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Mixed Messages: Obama Camp Claims President ‘Takes Responsibility’ for Benghazi

Oct. 16, 2012 4:56pm Becket Adams

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Monday assumed “full responsibility” for the security lapses at the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, which was seen by many as an attempt to clear President Obama and his inner circle of any blame.

But now the Obama camp says the president, and not Secretary Clinton, “takes responsibility” for the attacks.

“President Obama takes responsibility for the safety and security of all diplomats serving overseas,” said Obama campaign spokeswoman Jen Psaki during a Fox News interview Tuesday. “Secretary Clinton of course has a great amount of responsibility as Secretary of State.”

Wait, if President Obama is responsible, then what was the point of Sec. Clinton’s Monday announcement?

Psaki went on to argue that Clinton’s remarks were not a “coordinated roll-out” to protect President Obama from criticism ahead of Tuesday’s presidential debate, as suggested by Fox’s Shepard Smith.

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Zipit
Posted on October 16, 2012 at 5:12pm
I liked Rush’s description of Hillary on today’s show! DOORMAT!

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- Michael61
  Posted on October 17, 2012 at 11:46am
  So, the incompetent fool who refused to increase security and even ordered withdrawal of usual Marines detachment was Barack Obama, after all? Not Hillary Clinton?
  
  Can we fire Barack Obama then? Or better fire them both? Or better fire them both and prosecute for high treason?
  
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- blackconservchristian
  Posted on October 17, 2012 at 2:42pm
  I often wonder why the “trolls” never comment on stories such as these………
  
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- Secret Squirrel
  Posted on October 17, 2012 at 8:02pm
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  It’s easy to accept responsibility when there are no consequences.
  
  I’d like to hear why the ambassador was driving to a known terrorist area,
  without his security force, on 9/11, after he wrote that he feared for his life.
  What was so important in Benghazi that Stevens risked his life to meet with
  terrorists? (And took a couple of CIA operatives with him.)
  Something smells, I think Obama wanted him to get the weapons back that we gave
  the “rebels” who turned out to be al Qaeda.
  
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NinjaJuice
Posted on October 16, 2012 at 5:10pm
Ahahaha,…Hillary already stole that thunder.

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- Ben__Franklin
  Posted on October 16, 2012 at 5:44pm
  Ahhh,come on, Oblamo was still evolving on “if” he was responsible. Hillary just got the wrong clue since it has taken sooo long for someone in the Administration to raise their hand.
  
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- Detroit paperboy
  Posted on October 16, 2012 at 5:56pm
  Too little,,,,,too late……………………….
  
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- RLTW
  Posted on October 16, 2012 at 5:59pm
  What a ridiculous shell game these vermin are playing, sadly democrats are stupid enough to believe it.
  
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- CatB
  Posted on October 16, 2012 at 6:07pm
  How about the COVER UP .. that is the big lie .. on top of the deaths. Obama was in the U.N. still blaming the video at least a week .. maybe more (can’t remember exact number of days) blaming the video and those who would DARE to speak against Islam.
  
  R & R 2012
  
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- DIR
  Posted on October 16, 2012 at 6:31pm
  It’s a take your pick moment, Hillary or Barry. Hillary took the initial heat off Barry, so now he can play man/boy and say it was his fault. They’ll be arguing over taking responsibility, in short order, to divert attention away from the actual cover up. A brilliant lib move. They’ve got the playbook down pat. What a magic act. When Barry losses, he and Hill should do a road show together playing in the restrooms of various Holliday Inns, it should be a real winner. Maybe they can make each other vanish.
  
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- db321
  Posted on October 16, 2012 at 6:34pm
  I would like to slap that silly grin off of Jen’s face – 4 Americans were brutally killed by an Al-Kaida attack on US Soil in Egypt. She is smiling because they feel 100% confident that American’s will believe that Obama will take full credit for this foreign disaster and everything will be ok.
  
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- soybomb315_II
  Posted on October 16, 2012 at 6:35pm
  who cares, while you guys are trying to have it both ways in the last few weeks of election – the economy continues to unravel due to government spending and lack of freedom. Where are the bold ideas?
  
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- Chiso
  Posted on October 16, 2012 at 6:40pm
  These people are complete idiots.
  
  –had days, weeks even, to make the decision for billary to take responsibility
  –took them seeing the public’s reaction to figure out this diminishes Ocommie and was a bad idea
  
  Regardless, Romeny really needs to point out that it doesn’t matter who claims to be responsible, neither (the whole administration for that matter) showed any responsibility or competence before, during or after the entire terrorist attack.
  
