GOP leader accidentally tells the truth about Benghazi committee

[L. Coyote]

Source: MSNBC _ By Steve Benen - 09/30/15 08:40 AM EDT

Even die-hard GOP partisans sometimes find it difficult to justify the House Republicans’ Benghazi committee. .... the deadly 2012 attack was already examined by seven other congressional committees ..... the investigation is the longest in the history of the United States .... GOP-led committee has conducted itself in such a way as to raise concerns that the entire endeavor is little more than a taxpayer-funded election scheme.

.... House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) – the likely next Speaker of the House – and his interview on Fox News last night. Roll Call reported this morning on the Republican leader’s on-air comments:

“.... Everybody thought Hillary Clinton was unbeatable, right?

“But we put together a Benghazi special committee. A select committee. What are her numbers today? Her numbers are dropping. Why? Because she’s untrustable. But no one would have known that any of that had happened had we not fought to make that happen.”

Michael Kinsley once said a political gaffe occurs when a politician accidentally tells the truth. ......

Read more: http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/gop-leader-accidentally-tells-the-truth-about-benghazi-committee

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Kevin McCarthy Gives Boehner B-, Credits Benghazi Committee for Hurting Hillary Clinton’s Poll Numbers

[Gothmog]

1. Howdy Gowdy is even more unethical than Issa

[perdita9]

2. It's not like the media ever calls the GOP out on this nonsense

The email thing too is a waste of time and money. I've seen several editorials saying, "Yeah, there's nothing here, but Hilary Clinton didn't handle it right."

How exactly do you handle a nationwide coordinated bullying attack by the media?

[L. Coyote]

4. Except they just did.

[perdita9]

5. One time in one news market

The Benghazi and email thing has had wall-to-wall coverage for weeks.

[C Moon]

18. I find the email thing laughable. It's so obvious that the GOP is grasping for straws on Hillary.

They tried the same thing with Obama. They just keep hitting away at things over and over hoping it will eventually give—meanwhile, they don't do anything else to help fix the country.

I detest them. Selfish bastards—all the way down the line.

[karmkay]

26. We may know it's crap, but we fall for it too.

After all this Benghazi and server stuff, HRC has developed a rep for untrustworthiness among her formerly staunch supporters and it has effected her once daunting numbers. The Repug crap-spewing machine spreads its mendacity on Repugs and Dems alike, it seems.

[Mass]

3. Yeah, and this man is going to become speaker. Frightening

BTW, did you know he was single-handedly responsible of the reduction in deficit since he is majority leader (good to know deficit was reduced). Anyway, the interview is full of "I".

May be Mark Levin is right for once: McCarthy is just Cantor with 10 less IQ points .

[KentuckyWoman]

10. McCarthy is just Cantor with 10 less IQ points.....

I've known door knobs smarter than Cantor. I'm not real familiar with McCarthy but if he's worse off then I have to wonder who ties his shoes?

[karmkay]

28. Just listen to the interview.

I've know smarter rocks.

[dae]

6. Was there ever any doubt? n/t

[Fred Sanders]

7. Folks at DU should be embarrassed for allying with the GOP on any attack on Clinton, as daily done.

[Android3.14]

9. Another HRC defender complains because there is no effective defense of HRC

For DU-ers supporting anyone-but-clinton, it's not about Benghazi. But you already knew that.

[Dustlawyer]

17. I am a Bernie Sanders supporter who agrees that Benghazi is total BS.

Tried to say that on another post, but was blocked as it was on the Hillary Group site and all of us have been banned.

I haven't left my objectivity at the door. I am fighting to get rid of corporate and Plutocratic control over our government and support Bernie in his fight to do so, but I will call BS when I see it and Benghazi has always been only about BS!

[litlbilly]

11. If proven to be a political witch hunt, it is a crime. Oh oh.

Even Hannity knows it, he tried to change the subject real fast...Too late. Cant use a tax payer funded congressional committee to use for political witch hunts.

[24601]

12. Crime? Will you cite the USC Title & Section for our review? Thanks. n/t

[onenote]

25. If that was the case there would be very few Congressional hearings.

[niyad]

13. pity that congress didn't spend this much time investigating 9/11

[restorefreedom]

14. mccarthy is a rw lunatic hawk

if he becomes speaker, things will get even uglier than they are


missing boehner already

[relayerbob]

22. It makes no difference ...

who they choose. The House is going from failure into no-mans-land

[ProgressiveEconomist]

15. VIDEO LINK to McCarthy inteview

by Sean Hannity is at http://video.foxnews.com/v/4519442873001/rep-kevin-mccarthy-how-he-would-differ-from-john-boehner/?#sp=show-clips . See his gaffe starting at about 4 minutes 10 seconds in. Hannity, apparently realizing the danger to the taxpayer-funded anti-Hillary operation from what McCarthy was saying, cuts him off by talking over him. The whole gaffe is over in about 50 seconds because of Hannity's interruption. IMO, McCarthy would have said many more damaging things had it not been for Hannity's intervention. Apparently, McCarthy badly needs media coaching, is not nearly ready to be third in line for the Presidency, and may be a real moron.

[dbackjon]

16. Typical GOP lying scum

[hollowdweller]

19. Question is what is Hillary/DNC/ Dems/White House doing to attack and discredit him???

[McCamy Taylor]

20. This.

[relayerbob]

21. Fraud and misappropriation of funds

When do the criminal trials start?

Oh, right after the bankers and war crimes trials. My bad

[IcyPeas]

23. they should admit the same about Planned Parenthood

that's just a witch hunt too.

[czarjak]

24. If you can't beat 'em...

Cheat 'em.

[cindyperry2010]

27. kinda

makes me wonder if her will still be the leader of that mess after stepping on it ?