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Newsjock

(11,733 posts)
Tue Sep 9, 2014, 09:06 PM Sep 2014

Sorry, Tea Partiers: Obama Isn't Resigning Over "Benghazi Revelations"

Source: Gawker

Last week, the Internet's right-wing rejoiced after a report came out titled "Obama To Resign January 1st Amid New Benghazi Revelations." According to the article, reporters at Fox News successfully negotiated for the president's departure, having obtained a video proving he "intentionally ordered key security personnel to leave" before the 2012 Benghazi attack.

Naturally, conservatives circles all but exploded in celebration, sharing the story over 50,000 times. As a poster to /pol/, 4chan's "Politically Incorrect" board, put it, "OBAMA TO RESIGN JANUARY 1ST IT'S FUCKING HAPPENING."

Unfortunately for Obama's opponents, the article is completely false. It was published by known shitbirds National Report, the psuedo-satire site responsible for recent news hoaxes like "Vince Gilligan Announces Breaking Bad Season 6" and "Ferguson Gang Leader Admits 'Eric Holder Paid Us To Start Riots." Furthermore, back in August, the Republican-led House Intelligence Committee absolved the Obama administration of any wrongdoing related to the Benghazi attacks.

In their defense, some readers were skeptical of the good news. As one Free Republic poster noted, even if the president did resign "he'll pardon all blacks in prison, parole, jail and probation before he leaves..."

Read more: http://antiviral.gawker.com/sorry-tea-partiers-obama-isnt-resigning-over-benghaz-1632614284

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Sorry, Tea Partiers: Obama Isn't Resigning Over "Benghazi Revelations" (Original Post) Newsjock Sep 2014 OP
of course 4chan being the same site that leaked the female celeb photos, alp227 Sep 2014 #1
They think that he will resign over tansuitghazi SummerSnow Sep 2014 #2
Wait ... you're saying TPers fell for bogus statements & lies? CaptainTruth Sep 2014 #3
LOL, "reporters at Fox News successfully negotiated for the president's departure" tanyev Sep 2014 #4

alp227

(32,018 posts)
1. of course 4chan being the same site that leaked the female celeb photos,
Tue Sep 9, 2014, 09:09 PM
Sep 2014

LOL why would ANY thinking person trust any crap outta 4chan. That post shows what kind of "minds" hang out at 4chan anyway.

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