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Big mistake taking on Hillary. She is smarter and stronger than most of those in the GOP who are trying to skewer her. They look like the total idiots they are.
Hand them their heads, Hillary!
I just read, on another site, that Republican leaders warned junior Representatives, not to attack Hillary.
SeekingSanity
Big mistake taking on Hillary. She is smarter and stronger than most of those in the GOP who are trying to skewer her. They look like the total idiots they are.
Hand them their heads, Hillary!
SeekingSanity
I loved it when SoS blew up at with Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wisc.) who asked why evacuees from Benghazi were not immediately questioned about the cause of the attack.
Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2013/01/clinton-benghazi-testimony-86611_Page2.html#ixzz2IpjUbF00
The nerve of Rand Paul to tell SoS Hillary Clinton if he were President he would fire her. HAH,
If I were President I would have Attorney General Eric Holder investigate Rand Paul for treason and inciting riots through his affiliation right wing nut job baggers and militias.
I love SoS Clinton's new glasses.
Hillary is not impressed with this dopes; especially McCain
This is Hillary Clinton looking at John McCain:
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I bet this picture will go viral just Michelle Obama 's video rolling her eyes at John Boehoer.
We should be surprised they decided to go "rogue" anyway...? lol
They are currently icing their ass cheeks after the spanking Hillary gave to them!
When I heard of Rand Paul's comment that if he were President he would have fired Hillary, I thought to myself---well, Rand---fantasizing about being President is as close as you are going to get.
Amy. too bad they didn't warn the Senior Representatives! It's the Grumpy Old Perverts that don't have a clue!
Defiantly a waste of tax dollars on a witch hunt. What did they expect her to say ? Obama made me do it
As far as ruining her ambitions for presidency if she so chooses, i doubt it.
So she takes responsibility but Americans have short term memories and in Hillary's own words. “What difference at this point does it make?”
Little Off topic but it could be relevant.
The people of the Untied States want to know if Mrs. Boehnor is stealing silverware?
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The American people deserve answers.
Is that Otis's wife or mother?
It must just drive those male Senators wild to go up against a woman who is not only smarter than they are, but who will stand up for herself and throw their s**t right back in their faces. I love it, love it, love it. Finally, someone with backbone to say it like it is!
Woods was visiting, not officially working, advanced to assist Americans under fire at the Benghazi despite an order to stand down. He covered the mile to the embassy from the CIA safe house in minutes, fired upon the perpetrators at the embassy and rescued about 30 people who otherwise may have been killed. He was undermanned and unfortunately did not discover Ambassador Stevens unconscious on the floor of the embassy safe room which was dark without power and was smoke filled.
Woods retreated the mile back to the CIA safe house presumably with all of the 30 rescued individuals where he took up a machine gun to defend all in the CIA safe house. The terrorists renewed their attack this time on the CIA safe house. Has anyone seen a report that the 6 or 7 CIA operatives at the safe house joined Woods to defend the CIA safe house?
During this second confrontation, at the CIA safe house, there was a report stating CIA announced they had a tracer on a terrorist gun or mortar emplacement, and then received a second order to stand down. They stood down.
Again Woods did not stand down and blasted away with his machine gun mounted on the roof of the CIA safe house building. The CIA safe house did take a hit from a large gun, mortar, or rocket on an upper floor, not the roof, as reported and evident in many photographs. Woods body, it is reported, was found dead slumped over his machine gun. It is reported Woods was killed by schrapnel.
Was Woods shot in the back? I hope no. Was there a credible autopsy? I hope yes.
About 6 hours after Woods attempt to rescue people at the embassy, a second rescue discovered Ambassador Stevens still alive in the safe room at the Embassy. He was taken to a hospital, died there, officially from smoke inhalation.
The US Cabinet was assembled at the White House, it is reported, watched live TV coverage of all of this delivered by 2 drones with cameras.
The 6 week long story that an LA cartoonish video is responsible for the terrorist attack and caused the death of Woods and Stevens, a story clung to by Obama, Rice, and Clinton, and millions of Obama apologists, is one of the most bizarre political spins in world history.
