Defund ‘Benghazi’
The article criticizes the alleged use of the term 'Benghazi' as a code to hide federal funding for Planned Parenthood through COVID relief programs, drawing a controversial comparison to the 2012 Benghazi attack that killed four Americans. It argues that both events reflect government failures and misuses of power, linking the labeling choice to a broader critique of federal transparency and accountability. The piece frames the funding issue as morally equivalent to the Benghazi tragedy, emphasizing loss of life and alleged deception by officials.
- ▪The term 'Benghazi' was allegedly used to code Planned Parenthood funding in the COVID Paycheck Protection Program.
- ▪Four Americans died in the 2012 attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, during Hillary Clinton's tenure as Secretary of State.
- ▪Sen. Rand Paul accused Clinton of being culpable for the Benghazi tragedy due to security failures.
- ▪Susan Rice falsely attributed the Benghazi attack to an online video rather than a terrorist act during media appearances.
- ▪Sen. Joni Ernst has raised concerns about the use of 'Benghazi' as a label for Planned Parenthood funding.
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Someone had a sick sense of humor or a knowledge of the vast number of citizen inquiries into another federal government debacle when Planned Parenthood funding through the COVID Paycheck Protection money was coded “Benghazi.” It takes a certain kind of macabre ethos to think that using the name of the event that likely ended Hillary Clinton’s presidential aspirations was the right choice for allegedly hiding funds received by the nation’s No. 1 abortion vendor and now distributor of sterilizing, wrong-sex hormones. But the name is ironically fitting. Time magazine reported that the term Benghazi has become “a byword for disaster.” And that’s just what funding Planned Parenthood is too — and in both cases, the end result was the death of Americans.
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