Glenn Reynolds
Instapundit
5/7/2013
Video here.
A reader emails:
We have known for a long time – and the MSM is going to have to finally reckon with the fact – that the “video” narrative was a fraud, a political construct to cover ass, protect campaign talking points, and misdirect accountability for the four deaths in Benghazi. The Susan Rice spectacle has been pounded on over and over, and rightfully so, but there’s one nuance that needs to be shoved repeatedly into Hilary Clinton’s face:
Hilary pushed the fraudulent video narrative while standing over the caskets of Ambassador Stevens and the other three murdered Americans.
The optics on this alone should haunt her for the rest of her sad, pathetic, cravenly political life. I’ve transcribed her comments, and also have a link to the full, unedited video of the memorial service below.
Clinton comments occur from 16:25-17:45
“This has been a difficult week for the State Department and for our country. We’ve seen the heavy assault on our post in Benghazi that took the lives of those brave men. We’ve seen rage and violence directed at American embassies over an awful internet video that we had nothing do to with. It’s hard for the American people to make sense of that, because it is senseless, and it is totally unacceptable. The people of Egypt, Libya, Yemen and Tunisia, did not trade the tyranny of a dictator for the tyranny of a mob. Reasonable people and responsible leaders in these countries in these countries need to do everything they can to restore security and hold accountable those behind these violent acts. And we will, under the president’s leadership, keep taking steps to protect our personnel around the world.”
Here’s the video so you can see for yourself.
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At Instapundit there is an isolated video clip of the segment quoted above, and a link to the State Department’s transcription of Hillary’s speech.
Also at Instapundit, A PRE-HEARING PRIMER: 5 Benghazi Mysteries That Must Be Solved.
Update: Why Benghazi matters
…If the government can lie and cover up its bungling of a most important mission overseas, it is entirely reasonable to ask what else is the government lying about. Benghazi is not the first time this administration has been caught in an intricate and extensive web of lies. We can only assume there is much more that has not yet been discovered…
Sen. Paul Says Clinton’s Benghazi Response Should Prevent Her From Holding Office Ever Again
Issa: No Question Obama’s Circle Involved In Cover-Up
Update 2: At The Daily Caller, Jim Treacher writes:
…Clinton lied about the murder of an American ambassador and three other brave Americans who were left to die. She knows she lied. She knows we know she lied. And the best her defenders can muster up is: “Hey, it was a long time ago. Let it go.”
Hillary 2016. Yay.
Also at the site, Brit Hume: ‘No way’ for Hillary Clinton to escape responsibility for Benghazi