How about senile warmongers? Many rightwingers don't like McCain, in part because he was tortured and his mental stability has always been questioned. With a running mate like Sarah Palin, we no longer had to speculate, but the thought of Deedle Dee and Deedle Dum in the White House... haunting.
In regard to Benghazi, I challenge folks to research all the far more egregious crap during the Bush/Cheney administration and then get back with us. Of course it would take weeks, even months to compile it all, but we'll wait.
Oh, and also in regard to Susan Rice, let's hear from the leader of hypocrisy Mike Huckabee about tolerance in regard to women's rights -- This worm who supports the "personhood" amendment dares to criticize the Obama administration of lacking diversity?
Where the heck is the article about the Virginia Teapublicans, and how this underhanded "strategery" can be countered? Perhaps with all the blue states passing legislation that will make the electoral college irrelevant, thus elections becoming nationwide per the popular vote? This is WAY more important (and therefore interesting) than rightwing nontroversies like Benghazi.
Republicans have a soul. We didn't sell ours to re-elect the worst ever President. We are not stealing our children's money before they earn it. We did not buy the election or appoint moronic Sec. of States or appoint known idiots to Cabinet posts. We did not sell our country for an Obama phone and food stamps. Why don't the libs on here do some soul searching and see what they find. Oh I forgot that they sold theirs.
Hahaha (snort) haha. Dubya was better? And if only Romney had a soul, hmm? Thanks for the laugh!
Stinky would be so jealous of you -- going off topic AND hilarious. LMAO!
Then why was W. Bush in office? Just more non factual crazy right wing talk!!!
Absolutely appreciate how Hillary "woman handled" these grumpy old "per...ts! And on the subject of Women Power, I'm so happy to hear that Panetta lifted the ban on women in combat. That out just now. Think of it gentlemen. According to Drill Sergeants, we listen and shoot better. And to Medics, we are smaller targets and easier to carry out of the battlefield when injured. Our nesting instincts makes sure both men and women around us are taken care of. We also have a calming effect on would be aggressors. Put that all together and we are an asset in the battlefield.
ruTkidding - what a joke. Republicans have no soul, no character, no integrity and you, John McCain, Rand Paul, etc - show it daily. Your only goal is to put anyone and everyone in this administration down.
You've made NO calls for an investigation into Bush, Cheney, etc., ignoring the repeated warnings about the US being attacked - using our own aircraft - which we all knew took place 9/11/2001. Oh, no, the 3000 plus lives lost that day don't matter to you because the GOP was responsible. And, the over 4000 lives lost because of their made up war is also on them.
Go away until you develop a soul and some integrity. Don't worry - we know that won't ever happen!
a true leader does not throw her team under the bus. what was she thinking when she said this?
"The [Accountability Review Board] made very clear that the level of responsibility for the failures that they outlined was set at the assistant secretary level and below," she said.
Not from a Republican/Conservatives or Democrat/Liberal perspective, but from a HUMAN perspective, Why would someone react like that if she didn't have something to hide? She beat around the bush and provided no details about what went on there.
"What difference does it make now?"
JUST ANSWER THE QUESTION BITCH !!!
billybob-6210632 -- To rephrase that at a fifth-grade level, the cuts in the budget made by Republicans is part of the reason our security was under-par, similar to armor for our military in Iraq, or anything not profitable to the Plutocrats in the military industrial complex. Ooops, still too many big words.
Bob-2711464 -- A human perspective would require a heart. Your reaction is Projection Politics.
In summary, do you know how many US personnel have been killed in embassies and consulates over the many administrations prior? Hundreds. As Rick said, this was a "small fire-fight" in comparison to attacks historically. Not to dismiss the tragedy and loss of life no matter the number, but the reason the rightwing is so obsessed with this (and other nontroversies like Fast and Furious or Solyndra) is purely political.
Hillary has seen many fishing expeditions before, and recognizes one when she sees it. I would advise you Teapublican biotchs to remember that the Obama administration chose not to investigate Bush/Cheney's invasion of Iraq, in part due to Bill Clinton's impeachment (which was made null and void) and desire to put an end to such witch hunts.
