Why wait until Benghazi whistleblowers Mark Thompson, Gregory Hicks and Eric Nordstrom testify before the House Oversight Committee? Rep. Elijah Cummings was ready to call b.s. before they even had a chance to speak on Wednesday.
Shorter Elijah Cummings: "I call bullshit before *any* of you whistleblowers testify." God he is full of crap! #Benghazi
— Queen ?? WuTang Virus ???????????? (@LaReinaCreole) May 8, 2013
Elijah Cummings to whistleblowers: "I love whistleblowers *cough* SNITCHESGETSTITCHESFOOL *cough*. We gon' Dew you up!" #Benghazi
— Simon Templar (@SimonTemplarPV) May 8, 2013
Shorter Cummings: "I'm not questioning eyewitnesses but…." #benghazi
— Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) May 8, 2013
Elijah Cummings must have worked out for months to build up the strength to carry that much water all at once.
— John Podhoretz (@jpodhoretz) May 8, 2013
How soon before those of us calling out Cummings for his blatant attempt to intimidate the whistleblowers are called racists? #Benghazi
— RBe (@RBPundit) May 8, 2013
Oh, come on. Breathing while conservative qualifies you for that.
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Cummings started off his statement with a shoutout … to “public employees.”
https://twitter.com/AndrewStilesNRO/status/332159589757882371
Cummings attacks Issa for not supporting public employees (union). #benghazi
— Beau Nugget ? (@Gregory__Adams) May 8, 2013
He insisted he was glad to have the whistleblowers at the hearing and called them “important.”
http://twitter.com/adamsbaldwin/statuses/332159700772741121
And whistleblower protection? Cummings is on it!
http://twitter.com/ellencarmichael/statuses/332159386661294080
Riiiiight.
http://twitter.com/JammieWF/statuses/332159342646267904
Elijah Cummings has to discredit whistleblowers quickly, because he loves them so damn much.
— John Hayward (@Doc_0) May 8, 2013
Who has "travesty" "sham" "mockery" or "travishamockery" in Cummings Opening Statement Bingo?
— Jim Geraghty (@jimgeraghty) May 8, 2013
But wait … there’s more.
Cummings already ripping into the testimony of whistleblowers seconds after saying how glad he is they are there. #Benghazi
— EJ Haust (@erinhaust) May 8, 2013
This Marine looks PISSED. Cummings just basically called him a liar before he even said a word.
— Brian Cates //Flynn & Breitbart's Army! (@drawandstrike) May 8, 2013
https://twitter.com/GOPfashionista/statuses/332160259638575105
Elijah Cummings is prebutting testimony of Gregory Hicks now. Siting old statement from Gen. Dempsey that F-15s were too far away #Benghazi
— Eli Lake (@EliLake) May 8, 2013
Now Cummings is dressing down Gregory Hicks, the star whistleblower at #Benghazi hearing. #Whoah
— Eli Lake (@EliLake) May 8, 2013
OK #realtalk Cummings is basically acting like the whistleblowers are wrong because senior Obama officials contradicted what they said #weak
— Eli Lake (@EliLake) May 8, 2013
Here comes Cummings with the "protect Hillary and Obama" spin. #Benghazi
— RBe (@RBPundit) May 8, 2013
Rep. Elijah Cummings actually admonishing us that Congress is unappreciated? Ass.
— ?? (@ShannonPoe) May 8, 2013
Fireworks in Benghazi hearing as it starts. Rep. Cummings, panel's top Dem, talks of "unfounded accusations to smear public officials."
— Patricia Zengerle (@ReutersZengerle) May 8, 2013
Cummings says he saw the memo with Clinton's "signature" and it's not a signature at all. #Benghazi
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) May 8, 2013
Cummings went after Fox News, all sneaky-like, natch.
Rep Cummings just referred to my source and our reporting on Benghazi…but of course didn't mention us by name
— Adam Housley (@adamhousley) May 8, 2013
Cummings insinuated our source/reports were political. In fact his charges are. My source.. 1 of the most courageous/credible men I have met
— Adam Housley (@adamhousley) May 8, 2013
#Benghazi Rep Cummings (D) to Hicks: we have best military in world but they couldn't get there in time. Takes jab at Fox reporting, media.
— Jennifer Griffin (@JenGriffinFNC) May 8, 2013
Politicizer, heal thyself.
And now, Rep. Cummings is turning this into a political fight, fantastic. He is also fully defending Susan Rice and Barack Obama. #benghazi
— Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) May 8, 2013
Cummings actually just said the most disturbing thing in that past few weeks is Issa accusing Obama of withholding military assets #benghazi
— Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) May 8, 2013
Cummings arguing Susan Rice is totally innocent, that she's being smeared. #benghazi
— Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) May 8, 2013
funny how cummings doesn't question Obama for using Newtown for political reasons.. #Benghazi
— ¡El Sooopèrr! ن c137 (@SooperMexican) May 8, 2013
And a boom-worthy rebuttal from Rep. Darrell Issa:
Issa's short and pointed rebuttal: "Fortunately today, I'm not the witness." #Benghazi
— Guy Benson (@guypbenson) May 8, 2013
Heckuva job, Cummings!
Greg Hicks detailing the horrific things Amb. Stevens and the others went through. Yeah Rep. Cummings, this is totally political. #benghazi
— Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) May 8, 2013
http://twitter.com/redsteeze/statuses/332164417787662336
http://twitter.com/RightWingNerd/statuses/332165474320273408
http://twitter.com/jimmiebjr/statuses/332161652495634433
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Here we go: Backlash against Benghazi whistleblowers is underway