Following up to yesterday and the Elijah Cummings pre-testimony report, let’s focus on the CBS presentation therein.
CBS is a good reference to show the media obfuscation attempts because CBS holds a vested self-interest in deflections around the various Benghazi narratives. You might remember it was Ben Rhodes who wrote the Benghazi talking points; Ben’s brother David is President of CBS News.
In addition, you might also remember it was CBS, via 60 Minutes, who withheld/embargoed a broadcast pre election 2012 where President Obama denied al-Qaeda’s terrorist involvement.
A claim Obama denied making in the Candy Crowley debate against his opponent Mitt Romney. CBS covered Obama’s ass allowing the lie to go undiscovered until after the November 2012 election. It was also CBS who refused to allow Sharyl Attkisson to continue investigative reporting on the Benghazi story.
Here’s the current presentation of the Elijah Cummings report by CBS: (more…)