Dana Rohrabacher Loses Battle With Hillary Clinton During Benghazi Hearing

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____ Today, the Costa Mesa Republican had his five minutes on the national stage to grill Clinton face to face and expose for the world the truthfulness of his conspiracy theories about Obama and Benghazi . . . and . . . he fell on his face.

Wasting his own time, Rohrabacher first talked about Congress having the right to investigate government matters (nobody said it didn't) and that he was offended anyone would suggest that House Republicans were hypocrites for complaining about weak embassy security (though the House had cut Clinton's budget request for embassy security).

With nearly half of his time then gone, he finally got to a question.

"When did you talk to the president about the Benghazi attack?"

"I talked to the president at the end of the day, but I had been in constant contact and communication with the national security advisor," replied Clinton. "I'd been on secure video conferences with high level officials in the White House."

Clinton 1, Rohrabacher 0.


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1. None of them pressed a meaningful policy question: like, what was Stevens doing in Benghazi?

Because the GOOP agree with the neocons, like Hillary, that the U.S. should be engaged in serial regime change across the region, regardless of the consequences of spreading heavy arms to Sunni Jihadis and setting off a regional religious war with Iran and the Shi'ia.

Complaining about red herrings and non-issues, of course they're going to look foolish.

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2. Every decade or so Repubican men get their asses kicked by Ms. Clinton

That's why you don't see too many old timers. McCain was there because he's desperately trying not to be irrelevant.

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5. By the way that green suit was perfect

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8. It looked great on her!

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3. I watched the 4 hour house crap.

The republicans came off as loud-mouthed bullies. The Democrats threw softball questions that were headed to get at fixing the problem as soon as the problem could be identified.
I do remember this jerk talking. My answer to him would have involved baseball bats and assault weapons. HRC is wiser than I.

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4. K & R

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6. Once again, the Republicans bring a rubber knife to a gun fight.

Thank dog their egos get in the way of whatever competence they might possess.

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7. Alas, they have no competence but plenty of self inflated

ego.

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9. Did this asshole actually advance the lame ass theory that Barack Obama was actually watching this

in real time while pleasuring himself (or something)? OK OK I added that last part. But that is the bullshit rumor being spread by the Cheeto stained finger bloggers on the right.