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Charles Krauthammer: Mainstream Media May Start Covering Benghazi ‘Now That the Story Is Attached to a Sex Scandal’

Nov. 9, 2012 10:45pm Jason Howerton

Dissecting the implications of General Petraeus’ resignation Friday as the head of the CIA, syndicated columnist Charles Krauthammer said the media may finally start covering the Benghazi scandal now that there is a “sex scandal” attached to it.

“We will unravel all the threads of this in time, we’re just in the first few hours. But I think it’s worth noting what we do know, this is the end of a career of a truly great American.”

After rattling off a number of Petraeus’ impressive career accomplishments, Krauthammer explained that even though the general will not be testifying in next week’s congressional hearings, the Benghazi story will not get swept under the rug because of his absence.

“In an odd way, and sort of a discouraging way, now that the story is attached to a sex scandal, it will become a story that will be pursued by the media as was not pursued before,” he added.

The Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist said the mainstream media has ignored the Benghazi scandal both in order to protect Obama and due to a lack of interest. But that could change.

“Given the nature of our journalism, it will now become the hottest story around and you can be sure that even the mainstream papers […] are going to get on it now,” he said. “It will unravel.”

Some, like Lt. Col. Ralph Peterson, say the timing of Petraeus’ resignation was just “too perfect” given the fact he was supposed to testify before Congress about the deadly Benghazi terrorist attack next week.

“I don’t like conspiracy theories, I may be totally wrong, but the timing of this, again, right after the election and right before Petraeus is supposed to get grilled on Capitol Hill, it’s really smells,” he said on Fox News.

(H/T: Fox News Insider)

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blanco5
Posted on November 10, 2012 at 6:33am
No justice in this lifetime.

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- G-WHIZ
  Posted on November 10, 2012 at 11:16am
  No worries! Afte 4-more-yrs, WETHEPEOPLE will find out…”suddenly!”.
  
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- snooop1e
  Posted on November 10, 2012 at 5:19pm
  Interesting, many in DC were hoping the Benghazi story would go away and now this sex scandal breathes new life into the story. I think Krauthammer is correct, the mainstream media just can’t resist a sex scandal.
  
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- Clara88
  Posted on November 11, 2012 at 7:34pm
  WE THE PEOPLE DEMAND A RECOUNT…PLEASE SIGN AND SEND TO EVERYONE!!!
  Emails go to Congress….
  
  http://www.petition2congress.com/8222
  
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Delores at CH WV
Posted on November 10, 2012 at 5:35am
Yes, power players love their sex. Ask Bill and Hilary Clinton? What ever happen to that book about Bill’s great sex adventures. Has the powerful buried the book?

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AJAYW
Posted on November 10, 2012 at 5:26am
around and around we go

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Godzgrl247
Posted on November 10, 2012 at 5:16am
Now, we have two 9/11 conspiracy stories. I can’t wait till judgment day and I get to hear all of life’s mysteries.

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- gabbygirl
  Posted on November 10, 2012 at 8:32am
  By then you wont care.
  
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GETLIFE
Posted on November 10, 2012 at 4:35am
Wishful thinking, Charles, but his will be personal character assassination to discredit Petraeus. There will be no light shed on Benghazi by the msm, and the most important witness against the WH will be brutally discredited by the state media. They will never let it “unravel” up to the WH.

Also, there was no “lack of interest” other than the one created by the media’s refusing to report and investigate.

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- Danthebugman
  Posted on November 10, 2012 at 5:29am
  Franklin Graham said it best recently……………….we are seeing the pre-cursor to the Anti-Christ………….every question of who, what, where, when, and why, can be attributed to this most evil man.
  
  Don’t expect anything but a swift retribution to ALL that did not drink the koolaid!
  
  Valerie Jarrett said it, not me.
  
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- stealthman
  Posted on November 11, 2012 at 2:35am
  Obamanation is what you call the anti-Christ. He is the Obamanation that Makes Desolate. He is the 11th horn dude from Daniel 7. He is as evil as you think he is.
  
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Simonne
Posted on November 10, 2012 at 4:05am
Why couldn’t he have said he was resigning because of personal reasons? He didn’t have to let the world know he had an affair with his biographer. The timing? Something just isn’t right. I hope the committee subpoena him in the near future.

