Rand Paul Addressing the Lies Concerning Benghazi

But does it really matter what Rand Paul says anymore than it matters what I say?

I fear the answer is "no."

Nevertheless... 

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Did Hillary Clinton tell the truth?

* NO.

(*SHRUG*)

* SERIOUSLY... THE ANSWER IS "NO." WE ALL KNOW THIS!

She appeared before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in January and testified that she had no knowledge of a CIA gun-running operation in Benghazi.

Clinton's exact words were, "You'll have to direct that question to the agency that ran the annex," and then she claimed that she did not know whether a gun-running operation was taking place.

* UNFORTUNATELY FOR MADAM HILLARY... (READ ON...)

In March, The New York Times reported that the CIA has been involved with secret shipments of weapons to Syria for over a year:

"The airlift, which began on a small scale in early 2012 and continued intermittently through last fall, expanded into a steady and much heavier flow late last year, the data shows. It has grown to include more than 160 military cargo flights by Jordanian, Saudi, and Qatari military-style cargo planes landing at Esenboga Airport near Ankara, and, to a lesser degree, at other Turkish and Jordanian airports."

CNN now reports that at least 35 American agents were in Benghazi and the CIA is doing everything possible to prevent them from testifying to Congress.

Did Clinton lie because the CIA program was classified? Is it OK to lie to Congress about classified programs?

* CLINTON LIED TO COVER HER ASS. PERIOD. SHE LIED BECAUSE SHE'S A LIAR. AND, NO, IT'S NOT OK TO LIE TO CONGRESS ABOUT CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS. THE OPTION SHE HAD WAS TO REFUSE TO ANSWER IN PUBLIC - BASING HER REFUSAL ON THE CLAIM THAT THE ANSWER WAS CLASSIFIED - AND THEN TESTIFYING BEHIND CLOSED DOORS.

* THE FACT THAT THE AVERAGE AMERICAN CONSIDERS HILLARY CLINTON NOT ONLY A VIABLE CANDIDATE FOR PRESIDENT BUT INDEED THE FRONT-RUNNER TELLS YOU EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT HOW AMERICANS HAVE DEFINED DEVIANCY DOWN.

President Obama's national intelligence director, James Clapper, lied to the Senate in March of this year when he testified that no American records were being collected by the NSA.

* AND YET HE'S NOT IN JAIL. AND YET HE'S STILL OBAMA'S NATIONAL SECURITY DIRECTOR. WE... ARE... SO... F--KED!

He tried to explain his "prevarication" by saying that he responded "in the least untruthful way he knew how" because the program was classified.

* YEP! THAT'S WHAT HE SAID!

It is a felony to lie to Congress. Individuals who lie to Congress can receive five to 10 years in prison. I know of no exception for lying about classified programs.

* I DO. IT'S CALLED THE CORRUPTION EXCEPTION. ALL THAT IS NECESSARY TO EXERCISE THE CORRUPTION EXCEPTION IS A CORRUPT CHIEF EXECUTIVE, A CORRUPT SENATE, AND A CORRUPT HOUSE.

* YES... NOTE, FOLKS... I'M TARRING BOEHNER, MCCONNELL AND THE GOP LEADERSHIP AS WELL AS THE LIKES OF OBAMA, REID, AND PELOSI. FOR WHATEVER REASON... THE GOP LEADERSHIP REFUSES TO UNIFY INVESTIGATIONS INTO BENGHAZI AND DEMAND THOSE RESPONSIBLE FACE THE MUSIC.

Clapper's lie has seriously damaged the credibility of the intelligence community.

* WHAT CREDIBILITY...?

The NSA initially claimed that terrorist plots were stymied by the suspicionless searches of phone records.

* "SUSPICIONLESS...???" A TYPO PERHAPS... ANYWAY... READ ON...

However, on closer questioning, it admits that each of the foiled plots really began with other intelligence, not from information unique to searching American phone records.

* AND THUS... "WHAT CREDIBILITY?"

Even more important than the details of the spying scandal is whether or not officials from the executive branch will be allowed to lie to Congress without repercussions.

* ONE WOULD THINK... BUT NO... YOU DON'T HEAR BOEHNER OR MCCONNELL RANTING AND RAVING ABOUT THIS... YOU CERTAINLY DON'T HEAR HARRY REID AND NANCY PELOSI GOING OFF ON OBAMA AND DEMANDING CLAPPER'S HEAD ON A PLATTER.

