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Angry Clinton Explodes at Questioning on Libya Protest: ‘We Have Four Dead Americans…What Difference at This Point Does It Make?’

Jan. 23, 2013 10:48am Madeleine Morgenstern

Angry Clinton Explodes at Questioning on Libya Protest: What Difference at This Point Does It Make?

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Secretary of State Hillary Clinton erupted at Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) during his questioning Wednesday over whether there were protests in Benghazi, Libya before the deadly assault on the U.S. diplomatic mission.

Johnson was insisting that the American people were “misled” about protests that supposedly occurred over an anti-Islam video, similar to those that had taken place at the U.S. Embassy in Cairo hours earlier on Sept. 11, 2012. It was later determined there had been no protests in Benghazi and the assault was labeled a terrorist attack.

“Do you disagree with me that a simple phone call to those evacuees to determine what happened would have ascertained immediately that there was no protest?” Johnson asked Clinton during the Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing. “That was a piece of information that could have been easily, easily obtained, within hours if not days.”

“Senator, when you’re in these positions, the last thing you want to do is interfere with any other process going on — ” Clinton started to answer.

” — I realize that’s a good excuse,” Johnson cut in.

“Well, no, it’s the fact,” Clinton said sharply, adding that there are questions being raised “even today” about what precisely happened in Benghazi.

She continued, “Now, we have no doubt they were terrorists, they were militants, they attacked us, they killed our people. But what was going on and why they were doing what they were doing, is still — ”

“No, no, no, again, again — we were misled that there were supposedly protests and then something sprang out of that, an assault sprang out of that and that was easily ascertained that that was not the fact and the American people could have known that within days,” Johnson said. “And they didn’t know that.”

“With all respect, the fact is we have four dead Americans was it because of a protest or was it because of guys out for a walk one night who decided they’d go kill some Americans,” Clinton shouted. “What difference at this point does it make? It is our job to figure out what happened and do everything we can to prevent it from ever happening again, senator.”

“What difference at this point does it make?!” whether there was a protest. Clinton yells at Ron Johnson. Damn.

— Josh Rogin (@joshrogin) January 23, 2013

#SecClinton yells at Sen Ron Johnson on whether there were protests b/f the #Benghazi attack “What difference at this point does it make?!”

— Dana Hughes (@dana_hughes) January 23, 2013

Hillary just erupted over talking points controversy, saying “what difference does it make?” and that issue is to prevent it happening again

— HowardKurtz (@HowardKurtz) January 23, 2013

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Comments (759)

cassandra
Posted on January 23, 2013 at 11:20am
the difference is TRUTH or LIES HILLARY you mean to sit there and say the testamony of 20 to 30 people that were there doesn’t count ??????? WHY because they will say YOU didn’t do your job as usual , your just spreading your progressive lies with the help of all the democrates on this commitee as soon as she is asked a hard question she flys off the handle YOU CAN”T HANDLE THE TRUTH is what she is saying to the American people

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kindling
Posted on January 23, 2013 at 11:20am
She never learned, as a pathological narcissist, how to fake caring about the feelings of another person. She does not care. Now, we have given the WH and all those that lie there plenty of time to figure out a lie to cover all their asses, but it seens they forgot to include the Republicans in the new version. I am so grateful that God lives and even though life can seem unfair I believe with all my heart that those that think they get away with things like this will pay.

REMEMBER BENGHAZI!

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Frodo RinosBane
Posted on January 23, 2013 at 11:19am
Do the honorable thing, Hillary, and kill yourself.

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- kat747
  Posted on January 23, 2013 at 11:38am
  Remember Vince Foster ?
  Be very careful when you tell H to do “the honorable thing”….she doesn’t use your dictionary.
  
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GhostOfJefferson
Posted on January 23, 2013 at 11:19am
Oh look, more drama. Joy.

I think I’ll go rob a bank. When I’m caught, during the trial, they’ll ask “did you rob the bank” and I’ll yell and pound my fist and scream “What difference does it make?! There is money missing!”

Keep watching the theatre kids, it’s all for your entertainment. Maybe, you know, ask yourself why you feel the need to continue to pay taxes or follow unjust laws, given as we’re being lorded over by lawless, evil people. Mull it over.

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neverending
Posted on January 23, 2013 at 11:18am
Oh hillie you lowlife piece of crap – the arrogance flows heavily down from the dictator. Too bad she wasn’t one of them – oh no, no,, no, not to worry it is never one of these filthy rats but innocent Americans.

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SamIamTwo
Posted on January 23, 2013 at 11:18am
Why no follow up questions with regard to Clinton’s statement that she briefed el presidente the evening of the Benghazi mess?

She is better than Obama but Obama needs to be questioned!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Alborn49
Posted on January 23, 2013 at 11:18am
It makes a hell of lot of difference. The question is were you (Shillary) negligent and therefore responsible in a way for their murders and the lies that were told by your administration after the fact. I want to vomit every time I think about the number of women in this country that think this woman is someone to admire. I just hope that she and her husband get the judgement they deserve when their day comes.

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moreteaplease
Posted on January 23, 2013 at 11:17am
It makes a big difference you slobbering, hag! It proves whether or not you have been lying about the whole thing…which you have, just like you did during the Vince Foster investigation.

The amount of blood on her and Bill’s hands could fill a river.

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limalima
Posted on January 23, 2013 at 11:17am
“what difference at this point does it make?” To use Pelosi’s word, “Seriously?” Why were Americans in hostile land not protected? Why were the American people lied to over and over? Why did this administration appear to be trying to cover up something? And to my fellow readers, Am I the only one here who did not know we still had an American in the hospital who was injured in Bengazhi?