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- Gonzo
  Posted on November 10, 2012 at 7:07am
  He didn’t do this on his own terms, you can be sure of that. This was all a result of an FBI investigation. Guess who the the FBI answers to…the Attorney General, Eric Holder.
  
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- kat747
  Posted on November 10, 2012 at 8:20am
  This is the way of life for Barry.
  He has done this time and time again thoughout his career.
  And used the news media for his research on getting dirt on people
  and exposing them. He has even un-sealed records on people….maybe
  it is time to un-seal HIS RECORDS.
  It is time to take down the news media…..it would be a good start to
  cleaning up this political corruption.
  
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RigFloor
Posted on November 10, 2012 at 3:51am
The little REDHEADNURSE has got a good point, I like it. And Snowleopard is right Obama has thrown Petreus to the wolves. Has anyone tried to look for America? It’s just not out there anymore. If it is it doesn’t look like it use to.
Some have been blinded by the light and it’s back to the, would you buy a used car from this guy? Doesn’t anyone remember Tricky Dick? He must be patting Obama on the back now saying “Good Boy”.

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- Jay
  Posted on November 10, 2012 at 12:35pm
  Tricky Dick! Nonsense! We have a new bar. TD had no PRESS COLLABORATION!!! In fact, every aspect of his crime, the COVERUP OF A BREAKIN, IN WHICH NO ONE DIED, was heightened. This despot has a cheerleading squad!
  
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Its4you
Posted on November 10, 2012 at 2:42am
Fellow Blazers,
Even the blind man can see this is distraction. The media won’t risk their access to the boy king in the future by asking anyone in his administration for the truth. Even if they did 50% of our country wont care so long as the freebies keep coming.

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- paulusmaximus
  Posted on November 10, 2012 at 6:58am
  Yes!
  
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PIGSWILLNEVERFLY
Posted on November 10, 2012 at 1:29am
http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Petraeus#Decorations_and_badges. David’s father’s name is Sixtus Petraeus. His story is one of achievement and intelligence and a genuine threat to 0. Now here is a STARK difference.

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- sillyfreshness
  Posted on November 10, 2012 at 2:21am
  Modern day ” news reporters” are just degenerate, Entertainment Tonight wannabes, propagandists. The “chosen people” oligarchy Marxist Media has reporters better suited to work Mtv than ABC. In other words, our media is a complete joke and would make Pravda jealous.
  
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Chet Hempstead
Posted on November 10, 2012 at 1:10am
This will make it all go away faster, because it’s just not a nasty enough sex scandal. An age-appropriate heterosexual affair with no element of prostitution or perversion and no flagrantly unprofessional conflict of interest? That’s not news, it’s life. We all know people who have ended up in that kind of situation, so we quite properly look on it as sad, not very exciting, and not really any of our business, and we aren’t going to want to hear any more about it.

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- TROONORTH
  Posted on November 10, 2012 at 9:30am
  While I largely agree with you Chet, the fact is that the FBI has been investigating this for some time. The agency has known about this situation, that put the General in a possibly compromised position at least in terms of national security, for a longer period than just a few days. There is no possible way that they did not go directly to the President, or at the very least Holder went to the president, long before the election, to tell him that his no. 1 guy in the intelligence service was compromised.
  
  So the question now becomes; “How long did the President allow a compromised Petraeus to serve despite the threat to national security?”
  
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justangry
Posted on November 10, 2012 at 1:03am
I just love the way folks at Fox point their fingers at the MSM. I thought they were #1 news outlet in the country and CFR Rupert owns a crap ton of other media outlets. Then Bilderberg Krauthammer says look at the other guys, we’re trust worthy. Pfft! All of the media sucks even Fox. All of the talking heads suck, including Krauthammer.

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- SILAS
  Posted on November 10, 2012 at 2:03am
  So krawl back into your bunker and sulk, boo-hoo. The “Hammer” has more intelligence in his pinky-nail than you do in your entire cranial cavity.
  
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- resme
  Posted on November 10, 2012 at 2:23am
  LOL, Now we give our favorite pundits “honey boo boo” names, Nice…
  
  Mark Twain – “It’s easier to fool people than to convince them that they have been fooled.”
  