  I don’t know which is worse:
  That they tried to sweep this whole thing under the rug.
  That they thought they could get away with sweeping it under the rug.
  Or that they were stupid enough to think they could get away with sweeping it under the rug.
  
  They’re not just marxist-communists!!!!!!!!!
  They’re freakin’ low-life, classes, selfish, wicked, fat-cat IDIOTS!!!!!!!!!!!
  
  The repubes aren’t much better, but baby-steps in restoring this country are better than continuing toward destruction.
  
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- 13th Imam
  Posted on October 16, 2012 at 7:18pm
  Ron and Gary just took responsibility. While firing up a fatty , they figured they could get a few votes out of it.
  
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- WATER-THE-TREE
  Posted on October 16, 2012 at 8:30pm
  I believe things go deeper than just a cover up over negligent ambassador protection. It appears to me that the ambassador was set up, that he was supposed to be left standing helpless so that he would be killed, kind of like how king David left Uriah the hittite out to dry. It just seems too much like this was meant to be for some reason.
  
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zoro51
Posted on October 16, 2012 at 5:10pm
too LITTLE TOO LATE our ambasadors DEAD. no retaliation?? this SO CALLED PRESIDENT IS WEAK IMPEACH N THROW OUT OF THE USA OBAMA NOW SAVE AMERICA

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- needmoinfo
  Posted on October 16, 2012 at 6:46pm
  Obama can’t bear to shoot a muslim. Libya says we knew ahead. Our people were sitting ducks and Al Qaeda gets off scott free.
  
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- PutMoreOnMyPlate
  Posted on October 16, 2012 at 7:35pm
  Can we get a president and full administration replacement with competent people that know how to lead instead of getting pep talks full of propo in some guy’s apartment? Or is that too much to ask nowadays? I am praying that Obama just owns up to the mistakes he’s made in thinking that he can lead a country with the people that are doing the work are just as incompetent as he is. He needs to wake up and realize that the people under him are not looking out for his best interests and they’re making him look like a fool. It helps if he wasn’t ignorant to begin with. He’s been spoonfed false arguments and he holds on to them like a broken record without his teleprompter in case he should let go and fall. It’s time to let go sir and let someone else take over.
  
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dickdastardly
Posted on October 16, 2012 at 5:10pm
He needs to say it…not his flunky!

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- needmoinfo
  Posted on October 16, 2012 at 6:35pm
  He doesn’t work so he couldn’t have done it. Fire some of the czars.
  He can’t turned in a budget so where did he find experts to try and tear apart Romney’s plans.
  
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- Gonzo
  Posted on October 16, 2012 at 7:32pm
  Obama says, I’m responsible, but it’s not my fault.
  
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SITDOWNANDSHUTUP
Posted on October 16, 2012 at 5:10pm
I guess the Hillary Rodham Clinton trial ballon was shot down by the truth.

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- Oneirishman
  Posted on October 16, 2012 at 5:51pm
  Ironic how your missing an “O”
  
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ChicksLoveRight
Posted on October 16, 2012 at 5:08pm
This whole thing has become a dead weight around Obama’s drowning campaign’s neck! How dare they call Romney ‘flip flopper’ when they are giving a circus joker a run for the money doing cartwheels!

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GrumpyCat
Posted on October 16, 2012 at 5:08pm
It usually takes Obama 9 days to make up his mind.

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- CatB
  Posted on October 16, 2012 at 6:05pm
  At least ….
  
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Midwestgirl1116
Posted on October 16, 2012 at 5:07pm
OH my goodness!!!!!!!!!!!! So sick of this stupid and incompetant administration. It is this and than it is that…..we are here and than we are there……….we are up and than we are down. My head is spinning. Please Mr. Romney I pray for you and for a good night tonight. I cannot take it anymore.

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KickinBack
Posted on October 16, 2012 at 5:07pm
lol! Obama is so desperate to appease voters that he will try every angle imaginable.

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Jonnycromp
Posted on October 16, 2012 at 5:07pm
So a day late a dollar short? Or a month and half late and a 1.5trillion dollar(s) short

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fb274
Posted on October 16, 2012 at 5:06pm
Captain zero is a little late and can’t jump on that hay wagon now.

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- WATER-THE-TREE
  Posted on October 16, 2012 at 8:39pm
  Hey what do you expect, Bammy is a choom smokin, bildeberg NWO puppet, ” sorry my bad”.
  
