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Senate Intelligence Committee Chairwoman Feinstein: ‘We Will Need to Talk to David Petraeus’ About Benghazi

Nov. 12, 2012 7:15pm Jason Howerton

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On Monday, Senate Intelligence Committee Chairwoman Diane Feinstein (D-Calif.) told MSNBC’s Andrea Mitchell that Congress “will need to talk with David Petraeus” regarding the deadly terrorist attack in Benghazi.

Petraeus was slated to testify before Congress this week on Benghazi before the former four-star general resigned over an extramarital affair. Now, his testimony has been “delayed.”

“I have no doubt now that we will need to talk with David Petraeus and we will likely do that in closed session. But it will be done one way or another,” Feinstein said.

Additionally, Feinstein said she may subpoena reports concerning a trip Petraeus took to Libya in the last year.

“I believe that Director Petraeus made a trip to the region shortly before this became public,” Feinstein explained. “We have asked to see the trip report. One person tells me he’s read it, and then we try to get it and they tell me it hasn’t been done. That’s unacceptable.”

“It may have some very relevant information to what happened in Benghazi,” she added. The Senate Intelligence Committee chairwoman said the investigation into the Petraeus affair is like “peeling an onion.”

Less than two weeks ago, Petraeus went to Tripoli to conduct a “personal inquiry” into the Benghazi attack, NBC News reports. He has not commented on his findings.

Ambassador Christopher Stevens, State Department official Sean Smith and former Navy SEALs Tyrone Woods and Glen Doherty were killed in the Benghazi attack on Sept. 11, 2012.

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2dogs
Posted on November 13, 2012 at 11:00am
Fienstein is the kitty that keeps burying in the litter box ! Obama placed her there !!!!!!!!!

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blackbean
Posted on November 13, 2012 at 9:16am
You put Feinstein and intelligence in the same sentence? That’s an oxymoron. LOL

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- IndyGuy
  Posted on November 13, 2012 at 9:56am
  Feinstein is merely the chosen Democrat to question things so folks are lulled into believing that the Dems ain’t all bad…Note how she never really uncovers anything….Or only goes to the edges and drops it…
  
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- G-WHIZ
  Posted on November 13, 2012 at 10:49am
  Well…she is able to “peal” onions!
  
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- G-WHIZ
  Posted on November 13, 2012 at 10:53am
  Oh!!! I see!!! the “chair” has the entelligence and she just happens to be sittin in it! :-)
  
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ASE
Posted on November 13, 2012 at 2:06am
Now that Feinstein wants to talk to the General anyway, in spite of the WH attempt to discredit him and make him go away, watch out that a ‘Vince Foster’ does not happen to him. In other words a ‘staged suicide’ (read – murder) to REALLY get him silent since the first method didn’t work.

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- NeilChapin
  Posted on November 13, 2012 at 5:47am
  I’m not trying to be polyanna here, but this scandal may mitigate the Obama administration from doing as much damage in his second term. Read fresh political commentary at: http://smallcraftadvisorychronicles.blogspot.com/
  
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Fitzzz
Posted on November 12, 2012 at 10:47pm
Term limits, Age limits
She is like 80 years old,
Time for her and Ginsberg to head off to Shady Pines

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- turkey13
  Posted on November 12, 2012 at 10:58pm
  She is just ticked out that she missed all that postering on tv. She thinks that when she has a microphone in her hand she is a rock star and not another bought off politician. without all that special interest money she would be long gone. If she came from Oklahoma – the term limits would have bootedc her and you wouldn’t even know who she was.
  
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- shorelineliz
  Posted on November 13, 2012 at 5:18am
  Amen! Preach it! She is the ChairWoman of the Intelligence Committee and she is shocked? What a fake and phony! She knew. She knew darn well. Or else, after they told her, her 80 year old dementia kicked in which could really be happening. Diane Feinstein, Nancy Pelosi, Barbara Boxer, Harry Reid and a bunch of other REASONS: Congress Needs Term Limits and if you are 65 you should be outta there already! Leave already you stupid old farts! Acckkk! Can’t stand these people! Metamucil, Geritol, Ensure ********!
  
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ginjit.dw
Posted on November 12, 2012 at 9:07pm
Does anyone believe feinstein will actually ask “probing” questions. No way, Jose….

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christos
Posted on November 12, 2012 at 8:27pm
Why bother the entire story is made up anyway these people are beyond redemptive.

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- Chromo200
  Posted on November 12, 2012 at 9:04pm
  Amen
  
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Chromo200
Posted on November 12, 2012 at 8:26pm
Hey Diane, and what will be the outcome.. nothing. You can go back to California and tell the morons that elect you how great a job you are doing while you are passing out small baggies full of weed, free phones, and $1000 EBT cards.

