You can just smell their fear. I refer, of course, to the Obama campaign's latest vagina monologue -- in this case, trying to liken the act of sexual intercourse to voting.
Your first time shouldn't be with just anybody. You want to do it with a great guy. Someone with beautiful... Someone who really cares about and understands women. Someone who cares whether you get health insurance. Who cares whether you get birth control..."
Actually, if this particular specimen is my only choice, I'll choose abstinence. To paraphrase Moonlighting, I'm gonna have to take a rain-check on the Tang, honey.
Thursday, October 25, 2012
9/11/2015
The pieces of the puzzle are falling into place: A nuclear Iran with regional hegemony over the Middle East. Its proxy, Hezbollah, operating openly in Latin America. An open borders policy facilitating the flow of humans, drugs and weapons into Arizona.
The consequences of another Obama term can be illustrated in the form of a headline story datelined 9/11/2015.
The consequences of another Obama term can be illustrated in the form of a headline story datelined 9/11/2015.
| NYC ATOM ATTACK | |
| Islamic Group Claims Responsibility (FLASH/AP) At approximately 9:03am EST this morning, terrorists believed to have been associated with Ansar al Islam detonated a 15 kiloton atomic weapon in the harbor near Manhattan's battery. Radio reports indicated that the terrorists were operating a speedboat and that a pursuit by the United States Coast Guard was underway when the explosion occurred. Three Nuclear Emergency Response Teams (NEST) were on the scene and initial casualty reports estimated as many as 75,000 dead and 750,000 wounded. Area hospitals were overwhelmed with cases of severe burns, radiation sickness, and major injuries. A triage facility was established at 103th street/Corona Plaza and all medical personnel were asked to report immediately to their respective facilities. A shaken president Barack Obama addressed the nation via radio at 8 pm EST. "This dark day has tested the mettle of the American people," he stated, "our thoughts and prayers are with those who have died, and those who suffer. Time and time again we have risen to the challenge, defeating tyrants, extremists and dictators who would fight freedom. And this time, it will be no different. I ask all Americans to band together, to help your neighbors, to reassure one another in this dark hour. I can assure you that we will find those who committed this crime and bring them to justice." Obama went on to issue an Executive Order strengthening the Patriot Act and reinstating Enhanced Interrogation Techniques. He also declared martial law in New York, New Jersey, Washington DC, and Detroit, where National Guard troops were enforcing a curfew. There were unconfirmed reports of looting and civil unrest in areas surrounding New York City and Newark, New Jersey. Economic Impact Felt Worldwide The New York Stock Exchange has suspended trading while operations are moved to a backup facility near Philadelphia. Redundant computer operations for most of Wall Street have ensured that account and trading information is intact. Oil prices skyrocketed to over $180 a barrel immediately after the explosion and then plummeted to $45 as the economic impact of a potential worldwide depression loomed. Gold shot overnight to 2,400/oz. and the value of the dollar fell nearly a third in overnight trading. The NASDAQ stock market intends to resume trading within the week, operating from its redundant Chicago facility. | Retaliation: Shock and Anger Senior Pentagon officials tell the AP that war plans are underway and that a strategic nuclear response "is being contemplated". Former CIA Analyst Robert Acres told CNN that NEST is capable of determining the source of the nuclear material used by the terrorists. "When that source is located, I can assure you that there will be repercussions." A CNN/Gallup Poll taken last night asked viewers which potential target would be struck first in a military response. Over 50% answered Iran, 25% North Korea, 20% Pakistan, 12% Mecca and 5% all of the named choices. There were unconfirmed reports from Norfolk, Virginia that Task Force 134, the US Pacific Fleet's Nuclear Submarine Group, had been ordered to the Indian Ocean. Continuity of Government Upon the first reports of the detonation, a Continuity of Government (COG) operation began moving the president, vice-president, cabinet, key congressional leaders, military and intelligence personnel to a secure facility. No further details were available at press time. Claims of Responsibility Within hours of the attack, a web site affiliated with the Al Jazeera network posted a claim of responsibility by Ansar al Islam reading "Praise be to God, we have the struck the enemy a shattering blow and we will strike again before it can recover. God is great, and thanks be unto God for delivering us this victory. We will fight the infidel crusaders wherever they may live, from this time forward, until they have been eradicated from the face of the earth." Harsh Criticism of Policies Hours after the attack, the president's critics were harshly reprimanding his inability to contain Iran's nuclear program, his open borders policies and the continued cuts to the Defense Department through sequestration. Republican members of the House Intelligence Committee condemned both the attacks and the President's efforts to transition the responsibilities of defense and intelligence-gathering to the United Nations. Former president George W. Bush, speaking from his ranch in Texas, said, "This is tragic in so many ways. The loss of life, the loss of property, the loss of confidence. But I firmly believe that this did not have to happen. The United Nations, nor any multi-national coalition, cannot protect the United States. Only we can -- Continued on Page A3. |
Larwyn's Linx: Options in Benghazi
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NEW: Another Benghazi Email Highlights White House Inaction: GWP
Obama: The things I said 10 years ago are the same things I say now: Exam
Dems Begin the Post-Obama Blame Game: Commentary
Obama’s Hubris Will be His Undoing: RS
Obama's fingerprints all over Gloria Allred's latest stunt : GayPatriot
The Truth About the Polls: Zombie
Reason.com’s Betrayal of 2012: Glob
Hillary Clinton Has Legal Team Assembled: CDN
Obama's "Jobs" Booklet Features 9 Giant Photos of Obama: JWF
Obama: No Regrets For Ignoring Economy: Breitbart
Tuition Subsidies: the Problem, Not the Solution: Cato
AARP/WH emails document anti-member Obamacare efforts: Twitchy
Parody Ad Rips GM's Culture of Dependency, Softness: Ace
President Out of Control: AmSpec
Republicans Caught In Astounding Voter Fraud Scheme: GayPatriot
Leno on Iranian Sanctions: 'If Anyone Knows How To Cripple an Economy It's Obama': NB
Weinstein Edited Osama Movie To Boost Obama: S&L
Massive Doctor Shortage Looming for U.S.; Shockingly, ABC Ignores Connection to ObamaCare: NB
Trump, Allred dig up most boring October surprises in history of October: NakedDC
Hilariously Skewed Time Poll Puts Obama Up Five in Ohio: Tatler
Rezko, Obama, and Auchi, Part 2: ILP2P
Is This Why Obama Wanted that Des Moines Register Interview Off the Record?: Tatler
…WOW! Obama’s terrified of losing Iowa!: Moe Lane
White House: Just Because Ansar Al-Shariah Claimed Responsibility For The Attack...: Ace
Bill Clinton Told Hillary to Resign: CDN
Obama's approval rating in Israel goes from 31% to 6% in one month: Matzav
HILLARY GIGGLES AT REPORTERS Still Not Sure What to Call the Terrorist Attack: GWP
ARAB SPRING: Reports That Iran Storing Enriched Uranium in Syria: WorldThreat