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Jonnycromp
Posted on October 16, 2012 at 5:06pm
I see flames…….

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helllsbellls
Posted on October 16, 2012 at 5:05pm
A day late and a dollar short? Hells Bells.

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- Jonnycromp
  Posted on October 16, 2012 at 5:08pm
  Or a 5weeks late and 1trillion dollars short?
  
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randy
Posted on October 16, 2012 at 5:05pm
Yeah, after he found out that when Hillary took full responsibility nothing happened to her. So he figures he’s safe.

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Gary_K
Posted on October 16, 2012 at 5:05pm
Hey barry, I thought it was the movies fault….

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KangarooJack
Posted on October 16, 2012 at 5:05pm
Truth is, your Obama-Phone early voters {Vote Early-Vote Often} force is out enmasse.

This ramp up of “security” {gotta love that catch phrase} efforts in Libya are just…soooo…ON TIME…aren’t they?

Obama {I quit putting the title “President” before it back about 2 years ago when the Press started calling him “Mister” Obama…Obama just needs to “win” this night’s debate to feed his ever growing ego.

Lord Help us. Lord, please, help our Nation. Obama scares the crap out of me on how far he will go to “feed” himself.

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Mike Benton
Posted on October 16, 2012 at 5:04pm
Yea, that’s it …let the girl go first.

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- needmoinfo
  Posted on October 16, 2012 at 6:40pm
  Many cultures let the girls go first…………………………………………. Land mines.
  
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Rothbardian_in_the_Cleve
Posted on October 16, 2012 at 5:04pm
When you tell the truth you never have to worry about what you’ve said before.

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- 2MINUTESTOMIDNIGHT
  Posted on October 16, 2012 at 5:24pm
  Although your reasoning applies to anyone with a soul, when the foundation of your support consists of liberals, the truth just doesn’t matter.
  
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- godlovinmom
  Posted on October 16, 2012 at 6:57pm
  ain’t that the truth :)
  
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Micah.Stone
Posted on October 16, 2012 at 5:04pm
OBOZO vs. Shrillary: I f-ed-up, no I f-ed-up ,no I f-ed-up, no I f-ed-up…..
This, I think, is what d-cRAT socialists consider “a comedy routine.”

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JinOH
Posted on October 16, 2012 at 5:04pm
Oh brother. 2 weeks later, many, many lies, and the Bamster now takes responsibility. Hmm, wonder if it has anything to do with the debate tonight? Nah. /sarc

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TSUNAMI_22
Posted on October 16, 2012 at 5:03pm
Clever. Now there’s going to need to be at least two people investigated – at 4 times the manpower consumption and 8 times the cost – which will unfortunately (tongue-in-cheek) take any results past the November election.

Nooooo, I’m not cynical…… (rolling my eyes)

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Silversmith
Posted on October 16, 2012 at 5:02pm
Haha yeah – hours before the debate on foreign policy. Bye bye Barry

Silversmith

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lifeisgreat
Posted on October 16, 2012 at 5:02pm
Too late….the Pres. is too late.

Time for a change…
Ecclesiastes 10: 2 The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but the heart of the fool to the left.

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Jaycen
Posted on October 16, 2012 at 5:02pm
Ah…let me be clear…make no mistake…Hillary Clinton is responsible, unless taking direct responsibility improves my chances of re-election, in which case I am personally responsible….unless, of course, taking personal responsibility hurts my re-election chances, in which case, Hillary Clinton is fully responsible.

Thank you.

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- Oneirishman
  Posted on October 16, 2012 at 5:56pm
  Hahahahaha!
  
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Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on October 16, 2012 at 5:02pm
Too little and too late Obama.

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- The-Monk
  Posted on October 16, 2012 at 5:19pm
  This is like when all the students stick together when the teacher wants to know “who did it”.
  
  “I did it”… “no, I did it”… “no, I did it” and the teacher never gets to the bottom of it.
  
  Politicians acting like Children…
  
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- 2MINUTESTOMIDNIGHT
  Posted on October 16, 2012 at 5:32pm
  There is no reason they need to fight about it. I think we can all agree they are both incompetent jackasses.
  
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- Anonymous T. Irrelevant
  Posted on October 16, 2012 at 5:48pm
  Does this mean they will let the guy who produced the video out of jail? Do we get an apology for being severely lied to? Is Susan Rice going to take responsibility, too?
  
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- 13th Imam
  Posted on October 16, 2012 at 8:11pm
  I’m Spartcus
  
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