Huckabee: Benghazi will drive Obama from office

[Galraedia]

Source: Politico

Mike Huckabee on Monday predicted that President Barack Obama won’t finish out his second term in light of the “cover-up” of the deadly attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi and the former Arkansas governor called the affair “more serious than Watergate.”

“I believe that before it’s all over, this president will not fill out his full term. I know that puts me on a limb,” the former Arkansas governor said on “The Mike Huckabee Show.” “But this is not minor. It wasn’t minor when Richard Nixon lied to the American people and worked with those in his administration to cover-up what really happened in Watergate. But, I remind you — as bad as Watergate was, because it broke the trust between the president and the people, no one died. This is more serious because four Americans did in fact die.”

Huckabee, however, said his predication about Obama “will not happen” if the Democrats seize control of the House and retain control of the Senate next year.

“If they’re able to get control of the House and maintain the Senate, this will not happen because they won’t let it happen,” Huckabee said.



Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2013/05/huckabee-benghazi-will-drive-obama-from-office-90964.html

[randome]

1. Talk about putting all your eggs in one basket.

[NRaleighLiberal]

4. nothing but eggs from Cluckabee!

[kardonb]

12. eggs

and rotten ones , to boot .

[Danascot]

64. Gee, just a few months ago he was saying

Romney will drive Obama from office.

[Dustlawyer]

71. Just standard shilling before the mid-terms.

[marshall]

2. More Reason to fight like hell

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Take back the House and shiut this business down now.

[nadinbrzezinski]

3. Huckabe we know that you Rs are desperate to avenge the

blood of Nixon, politically that is... to you guys the Impeachment tool is nothing less than a political tool, not what the founders intended.

But I expect nothing less from radicals.

[Joe Bacon]

68. Wayne DuMond drove Fuckabee from office.

Amazing how these Republicans were so silent when diplomats were killed when Dumbya was in the White House!

[Art_from_Ark]

72. The Dumond affair killed Huckabee's presidential aspirations,

but Huckabee was driven out of the governor's mansion (or more accurately, the triplewide trailer in the back) by term limits.

[nolabear]

5. Sounds as if they're trying to rally the outrage-prone.

And they just might find it blows up in their face. THis isn't about Obama. It's about 2014.

[freshwest]

31. He couldn't control himself, he let it out of the bag already. Just like the armed march on D.C. on

Independence Day is about 2014.

If 2010 didn't teach anyone the idiocy of letting the GOP take over governor mansions, state houses, election offices and the HoR, we're screwed.

After seeing Tea Baggers pass tons of regressive legislation, just picture what is coming with what Charles Kochs has named his Tea Party Two.

[abq e streeter]

33. We're screwed

Of course they'll retain the House. And state legislatures etc. But for a perfectly logical reason: tens of millions of Americans are morons.

[Merlot]

58. It's because of the gerymandering that they have the house

And don't forget voter suppression.

[abq e streeter]

69. I think the suppression is even worse than the gerrymandering.

Not all of the lead in House seats despite more votes nationally are due to gerrymandering (although for damn sure a good part of it is) but also due to overwhelming Democratic victories in urban districts etc, vs more modest ones for repubs in some of theirs. But the suppression is just plain sickening and there's no way of even telling how many millions of mostly black and brown, and young voters have been stripped of their right to vote by these Fascists. And they've only just begun this effort really. But ultimately, I still have to put the responsibility for all these whack job repubs being elected on the mind numbing (and numbed) stupidity (and racism etc) of tens of millions of citizens.

[Skittles]

6. zzzzzzzzzzzzz

[Wednesdays]

65. Really. Wake me when there's really something to worry about.

[SleeplessinSoCal]

7. My mother bought into this before the election and likely still does.

We hardly speak anymore. Hopefully, this prediction will put even more fight in the president to stand up to those clowns at FNC. Stop trying to go hand in hand with them over our future.

[broadcaster75201]

8. If I may be so bold as to speak for all of us and say ...

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!

[Buzz Clik]

9. Huckabee's ratings must be down.

[marmar]

10. Repugs are not only trying to beat a dead horse, they're trying to prop it up and ride it.

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Only Faux cares about this non-story.

[BlueCaliDem]

77. And MSNBC's Morning Joe.

They're beating that dead horse as if it's going out of style.

[heaven05]

11. this

guy is an idiot fantasizing. Unreal.

[Hissyspit]

13. You didn't call for Bush to get impeached?

You don't get to call for Obama to be impeached.