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- BV FROM TX
  Posted on November 10, 2012 at 3:27am
  I believe they are now partially owned by a Saudi Prince. Watch them move even farther left. Charles is one of the few good guys left. Remember they got rid of the Judge.
  
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- Walkabout
  Posted on November 10, 2012 at 4:00am
  Are you sure about that Silas? There are “None Finer” than “Just Angry”. It is what gives him license to say all politicians & pundits suck.
  
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- GETLIFE
  Posted on November 10, 2012 at 4:14am
  What are you angry about now?
  Gary Johnson didn’t win?
  
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- Eastinfection
  Posted on November 10, 2012 at 7:19am
  RESME….
  
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otCpCn0l4Wo
  
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- Gonzo
  Posted on November 10, 2012 at 7:41am
  You should be happy Angry, Romney lost so you got what you wanted.
  
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- justangry
  Posted on November 10, 2012 at 10:04am
  @Gonzo, I don’t like war based on my own experiences. I think what we’re doing over there is evil. Krauthammer hasn’t known a war he didn’t like yet has never suffered from one himself. He’s also been pushing for another unnecessary war of aggression against the just war theory when our boys are killing themselves in record numbers because it’s BS. You know I hate socialism. Romney wasn’t going to get rid of it, but he most certainly was going to pick another fight. I hate where we’re at now, but think it could be worse if Romney’s neoconservative foreign advisers were back in the Pentagon.
  
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- Look4DBigPicture
  Posted on November 10, 2012 at 11:27am
  You’re wrong about Romney wanting to pick another fight. That’s exactly what was said about “Star Wars” Reagan before he was elected, and yet he generated more peace throughout the world than any other president since his administration.
  
  The RINO Bushes don’t represent most Republicans, because Republicans have historically avoided wars during the last century. WW I and WWII – Democrats Wilson and FDR. Vietnam – Democrat Johnson. Which administrations weakened our defense systems? – Dems Carter and Clinton. Clinton was well aware of the dangers Osama Bin Laden posed to Americans, but he chickened out when he had an opportunity to assassinate him. (Ironic that Clinton praised Obama for ‘doing the admiral thing’ by taking out Bin Laden. What a sniveling wimp … and liar!)
  
  Peace through strength, my friend. Like Reagan – Romney was promoting peace through strength.
  
  Let me guess JUSTANGRY … you’re one of those fools who indirectly voted for Obama by voting for RP, GJ or by sitting at home. You should be really angry with yourself for moving our country even deeper into unsustainable state of socialism … and probably another war.
  
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- justangry
  Posted on November 10, 2012 at 12:18pm
  @Look4DBigPicture, 17 of 24 of Romney’s national security advisers were the lying ass neocons from the Bush administration. He said that if Netanyahu wanted to bomb Iran, which they do, he’d assist. Our military in insanely potent as is. Increasing it’s budget 2 trillion dollars is overkill. We already spend more than twice as much on the military per year as China, Russia and the NATO combined. It’s kind of hard to argue peace through strength when we’ve constantly been at war since WW2. The leading cause of death for a troops is suicide. I’ve been in theater twice in Iraq and once in Yugoslavia and I know what I witnessed personally. I think it’s the wrong course of action. When folks like Bilderberger Krauthammer spread their propaganda for more of it I believe it’s irresponsible, void of any morals and fiscally irresponsible.
  
  As for Romney for president, I asked numerous times what socialist policies of Obama’s is Romney proposing to get rid of to crickets. He supported the abuses to our bill of rights, has the same economic philosophy and warped view of Cosntitutionalism as Obama, so it didn’t matter to me if Romney or Obama were in the white house. I seen no substantial difference between the two other than social issues which are unconstitutional in the first place. So I voted for Gary Johnson to try for the funding and ballot access and damn proud of not being a sheep. The bottom line is I actually fear fascism more than socialism despite h
  
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RaydocX
Posted on November 10, 2012 at 1:01am
This whole affair garbage and FBI investigation stinks… Too many plot holes for even a tv movie…

But instead of pointing out the obvious, heard reports today BHO did not like his CIA director. Also heard new claims that suggest they are going to claim he was the reason the Adminstration was so firm in saying it was because of the movie. Total smokescreen, but doubt anyone will pursue it in the MSM.

Sad for his wife, but smells like a honey trap to me, and not one used by outside enemies.