You think if you knew the truth you would impeach the Liar-in-Chief. Heck no.. He most likely has emails or pictures on you. That man has something on every congressman/senator.

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Exidor
Posted on November 12, 2012 at 8:21pm
Feinstein”s a hack. Disgraceful. Vulgar. Idiocy.

Impeach the President NOW.

POS Muslim…..

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- wowjustwow
  Posted on November 12, 2012 at 8:24pm
  He will never be impeached. He is the President of the United States of America and will be for 4 years. You don’t have to like it, but you have to live with it.
  
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INTOODEEP
Posted on November 12, 2012 at 8:19pm
I’m so sick of these Lying Corrupt Pigs!!! I knew Ovomit would take the election with voter fraud. Hardly a peep from the public and congress is mum, what happened to America??? We let them steal our hard earned tax money and pay off the crooked politicians and judges to go along with their lies. Forged birth certificate, can’t pass e-verify, records sealed, fast & furious, Bengaz, too much to list. We got ourselves a big problem! How we let a jug eared Kenyan userp the greatest country on Earth and we are not standing arm and arm to run his skinny ass out of here is beyond me…Unite America, don’t go down like this…!

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- okienoodlerfan
  Posted on November 12, 2012 at 8:26pm
  And…we haven’t seen anything yet. Just watch what he gets away with in his first year of term 2. Ignorant Americans. Better try him for treason quickly.
  
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- wowjustwow
  Posted on November 12, 2012 at 8:30pm
  The people of America voted him in. As for Congress, the head of the Republicans is telling the GOP to “fall in line”…meaning don’t make waves.
  
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- ANTISOCIAL-IST
  Posted on November 12, 2012 at 8:36pm
  pardon me, jwowjustwow: we, the people, our the govt and no rep tells us to fall in line about anything. they are all there on borrowed time and need to watch their collective steps.
  
  nsa, fbi: i mean, of course, because if they don’t, they might slip on a banana peel. p.s.: to both of you agencies, thank you for being patriotic americans, that love the country and her people, and not your paychecks and your overlords. yeah, thanks a lot.
  
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- wowjustwow
  Posted on November 12, 2012 at 8:50pm
  To ANTI,
  
  The head of the GOP is telling Republican congress to do this. I didn’t say that they are telling you. They are telling YOUR reps.
  
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- ANTISOCIAL-IST
  Posted on November 12, 2012 at 9:04pm
  @wowjustwow: i read exactly what you said the first time. and i repeat: we, the people, are the govt. period. the end. if anyone is telling any rep, gop, the donkey party, whomever, to do anything, and they are our hired help, then, by extension, they are telling us. got it? good.
  
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- wowjustwow
  Posted on November 12, 2012 at 9:17pm
  No, you said in your reply above that “no rep tells us”…now you’re saying the opposite. It is BEING SAID. Is that better?
  
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- ANTISOCIAL-IST
  Posted on November 12, 2012 at 9:21pm
  @jwow: c’mon, dude/dudette, read it again. do you speaka da englas?
  
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- ANTISOCIAL-IST
  Posted on November 12, 2012 at 9:33pm
  @jwow: now i’m going to call you a turd and suffer whatever you’re going to call me for that comment. you’re not even a good troll. go get some training and then come back with your credentials and i’ll give you another crack at it.
  
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- ANTISOCIAL-IST
  Posted on November 12, 2012 at 9:36pm
  jwow: and, btw, i guess when chris tucker said “do you speaka da englas” you jumped out of your seat in the theatre and called him a racist, right? right? fool! the racism crap don’t work.
  
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- wowjustwow
  Posted on November 12, 2012 at 10:12pm
  ANTI – Obviously, you’re just bitter; not to mention unable to have a conversation within the realm of adult and normal.
  
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- ANTISOCIAL-IST
  Posted on November 12, 2012 at 10:34pm
  @jwow: first of all, we never were having a conversation. even though you just got here a minute ago, this is not the first post of yours i’ve read. i know exactly where you stand.
  secondly, any attempt at a conversation would have been nipped in the bud with your alinsky racebaiting projection.
  thirdly, you never responded to the chris tucker reference. did you not see the movie, one of the high-grossing films in the country? why not? you racist against bl acks and chin ese? huh?
  
