Today, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi tapped five Democrats to serve on the new Benghazi select committee:
Democratic Members to serve on Select Committee on #Benghazi:Elijah Cummings, Adam Smith, Adam B. Schiff, Linda Sanchez,Tammy Duckworth
— Bret Baier (@BretBaier) May 21, 2014
Rep. Steny Hoyer weighed in on the appointments:
Rep. Steny Hoyer on why D’s are participating in #Benghazi panel: “We shouldn’t leave the playing field without having our people there.”
— Bret Baier (@BretBaier) May 21, 2014
Oh really, Congressman? Is that so?
@BretBaier That's an extremely poor choice of words based on what we know about Benghazi.
— Keegan (@kjb2982) May 21, 2014
No kidding. Tweeters couldn’t help but notice Rep. Hoyer’s stunning obtuseness:
https://twitter.com/seanagnew/status/469174576619200512
Leaving “our people” to die at murderers’ hands is exactly what the State Department did.
https://twitter.com/jeffsepich/status/469174234959609859
@SeanGHiggins No problem leaving them in #Benghazi @BretBaier
— ??❌CindyBP❌?? (@CindyBP) May 21, 2014
@BretBaier We should not have left the killing fields in Benghazi either.
— Birdy (@sherianbird) May 21, 2014
@BretBaier They left the field when they deserted our men in Benghazi.
— Forrest (@champforrest) May 21, 2014
Bingo.
Oh, and as far as the “playing field” is concerned:
And therein lies the sad truth, @BretBaier: they consider it a game!
— Joe D #WAR (@joeinthejeep) May 21, 2014
https://twitter.com/davidharsanyi/statuses/469174448340213760
This isn’t a game, Rep. Hoyer.
@BretBaier Maybe that's problem, he sees playing field. There is no playing here-4 deaths weren't game. Your "people" weren't there for them
— Repeal the 17th (@cprforamerica) May 21, 2014
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