Now that the facts behind CIA Director Gen. David Patraeus' resignation have come to light, most Americans have determined that the messy affair is not something worthy of additional public comment and that he alone must figure out whether the "fun and games" played with his biographer and mistress Paula Blackwell was worth ruining his reputation and his career. True to form though, Fox News continues to regurgitate the facts anyway they can in order to portray the scandal as having direct ties to President Obama and his administration. Now that the election is over, Fox has to move on so that viewers forget how wrong their pre-election predictions were, so they conveniently claim Obama is lying about not knowing of the FBI Investigation into the Patraeus affair and that Patraeus may be "falling on his sword" to protect Obama's involvement in the Benghazi tragedy.
Despite facts provided by the CIA that they in fact were never told to by Obama to "stand down" in providing security to the Benghazi consulate, and despite the fact that the CIA provided the intelligence relied upon by U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice when making public statements within four days of the tragedy, Fox and GOP Leaders Sen. John McCain and Sen. Lyndsay Graham continue to make all efforts necessary to paint the two matters as really one huge scandal implicating President Obama. Fox also tried to claim Obama "ordered" CIA Director Patraeus not to testify to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee's closed door hearings, even though Patraeus IS testifying and was never ordered not to by Obama. According to my scorecard, Fox, McCain and Graham have now struck out four times, otherwise known in baseball as wearing the "Golden Sombrero!"
Bottom line folks, Gen. Patraeus let down his wife, his family, his colleagues, his country and his fellow Republicans. As far as Fox and the GOP leaders go, perhaps the man should now be called General Betrayeus!?
Despite facts provided by the CIA that they in fact were never told to by Obama to "stand down" in providing security to the Benghazi consulate, and despite the fact that the CIA provided the intelligence relied upon by U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice when making public statements within four days of the tragedy, Fox and GOP Leaders Sen. John McCain and Sen. Lyndsay Graham continue to make all efforts necessary to paint the two matters as really one huge scandal implicating President Obama. Fox also tried to claim Obama "ordered" CIA Director Patraeus not to testify to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee's closed door hearings, even though Patraeus IS testifying and was never ordered not to by Obama. According to my scorecard, Fox, McCain and Graham have now struck out four times, otherwise known in baseball as wearing the "Golden Sombrero!"
Bottom line folks, Gen. Patraeus let down his wife, his family, his colleagues, his country and his fellow Republicans. As far as Fox and the GOP leaders go, perhaps the man should now be called General Betrayeus!?
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