[emanymton]

14. And What Accountability Does "Reverend" Huckabee Have For Being Wrong?

.

Is the "Reverend" Huckabee responsible for anything he says?


Ema Nymton
~ @ : o ?
.

[Wednesdays]

67. Well, you know how it is with them...

[Renew Deal]

15. Bwahahahahaha

[RC]

16. Let them try -

Just bring up the war crimes of pResident Cheney and his sidekick/figurehead, bu$h.

[SleeplessinSoCal]

17. Great big tell in there!

"“will not happen” if the Democrats seize control of the House and retain control of the Senate next year. "

This is about elections STILL.

[Merlot]

60. Exactly. It's fear mongering to rouse the base.

[sakabatou]

18. *eyeroll*

[graham4anything]

19. actually, that is why winning the house is imperative, and the same old should stop their whines

it doesn't matter what issue

IF all the whiners and the far left don't stop whining and start supporting-
the republicans will do this for any silly reason, it matters little.

So perhaps its time for the whiners to stop with their division and get to backing
ANY DEMOCRATIC PERSON on the ticket in their hometown

unless of course, those people actually aren't democratic voters in the first place and they
would Nader-like enjoy it.

(of course, all republican plans backfire as did after JFK was taken away from us.

Because the republican's worse nightmare came true when LBJ had the gravitas to pull off the historic voting rights/civil rights acts and the 100s of other great things that assured
the republican party would be toast in 2016.

The greatest thing about President Obama is, he is NOT an egotist. He doesn't think about himself, but about others, and always keeps his eye on the longterm prize.

And its going to happen after Hillary is elected for 2 terms.
That will be the 80-20. It's a coming.

And Mike neverwillbee is just posturing to his small and every day declining audience.

In fact, this self-promotion by Mike shouldn't even be given the time of day on this site.

[abq e streeter]

37. Good point .I for one will cease my whining

and support every single thing any Democrat does , no matter if they're identical to republican policies...The important thing is that it's done by a Democrat. YAY TEAM !!!!!!

[classykaren]

54. Good Point

[OmahaBlueDog]

20. Impeachment worked so well against Clinton

Huckabee, however, said his predication about Obama “will not happen” if the Democrats seize control of the House and retain control of the Senate next year.

He's just firing up his base.

[pinto]

21. Pretty transparent. It's simply a 2014 federal elections line. Run the impeachment meme to the base.

[n2doc]

22. How's that presidential campaign going, huckster?

About as well as your predictions. Once a huckster, always a huckster.

[tanyev]

23. Brawk! Benghazi! Braaawk! Benghazi! Hucky want a cracker!

[TheCowsCameHome]

24. ..and Huckabee's BS will drive the GOP into the ground.

Keep it up, Huck.

[KansDem]

25. GOP and Benghazi...

[Bernardo de La Paz]

26. +1

[Itchinjim]

40. lol!

[redstatebluegirl]

27. This isn't about Obama this is about Hilary Clinton

They are so scared of her candidacy they are starting now to discredit her... Not saying I support her, just saying the obvious...

[Tom Ripley]

42. +1000

[hobbit709]

28. Hey Huckleberry! How many of your other predictions have come true?

Still batting 0.000

[brooklynite]

29. Mike, in the unlikely event that this doesn't pan out...

BILL AYERS!

REVEREND WRIGHT!

and the always popular...

DEATH PANELS!

[karynnj]

30. Ignoring that Obama did not lie about Benghazi, does he remember that the Republicans held the House

and had 55 Senators - far more than anyone thinks the Republicans could possibly have in 2015 - when they impeached Clinton, but the Senate did NOT throw him out of office.

Not to mention, my observation that the Presidents who were impeached in modern times were impeached for personal or party actions - Monica and Watergate. There was a far better case to impeach Bush for lying us into the Iraq war (and the Downing Street memos were there in 2005 or 2006 to prove that he had) or Bush 1 and/or Reagan for Iran/Contra which was illegal on many many dimensions - from arming the Contras AGAINST legislation from Congress, to trading Iran weapons for money to covertly aid the Contras and to get some hostages in Lebanon returned and allowing the Contras to bring cocaine into the country.

My view is that it is easy for America (or any country really) to reject a leader for PERSONAL failures than for actions they made the country take - as the latter reflects on the country - the former just on the leader.