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leasecommander
Posted on January 23, 2013 at 11:15am
It makes a lot of difference because your administration tried to cover it up to protect Mr. Obama from bad publicity prior to the election, you and your adminictration LIED TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE for political gain and nothing more, Ms. Clinton you make me sick !!!!!!

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searcher619
Posted on January 23, 2013 at 11:15am
What difference does it make? None at all other than the fact that Our inglorious leader lied to us as you did by not correcting the lie. Oh and let’s not forget the fact that the man requested additional security which was denied. They didn’t even have the same security our embassy in France enjoys. And how about the question of what was he doing in a CIA safehouse on 9/11? Why wasn’t any help dispatched to them during the the 7 hours of fighting? Why did you people send someone to deliberately lie to us backed by our president when the truth was known within hours of the beginning of the fighting? Your crocodile tears don’t fool me or any other American who has been paying any attention.

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SamIamTwo
Posted on January 23, 2013 at 11:15am
Rand Paul,,,,woot!

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beebacksoon
Posted on January 23, 2013 at 11:14am
Looks like she’s healed quite well from the face lift she had while recovering from her “concussion”.
And, don’t ya just love to hear her talk louder and over the Senator. You go, Hill…swing those ******! Keep sounding like you’re NOT covering up!

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Silvertruth
Posted on January 23, 2013 at 11:12am
She’s right, at this point they got what they wanted, no need to look back.

This is/was our Secretary of State? Wow… just wow. Imagine her as President… such decisiveness, such loyalty, such devotion to her staff.

Unbelieveable.

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CulperGang
Posted on January 23, 2013 at 11:11am
She IS right what difference does all these questioning make???? NOTDOY EVER GET INDICTED or GOES to JAIL. That is only for the “little people.

Issa had a huge “investigation” kangaroo questioning(fastandfurious) ANYBODY GO TO JAIL????

this is all a taxpayers waste of money for a “show”………Nothing will come out of this. this old fossil will retire comfortably, rich on taxpayer dime instead of rot in jail like “Tyrone of the hood” for selling the dope Bush Sr/BushJr/Obama is allowing to be cultivated and GUARDED by US soilders for harvest and sale to the west, which low level drug pusher Tyrone gets caught for and does 15-20 years!!! The country is rotting from top down.

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VRW Conspirator
Posted on January 23, 2013 at 11:11am
@ Shrillary

“What difference does it make?”

Quite a bit you hag..!! If this was not “spontaneous” as we were told by the administration, then it had to be a coordinated attack, planned and orchestrated by someone…ie Al-Qaeda in Libya…

Next…how did they know the Ambassador was there since the Embassy is in Tripoli? He was only there to meet with the Turkish ambassador..but why in Bengahzi instead of Tripoli? The SEAL that lead the first rescue from the CIA Annex was there to track and recover weapons the US had sold to the Libyian rebels before we found out they were Al-Qaeda…or before we cared anyway…

What difference does it make? Was it an act of terrorism..NOT an overseas contingency…or not?
What difference does it make? Why wasn’t the security there before the Ambassador arrived or during or called in IMMEDIATELY upon notification of attack? The drones, AC-130s, and Marine FRT could have been there in less than 2 hours but they didn’t even hit the airport grounds for nearly 4 hours and it took another 2 to get to the CIA Annex and in the resulting 30-45 minutes resulted in the death of one SEAL that was already there and another that showed up with the FRT..plus the Amb. and his staffer mortally wounded in the initial attack..

What difference you INCOMPETENT HAG??!! A whole HELLOFALOT!!

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SocialistSlayer
Posted on January 23, 2013 at 11:10am
Hillary, Communist obama, Patraeus, and Panetta have American Blood on their hands ! It makes a difference because you guys could have saved them but instead you decided to cover your own Butts instead ! Treason and Murder yet the Useless Congress does not bring up articles of Impeachment !

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bree001
Posted on January 23, 2013 at 11:09am
The truth about how they feel about 4 dead Americans, what difference does it make.

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garbagecanlogic
Posted on January 23, 2013 at 11:09am
How long are we going to wait to find the “true” facts clinton? About as long as it took to find out your husband was banging any female he coud???

The U.N. Out Of The U.S.
Praise Be To Obama. Psalm 109:8

The U.S. Out Of The U.N.

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huey6367
Posted on January 23, 2013 at 11:09am
She knows something and it is eating away at her sanity. I wanna watch the whole thing on the news tonight. I hope the deaths of 4 Americans won’t be wasted. What did Rahm say? Oh yeah, never let a crisis go to waste. This is a crisis. This is the time when the Republicans can hope to gain some redemption.

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behonest
Posted on January 23, 2013 at 11:08am
ask her about the video her and Obama did in India or pakistan that cost us 56 million dollars blaming the the VIDEO and apologizing within the same week as Rice’s lies

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RichmondMomforFreedom
Posted on January 23, 2013 at 11:08am
She is such a liar.

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Canada_Goose
Posted on January 23, 2013 at 11:08am
That was a monumental smack down.
What cohones Mr. Johnson though he had are history.

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Comeandtakeit
Posted on January 23, 2013 at 11:08am
“Methinks the lady dost protest too much” Out, out, damned spot. Bloody hands. All of a sudden the crocodile tears give way to anger when the hard questions start.

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WillG
Posted on January 23, 2013 at 11:07am
Scheme,squabble,flatter and deceive. Squirm you wretched old Hag.

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