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- wowjustwow
  Posted on November 12, 2012 at 10:49pm
  ANTI:
  
  Actually, we WERE having a conversation (albeit a typed one). No, I never saw the movie you are referring to. Lastly, I am sticking with my original opinion and that is that you are a very bitter person who wants to spew piss and vinegar because you can’t get past your hate and anger issues to be useful even to your own cause. In other words, you’re a windbag without a plan. That is as harsh as my insults become…because I am a happy woman who can easily articulate her opinions. Have a nice evening.
  
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- ANTISOCIAL-IST
  Posted on November 12, 2012 at 10:54pm
  jwow: actually, your first opinion is that i’m a racist.
  as far as having a good night, the feeling’s not mutual, after all of your insults and all.
  
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Disavowed 1
Posted on November 12, 2012 at 8:18pm
Feinstein just want’s to find out what he knows about Benghazi, she is part of the problem.

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Smokey_Bojangles
Posted on November 12, 2012 at 8:00pm
‘We Will Need to Talk to David Petraeus’ About Benghazi…Then Cover it all up to protect our Messiah.

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toiletclogga
Posted on November 12, 2012 at 7:54pm
Just don’t call her ma’am. You know she earned her position.

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- toiletclogga
  Posted on November 12, 2012 at 8:00pm
  or is that Boxer? I get those two skanky hags mixed up!
  
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- progressiveslayer
  Posted on November 12, 2012 at 8:01pm
  That worthless bitch should be in a nursing home,I’m sick of these lifetime politicians.
  
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- oldguy49
  Posted on November 12, 2012 at 8:13pm
  that was barbara boxer…..i am a bit surprised to say the least that a democrat is calling for him to congress
  
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- progressiveslayer
  Posted on November 12, 2012 at 8:38pm
  WOWWOW Disrespect to women? HAHAHAHAHA An OBAMAZOMBIE in the house tell us OBAMAZOMBIE how will you and your fellow parasites survive the collapse of this government?
  The good news is millions of you won’t and we know it,that’s the silver lining,you idiots kept that tyrant in power and you’re participating in your own demise and you don’t even know it. 120 trillion in debt and you think we’re getting out of this.ROFLMAO.
  
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- progressiveslayer
  Posted on November 12, 2012 at 9:02pm
  WOW Millions of Americans are enraged because we know his agenda and he’s destroying this country because he detests if as founded. What we know is this government is going to collapse and it isn’t a question of if but when and it’ll be sooner rather than later. No politician can stop it and we know it,even with Romney it might only have delayed the inevitable,with Barry it is going to happen.120 trillion reasons proves me right.
  
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- wowjustwow
  Posted on November 12, 2012 at 9:24pm
  Ok, PROGRESSIVESLAYER, to be fair – the banks were bailed out under Bush and that does matter. HE was president. Explain to me (if you would) WHO you think is behind this…because it can’t be Obama’s fault and not that of Bush and Cheney. I don’t get how it’s one and not the other…or do you feel that they’re all just pawns, and if so, then why fear Obama? Who is the real motivator?
  
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- progressiveslayer
  Posted on November 13, 2012 at 8:36am
  WOW Just look at the size of the federal government and our debt and it’s obvious what the outcome will be. Of course it isn’t Barrys fault entirely he just accelerated the process by forcing government health care on us and killing the coal industry. Bush bailed out the banks and GM I didn’t like that either because businesses should be allowed to fail or succeed on their own merit with no government intervention.Bankruptcy courts serve a purpose and the banks and GM should have went through the bankruptcy court.BTW under Barry the welfare state has exploded further adding to the debt,like I said it’s a matter of time a very short time that this house of cards collapses.
  
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Gregb
Posted on November 12, 2012 at 7:51pm
obama is a known liar… this is just a democrat cover up. Benghazi is a major cover up for political purposes and the liar-in-chief will get off scott free

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barber2
Posted on November 12, 2012 at 7:50pm
Media Witch Hunt ! Zimmerman re-do . Sick of their smears. Sick of their lies. Sick of their KGB media gestapo tactics . Remember the old ” General Be-tray-us ” smears ? Remember Benghazi : the deaths, the lies, the media cover-up ? Throw these bums out.

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- Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
  Posted on November 12, 2012 at 8:17pm
  Absolutely, this will be swept under the rug and Petraeus hung out to dry criminally so that Obama is untouchable.
  
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sparkyrules
Posted on November 12, 2012 at 7:45pm
So we’re supposed to believe that Feinstein is now a truth seeker(after the election) and really wants the facts to come out about Benghazi?What a joke.Only when the Liar-in-Chief has a framed martyr like Petraeus,and they have the ‘goods’ on him.

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- barber2
  Posted on November 12, 2012 at 7:52pm
  SPARKY: another American icon gets smeared. Media Witch Hunt ! The current administration is an Obamanation….
  
