PPP: Republicans Think Benghazi's Worse Than Iran Contra/Worst Scandal in History

[Antischism]

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While voters overall may think Congress' focus should be elsewhere there's no doubt about how mad Republicans are about Benghazi. 41% say they consider this to be the biggest political scandal in American history to only 43% who disagree with that sentiment. Only 10% of Democrats and 20% of independents share that feeling. Republicans think by a 74/19 margin than Benghazi is a worse political scandal than Watergate, by a 74/12 margin that it's worse than Teapot Dome, and by a 70/20 margin that it's worse than Iran Contra.

One interesting thing about the voters who think Benghazi is the biggest political scandal in American history is that 39% of them don't actually know where it is. 10% think it's in Egypt, 9% in Iran, 6% in Cuba, 5% in Syria, 4% in Iraq, and 1% each in North Korea and Liberia with 4% not willing to venture a guess.

Team Red and Team Blue. Put a Republican in office, and the numbers would be different. This allegiance to political parties is puerile and ignorance refined. I bet these are the same people who vigorously wave their American flags as soon as the war drums start beating, and call for more war and occupation in other countries, like what made Benghazi possible in the first place.

 

[Zippyjuan]

That is becasuse it involves the other side. The latest scandal of the opposition is often "the biggest ever". No surprises here.

 

[BenIsForRon]

Ugh... stories like this make me want to leave this country... then I remember every other one is just as bad or worse.

 

[sailingaway]

isn't Iran Contra actually pretty quaint by today's standards, with all the wink wink trade in weapons?

 

[sailingaway]

That is becasuse it involves the other side. The latest scandal of the opposition is often "the biggest ever". No surprises here.

The institutions need to be changed and restricted to their Constitutional limits, particularly on the executive. Across the board, not just on this one.

 

[compromise]

Benghazi IS worse than Iran-Contra.

 

[pcosmar]

isn't Iran Contra actually pretty quaint by today's standards, with all the wink wink trade in weapons?

Naw,, Iran-Contra was a Republican Operation.

This isn't.. so it is worse.

besides.. most had been cheering the criminal and traitor Ollie on Faux Snoze.

 

[Antischism]

Anything to make the other team look marginally worse!

 

[Cutlerzzz]

Just think of how mild the Tea Pot Dome scandal was compared to what we deal with now.

 

[paulbot24]

I thought Monica's dress was the worst scandal in history. Isn't that what Team Red said about the Blue dress at the time? Technically speaking, that also involved a tremendous loss of life.

 

[ObiRandKenobi]

Only 39% DON'T know where Benghazi is? Did they test the other 61%?

 

[Seraphim]

Agreed. Much worse.

This involves blatant neglect that resulted in the deaths of people in service. Blatant, brutal, logic defying neglect.

Benghazi IS worse than Iran-Contra.

 

[AZJoe]

"Thirty years ago the United States government was embroiled in a scandal whose repercussions are felt today ... We have been repeating Iran-Contra operations in various forms and guises ever since only now they’re not a scandalous aberration but standard operating procedure of the Deep State. Illegal wars are now legal. Covert operations are continuous. Only revealing them is illegal. ... " http://whowhatwhy.org/2017/01/11/dark-shadows-iran-contra-secret-wars-covert-operations-part-1/