What would have been the reaction, I wonder, had the phrase: "What difference does it make now?" been uttered by a Republican in 2001-2002.
Anybody?
Candice- Again, false equivalency. Again see the Fox interview of Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author Thomas Ricks who keeps Benghazi in perspective. Again, be friggin' grateful impeachment proceedings against Bush/Cheney were not pursued by the Dems or President Obama, and take this gift and move on.
Big mistake taking on Hillary. She is smarter and stronger than most of those in the GOP who are trying to skewer her. They look like the total idiots they are.
Hand them their heads, Hillary!
Classy ...
Will make a great POTUS
GOP Soul Searching?....That's really funny, looking for something that isn't there!
Hillary gave it to those RWNJs, posing as Senators!
Now, they're off to another meeting....searching, searching.....
Seeking Sanity---I think they read their own propaganda too much. Did they not think Hillary would arrive well-prepared and ready to defend herself?
Sorry about the double post!
Watching Secretary of State Clinton this morning take on the GOPer Senators was poetry in motion. She did it with grace, dignity and no nonsense spunk. Cheers, Mrs. Cllinton.
McCain, Rand Paul, Corker and other GOPers looked pathetic. McCain continues his refusal to move beyond his talking points and rants about Ambassador Rice and the Sunday talk shows. McCain has become an angry, bitter, old grump who could spend plenty of time ranting about wanting answers at a press microphone but couldn't be bothered to attend the intelligence briefings that would have answered his questions. Rand Paul proved ignorant by being upset and concerned that Mrs. Clinton did not read every single cable that comes to the State Dept; talk about stupidity, I'd be willing to bet that Senator Paul doesn't read every email or letter he receives because like our Secretary of State, he has a staff to do those things.
Jody, Rand Paul is an idiot!....Yup, he would have relieved her of her duties, had he been President *cringe*
but, but, but, I wonder would he have called for the impeachment of Dubya for not reading that report/cable about...well, we all know what!
Heck, there's still time for Paul to call for investigations of those war criminals!
Hell yes she was prepared. How many weeks of R and R did she have due to the flu and subsequent blood clot to rehearse and practice?
Oh and before you jump, I am not discounting the whole blood clot thing. I for one conservative believe it.
Talk - so if you're not discounting the blood clot, what is your post about? She was in the hospital then at home so yes, she had some time. But, no one walks into a committee like this without being prepared so again, what is your point?
And, if the idiots running this witch hunt had any sense, they would know a thorough investigation takes months to conclude - unless of course you just want to jump to conclusions!
Sometimes when I'm really bored I like to post the same comment twice too...
paul had it correct -- she should have been relieved of her post for incompetence.
Rand Paul wouldn't last two hours in Hillary's job.
billybob - the only incompetence is from people like you who don't have a clue and keep electing Republicans who know even less than YOU - and that's pretty sad!
Amy - luckily Rand Paul won't ever have to worry about holding a job of such importance. His total incompetence will keep him from achieving more than he already has - which is still far above his abilities!
ss -- thanks for the predictable insults. your approach to those that disagree with your view remains consistently childish and vitriolic.
have a nice day
Afraid my patience with right-wingers whining about Benghazi has been worn to a very short fuse. The notion that Mrs. Clinton should have been fired for this tragedy angers me. Based on what? That she didn't read every single cable coming to the State Department? Bet Rand Paul doesn't read all his emails and letters either. These GOP yahoos complaining about the security fail to remember that THEY helped CUT the BUDGET, they denied the requests for more embassy security funding and now, they dare say Mrs. Clinton should have been fired? Where was THEIR CONCERN BEFORE it happened? What a pathetic excuse for legislators these GOPers are. We did not hear these complaints back in 2001 after 9/11 which occurred in the United States not in a war-torn country. There were no democratic legislators demanding that Condi Rice be fired or Donald Rumsfeld or Colin Powell.
billybob, why don't you read the Constitution with regards to Rand Paul's statement of relieving someone of their post? Or, a simpler idea would be to listen again(I'm assuming you watched the entire testimony) and listen to her reply. It's the Constitution thingy.
billybob - I call them as I see them and, unfortunately for you, you usually just look foolish! You've NEVER posted anything of value.
