During the uprising jihadists were called rebels. After the embassy attack terrorists were called rioters. Perhaps, now its fitting murderers be called vandals.

Posted by DepotGuy 2014-05-16 11:01|| 2014-05-16 11:01|| Front Page Top

#10 Died by smoke inhalation at the safe-house?

Stevens I believe was sodomized as well. Now I don't know about Eleanor and her friends at the Daily Beast, but I don't think even jihadists would sodomize a corpse.

Posted by CrazyFool 2014-05-16 11:11|| 2014-05-16 11:11|| Front Page Top

#11 CrazyFool, who are we as a culture to judge either way. All cultures are valid, all are equal.

/sarcasm

Posted by rjschwarz 2014-05-16 12:04|| 2014-05-16 12:04|| Front Page Top

#12 All cultures are valid, all are equal.

Even USA?

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2014-05-16 12:18|| 2014-05-16 12:18|| Front Page Top

#13 The ultimate result of shielding men from the results of folly is to fill the world with fools.

Posted by gorb 2014-05-16 12:57|| 2014-05-16 12:57|| Front Page Top

#14 Died by smoke inhalation at the safe-house?

Technically, it was a "safe room". even by the fact-finding commission's own report, it was a half-assed setup.

Posted by Pappy 2014-05-16 13:05|| 2014-05-16 13:05|| Front Page Top

#15 Makes you wonder what role in the 'Hilly' administration she's angling for....

Posted by ed in texas 2014-05-16 13:46|| 2014-05-16 13:46|| Front Page Top

#16 writer for Newsweak. Nuff' said

Posted by Frank G 2014-05-16 16:37|| 2014-05-16 16:37|| Front Page Top

#17 "All cultures are valid, all are equal.

Even USA?"

Of course not, silly.

Posted by Barbara 2014-05-16 19:25|| 2014-05-16 19:25|| Front Page Top

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#15 Makes you wonder what role in the 'Hilly' administration she's angling for....

Secretary of YJCMTSU?

Posted by Uncle Phester 2014-05-16 22:03|| 2014-05-16 22:03|| Front Page Top

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