Hillary Clinton’s Surrogate Goes On Fox News And They IMMEDIATELY Regretted Inviting Him (VIDEO)

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Source: bipartisanreport.com







Hillary Clinton’s Surrogate Goes On Fox News And They IMMEDIATELY Regretted Inviting Him (VIDEO)

Clinton surrogate Rep. Xavier Becerra schools Fox News anchor on Benghazi.
By Sarah MacManus -



July 4, 2016


Hillary Clinton surrogates hit the political talk circuit Sunday, including Rep. Xavier Becerra (D-California), who appeared on Fox News Sunday and schooled stand-in host Shannon Bream on Benghazi. Becerra is rumored to be on the presumptive nominee’s vice presidential short list.

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Bream also questioned the congressman about “new” information regarding military assets being held back from Libya that might have changed the outcome at Benghazi. Bream said:

‘we did learn some new things we didn’t know before. there is a story about an account about military assets that were waiting in spain. they were on a plane for three hours there, they were told four times to change in and out of their uniforms because the state department was worried about the optics of having americans in uniform on the streets of libya.’

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Becerra’s response educated the Fox News anchor:

‘actually shannon, that’s not new information. that was disclosed back in 2013. that was out there … we knew that information.’

‘the military testified to that and talked about the fact that while there was some sense of disagreement about how to make sure you send out the assets, those assets were going to be sent to tripoli. not to benghazi.’..............more............


Read more: http://bipartisanreport.com/2016/07/04/hillary-clintons-surrogate-goes-on-fox-news-and-they-immediately-regretted-inviting-him-video/

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One really has to read his entire response. He is well informed, articulate and polite.
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[forest444]

1. Shannon Bream

was creamed.

[bucolic_frolic]

8. Is she on there

for brain power, or blonde power?

[forest444]

10. Blow power, I would say.

[Hekate]

16. That's an unnecessary slur against women. If you mean it otherwise, please explain.

[bucolic_frolic]

20. What I meant was

only attractive usually blonde women get these anchor/reporter positions

People in average attractiveness could have all the brain power in the world
but they won't make it on this or most other networks

All of TV and Hollywood is an inside job

[DesertRat]

2. K&R

[left-of-center2012]

3. Excellent

I''m not familiar with Rep. Xavier Becerra but he seems like someone we need in the Clinton administration in some position.

[trof]

9. Veep!

This guy is BRILLIANT and SO articulate.
Young(ish) and HISPANIC (Latino?).
The population would have to learn that it's pronounced 'hah-vee-yea' and not 'ex-ave-ee-uhr'.

[phylny]

42. Not so sure about that pronounciation.

In English, of course we would say "Zay-vee-yer," "ZAY-vee-air" or "Ex-Ay-vee-yer/air" because that's how it's pronounced in English, just like the name "David" would be "DAY-vid" in English and "dah-VEED" in Spanish.

Originally, this name in Spanish would have been pronounced, "SHA-vee-air". Now, it's pronounced, "hahv-YAIR" or "khav-YAIR".

Speaking Spanish, I would say, "Hola, hahv-YAIR" if I met someone named Xavier.

Or, I would hope he spelled it "Javier."




Having said all that, I've never seen this congressman, and he was very well spoken.

[stonecutter357]

4. K&R!

[gademocrat7]

5. K&R

[Kingofalldems]

6. Actual facts make Fox 'reporters' BLUE.

They want Trump to win, no matter who gets smeared.

[NastyRiffraff]

7. I like that man!

He completely destroyed the terminally clueless Shannon Bream. How does she have a job as a reporter? Oh, yeah, she's on Fox.

[trof]

11. I have to give her credit.

She stayed on script.
Facts did not dismay her.
A blonde pit bull.

Are all faux news cuties pretty blondes?