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- sparkyrules
  Posted on November 12, 2012 at 8:16pm
  @BARBER2
  Its no surprise.Its how the corrupt Chicago political machine works.Fear,intimidation,being framed,and using ‘willing’ women as tools to bring about shame and dishonor to the otherwise honorable ‘victim’ of the woman.Sex is the easiest and oldest way.
  
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barber2
Posted on November 12, 2012 at 7:44pm
Feinstein said something like this before and then she folded . Call from the White House ? An offer she couldn’t refuse ? THIS STINKS. DO WE NEED TO MARCH ON WASHINGTON TO GET THEIR ATTENTION ?

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- donkeykong
  Posted on November 12, 2012 at 11:50pm
  YES, WE THE PEOPLE DO !!!
  Sooner or later, it will become obvious, when
  the frustration level and anger level reach
  critical mass…..I sense that is not too far
  away now….
  
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2MINUTESTOMIDNIGHT
Posted on November 12, 2012 at 7:39pm
“The Senate Intelligence Committee chairwoman said the investigation into the Petraeus affair is like “peeling an onion.””

And the entire fiasco from day one has been like shoveling horse ****.

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- progressiveslayer
  Posted on November 12, 2012 at 7:50pm
  Lifetime politicians are like pedophiles,vermin the lot of them.
  
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- ANTISOCIAL-IST
  Posted on November 12, 2012 at 8:32pm
  slayer: in re many, such as weiner, shumer, emanual, grayson, reid**, et al, it may not be “like” but more like “exactly.”
  
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INTOODEEP
Posted on November 12, 2012 at 7:35pm
Why question him behind closed doors, lets put everything on the table for all to see…! Oh Thats Right, They got to get the story together and pay each other off before they come out publicly with their lies…

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- 2MINUTESTOMIDNIGHT
  Posted on November 12, 2012 at 7:45pm
  Are you suggesting transparency in the administration?
  
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kaydeebeau
Posted on November 12, 2012 at 7:28pm
Sure – right Diane – we’ll get to the bottom of this – sure since all arrows and fingers point right back at Obama? And Pigs fly.. oh wait – there goes one now….

ARGH!!!!!!! This stinks so bad – Watergate looks like a Lewinski……….

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- 2dogs
  Posted on November 13, 2012 at 11:04am
  Feinstein is the Babe Ruthe in the punchbowl .Obama slips it in at his convenience !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  
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progressiveslayer
Posted on November 12, 2012 at 7:27pm
If the president had an R next to his name he would have been thrown out of office by now and probably in prison. Since the POS enjoys the support of the so called media nothing will come of this and we all know it. I think we’re stuck with this tyrant for the long haul because once a Marxist POS like that gets power it’s next to impossible to get them to give up power. Elections you say? HAHAHAHAHAHHA Tell it to the people of Venezuela,N.Korea and Iran. This is his ‘fundamental transformation of America’ and if you don’t believe me we’ll see five years from now.

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- Chromo200
  Posted on November 12, 2012 at 8:19pm
  Great post
  
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lildrummerboy
Posted on November 12, 2012 at 7:26pm
they won’t be able to talk to him without the Persiadents permission now. The man has been debriefed upon leaving his top secret position and has sworn/ signed affidavits not to talk to anyone not even Congress. She knows that and is playing the cat and mouse game. This is so infuriating that they treat us like we are stupid~!~~

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txjb
Posted on November 12, 2012 at 7:25pm
Two things: First, intelligence and Feinstein in the same sentence , the other is powers that be will tell her to shut up and go home .

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Spyderco
Posted on November 12, 2012 at 7:24pm
What a novel idea!!!! Talk to someone who knows the truth and will not lie about it! Brilliant!

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- chips1
  Posted on November 12, 2012 at 7:50pm
  Don’t tell Feinstein anything. Keep her in the dark. OOPS! Was that racist? Sorry!!!!!
  
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- Spyderco
  Posted on November 12, 2012 at 8:37pm
  We need you to stay where you are, Chip. You will be investigated.
  
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LeadNotFollow
Posted on November 12, 2012 at 7:24pm
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The media is using the David Petraeus scandal to try and overshadow Obama’s Benghazi massacre, but it’s coming back to kick them in the @$$.
Obama and his minions just want Benghazi to go away, as if it never happened.

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ANTISOCIAL-IST
Posted on November 12, 2012 at 7:22pm
feinstein: wicked, gun-grabbing, commie, sad excuse for a human, if it can be proven that she in fact is human. f that witch. SHALL NOT BE INFRINGED, reject! what don’t you understand?

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