Gowdy's insistence that this was an informational hearing not meant to prosecute Hillary got me wondering how many times various things were brought up, in particular how many times Obama was mentioned since he used to be the focal point of the GOP's investigation. One would think that if this was an informational hearing, the President would be brought up early and often. So here's a breakdown:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/benghazi-hearing-sidney-blumenthal_56294c36e4b0aac0b8fc48b8
- "Obama" -- as in the president -- seven mentions
- "Stevens" -- as in the late Ambassador Chris Stevens -- 49 mentions
- "Chris" -- just his first name with nothing else -- 16 mentions
- "Benghazi" -- as in the site of the attack -- 139 mentions
- "Sidney Blumenthal" -- as in Clinton's longtime confidant -- 49 mentions
- "e-mail" -- in reference to the private account that Clinton had -- 118 mentions
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/benghazi-hearing-sidney-blumenthal_56294c36e4b0aac0b8fc48b8