True that, SS.
Jody - this was not an email. The Ambassador and his team were under fire, some got out but not 4 Americans. Remember if she runs for POTUS she will see her last ad to run "who do you want to answer the phone at 2am" will be her demise. apparently her and Obama were asloeep or playing on thier play station 3. She proved that at 69 in the year 2016 she could only be irrelevant.
SoS Clinton has an afternoon appointment with the members of the House...
She was just warming up...
Hillary 2106
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She is 65 now - 69 at the next election. Really??? The Democrats have no better option???? New blood that brings this country together is what we need. Not this Administration that even in the inaugural address started a civil war.
The GOP/Teabeggers have no soul to begin with. So any "Sad Search" they start. They will never finish. The GOP/Teabegger "Crazy Conservative Clown Show" will keep wandering around in political circles. Watching the roaring ignorance of the Teabeggers today. Is just another example of "Teabegger Intolerance." for all the facts, and their difficulty reading all information presented to them. The GOP/Teabegger Congress cut all funding for the State Department in the areas of proper Embassy Protection. Again! This is another example of the Teabegger Congress acting incompetently. This is fact!
Sad, Buy electric cars for the Italian embassy or security in the middle east? Hmm....... what to do. Well since we bailed out a failing auto company that we are going to lose 1.3 billion, let's try to save our necks. CARS!!!!!!!
You have no freekin brains!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Clinton looks like she has done a masterful job of de-masculining these TEA-types trying to grill her. Rand Paul, minuscule meany of the TEA-types, is no match for Clinton. She showed cool competent composure while this nitnoi brooded over his verbal thumping by this extremely gracious lady. This woman told it like it was and is and the TEA-Republicans stumbled all over themselves trying to trip Clinton. Rand's rump burned when he compared the Benghazi attack as the worst since 9-11. Vote out the old guard and elect new blood from the Democratic party to really get something done! The 2014 Mid-term election is a-coming! "Sweep the HOUSE CLEAN....in 2014"
What was Rand Paul's point in going on about Turkey? I didn't get the point of that. Clinton sounded like she couldn't understand him either "I'll get back to you."
She basically laughed at him! That really had to have pissed him off! She has more knowledge in her pinky than that man has in his entire body.
Well having a brain in her pinky is about right. Because that's enough space to hold it. Hillary Clinton: Power hungry, lets her hubby do whatever or whoever to get ahead and took the 5th how many times in the white water scandal? Power couple - not in love with each other just the power each of them hold.
Yea, she should have her a-- thrown in jail if she had knowlege of this attack!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Her testimony is all smokescreen and misdirection. She is blatantly refusing to give any real answers!
Who denied permission for the CIA operators to rescue Ambassador Stevens when the attack started? Who denied the request for military support? Who grounded the Spectre Gunship? Who told the Special Operations Forces to "wait"?
@Kannin....who told you to rant and throw out assumptions.....if you actually read the available info......you would realize the stupidity...of your post!
Hillary learned from Obama 1 thing - get mad, show your anger, don't back down, and throw yourself under the Obama Bus. Assumptions my Foot - Anyone with Utube, or the internet knew they were lieing on 9/12/12. Stop showing your right or left wing and look for the truth - it's there just not on these US "news" sources.
Bill Clinton can't even stand that bi@#c. I won't deny it, she is one smart cookie. I feel sorry for Bill once she retires and gets ready to run in 2016, unless she gets diarrhea again, falls down, blood clot, temporary amnesia when you know you have to testify after you have royally messed up and had people killed. Maybe Hillary did not ready the cables for help coming from Libya because she was arguing at home with Bill over a woman. I can't stand Hillary, never have. I think she was circumcised at birth. She is avoiding giving any straight answers to anyone today. All Hillary knows is that she is leaving and out of there. She just took the job so that Obama would payoff her campaign debt and set her up to run in 2016.
Sally21 - again you prove that vulgar, crude and classless are all required to be Republican. Thank you - you didn't disappoint!
Oh, and Hillary Clinton can run circles around you as far as intelligence, integrity and class go - every day!