(*JUST SHAKING MY HEAD*)

* MY FRIENDS... AMERIKA 2013 IS NOT A CONSTITUTIONAL REPUBLIC WITH A GOVERNMENT CONSTRAINED BY THE RULE OF LAW. IT'S NOT... AND MOST AMERICANS APPARENTLY DON'T FEEL THIS IS A CRISIS.

Much has been made of the altered talking points in the aftermath of the Benghazi assassinations, but I think almost everyone has fallen for the president's misdirection campaign. The altered talking points were never about trying to get anyone to believe that the attack was not perpetrated by terrorists. By its very nature the attack was an act of terrorism, and no thinking human ever doubted otherwise.

The misdirection campaign was always about the CIA annex and the gun-running operation.

The administration feared an Iran-Contra-like scandal so close to the election.

Many Republicans fell for the bait because they support arming the Islamic rebels in Syria.

* F--KING C--KS--KERS!

As Fox News reported, "On the night of Sept. 11, in what would become his last known public meeting, Stevens met with the Turkish Consul General Ali Sait Akin, and escorted him out of the consulate front gate one hour before the assault began at approximately 9:35 p.m. local time."

According to the Times of London, a Libyan ship "carrying the largest consignment of weapons for Syria ... has docked in Turkey." (The shipment reportedly weighed 400 tons and included SA-7 surface-to-air anti-craft missiles and rocket-propelled grenades.)

A few months later, the Wall Street Journal reported that the State Department presence in Benghazi "provided diplomatic cover" for the now-exposed CIA annex.

* FOLKS... ALL THIS IS IMPORTANT... BUT LET'S NOT FORGET THAT BEYOND THE LIES... BEYOND THE CONSTITUTIONAL ISSUES... OBAMA, HRC, AND PANETTA DELIBERATELY LEFT OUR PEOPLE TO DIE IN BENGHAZI... REFUSED TO SEND REINFORCEMENT/RESCUE... REFUSED TO EVEN TRY. FOR OVER SEVEN HOURS OUR PEOPLE FOUGHT FOR THEIR LIVES, NO DOUBT EXPECTING "THE CAVALRY" TO ARRIVE ANY MOMENT... BUT INSTEAD HELP NEVER ARRIVED. HELP WAS NEVER SENT.

Does anyone really believe that Hillary Clinton, said to be the leading supporter of arming the Islamic rebels, did not know of the CIA operation?

* NO.

There is only one way to find out. Chairman Issa should depose Hillary Clinton and bring her back before the House Oversight committee. He should ask: Did you have any knowledge of the CIA gun-running operation in Benghazi?

* WE ALREADY KNOW HILLARY LIED. THE TIME FOR BRINGING HER BEFORE THE HOUSE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE IS OVER. THE TIME TO BRING HER BEFORE A JUDGE AND JURY IS ALREADY LONG PAST - BUT BETTER LATE THAN NEVER!

And he should also ask: Did you have any conversations with military personnel about not sending reinforcements to Benghazi from Tripoli or elsewhere?

* AGAIN... OBAMA IS ULTIMATELY RESPONSIBLE. BUT OBVIOUSLY BOTH CLINTON AND PANETTA WERE AT THE CENTER OF THE DECISION TO LET OUR PEOPLE BE KILLED IN A FIREFIGHT RATHER THAN ATTEMPT TO RESCUE THEM.

The American people have not forgotten about the Benghazi attacks and the innocent lives that were taken that day.

* YES... YES THEY HAVE. UNFORTUNATELY. WHAT RAND PAUL FAILS TO ACKNOWLEDGE IS THAT TO A GREAT EXTENT OUR POLITICIANS REFLECT MODERN DAY AMERICANS.

We deserve real, honest answers from our president and his administration, not a cowardly misdirection campaign.

* BUT THAT'S WHAT WE'VE GOTTEN AND THAT'S HOW IT'LL REMAIN.

(*SHRUG*)

* OBAMA GOT AWAY WITH IT. HE WON RE-ELECTION. HARRY REID AND THE DEMOCRATS RETAINED CONTROL OF THE SENATE. THESE PEOPLE ARE WILLING TO DO ANYTHING TO PROTECT THEMSELVES AND ADVANCE THEIR AGENDAS AND THE MAJORITY OF ELECTED REPUBLICAN SENATORS AND HOUSE MEMBERS ARE LOATHE TO CHALLENGE THE POWERS THAT BE IN AMERIKA 2013.