Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) said Monday that White House spokesman Jay Carney hit an “all-time low” when he denied that a newly surfaced memo was explicitly related to the Benghazi attacks.
“He has destroyed his own reputation by that statement, that what clearly was the talking points which had nothing to do but Benghazi, saying it had nothing to do with Benghazi,” McCain said on Fox News’ “On The Record with Greta Van Susteren.”
“That to me is an all-time low for a presidential spokesperson,” he added.
Critics of the Obama administration’s handling of the 2012 attacks in Libya believe that a newly surfaced email, which laid out talking points for then-U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Susan Rice’s appearances on Sunday news programs, proves the administration sought to mislead the public. Carney denied last week that the memo was about Benghazi and instead argued the talking points reflected concern for protests outside of embassy facilities throughout the region.
McCain said that he had known Carney for years and thought him to be a “pretty straightforward journalist.”
“They are scared to death,” he said of Obama administration officials’ reaction to the formation of a select committee to investigate the attacks.
“And if Democrats refuse to take part in this commission, this committee, and more information comes out, they’re the ones that will have egg on their faces,” he added.
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Revoke all press privileges for all Murdoch entities - Fox, WSJ, Post, etc… If other news media object, fuck them too. If they want to say that FoxNews is as good as they are, let them choke on their words. This is absolute bullshit. They should have their broadcast license revoked for such political pandering. It was always obvious as far as Fox is concerned, but now it’s just blatant - FoxNews has shown itself to be the true propaganda wing of the Republican Party. They don’t even try to hide it anymore. Years ago every other media outlet would be calling them out 24 hours a day. I also believe that no Democrat should appear on FoxNews or have contact with any other Murdoch entity either.
If MSNBC did this for the Democrats, Issa and his babyeaters would be holding even more hearings than Benghazi, the IRS, and Fast and Furious combined.
It’s time to starve the beast. And when is the Senate going to hold a “Special Committee” about all the embassy deaths from 2001-2006?
Oh john please just stay home . You are a very sad old man
Geeze, John…you seem pretty faux-angry.
Maybe you should go crash a plane over it.
WTF does this even mean? Carney’s destroyed his reputation but you were willing to make the most craven, piece of shit, moron our VP?
Palin.
Thank you for your opinion, Senator. Would anyone serious like to speak now?