Newly released emails on the Benghazi terror attack suggest a senior White House aide played a central role in preparing former U.N. ambassador Susan Rice for her controversial Sunday show appearances -- where she wrongly blamed protests over an Internet video.
More than 100 pages of documents were released to the conservative watchdog group Judicial Watch as part of a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit. Among them was a Sept. 14, 2012, email from Ben Rhodes, an assistant to the president and deputy national security adviser for strategic communications.
The Rhodes email, with the subject line: "RE: PREP Call with Susan: Saturday at 4:00 pm ET," was sent to a dozen members of the administration's inner circle, including key members of the White House communications team such as Press Secretary Jay Carney.
In the email, Rhodes specifically draws attention to the anti-Islam Internet video, without distinguishing whether the Benghazi attack was different from protests elsewhere.
The email lists the following two goals, among others:
"To underscore that these protests are rooted in an Internet video, and not a broader failure of policy."
"To reinforce the President and Administration's strength and steadiness in dealing with difficult challenges."
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/201...use-aide-involved-in-prepping-rice-for-video/
Smoking Gun Email links White House to spin blaming Benghazi on anti-Islam film
Discussion in 'News & Current Events' started by Revmitchell, Apr 29, 2014.
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Revmitchell Well-Known MemberSite Supporter
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This should be extremely damaging if true, is Hannity or O'Rielly shouting this out on the tube?
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church mouse guy Well-Known MemberSite Supporter
I read that Jay Carney was engaged in these e-mails. Hopefully, he will find a private sector job now.
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Revmitchell Well-Known MemberSite Supporter
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church mouse guy Well-Known MemberSite Supporter
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Revmitchell Well-Known MemberSite Supporter
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Carney just plain lied through his teeth during the daily media brief today.
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Revmitchell Well-Known MemberSite Supporter
ABC's Jon Karl nailed Jay Carney big time:
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On "Special Report with Bret Baier" Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) fried Carney as well. Point three of the email apparently states that Rice should reiterate that the U.S. "will go to any length to bring to justice those who harmed American citizens," or words to that effect.
Other than at Benghazi, no Americans were harmed in any of the Mideast demonstrations that day. So how is this email not specifically about Benghazi? -
Revmitchell Well-Known MemberSite Supporter
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church mouse guy Well-Known MemberSite Supporter
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Revmitchell Well-Known MemberSite Supporter
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O'Rielly just hammered the story. Especially the left leaning media not covering Judicial Watch's release of the memos. We don't live in a free America no more except we have Fox News. He is hammering some liberal media gal right now.
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Now he's even hammering Howard Kurtz. He is jacked up tonight. WOW!
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Congress has proved they are powerless to stop or punish anything the Obama administration does. And the Justice Department is all about democrat politics, not "justice". -
You may be right, the Dem's have the GOP over the racist barrel and the conservatives seem to cower each time the race card is displayed.
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church mouse guy Well-Known MemberSite Supporter
Holder, Carney, and Kerry should all go and probably Hagel, too. However, the Democrats have no one to replace them with, so they will all stay. The country will pay the price.