Political Correctness Gone Rogue: Elephant
John Bolton: ‘Al-Qaida is on the run — running right into our consulates, apparently’ : DC
One Year Sampling of Obama’s Islamic outreach to “the Muslim World”: Creeping
Boeing Now Has A Missile That Destroys Only Electronics And Leaves All Else Intact: Insider
Twitter’s Number One Gift To The World Is The Art Of Brevity: Crunch
Obama Releases 8-State, 48-Hour Trip Schedule: Sooper
Fund to Match Donald Trump’s $5 Million Offer for Obama to Show Transcript, Passport: BulletPeople
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Nation
Options in Benghazi: Former SpookNEW: Another Benghazi Email Highlights White House Inaction: GWP
Obama: The things I said 10 years ago are the same things I say now: Exam
Dems Begin the Post-Obama Blame Game: Commentary
Obama’s Hubris Will be His Undoing: RS
Obama's fingerprints all over Gloria Allred's latest stunt : GayPatriot
The Truth About the Polls: Zombie
Reason.com’s Betrayal of 2012: Glob
Hillary Clinton Has Legal Team Assembled: CDN
Economy
Erin Burnett Takes Apart Obama: DossierObama's "Jobs" Booklet Features 9 Giant Photos of Obama: JWF
Obama: No Regrets For Ignoring Economy: Breitbart
Tuition Subsidies: the Problem, Not the Solution: Cato
AARP/WH emails document anti-member Obamacare efforts: Twitchy
Parody Ad Rips GM's Culture of Dependency, Softness: Ace
Scandal Central
Obama’s Imperial Presidency, Part II: FoundryPresident Out of Control: AmSpec
Republicans Caught In Astounding Voter Fraud Scheme: GayPatriot
Media
The Extremists Who Report the News: RSLeno on Iranian Sanctions: 'If Anyone Knows How To Cripple an Economy It's Obama': NB
Weinstein Edited Osama Movie To Boost Obama: S&L
Massive Doctor Shortage Looming for U.S.; Shockingly, ABC Ignores Connection to ObamaCare: NB
Trump, Allred dig up most boring October surprises in history of October: NakedDC
Hilariously Skewed Time Poll Puts Obama Up Five in Ohio: Tatler
Rezko, Obama, and Auchi, Part 2: ILP2P
Is This Why Obama Wanted that Des Moines Register Interview Off the Record?: Tatler
…WOW! Obama’s terrified of losing Iowa!: Moe Lane
World
White House Repeatedly Told Media 'No Evidence' Of Terror Attack In Libya: AceWhite House: Just Because Ansar Al-Shariah Claimed Responsibility For The Attack...: Ace
Bill Clinton Told Hillary to Resign: CDN
Obama's approval rating in Israel goes from 31% to 6% in one month: Matzav
HILLARY GIGGLES AT REPORTERS Still Not Sure What to Call the Terrorist Attack: GWP
ARAB SPRING: Reports That Iran Storing Enriched Uranium in Syria: WorldThreat
Political Correctness Gone Rogue: Elephant
John Bolton: ‘Al-Qaida is on the run — running right into our consulates, apparently’ : DC
One Year Sampling of Obama’s Islamic outreach to “the Muslim World”: Creeping
Sci-Tech
Europe Could Hit Microsoft With $7B+ Fine Over New Internet Explorer Antitrust Violations: TechCrunchBoeing Now Has A Missile That Destroys Only Electronics And Leaves All Else Intact: Insider
Twitter’s Number One Gift To The World Is The Art Of Brevity: Crunch
Cornucopia
Obama’s Cliff Notes Economy: “I’ve got a binder too!”: MOTUSObama Releases 8-State, 48-Hour Trip Schedule: Sooper
Fund to Match Donald Trump’s $5 Million Offer for Obama to Show Transcript, Passport: BulletPeople
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QOTD: "FBI foiled bomb plot in Long Island Home Depot last week. Obama is officially blaming the incident on a bad Bob Vila YouTube video. #tcot -- Fred Thompson (@fredthompson)"
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
FINALLY: Proof of Death [Papa B]
Papa B:
Finally -- Proof of Death
There is finally conclusive evidence that Osama bin Laden and Muammar Gaddafi are dead.
Yesterday, they both registered as Democrats to vote in Chicago.
Just One of Millions for Whom the Apology Tour Was a Slap in the Face
This is my grandfather, who served twice in the U.S Navy, first in the 1920s and then again during World War II. The picture below is Grandpa on Guam in 1945. He served on the destroyer the USS Ellet. At right is one of his ribbon commendations after a series of actions including the Battle of the Philippines, the invasion of Guam and Saipan.
My Dad told me that the Ellet had a proud history including involvement with the Doolittle Raid, the Battle of the Coral Sea, Guadalcanal, and later Iwo Jima. The Ellet also survived a near-miss from a Kamikaze and rescued several ships that had hit mines later in the war.
Remembering the men and women of the Greatest Generation -- my grandfather and millions more -- who risked their lives to defend the world against fascist, totalitarian ideologies -- well, folks, it just turns my stomach to hear our current president not just apologize for, but actually insult, America over and over again. And then lie on national television about it this past Monday.
We deserve better. Our children deserve better. And we get one last chance to set things right on November 6th. I will walk barefoot on broken glass to get to the ballot box. I hope you will join me.
My Dad told me that the Ellet had a proud history including involvement with the Doolittle Raid, the Battle of the Coral Sea, Guadalcanal, and later Iwo Jima. The Ellet also survived a near-miss from a Kamikaze and rescued several ships that had hit mines later in the war.
Remembering the men and women of the Greatest Generation -- my grandfather and millions more -- who risked their lives to defend the world against fascist, totalitarian ideologies -- well, folks, it just turns my stomach to hear our current president not just apologize for, but actually insult, America over and over again. And then lie on national television about it this past Monday.
We deserve better. Our children deserve better. And we get one last chance to set things right on November 6th. I will walk barefoot on broken glass to get to the ballot box. I hope you will join me.
OF COURSE NOT: Obama Has 'Absolutely' No Regrets For Ignoring Economy During His First Term
As if you needed more proof that Barack Obama cares for only one thing -- amassing more and more power over you, the individual -- I simply point to this interview with the Des Moines Register. It was originally off-the-record, perhaps because of his comment about ignoring the economy, but the Register was able to shame the campaign into removing the embargo through a very public lashing.
You mean Obama lied?
I'll alert the media.
Meanwhile, the president has released his jobs plan after just four short years, and I'm guessing it could really turn things around. Or it could just be another useless campaign gimmick loaded with dozens of lies about the economy accompanied by glam photos of Obama.
Exactly which it is I'll leave as an exercise for the reader.
The Obama campaign has finally released the transcript of his endorsement interview with the Des Moines Register--and it is clear why they were reluctant to do so: the President says he has "absolutely" no regrets about ignoring the economy during the first two years of his term, when Democrats controlled Congress.
Here is the key part of the exchange:
Q: Yes, that begs a question from us, Mr. President. Some say you had a super majority in your first two years and had this incredible opportunity, but because of what you were talking about, as you were running, you had to go to get Obamacare done. Do you have any regrets taking on some of the economic issues, some of the issues that we're talking about for your second term, that when you had the chance, so to speak, during your first -- do you have any regrets that you didn’t do that at that time?