Sally, sweetie, if you aren't on medication, may I suggest that you see a doctor immediately, because a rant such as yours says "mentally incapacitated" to me and I'm not even a doctor. Do yourself a favor and re-read what you wrote. Your comment sounds like a person who is unhinged from reality. Seriously, I am very concerned for your mental health.
Sos....does not have the time to read every cable she has a staff for that if you weren't an idiot that lacked critical thinking skills you would know this.....I doubt rand paul reads all his own emails....as a matter of fact I KNOW he doesn't....theres not enough time in the day!
You know you are all wrong. If they had others watching this unfold from a drone or the Security calling for help - remember Hillary's campaign ad? "Who do you want to answer the phone at 2am" what a crock. And Obama was so worried about the election if he didn't have the US blindfolded that Al Quada had enough support to plan this attack from the inside, he could not claim that killing all the innocent people (including children) had Al Quada and its factions on the run.
Excellent Reply Wyo2.
Hillary is a smart cookie. She is tough and not someone to mess with. The Republicans have tried all sorts of little things to make a mountain out of but, in the end, they all end up being mole hills after all. The Republicans will have their day in the sun. They'll posture, whine, complain, accuse, name call, all in desperation but will get them nothing AGAIN.
Hillary/Castro (of Texas) 2016
She as tough as an old piece of jerky - OLD!!! Castro would at least have new ideas and not be sucking up to the POTUS and being the fall guy. I am tired of Hillary, Bill, Obama, Bush, Gingrich and the list goes on........ New representation in all of the Administration and Congress in 2016!!!!!
Hillary is a dufus and will never be president. Bill ruined that for her!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hillbags is a complete JOKE.. Yeah..Point to your head and claim diplomacy..What a nutcase... dodging any bullets lately... MORON!
I think the CONCUSSION was Worse than we thought ??!!
It was tiresome to listen to Republicans prancing about with insulting conspiracy theories, worn out talking points, ignoring facts they very well know, and turning opportunity for rational interaction into a circus of clowns. This time they obstructed themselves and treated the real issues superficially. This was a ludicrous waste of time by sassy little boys and one senile old man.
Meanwhile, Republicans cut 300 million out of diplomatic security funds prior to the attack. Obfuscating little rats...
Yea, if the dumbocrats don't get tough on Foriegn Policy with Israel and dealing with Mahmoud Ahmadinejad there will be no tomorrow. We will be under Thermal Nuclear War. This Crisis with Iran and Israel will happen in Obamanuts Administration.
Wonder if Hillary would be spouting the same bunk if it had been Chelsea who was murdered in Benghazi. "What does it matter" can you imagine the famlies of those 4 American's who were murdered must be thinking. This country is in a mess with a Democratically controlled government.
Makes you wonder why the Media does not Interview them?? In the Constitution it says that we are a REPUBLIC - not a Democracy !! Look up ARTICLE 4 SECTION 4. All Democracies are socialistic and end up in Dictatorships . Look beyond what you see! Wake up from the dream before it becomes a Nightmare!
What a display as to why Hillary is the front runner and hopefully the next President of the United States of America. Her act of tearing into the asses of these pooh-but repubs was just a taste of what she can do. These repub senators can now proudly display their ass-bitten scars from their last tangle with her. Thanking the heavenly stars that they're supposedly on the same team. Because not if, but when she will have to give the order to tear ass into a foreign entity. Then we'll be able to see what she really can do... "2016 Hillary Rising"
I don't want that A--hole running anything, a women for President I don't think this Country is truly ready for that because, when they are running mates they never seem to win. Besides I can't wait till he is gone their probably won't be a Black President for a very long time after this mess!!!!!!!!!!! It will be a Republican and the heart of America Will prevail not those a--wipe liberal Gay Marriage States!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Well Rand Paul you're nevr going to be President, so you can stick that comment back in your pipe and smoke it with whatever else you're on
POS Hillbags is a Absolute DISGRACE and in any other country would be lined against a brick wall and SHOT. A megalomaniac of the highest order that is as disgusting as a bucket full of MAGGOTS. Only in America in a land full of Morons could such a POS survive.