Over 10 hours into the Benghazi Committee’s hearing on Thursday, Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD) got the first applause line.
As the energy to the room slowed into a slog over discussion of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s private email server, Cummings took his turn in the third round of questioning to issue an impassioned indictment of the committee’s direction.
“It bothers me when I hear people even imply that you didn’t care about your people. That’s not right,” Cummings said. “And then I sit here and I watch you. And I saw how you kind of struggled when you were talking about that night. And I just for one want to thank you.”
He suggested what the committee was doing was “Monday morning quarterbacking.”
“So I don’t know what we want from you. Do we want to badger you over and over again until you get tired, until we do get the gotcha moment that he’s talking about? We’re better than that,” Cummings said, his voice raising. “We are so much better. We’re a better country. We’re better than using taxpayer dollars to try to destroy a campaign. That’s not what America is all about!”
PREACH, Sir!
(and the accompanying photo says it all: Rep Cummings calling down the righteous wrath on that greasy little weasel Gowdy)
Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD) calling it like he sees it.
This is really beginning to feel like the Army/McCarthy hearings. Biggest backfire imaginable.
i’ve been reading thru the nyt letters and overwhelmingly people are thoroughly disgusted by the republican behavior; and many proclaiming not to have been clinton supporters but are now convinced to vote for her.
Two Huge Thumbs up!
Thank you sir!