THE PRESIDENT: Absolutely not, Laura. Remember the context. First of all, Mitch McConnell has imposed an ironclad filibuster from the first day I was in office. And that's not speculation. I mean, this is -- it’s amply recorded. He gave a speech saying, my task is to defeat the President. So we were able to pass emergency action with the stimulus, but we had to get two votes from Republicans...
Obama's response is misleading. Republicans made no such filibuster threat at the outset of his first term. He refers to remarks made by Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell in late 2010, not in late 2008 or early 2009. Republicans in fact attempted to work together with the then-popular Obama before being rebuffed ("I won").
In addition, as journalist Bob Woodward points out in The Price of Politics, McConnell's remark about his "top priority" being to deny Obama a second term was taken out of context (McConnell had stressed a desire to work with Obama if he changed his approach). Even MSNBC ... felt compelled to apologize on the air for misreporting McConnell's remark. Obama has no such scruples, and simply repeats the lie as an excuse.
You mean Obama lied?
I'll alert the media.
Meanwhile, the president has released his jobs plan after just four short years, and I'm guessing it could really turn things around. Or it could just be another useless campaign gimmick loaded with dozens of lies about the economy accompanied by glam photos of Obama.
Exactly which it is I'll leave as an exercise for the reader.
MAYBE HARVEY WEINSTEIN CAN MAKE A MOVIE ABOUT BENGHAZI: Obama Ignored Attack, Went to Sleep as Americans Died
It turns out that Obama contributor and Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein is releasing his TV movie about Bin Laden raid just two days before the election. Oh, and he's expanded and fictionalized the president's role in the attack to make him appear more assertive and decisive.

I wonder if Weinstein included Valerie Jarrett's role in the raid? She blocked the raid at least three times -- overruling the president -- which could have resulted in disaster as weeks went by before Hillary Clinton demanded action.
Or maybe the loathsome Weinstein could do a film about Obama's leadership as Ambassador Stevens and three other heroic Americans died needlessly at Benghazi.
Obama did nothing. He took no action and, in fact, is said to have gone to sleep in order to be well-rested for a fundraiser in Las Vegas.
Or maybe Valerie Jarrett was indisposed, which explains why he was unable to make a decision.

Thanks to the magic of editing, President Obama will have a starring role in a television drama about one of his biggest accomplishments — the killing of Osama bin Laden — that will be shown just two nights before the presidential election.
...Set for a prime-time debut on Nov. 4 on the National Geographic Channel, and a release the next day on Netflix, the film — “SEAL Team Six: The Raid on Osama bin Laden” — is being backed by Harvey Weinstein, a longtime Democratic contributor and one of the Obama campaign’s most vigorous backers. Mr. Weinstein bought the rights to the film for about $2.5 million at the Cannes festival in May…
But promotional materials and a copy of the movie provided to The New York Times this week also show that the film has been recut, using news and documentary footage to strengthen Mr. Obama’s role and provide a window into decision-making in the White House...
...And Howard T. Owens, the chief executive of the National Geographic Channel, who joined the call, said his company had insisted on removing a scene that showed Mitt Romney appearing to oppose the raid.
I wonder if Weinstein included Valerie Jarrett's role in the raid? She blocked the raid at least three times -- overruling the president -- which could have resulted in disaster as weeks went by before Hillary Clinton demanded action.
Or maybe the loathsome Weinstein could do a film about Obama's leadership as Ambassador Stevens and three other heroic Americans died needlessly at Benghazi.
• White House officials watched the terror strike live by unmanned Predator drone
• White House knew Al-Qaeda linked group was behind terror strike at 6:07 PM EST on 9-11
• An estimated 300 to 400 ‘national security figures’ received emails from Libya day of attack
• US Troops in Italy were not called in to rescue officials
• 200 attacks in Benghazi before 9-11
• The Obama Administration was concerned using troops from Italy would violate Libyan sovereignty
The US had troops in Sigonella, Italy – about an hour away. The attack went on for at least four hours.
Obama did nothing. He took no action and, in fact, is said to have gone to sleep in order to be well-rested for a fundraiser in Las Vegas.
Or maybe Valerie Jarrett was indisposed, which explains why he was unable to make a decision.
Larwyn's Linx: White House Informed Of Militant Claim Two Hours After Benghazi Attack
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A State Of The Race Report for 10/24/2012: Hawkins
Texas Attorney General warns OSCE on Election Observations: RS
Romney’s Brilliant Maneuver: Dossier
Democratic Polling Firm PPP: Romney 49, Obama 47: Ace
It Wasn't Just an Apology Tour, It Was a Condemnation Tour!: EIB
Dirty Tricks, Part 5,034: LoneCon
Obama's Pathetic Debate Performance: Malor
An Open Letter to Obama On "Stage 3 Romnesia": Gormogons
Bob Woodward: Obama 'mistaken' on sequester: Politico
What happens when a party takes you for granted, DC Democrats.: Lane
Reporter Asking Questions Threatened by Eric Holder’s Bodyguard: Adams
Michelle: Killing Half-Born Child 'Legitimate Medical Procedure': First Things
Bankrupt A 123 Systems Wants to Pay Bonuses to Top Execs: Breitbart
EPA, Justice Impose Regulations Through Court Settlements: FreeEnt
Megyn Kelly: Media in spin room laughed and applauded at Obama’s “bayonets” line: Hot Air
Rob Schneider: "As a Liberal, As a Democrat, There's No Way I Can Support Barack Obama Again": Ace
Biden's Brother Awarded Lucrative Gov't Contracts: Media Silent Thus Far: NB
2008 Called. It Wants to Know What Happened to Barack Obama.: Gawker
Obama tries a little cancer humor, because cancer is hilarious: Events
Obama Crashing in Ohio; or, For the Love of Mercy, Leave Nate Silver Alone!: AmPower
New Ad: ‘Obama has secured the Dictator Vote. Does he have yours?’: NoisyRm
Even Slate’s Feminist Blog Finds The ‘Binders’ Meme Stupid: CDN
The Cult Of Barack Obama’s Presidency: Mataconis
Obama off-the-record comments deserve to be shared with voters: Des Moines Register
Rezko, Obama, and the Nadhmi Auchi Railroad (Part I): ILP2P
United Nations Election Observer Details Revealed: Tatler
International Intrusion Into The U.S. Presidential Election: CFP
Democratic Surrogates Scatter When Asked About Obama's Kill List: Breitbart
Obama Has Massive Lead in Global Poll: WS
Slashing America's Defense: A Suicidal Trajectory: Max Boot (1/2012)
Piracy Warnings Kick in for AT&T, Cablevision, Comcast, Time Warner, and Verizon Customers: DailyTech
Microsoft: Windows 8 Shows Why Steve Ballmer Must Go, And Why That Is A Buying Opportunity: Seeking Alpha
Redistributing Hats to the Ignorant in Dayton: ushanka
Trumped-Up Charges? Republicans Rejected Man’s Claims That Obama Sold Cocaine In College: Radar
Image: Donald Trump to reveal ‘divorce papers of Michelle and Barack Obama’
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Nation