[RBInMaine]

37. A BIMBO Bull

[Mass]

12. I saw him Sunday. He was excellent.nt

[George II]

13. I love how he did the entire 15 min intrvw with that snarky smile on his face and showing no emotion

[pnwmom]

14. He's very effective. I can see why he's on the short list. Here is more

about him.

http://www.ontheissues.org/CA/Xavier_Becerra.htm

[Johnny2X2X]

15. Nice job

What people don't get is that Hillary might have said something completely different to the leaders of another country than she could publicly. You have to go with what the intelligence says as a whole, not what you might know personally.

Literally nothing to see. Toke to love on America.

[L. Coyote]

17. Like a dog with a meatless bone, chewing, chewing, chewing, and nothing. But won't let it go.

Fox should be treated as if they are fully owned by the Republican National Committee, because they are.

[Skittles]

18. hilarious, the way they use graphics to tell idiotic Fox News fans what to think

pure propaganda

[PatSeg]

19. Very impressive

He makes an excellent surrogate. He doesn't sound like he is just reading talking points. I would think he is on Hillary's short list for VP.

[Jemmons]

27. I dont find his performance remotely impressive

If you frame him as potential VP even less so.
He clearly knows how to talk about issues that are potentially shameful as if he was talking about his wonderfull grand kids.
He also have his facts lined up in the correct order and deliver them as they are needed.
But at no point does he do anything to break the mold of the silly and petty narrative that underlies the whole discussion.

When you say that he doesnt sound like he is just reading talking points you have set an extremely low bar for good performance. And clearing that low bar you find him suitable for VP? Are you sure you are not just eager to see the candidate surrounded by good lawyers?

[The Second Stone]

28. Isn't that special? I wonder who convinced you to dump on Rep. Xavier Becerra

Could it be SATAN! And by that I mean Roger Ailes.

[Jemmons]

29. Your suggestion that I dislike Becerra is noted

and seen as a sign that you agree with me on the facts.


Unless you have something substatial to add of course.

[The Second Stone]

49. No, I don't agree with you on the facts, and think you have said nothing

substantial. I assume that he is a decent human being. The web site for people who dislike Democrats is freerepublic.com. I suggest you hang out there.

[Jemmons]

50. Well - cant say you didnt have your chance. eom.

[PatSeg]

30. I disagree

And that was unnecessarily argumentative on your part. Also I am not saying he would be "suitable for VP", I said he is probably on her short list. I would prefer Elizabeth Warren.

[Jemmons]

31. Well perhaps i have read too much into you saying that he is "Very impressive"

and that "He makes an excellent surrogate...I would think he is on Hillary's short list for VP."

[PatSeg]

33. Very impressive

for a political surrogate. As a rule, I find them very annoying and uninformative. They rattle off talking points and often don't answer questions if it means deviating from their script. From a politician's point of view, I would imagine that he would be considered a very attractive candidate for Hillary's VP.

[Jemmons]

34. Now that I can agree with 100%

"They rattle off talking points and often don't answer questions if it means deviating from their script."

Which pretty much is what i tried to get across in my own clumsy way. English is not my first language so it is sometimes a bit tricky to get the tone right.

[PatSeg]

39. Communicating

on the Internet has its drawbacks and it is very easy to misconstrue what someone means. Tone and facial expressions are missing and one can read the same sentence in several different ways.

Sorry if I took yours as a bit angry and combative.

[Jemmons]

40. No problem Mrs.

[trumad]

35. "He also have his facts lined up in the correct order and deliver them as they are needed"

Yeah that's not impressive at all.

Dumbest post of the year...

[Jemmons]

41. "Dumbest post of the year..."

You should not suggest that people are stupid. Most people are either vain about their intelligence or insecure about it. Or both.
And it is not polite.

[trumad]

47. 2nd dumbest post

[Jemmons]

51. Honestly: Politeness would work better for you.

Feel free to test it out whenever...

[trumad]

53. 3rd

[brush]

38. Enjoy your stay.

[karynnj]

44. What you see as "talking about grand kids" demeanor, I saw as projecting calm, responsive

answers that ate away at the narrative that she projected. The trickiest one was the follow up question on what HRC told Egypt and, without knowing if HRC was speaking of the movie because it WAS an issue in Egypt and the first mention of the movie was that the US embassy in Cairo had put a statement out distancing the US government from it. Romney conflated that statement, put out in Egypt, with the attack later in the day in Libya. Romney was the first person to publicly speak in the US about that video.

