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What if Benghazi happened under Bush?

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    Would media reaction have been different?

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So it just released report details -- Bush Administration cover up.

After -- -- or three other Americans were killed by al-Qaeda affiliated terrorists.

Secretary of state Condi Rice came up with a story to limit video maker for the riot that led to the deaths.

Except.

There was no -- in -- Vice President Cheney was in the situation room with President Bush and secretary Rumsfeld as the whole scene unfolded.

-- ambassador John Bolton did going on those Sunday shows.

Meanwhile senators Clinton Obama and carry all demand to know why bush chose to blame.

Our First Amendment when he knew all along the video didn't cause the attack.

Meanwhile Newsweek and similar drugstore protesters demand special prosecutors and resignations.

The HBO film directed by Sean -- called blood on your hands Wednesday -- the musical bullets over big godsey -- -- Tony.

The 151000.

Word owned by James Franco though awful winds -- Pulitzer.

The whole thing is bigger than Watergate Watergate and Watergate combined.

My point reverse parties that you could predict the media explosion but instead we got a slobbering that's marginalizing an attack to ensure the reelection.

Which is -- filmmaker remains in jail that the ACLU ever raising a finger.

Hillary is treated like royalty for failing and terrorists remain at large.

The lesson in the -- world Democrats and -- get to blame others while Republicans or conservatives they just get the blame.

Me I played the video.

Album they actually have -- idea all my -- no help from Dana.

I asked.

Possibly yeah have you learned to read it and say that -- alien came -- from stays in -- -- -- -- -- -- read it if you Swiss that the characters yes media's head would've exploded.

On other we would've been.

Ali -- -- about it much -- -- that is true narrative I think don't we have some sort of shots showing how the press thinks this whole story is over.

I don't know exaggerated.

It's obvious and totally politicized this point to me this is -- utterly contrived.

The story conservatives have chosen to shamelessly exploit.

A vicious and the sustained attack that led to the deaths of four Americans in Libya.

Republicans are just relishing the opportunity to politicize an attack on the United States -- -- -- little other candidate elected.

He did.

College active terror it did as well.

Take it it is well take did two weeks or so for the whole idea there being a -- out there about this tape.

We have reported the administration has reported.

Everything that we've been that we've been told and we've shared it in real time.

But what you say that the press has been the opposite of pro active I think the word might be reactive.

You know I consider this all sour grapes and you know the truth that they did that I -- did they play this thing out.

-- the way to avoid -- given -- -- -- yes -- they get away with it yes -- That it quickly so I I don't care not a plastic credit and he probably not -- treated.

Aside this is -- this situation where you don't wanna had to fight this battle during your very close election and they got away with a advocates calories in Iraq and get a little bit well I -- about that -- yeah.

I get it.

They got away with -- you've got to live with it but you got to expose it and you gotta go after him for it can apparently market -- -- -- -- -- -- -- did point -- that's that that they're not going -- -- -- hypocrisy is so.

Self evident you know just at the conference happened and now I'd like you said today was just.

Kind of a coronation for -- thank you so much that yeah.

Actually -- you know you've specialized to assume your best and brightest Republican range of their wedding that you said I don't know I am Bobbie it's it's it actually perfect question dare question well.

We have to set specially send c'mon guys I mean honestly.

There it it it took I don't know we are.

56 and almost eight hours in before we actually got -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- That's the crocodile tears that never actually cannot choose should.

-- -- -- -- qualify of this I agree with Bob I think she's a fantastic secretary of state.

With the exception of this one instances one will be a market so that matter then I don't ever saw the request for more security she said moon really.

Going on Sunday shows not much everything really.

I wasn't consulted regarding ambassador Susan writes in September 6 apps -- really but earlier -- she had claimed that she was.

Involved in every intricate detail of big budget but those things she had no idea about fighting honestly indicating it was it was a lot of four minutes of -- been great thank you for your service.

It's madam secretary one quick question and oops I'm out of time yeah it -- great.

Why did you read the cables when I was deputy assistant secretary of state I used to get 101000 a day -- an imaginary she gets.

But you have to read -- -- Bob we want you to read I don't know.

-- which I never saw or extend our -- that.

I never thought or security acre you know you want us to believe that she never -- request.

One of a lot of silly as she did have a little word count that we did it from the senate hearing of the words that were mentioned.

The -- -- zero.

The word movie zero the word Internet zero the word.

Video that mentioned the word video.

But you're talking about a video conference.

-- you can tell that these staff had obviously -- -- followed this story much more closely than the senators and you can -- your senator as well as you.

Yeah Tryon and when they get up there electric can make one point though.

What that the media.

They it seems -- imminent doctor takes.

An oath they take the democratic immediate taken hypocritical oath.

I wanted to use -- final thanks a little word play.

Very little from a little person.

You know how hard it is to be this -- get.

And I got all -- and --