White House Informed Of Militant Claim Two Hours After Benghazi Attack: CJA State Of The Race Report for 10/24/2012: Hawkins
Texas Attorney General warns OSCE on Election Observations: RS
Romney’s Brilliant Maneuver: Dossier
Democratic Polling Firm PPP: Romney 49, Obama 47: Ace
It Wasn't Just an Apology Tour, It Was a Condemnation Tour!: EIB
Dirty Tricks, Part 5,034: LoneCon
Obama's Pathetic Debate Performance: Malor
An Open Letter to Obama On "Stage 3 Romnesia": Gormogons
Economy
Obama Slashes Four Hours Off Definition of "Full-Time" Employment: MishBob Woodward: Obama 'mistaken' on sequester: Politico
What happens when a party takes you for granted, DC Democrats.: Lane
Scandal Central
The Benghazi Smoking Gun?: WizbangReporter Asking Questions Threatened by Eric Holder’s Bodyguard: Adams
Michelle: Killing Half-Born Child 'Legitimate Medical Procedure': First Things
Climate & Energy
Hockeystick Climatologist Michael Mann Sues CEI, National Review for Defamation: ReasonBankrupt A 123 Systems Wants to Pay Bonuses to Top Execs: Breitbart
EPA, Justice Impose Regulations Through Court Settlements: FreeEnt
Media
Obama’s Pity Party Begins: “Michelle and I will be fine no matter what happens”: JWFMegyn Kelly: Media in spin room laughed and applauded at Obama’s “bayonets” line: Hot Air
Rob Schneider: "As a Liberal, As a Democrat, There's No Way I Can Support Barack Obama Again": Ace
Biden's Brother Awarded Lucrative Gov't Contracts: Media Silent Thus Far: NB
2008 Called. It Wants to Know What Happened to Barack Obama.: Gawker
Obama tries a little cancer humor, because cancer is hilarious: Events
Obama Crashing in Ohio; or, For the Love of Mercy, Leave Nate Silver Alone!: AmPower
New Ad: ‘Obama has secured the Dictator Vote. Does he have yours?’: NoisyRm
Even Slate’s Feminist Blog Finds The ‘Binders’ Meme Stupid: CDN
The Cult Of Barack Obama’s Presidency: Mataconis
Obama off-the-record comments deserve to be shared with voters: Des Moines Register
Rezko, Obama, and the Nadhmi Auchi Railroad (Part I): ILP2P
World
UK Police Arrest Top Anti-Muslim Activists – Throw Leader in Islamic Wing of Prison: GWPUnited Nations Election Observer Details Revealed: Tatler
International Intrusion Into The U.S. Presidential Election: CFP
Democratic Surrogates Scatter When Asked About Obama's Kill List: Breitbart
Obama Has Massive Lead in Global Poll: WS
Slashing America's Defense: A Suicidal Trajectory: Max Boot (1/2012)
Sci-Tech
Memoto camera wants to capture your life -- every 30 seconds: TuawPiracy Warnings Kick in for AT&T, Cablevision, Comcast, Time Warner, and Verizon Customers: DailyTech
Microsoft: Windows 8 Shows Why Steve Ballmer Must Go, And Why That Is A Buying Opportunity: Seeking Alpha
Cornucopia
He’s not really one of us: MOTUSRedistributing Hats to the Ignorant in Dayton: ushanka
Trumped-Up Charges? Republicans Rejected Man’s Claims That Obama Sold Cocaine In College: Radar
Image: Donald Trump to reveal ‘divorce papers of Michelle and Barack Obama’
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QOTD: "...Speaking of Fox and last night’s debate, it ended up being the highest-rated program in the network’s history, slightly ahead of their audience for the Palin/Biden debate in 2008. Total television viewers according to Nielsen’s preliminary estimate were 53.9 million, which is predictably way off the pace of the first and second debates. Too much competition last night with the NLCS and “Monday Night Football” and likely not enough interest in foreign policy. It may also be that low-information voters decided they didn’t need a third look at Romney. He killed in the first debate and was perfectly acceptable in the second, so he’d already cleared the bar of viability. And he knew it, which is why he was playing prevent defense..." --Allahpundit
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
ALLRED VS. TRUMP: Battle of the October Surprises
If it's October in an election year, you can be sure that Democrats are unsealing "sealed" court records to tar their opponents. Remember the 2004 Senate race in which Obama's henchmen unsealed the "sealed" divorce proceedings of multiple opponents?
This year liberal crackpot and professional embarrassment Gloria Allred has stepped up to act as the designated Axelrod proxy in a last-ditch effort to salvage the sinking Obama campaign:
But you can tell that Obama's opposition isn't at the McCain level of incompetence:
Starring Donald Trump as the anti-Allred! London's Daily Mail seems to have a preview:
William Jacobson offers a salient reflection:
In the event of offsetting embarrassments, the election goes on.
This year liberal crackpot and professional embarrassment Gloria Allred has stepped up to act as the designated Axelrod proxy in a last-ditch effort to salvage the sinking Obama campaign:
...Gloria Allred will be in a Boston area courtroom Wednesday in an attempt to unseal the sworn testimony given by Republican Presidential hopeful Mitt Romney, in a prior court case...
"The Boston Globe is headed to court tomorrow morning for an emergency hearing in an attempt to obtain a court order to unseal the sworn testimony given by Mitt Romney in a prior court case and to lift a gag order so that the parties can speak about Romney. Gloria Allred will be in court representing one of the parties in the case..."
The emergency hearing will take place at the Norfolk Probate & Family Court in Canton, Massachusetts, and Justice Jennifer Ulwick will oversee the proceedings which will begin at 9 a.m. EST.
But you can tell that Obama's opposition isn't at the McCain level of incompetence:
HIgh above the Alps my Gnome has heard that Donald Trump will announce that he has unearthed divorce papers between the Prez and his wife.
— Douglas Kass (@DougKass) October 23, 2012
Starring Donald Trump as the anti-Allred! London's Daily Mail seems to have a preview:
Donald Trump is to claim that he has unearthed divorce papers of Michelle Obama and the President, according to a respected financial pundit with links to the tycoon.
It is alleged that the eccentric real estate mogul will claim that the documents show the First Lady and the President were at one point in their two decades of marriage seriously considering splitting up.
William Jacobson offers a salient reflection:
Everyone is waiting for October Surprises to be unloaded on Romney.
The Obama campaign and its supporters are desperate, and that desperation will reach a fevered pitch this weekend if Obama doesn’t get a meaningful bounce out of last night’s debate. Few are predicting he will.
I consider this a shot across the bow, a way of letting Obama and a certain female attorney supporter of his in California know that it’s not going to be Meg Whitman again. There will be push back.
The Romney campaign will go there without going there itself.
This isn’t 2008, buddy.
In the event of offsetting embarrassments, the election goes on.
LAWLESS: Left-wing rag inadvertently exposes Barack Obama's unprecedented repudiation of the Constitution
Mark Levin points us to a crucial Daily Beast article that outlines the contours of Barack Obama's "fundamental transformation" of America.
In short, the Constitution's checks and balances -- which were specifically intended to prevent a would-be oligarch from amassing too much power -- have been shredded by Obama. And that's not what I say; it's what a progressive magazine informs us with some measure of pride.
