Obama tries to swat down 2 swirling controversies

[Omaha Steve]

Source: AP-Excite

http://apnews.excite.com/article/20130513/DA68LFDG0.html

By JULIE PACE

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama tried to swat down a pair of brewing controversies Monday, denouncing as "outrageous" the targeting of conservative political groups by the federal IRS but angrily denying any administration cover-up after last year's deadly attacks in Benghazi, Libya.

Simultaneous investigations - and demands by Republicans for more - have put the White House on the defensive, emboldened GOP lawmakers and threatened to overtake a second-term Obama agenda already off to a rocky start.

During a joint news conference with British Prime Minister David Cameron, the normally even-keeled Obama appeared agitated over the resurgent investigation into the September attack at a U.S. diplomatic compound in Benghazi. He dismissed the Republican-driven effort as a "sideshow" that dishonors the four Americans who were killed, including Ambassador Christopher Stevens.

"There's no there there," Obama declared in his first public comments since GOP lawmakers launched new hearings on the matter. "The fact that this keeps on getting churned up, frankly, has a whole lot to do with political motivations."

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President Barack Obama gestures during a joint news conference with British Prime Minister David Cameron, Monday, May 13, 2013, in the East Room of the White House in Washington. The president Obama said during the news conference that the Internal Revenue Service's targeting of conservative groups is "outrageous" and anyone involved needs to be "held fully accountable." (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

[villager]

1. "Bipartisanship" going well for you, Mr. President?

Good thing you didn't push the Republicans too hard in your first term!

Imagine what would happen in your second term, if you did!

[BlueJazz]

2. Mr. President, you need to get tough on those sons-a-bitches.

They don't give a damn about you or this country.

[subterranean]

3. Why did he say it's outrageous?

Why does Obama think it's outrageous that the IRS was scrutinizing new anti-tax political groups applying for tax-exempt status? It seems to me the IRS was just trying to make sure they were eligible for the tax break. I just don't understand what's so outrageous about that.

[treestar]

7. I agree

President Obama just seems to think he should quash it that way. It must get tiresome to have to deal with so much BS.

It's not like there's some major injustice. If they qualify for the exemption, they have to prove it like any other entity would.

[DeSwiss]

4. Oh darn.....

...it'd be shame if he had to let someone go.



- K&R

[Iliyah]

9. Not gonna happen

sorry - LOL

[treestar]

5. No other President has had to put up with so much bullshit

The media should be ashamed of itself - and so should the Republicans.

[Iliyah]

6. Because the teahard claims

overly aggressive targeting which isn't new but the teahards are the babies of thie GOP. Plus it sound like he cares. I personally do not nor a lot of Americans don't give a shit either.

Hopefully the hearings will being light about the tax-exempt matter because teahards and many religious organization should not have that luxuries.

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

8. Apologist in chief

Kowtowing to the enemy, I see.

[Cha]

11. I see so such thing.

[Cha]

10. "Swat"? "Angrily denying"? I saw the vid with Pres Obama

on Benghazi. There was a calm determined review of the facts.

AP is the one using language like "swat" with fucking glee and Lying about "angry".

Here's the Vid ..see for yourself.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/11029862