Hillary
Clinton's Dodgy Testimony
“Just to be clear, Hillary Clinton lied
and is still lying… it's a tribute to Clinton's gift for mendacity that it
worked so well.”
Jonah Goldberg
Jan 25, 2013A lot of people in Washington apparently forgot how good Hillary Clinton is at not telling the truth.
Wednesday, in her testimony before both the Senate and, later, the House, Clinton brilliantly fudged, dodged and filibustered. Of course, she's a pro. Clinton was slow-walking depositions, lawyering up and shifting blame when many of her questioners were still civilians down on the farm.
Aided by a ridiculous format, she outfoxed most of the Republicans with ease.
Meanwhile, the Democrats, almost uniformly, seemed singularly interested in celebrating Mrs. Clinton as a global diva who somehow manages to carry the burden of her awesomeness with humility and grace. If smoking were still allowed in the Capitol, one could easily imagine her removing a cigarette from a gold case, tapping it nonchalantly on the witness table, and the entire Democratic caucus leaping over their desks for the chance to light it for her.
The most dramatic moment came early, when Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson tried to get Clinton to explain why the State Department blamed the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks in Benghazi on an impromptu protest over an anti-Muslim video. In a rehearsed moment of spontaneous outrage, Clinton yelled back, "With all due respect, the fact is we had four dead Americans. Was it because of a protest or was it because of guys out for a walk one night who decided to kill some Americans? What difference at this point does it make?"
It is a measure of Clinton's cult-like status on the left and among much of the press that this passed for a satisfactory, never mind impressive, response. But it's also a tribute to Clinton's gift for mendacity that it worked so well.
Even among the administration's harshest critics, people seemed at a loss to fully explain what difference it makes whether the administration's spin was true or not. For many, the answer is simply that government officials shouldn't lie. That's a necessary criticism, but hardly sufficient.
But just to be clear, Clinton lied and is still lying. When asked about the claim that the attack was sparked by a protest over a video, she responded, "I did not say ... that it was about the video for Libya."
That's simply untrue. When she stood by the caskets of the four Americans killed in Libya, she directly blamed an "awful Internet video that we had nothing to do with."
Afterward, she reportedly told the father of Tyrone Woods, the former Navy SEAL who was killed in the attack, "We will make sure the person who made that film is arrested and prosecuted."
Why tell the man that if the video had nothing to do with it?
4 comments:
She is a criminal! Off to the Hague with her!
Well, none of it worked for me, so maybe there are also millions like I who saw the theatrics as just plain absurd! Most the time she was trying to pass off on the excuse that "this and that happened, we learned our lessons, so we move on" but she doesn't fool me with that lame excuse. She's just trying to not be held accountable as that is usually the case with all crooked government officials and politicians. When will they ever be arrested. I'm sure millions are like I am just waiting for the day and we are growing very tired of all the BS!
Who was it that coined the phrase "congenital liar" when describing Hitlary ? Riiiight, it was Puss Limpjaw.
ill bet you a dime 2 a dollar hillaty WAS a bad guy. i will also plc that same bet she was told 6 yrs ago orange jumpsuit or start being double agent. who signed nesara yea thats rgt billy boo. did he want 2?? he was given 2 opitions do you know what they might be?
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