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ClusterFreak

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Wed Sep 26, 2012, 11:11 PM Sep 2012

So is Anderson Cooper auditioning for a gig on Fox News or what? [View all]

I dunno...to be honest I haven't been watching him much, but it seems that whenever I do he is pushing this meme that the State Dep't (and by implication Obama) is covering up what happened at the embassy in Benghazi. Fran Townsend has been on there talking about her 'sources' telling her this and that...along with former CIA guy Robert Baer talking about how terrible this whole thing has been handled. Townsend I had been prepared to describe previously as a fairly non-partisan former Bush admin Homeland Security official...Baer I had seen a lot (though not recently it seems) on MSNBC for his expert opinion on security matters. I'd assume because he was at least a centrist politically and could offer great insight as a former CIA officer.

Having said that...is there something to see here regarding the Benghazi attacks...or is this just CNN and Cooper looking to grab ratings while MSNBC and Fox go wall to wall with political flackery shows at night?

I ask in all sincerity. If there is some nefarious cover up or whatever it should be exposed... but I also gotta be honest. And realistic. Obama HAS to be reelected. Romney must NOT be allowed anywhere within spitting distance from the White House. Period. For all the same reasons you think he shouldn't become president. Ever.

So, Anderson, unless you can prove some massive government plot to obfuscate the truth surrounding the Benghazi attacks...what's your game here??

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