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Botany

(70,491 posts)
Mon May 13, 2013, 09:28 AM May 2013

Issa would not let Ambassador Pickerington (head of Benghazi review) speak before his hearings

Chairman of Benghazi Board Defends Its Decision Not to Question Clinton

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/13/us/politics/gop-pushes-for-more-details-of-benghazi-attack.html?pagewanted=1&_r=0

“Ambassador Pickering, his people and he, refused to come before our committee,” Mr. Issa said.

Mr. Pickering interrupted. “That is not true,” he said.

“We have it in writing,” Mr. Issa countered, suggesting perhaps it was the White House that refused to let him appear.

“I said the day before the hearings I was willing to appear, to come to the very hearings he excluded me from,” Mr. Pickering said.

“Don’t tell me I excluded you,” Mr. Issa interjected.

“We were told the majority said I was not welcome at that hearing,” Mr. Pickering said. “I could come at some other time.”

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Just like Sandra Fluke Issa only wants people who will justify his conculsions to testify in front
of his "investigations" aka witch hunts. Pickerington's conclusion that "the problems" in Benghazi
should have been handled at a level lower then the Sec. of State* did not jibe w/ the story that
Issa is pushing so he kept him testifing and then tried to blame him for a cover up.

* Hillary in January of 2013 took full responsibilty for Benghazi in public ..... BTW Ambassador Stevens
was good friends w/ Bill & Hillary ..... 9/12/12 it looks like Hillary had been crying. Issa is a punk

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Issa would not let Ambassador Pickerington (head of Benghazi review) speak before his hearings (Original Post) Botany May 2013 OP
It was good to see Issa squirming, having just told the American public a lie and Pickering backed Thinkingabout May 2013 #1
Remember Issa's "Fast and Furious" investigation in which he blamed A.G. Eric Holder time after time Botany May 2013 #2
Issa doesn't want it on video... kentuck May 2013 #3
Ohhhh...thanks for the explanation. nenagh May 2013 #5
Darrell Issa stole my fucking hot dog Recursion May 2013 #4
Wouldn't be the first thing he stole. Ikonoklast May 2013 #7
Wow 3 different car thefts that involved Issa Botany May 2013 #8
David Gregory chewed up Issa yesterday on MTP... DonViejo May 2013 #6

Thinkingabout

(30,058 posts)
1. It was good to see Issa squirming, having just told the American public a lie and Pickering backed
Mon May 13, 2013, 09:47 AM
May 2013

him down in a corner. Issa, head of this committee, responsible to know everything about this committee, went on MTP Sunday and did not tell the truth. His talking points was not truthful and sitting as head of the committee seeking to know the truth about Benghazi has exposed himself incapable of telling the truth. Are we supposed to believe any report in which he has charge of in reveiling the truth? This is a witchhunt at best and now I think we found the witch, Issa.

Botany

(70,491 posts)
2. Remember Issa's "Fast and Furious" investigation in which he blamed A.G. Eric Holder time after time
Mon May 13, 2013, 09:54 AM
May 2013

for the death of American law enforcement officer and finally in almost a whimper Issa's panel
had to release that Holder had done nothing wrong? Issa and Graham have already come up w/
the conclusions that they want ..... Obama & Sec. Clinton's are at fault for the deaths @ Benghazi ....
and that is how they will operate. Very un-American if you ask me.

kentuck

(111,079 posts)
3. Issa doesn't want it on video...
Mon May 13, 2013, 09:56 AM
May 2013

He doesn't mind if he comes before the committee so long as they can spin what he said. Pickering has demanded that it be televised also.

Recursion

(56,582 posts)
4. Darrell Issa stole my fucking hot dog
Mon May 13, 2013, 09:56 AM
May 2013

This is not a metaphor.

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Fuck that guy, and don't trust him any farther than you can throw him
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