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32. They’ve Lost Fox And Friends: GOP Claims Of Benghazi ‘Cover Up’ Collapses

Mon May 6, 2013, 05:25 PM

May 2013

They’ve Lost Fox And Friends: GOP Claims Of Benghazi ‘Cover Up’ Collapses

Fox News’ morning show, Fox & Friends, is taking a surprisingly skeptical approach to GOP claims that the Obama administration and the entire U.S. government engaged in a massive cover-up of the attacks on the American consulate in Benghazi, Libya in an effort to re-elect the president and protect him from scrutiny.

On Monday, the trio of hosts invited Rep. Jassen Chaffetz (R-UT) — a regular fixture on cable television and a critic of Obama’s handling of the September 11, 2012 attacks — to discuss the House Republicans’ upcoming hearing with three witnesses who claim that the administration prevented them from speaking out about the incident. “We were certainly misled at every step of the way,” Chaffetz said, arguing that officials manipulated the findings of the Accountability Review Board, U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice’s talking points, and told military officials on the ground not to interfere or protect American interests during the attack.

The hosts then tore into Chaffetz’s theory, wondering if Admirals Thomas Pickering and Mike Mullen, who headed the review, the entire CIA, and Republican-appointed officials could all be “complicit” in such a massive conspiracy: ...

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http://thinkprogress.org/media/2013/05/06/1966061/theyve-lost-fox-and-friends-gop-claims-of-benghazi-cover-up-collapses/

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Huckabee: Benghazi will drive Obama from office [View all] Galraedia May 2013 OP

Talk about putting all your eggs in one basket. randome May 2013 #1

nothing but eggs from Cluckabee! NRaleighLiberal May 2013 #4

eggs kardonb May 2013 #12

Gee, just a few months ago he was saying Danascot May 2013 #64

Just standard shilling before the mid-terms. Dustlawyer May 2013 #71

More Reason to fight like hell marshall May 2013 #2

Huckabe we know that you Rs are desperate to avenge the nadinbrzezinski May 2013 #3

Wayne DuMond drove Fuckabee from office. Joe Bacon May 2013 #68

The Dumond affair killed Huckabee's presidential aspirations, Art_from_Ark May 2013 #72

Sounds as if they're trying to rally the outrage-prone. nolabear May 2013 #5

He couldn't control himself, he let it out of the bag already. Just like the armed march on D.C. on freshwest May 2013 #31

We're screwed abq e streeter May 2013 #33

It's because of the gerymandering that they have the house Merlot May 2013 #58

I think the suppression is even worse than the gerrymandering. abq e streeter May 2013 #69

zzzzzzzzzzzzz Skittles May 2013 #6

Really. Wake me when there's really something to worry about. Wednesdays May 2013 #65

My mother bought into this before the election and likely still does. SleeplessinSoCal May 2013 #7

If I may be so bold as to speak for all of us and say ... broadcaster75201 May 2013 #8

Huckabee's ratings must be down. Buzz Clik May 2013 #9

Repugs are not only trying to beat a dead horse, they're trying to prop it up and ride it. marmar May 2013 #10

And MSNBC's Morning Joe. BlueCaliDem May 2013 #77

this heaven05 May 2013 #11

You didn't call for Bush to get impeached? Hissyspit May 2013 #13

And What Accountability Does "Reverend" Huckabee Have For Being Wrong? emanymton May 2013 #14

Well, you know how it is with them... Wednesdays May 2013 #67

Bwahahahahaha Renew Deal May 2013 #15

Let them try - RC May 2013 #16

Great big tell in there! SleeplessinSoCal May 2013 #17

Exactly. It's fear mongering to rouse the base. Merlot May 2013 #60

*eyeroll* sakabatou May 2013 #18

actually, that is why winning the house is imperative, and the same old should stop their whines graham4anything May 2013 #19

Good point .I for one will cease my whining abq e streeter May 2013 #37

Good Point classykaren May 2013 #54

Impeachment worked so well against Clinton OmahaBlueDog May 2013 #20

Pretty transparent. It's simply a 2014 federal elections line. Run the impeachment meme to the base. pinto May 2013 #21

How's that presidential campaign going, huckster? n2doc May 2013 #22

Brawk! Benghazi! Braaawk! Benghazi! Hucky want a cracker! tanyev May 2013 #23

..and Huckabee's BS will drive the GOP into the ground. TheCowsCameHome May 2013 #24

GOP and Benghazi... KansDem May 2013 #25

+1 Bernardo de La Paz May 2013 #26

lol! Itchinjim May 2013 #40

This isn't about Obama this is about Hilary Clinton redstatebluegirl May 2013 #27

+1000 Tom Ripley May 2013 #42

Hey Huckleberry! How many of your other predictions have come true? hobbit709 May 2013 #28

Mike, in the unlikely event that this doesn't pan out... brooklynite May 2013 #29

Ignoring that Obama did not lie about Benghazi, does he remember that the Republicans held the House karynnj May 2013 #30

They’ve Lost Fox And Friends: GOP Claims Of Benghazi ‘Cover Up’ Collapses Tx4obama May 2013 #32

Fox and Friends is skeptical of the new Benghazi hearings???? Beacool May 2013 #39

Benghazi will drive the right wing echo chamber into the ground PuffedMica May 2013 #34

What a bore. Beacool May 2013 #35

I predict Obama will be forced from office on January 20, 2017. no_hypocrisy May 2013 #36

Remember when Huckabee was the sane Republican? BeyondGeography May 2013 #38

He always struck me as seriously whacked. n/t Psephos May 2013 #63

If we use the Huckabee or GOP standard George W and Cheney along with others would have been Thinkingabout May 2013 #41

What about the lies that got us into the Iraqi War, Mr. Hucklebee. How many troops died in Iraq politicaljunkie41910 May 2013 #43

The wingnuts are "All In" humbled_opinion May 2013 #44

Easy for me to say not being there, but... abq e streeter May 2013 #47

I give it too.... humbled_opinion May 2013 #48

You have infinitely more patince thanI do; debating them abq e streeter May 2013 #49

benghazi was a state dept/cia front station madrchsod May 2013 #45

It doesn't matter which Dem is in Iliyah May 2013 #46

Seriously? heather blossom May 2013 #50

LOL! 4bucksagallon May 2013 #51

Believe it or not, "Fox & Friends" is skeptical of this charade. Dawson Leery May 2013 #52

No, it won't. The Velveteen Ocelot May 2013 #53

Oh brother. City Lights May 2013 #55

*checks watch* Hmm someone should tell Mike that his 15 minutes of fame have expired. nt cstanleytech May 2013 #56

Fuck off, Huckleberry. SoapBox May 2013 #57

A very desperate party is worried about 2016. nt Firebrand Gary May 2013 #59

Huckabee is on a falling limb BootinUp May 2013 #61

Fuck rhymes olivelove May 2013 #62

"I know that puts me on a limb" Uhh, Mike? truthisfreedom May 2013 #66

So they couldn't defeat him in the election but they are hell bent on impeaching him. kelliekat44 May 2013 #70

That Rightwing John2 May 2013 #74

lol. n/t area51 May 2013 #73

Aside from the fact that he has no clue how dangerous diplomatic postings can be... CBHagman May 2013 #75

That is what they have been obsessed with since January 2009. liberal N proud May 2013 #76

I predict the Huckster will be asking for forgiveness for being so wickedly wrong. DCBob May 2013 #78

That huckster doesn't know the American people marshall May 2013 #79