Steny Hoyer weighs in on Benghazi select committee with 'extremely poor choice of words'

Today, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi tapped five Democrats to serve on the new Benghazi select committee:

Democratic Members to serve on Select Committee on #Benghazi:Elijah Cummings, Adam Smith, Adam B. Schiff, Linda Sanchez,Tammy Duckworth

— Bret Baier (@BretBaier) May 21, 2014

Rep. Steny Hoyer weighed in on the appointments:

Rep. Steny Hoyer on why D’s are participating in #Benghazi panel: “We shouldn’t leave the playing field without having our people there.”

— Bret Baier (@BretBaier) May 21, 2014

Oh really, Congressman? Is that so?

@BretBaier That's an extremely poor choice of words based on what we know about Benghazi.

— Keegan (@kjb2982) May 21, 2014

No kidding. Tweeters couldn’t help but notice Rep. Hoyer’s stunning obtuseness:

https://twitter.com/seanagnew/status/469174576619200512

Leaving “our people” to die at murderers’ hands is exactly what the State Department did.

https://twitter.com/jeffsepich/status/469174234959609859

@SeanGHiggins No problem leaving them in #Benghazi @BretBaier

— ??❌CindyBP❌?? (@CindyBP) May 21, 2014

@BretBaier We should not have left the killing fields in Benghazi either.

— Birdy (@sherianbird) May 21, 2014

@BretBaier They left the field when they deserted our men in Benghazi.

— Forrest (@champforrest) May 21, 2014

Bingo.

Oh, and as far as the “playing field” is concerned:

And therein lies the sad truth, @BretBaier: they consider it a game!

— Joe D #WAR (@joeinthejeep) May 21, 2014

https://twitter.com/davidharsanyi/statuses/469174448340213760

This isn’t a game, Rep. Hoyer.

@BretBaier Maybe that's problem, he sees playing field. There is no playing here-4 deaths weren't game. Your "people" weren't there for them

— Repeal the 17th (@cprforamerica) May 21, 2014

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