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GOP "whistle-blowers" blow the lid off Republican talking points
Yesterday, Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives postponed all floor votes so they could hold their ninth hearing about Benghazi. Instead of working on any number of pressing issues effecting Americans, Republicans spent nine hours on a political witch hunt.
Unsurprisingly, their so-called “whistleblowers,” who were supposed to blow the lid off some huge conspiracy, ended up debunking many of the right-wing talking points we've heard about the attack. As the Think Progress Blog explains, yesterday's testimony made clear that F-16s could not have prevented the second wave of attacks, Hillary Clinton did not lie about diplomatic cables, and the only reason a Special Forces Team was told not to deploy to Benghazi, is that another team was already on its way.
So, Republicans wasted nine hours and countless tax-payer dollars on a hearing that confirmed everything they've been told in the previous eight hearings they've held about the attack. The only thing being covered up here is the fact that last year, the GOP voted to cut the U.S. Embassy security funding by $300 million dollars.
Instead of politicizing the deaths of four Americans in Benghazi, House Republicans could have focused on our economy, on bringing jobs back from overseas, or reversing the austerity measures that are gutting our vital agencies. But, they won't do any of those things because there's a chance it could help President Obama.
Republicans should stop wasting time and get to work on the issues most Americans actually care about. We get it – you hate the president, and want to prevent Hillary Clinton from running in 2016. Now get to work.
-Thom
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GEEKY SCIENCE: Think twice before you diss snow
Daily Take: Kidnapping women...we need more Officer Katy's, fewer Robocops
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Wednesday's Daily Stack 
Hour One: Would Community policing have prevented kidnapping?
Why There Won’t Be Anything New In Today’s Benghazi Hearing- Hayes Brown, National Security Reporter/Blogger-Think Progress
Operation Green Jobs- Carl Gibson, Lead Organizer-"Shut The Chamber"
Hour Two: What should be done about corporate terrorists?- Steve Malzberg, The Steve Malzberg Show
Article: " Constitution of the United States" Article 1, section 8". "The Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts and excises, to pay the debts and provide for the common defense and general welfare of the United States;"
How much is a tree worth?
Bible: " John 13:23-25" " Now there was leaning on Jesus' bosom one of his disciples, whom Jesus loved...".
Hour Three: WTF: one hospital charges $8k...another $38k...?!
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Hour One: Free market anarchist wants everyone to have a wiki gun- Cody Wilson, Defense Distributed
Hour Two: Shouldn't we keep the NRA and Joe Camel away from our kids?- Mike Papantonio, Ring of Fire Radio
Geeky Science - think twice before you diss snow!
Hour Three: Will DNA tests be allowed for Willie Jerome Manning?- Vanessa Potkin, The Innocence Project
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WTF - One Hospital Charges $8k, Another $38k...?!
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Wow! What is a Tree Worth?
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Thom talks with Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton about Good Jobs Nation, a new organization of low-wage workers joining together for a living wage and a voice on the job. Tonight's "Lone Liberal Rumble" panel discusses how decreased funding for community police may have prevented the Cleveland women from being found earlier, how a new study reveals that extended unemployment benefits didn't keep people from taking jobs and whether Ted Cruz passes the "birther" test to run for President. In tonight's "Daily Take" Thom explains how new government data shows just how drastic hospital billing varies in the U.S.
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WTF: One Hospital Charges $8k...Another $38k?
Why There Won't be Anything New in Benghazi Hearing
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Who's the Biggest Terrorist in America?
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