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O’Reilly Issues Benghazi Marching Orders To Rep. Chaffetz – Who Caves

Posted by Ellen -7859.80pc on February 07, 2014 · Flag

In case there’s any doubt that Fox News operates as an arm of the Republican Party, watch Bill O’Reilly demand that Republicans subpoena Leon Panetta to testify about Benghazi. And watch how Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-UT), instead of telling O’Reilly to mind his own business, nods like an underling getting orders from his boss.

What Fox News and Republicans think they’re going to accomplish with this fixation on Benghazi is beyond me. As I wrote a few nights ago, when O’Reilly announced he was “making Jon Stewart understand America,” even O’Reilly acknowledges there’s no proof that anything untoward has happened. Meanwhile, Fox is obsessing over President Obama’s supposed cover up of not calling the attack “a terrorist attack.” Even though Obama called it an “act of terror.”

During his interview with Chaffetz last night, O’Reilly asked if Chaffetz' committee, which is investigating Benghazi, has any proof “that (then) Secretary of Defense Panetta told the president, on the day of the Benghazi attack, it was a terrorist action? Can you prove it?”

In short, Chaffetz could not, at least not to O’Reilly’s satisfaction. Jabbing his finger at the camera, O’Reilly demanded, “Why haven’t you gotten Panetta in? …He’s the key! He’s the one! Put him under oath! …You can pull him in!"

You could see that Chaffetz was surprised at this turn in what he must have expected would be a typically Republican-friendly Fox News interview, especially on Benghazi.

And see how Chaffetz sucked up: “I vote for that absolutely.”

O’Reilly started shouting even louder and gesticulating more emphatically:

Well, get it done! …Panetta is it! And nobody has asked him under oath if he told his boss, the president, the Commander-in-Chief, that it was a terror attack! If Panetta says that, all hell breaks loose! And you guys haven’t done it!

…You know as well as I do, Congressman, who the key witness is here. And this has been going on a long time. And I’m getting damn frustrated with the Congress of the United States. There’s one man that you need to put under oath and that man is Leon Panetta. I’ll give you his phone number and address in Monterey, California. You need to get that man in and solve this for the country.

…You guys should have done it long before this. I don’t want to have to be the interrogator here. My job is to get stuff on the record. But you guys have subpoena power and I hope you use it.

If there was some real daylight between Fox News and Republicans, Chaffetz would have acknowledged, maybe even praised, O’Reilly’s concerns and then gone ahead and explained what his committee was actually doing. In a polite fashion, which I’m sure Chaffetz has practice in, he could have made it clear that he answers to the people in his Congressional District, not O’Reilly.

Instead, check out the obedient look in Chaffetz’ eyes as he nodded his understanding of O’Reilly’s demands.

And then you tell me that Republicans don’t know that Fox is a powerful wing of their political operation.

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Ellen commented 2014-02-08 02:34:21 -0500 · Flag
Jane S., you are right about Greta. However, I’ve never seen her be as demanding as O’Reilly.

Excellent point about the subpoena power. Who has it, the chairman of the committee?
Less Gov. More Fun. commented 2014-02-07 23:17:28 -0500 · Flag
Hillary will be busted very soon
Jane S commented 2014-02-07 19:20:31 -0500 · Flag
Greta does this all the time, too, about various GOP “investigations” of the Obama admin. But I note that she and O’Reilly only actually issue these orders to subpoena people to… congressmen who aren’t in a position to issue subpoenas. I’ve never heard any of these clowns do that to Issa, who’s the one who actually could.
NewsHounds posted about O’Reilly Issues Benghazi Marching Orders To Rep. Chaffetz – Who Caves on NewsHounds' Facebook page 2014-02-07 11:00:04 -0500
Watch how Chaffetz nods obediently - like an underling getting instructions from his boss.
Jan Hall commented 2014-02-07 10:38:24 -0500 · Flag
Vibrator Coach O’Reilly now after an interview with Nancy Pelosi. Careful Junior, you might have to make another big Harassment payout.
truman commented 2014-02-07 10:13:32 -0500 · Flag
Bildo barked: “And when you are done with the Panetta subpoena, run to the drug store and get me a new loofah.”
Sandman2 commented 2014-02-07 09:05:53 -0500 · Flag
Confirming Pres. Obama’s assertions about FNC and you , Bill O’Reilly, every time you open your mouth!
Way to prove him wrong by doing exactly what he says you do!
Good job, idiot!








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