>> when it was secretary of rice, theydoleezza her relying on t the hand, which is what susan rice d.ection on how important ut a u.n. is ambassador who had nothing to do sing something on a talk show becomes the entire focus of their attention? >> california republican congressman dana roa -- "what is clear that this administratn and himself hasas -- - toied' the american peoplple." >> where is the proof? drones and keeping up the war -- where is the payoff? cynical political attack. >> are they trying t to turn it into watergate? they are trying to turn it anything. put sarah palin in a thetbeat away from not votey, but he will for susan rice because he cannot trust her? that is absurd. >> i agree with everything set i watched her on the contemporaneously, and i myself, hownking to loes she know it is so assured y? it, almost a tone to battle tone that in hindsight -- >> you read the transcript of her interview with bob schieffer, and there are all tough -- "based on we know now." working from talkg points. is she the person i would have sent outut? i am not sure. she was working fr

susan rice. you've been critical of her and for the first time she respon d ed. take a look. >> when discussing our facilities in benghazi shgs i relied solely and squarely on the information provided to me by the intelligence community. i made clear that the information was preliminary and that our investigations would give us the definitive answer. >> and senator graham, we learned this week from the director of central intelligence agency, that references of al qaeda were taken out for security reasons not for political reasons. do you accept the explanation by ambassador rice? >> i don't believe that the best intelligence assessment on 16, september was that there was a spontaneous event in benghazi based on a video that led to a mob that became a riot. the cia station chief on the day of the attack reported in realtime we're under attack by al qaeda affiliates. the president in libya said on the day of atack -- excuse me on 16, september, al qaeda was involved. we've got drones. released the video. we know what a mob looks like in the mideast. i am increasin

susan rice to talk about this. it wasn't her area. >> i agree, just like they shouldn't have sent out condoleezza rice. >> her relationship work ethic dd -- why is it a double standard, the race card being played now when -- >> sean: the bottom line it's ugly, if you say chicago, urban, racist. we diminish the impact of real racists by -- it's like the person that calls wolf. >> that's right. >> sean: it's now a general tactic that's dividing the country. >> they do it all the time. they do it effectively. why do you think over 90% of blacks voted for obama with the left playing the race card? >> maybe they cared about his policies and the republican policies didn't work for african americans. how do you make the argument of 39% of white folks voted for obama, too? >> sean: we got to run. it's an ugly but effective campaign tactic. >> it is ugly. it's unfortunate, because it's dividing the country. >> sean: good to see you guys. appreciate it. coming up, can't say we didn't warn you. violence erupts in egypt after president morsi grants himself unmitigated power? what does this mean for america and its allies? and we'll ask did presid

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susan rice debacle ... >> for them to go after the u.n. ambassador who had nothing to do with benghazi and was simply making a presentation based on tellens that she had received, and d to besmirch her reputation is outrageous. >> outrageous? if she had nothing to do with benghazi, why did you even send her out? why not the secretary of state? or the other people above rice? might this have been a dress rehearsal t ao test whether she could follow those make-believe narratives? and by the way, to me, outrageous is a so-called professional repeating a story and a conclusion five times on national television without the facts. we all know you had the facts. the auto, the visual, the drone, the intelligence, the secure communications, and we all know that she could readily access those facts. but enough about that. and a this week your then cia director david petraeus finally talked and said his intelligence report was scrubbed. so who scrubbed it? who changed it? i'm not going to hold my breath on that one. >>at and why would the good general in a closed door senate intel meeting back on september 14th promote this video nonsense v and then stay silent for six weeks wh

d premium in the united states -- only $15 a month. open enrollment ends december 7th. so call today or visit your local walgreens. >> shepard: target: susan riceose to 100 republic lawmakers have written to president obama saying the administration's response to the attack makes now u.n. ambassador unfit for a promotion. it comes after word got out that the white house is considering nominating her to replace secretary of state hillary clinton. just days after the deadly attack in libya. ambassador rice went on the five sunday talk shows and described it as spontaneous protest over that video that insulted islam. u.s. officials now say it was actually a planned tear attack. the now former cia director david petraeus reportedly told congress the administration knew right away it was a terror attack. but according to those who heard the closed door testimony last week j jen petraeus claims the administration changed official story to remove references to terrorism. as to who changed it, that's unclear. lawmakers from both political parties say they are working to figure that out. some republicans point the finger at the white house accusing the

d do it. >> greg: remember paid no taxes? remember that? >> bob: he did pay no taxes. he is exactly right. these people could not tell you two things about susan riceing that you politicized. >> dana: not true. >> bob: she never once said it wasn't terrorism. read the statement. >> dana: senator mccain has known her for many years a known her work and legitimately raises questions about it, just as senator obama at the time raised questions about president obama's pick for u.n. ambassador john bolton. he vigorously opposed it. senator mccain has every right to do that as well. i do think it was -- i have been in that position as susan rice, i would have been buoyed by the fact that president obama defended me. loyalty goes both ways. i think they have a problem here. one of the reasons the story keeps at it is they are refusing to recognize that there are legitimate question questions. every day more facts are uncovered to make it look worse for them. >> eric: can i point something out? i don't like hillary clinton's politics or bill clinton's politics. but hillary clinton was a good secretary of state. >> andrea: why? >> eric: she was tough. >> an

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d premium is the lowest in the united states -- only $15 a month. don't wait. open enrollment ends december 7th. aarp medicarerx saver plus. a new way to save. >>> susan riceis extraordinary. couldn't be prouder of the job that she's done. >> the u.n. ambassador got a very public vote of confidence, and even a round of applause, yesterday when she and other cabinet members met at white house. she got the backing of the woman she might replace. >> susan rice has done a great job as our ambassador to the united nations. >> it was a totally different story over on the hill, where the day after john mccain, lindsey graham and kelly ayotte tried to drive a stake through rice's nomination chances, susan colins and bob corker rose up out of the ground to sink they're teeth into her. "the washington post" today reports a white house official and democratic aides say they think rice could win senate confirmation from the top diplomatic job if obama nominated her. however the piece note her confirmation could come at a high political cost as lawmakers negotiate a deal on taxes and entitlement reform. and nbc news reports the president has yet to make up his mind ove