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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsBenghazi Committee Backfires as Boehner Refuses to Answer Fundraising Email Questions
By: Jason Easley
Thursday, May, 8th, 2014, 2:10 pm
A sign that the latest House Republican Benghazi show investigation is backfiring grew when John Boehner refused to answer questions about why he wont stop the Republicans from fundraising off of Benghazi.
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Q: Four Americans died in Benghazi. Should the NRCC fundraise off of your efforts with the select committee?
Boehner: Our focus is on getting the answers to those families who lost their loved ones. Period.
Q: Should the NRCC, theyre fundraising off of it right now, is that a wise thing to do?
Boehner: Our focus is getting the truth for these four families and for the American people.
Q: You are very involved in the fundraising off of this. Why is that happening?
Boehner: Our focus is on getting the truth for the American people and these four families.
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http://www.politicususa.com/2014/05/08/benghazi-panel-backfires-republicans-boehner-refuses-answer-email-questions.html
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Benghazi Committee Backfires as Boehner Refuses to Answer Fundraising Email Questions (Original Post)
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May 2014
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okaawhatever
(9,462 posts)1. K & R nt
giftedgirl77
(4,713 posts)2. What a damn idiot, he couldn't even mix up the answers
a little bit? Oh how the tables have turned....
napkinz
(17,199 posts)3. investigate Boner!
chillfactor
(7,576 posts)4. what a waste of human flesh Boehner is......n/t
Plucketeer
(12,882 posts)7. Not so quick!
Just cause he kinda-sorta LOOKS like he might be human flesh, doesn't confirm that he really is. Give me some dog turds (and a bucket of orange paint) an lemmee see if I can't deceive you.
JaneyVee
(19,877 posts)5. malfunction malfunction
Auntie Bush
(17,528 posts)6. Boehner sounds like he is taking the FIFTH!
Plucketeer
(12,882 posts)8. HEY!!!
Don't they find folks "in contempt" for that???
reflection
(6,286 posts)10. More like downing a fifth. n/t
napkinz
(17,199 posts)9. time for a change ...