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Why Are Republicans Focusing on Susan Rice?

Pundits speculate they're angling for Kerry's MA Senate seat

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by Mary Noble

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Pundits tired of the words "Susan Rice," "Benghazi," and "John McCain" have begun concocting elaborate theories for the persistency of GOP attacks on Rice:

1. Republicans want John Kerry's Senate seat. This theory was floated by Daily Beast columnist Michael Tomasky. It makes a fair amount of political sense. If Republicans can nix Susan Rice as a Sec. of State candidate, then John Kerry will get the nod, opening up his Massachusetts Senate seat. And the GOP has a conveniently pre-packaged MA Senate candidate currently twirling his thumbs: Scott Brown, defeated in a close race with Elizabeth Warren. GOP Sen. Susan Collins today lent weight to this theory when she said that "Kerry would be an excellent appointment" as Sec. of State.

2. Republicans are seizing a chance to make Obama look bad. If you were the opposition party, wouldn't you jump on every chance you could to make your opposite number look incompetent and/or mendacious? And it's working: 57% of Americans now disapprove of how Obama handled the attack.

3. Republicans believe Rice is part of a deliberate cover-up. Since this explanation involves taking the GOP Senators at face value, few pundits are talking about it. Except for pundits on Fox, where the alleged cover-up has been the main news story since October.

Via CNN, the Daily Beast, and the Atlantic Wire.

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  • jessejaymes
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    There is no such thing as "simple" in Washington D.C.. EVERYTHING is about money and power. I think that Scott Brown is a good guy and I have no problem with him replacing Kerry. And I think that's the plan.
  • harold
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    I wish the world was as simple as you seem to be.
    She was given a cursory briefing and sent out to the Sunday morning talk shows.
    Whatever was going on, she had on knowledge of it, she was just doing PR for the administration.
    The only thing interesting here is the persistance a few blowhards have shown, especially as they know that this is all that happened regarding the UN ambassador.
  • cr8z4amerika
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    Wow.... I see this means nothing to you at all. O well 4 americans dead, first U.S. ambassador killed since Carter, attack on american soil by AL QUEIDA, those who were sworn to protect us & the constitution outright LYING & we are supposed to pretend it's okay?? What a sick mentality!
  • Vance1
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    Why Are Republicans Focusing on Susan Rice?
    Well Geesh, Maybe because she came out on the advise of "The Obama" and "LIED" to We the People, even though she KNEW , that it was a lie.
    She needed a week or so to Tweek the "Re Election" of "The Obama"
    Obama has an entire staff of radical progressive liars in his corrupted admin
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    AceLuby
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    So, is the expectation that the Obama administration is supposed to talk about confidential intelligence during an ongoing investigation?

    Please tell me more.
  • Vance1
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    @AceLuby
    Explain to me , what would have happened, if this same ordeal would of happened under George Bush.
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    woodtick57
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    @Vance1

