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Sen. Ron Johnson Responds After Clash With Hillary Clinton During Benghazi Questioning

Jan. 23, 2013 8:40pm Christopher Santarelli

Heated Questioning and Response Between Sen. Ron Johnson and Sec. of State Hillary Clinton on Benghazi 1/23 (CSPAN)

Four months after a deadly terrorist attack on a U.S. consulate in Benghazi, an attack that was originally described by the Obama administration as a protest to an American-made YouTube video, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton testified before Congress for the first time Wednesday to explain the actions of her department leading up to and immediately following the events of September 11, 2012.

In a morning hearing with Senate leaders, Clinton clashed with Sens. Paul and McCain, and raised her voice during an argument with Wisconsin Republican Ron Johnson when questioned about the Obama administration’s reaction and media messaging to the public about the attack that left four Americans dead; including Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens.

“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 at one of the most heated points of his questioning. “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.”

Johnson joined ‘Real News‘ Wednesday to discuss the Benghazi hearings and his clash with Clinton.

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john vincent
Posted on January 24, 2013 at 9:31am
I would have liked to see the ‘senator’ follow up with Cllnton; as it was, the ‘clinton show’ was like watching a man put icing on a cake that was slated for the dumpster, or a paper hanger paper a condemned house.

This show was doomed from the start with CLinton and her ‘lawyerly’ notes, it was finished before it began, and you just knew that the Clinton worshippers would be en masse. The senator had every right to question and develop his line of thought, but no, we have to be ‘tender’ to a woman who is ‘hurt.’ A complete sham, and certain Repub. added to the shame.

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- Obama Snake Oil Co
  Posted on January 24, 2013 at 11:00am
  I want Tanya to do a body language analysis on Hillary when she was asked about the weapons running to Turkey….I am not expert but, she lied about that, she knew damn well what was happening. That will come back to haunt her too as this investigation isn’t over yet. It was a covert embassy and we all know about it. You can run from a lie but you cannot hide…ask Bill.
  
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SpankDaMonkey
Posted on January 24, 2013 at 8:34am
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Do any of them really care?…………..

I think this Dog & Pony Show was to make them feel better about themselves and had nothing to do with the truth…………..

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Gonzo
Posted on January 24, 2013 at 8:04am
Actually Hillary, there IS a big difference between truth and fiction. I know your faithful hubby didn’t understand that. I guess you don’t either.

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asybot12
Posted on January 24, 2013 at 7:28am
Turned it off, barely made it to the big white telephone to talk to Beerrrt and RRRaalllpph.

She is a very sick person with a sick support team , oh but then Bill taught her well!

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mtsnj
Posted on January 24, 2013 at 7:05am
At this point the question was rhetorical. We were lied to for two weeks about some stupid video that no one watched let alone caused an uprising..This was a pure terrorist attack on Low and behold 9-11..

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SharonIsCaring
Posted on January 24, 2013 at 3:34am
How can she spend hours excepting responsibility for Benghazi, but still say responsibility is on “Assistant Sec. and below”. Leaves her title out.

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OhSnappage
Posted on January 24, 2013 at 12:09am
Sen. Johnson merely asked a legitimate question pertaining to a highly questionable situation, a question that we the people want answers to. He asked it on behalf of the people and to the duty of the office which any representative should be held accountable to get answers.

Hillary Clinton yells over Sen Johnson, insulting not him but us the people by feeling she is not accountable to anyone because of her status and who she is. If she was honest and cooperative she would not feel the need to be defensive and off putting any answers. She is a very ego driven narcissistic, self involved individual. She came off more concerned about her personal political well being than providing guidance to answers to the american lives that were placed in harms way and how American foreign policy has utterly failed. How was this administration so easily compromised and made America to look so weak and incompetent.

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- johnpaulkuchtajr
  Posted on January 24, 2013 at 3:43am
  Sorry to break the news to you, old son, but “weak” is exactly where Obama seeks to drive this great ship.
  
  The weaker she gets, the harder he drives her through rough seas towards the rocks!
  
  “Remember Benghazi and all the Traitors!”
  
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- WarMunger_Al
  Posted on January 24, 2013 at 6:22am
  She has killed Americans before. They should have asked about VInce Foster. She is responsible for the deaths of 4 Americans, the nature of the lack of action by Clinton does make a difference. If she claims responsibility she should go to jail. This is criminal negligence at minimum.
  
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crowelady
Posted on January 23, 2013 at 11:59pm
I made two attempts to watch ms clinton’s responses to the questions and non-questions she received.
This was the usual disgusting performance of Republicans asking pertinent questions and being ignored
and Democrats sounding like they were on the Jerry Springer show. I would use the word ‘joke’ in describing this event (see how the word joke could replace the word event!). I turned the TV off after listening to even the Reps wasting a portion of their five minutes to compliment clinton on her performance as Sec. of State. As an American I was nauseated.

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aproudinfidel
Posted on January 23, 2013 at 11:30pm
Today when I watched Hillary Clinton, I came as close to hating someone as I ever have. She is at least partially responsible for the death of four Americans and she has a temper tantrum, waves her arms and pretends to feel bad while screaming it happened four months ago, what difference does it make now. She is disgusting.

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