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JonLP24

(29,322 posts)
Sat Nov 16, 2019, 02:18 AM Nov 2019

'Shame on her!' Conservatives howl in rage after Marie Yovanovitch invokes diplomats killed at Bengh

‘Shame on her!’ Conservatives howl in rage after Marie Yovanovitch invokes diplomats killed at Benghazi

Former Ukraine ambassador Marie Yovanovitch invoked the names of diplomats killed during a raid at Benghazi — and online conservatives were furious.

The former ambassador testified in the second public hearing of the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump, and she invoked the memory of her slain colleagues to describe the sacrifices made by officials in the State Department.



“We honor these individuals,” Yovanovitch testified. “They represent each one of you here and every American. These courageous individuals were attacked because they symbolized America. What you need to know, what Americans need to know, is that while thankfully most of us answer the call to duty in far less dramatic ways, every foreign service officer runs the same risks, and very often so do our families.”

“They serve, too, as individuals as a community, we answer the call to duty to advance and protect the interests of the United States,” she added. “We take our both seriously. The same oath that each one of you take, to support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic, and to bear true faith and allegiance to the same.”

That provoked cognitive dissonance for conservatives, who are accustomed to using Benghazi as a cudgel against Democrats.

Rawstory
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.rawstory.com/2019/11/shame-on-her-conservatives-howl-in-rage-after-marie-yovanovitch-invokes-diplomats-killed-at-benghazi/amp/

Sorry for the Raw Story link but they seem to be the main source for this story. I was laughing at the Tweets from conservatives further down in the story.

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'Shame on her!' Conservatives howl in rage after Marie Yovanovitch invokes diplomats killed at Bengh (Original Post) JonLP24 Nov 2019 OP
Like howling talking heads know the first thing about public service, or sacrifice. n/t Beartracks Nov 2019 #1
Doesn't she know that only Republicans can be "outraged" about Benghazi? gratuitous Nov 2019 #2
That is so,rediculous. They like to own Benganzi like they ever gave a shit about the state. rusty quoin Nov 2019 #3
Hey! That's ours!!! underpants Nov 2019 #4
call trey, we need another investigation Demonaut Nov 2019 #5
Republicans don't see them for the front line soldier that they are. Baitball Blogger Nov 2019 #6
How dare she exploit this tragedy for political gain ! eppur_se_muova Nov 2019 #7

gratuitous

(82,849 posts)
2. Doesn't she know that only Republicans can be "outraged" about Benghazi?
Sat Nov 16, 2019, 02:46 AM
Nov 2019

And they're really pissed that Ambassador Yovanovitch actually remembers the names of the dead.

 

rusty quoin

(6,133 posts)
3. That is so,rediculous. They like to own Benganzi like they ever gave a shit about the state.
Sat Nov 16, 2019, 05:07 AM
Nov 2019

They care about war, not state. Fuck them.=+

Baitball Blogger

(46,743 posts)
6. Republicans don't see them for the front line soldier that they are.
Sat Nov 16, 2019, 11:12 AM
Nov 2019

Or can be, because some ambassadorships deserve scrutiny. Marie Yovanovitch is not one of them.

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