Westmoreland says Hillary made the Benghazi hearing last 11 hours on purpose....

[charlyvi]

so the GOP would look cruel. I'm serious.



Benghazi Committee Member: Clinton Made Hearing Long So GOP Would “Look Cruel”


Republican Rep. Lynn Westmoreland, a member of the House Select Committee On Benghazi, said former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton laid “a trap” for the committee by making her Oct. 22 appearance go “as long as possible.”
Last month, Clinton testified before the GOP-led committee investigating the 2012 attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya. The hearing stretched 11 hours and was widely seen as a bust for Republicans.
“As you know, some of you may have watched the marathon Hillary Clinton fiasco, and I say that because Trey Gowdy, the chairman of the committee, wanted to interview her in private, and she said, ‘No, I want to do this in public,’” Westmoreland said in a recent speech uploaded to YouTube.
“Now to me, that was us stepping in a trap because we should have known that she was going to go on and just stall, debate, filibuster, on these answers to make it go as long as possible, so we would look cruel,” he continued.

http://www.buzzfeed.com/meganapper/benghazi-committee-member-clinton-made-hearing-long-so-gop-w?utm_term=.jnJ3l9kN79#.qx1WDRm09R

[shenmue]

1. Duh

[quickesst]

2. If that were true...

.... it would make Republicans look like bigger fools than they already are, which I didn't think was possible, but Westmoreland making this statement has proven me wrong.

[katsy]

3. ROFLMAO!!!!!

Hillary is such a meanie!

Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa



The GOP is soooooo fucking insane

[emulatorloo]

4. Yes it is always a "trap" when you put Republicans on TV

and let them talk unfettered, for 11 hours, ha ha. Gowdy could have stopped it any time he wanted to. HRC was right to insist it be public.

Oh yeah, the GOP is cruel. No one made them look that way but themselves.

[BooScout]

5. The Republicans are all insane....

...and stoopid.

[madamesilverspurs]

6. Sounds like the guy

who "explains" to the officer that she hit my fist with her face in order to make me look bad.

[BootinUp]

7. Quick, somebody call the

[johnp3907]

8. Gosh, she's clever!

Downright diabolical!

[charlyvi]

12. Honestly. How stupid can you be

To not realize how much power this gives her, and how weak, helpless and whiney it makes your committee look? LOL1

[NCjack]

9. If she trapped stupid them, that's OK with me. /nt

[Thinkingabout]

10. They could have called off the testimony before it started but now they want their european vacation

before they disband the committee.

[charlyvi]

13. Howdy could have stopped it as soon as it started going south.....

Unless he was too stupid to recognize it before it was too late.

I meant to type Gowdy, but Howdy kind of fits, so I'll leave it. LOL!

[Historic NY]

11. Hey Mr. Gop'er how did Hillary get there in the first place....

after several other hearings.

[sheshe2]

14. Now that is funny!

[NurseJackie]

15. Oh my! That's incredibly amusing!

If he thinks he's helping to improve his (or the committee's image) he's not.

[BlueCaliDem]

16. Westmoreland spouting a bunch of bunk born out of particularly sour grapes.

Typical Republican tactic: no matter what, blame the other guy (gal) for your failures.

Trey Gowdy could've called off the meeting any time he wanted, and I'm certain Hillary Clinton could've done the same. But had she done that, Republicans would've run to any mic and camera (of which there were many on ready for them) and wail, "She cut off the meeting short! What is she hiding?! We need MORE investigations!"

Knowing the Republicans the way she does, Hillary Clinton knew they'd try something like that so she sat tight and with every passing hour, looked stronger and more presidential. She's learned well from President Obama who masterfully used political jiu jitsu against his enemies, and turned their strengths against them.

Brilliantly done, SoS Clinton.

[Renew Deal]

17. It's a TRAP!

[elmac]

18. OMG!

republicans NEVER lie so it must be true, right? Man, I thought the mouse I trapped in the garage was dumb, guess them republicons are dumber then a mouse.

[Cha]

19. Looks to me like Westmoreland fell into the trap, too.. even bringing this up again.. showing how

dumb the gop looked and how bright and knowledgeable Hillary is.



http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1107&pid=22680

Thank you, charlyvi

[SunSeeker]

21. I just LOVE that picture!

[Cha]

22. One for all time.. make a good campaign ad against whomever they pick.

[gwheezie]

20. Wait a minute!

I thought she was always confused, now I find out she's too sharp and diabolical.

[restorefreedom]

23. they were the ones asking the questions

just how was she supposed to have manipulated the timeline....magic?