Like a cold being passed around the office, the truth behind the death of the United States’ ambassador to Libya is spreading — slowly — through the Obama administration. Today, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta admitted in a press conference that the assault which killed Ambassador Chris Stevens and three others “was a terrorist attack.”
TODAY: Sec Panetta: “Attack on U.S. Embassy in Libya was pre-planned by terrorists” http://t.co/SZ2RYqic (1/2)
— Ryan Williams (@RyanGOP) September 27, 2012
Panetta’s appearance today leaves the president himself as perhaps the final holdout from using the word “terrorism.” While Obama declined to use the word during his appearances on “The View” and at the United Nations, surrogate Jay Carney told the press yesterday that “it is certainly the case that it is our view as an administration, the president’s view, that it was a terrorist attack.”
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee has sent a letter to the State Department demanding answers, and even the mainstream media have decided to jump off the president’s lap in the face of overwhelming evidence.
VIDEO: ABC News' Jake Tapper Reports On Obama Admin Misleading On Libya Embassy Attack http://t.co/7rst42XI
— WhiteHousePressCorps (@whpresscorps) September 28, 2012
Now that all except Obama himself seem to have jumped off of the “blame the video” bandwagon (even as the filmmaker finds himself held without bail), Twitter users have started #Benghazigate trending in a search for answers and accountability.
ICYMI: Corker on @HappeningNow: Administration’s Response to Libya Consulate Attack “Nothing Short… of #Benghazigate” http://t.co/ygo8PuXt
— Senator Bob Corker (@SenBobCorker) September 27, 2012
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#WaterGate's laughable now in comparison to #FastandFuriousGate #BenghaziGate. Journalists should be ashamed of themselves. #noconsequences
— DeAnn Bradford (@DeAnn_1) September 27, 2012
https://twitter.com/LibertyCrabs/status/251373401694932992
America are you ok with the fact Obama lied to you? http://t.co/6k4YgIU1 #benghazigate
— Super Elite Space Force Pilot Cosmonaut ??? (@joyreaper) September 27, 2012
Earth 2 Obama: Women aren't pawns & #BenghaziGate isn't a bump in the road. There's NO War on Women but the War on Terror IS alive & well
— Angela Roy (@LadyFyreAZ) September 27, 2012
#BenghaziGate The Libya Debacle. The more we learn, the more Benghazi looks like a gross security failure. http://t.co/bvdm6Gck
— Arizona News (@ArizonaNewsnet) September 27, 2012
https://twitter.com/WeirdReport/status/251421001072668674
Remember when Obama and Hillary were standing by the coffins and lied about the attacks? I do. Apparently the media doesn't. #BENGHAZIGATE
— Rising Dawn (@DawnRiseth) September 28, 2012
#Benghazigate is either a lie or severe miscommunication. Until they can prove the latter, it's a lie. #Hannity
— Savannah (@thesavvy) September 28, 2012
https://twitter.com/libertyjibbet/status/251494208983142401
https://twitter.com/crhaney25/status/251495961778589698
What Obama and the media have done is unforgivable. I am ashamed. Our entire media should resign in disgrace. #BENGHAZIGATE
— Rising Dawn (@DawnRiseth) September 28, 2012
#BenghaziGate should bring down the Obama presidency – but of course the corrupt media is covering for him. #MediaBias
— Bossy Brat (@JGalt09) September 28, 2012
If MSM were doing their job #BENGHAZIGATE would be the ONLY topic of discussion. If it was Bush it would be Breaking news on the networks.
— ???MAMADOXIE??? (@Mamadoxie) September 28, 2012
#BENGHAZIGATE <= Needs to trend..and trend..and trend.
— ???MAMADOXIE??? (@Mamadoxie) September 28, 2012
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