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UCmeNdc

(9,600 posts)
Fri May 24, 2013, 03:51 PM May 2013

GOP Chairman Priebus suggests impeachment is coming over Benghazi

Republican party chairman Reince Priebus said on television this morning that impeachment is coming over Benghazi.

“You have to allow the evidence to come into play,” Priebus said. “You have to connect the dots. I said a week ago, look, you don’t call for impeachment until you have the evidence.”

Interesting frame: Impeachment is coming, folks, but first some evidence! (emphasis in the original)



http://americablog.com/2013/05/gop-chairman-priebus-suggests-impeachment-is-coming.html

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GOP Chairman Priebus suggests impeachment is coming over Benghazi (Original Post) UCmeNdc May 2013 OP
Hillary is now going to get 118 million votes in 2016. Every day she keeps gaining IMHO graham4anything May 2013 #1
I dare them Robbins May 2013 #9
Yup. If in 2014, you have President Obama/Hillary/Bill/Biden/Michelle &others hitting back graham4anything May 2013 #10
I agree it's going to have the opposite effect davidpdx May 2013 #21
! neverforget May 2013 #17
We will impeach him AgingAmerican May 2013 #2
Another words you have to find the evidence first. Life Long Dem May 2013 #3
i.e - fabricate something and hope it sticks. TheCowsCameHome May 2013 #4
Maybe they'll go back to Birtherism for impeachment.lol SummerSnow May 2013 #6
Yes, it worked well last time around. TheCowsCameHome May 2013 #11
LOL! This will backfire even worse than last time they tried it. HooptieWagon May 2013 #5
Of course it's coming Cali_Democrat May 2013 #7
Rinse Repeat Rinse... Cha May 2013 #8
maybe Priebus should resign first instead of waiting to be impeached. Sunlei May 2013 #12
What a fool! Rosa Luxemburg May 2013 #13
When Rinse speaks, empires are born Blue Owl May 2013 #14
Fuck off, Rinse Penis. Zoeisright May 2013 #15
If this is all they've got, they've got nothing Generic Brad May 2013 #16
I want them to impeach him so he'll get acquitted in the senate and we'll win back the house. craigmatic May 2013 #18
*facepalm* sakabatou May 2013 #19
He's probably hoping to tie in the cia op to Obama. Whether they were secretly sending weapons to okaawhatever May 2013 #20
Obama will fool them all with his savvy 11-Dimensional Bipartisanship. blkmusclmachine May 2013 #22

Robbins

(5,066 posts)
9. I dare them
Fri May 24, 2013, 05:50 PM
May 2013

If they vote to impeach Obama you will get obama voters motivated to vote In 2014.Hagen may hold on In NC.We insure we
keep Michigan,and Iowa senate seats.It can help governor races In Ohio,Michigan,Pa,Maine,Wis,and Florida.If Susan Collins votes to
remove Obama she could have a tough race on her hands.That could be what finally wakes up voters In Maine to her.

Republicans may have to get used to president Hillary Clinton In 2017.And 2010 elected senators face revolt who come from blue
and purple states that voted for Obama. wIsconsin,Illinois,Ohio,NH,Pa,maybe even Florida.

Even red state dems In Arkansasn and Louisania aren't going to vote to remove Obama from office.

 

graham4anything

(11,464 posts)
10. Yup. If in 2014, you have President Obama/Hillary/Bill/Biden/Michelle &others hitting back
Fri May 24, 2013, 05:55 PM
May 2013

not to mention, stressing that Isaa won't be chairmen if the dems win the house.

We only need, what? 18 switches?

davidpdx

(22,000 posts)
21. I agree it's going to have the opposite effect
Sat May 25, 2013, 02:12 AM
May 2013

that they want. They maybe stupid enough to try it too. I'm sure Roberts would froth at the mouth to proceed over an impeachment of Obama. The thing is it doesn't matter if they passed it the charges in the House, they would never be able to convict him in the Senate.

 

Life Long Dem

(8,582 posts)
3. Another words you have to find the evidence first.
Fri May 24, 2013, 04:04 PM
May 2013

“You have to allow the evidence to come into play.”

SummerSnow

(12,608 posts)
6. Maybe they'll go back to Birtherism for impeachment.lol
Fri May 24, 2013, 04:41 PM
May 2013

Can't wait until they have a Birther Subcommittee .Then the GOP will finally destroy themselves.

 

Cali_Democrat

(30,439 posts)
7. Of course it's coming
Fri May 24, 2013, 04:50 PM
May 2013

The Republicans impeached Clinton for a blow job. Since 1981, the Republicans have made it clear that they view Democratic presidents as illegitimate.

They will impeach every Democratic President from here on out.

Sunlei

(22,651 posts)
12. maybe Priebus should resign first instead of waiting to be impeached.
Fri May 24, 2013, 07:05 PM
May 2013

That would be best for Americans.

okaawhatever

(9,461 posts)
20. He's probably hoping to tie in the cia op to Obama. Whether they were secretly sending weapons to
Sat May 25, 2013, 01:41 AM
May 2013

Syria is unknown, but at a minimum they'd have to throw Patreus under the bus to get to the Prez. It may be that they try to charge him with some kind of lie from saying Benghazi was an embassy when it was a cia outpost, or whatever the official designaton was. Whatever it is, it will be something that every other Prez would do.

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