Benghazi terrorist attacks and the Whistleblowers (Reagan, Marines, Obama, crime)
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and we heard the same thing from a handful of Democrats when Bush was in office, we also heard both Bush and Chaney should be tried for war crimes. is there something else you want to talk about today or just bring up stuff that means nothing, especially when it comes from Salon?
Great point, I remember much more than a handful of calls not just for impeachment of W. Bush, but for tossing him into prison. As I recall there was a lot of pressure on Speaker Pelosi to investigate the admin, and she dragged her feet, probably not wanting to repeat the mistakes that the R's made in the late 1990's
Note also carefully what Inhofe says: "People may be starting to use the I-word...." So he's not calling for impeachment, not even saying that he believes there is a basis for it. He doesn't even say that people are using the I-word, just that they 'may be starting.' It's about the weakest possible statement that one could make in a discussion about impeachment.
Some Democrats called for Bush to be investigated for a possibly impeachable offence on one issue only, and it was a pretty big one. Conservatives have called for impeachment investigations on Obama at least 14 times already. There really is no comparison.
So you really do believe that Benghazi is worse than Iran-Contra?
Oh please, they even called to impeach Bush based upon global warming.
Taking things to their logical conclusion this afternoon, Oklahoma Republican Sen. Jim Inhofe suggested on a conservative radio show that President Obama may be be impeached over Benghazi. “Of all the great coverups in history — the Pentagon papers, the Iran-Contra, Watergate and all the rest of them — this … is going to go down as the most serious,” Inhofe said, a tad hyperbolically. “People may be starting to use the I-word,” he added.
There’s no doubt that people will start using the “the I-word” around Benghazi considering they’ve already invoked impeachment so, so, so many other times.
What follows is a list of at least 14 times since Obama has taken office that Conservatives have invoked impeachment. More serious than selling arms to Iran to fund contra rebels in Nicaragua? Seriously?
I expect this thread to draw the usual hysteria from the far right, but there must be some sane Republicans here (or is that merely wishful thinking on my part?). When do you start to get embarrassed by how ridiculous the GOP has become and attempt to inject some sanity into the party? Or have all sane Republicans already fled the party? It sure seems like it.
conservatives no longer view Democratic Presidents as legit. Once their presidential god Ronald Reagan won, which is the only President conservatives claim, they saw conservatism as ascendent.
Clinton winning shook them a bit, but they thought he is just a blip. President Obama winning scared and still scares the crap out of them because it forced them to confront reality.
They want Benghazi to do what they couldn't get done at the polls.
Great point, I remember much more than a handful of calls not just for impeachment of W. Bush, but for tossing him into prison. As I recall there was a lot of pressure on Speaker Pelosi to investigate the admin, and she dragged her feet, probably not wanting to repeat the mistakes that the R's made in the late 1990's
Again, to investigate the lead up to a war that cost us dearly in lives and treasure. That is still costing us.
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Originally Posted by wutitiz
Note also carefully what Inhofe says: "People may be starting to use the I-word...." So he's not calling for impeachment, not even saying that he believes there is a basis for it. He doesn't even say that people are using the I-word, just that they 'may be starting.' It's about the weakest possible statement that one could make in a discussion about impeachment.
I guess you missed this part of his quote: "Of all the great coverups in history — the Pentagon papers, the Iran-Contra, Watergate and all the rest of them — this … is going to go down as the most serious.”
So, do YOU believe that Benghazi is worse than selling arms to Iran in order to fund contra rebels in Nicaragua? The Conservatives leading this current charge sure seem to think so. How many impeachment hearings did we have for that criminal fiasco?
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It is kind of their thing to call for impeachment on anything Obama does. I hear just today they called for his impeachment because for dinner he suggested he wanted chicken not burgers.
Of course it incoherent to an Obama supporter. You can't conceive that Obama is just another politician that could care less about the American people.
Our lord and savior, President Barack Obama <- This is the only thing you can understand.
Sort of like The Holy Trinity of Ronnie, Bush H. and Bush W???
According to your own link, the D's filed once, with 35 charges in that filing. Some of the charges were very worth considering on the circumstances around our invading Iraq--it looks like they really did lie to us about WMD's--although others were goofy. This is the 14th TIME the R's are screaming for impeachment. They started right after Obama was elected because he was a "MOOSLIM" and "born in Kenya", and it's gone downhill from there.
The problem the current batch of R's have is that when you scream and cry and whine nonstop--every little thing is histrionics--nobody listens or takes you seriously anymore. It's just more BS in and out. I'd be careful with this one though--if voters believe that you guys are trying to use the deaths of American citizens for some kind of political campaign stunt, this may be the one that really does blow up in your face.
and we heard the same thing from a handful of Democrats when Bush was in office, we also heard both Bush and Chaney should be tried for war crimes. is there something else you want to talk about today or just bring up stuff that means nothing, especially when it comes from Salon?
Because the GOP is crazy enough to carry out it's threats. That's not "stuff that means nothing".
I don't think there is any question the GOP House will draw up articles of impeachment some day, especially if they re-take the Senate, and there is a chance for a trial.
On what grounds, do you say? Oh, it doesn't matter- if they can't come up with anything plausible, the GOP will do what they do best- make $&@$ up
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How many impeachment hearings did we have for that criminal fiasco?
