Woodward disappoints Republicans: Benghazi ‘is not Watergate’

[DonViejo]

By Stephen C. Webster

Sunday, May 19, 2013 20:36 EDT

Appearing Sunday’s on “Meet the Press,” Washington Post reporter Bob Woodward disappointed Republicans who very much want the attack on U.S. personnel in Libya to bring down President Barack Obama much like the Watergate scandal brought down President Richard Nixon, telling host David Gregory that what happened in Benghazi “is not Watergate” or even close.

“First of all, people are making comparisons to Watergate,” he said. “This is not Watergate. But there are some people in the administration who have acted as if they want to be Nixonian, and that’s a very big problem.”

He went on to say that information from the Central Intelligence Agency initially suggested the involvement of organized militants, thus reason for the surprise when the administration’s initial statements focused on protests across the region over an amateur anti-Islamic film.

“This is a business where you have to tell the truth and that did not happen here,” he said.

President Barack Obama has continually insisted that the attack on the embassy in Benghazi was an act of terrorism that will be fully investigated. Republicans, meanwhile, suggest there was some sort of scandal to cover-up the real version of events, which the government discussed in detail three days after the fact.

“Who executes some sort of cover-up or effort to tamp things down for three days?” Obama asked Monday. “So the whole thing defies logic. We’ve got a whole bunch of people in the State Department who consistently say, ‘You know what, I’m willing to step up, I’m willing to put myself in harm’s way because I think this mission is important in terms of serving the United States and advancing our interests around the globe.’ And so we dishonor them when we turn things like this into a political circus.”

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The headline at Newsmax is: Bob Woodward: Obama White House 'Nixonian'

[gordianot]

1. Seriously what planet is Woodward from? Is he stuck in a time space wormhole?

Is this what dementia does to you? Has he always been someones shill?

[Jennicut]

7. He got old. It happens.

Lost his common sense.

[Arugula Latte]

9. There's a famous scene in "All the President's Men" where Woodward admits he's a Republican

and Bernstein/Hoffman shoots him a look like, "you've got to be fucking kidding me..."

[kairos12]

2. He is an idiot who lost all credibility with his ass kissing tomes he wrote about Shrub

[DCBob]

3. Just a few days ago I thought he said it was like Watergate.

[Cha]

6. that could be.

[marshall]

13. I think he was talking about The IRS scandal

He's been shuffled out to talk about all the embroiling "gates" in Washington.

[AtomicKitten]

4. It's surreal to see a once gonzo journalist

devolve into the insipid douchenozzle he has become.

[Cha]

5. Woodward's "big problem" is

he still thinks Gene Sperling is out to Get him.

Whimphead.

[aikoaiko]

10. lol

[Tarheel_Dem]

11. !!!

[Arugula Latte]

8. Lil' Bobby saw the air coming out of the rightwing scandal balloon

so he's taking a step back.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

12. Benghazi is something set up by Republicans