[Tx4obama]

32. They’ve Lost Fox And Friends: GOP Claims Of Benghazi ‘Cover Up’ Collapses

They’ve Lost Fox And Friends: GOP Claims Of Benghazi ‘Cover Up’ Collapses

Fox News’ morning show, Fox & Friends, is taking a surprisingly skeptical approach to GOP claims that the Obama administration and the entire U.S. government engaged in a massive cover-up of the attacks on the American consulate in Benghazi, Libya in an effort to re-elect the president and protect him from scrutiny.

On Monday, the trio of hosts invited Rep. Jassen Chaffetz (R-UT) — a regular fixture on cable television and a critic of Obama’s handling of the September 11, 2012 attacks — to discuss the House Republicans’ upcoming hearing with three witnesses who claim that the administration prevented them from speaking out about the incident. “We were certainly misled at every step of the way,” Chaffetz said, arguing that officials manipulated the findings of the Accountability Review Board, U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice’s talking points, and told military officials on the ground not to interfere or protect American interests during the attack.

The hosts then tore into Chaffetz’s theory, wondering if Admirals Thomas Pickering and Mike Mullen, who headed the review, the entire CIA, and Republican-appointed officials could all be “complicit” in such a massive conspiracy: ...

-snip-

http://thinkprogress.org/media/2013/05/06/1966061/theyve-lost-fox-and-friends-gop-claims-of-benghazi-cover-up-collapses/

[Beacool]

39. Fox and Friends is skeptical of the new Benghazi hearings????

Wow, knock me with a feather. They are always making stuff out of nothing. I would think that they would have jumped at the chance to bash Obama and Hillary. Will wonders never cease.........

[PuffedMica]

34. Benghazi will drive the right wing echo chamber into the ground

If the right wingers keep up this hollow, no news mantra about the events in Benghazi, they will bring about the demise of their talk machine.

Fox News will be the first casualty followed by the vicious haters on AM talk radio. It will be nice to know Limbaugh and Hannity have passed into retirement, and obscurity, solely because of their hate.

[Beacool]

35. What a bore.

For the next 3 1/2 years we'll have to hear the RW repeat Benghazi like a mantra to bash Obama. If Hillary runs in 2016 they will bombard the airways with ads attacking her on this issue. I already saw that in some RW sites they are calling her the "Murderer of Benghazi".

Are these people sane????? What about the dozens of people (I think over 50) who died at diplomatic posts during the Bush years? How about the thousands who died in Iraq and continue to die in Afghanistan? And let's not even talk about 9/11/01.......

[no_hypocrisy]

36. I predict Obama will be forced from office on January 20, 2017.

[BeyondGeography]

38. Remember when Huckabee was the sane Republican?

That was when he was trying to be President, of course. Then it was time to earn a living off the faithful...

[Psephos]

63. He always struck me as seriously whacked. n/t

[Thinkingabout]

41. If we use the Huckabee or GOP standard George W and Cheney along with others would have been

Tried for war crimes and imprisoned. It probably is the 2014, 2016 elections but we need to nip this in the bud, embarrass the GOP for running more lies. The only ones I hear still complaining about Benghazi is rw's.

[politicaljunkie41910]

43. What about the lies that got us into the Iraqi War, Mr. Hucklebee. How many troops died in Iraq

because of Lies?

These people have seriously lost their minds, along with any collective hope of reason.

[humbled_opinion]

44. The wingnuts are "All In"

on this... they are giddy at my job, they attack me relentlessly about these so called bombshell hearings scheduled for this week, where we will apparently be told that among other things there was plenty of military special ops ready to deploy to Benghazi to support a rescue attempt but were intentionally told to stand down.... and how this was Al-Qaeda from the begining no fantasy demonstratoin about a video and how Obama and State Dept colluded to keep the truth about Benghazi from the American people prior to the election so Obama could have his Al-Qaeda was on the run talking point.... and further they claim that they will show proof that the State Dept investigation into its actions is filled with deception and lies and many relevant people were not even interviewed including Sec Clinton.

In any event, the wingers are saying their goal in these hearings this week is to get the ball rolling for a Special Prosecutor to get more carrer people at State and CIA under oath until someone spills that the information from the Administration prior to the election was a fraud with the full knowledge of Hillary and Obama.

It's really ashame I don't have enough leave time to take off this week .... so I will just have to buckle down and take it....

[abq e streeter]

47. Easy for me to say not being there, but...

the best way to shut these morons up is to simply laugh in their faces. They HATE being laughed at more than anything. Best way to not have to "take it".

