When Hillary Clinton postponed testifying before Congress on the Benghazi terrorist attacks due to illness, conspiracy theories popped up on the right accusing Clinton of faking a concussion and subsequent blood clot to avoid appearing before Congress. Clinton’s testimony before the House and the Senate on Wednesday did not put those conspiracy theories to bed. Instead, it immediately gave rise to a new round of theories claiming the secretary’s show of emotion during her testimony was a ploy to dodge tough questions. Clinton choked up while recalling four Americans killed upon a U.S. consulate in Libya before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Wednesday morning. In a second incident, she entered into a heated exchange with Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI). “With all due respect, the fact is we had four dead Americans,” a visibly riled Clinton told Johnson, after he questioned why the State Department didn’t quickly debunk reports that the attack had erupted out of protests. “Was it because of a protest, or was it because of guys out for a walk one night who decided they’d go kill some Americans? What difference, at this point, does it make?” Before the day was over, conservatives found ulterior motives behind these two parts of testimony. Read more http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2013/01/clinton-benghazi-congress-conspiracy.php?ref=fpnewsfeed [youtube]mpz3Z0VZOmw[/youtube]
