House Oversight Chairman Darrell Issa knows what no one else knows - how to differentiate between the terms "act of terror" and "terrorist attack"
House Oversight Chairman and man least likely to believe the lyrics to the song "I'm Too Sexy" are about him - Darrell Issa (Republican - California) - just recently told Megyn Kelly of Fox News the following regarding President Obama and the Benghazi attacks:
"The president sent a letter to the President of Libya where he didn't call it a terrorist attack even when at the time the President of Libya was calling it pre-planned Sept. 11 terrorist attack. The words that are being used carefully - like you just said, 'act of terror' - an 'act of terror' is different than a 'terrorist attack.' The truth is, this was a terrorist attack, this had Al Qaeda at it."
Mr. Issa, if you would be so kind, could you differentiate the terms "act of terror" and "terrorist attack" for me please? I have a feeling I'll be waiting awhile...
In light of the before-mentioned quote, I have a hunch Mr. Issa will engage in the following debates at some point in the future, if he hasn't already:
Issue: Infidelity
Issa: "Who was that guy? Are you cheating on me?"
His wife: ::sighs:: "Okay, honey. Yes, just a few moments ago, I engaged in an act of cheating, but..."
Issa: "Whoa! Whoa! Whoa! An 'act of cheating?' What, are you trying to cover this up? Excuse yourself? Just come out and say it - you were cheating!"
Mrs. Issa: "I know - I said I was cheating!"
Issa: "No, you said an 'act of cheating.' There is a difference you know..."
Mrs. Issa: "What's the difference?"
Issa: "An 'act of cheating' would be like if you slept with a guy once. Cheating would be if you slept with a guy."
Mrs. Issa: "Oh, that clears it up. I guess I was cheating then..."
Issa: "You see? I told you!"
Issue: Murder
Issa: "Come clean already! Did you commit murder?"
O.J. Simpson: "Alright, fine. I did commit an act of murder."
Issa: "That's not what I asked! Did you commit murder?"
Simpson: "I just said that I did..."
Issa: "Noooo, you said you committed an 'act of murder.'
Simpson: "That's the same thing."
Issa: "That's easy for you to say."
Simpson: "So, what's the difference then?"
Issa: "If you commit an act of murder, a person is dead by the result of you. If you murder someone, however, you literally kill that person."
Simpson: "Oh, I see... Well, I'm confused now."
Issa: "Did you commit murder?"
Simpson: "I thought I already said that I did, but I don't know anymore..."
Issa: "Fair enough. We'll just let the jury decide."
Issue: Lying
Issa: "Look - you know you lied. Everyone knows you lied. There's video evidence of that. Just come out and say it already."
His son's friend: "Yes, fine. I admit it. I did commit an act of lying."
Issa: "How dare you lie to me again! ...and in my home! Have you no respect? Have you no decency?"
Son's friend: "What? What are you talking about? I admitted to lying. How was that a lie?"
Issa: "Yet another lie! You're really on a roll here, aren't you?"
Son's friend: "I don't know what you're talking about..."
Issa: "I told you to admit that you lied. You then lie about that by calling it an 'act of lying.' That's completely different! Not only that, but after I called you out on that second lie, you lied a third time, by saying you admitted to lying, when you only admitted to committing an 'act of lying.' How dare you! Get out of my house and don't ever come back!"
Son's friend: "Wait... What's the difference between lying and an act of lying, so I don't make this same mistake again?"
Issa: "An act of lying is lying, but with the words 'act of' before it, and that makes all the difference in the world."
Son's friend: "But what difference is that? Specifically?"
Issa: "You know!"
Son's friend: "No, I honestly don't...
Issa: "Liar!"
