“Petraeus Gave Us An Opportunity – Now We Need All Of Your Help”
REPUBLICAN
INSIDER: “Petraeus Gave Us An Opportunity – Now We Need All Of Your
Help”
“The
general opened up a “can of worms” this morning… If everyone gets on the same
page with this… next week we might really crack this thing
open.”
by Ulsterman on November
16, 2012
A brief phone
message has been received from RI (Republican Insider), who not only
agreed I publish a portion of our conversation – but insisted on
it…
RI: The general opened up the…the “can of worms” this
morning.
We
now have a four star general and CIA Director letting lawmakers know that there
was serious alterations to the CIA summary of the Benghazi attack. All
references to it being a terrorist attack were…they were removed from the
original CIA document. Now I am left asking where is that original document.
If that was provided by the general, and it’s being reviewed by the committee,
then that committee has no choice but to go right back to the White House and
ask…it’s the two questions everybody is already asking right now. I’ve been
hearing it all morning and afternoon now. WHY was it changed? WHO changed
it?
UM: Who would have
the authority to do that? To alter the CIA Director’s assessment,
right?
RI: Exactly –
exactly. Who could do that? Has to be high up. Administration. And whoever
did that, how…who would do that without the president’s stamp? Without his
approval? Now I was…I heard from a staffer…they said it was the campaign.
The campaign reviewed it and changed it and sent Rice out onto the Sunday news
shows. That sounds…well, it’s outrageous. But…it…all of the campaigning
the president was doing…has been…he’s been at it for over two years. The
campaign has always been his priority. So…so maybe that’s possible. Now that’s
not a minor point here. If national security…the death of an ambassador and
three other Americans…now if that…(inaudible)…so if there was a decision from
the campaign, then…well…I’ll say it. That could be cause for
impeachment. The president would be in violation of his oath. At least
it’s how I understand it.
UM: Impeachment?
Is that really possible?
RI: Don’t use…don’t
latch onto that term. I’m not saying it’s likely or even possible. I don’t
have all the specifics of exactly what went on in the hearing. I can tell you
the place is buzzing. I can tell you there are staffers…King’s office…they
are really getting pretty fired up on this. They
needed Petraeus to give them something and apparently that’s what the general
did. Oh! And over
at…ummm…McCain. He’s fired up about this too. He did not like being called out
by the president the other day. So maybe he’s going to…you know the Senate…they
always take so long and the Republicans up there…(inaudible) so cautious. But
(inaudible) …and so maybe we are seeing some real momentum on this. The
Feinstein office has sent out feelers too. Staffers talking amongst
themselves. This is all good news for those of us who want to see some real
accountability for what happened, but…I want to stress again that…that you can’t
get your hopes up. These people…it’s not that they don’t care…(inaudible)…bad
people. It’s just how it works. If someone gets spooked, or a deal can be
made, that’s what happens. I don’t like it, but I have to work in reality and
not how I wish things were. You get that?
UM: Yeah – I
understand that better than I used to. Understood.
RI: Here
is…umm…there is something you can do. Your readers can do…everyone you know
of. If people want to possibly change the outcome…or the discussion…they have
to use this new media to do it. You have to understand that the Obama White
House has hundreds of people…all they do is post and comment and try to push
their version. They…what it is…it’s a whole program to either direct the news
coverage, or give media the excuse that they are just reporting on…or reflecting
the public opinion. So what we need to do…(inaudible)…of what I already
talked about. We need to get ahead of this new media thing…all of us.
Republicans. Conservatives…whatever. Congressman Paul talked about it the
other day…he was right about that. 100%. So everyone needs to go out there and
post their comments. Make the media know we are more…ummm…we are paying
attention now. And so…they need to cover what…the stories that we are
commenting on. Use basic economics on them. Just go all out and overwhelm the
comments sections of these stories. Share the truth. And demand…demand more of
the truth. And demand that they start…they need to ask this White House real
questions now. Can you do that? Can they do that? Petraeus gave us an
opportunity – now we need all of your help.
UM: I’ll do my
best. Just like you – can’t promise anything. But you’re right…people
are…after the election they were pissed. Now they’re…I think they’re ready to
fight again. So, we’ll do our best.
RI: If everyone
gets on the same page with this…after today…we’ll see how the weekend news
programs go…next week we might really crack this thing
open.
UM: Could
Boehner…will he shut it down? I don’t trust him
anymore.
RI: (Pause) …I
don’t like to talk poorly about another Republican…
UM:
But…
RI: (Pause)…but
ummm…you might be right on that one. He’s not…hasn’t been…reliable for us.
Hoping he’ll surprise us.. but yeah…hope for the best. Prepare for the
worst.
END
CONVERSATION
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