What difference does it make? That’s what Hillary Clinton said this morning in response to a question from Sen. Hank Johnson about the motives behind the murders of four Americans in Benghazi.
Not surprisingly, bitter mockery ensued:
#WhatDifferenceDoesItMake 4 Americans are DEAD.
— Mary #FlyTheW (@mchastain81) January 23, 2013
Lies. Truth. #whatdifferencedoesitmake – today's takeaway from Hillary #Benghazi
— Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) January 23, 2013
Asking motives for a terrorist attack won't help us capture the murderers. #whatdifferencedoesitmake?
— ¡El Sooopèrr! ن c137 (@SooperMexican) January 23, 2013
#WhatDifferenceDoesItMake pic.twitter.com/bGomSKRA
— American Journalists Publish Chinese Propaganda (@JohnEkdahl) January 23, 2013
Chris Stevens repeatedly asked for more security in Benghazi: http://t.co/yzdtNahA #whatdifferencedoesitmake
— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) January 23, 2013
https://twitter.com/LilMissRightie/status/294109426539962368
Before long, however, the hashtag was picked up by hundreds of Twitter users who seemed unaware of Clinton’s comments:
#WhatDifferenceDoesItMake this is supposed to be an easy class..
— •kelsey paschal• (@kels_paschal) January 23, 2013
https://twitter.com/ImaStreetFighta/status/294168735101624320
#WhatDifferenceDoesItMake Cat or Cat, Cat and Cat. A lot in 1you get Two Cats #catladyproblems #SingleWithCats
— LingLing (@amandafergie17) January 23, 2013
We suppose we could get angry that the hashtag went awry. But what difference does it make?
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