Benghazi: Whistleblower claims he was punished for testifying in front of the Congress

Do you remember during the 2004 election when John Kerry said it was important that people “speak truth to Power?” I certainly do, here is what he said:

After serving in war, I returned home to offer my own personal voice of dissent. I did so because I believed strongly that we owed it those risking their lives to speak truth to power. We still do.

  And do you remember when Hillary Clinton said that we all have the right to stand up and debate any administration? I remember this as well, here is what she said all those years ago:

“I am sick and tired of people who say that if you debate and you disagree with this administration somehow you’re not patriotic. We should stand up and say we are Americans and we have a right to debate and disagree with any administration.”

  Apparently, with a Democrat holding the presidency, this is no longer the case. Now it is a punishable offense, just ask Greg Hicks. Mister Hicks was a high level United States official in Libya who testified before the Congress after obtaining whisleblower status about what he knew about the attack which left Chris Stevens, (after being sodomized), Glen Doherty, Sean Smith, and Tyrone Woods dead.

    He is now claiming he has been punished for trying to shine the light of truth on what happened that night; he believes that with the proper response at least two Americans could have been saved on that fateful night. Here is what he has to say:

Gregory Hicks, the former deputy chief of mission in Libya who testified before Congress about the 9/11 attacks on an American diplomatic facility earlier this year, believes he has been “punished” for speaking out about the Obama administration’s response the night of the attack. He said he believes at least two of the Americans lost that night could have been saved if the United States had responded in time.

“I don’t know why I was punished,” Hicks said in an interview with ABC’s This Week. “I don’t know why I was shunted aside, put in a closet if you will.”

  Still he will not back down:

Hick said he will continue to talk about the attacks because “the American people need to have the story” of what took place that night and the four Americans who were lost in the attacks “should be remembered.”

  This man sounds like a patriot to me for “speaking truth to power” and for standing up for “those risking their lives” to debate this administration yet obviously this is no longer the definition of patriotism.

  But while we are on the subject of “speaking truth to power” I would be remiss if I did not mention the case of Edward Snowden at this point. What was Edward Snowden doing if he was not “speaking truth to power” when he blew the lid of the NSA spying scandal? And for this act of patriotism, under Mrs. Clinton’s own definition, he was branded a traitor by members of both parties and forced to seek asylum in Russia.

  Apparently now it is patriotic to stand down and support your president no matter how egregious his crimes might be, and what of “speaking truth to power?” Well, that is something which is frowned upon, and punishable, by the Obama regime.