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- drs1969
  Posted on November 12, 2012 at 12:53am
  Honey Trap, indeed!
  As soon as I saw clips of her doing the Jon Stewart show, I knew that’s what it was. She lives in the Dilworth section of Charlotte and is hiding from the local press.
  
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graciebarbosa
Posted on November 10, 2012 at 12:15am
Please help the GRASS ROOTS effort to help bring forward the truth on Benghazi! Started in the heartland of Des Moines, Iowa. Please help us bring justice to the terrorist victim’s families!

If you want to join our efforts please like our page! We are going strong and continuing to grow! There are many resources to hold your government and the media accountable along with information regarding the time line we have thus far on what happened exactly in Benghazi. FOR THE FAMILIES FOR AMERICA! WE WILL NOT STOP!

http://www.facebook.com/Justiceforbenghazi

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- PIGSWILLNEVERFLY
  Posted on November 10, 2012 at 1:20am
  I will never forget Ty and Glen as heroes beyond the call of duty. But, I will never join Facebook for any reason. Bless their souls and God help us all.
  
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Redheadnurse
Posted on November 10, 2012 at 12:03am
He(Obama) didn’t want to send in help because he was afraid of another “black hawk down” incident. He has no balls. He didn’t know how to spin the story to his advantage. He didn’t know if he’d be the “savior” like all his leg humping followers proclaim him to be.
Impeach his ass, stat( that means Now!!!!!)

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- rickc34
  Posted on November 10, 2012 at 12:31am
  Our nations leaders have lost their moral compass.
  
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- Exrepublisheep
  Posted on November 10, 2012 at 12:37am
  And yet Bin Laden is still dead.
  
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- drs1969
  Posted on November 12, 2012 at 12:56am
  Re: Ex
  Bin Laden died in 2003 in the Tora Bora bombing. He was falsly killed last year because Trump was about to expose BHO for the fraud that he is.
  
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Psychosis
Posted on November 9, 2012 at 11:41pm
no, he is wrong, the media will now cover bengazi not because of a sex scandal, but because now they have the anointed scapegoat

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- Exrepublisheep
  Posted on November 10, 2012 at 12:39am
  I’m afraid you may be right.
  
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- SaturdaysWarrior76
  Posted on November 10, 2012 at 3:46am
  Bingo!
  
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- Walkabout
  Posted on November 10, 2012 at 4:28am
  That is a good point. Hillary Clinton is supposedly leaving in January. She stayed on board long enough for team D to maintain control. Now that Team D is good for the next 4 years she is going to fight for leadership of Team D.
  
  She has flown more miles than any previous Secretary of State, but do you feel safer?
  
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Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on November 9, 2012 at 11:41pm
Shows how pathetic and discredited the leftist MSM has become: the scandal alone should be enough for true journalists and their editors to charge forward seeking hard facts with hard questions. The truth needs to come forward and now they will treat it as nothing more than a tabloid matter, or a scandal of the general while white washing the rest of Benghazi.

Obama has thrown Petreus to the wolves as we have expected to give himself cover for the mess; and now we will see who is blackmailed into falling on their sword next to the general.

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pwatkins
Posted on November 9, 2012 at 11:35pm
True Americans never back down and there are some of us left in America. Charles is one of them and he, among others deserves respect for his honest opinion. We need to stop throwing every wrong this administration has committed against our country under the rug, matter of fact we need to get rid of some of the rugs, because we have way too many radical Muslims kneeling on them and praying for the loss of our heads. The media does love sex scandals, so we have them talking like Charles said. Clinton was known for the sex scandal that brought him down, but it was actually the lie that brought him down, and many people still don’t realize that bc of the media.

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DOra Glasberg
Posted on November 9, 2012 at 11:27pm
TH
his affair has nothing to do with Benghazi.
This resignation does not mean he can’t testify.
No connection at all.
Hey Charlie, what about that landslide.

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- drs1969
  Posted on November 12, 2012 at 12:59am
  It’s a fabricated distraction to protect the White House.
  
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- drs1969
  Posted on November 12, 2012 at 1:03am
  Also, the news broke on Friday afternoon, just like every White House controlled info has fo 4 years.
  
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- drs1969
  Posted on November 12, 2012 at 1:03am
  Also, the news broke on Friday afternoon, just like every White House controlled info has for 4 years.
  
