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Jon Stewart Grills Susan Rice on Obama Admin’s Alleged Mismanagement of Benghazi Terror Attack

Feb. 15, 2013 8:49am
Jon Stewart Grills Susan Rice About Benghazi, Libya Attack on The Daily Show

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Questions continue to swirl surrounding the Sept. 11 attack in Benghazi, Libya, that left four Americans dead. Among the most confounding factors were inaccurate comments made by U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice in the wake of the assault. The embattled administration official appeared last night on Jon Stewart’s “The Daily Show” to discuss the government’s handling of the crisis.

During the exchange, the host challenged Rice on some of the confusing and contradictory information that emerged in the wake of the terror attack. The ambassador also issued some tough words for those who still believe the Obama administration is hiding key information.

Stewart wasted no time launching into his questioning. Almost as soon as Rice sat down, he asked the ambassador why she was selected to speak out on Sunday morning shows and pondered why someone else more appropriate (i.e. Hillary Clinton or another official) wasn’t chosen. The ambassador gave this long-winded answer:

“I’ve spent many-a-Sunday doing the Sunday shows. In this case, Secretary Clinton, who had been asked originally to do it, felt that she didn’t want to, couldn’t do it that week, having been through quite an intense week with the loss of our colleagues in Benghazi, the violence against our embassies all over the Arab and Muslim world and then — also that Friday having to join President Obama in greeting the families of our fallen colleagues and bringing their bodies back.”

As far as the intelligence she relied upon goes, Rice overwhelmingly defended it, but did note that there was at least one bit of information that ended up being incorrect. Claims that a protest had resulted from an anti-Islam film in Benghazi were false. While this story was incorrect, Rice doubled-down to defend the rest of the intelligence that was gathered, claiming that it has held up over time.

“I shared the best information that our intelligence community had at the time,” she said, repeating a line that has frequently been issued to address criticism over the past few months. “They provided the talking points that I used. And they were wrong in one respect, we learned subsequently. And that is that there wasn’t, in fact, a protest.”

Watch part one of the interview, below:

 

As the interview progressed, Rice seemed somewhat impatient with those who continue to question the administration’s handling of the event. She told Stewart that she believes ”there have been ample opportunities for them to understand what’s going on.”

Stewart responded by lightly grilling Rice on a number of issues, particularly the ever-confusing comments that came from a variety of administration officials about where the talking points originated. After recapping the confusion, Stewart told Rice, “It does look like there’s a great deal of confusion there.” Then, the ambassador launched into her views on the “bigger tragedy” in this scenario:

“There’s always confusion when you have a tragedy of that sort and Americans are killed. The bigger tragedy is we’ve spent all of these months trying to figure out the origin of some talking points which were cleared at the highest levels of the intelligence community and, in my opinion, not enough time doing the service we owe to our fallen colleagues…”

While Stewart also wondered if disorganized bureaucracy played a role in the mismanagement of the situation, Rice took a different view, saying that, ”folks were doing their very best with what they had and it wasn’t good enough in these circumstances.”

And when Stewart asked her to respond critics who are demanding more answers and contending that the administration is hiding something, Rice issued some tough words.

“They’re dead wrong,” she said. “And they are, in fact, doing a disservice to those we lost.”

Watch these comments, below:

 

In part three, the two shifted gears to discuss North Korea:

 

 

What do you think about Rice’s comments about Benghazi? Let us know in the comments section, below.

(H/T: Mediaite)

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Comments (213)

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  • truemedia
    Posted on February 15, 2013 at 11:37am

    lying still….We knew immediately upon the attacks that it was a Al-Qaeda assault!

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    • pinkygeorge
      Posted on February 15, 2013 at 12:47pm

      oh yea every muslim who doesn’t like the imperial americans in their country is al(CIA)da

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  • wllscountry
    Posted on February 15, 2013 at 11:33am

    Has anyone asked the families of the four Americans lately if they are satisfied with the answers? Haven’t heard from them for a while, hmmm? where are they? Where are the survivors? If the families don’t want to talk yet I respect their privacy but surely the survivors would have something to add.

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  • theotherberean
    Posted on February 15, 2013 at 11:32am

    And this is in the FAITH section because…?

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  • justsayin456
    Posted on February 15, 2013 at 11:14am

    It’s funny watching you folks try to synthesize this into your political narratives at every turn.

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  • Gargent_Furball
    Posted on February 15, 2013 at 10:52am

    I’m So Sick of liars.

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  • HI_Don
    Posted on February 15, 2013 at 10:51am

    “I’ve spent many-a-Sunday doing the Sunday shows”

    Does anyone remember seeing this lady EVER on a Sunday show before Benghazi. I didn’t even know she existed before Benghazi but they I don’t frequent the Sunday shows or T.V. for that matter. But this “I did it all the time” attitude seems to come from our Skeet shooting President.

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  • Chromo200
    Posted on February 15, 2013 at 10:12am

    Let as assume that Rice was lied to on that Sunday morning, but she knows a lot now more than what is known by the public ans she still is on the shows skirting the issue and blaming others. Going on the Stewart Show is trying to appease the Low Information Voters that get their information from him.