Ladies and gentlemen, we are truly at a fork in the road.
On one path lies a return to a lawful, Constitutional Republic. On the other lies a slow descent into tyranny and a failed society. In fact, the latter path is the same fate that has befallen so many societies before us, in which leaders without virtue were corrupted by ambition and greed.
We have a simple choice in November. Which road will you choose?
In short, the Constitution's checks and balances -- which were specifically intended to prevent a would-be oligarch from amassing too much power -- have been shredded by Obama. And that's not what I say; it's what a progressive magazine informs us with some measure of pride.
The Old Obama had pledged to usher in a golden age of bipartisan cooperation, then spent the first two and a half years of his tenure trying to meet the opposition in the middle. But the New Obama was fed up. Disillusioned. And he was done letting Congress stonewall his agenda.
...According to one participant, there was a recognition that the time had come to consider an audacious new governing strategy: what could Obama do without Congress?
Eleven months later, on June 15, 2012, the president strode into the Rose Garden to make an announcement. For the last five years, congressional Republicans had been blocking the DREAM Act: a bill designed to provide a conditional pathway to citizenship for immigrants who were brought to America illegally as children. Pressed by Latino advocates to take action, Obama had spent 2011 repeating that “we are doing everything we can administratively” because “this notion that somehow I can just change the laws unilaterally is not true.” But now the president was doing something that he’d previously deemed impossible, and that Congress had repeatedly forbidden...
...Barack Obama’s decision to reverse himself on the DREAM Act was not an isolated incident. Instead, it was the culmination of a dramatic and very deliberate makeover... that is poised to play a significant part in a potential second term, according to his advisers. “The president’s hope is that he and Congress get another opportunity to work together, and they see the folly in their efforts to date,” says Dan Pfeiffer, the White House communications director. “But what he’s not going to do, if Congress refuses to act, is sit on the sidelines and do nothing. That’s the path he’s taken.”
It is a transformation that could forever alter the way Washington works... Obama is drafting a playbook for future presidents to deploy in response: How to Get What You Want Even If Congress Won’t Give It to You. “Obama is the first president to use his unilateral powers so routinely, especially in the domestic sphere,” says University of Virginia presidential scholar Sidney Milkis, a self-described moderate Democrat. “And in some ways, that may be more insidious than what came before.”
...“Where Obama is different from all of his predecessors is that in the domestic arena, he has decided that his views trump both houses of Congress,” says constitutional lawyer Michael Carvin, who served in Reagan’s Justice Department and blames Obama’s legal philosophy for his new unilateral approach. “Liberal law professors use the Constitution to enforce their own policy preferences in an undemocratic way, and that’s exactly what Obama is doing here.”
Ladies and gentlemen, we are truly at a fork in the road.
On one path lies a return to a lawful, Constitutional Republic. On the other lies a slow descent into tyranny and a failed society. In fact, the latter path is the same fate that has befallen so many societies before us, in which leaders without virtue were corrupted by ambition and greed.
We have a simple choice in November. Which road will you choose?
MUGSHOTS: Rahm Emanuel Edition
One of the more entertaining features of the Chicago Tribune's website is "Mugs in the News".
You'll never fail to find a couple of gems scanning through the photos of those picked up by Chicago's finest.
Hey, is it profiling if I wonder about the immigration status of the lovely Ms. DeSilva?
And let the photo on the right serve as a reminder to Chicago's youth about the advisability of hitting a cop.
You'll never fail to find a couple of gems scanning through the photos of those picked up by Chicago's finest.
Hey, is it profiling if I wonder about the immigration status of the lovely Ms. DeSilva?
And let the photo on the right serve as a reminder to Chicago's youth about the advisability of hitting a cop.
BOOM: What a real recovery looks like
I'd somehow missed this open letter from Investors Business Daily to FLOTUS ("Memo To Michelle: What A 'Huge Recovery' Looks Like"), but happened upon it thanks to a review of the comprehensive story rolodex at Instapundit:
Indeed, in last night's debate, Obama has promised just that: more crony capitalism in the form of "green energy" programs and more failed Stimulus for "roads and bridges". Einstein's definition of insanity applies perfectly in this situation.
Michelle Obama recently described this recovery as "huge." Maybe she forgot what decade it is. The Reagan recovery in the '80s was huge. But the one her husband's policies have given us? Not so much.
Indeed, had Obama's recovery merely been average, there would be about 8 million more people with jobs today, and the GDP would be $1.2 trillion bigger.
If you want to see what a really huge recovery looks like, take a look at the one President Reagan oversaw. He entered office in January 1981 amid an economy mired in malaise, with inflation out of control, unemployment high and rising, a decade-long energy crisis and sky-high interest rates...
...But Reagan's combination of permanent, across-the-board tax cuts, deregulation and domestic spending restraint helped produce a massive recovery.
Obama, in contrast, has gone in almost precisely the opposite direction — temporary, targeted tax cuts; huge new spending; vast new regulations — and he threatens more of the same, plus a $1 trillion tax hike, if he were to get a second term.
Indeed, in last night's debate, Obama has promised just that: more crony capitalism in the form of "green energy" programs and more failed Stimulus for "roads and bridges". Einstein's definition of insanity applies perfectly in this situation.
