Clinton Back up on the Hill to Testify, in the "hot seat."

[OrphanSlug]

Thoughts on how this will transpire?

I see several hours of political grandstanding in which Republicans look desperate and Democrats look useless. And, they all end up showing how insincere they are about whatever happened at Benghazi. More time and dollars wasted getting us no where near whatever did occur.

At the time of this post, they are still in opening comments. Hilary has not spoken just yet.

Benghazi hearing: Live updates - CNNPolitics.com

Forgot to mention, this is on CNN right now (and several others.)

 

[Fenton]

In order to get to the bottom of Benghazi the Conmitee needs access to subpoenaed documente and Emails

It's not the GOPs fault Hillary refused to turn over all relevant documentation.

 

[Erod]

Her constituency doesn't even know what Benghazi is. Short of imprisoning her, this will make little difference.

 

[Dittohead not!]

Let's see... Republicans nominate Trump, Democrats nominate Clinton, and she winds up indicted for whatever it is they find out about Bengazi, or her emails, or whatever else the opposition can dig up.

Who is running third party again?

 

[nota bene]

Her constituency doesn't even know what Benghazi is. Short of imprisoning her, this will make little difference.

This is such a cynical view that I wish I didn't lean toward agreeing with you.

 

[eohrnberger]

This is such a cynical view that I wish I didn't lean toward agreeing with you.

Indeed.

Can't help but notice that there's one part of the electorate that's completely fed up with this sort of thing, and another part that appears to continue to support it.

 

[AliHajiSheik]

I don't know whether she did anything wrong or not, but if she is running on her record then it is helpful if anything she says is under oath.

The same could be said for any of the other candidates.

 

[TS2015]

As I watch the Select Committee Hearing I find my self wondering what if anything Hillary Clinton knew about Benghazi. She seems to had been oblivious to anything going on with her employees in a one of the most hostile environments in the world at the time. As a leader is it not her responsibility no know what exactly is going on as it pertains to the security and the effectiveness of a diplomatic mission in such a hostile location? The two more significant attacks in Benghazi were deemed not significant enough to warrant an upgrade in security measures. The first step in any form of attack is to upgrade the security posture and make changes to the way you operate. I find Hillary Clintons lack of knowledge and lack of action preceding the attacks in Benghazi disturbing. It seems to me that certain members of congress are looking for answers to those very questions as to why the security posture was grossly inadequate and the limited response after the attacks and some members of congress are stuck on the premise that this committee was formed under the pretenses to diminish Mrs. Clintons chances at running for POTUS. the only ones making this political are the Dems. of the committee and should be ashamed. They do not understand the need for answers and accountability that makes this government what it is. Ignorance of the law is not an excuse so why would ignorance of the situation in Benghazi be an excuse.

 

[PeteEU]

Watching it right now.. and the GOP interrogators.. err congressmen are making fools of themselves by trying to push a bull**** view that has been debunked by their own evidence LOL.. The GOP are morons on this.. and shooting themselves in the foot, ass and head at the same time. They cant even get the ****ing timeline right and ignore specific words that Clinton and others said...

Must say, Clinton looks calm,.. I would be tearing these guys another asshole with the crap they are pulling.

 

[OrphanSlug]

This is going in a manner I did not think it would, Hillary seems to be doing much better than the Republicans lined up trying to harm her 2016 chances.

 

[American]

Watching it right now.. and the GOP interrogators.. err congressmen are making fools of themselves by trying to push a bull**** view that has been debunked by their own evidence LOL.. The GOP are morons on this.. and shooting themselves in the foot, ass and head at the same time. They cant even get the ****ing timeline right and ignore specific words that Clinton and others said...

Must say, Clinton looks calm,.. I would be tearing these guys another asshole with the crap they are pulling.

It wasn't their fault four people died.

 

[PeteEU]

It wasn't their fault four people died.

No it was the fault of the terrorists who killed them.

 

[American]

No it was the fault of the terrorists who killed them.

Technically that's true in almost any situation. But the refusal to upgrade security was on Hillary.

 

[Jetboogieman]

It wasn't their fault four people died.

But it is their fault using those deaths as a political football.

Are you so naive as to think that any of this, is actually about justice or truth for those four who died?

Cause it's been admitted, plainly and clearly, that it isn't.