    it pretty much did. the administration went on worldwide TV and lied that they had ''proof'' of WMDs not much happened about that blatent lie.
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    AceLuby
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    @Vance1 Woodtick pretty much nailed that one. Much worse happened to both Bush and Reagan and yet nothing came about it. Republicans are always looking for a witch hunt when they don't hold the Presidency and it almost always stems from leadership in the house.
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    Sharpshooter
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    @woodtick57 REALLY? Again? I believe there were many democraps who read and interpreted the same intel coming to the same conclusion. This blame Bush meh is very tiresome.... you guys need to come up with a different baa.
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    AceLuby
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    Because when the opposition controls the White House Republicans sole focus is to try and find a scandal so they can investigate any and everything to try to dig up any and everything... see whitewater 'scandal' that they focused on for two years...
  • FollowTheMoney
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    @AceLuby Subjective at best. But then, I don't differentiate between the parties in power. I see professional politicians posturing, always looking to gain political capital for the next election.
  • mimi57
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    Why do Democrats continue to lie and attempt to cover up the truth about what really happened in Benghazi???
    I am sure the families would like to know, and so would the majority of Americans, She was his scape-goat, she
    was the one he threw in front of the cameras to lie to the country...BTW, he's at a toy company today, maybe since
    he wanted to be her "protector" and said, "Come after me", he may have wanted to hang around and let the focus
    fall on him, where it belongs !
  • mimi57
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    @woodtick57 It's up to the Obama administration to prove what happened in Bengahazi, the burden is on them,
    and since they are "looking into it", I'm sure we will be informed in no time...it's only been over two months now.
    Shhh...this is really secret stuff here, we don't want anyone to know, especially those 'pesky' Americans, so let
    us just hold our breaths while we wait...
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  • DARSB
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    I'm more interested in why General Petraeus got such a swift and comprehensive pass. Most of the Americans in Benghazi were CIA employees. The how and why of that setup hasn't been discussed much so far as I can tell.
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    woodtick57
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    Since there are known groups with terrorist afiliations in Libya, and arms are prevelaent after the war, woulndn't you expect our CIA to be there gathering information?
  • InjusticeSucks
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    How about something really simple.The election proved it the GOP hates woman & the GOP has lost so big that its looking for anything to be ion the lime Light.In the Fals hope of saving their Miserable Failing Reputation.
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    Hireman
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    Since they didn't win the White House or gain ground in congress, they're looking for the little wins to save what's left of their face.
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    woodtick57
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    i think it is as simple as they made such a huge stink about the tragedy in Benghazi being some major conspiracy, and since the facts don't back that up at all, they are clinging to little shreds of watever they have., instead of just admittin they were wrong.
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    Sharpshooter
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    She demonstrated herself to be either incredibly stupid, naive, or dishonest. Considering the country is being lead by Davey Axelshaft and Valerie (Eva Peron) Jarrett she's the perfect choice to replace Hillary (I know what Bills definition of is is) Clinton, the world will hardly notice the difference.
  • Fuchsia
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    This is all just crap. They are not focusing on anyone. The libs should take their pills. Maybe next year liberalism will decline when Obamacare allows the mentally ill libs to finally have the meds they need. Only libs believe in domination and that everything is a war. Cons stand for ideals.
  • FFX_VA
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    She screwed up, ppl on Politix fact check better than she did on this one, but the real reason is #1, politics trumps all in DC!
  • truthsayer
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    The democratic governor in my state appoints republican representatives and senators to state jobs regularly then replaces them with hand picked democrat's. Just recently he gave the republican president of the state senate a circuit court judgeship. The moral of the story is if the will of the people is against you circumvent it anyway possible. Up to and beyond bribery of the opposition. Both party's are guilty doing what ever it takes.
  • truthsayer
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    @woodtick57 Of course they don't have to take them but they do most of the time. The jobs pay better. There politicians they go where the money goes. Both sides do it. If you can't get the vote you want pay for it.
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    woodtick57
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    @truthsayer

    Sounds like those republicans are more interested in their personal gain than representing those that voted for them. and the Gov is the bad guy there?
  • truthsayer
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    @woodtick57 There all bad guy's. We the people have been deluded by tyrannical men and quite easily I'm sad to say. Even those who obtain office with the best intentions are soon swayed by power and greed. The only way to recover is to take the profit out of being a politician. Term limits,no lobby money, and government having to live by the same laws as the people they rule.
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    woodtick57
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    @truthsayer

    We have term limits every two, four and six years. lobbyists cannot give reps money. our nation is founded on the concept of lobbying.
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  • ACTSmom
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    Because she deliberately plastered her face all over TV and lied. So she's either a liar on her own, or she was covering for someone else. Either way, how can anyone judge her credible at this point?
  • Jeff_Woehrle
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    This woman holds a U.N. post. The U.N. holds no authority over a U.S. Embassy. Her injection into this controversy is squarely at the feet of Obumble. Probably because Hillary didn't want to get caught up in this lie.
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    woodtick57
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    It is her job to go to the UN as our spokesperson. that is what she did.

    As for her on the news shows, that is the administration asking her to do that.
  • truthsayer
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    There my friend I believe you have hit it square on the head. Why was it the US ambassador to the UN and not the state department or white house? That is what has me wondering. Does sacrificial lamb ring a bell? Very strange.
  • Jeff_Woehrle
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    @woodtick57 No one is questioning her role at the U.N. What IS in question is why she was trotted out as spokesperson for the State Department. Methinks Hillary was reluctant to carry Barry's water on this one.
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    woodtick57
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    @Jeff_Woehrle

    it was her speech at te UN that started all tis vitriol against her, so yes, some people ARE questioning er about that.

    often times people are asked to do those shows. The VP often does them, and it is certainly not in his job description...

    Why are senators on there? Seems like people are going after her for just doin her job...
  • Jeff_Woehrle
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    @woodtick57 It has been established that this administration had a distaste for the 'terrorism' connection...to the point of altering the report of the folks who actually know what happened to make it fit their utopian view that Obumble 'solved' the terror problem.

    Reality is somewhat different. Lo and behold, when the 'fog of war' cleared, the facts were exactly what the CIA said they were in the first place.

    No kids with rocks.

    Nobody upset at a non-existent movie.

    Nothing but a coordinated terrorist attack and the murder of four Americans.

    But Rice didn't want to say that...and her explanation thus far has been pretty weak. And the fact that Hillary wanted to part of it is very, very interesting.
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  • Denizen_Kate
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    As if option #2 were anything new. Republicans have been going out of their way to make Obama as unsuccessful as possible since his inauguration.
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