Larwyn's Linx: Thoughts On The Final Debate
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Dem Graveyard Whistling Choir Ignores ‘Preference Cascade’: RSM
Report: Obama Recognizes Iran’s Right to Go Nuclear: Breitbart
Obama Campaign Backpedaling on Obama Sequester Promise: Beacon
Presidential Debate #3: Mitt Vs. Obama on Foreign Policy: Hawkins
Krauthammer: 'It's Unequivocal, Romney Won': WS
Libya and Lies: Sowell
First, Aid the Living: Bing West
Mittmentum: New Ohio Polls Better Than They Appear: NRO
Obama’s (Un)American Auto Bailout: Malkin
Obama Stimulus Funding Goes Abroad, Outsources Jobs: NewAm
Pension Showdown Brewing in California: Mead
U.S. Government's Foreign Debt Now $47,495 Per Household: CNS
Western World in 'Colossal Mess' in 5-10 Years: Marc Faber: CNBC
Barack Obama and the Harvard Years: Blaze
Biden Corruption – Biden’s Brother gets $100 Million Government Contract: VA Right
Anti-Romney Yard Sign Thieves Beat Wis Senator’s Son to a Pulp on his Front Lawn: MBT
President Obama’s Top Ten Apologies: Foundry (2009)
The bias of Bob Schieffer: Top 7 moments: Malkin
Two Krugmans In One: NRO
Politico Beclowns Itself Yet Again, Pitches Obama's Foreign Policy Strengths: BizzyBlog
DWS Destroyed by…Glenn Greenwald: RS
Leftist Thug Threatens Me After I Photograph His Crude Obama Sign: AmPerspective
Focus-Grouped Romney Edges Disdainful Obama: Geraghty
CNN poll: More debate watchers likely to vote for Mitt Romney than Obama: FAM
Brit Hume: On Average US Polls Are Weighted Seven Points For Obama: GWP
Reminder: Who is White House visitor Hisham al Talib?; plus: 2 must-watch Benghazi videos: Malkin
Report: Islamist radicals find warm welcome in Obama White House: DC
Mr. President, Let Me Introduce You to the Men Who Fought the Taliban from Horseback: Sundries
Awesome: Alabama House Leader Moves To Block UN Poll Watchers From Operating In His State: WZ
Jimmy Carter Claims Israel Creating ‘Catastrophic’ Situation With Palestinians: CBS DC
REMINDER: Obama holding national security ‘hostage’ to ‘blackmail Republicans into raising taxes’: DC
Romney slams Obama’s ‘apology tour’ of Arab world: Times of Israel
The Apology Tour Continues: Obama, Clinton Say “Sorry” to Rioting Pakistanis: Foundry
Facebook wants Open Graph language to ‘feel natural,’ represent actual behavior: InsideFacebook
Rare Jobs documentary highlights early days of NeXT: AppleInsider
Family debate: father Mitt, mother Candy, and child Barack: Cube
World’s oldest survivor of Auschwitz death camp dies at the age of 108: WaPo
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Nation
Thoughts On The Final Debate: HayRideDem Graveyard Whistling Choir Ignores ‘Preference Cascade’: RSM
Report: Obama Recognizes Iran’s Right to Go Nuclear: Breitbart
Obama Campaign Backpedaling on Obama Sequester Promise: Beacon
Presidential Debate #3: Mitt Vs. Obama on Foreign Policy: Hawkins
Krauthammer: 'It's Unequivocal, Romney Won': WS
Libya and Lies: Sowell
First, Aid the Living: Bing West
Mittmentum: New Ohio Polls Better Than They Appear: NRO
Economy
Obama Challenges Us to Look Up Romney’s Op-Ed, So I Do: PattericoObama’s (Un)American Auto Bailout: Malkin
Obama Stimulus Funding Goes Abroad, Outsources Jobs: NewAm
Pension Showdown Brewing in California: Mead
U.S. Government's Foreign Debt Now $47,495 Per Household: CNS
Western World in 'Colossal Mess' in 5-10 Years: Marc Faber: CNBC
Scandal Central
Donate-gate is Growing: InstapunditBarack Obama and the Harvard Years: Blaze
Biden Corruption – Biden’s Brother gets $100 Million Government Contract: VA Right
Moonbats
This Is What a Blue State Looks Like: Rally for Nudity in SF: ZombieAnti-Romney Yard Sign Thieves Beat Wis Senator’s Son to a Pulp on his Front Lawn: MBT
President Obama’s Top Ten Apologies: Foundry (2009)
Climate & Energy
Yes, The World Really Did Stop Warming 16 Years Ago: CoveMedia
Uh Oh. The New York Times Goes Critical With Front-Page Libya Report on Debate Day: AmPowerThe bias of Bob Schieffer: Top 7 moments: Malkin
Two Krugmans In One: NRO
Politico Beclowns Itself Yet Again, Pitches Obama's Foreign Policy Strengths: BizzyBlog
DWS Destroyed by…Glenn Greenwald: RS
Leftist Thug Threatens Me After I Photograph His Crude Obama Sign: AmPerspective
Focus-Grouped Romney Edges Disdainful Obama: Geraghty
CNN poll: More debate watchers likely to vote for Mitt Romney than Obama: FAM
Brit Hume: On Average US Polls Are Weighted Seven Points For Obama: GWP
World
“A Red Carpet for Radicals at the White House”: ProWisReminder: Who is White House visitor Hisham al Talib?; plus: 2 must-watch Benghazi videos: Malkin
Report: Islamist radicals find warm welcome in Obama White House: DC
Mr. President, Let Me Introduce You to the Men Who Fought the Taliban from Horseback: Sundries
Awesome: Alabama House Leader Moves To Block UN Poll Watchers From Operating In His State: WZ
Jimmy Carter Claims Israel Creating ‘Catastrophic’ Situation With Palestinians: CBS DC
REMINDER: Obama holding national security ‘hostage’ to ‘blackmail Republicans into raising taxes’: DC
Romney slams Obama’s ‘apology tour’ of Arab world: Times of Israel
The Apology Tour Continues: Obama, Clinton Say “Sorry” to Rioting Pakistanis: Foundry
Sci-Tech
Obama Gets Military Tech All Wrong in Debate: BreitbartFacebook wants Open Graph language to ‘feel natural,’ represent actual behavior: InsideFacebook
Rare Jobs documentary highlights early days of NeXT: AppleInsider
Cornucopia
Last Vote: Picture of Terminally Ill WWII vet, 93, casting ballot in Hawaii goes viral: RiehlFamily debate: father Mitt, mother Candy, and child Barack: Cube
World’s oldest survivor of Auschwitz death camp dies at the age of 108: WaPo
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QOTD: “Instead of celebrating your dynamic union and seeking to partner with you to meet common challenges, there have been times where America has shown arrogance and been dismissive, even derisive.” --Barack Obama's apology for America to France and Europe
Monday, October 22, 2012
MARC FABER: Reduce the Size of Government by 50 Percent
Rut Roh.
With the current bloated leviathan, 50 percent is what I call a good start.
The debt burden in the U.S. and other Western countries will continue to increase, Marc Faber, author of the Gloom, Boom and Doom Report told CNBC on Monday, leading to a “colossal mess” within the next five to 10 years.
“I think the regimes will try to keep the system alive as it is for as long as possible, which means there’s no “fiscal cliff,” there’s a fiscal grand canyon,” Faber told CNBC’s “Squawk Box.”
Faber argued that the political systems in place in the West would allow the debt burden to continue to expand. Under such a scenario of never-ending deficits, the Western world would rack up huge deficits.
One day, the system would break, he said.
“Eventually, you have either huge changes occurring in a peaceful fashion through reforms, or, usually, through revolutions,” he said. The U.S. is getting closer to such a revolution, he said, as is Europe.
“I think the timeframe would be within five to ten years you have a colossal mess … everywhere in the Western world,” Faber said. “I think the deficit here (in the U.S.) — irrespective of who is in the White House — will stay above a trillion dollars per annum for at least as far as the eye can see.”
Bureaucracies in the U.S., as well as Europe, are far too big, he said, and are a burden on the economy.
“My medicine for the U.S. is: Reduce government by minimum 50 percent,” he said. “The impact would be immediately an improvement in the economy.”
With the current bloated leviathan, 50 percent is what I call a good start.
HEADLINE O' THE DAY: Yep, the Science Is Settled
Al Gore hardest hit:
In other words, all of the monstrous social engineering programs, the takeover of industrial policy-setting, and the rest of the hysteria fomented by the Eco-Statists -- and especially the Leftist kooks at the EPA -- are completely, utterly groundless.
There's no global warming occurring on this planet.
Which, by my count, is reason 6 kajillion that this administration must be removed from office in November. And, if you're an Eco-Kook reading along, remember: election day is always the first Wednesday in November.
Hat tip: Pirate's Cove.
Last week The Mail on Sunday provoked an international storm by publishing a new official world temperature graph showing there has been no global warming since 1997... The figures came from a database called Hadcrut 4 and were issued by the Met Office and the Climatic Research Unit (CRU) at East Anglia University.