If Issa doesn't sound ridiculous enough as it is, I wonder how he'd respond to the question, "So, what did you make of former President George W. Bush when he described 9/11 as an 'unbelievable act of terror'?" He did include the adjective "unbelievable," so I suppose that made all the difference...
http://thinkprogress.org/security/2013/05/13/2002871/issa-obama-covered-up-benghazi-terrorism-by-calling-it-an-act-of-terror/
http://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/news/releases/2001/09/20010913-5.html
"The president sent a letter to the President of Libya where he didn't call it a terrorist attack even when at the time the President of Libya was calling it pre-planned Sept. 11 terrorist attack. The words that are being used carefully - like you just said, 'act of terror' - an 'act of terror' is different than a 'terrorist attack.' The truth is, this was a terrorist attack, this had Al Qaeda at it."
Mr. Issa, if you would be so kind, could you differentiate the terms "act of terror" and "terrorist attack" for me please? I have a feeling I'll be waiting awhile...
In light of the before-mentioned quote, I have a hunch Mr. Issa will engage in the following debates at some point in the future, if he hasn't already:
Issue: Infidelity
Issa: "Who was that guy? Are you cheating on me?"
His wife: ::sighs:: "Okay, honey. Yes, just a few moments ago, I engaged in an act of cheating, but..."
Issa: "Whoa! Whoa! Whoa! An 'act of cheating?' What, are you trying to cover this up? Excuse yourself? Just come out and say it - you were cheating!"
Mrs. Issa: "I know - I said I was cheating!"
Issa: "No, you said an 'act of cheating.' There is a difference you know..."
Mrs. Issa: "What's the difference?"
Issa: "An 'act of cheating' would be like if you slept with a guy once. Cheating would be if you slept with a guy."
Mrs. Issa: "Oh, that clears it up. I guess I was cheating then..."
Issa: "You see? I told you!"
Issue: Murder
Issa: "Come clean already! Did you commit murder?"
O.J. Simpson: "Alright, fine. I did commit an act of murder."
Issa: "That's not what I asked! Did you commit murder?"
Simpson: "I just said that I did..."
Issa: "Noooo, you said you committed an 'act of murder.'
Simpson: "That's the same thing."
Issa: "That's easy for you to say."
Simpson: "So, what's the difference then?"
Issa: "If you commit an act of murder, a person is dead by the result of you. If you murder someone, however, you literally kill that person."
Simpson: "Oh, I see... Well, I'm confused now."
Issa: "Did you commit murder?"
Simpson: "I thought I already said that I did, but I don't know anymore..."
Issa: "Fair enough. We'll just let the jury decide."
Issue: Lying
Issa: "Look - you know you lied. Everyone knows you lied. There's video evidence of that. Just come out and say it already."
His son's friend: "Yes, fine. I admit it. I did commit an act of lying."
Issa: "How dare you lie to me again! ...and in my home! Have you no respect? Have you no decency?"
Son's friend: "What? What are you talking about? I admitted to lying. How was that a lie?"
Issa: "Yet another lie! You're really on a roll here, aren't you?"
Son's friend: "I don't know what you're talking about..."
Issa: "I told you to admit that you lied. You then lie about that by calling it an 'act of lying.' That's completely different! Not only that, but after I called you out on that second lie, you lied a third time, by saying you admitted to lying, when you only admitted to committing an 'act of lying.' How dare you! Get out of my house and don't ever come back!"
Son's friend: "Wait... What's the difference between lying and an act of lying, so I don't make this same mistake again?"
Issa: "An act of lying is lying, but with the words 'act of' before it, and that makes all the difference in the world."
Son's friend: "But what difference is that? Specifically?"
Issa: "You know!"
Son's friend: "No, I honestly don't...
Issa: "Liar!"
If Issa doesn't sound ridiculous enough as it is, I wonder how he'd respond to the question, "So, what did you make of former President George W. Bush when he described 9/11 as an 'unbelievable act of terror'?" He did include the adjective "unbelievable," so I suppose that made all the difference...
http://thinkprogress.org/security/2013/05/13/2002871/issa-obama-covered-up-benghazi-terrorism-by-calling-it-an-act-of-terror/
http://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/news/releases/2001/09/20010913-5.html
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