8 May 2014 1:10 pm
Probably one of the more disgusting things I've seen in politics in a long time.
Even though the man tapped to be chairman of the House Select Committee on Benghazi, Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-SC), has said that his fellow Republicans should not be fundraising on Benghazi and that he himself has never sought to raise a single penny on the backs of four murdered Americans, it seems that his fellow Republicans are not listening.
Both the National Republican Congressional Committee and various right wing media figures are routinely invoking Benghazi to ask followers for money.
Even though the man tapped to be chairman of the House Select Committee on Benghazi, Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-SC), has said that his fellow Republicans should not be fundraising on Benghazi and that he himself has never sought to raise a single penny on the backs of four murdered Americans, it seems that his fellow Republicans are not listening.
Both the National Republican Congressional Committee and various right wing media figures are routinely invoking Benghazi to ask followers for money.
Gowdy said on MSNBC today that fellow Republicans should not fundraise off of the Benghazi attacks, stating: "Yes, and I will cite myself as an example. I have never sought to raise a single penny on the backs of four murdered Americans."
Like their counterparts in the media, the main Republican Party campaign apparatuses are actively fundraising off of Benghazi.
The Republican National Committee has a donation page asking Republicans to demand "the truth about Benghazi" by contributing money.
The National Republican Senatorial Committee asks Republicans to "donate today" because of Benghazi.
And the National Republican Congressional Committee has a fundraising page stating: "You're now a Benghazi Watchdog. Let's go after Obama & Hillary Clinton. Help us fight them now."
The page features an image of President Obama and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton with the text, "Benghazi Was A Coverup. Demand Answers."
Here are five recent examples of conservative pundits raising money off their Benghazi witch hunt:
Fox News Host Mike Huckabee
Fox News Contributor John Bolton
Fox News Contributor Allen West
Accuracy In Media
American Center For Law And Justice / Jay Sekulow
http://mediamatters.org/blog/2014/05/07 ... ion/199199