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To: DallasKevin who wrote (2709)	5/8/2013 7:38:54 PM
From: joseffy	1 Recommendation Respond to of 16547

8 journalists who downplayed the Benghazi scandal ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Red Alert Politics ^ \| 5/8/13 \| Allen Ginzburg As new facts are uncovered about the attack on the U.S. consulate in Libya last September, it’s become increasingly clear that many in the mainstream media really did cover up the severity of the attack during their initial reports, choosing instead to paint it as a overreaction by Washington Republicans. Here are examples of the cover-up: 1) National Journal’s Michael Hirsh: Benghazi: The Real Libya Story Is No Story “No evidence has surfaced to indicate the administration is guilty of anything other than looking flat-footed” “It sounds very plausible. There’s only one problem with that view: No evidence has surfaced so far to support the idea that the Obama administration deceived the public deliberately.” 2) The New York Times‘ Nicholas Kristof: Nicholas Kristof ? @NickKristof I'm sick of Republican intransigence over @AmbassadorRice. Her misstatements were small potatoes. Time to move on. 3) Salon’s Joan Walsh: Benghazi madness “The latest right-wing conspiracy porn features a return of 2008 Obama-Clinton tensions played out over Libya” “But the latest right-wing allegations about Benghazi have reached the realm of lurid conservative conspiracy porn. Far-right websites are ablaze with stories of Obama administration perfidy, incompetence and infighting, overlaid with tensions between President Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton that supposedly go back to the 2008 Democratic primary. ” 4) The Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s Jay Bookman: The Fox-induced hysteria over Benghazi collapses “In conclusion, last week’s entire controversy was spectacularly, embarrassingly wrong-headed. No facts exist to justify the overheated rhetoric and allegations directed at Obama and top officials in his administration, but no apologies will follow either. Quite the contrary, I’m sure.” 5) Mother Jones’ Kevin Drum: Keeping Up With the Latest Benghazi Conspiracy Theories “And why are we only hearing about this now? Because everyone who knew about it was afraid to come forward, natch. You know how ruthless Obama can be. Today, though, Billy Birdzell, a former special ops team leader, pretty much torched the whole conspiracy theory.” 6) The Washington Post’s Jonathan Bernstein: The real Benghazi story: The dogs that aren’t barking “If you’re not inside the conservative information feedback loop, you might not be aware that within that loop the Benghazi “scandal” is still going at 100 percent strength. Months after the actual incident, which was back in September. Even though no one has ever made clear exactly what terrible secret was the subject of the supposed cover-up; even though a succession of “revelations” have all turned out to be nonsense” 7) Talking Points Memo‘s Josh Marshall: Josh Marshall ? @joshtpm RWs certain Benghazi is massive scandal, just can't seem to decide why. Deep breath & repeat: the election is over. #desperate 8) The Atlantic Wire’s Elspeth Reeve: The GOP-Fox News Benghazi Feedback Loop “The problem is that while Congressional Republicans are sure that there’s something scandalous about Benghazi, they’ve had little luck convincing anyone other than Fox News and its viewers. But to keep the momentum going — nothing sinks an agenda-driven story more effectively than when nothing new happening — they have created a feedback loop, in which Fox reports something, the Republican-controlled House holds hearings on it, and then Fox reports on those hearings.”

To: DallasKevin who wrote (2709)	5/14/2013 2:20:53 PM
From: joseffy	Respond to of 16547

To: DallasKevin who wrote (2709)	5/15/2013 10:40:03 AM
From: joseffy	Respond to of 16547

D.C. turns on Obama Obama’s holier-than-thou rhetoric has left him with little reservoir of good will. \| AP Photo By MIKE ALLEN and JIM VANDEHEI \| 5/14/13 9:10 PM EDT The town is turning on President Obama – and this is very bad news for this White House. Republicans have waited five years for the moment to put the screws to Obama – and they have one-third of all congressional committees on the case now. Establishment Democrats, never big fans of this president to begin with, are starting to speak out. And reporters are tripping over themselves to condemn lies, bullying and shadiness in the Obama administration. Buy-in from all three D.C. stakeholders is an essential ingredient for a good old fashioned Washington pile-on — so get ready for bad stories and public scolding to pile-up. Vernon Jordan, a close adviser to President Bill Clinton through his darkest days, told us: “It’s never all right if you’re the president. There is no smooth sailing. So now he has the turbulence, and this is the ultimate test of his leadership.” Jordan says Obama needs to do something dramatic on the IRS, and quick: “He needs to fire somebody. He needs action, not conversation.” Obama’s aloof mien and holier-than-thou rhetoric have left him with little reservoir of good will, even among Democrats. And the press, after years of being accused of being soft on Obama while being berated by West Wing aides on matters big and small, now has every incentive to be as ruthless as can be. This White House’s instinctive petulance, arrogance and defensiveness have all worked together to isolate Obama at a time when he most needs a support system. “It feel like they don’t know what they’re here to do,” a former senior Obama administration official said. “When there’s no narrative, stuff like this consumes you.” Republican outrage is predictable, maybe even manageable. Democratic outrage is not. The dam of solid Democratic solidarity has collapsed, starting with New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd’s weekend scolding of the White House over Benghazi, then gushing with the news the Justice Department had sucked-up an absurdly broad swath of Associated Press phone records. Democrats are privately befuddled by the White House’s flat-footed handling of this P.R. and legal mess, blaming a combination of bad timing, hubris and communications ineptitude. The most charitable defense offered up on background is that Obama staffers are scandal virgins, unaccustomed to dealing with a rabid press. Chris Lehane, who spent so much time managing scandals in the 1990s that it inspired him to write a textbook on managing them, is among the contingent of Clinton-era scandal hands that thinks the Obama team has botched its second-term image. “One cannot get caught up with chasing news cycles in a crisis, as that is a prescription for putting out inaccurate information that does not withstand scrutiny or the test of time,” said Lehane, whose book is titled “Masters of Disaster.” Read more: politico.com credit fubho