Prediction: GOP Superpacks will carpetbomb with Benghazi ads

[DeltaLitProf]

You can already see from the coverage on Fox News that the GOP thinks it really has something with the Benghazi incident. It is alleging that the cry went up numerous times for more protection to the consulate. The story says that several forces nearby could have been ordered into the area by Obama. But he was too distracted by fundraising trips to be bothered.

My prediction: the various Superpacs that are so flush with money right now will go for broke on this in the last days of the campaign.

The Obama campaign better be ready. In fact, it might consider pre-empting this with ads of their own.

[Panasonic]

1. And failing to get to the point.

Attack nothing, and get nothing.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

20. The electorate is bored with this

they are more concerned with more local issues.

[A-Schwarzenegger]

2. They might as well flush that cash down the crapper.

The Obama campaign is ready, all right, ready to win.
You guys & your Benghazi.

[DCBob]

3. and most people will yawn.

beating a dead horse.

[DeltaLitProf]

6. If you think so . . .

I'd far rather assume the PACs will push this and be ready than to hope it won't work when they try it. I've been fighting the hell out of this thing on my facebook and twitter lately. I'm telling you that Republicans who previously had not paid attention to the race, assuming Romney too beatable are now foaming at the mouth over this.

[A-Schwarzenegger]

12. Call Obama & tell him what's happening on your facebook!

NOW!

[DCBob]

25. Republicans have been "foaming at the mouth" since Nov 4, 2008.

dont worry about it.

[Tutonic]

4. Too late.

How does a negative view of Obama move Romney's number up? At this point the election is what it is and Mitt Romney is yet again a LOSER.

[DeltaLitProf]

9. I wish I could share your confidence

In the past when we assumed Republicans would NOT go the bottom of the barrel for their attacks or when we assumed the American people would see past the stupidity of their attacks, we've been wrong.

It's far better to aggressively pre-empt the kind of attacks we expect the GOP will make.

[leveymg]

30. There's a reason No Go: the public hasn't been softened up for a policy of serial regime change

That's what Stevens was doing in Benghazi, and it's the reason why the Administration doesn't want to talk about the details.

Someone has decided, "You can't handle the truth!"

[LeftInTX]

5. Maybe Dem Super PACS should carpet bomb with the real 9/11

Superimposed with Cheney & Bush....

The message, "Do you want this to happen again"?

Oh and another with the death of Osama Bin Laden with Pres Obama at the helm

Yeah right....I live in fantasy land

[DeltaLitProf]

8. But was Romney involved in not being ready for 9/11?

I just don't think that's an effective counter response.

[graham4anything]

7. the storm takes everything else off the table except on cablenews rightwing stations

and if there are blackouts, people in Virginia won't be able to see tv ads anyhow

[DeltaLitProf]

10. If the blackouts last 10 days, we'll have bigger problems than Superpac ads.

n/t

[tblue]

11. Why give them ideas?

Prolly better not to post out greatest fears. Some if them troll here for just such intelligence. But I get what you're saying.

[DeltaLitProf]

13. Best to have a plan in place.

And I don't think this is merely a fear. This is reality. Fox News has started the process already.

[krawhitham]

14. isn't most if not all ad time already bought till the election?

[DeltaLitProf]

15. Maybe, but what would it be filled up with?

I can't imagine the Superpacs wouldn't have some flexibility still about what to put in those spaces they've bought.

[King Staplerphone]

16. Help please

My mom is considering voting for Romney, no matter what issues I talk about she always says the most important issue is national defense, she keeps talking about Obama's "apology tour" but mostly she says he is engaging in a "coverup" regarding the Benghazi attacks and lying about them not being a planned terrorist attack, she always listen to right-wing radio stations and stuff, what do I tell her to convince her about this?

[DeltaLitProf]

17. Possible answer

Your mom is probably too far gone toward irrationality to entertain these thoughts, but here goes. During the Bush administration, numerous of our consulates and embassies were attacked. But there was nothing near this kind of politically-motivated inquiry done after those tragedies. Fox News certainly never spearheaded any such inquiry.

If there had been a coverup, why did Obama refer to the attack as a terrorist attack while he was first speaking on the subject in the Rose Garden the next morning?

The latest allegation from Fox is that the General in charge of the US command in Africa was told to stand down. The problem is that in cases in which our diplomats are endangered in foreign countries, we cannot send large forces in to secure the area. We have to rely on the forces of our host countries to protect us. While it may be satisfying to have the US forces arrive en masse to obliterate the natives, we just can't do that.

Here's a blog entry summarizing the latest Fox News allegations:

http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2012/10/top-africom-leader-general-carter-ham-was-never-ordered-to-save-us-men-in-benghazi-video/

[michello]

18. You guys cannot be serious

[Lex]

21. Who the hell is "you guys?"

[King Staplerphone]

22. Okay

Your mom is probably too far gone toward irrationality to entertain these thoughts, but here goes. During the Bush administration, numerous of our consulates and embassies were attacked. But there was nothing near this kind of politically-motivated inquiry done after those tragedies. Fox News certainly never spearheaded any such inquiry.

I told her that but she said "this is a lot more complicated"

If there had been a coverup, why did Obama refer to the attack as a terrorist attack while he was first speaking on the subject in the Rose Garden the next morning?

She said he didn't, he was just talking about terrorist attacks in general like 9/11

[A-Schwarzenegger]

27. The Gateway Pundit!

So, you want him to show his mom the Gateway Pundit's insane RW blog?
Kind of a tell, Prof.

[Lex]

19. What state does your mom vote in?

[Blue Idaho]

23. I vote we put you in charge of crafting the Democratic response.

Now get busy and don't come back until you have a positive Democratic response to these lies...

Or do you just like posting things you pick up on FOX?

[brooklynite]

26. Completely disagree...

Anyone undecided a week out isn't going to be swayed by Libya.

[reflection]

28. Prediction: No one who doesn't watch Fox will care.

And everyone who does will hyperventilate. I have never seen so much faux outrage in my life.

[libdem4life]

29. No significance...Mother Nature has the news cycle for now.

[bushisanidiot]

31. And then God steps in and the power goes out so no one can see them.

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