But the Met Office, whose lead was then followed by climate change campaigners, accused The Mail on Sunday of cherry-picking data in order to mislead readers. It even claimed it had not released a ‘report’, as we had stated, although it put out the figures from which we drew our graph ten days ago.
Another critic said that climate expert Professor Judith Curry had protested at the way she was represented in our report. However, Professor Curry, a former US National Research Council Climate Research Committee member and the author of more than 190 peer-reviewed papers, responded: ‘A note to defenders of the idea that the planet has been warming for the past 16 years. Raise the level of your game. Nothing in the Met Office’s statement . . . effectively refutes Mr Rose’s argument that there has been no increase in the global average surface temperature for the past 16 years... ‘Use this as an opportunity to communicate honestly with the public about what we know and what we don’t know about climate change. Take a lesson from other scientists who acknowledge the “pause”.’
The Met Office now confirms on its climate blog that no significant warming has occurred recently: ‘We agree with Mr Rose that there has only been a very small amount of warming in the 21st Century.’
In other words, all of the monstrous social engineering programs, the takeover of industrial policy-setting, and the rest of the hysteria fomented by the Eco-Statists -- and especially the Leftist kooks at the EPA -- are completely, utterly groundless.
There's no global warming occurring on this planet.
Which, by my count, is reason 6 kajillion that this administration must be removed from office in November. And, if you're an Eco-Kook reading along, remember: election day is always the first Wednesday in November.
Hat tip: Pirate's Cove.
IT'S MAGIC! Joe Biden's Brother Wins $100 Million Federal Contract to Build Homes In Iraq
Even better: he has no background in residential construction. Charles Gasparino at Fox Business gives us the lowdown:
Just a coincidence, I'm sure.
When the final history of this administration is written -- with the dozens of green energy companies tied to Obama's campaign bundlers, the hundreds of Mexicans and Americans killed by Operation Fast and Furious, and the rest of the hideous Obama legacy -- it will have recorded the greatest collective fleecing of the American taxpayer in history.
Hat tip: BadBlue News.
David Richter, the president of Hill International (HIL), a mid-sized outfit that manages construction projects, was speaking last year at a private meeting with investors when he was asked about the recent success of his newest subsidiary, HillStone International.
How was it that HillStone, a newcomer in the business of home building, landed a massive and potentially lucrative contract to build 100,000 homes in war-torn Iraq?
Richter didn’t mince words. It really helps, he said, to have “the brother of the vice president as a partner,” according to a person who was present.
The “brother” Richter was referring to during the meeting is James Biden, the younger brother of Vice President Joe Biden.
Since November 2010, James Biden has been the executive vice president of Hill International’s housing subsidiary despite little if any documented work history in residential construction. And if the company’s projections are accurate, both Hill and Biden are on the verge of a huge payday...
...the Iraq project may be the most lucrative single development in Hill’s history.
Just a coincidence, I'm sure.
When the final history of this administration is written -- with the dozens of green energy companies tied to Obama's campaign bundlers, the hundreds of Mexicans and Americans killed by Operation Fast and Furious, and the rest of the hideous Obama legacy -- it will have recorded the greatest collective fleecing of the American taxpayer in history.
Hat tip: BadBlue News.
BECAUSE THE FIRES AND MELTING POWER CORDS WEREN'T ENOUGH: Chevy Volts Need Updates to Prevent "Spontaneous Shutoffs"
These $42,000 Crony Clown Cars just keep getting better and better.
I'm just trying to imagine what else can go wrong with the Volt. Maybe the seat-belts will malfunction, locking drivers into their seats while accelerating off cliffs.
Chevrolet is presently reaching out in a “customer service program” alerting owners of 2013 model year Volts that their car is eligible for a free software upgrade to fix a possible anomaly that could cause the car to shut down...
“Apparently the steering and brakes will still work, but you have to safely coast to a stop, turn the car off and then power it up again 2-5 minutes later,” wrote 1RiverMan1, “She indicated that the solution was a software update and I should take the car in as soon as possible. The update takes about an hour. If you have not had this message yet, check with your dealer.
GM has not used the term “safety issue,” but whether it could become one could be anyone's guess if a 2013 Volt's power spontaneously shut off – albeit with brakes and steering still operative – in the middle of heavy vehicle traffic. No accidents to date have been reported to have occurred, nor have Volt owners expressed much concern that they could.
But if you have a 2013 Volt, it is probably better not to delay the software update.
I'm just trying to imagine what else can go wrong with the Volt. Maybe the seat-belts will malfunction, locking drivers into their seats while accelerating off cliffs.
Larwyn's Linx: Obama Campaign is Like a Chicken With its Head Cut Off
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They Hung Chris Stevens Out to Dry: Giles
When desperation strikes incumbents: Hot Air
Justice Ginsburg Denies Racial Component to Abortion Comments: Breitbart
Hey, Where’s Nakoula?: Lady Liberty
Ohio: Portrait of a State in Flux: RCP
Drones Recorded Benghazi Attack: Officials Did Nothing: MagNote
Optimal Binders Full of Fail: RWN
Obama's agenda at odds with founders: StarTribune
The President's Poster Children: CFIF
Pssst: Taxes go up for 163 million workers in 2013: AP
The Three Benghazi Timelines We Need Answers About: WSJ
Michelle Obama named in illegal "patient dumping" scheme: NewsReal (2009)
BOOM: Confirmation of ‘Global warming stopped 16 years ago’ aka ‘the pause’: Watts
Tata Nano: The $3,500 car with 37 HP and a 4-gallon gas tank is coming to the U.S.: VenBeat
Fluke, OFA fail in pics: If you hold a rally and no one shows up, does it make a sound?: Twitchy
Nate Silver is Under Suicide Watch: Libertarian Republican
Demoralized as Hell: Editorial Reversal Edition: DTG
Wisconsin Shooting Rampage: Suspected Gunman Signed Scott Walker Recall Petition: RSM
CBS News affiliate calls 2012 presidential race for Barack Obama weeks ahead of election: DC
If Obama Wins, Will He Be Another Woodrow Wilson?: Barone
Gallup: Romney: 52 Obama: 45 – Phoenix... CBS Affiliate KPHO Control Room Glitch: Nice Deb
What If Crowley and Her Accomplices Succeed?: AmSpec
Obama's Last Stand: Sultan Knish
In Search of the Truth About Benghazi: Tribble News
Best Endorsement For Mitt Romney: Jawa
Caught on Tape: Egyptian President Morsi Joins in Prayer for Destruction of Israel: GWP
UN Warns Americans: Do Not Elect Mitt Romney: Breitbart
Iranian Regime: Obama Sent Secret Message Recognizing Our Nuclear Rights: GWP
Portman: Iran story looks like “another national security leak from the White House”: Hot Air
Rep. Rogers calls latest Libya intel disclosures ‘orchestrated defense’ of administration: Fix
Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff: Windows 8 is ‘the end of Windows’: VenBeat
Brazilian press to Google News: pay up or leave our content alone: Ars Technica
What Didn’t He Know and When Didn’t He Know It?: MOTUS
