No matter what you think of Benghazi, to be a public servant, in public service, in the public eye and to completely disrespect the family members of those that lost their lives, in the service of their country, is a complete show of arrogance, disrespect and an example of the reasoning behind my decision to form a coalition of Americans to Clean House in 2014! They actually walk out of Benghazi hearing prior to parents’ testimony September 20, 2013 by Michael Dorstewitz 106 Comments Fifteen Democratic lawmakers walked out of the U.S. House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing Thursday, just before testimony from family members of two men murdered during the terrorist raid a year ago in Benghazi, Libya. The committee had already accepted testimony from Adm. Mike Mullen and others and was about to hear from family members of the victims. They included Patricia Smith, the mother of Sean Smith, an information management officer at the facility who was killed early in the attack along with Ambassador Christopher Stevens. The committee was also set to hear testimony from Charles Woods, the father of former Navy SEAL Tyrone Woods, who was killed defending the compound from the roof of the security annex along with fellow former SEAL Glen Doherty. At that point, the 15 Democratic members excused themselves without offering a reason and left. Committee Chairman Darrell Issa, R-Calif., was so appalled by the disrespect shown the family members that he snapped a photo of the empty seats in hearing room and published it with this tweet: Only two Democrats remained: ranking minority member Elijah Cummings, D-Md., and Rep. Jackie Speier, D-Calif. Here’s a partial list of the lawmakers that should be included in the pink slip hand outs! Trust me, I already have a long list of those on the right that need to go too! Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y. Danny Davis, D-Ill. Eleanor Holmes Norton, D-D.C. Gerald E. Connolly, D-Va. Jim Cooper, D-Tenn. John Tierney, D-Mass. Mark Pocan, D-Wisc. Matt Cartwright, D-Penn. Michelle Lujan Grisham, D-N.M. .Peter Welch, D-Vt. Stephen Lynch, D-Mass. Steven Horsford, D-Nev. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill. Tony Cardenas, D-Calif. William Lacy Clay, D-Mo. By Thursday evening, Issa’s tweet was retweeted more than 1,100 times, many accompanied by comments calling the walkout “shameful, “ “disgusting” and “outrageous,” to mention a few. So, who in this picture is humane, compassionate and representative of the common man. I would say none of these listed and many more! Power changes people, even those with good intentions at first! It is only when their power has been stripped away, their power support system dismantled, that maybe they wake up and smell the roses, and if they are lucky, beg for forgiveness from those that entrusted them with that power!
Posted on: Sat, 21 Sep 2013 20:27:10 +0000
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