[humbled_opinion]

48. I give it too....

so this is just Karma, I was well informed during the Valarie Plame scandal. Much information that I used in our vigorous debates I got from here on DU.... Anyway How I wish the true culprit (Cheney) had gone down in that scandal, but sometimes the truth gets bought and paid for....

[abq e streeter]

49. You have infinitely more patince thanI do; debating them

I refuse to anymore. Good on you that you can still do what I no longer have the stomach for.

[madrchsod]

45. benghazi was a state dept/cia front station

the republicans cut the budget for the state dept. overseas security budget.

any thing else huckafuck before ya leave the room?

[Iliyah]

46. It doesn't matter which Dem is in

the WH at this point because the RWers/GOP are going for a non stop bashing/trashing hating crusade no matter what. I think many Americans already are aware that the RWers/GOP party is out for 1-2% and want a one party system, them, and that many in the Southern states are severely misinformed and thats the way they want it.

Pres O being a "Black" man is even worse because these racist hate that a Black man is president of the free world.

So therefore, targets are 24/7 for any Dem be it congress or the presidency, and I knew it was a matter time before RWers cry for impeachment. When Hilary C. wins, they will do the same thing to her as well. This whole Benghazi matter is a witch hunt.

[heather blossom]

50. Seriously?

Has he lost his f@#$%^g mind? What is it with all these idiots and Benghazi- they did not ask any questions after 9/11 or no weapons found in Iraq.

[4bucksagallon]

51. LOL!

Talk about pissing into the wind and expecting to stay dry. 9/11, 9/11, 9/11

[Dawson Leery]

52. Believe it or not, "Fox & Friends" is skeptical of this charade.

http://thinkprogress.org/media/2013/05/06/1966061/theyve-lost-fox-and-friends-gop-claims-of-benghazi-cover-up-collapses/

With that said, Obama will leave office on 01/20/2017.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

53. No, it won't.

[City Lights]

55. Oh brother.

Get a grip, Huckster.

[cstanleytech]

56. *checks watch* Hmm someone should tell Mike that his 15 minutes of fame have expired. nt

[SoapBox]

57. Fuck off, Huckleberry.

Shut your fucking mouth, you Terrorist. WHY do you hate America so much??

[Firebrand Gary]

59. A very desperate party is worried about 2016. nt

[BootinUp]

61. Huckabee is on a falling limb

it broke a long time ago.

[olivelove]

62. Fuck rhymes

with Huck

[truthisfreedom]

66. "I know that puts me on a limb" Uhh, Mike?

That puts you out on the teensiest tinesiest last little branch of the tree, dude, and I hear snapping sounds.

[kelliekat44]

70. So they couldn't defeat him in the election but they are hell bent on impeaching him.

Have they no shame. They are trying their best to divert attention away from their evil deeds over the past 10 years. I am sure they will be able to find few in the military and State Department who will be willing to even lie to help them unseat the President. It's going to work out for them the same way going after Clinton did. They also know they would not be able to beat HRC if she decides to run so my guess is they are trying to use Benghazi as a way to kill two birds with one stone. How do these people even sleep at night?

[John2]

74. That Rightwing

Republican Party will do anything to try and gain Power. They did it to Carter, Clinton and now trying it with Obama. The Far Rightwing is still there. They have already started on Hillary Clinton. They do not want to work with the Democratic Party. It took the Left to save Clinton's impeachment. It might be the case, it will take the Left to save Mr Obama. As a person that has moved further Left, I realize what America is dealing with in the other Party. Especially when a good number of them talk about arming themselves and secession when things don't go their way in an Election. The last time that happened, this country had a Bloody War. Our problem is not external but internal. A lot of Americans don't want to come to grips with that.

[area51]

73. lol. n/t

[CBHagman]

75. Aside from the fact that he has no clue how dangerous diplomatic postings can be...

...and how situations on the ground can be in a volatile area, he's totally ignoring what Watergate was and is.

The GOP has sunk its teeth into Benghazi because they're fantasizing this can be used against the administration. But it is a fantasy, and shame on them for exploiting deaths for political gain.

[liberal N proud]

76. That is what they have been obsessed with since January 2009.

And they have tried to make every little thing a scandal!

Since Obama publicly appears to be a good family man and husband, the blow job trick will not work this time.

[DCBob]

78. I predict the Huckster will be asking for forgiveness for being so wickedly wrong.

[marshall]

79. That huckster doesn't know the American people

Nobody cares about it. We are embroiled in our own economic problems.