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loveliberty83
Posted on November 9, 2012 at 11:11pm
if he does not testify he will go down with disgrace as a military leader . as an officer which he will always be he has to tell the truth if not shame on you general you should never have accepted anypost where you could not work honorably for America

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KangarooJack
Posted on November 9, 2012 at 11:09pm
I really do love Charles-he sums it up likes he’s playing ‘Name that Tune’.

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rdietz7
Posted on November 9, 2012 at 11:09pm
This administration believes that we are stupid and this past week half of the American people proved them right. Now they think they can get away with anything. We have to convince our brothers and sisters and countrymen that these despots are at war with us. The understanding of this is a matter of life and death. This reality is the most important one for us as humans to agree on.

What would have happened to the Jews had they known the nazi’s intention when they were told to get in the box cars!? Your progressive brothers are like these Jews. If you don’t convince them they will not make it.

He is only going to get more bold. He is not going to wait. Use the current headlines to convince as many of them as possible. One person is worth so much. If you reach out to twenty people and convince just one of these you altered the universe for the good.

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- E.Souchak
  Posted on November 9, 2012 at 11:19pm
  You need to look to Chicago that is where they are vulnerable
  
  Why are Blagojevich’s attorney’s silent?
  
  http://illinoispaytoplay.com/2012/11/09/why-are-blagojevichs-attorneys-silent/
  
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JUSTANOTHEROPINION
Posted on November 9, 2012 at 11:04pm
So, to get information on an important national betrayal you have to connect a sex scandle to it. That’s sad.

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MemTN
Posted on November 9, 2012 at 10:57pm
Just when O thought it was safe to go back in the water….
Benghazi, just won’t go away.
It’s the scandal that keeps on giving.

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- progressiveslayer
  Posted on November 9, 2012 at 11:06pm
  The Kenyan pole puffer can break any law and violate the constitution at will and nothing will happen.
  
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- rdietz7
  Posted on November 9, 2012 at 11:11pm
  We have not even seen the videos yet. Just wait. It’s worse than black hawk down!
  
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- NancyBee
  Posted on November 10, 2012 at 12:02am
  This is truely evil…America has gone dark……….lies, murder, immoralty, division, lovers of self, our leaders are corrupt….evil. ……even the churches are falling …….sorry…I’m mourning for America.
  
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- Danthebugman
  Posted on November 10, 2012 at 5:33am
  Yo MemphisTN? I’m from Memphis……………classic………..
  
  Where is cousin Eddie when you need him? Funny!
  
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Susan L
Posted on November 9, 2012 at 10:56pm
Does anybody know why it is that he won’t be testifying? He may no longer be running the CIA, but he WAS running the CIA when this happened. So why does his resignation take him out of the loop?

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- Mapache
  Posted on November 9, 2012 at 11:03pm
  You would think if congress could sopoena tobacco executives, auto executives, and athletes who are not government employees they certainly could get Patraeus to testify about what he knew and did, especially if they gave him immunity.
  
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progressiveslayer
Posted on November 9, 2012 at 10:53pm
Nope afraid not Barry will be protected at all cost,the regime will find a patsy if they have to but rest assured the jug eared Marxist will be covered for.

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- BODYBAG
  Posted on November 9, 2012 at 11:58pm
  @SLAYER
  Sooner or later this will blow wide open. No one can get away with this BS forever.
  Barry is a serial liar. He’s been doing it all his life. Hell, everything about him is a lie.
  I bet he doesnt even recognize the truth anymore [obvious].
  
  This narcissistic megalomaniac is about to get caught I think. I HOPE.
  These congressional investigators need to ram this up his lying black @ss every single day.
  Eventually in these situations they bully the wrong person who fights back and says F you.
  Particularly Gowdy from SC — dude is a pitbull.
  
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- progressiveslayer
  Posted on November 10, 2012 at 8:37am
  BAG I hope you’re right but as you know the senate is controlled by the dems so a trial in the senate is a nonstarter. The house could and should impeach the POS,hell Clinton got impeached for getting a BJ from a fat girl.The only way it could advance to a trial in the senate is if the pressure was so great they had to do it. If certain senators thought their jobs were on the line for not acting on this.
  
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