Maher, Schweitzer, And Ben Affleck Clash With Rep. Issa Over Obama Admin. Response To Libya Attacks

[highplainsdem]

VIDEO at this Mediaite link:

http://www.mediaite.com/tv/maher-schweitzer-and-ben-affleck-clash-with-rep-darrell-issa-over-obama-admin-response-to-libya-attacks/

At the top of the panel discussion on Real Time tonight, Bill Maher first brought up the vice presidential debate and the refusal of many conservatives, as he saw it, to admit that Paul Ryan lost the debate. Issa honed in on Biden’s response to the first question he got last night: the administration’s response to the attacks in Libya. Darrell Issa said that when Biden explained “we” didn’t know there was a need for more security, he was only referring to himself and Obama, since they were contradicting “sworn testimony” from State Department officials on the subject. Ben Affleck argued it would be unfair to think any president or vice president could recall specific security situations for every embassy and consulate across the world.

Schweitzer shot back at Issa by accusing him of voting against the security funding that the consulate needed. Issa said that Republicans and Democrats supported funding in a “bipartisan basis.” And to respond to Affleck, Issa said that presidents should not be too busy to read all the intelligence materials they’re given. Affleck accused Issa of politicizing the tragedy, to which Issa insisted that he was most concerned with lying on the part of the Obama administration.

Schweitzer insisted that the administration was only saying publicly what was made clear through the intelligence at the time, telling him the Congressional hearings on the matter are just a “witch hunt.” Maher said that this is the latest attempt by the GOP to look for a scandal to pin on the administration. Schweitzer told Issa it was hypocritical of him to want to investigate the Obama administration’s foreign policy blunders, but not Bush’s. Issa said that he in fact was involved in investigations of the Bush administration.

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[amborin]

1. issa is notoriously evil

Long, bad history in california.

Didn't issa, chaffetz and Ryan deny state dept requests for more security? Now they manufacture charges in their machaivellian way.

[veganlush]

2. OUR PROBLEM was spelled out by Obama

Obama said it: "Too polite". Bill or Ben should have asked Issa if his past criminal activities (car theft, arson, illegal gun-toting) affect he's thinking when he sees everything the Obama administration does as criminal. Classic projection. he should not be able to go through ONE DAY without being reminded that he is a felon. CALL HIM, I DID. take a minute people, and call his office, ask if he is using classic projection. [phone]

When (not if), you call, refer to him as Assa instead of Issa (real mature of me, I know, so don't tell me)

[Marie Marie]

3. Schweitzer was awesome and Affleck is always a welcome sight on the panel.

Between the two of them, they shut Issa down more than once. Issa usually doesn't shut up. That man has a face just made for a cream pie projectile.

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

4. Affleck was funny

Issa said something to the effect that the Obama administration was guilty of not reading the briefings on the need for security. You could then barely hear Affleck mumble "yeah, like Bin Laden determined to strike in U.S."

[pokerfan]

5. more clips

Maher and the Coultergeist: http://www.mediaite.com/tv/ann-coulter-and-bill-maher-duke-it-out-over-racism-obama-and-romney-flip-flopping/

Maher on Focus on the Family: http://www.mediaite.com/tv/bill-maher-if-focus-on-the-family-is-really-doing-gods-work-why-are-they-always-wrong/