    And Stewart did her and Urkle a favor by making it look like he was “grilling” her but was still lobbing soft questions and not forcing here to tell the truth.

    Stewart like others are in the Obama camp leading the zombies.

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  • cleansweeplibs
    Posted on February 15, 2013 at 10:10am

    NOTE: Ms. Rice has more personal Security men in her detail as she travels in the US of A than the Libya compound ever did!!! She is a liar and NO we do not have all the facts. Where was the President and why wasn’t the military call in when US citizens were being murdered! This is a very bad administration.

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  • JohnJoseph
    Posted on February 15, 2013 at 10:10am

    I don’t know if this question was asked by Stewart – but if it wasn’t – I would have liked him to ask: If it wasn’t the video – that why is the filmmaker ever arrested and still in jail?

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  • barber2
    Posted on February 15, 2013 at 10:06am

    Rice being ” grilled” by a comedian is really quite apropos ! The entire Obama Administration is one, big joke . Unfortunately, the joke is on us – the law -abiding, American taxpayer.

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    • theotherberean
      Posted on February 15, 2013 at 11:35am

      Why do some people think it’s their place to bash others political position? Get a life BARBER2. All you do is complain.

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  • Outfitr
    Posted on February 15, 2013 at 10:04am

    And then Obama has the gall to say, “as far as Benghazi is concerned, congress is running out of questions”.

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  • Uechi
    Posted on February 15, 2013 at 9:56am

    Johnny is a leftist comedian not a journalist. The best interview I ever saw was this clown was with David Barton. Barton ate this moron’s lunch.

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  • barber2
    Posted on February 15, 2013 at 9:55am

    So after all of these in-depth investigation hearings, the Obama Administration is still peddling the same old lies in their Lap Dog Media ???! UNBELIEVABLE .

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  • OKNative
    Posted on February 15, 2013 at 9:54am

    No, Ms. Rice. It is the administration that is doing the “DISSERVICE” both to those we lost and to all Americans!

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  • Junter
    Posted on February 15, 2013 at 9:52am

    Federal Government has become a joke. They operate under the premise of lie lie lie and if we get caught in a lie make up a new bigger lie.

    Speaking of the Federal gov. our national debt is 16 trillion and climbing yet we continue to give billions of dollars (also advanced weapons) to countries who hate our country and our population.

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  • barber2
    Posted on February 15, 2013 at 9:52am

    Well said !

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    barber2  
  • txswalker
    Posted on February 15, 2013 at 9:49am

    Jon Stewert doing an interview? I guess her next interview is with hard hitting comedian Larry The Cable Guy

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  • LiberalsH8me
    Posted on February 15, 2013 at 9:48am

    So the biggest tragedy is talking about the lies this administration told to the public? You must be stupid if you still follow the very people who set you up for slaughter. Why wouldn’t the person in charge come forth with this information that instead you were told to tell? Kind of a big sign something isn’t right. Sheep.

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  • RaydocX
    Posted on February 15, 2013 at 9:48am

    He ‘grilled’ Susan Rice?
    Please. Stewart has been in for the Left since before the end of Bush II’s first term.
    As to her lashing out, I’m sorry, Ms. Ambassador, but YOU were the one who was pointedly clearly demonstrably wrong with your repeated mouthing of the lie that the Benghazi attack was due to a YouTube video, and not the Unconstitutional action of your boss.

    The lies have not stopped coming, so i can understand why you would be upset since your boss someone stole reelection on the backs of the 43%, SecState got away with claiming it did not matter, and SecDef has thrown fresh gasoline on what the MSM only lets smolder suggesting the President knew nothing or did nothing about this through the entire 7 hours…

    Funny, that contradicts some of what you have said, Ms. Ambassador.

    Perhaps if you stood up and told the TRUTH and backed it up with data the anger at what you did would subside… After all, YOUR side certainly did you no favors after this debacle, did they?

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  • IKW
    Posted on February 15, 2013 at 9:44am

    She is either woefully stupid or a complete psychopath…regardless of the truth, we are being continually marginalized, lied to and manipulated by evil.

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  • Landon410
    Posted on February 15, 2013 at 9:40am

    you know whats scary?
    If you are a repub/conservative and you want to get some sort of message out to the masses where do you go? Rush and Beck right ? yes there might be some others, but those are the 2 big names

    If you’re on the left and want to do the same where do you? Yep, shows like The Daily Show, this crap is the left’s megaphone and its a comedy fake news show, thats just speaks volumes… why else would Susan Rice go on the daily show?

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  • a242batman
    Posted on February 15, 2013 at 9:34am

    In my opinion – A Professional Liar. It seems the Obama administration is following the old concept, a lie repeated often enough becomes the truth.

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  • RIGS
    Posted on February 15, 2013 at 9:33am

    RICE is a paid LACKEY for OBAMA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  • FiscalBill
    Posted on February 15, 2013 at 9:29am

    Softball questions to a perpetrator of lies.

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  • Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
    Posted on February 15, 2013 at 9:27am

    Susan Rice dishonors the dead by continuing the cover up and denials. When the time for justice comes and all involved are brought before the courts, I hope she has her facts straight, as treason is still treason and murder is still murder.

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