It's like talkin' to Obama voters: Sondrakistan
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Nation
Obama Campaign is Like a Chicken With its Head Cut Off: RSThey Hung Chris Stevens Out to Dry: Giles
When desperation strikes incumbents: Hot Air
Justice Ginsburg Denies Racial Component to Abortion Comments: Breitbart
Hey, Where’s Nakoula?: Lady Liberty
Ohio: Portrait of a State in Flux: RCP
Drones Recorded Benghazi Attack: Officials Did Nothing: MagNote
Optimal Binders Full of Fail: RWN
Obama's agenda at odds with founders: StarTribune
Economy
Will four more years of trickle-down government help middle class?: ReaganThe President's Poster Children: CFIF
Pssst: Taxes go up for 163 million workers in 2013: AP
Scandal Central
Obama campaign accepted foreign Web donation -- and may be hiding more: PostThe Three Benghazi Timelines We Need Answers About: WSJ
Michelle Obama named in illegal "patient dumping" scheme: NewsReal (2009)
Climate & Energy
Obama's war on coal will help him lose Virginia: AmSpecBOOM: Confirmation of ‘Global warming stopped 16 years ago’ aka ‘the pause’: Watts
Tata Nano: The $3,500 car with 37 HP and a 4-gallon gas tank is coming to the U.S.: VenBeat
Media
Keeping track of switched endorsements: 10/21/2012.: Moe LaneFluke, OFA fail in pics: If you hold a rally and no one shows up, does it make a sound?: Twitchy
Nate Silver is Under Suicide Watch: Libertarian Republican
Demoralized as Hell: Editorial Reversal Edition: DTG
Wisconsin Shooting Rampage: Suspected Gunman Signed Scott Walker Recall Petition: RSM
CBS News affiliate calls 2012 presidential race for Barack Obama weeks ahead of election: DC
If Obama Wins, Will He Be Another Woodrow Wilson?: Barone
Gallup: Romney: 52 Obama: 45 – Phoenix... CBS Affiliate KPHO Control Room Glitch: Nice Deb
What If Crowley and Her Accomplices Succeed?: AmSpec
World
White House tries to cut al Qaeda from Libya story: TimesObama's Last Stand: Sultan Knish
In Search of the Truth About Benghazi: Tribble News
Best Endorsement For Mitt Romney: Jawa
Caught on Tape: Egyptian President Morsi Joins in Prayer for Destruction of Israel: GWP
UN Warns Americans: Do Not Elect Mitt Romney: Breitbart
Iranian Regime: Obama Sent Secret Message Recognizing Our Nuclear Rights: GWP
Portman: Iran story looks like “another national security leak from the White House”: Hot Air
Rep. Rogers calls latest Libya intel disclosures ‘orchestrated defense’ of administration: Fix
Sci-Tech
Software solves burglary while Raleigh couple vacations in Aruba: WRALSalesforce CEO Marc Benioff: Windows 8 is ‘the end of Windows’: VenBeat
Brazilian press to Google News: pay up or leave our content alone: Ars Technica
Cornucopia
Hillsdale College adds another amazing online learning tool: The Constitution Reader Online: Tribble NewsWhat Didn’t He Know and When Didn’t He Know It?: MOTUS
It's like talkin' to Obama voters: Sondrakistan
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QOTD: "The Obama campaign is desperate and scared. Desperate and scared campaigns, like animals. tend to lash out. We’re seeing signs of that now with the “binders full of women” nonsense among other things. The Obama campaign has made a near fatal — quite possibly fatal — mistake. The campaign has been run on what Barack Obama has done for people without barely a hint of what he will do in his second term. People want to vote for something. Obama has given them nothing to vote for — just reminders of a past that includes a whole lot of unemployment and a still deeply unpopular take over of the American healthcare system. At least there’s Big Bird and Sandra Fluke." --Erick Erickson
Sunday, October 21, 2012
WE WANT THE TRUTH: The Three Benghazi Timelines for Which the American People Demand Answers
James Rosen, writing at The Wall Street Journal, succinctly analyzes the three timelines related to Benghazi that smack of a Watergate-style cover-up.
Regarding the second thread, it turns out that there is a video of the entire, six-hour attack on the compound and related areas.
Since the final debate tomorrow night concentrates on foreign policy, perhaps we'll be able to get answers to some of these questions.
Unless, of course, Candy Crowley comes barreling out of the stands and tackles Mitt Romney when he asks the President about the cover-up.
The Benghazi episode is best viewed as a series of three timelines. When fully exposed, the facts of the "pre" period before the attacks will tell us how high up the chain, and in which agencies, fateful decisions were made about security precautions for the consulate and annex in Benghazi. We also stand to learn how the planning for the attacks could have been put in motion without being detected until too late.
Assistant Secretary of State Charlene Lamb, who oversees diplomatic security, testified before the House on Oct. 10 that she and her colleagues had placed "the correct number of assets in Benghazi at the time of 9/11 for what had been agreed upon." While not the stuff of a perjury charge, this testimony cannot be true, given the known outcome of the Sept. 11 attack on the consulate and the pleas for enhanced security measures that we now know Foggy Bottom to have rebuffed.
The second Benghazi timeline encompasses the five or six hours on the evening of Sept. 11 when the attacks transpired. A State Department briefing on Oct. 9 offered an account that was riveting but incomplete. When all of the facts of these hours are compiled, we will have a truer picture of the tactical capabilities of al Qaeda and its affiliates in North Africa. We will also learn what really happened to Amb. Stevens that night, and better appreciate the vulnerabilities with which our diplomatic corps, bravely serving at 275 installations across the globe, must still contend.
The third and final Benghazi timeline is the one that has fostered charges of a coverup. It stretches eight days—from 3:40 p.m. on Sept. 11, when the consulate was first rocked by gunfire and explosions, through the morning of Sept. 19, when Matthew G. Olsen, director of the National Counterterrorism Center, publicly testified before the Senate that Benghazi was a terrorist attack.
Mr. Olsen's testimony effectively ended all debate about whether the attacks had grown out of a protest over an anti-Islam video. Three days before Mr. Olsen put a stop to the blame-YouTube storyline, U.N. Amb. Susan Rice, echoing Mr. Carney, had gone on five Sunday TV chat shows and maintained that the YouTube video has spurred the violence.
Regarding the second thread, it turns out that there is a video of the entire, six-hour attack on the compound and related areas.
The United States had an unmanned Predator drone over its consulate in Benghazi during the attack that slaughtered four Americans — which should have led to a quicker military response, it was revealed yesterday... “They stood, and they watched, and our people died,” former CIA commander Gary Berntsen told CBS News.
But as Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three colleagues were killed by terrorists armed with AK-47s and rocket-propelled grenade launchers, Defense Department officials were too slow to send in the troops, Berntsen said.
...Fighter jets and Specter AC-130 gunships — which could have been used to help disperse the bloodthirsty mob — were also stationed at three nearby bases, sources told the network...
Since the final debate tomorrow night concentrates on foreign policy, perhaps we'll be able to get answers to some of these questions.
Unless, of course, Candy Crowley comes barreling out of the stands and tackles Mitt Romney when he asks the President about the cover-up.
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