2nd Debate Discussion

[Junior]

Should Obama hold a press conference every time a CIA memo comes across his desk, or should they work to verify it first?

When there is a terrorist attack on the anniversary of 9/11 that kills our ambassador and 3 other Americans, yes Obama better damn well tell us what happened. Why is it OK for the American people to still be waiting for the truth a month and a half after the event?

 

He held an immediate press conference in the Rose Garden. What more do you want?

 

And it is not Obama's fault that the CIA and other intelligence arms of the government don't yet know what happened, who was involved, and why. You can't pin that on Obama.

 

But they can sure try!

[chamrocck]

Should Obama hold a press conference every time a CIA memo comes across his desk, or should they work to verify it first?

When there is a terrorist attack on the anniversary of 9/11 that kills our ambassador and 3 other Americans, yes Obama better damn well tell us what happened. Why is it OK for the American people to still be waiting for the truth a month and a half after the event?

 

He held an immediate press conference in the Rose Garden. What more do you want?

 

And it is not Obama's fault that the CIA and other intelligence arms of the government don't yet know what happened, who was involved, and why. You can't pin that on Obama.

The Rose Garden press conference? Are you serious?

[chamrocck]

Should Obama hold a press conference every time a CIA memo comes across his desk, or should they work to verify it first?

When there is a terrorist attack on the anniversary of 9/11 that kills our ambassador and 3 other Americans, yes Obama better damn well tell us what happened. Why is it OK for the American people to still be waiting for the truth a month and a half after the event?

 

He held an immediate press conference in the Rose Garden. What more do you want?

 

And it is not Obama's fault that the CIA and other intelligence arms of the government don't yet know what happened, who was involved, and why. You can't pin that on Obama.

 

But they can sure try!

Questions for Obama defenders. If this was say GW Bush who gave one press conference the day after the event, then information came out conflicting his administration's statements on the event...do you really think yourself and the media would say "He held an immediate press conference in the Rose Garden. What more do you want?". Can you honestly tell me that the heat from the left and the media would be no less than 10 times as much as it has been for Obama?

[Junior]

Should Obama hold a press conference every time a CIA memo comes across his desk, or should they work to verify it first?

When there is a terrorist attack on the anniversary of 9/11 that kills our ambassador and 3 other Americans, yes Obama better damn well tell us what happened. Why is it OK for the American people to still be waiting for the truth a month and a half after the event?

 

He held an immediate press conference in the Rose Garden. What more do you want?

 

And it is not Obama's fault that the CIA and other intelligence arms of the government don't yet know what happened, who was involved, and why. You can't pin that on Obama.

 

But they can sure try!

Questions for Obama defenders. If this was say GW Bush who gave one press conference the day after the event, then information came out conflicting his administration's statements on the event...do you really think yourself and the media would say "He held an immediate press conference in the Rose Garden. What more do you want?". Can you honestly tell me that the heat from the left and the media would be no less than 10 times as much as it has been for Obama?

 

What conflicting info? Did you miss Knap's post:

 

Sen. John McCain, R-Arizona, and two other Republicans in the Senate wrote Wednesday to Obama, saying: "These emails make clear that your Administration knew within two hours of the attack that it was a terrorist act and that Ansar al-Sharia, a Libyan militant group with links to Al-Qaeda, had claimed responsibility for it."

 

However, an examination of the known Facebook and Twitter accounts of Ansar al-Sharia in Benghazi reveals no such claim of responsibility. Aaron Zelin, a research fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, tracks dozens of jihadist websites and archives much of what they say. He told CNN he was unaware of any such claim having been posted on the official Facebook page or Twitter feed of Ansar al-Sharia in Benghazi.

 

Zelin, who said his RSS feed sends him any new statement from the group, provided CNN with a copy of that feed. It shows no Facebook update between September 8 and September 12, when a posting late that afternoon first referenced the attack. Zelin notes that the posting referred to a news conference the group had held earlier that day in Benghazi in which it denied any role in the assault on the consulate, while sympathizing with the attackers.

 

Accompanying a posting of the news conference on YouTube, a commentary says that the attack on the consulate was "a wave of rage for Allah and his Prophet, it came from the Muslim youths."

 

The posting continues: "Ansar al-Sharia brigade did not officially participate as a military body, nor received any orders directed from the brigade."

[carlfense]

Questions for Obama defenders. If this was say GW Bush who gave one press conference the day after the event, then information came out conflicting his administration's statements on the event...do you really think yourself and the media would say "He held an immediate press conference in the Rose Garden. What more do you want?". Can you honestly tell me that the heat from the left and the media would be no less than 10 times as much as it has been for Obama?

A conservative complaining about media bias? I would have never suspected . . .

[chamrocck]

Questions for Obama defenders. If this was say GW Bush who gave one press conference the day after the event, then information came out conflicting his administration's statements on the event...do you really think yourself and the media would say "He held an immediate press conference in the Rose Garden. What more do you want?". Can you honestly tell me that the heat from the left and the media would be no less than 10 times as much as it has been for Obama?

A conservative complaining about media bias? I would have never suspected . . .

A liberal dodging the question and drinking the . I would have never suspected...

 

O'Reilly happened to nail this whole mess tonight.

http://video.foxnews.com/v/1927271218001/

[EZ-E]

The administration has some serious explaining to do in these areas:

 

1) Why was this covered up and blamed on a video for weeks

2) Why were the Navy Seals initially told to not enter the embassy

3) Why when the Navy Seals did enter the embassy was back up denied 3 times

4) According to emails sent to the CIA and Fox News White House Correspondents knew this was an act of terror. Why was a video ever brought up?

5) Why did Hillary tell one of the Navy Seals dads that they are going to prosecute the man that made this video

6) There were two predator drones in the area that would have been able to give live feed right to the situation room in the White House. Why weren't they utilized? If they were, why wasn't back up sent????????

 

This administration has a ton of explaining to do and there is no way that anyone can spin it. In America, we don't leave our soldiers behind. My brother is one. It is really horrifying to see an event like this where they president knew this was going on and he went to bed. He turned his back on these four people. Who is to say that he wouldn't do it on any other American serving overseas???

[sd'sker]

every time i open this thread i am disappointed i did so.

[HSKR]

every time i open this thread i am disappointed i did so.

 

I would be as well if I was trying to believe the administration handled this the right way.