WaPo's Chuck Lane: I Think It's Pretty Obvious Obama Is Clinging To This "Spontaneous Attack" Story Because He Doesn't Want To Admit There's Been A Terrorist Attack

Two videos below; the first is the money segment. Bret Baier notes that on the day the Administration half-admits they've lied about Libya, the New York Times doesn't run a single story about it-- not even one about Libya, generally.

One congressmen meanwhile suggests Obama is simply lying.

"You hate to think that the president would purposely mislead the American people, but it sure looks like it to me," House Armed Services Committee Chairman Buck McKeon, R-Calif., said.

McKeon was among several top-ranking lawmakers who expressed frustration following a briefing with administration officials late Thursday. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., said he learned "nothing" from it, claiming the administration is still blaming an anti-Islam film on YouTube for the attack that killed four Americans including the U.S. ambassador.

The White House has been sending mixed signals. Press Secretary Jay Carney for the first time Thursday called the strike terrorism. Obama, though, continued to cite the anti-Islam film when asked about the attack during a voter forum hosted by Univision.

"There are going to be different circumstances in different countries. And so I don't want to speak to something until we have all the information. What we do know is that the natural protests that arose because of the outrage over the video were used as an excuse by extremists to see if they can also directly harm U.S. interests," he said.

But McCain retorted: "It's not the video. It's the Islamists who are pushing this video."

posted by Ace at 01:33 PM

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