For shame, Obama administration. For shame.
That’s right. The White House now says it is “self-evident” that Benghazi was a terrorist attack.
Pool report: “It is, I think, self-evident that what happened in Benghazi was a terrorist attack,” White House spokesman Jay Carney
— Оlga Belogolova (@olgs7) September 20, 2012
You know what else is self-evident? That the Obama administration is full of liars.
For a week, they lied to the American people and blamed a movie, condemning free speech time and time again, for the murder of four Americans in Libya and for embassy attacks across the globe. When did they finally tell the truth? After being shamed into it. You see, at a hearing yesterday, a U.S. official stated what everyone with a functioning brain already knew: This was a terrorist attack.
At US Senate hearing, a top US terror official labels attack on US diplomats in Libya a "terrorist attack"
— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) September 19, 2012
Citizens are outraged, and rightly so. Will Obama be held accountable? Will Jay Carney or Hillary Clinton or Ambassador Rice be held accountable for their numerous, outright and shameful lies?
Shoot first, aim later: 7 days in, Obama administration now admitting Benghazi a terrorist attack http://t.co/XbAz5ms4
— David Burge (@iowahawkblog) September 19, 2012
US State Dept: no protests at all in Benghazi, just a terrorist attack; other than that our initial claims were correct http://t.co/cpeBacWk
— David Burge (@iowahawkblog) September 20, 2012
MSM. So it was a terrorist attack but it wasn't planned. They just happened to be in the area hanging out with all their guns and weapons.
— Just Rick (@rickde) September 20, 2012
So basically, every word from Susan Rice, @Presssec, et al abt Libya was a lie. Awaiting scathing stories and editorials in 3…2…never.
— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) September 19, 2012
Of course the palace guards will protect The One. Most media lapdogs will continue to blame the movie and, worse, Romney’s statement. What’s a little murder of Americans? We have Obama to elect!
Shockingly, however, Anderson Cooper, was asking questions last night.
US official admits for 1st time the attack on #Libya consulate was a "terrorist attack." why only now are they saying this? @AC360 8p, 10p
— Anderson Cooper (@andersoncooper) September 19, 2012
And he reports more today.
Counterterrorism Center Dir calls assault on consulate "terrorist" attack + new info on Stevens' security concerns http://t.co/61KepAeh
— Anderson Cooper 360° (@AC360) September 20, 2012
From CNN.com:
At a Senate Homeland Security hearing on Wednesday, the National Counterterrorism Center Director acknowledged that Stevens and three other Americans were killed “in the course of a terrorist attack.”
Sen. John McCain says it doesn’t make sense that the White House, Sec. Clinton and United Nations’ Ambassador Susan Rice stated “categorically that it was not a terrorist attack, when obviously it had all the earmarks of a terrorist attack.”
It does make sense: They are pathological liars.
Others at CNN are still carrying water. Hard.
https://twitter.com/RichardGrenell/status/248786910200336384
https://twitter.com/RichardGrenell/status/248786447576997888
Twitter users are demanding answers.
https://twitter.com/redsteeze/status/248535636791918592
https://twitter.com/redsteeze/status/248792710801154048
Yes, they did. In a sickening display, President Obama flanked himself with the four coffins of the Americans killed in Libya. As Twitchy reported, Secretary of State Clinton then proceeded to blame free speech, while also flanked by the coffins.
If reports of a pre-planned attack on Libya consulate are true & O admin deliberately scapegoated a US filmmaker for it, heads shld roll #p2
— Sister Toldjah ? (@sistertoldjah) September 20, 2012
https://twitter.com/michnic70/status/248758830501076992
Which will history remember? 47%, or the fact that the White House lied to America for an entire week about why our ambassador was murdered?
— David Freddoso (@freddoso) September 20, 2012
@KingsRogue they said it was about a movie, knowing damned well it was a planned terrorist attack that had nothing to do w a movie
— David Freddoso (@freddoso) September 20, 2012
Bingo. They lied, over and over. The administration blamed free speech and “hurt feelings” time and time again. Here are a few reminders:
U.S. Embassy in Cairo chooses Sep. 11 to apologize for hurt Muslim feelings; Hours later, angry Egyptian mob storms compound; Embassy stands by its apology; White House disavows it
What free speech? Pentagon calls Pastor Jones, asks him to withdraw support for Bacile’s film
Outrageous: Carney says ‘Protests not directed at US, administration or policy’; blames ‘reprehensible’ film
Bye, free speech: WH asks YouTube to take down film, investigates filmmaker; Media help witch hunt
Sickening: Obama flanks self with coffins of 4 killed on his watch, Hillary blames free speech; Update: Rest in peace and God bless the marines.
Chilling: Filmmaker linked to ‘Innocence of Muslims’ questioned by federal officers
This is not America: Blood boiling over criminalization of filmmaker, quashing of free speech
Lying Ambassador Rice: Blames video, ‘embassy attacks not premeditated’; Libyan president disagrees
Press secretary Carney continues lying; Mockery erupts from flashback to Obama’s ‘bitter clingers’ remarks
YouTube tells White House it will not remove video blamed for sparking riots
These liars need to be held accountable. Not only did they lie, over and over, but they proceeded to attempt to quash free speech by condemning the free exercise thereof. Because, appeasement.
And the media were complicit. But, hey, “The View!”
https://twitter.com/redsteeze/status/248828168738324480
And let’s talk about Romney’s “secret tape.” That’s important.
For shame. This is beyond disgraceful.
Update: State Department continues its policy of blaming a film and apologizing for free speech as a form of appeasement. They must not have gotten the memo.
President Obama: We reject all efforts to denigrate the religious beliefs of others.
— U.S. Embassy Islamabad (@usembislamabad) September 20, 2012
#SecClinton: U.S. government had nothing to do with this video & we absolutely reject its message & contents. @StateDept #Pakistan
— U.S. Embassy Islamabad (@usembislamabad) September 20, 2012
Those statements were tweeted after the embassy was stormed today.
Police fire rounds and shoot tear gas into crowd of more than 1,000 students in front of U.S. Embassy in Islamabad http://t.co/qqaKrpZ8
— The Atlantic: Ideas (@TheAtlIdeas) September 20, 2012
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