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Wednesday, October 21, 2015

They Intend To Uncover The Fact-ish Truth-iness


Tomorrow, Hillary Clinton will again testify before the House Committee on Benghazi.  This will be the ninth or tenth time this committee has convened to hear testimony, and it is straight D.C. kabuki theater.  Recently, two Republican Congressmen and a former committee investigator admitted it's always been nothing but a Hillary witch hunt.  This news flash surprised exactly no one.

Pompeo (R-Kan):  "Fact-based"
Gowdy (R-SC):  "Fact-centric"
Unfazed, the Committee presses on.  Chairman Trey Gowdy insists his group is impartial, is not going for a political smear job, and will conduct a "fact-centric" investigation.  Rep. Mike Pompeo swears they are intent on holding "a fact-based inquiry."


Fact-centric??  Fact-based??  WTF?  This is the most unconvincing expression of impartiality I've heard.

"Yes, we're interested in facts, sort of.  Some of them.  Not all of them."

"Facts will be involved in our inquiry, but will not be relied upon exclusively."

"The work of this committee was inspired by actual events, but no facts were harmed or used in the making of the investigation."


Some of the few Democrats on the panel are so disgusted they're threatening to simply not show up tomorrow.  Not a bad idea.

This "select" committee has been a total crock from the beginning.  Whoever's in charge of the House should disband it post haste.  Oh, I forgot -- nobody's in charge.


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