You also have to remember the audience that he is speaking to - Fox News viewers. That is likely why the repeated attempt to frame criticism as against the US military.

Yes, I KNOW that many cheer on explosive Alan Grayson type attacks on the Fox News talking head, but how many, who chose to watch Fox News would be impressed by that? Not to mention, angry out bursts are NOT the way one responds when the facts are really in your favor. It might be disappointing to you, but a polite, intelligent

[Jemmons]

48. I dont mind the calm attitude

but my guess is that most people see it for what it is: a heavily regulated body language and not rooted in any spontaneous true inner state. Lawyers do this for a living but I dont think most people find it impressive.

And Alan Grayson - while a real joy to watch in small doses - is probably not a model for a successful national candidate.

It would seem that lots of Fox viewers are impressed with attempts to question the trade deals (NAFTA/TPP) and that the candidate would not have to move her positions very far to have some very attractive talking points.

Perhaps it is too early for that. Perhaps there are reason why she wont do it. But I think that Trump voters are up for grabs if you have the right message.

[Historic NY]

21. I Noticed that Fox had to put in a caption

that the Congressman was of Mexican descent and speaks fluent Spanish. Will this be the new norm that the media will have to identify ethnic identity ??

The blonde must have stunk at being a lawyer.

[LuckyLib]

22. Good point. We're not likely to see Ms. Bream described as "of Swedish-German-

Irish-Scotch descent who speaks no language other than English."

Bilingualism and multilingualism are world facts -- compartmentalizing Beccera in that way is vintage right-wing talking points.

[REALforever]

24. At This Point in time, why I am not surprised what FOX does when it comes to RACE?

[Ilsa]

25. To their audience, it discredits him

as a source. But I doubt their viewers would ask why their media brainwashers place a "discredited" source on tv.

Shame on FUX news.

[Person 2713]

46. IN case any fox nuts started to agree with him , they would see the scroll and change to hating him

Some are old and in the heartland , with bad eyesight and so they may not realize he is Hispanic so just in case

[Geronimoe]

23. I don't think he hit the ball out of the park

He argued that there was no national security issues with content of emails and later argued the emails shouldn't be released for over two years because they might contain sensitive intelligence.

He also said Bill was not the subject of the investigation so it was ok for him to meet with Loretta. However everyone knows a husband is typically more protective of his wife and family, then himself. Also there is a 2nd investigation into the Clinton Foundation that might make him the target of that one.

[Democat]

32. Your comment sounds like you really don't like the Clintons

And "everyone knows"?

[Historic NY]

36. FTC rejects Congressional request to investigate Clinton foundation

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/ftc-rejects-congressional-request-to-investigate-clinton-foundation/article/2591767

[karynnj]

45. I agree with your points, but his role was to diffuse the questions

I think everyone, likely including Lynch and the Clintons, all wish that meeting - no matter how innocent - never happened. His job though was as a surrogate.

On the emails, I thought he gave far better than the norm answers backing Clinton's comment that no classified stuff was sent by her. He gave a plausible scenario of why something that was rather innocuous in - say 2009 - might be something we need to classify now. It does NOT contradict why the large number of emails from Clinton aides (more than the Clinton emails ) need to go thru the same laborious process. Every single email needs to be reviewed for anything that should be redacted and, if it connects with something from another entity, it needs to be reviewed there too.

As to the length of time - consider that the SD had to move people from other functions to expand the FOIA group from 12 to as many as 50 (they had trouble getting to that number.) It took almost a year to process Clinton's emails. The number of emails form her aides is much greater.

What is different from earlier FOIA requests is that these are FAR BROADER asking for far more emails - and each one put out needs to be reviewed.

[lunamagica]

26. Xavier Becerra for VP!

[SunSeeker]

52. Wow. I like him!

He showed such patience with those inflammatory fact-twisting questions from that Faux News tool! He knew the facts and did a great job presenting the truth.