President Barack Obama said this morning that he’s ‘offended’ by “suggestions” that the White House purposely kept Americans in the dark about the true nature of the attack on the U.S. consulate in Libya and the events leading up to it.
The President made the comment as part of a pre-taped interview for hit MSNBC show “Morning Joe” with the show’s namesake former Congressman Joe Scarborough (R-Fla.) and co-host Mika Brzezinski.
The President declined to name names with regards to who he was specifically upset with. However, he presumably meant Republicans and the Republican presidential ticket based on his campaign’s continued efforts to portray the GOP as unnecessarily politicizing the issue and his reference to the second presidential debate, in which he and Romney got a memorably heated discussion about the attack.
“But I do take offense, as I’ve said during one of the debates, that there’s some suggestion, you know, that we, in any way haven’t tried to make sure that the American people knew as information was coming in what we believed happened.”
During the President and GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s argument about Libya at Hofstra University in Hempstead, N.Y. on Oct. 16, the President told Romney “the suggestion that anybody in my team, whether the secretary of state, our U.N. ambassador, anybody on my team would play politics or mislead when we’ve lost four of our own, Governor, is offensive.”
Obama’s comment was in response to Romney’s point that “there were many days that passed before we knew whether this was a spontaneous demonstration or actually whether it was a terrorist attack.”
“It was a terrorist attack, and it took a long time for that to be told to the American people. Whether there was some misleading or instead whether we just didn’t know what happened, I think you have to ask yourself why didn’t we know five days later when the ambassador to the United Nations went on TV to say that this was a demonstration. How could of we not known?” Romney continued.
Obama’s comment that he was ‘offended’ by the valid attack was mostly ignored because of the ensuing back and forth about whether the President did or didn’t immediately acknowledge that the assault in Libya was a terrorist attack.
Ironically, the President told the Morning Joe hosts that “there’s all kinds of legitmate questions to ask” about the Libya incident, just before slamming people raising legitimate questions about the White House’s knowledge about the attack.
“Was it the intel community giving you bad information early on? Because the stories keep changing?” Scarborough said to the President, giving him an out.
“That’s what we’re trying to find out,” Obama responded.
In other words, the President is still unable to say what went wrong a month and half after the attack, but yet he continues to be ‘offended’ by suggestions like Sen. John McCain’s (R-Ariz.) that his administration is engaged in a cover-up.
The President has no right to be offended that Americans like Kerry Ladka – the man who asked him the question about Libya at the Hofstra debate – still have questions about his administration’s poor handling of the crisis or that Romney is using the administration’s failure to correctly identify the cause of the attack for two weeks as a prime example of the President’s failed leadership at home and abroad.
What is truly offensive is that the President was reluctant to take responsibility for the mishandling of the attack until a month after it had occurred and that he had the nerve to say that the deaths of four Americans in Libya – which could have been avoided had his administration done their job – were “not optimal.”
This is the second time the Obama administration has been involved in an incident that resulted in the death of innocent Americans. Its handling of Fast and Furious and its refusal to cooperate with the Congressional investigation into the Department of Justice’s involvement resulted in a high profile contempt procedure against U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder in June.
At what point will Obama and his administration stop being ‘offended’ by questions about and investigations into their questionable activities and start giving the American people answers?
About Francesca Chambers
As an American and a voter I’m. Offended by deaths of fast furious. And Libya
Mr. President, I’m offended by you. Why can’t you just tell the truth instead of thinking it will all go away? You try to blame the Republicans but its you who is hiding behind your name. Maybe you’ll find out the truth will set you free.
Obama charged that “the suggestion that anybody in my team, whether the secretary of state, our U.N. ambassador, anybody on my team would play politics or mislead when we’ve lost four of our own, Governor, is offensive.”
Well, _I_ never made such a suggestion! I’m saying it straight. It’s not a suggestion. It’s an all-out indictment, and unabashed imputation of wrong-doing. Our weakest, most ill-prepared President ever, even counting Millard Fillmore, Gerald Ford, and Jimmy Carter, MISLED and PLAYED POLITICS, just like he has been doing since we lost only one “of our own” on the border with Mexico. Obama is probably also “offended” that people are asking why he is covering up Fast and Furious, Eric Holder’s lies, the State Department’s racist policies, and the murder of Mexican nationals by guns which the extremist Obama-Holder anti-gun plan to outlaw non-government gun-ownership in America.
So you are offended Mr. President. Well so are most Americans!. You are an empty shell of a man. You have no soul or heart. I pity you. You are a coward. You will pay for your ill deeds. God is watching!
So he is offended, big deal. I am offended by him, all the treasonous actions he has made, everything he does to destroy the United States, all his czars, and communist staff members. I am offended that he is still in the White House, and NOT IN PRISON!
Does the truth hurt, Obama? Oh, that’s right. You and your people do not know what the truth is. Maybe that is why you are offended.
“……tried to make sure that the American people knew as information was coming in what we believed happened.”
The Coward-in-Chief is more interested in telling the American People his version of the facts then the facts themselves.
He’s offended?? How about the people that died, how about the families that are hurting and wanting the truth, how about the men that were told no when they wanted to go help the Americans that were being attacked, how about the people in this country that have been lied to for almost 2 months….and he’s offended. This makes me furious. I watched an interview with one of the Seals Father tonight and it broke my heart. This man had to disobey a direct order to help our fellow americans that were being attacked and died while helping them. Our President should be ASHAMED!They have lied so much about this, trying to hide just so he can win an election, and now they can’t keep track of the lies. Why should we be worried because he is offended when he is not worried about these people that died AND their families AND the American people!! I AM OFFENDED by his actions!
How can anyone have respect for anything Obama says. He has made absolute BAD decisions from day one regarding the Libya crisis.
-His decision to fly to Las Vegas demonstrated he obviously cared more about not offending his union buddies ‘campaign fundraising event’ then the 4 Americans who were sacrificed in Benghazi.
-His decision to ‘preach at the united nations pulpit’ about the offensive video that hurt the feelings of Islamic citizens demonstrated how off the mark he is…his preference to sooth these nations who hate everything America stands for confounds me!
While he’s cowering to these people, they are laughing so hard behind his back.
I am offended too! To have you as our President. You need to go back to Chicago as fast as you can. We don’t want you as our President. We want someone that stands for our values as an AMERICAN. Go home and stay off TV. I for one am sick of seeing your face every day on TV acting like a movie star instead of a leader.
I am offended by a president who will not talk. To the people and own his mistake
Well La de freckin’ da so U are offended Obama, not really, huh? What a cruel thing to say, when you don’t have the right to say a Word but go straight to jail for Treason. Your time is coming, very soon, it won’t be pretty either. Running guns through Libya – so now we all know why there is a cover up, thanks to Catherine Herridge on Fox. One thing about Obama can LIE straight face, but his lies are catching up with him and his Regime, and Moochelle as well, the spendaholic.
“Be sure your sins will find you out Obama.” Hope this offends the Usurper Obama. No Huricaine can hide the ‘evil doer’ in the White House, God knows the truth and will give America the Victory. Romney will WIN, Obama Lose, because Obummer is a loser.