 

[American]

But it is their fault using those deaths as a political football.

Are you so naive as to think that any of this, is actually about justice or truth for those four who died?

Cause it's been admitted, plainly and clearly, that it isn't.

When you have a dog in this fight, get back to me.

 

[OrphanSlug]

When you have a dog in this fight, get back to me.

Is there a dog in this fight may be the better question?

Anyone feel like today's session has gotten them any closer to "the truth on Benghazi" (whatever the hell that is) or even some inkling at all that Clinton engaged in some elaborate conspiracy theory level cover up?

 

[Jetboogieman]

When you have a dog in this fight, get back to me.

Even an African knows bull**** when he sees it American.

 

[matchlight]

Technically that's true in almost any situation. But the refusal to upgrade security was on Hillary.

In early June, 2012, a Libyan jihadist named Abu Yahya al-Libi was killed in Pakistan by an American drone. A full day before the attack, Ayman al Zawahiri, the new Number One in Al Qaeda, put out a message on a jihadist website. It acknowledged al-Libi's death at the hands of the Americans and called on Libyans to avenge him.

This message obviously was timed to coincide with the anniversary of Al Qaeda's 9/11 attack on the U.S. It did not come from just anyone. The moment it appeared, it should have alerted everyone in the Obama administration involved with national security to expect an attack on Americans in Libya, very likely the next day. There were not so many places in that country where there were Americans that they could not have been either evacuated or made secure, with that much notice.

Warnings to everyone there could have gone out within minutes, and security reinforcements could have arrived within several hours. And yet there is no indication that anyone did one damned thing. For weeks the U.S. had had at least one drone, probably based in western Egypt, conducting reconnaissance over Derna, about 100 miles from Benghazi. It was redirected soon after the violence began and arrived over the compound about an hour later.

Eastern Libya was a notorious hotbed for jihadists, and it was known to have gotten even worse since Mr. Obama's private war to oust Khaddafi. That is just why that drone had been monitoring jihadist activity at Derna. September 11 was coming up, and now there was a clear warning of an attack on Americans in Libya. The drone, if armed with missiles, would have represented a very powerful reinforcement at the compound. It might have made all the difference against that mob.

An armed drone could also have carried out reconnaissance, and a second one might have been sent, if necessary, to compensate for the loss of endurance the added weight of a couple missiles would have cost. And yet no one thought to have even a single armed drone over eastern Libya, just in case trouble broke out somewhere there. Maybe Mrs. Clinton didn't have enough influence with the President to arrange for such an enormous military undertaking.

 

[American]

Is there a dog in this fight may be the better question?

Anyone feel like today's session has gotten them any closer to "the truth on Benghazi" (whatever the hell that is) or even some inkling at all that Clinton engaged in some elaborate conspiracy theory level cover up?

I might just make a statement on that when I hear the session later on.

 

[Erod]

But it is their fault using those deaths as a political football.

Are you so naive as to think that any of this, is actually about justice or truth for those four who died?

Cause it's been admitted, plainly and clearly, that it isn't.

Hillary blamed the Benghazi attack on a ****ing video. And you want to claim "political football" on the GOP?

 

[Fenton]

600 request for increased Security never made it to Clintons desk ?

And the day following the attack Clinton told the Egyptian PM that the attacks had nothing to do with the video.

Then why did she tell the Parents of the Men who lost their lives that they were going to find and prosecute the man that made that video ?

Because she's a lying scum bag of a individual.

 

[Helix]

congressional hearings only reinforce my views that the gerrymandered bipartisan duopoly has failed a lot of us. we probably should have banned political parties from the get go.

 

[Dittohead not!]

congressional hearings only reinforce my views that the gerrymandered bipartisan duopoly has failed a lot of us. we probably should have banned political parties from the get go.

George Washington tried to warn us.

 

[Helix]

George Washington tried to warn us.

he did, indeed.

 

[Chomsky]

congressional hearings only reinforce my views that the gerrymandered bipartisan duopoly has failed a lot of us. we probably should have banned political parties from the get go.

George Washington tried to warn us.

he did, indeed.

Oh baby, am I with you guys!

Ban political parties.

Ban money in politics.

Nothing else need be done.

And we would have the functional Representative Democratic Republic our forefathers envisioned!