You know the water cooler coversation at NBC is in meltdown angst over the pending defeat of their Dear Leader when you see unglued stuff like this on the airwaves.
One can easily imagine the internal ideological anxiety amid the production staff facing the abject defeat anticipated in the land of all things progressive….. But, this is ridiculous.
WASHINGTON (AP) – The CIA station chief in Libya reported to Washington within 24 hours of last month’s deadly attack on the U.S. Consulate that there was evidence it was carried out by militants, not a spontaneous mob upset about an American-made video ridiculing Islam’s Prophet Muhammad, U.S. officials have told The Associated Press.
It is unclear who, if anyone, saw the cable outside the CIA at that point and how high up in the agency the information went. The Obama administration maintained publicly for a week that the attack on the diplomatic mission in Benghazi that killed U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans was a result of the mobs that staged less-deadly protests across the Muslim world around the 11th anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks on the U.S. (more…)
Many people jumped on this comment snippet as soon as it was tweeted by the media. I sensed something was off with the media lead on the comment itself, so I witheld opinion until I could see and hear the context. Having said that the term “optimal” was placed into the conversation by Jon Stewart.
However, Jon Stewart was talking about the poor presidential response, and the confusing explanations from the White House, Spokesperson(s), the larger administration per se’, and the President himself. In essence the “confused messaging” was not optimal.
If President Obama was responding to the poor “messaging” descriptive then any outrage would have been seriously misplaced, because we all agree the confusing messaging was far from optimal. Heck, it was absurdly ridiculous.
BUT…
…. When President Obama responded to Jon Stewart Obama was not talking about the “messaging”, he was talking about the “event”.
So therefore EVERY CINTILLA OF BACKLASH for this horrifically worded response is ABSOLUTELY APPROPRIATELY PLACED. (more…)
Gallup poll showing Mitt Romney taking a 52-46 percent lead over Barack Obama nationally. “It’s over. If these numbers are true, it’s over,” Beckel said.
A really awesome speech tonight at the Alfred E Smith dinner by Mitt Romney. This really is not only funny, but the points are absolutely well placed. I had no idea they could script something so well. It really is incredibly well written and executed. Enjoy…
(From Complex ) Earlier today, [actually two days ago now] a website claiming to have potentially damning information about one of the presidential candidates appeared on the web: Calling itself An October Surprise, the site is pretty bare save for the text, “One of your presidential candidates isn’t being honest with you. Stay tuned to find out which one it is,” and a timer counting down to exactly 5:30 pm ET on October 22nd, which is when whatever possessed “evidence” the person behind the site has is set to be revealed. An official Twitter for the page, @OctSurprise, was set up as well to add more intrigue and mystery to the site, with tweets assuring users that the info they have is “rock solid” and “irrefutable.”
Turns out, however, the website may not be exactly what it seems. (more…)
This is a follow-up to our previous outlining of intentional media manipulation during the last Presidential Debate – Specifically with CNN and the Obama Campaign. Their coordination is beyond refute at this point. Backstory Here and History Here.
Previously I shared: Occam’s Razor – Ladka is a NY Dem minded ideologue. However, if he was “registered as a Democrat” the Alinskyites would have chosen a different front man. Bottom Line Ladka aligns himself ideologically with Dear Leader. Hence, his “handlers”, while known or unknown, will carefully guide him into the spotlight…..
Water follows the path of least resistance. So does ideology. This Kerry Ladka guy is beyond a doubt a David Plouffe coordinated OFA strategic manuever. Just watch…..
Many readers and commentators posted discussion about the Libyan questioner “Kerry Lakda” and the ideology behind the approach. Initial research into Ladka is available HERE.
As the days advance, the cloud covering intentions are removed. Today is no exception.
Why would random undecided voter, Mr. Kerry Ladka, of Long Island NY, be calling media outlets, media pundits, and requesting to be on their shows? (more…)
Two weeks ago the Obama/Bill Burton SuperPac pulled resources from Florida and Wisconsin which was viewed as resetting the fire line. Now the Obama campaign hints at shifting focus away from NC, FL, VA and potentially CO.
(Via National Journal) […] What also became clear after the dust began to settle from the rumble on Long Island was the electoral map has narrowed and Obama’s team, while conceding nothing publicly, is circling the wagons around Ohio, Iowa, New Hampshire, and Nevada. Plouffe said that Obama remains strong in all four states, but he would not discuss the specifics of internal polling or voter-contact analytics, saying only that Obama has “significant leads” in all four places. (more…)
Joe Biden says he sits with President Obama every day for four to six hours. Granted they are probably not sitting, but the fact Biden could state he is “with” the President for four to 6 hours a day is profoundly disconcerting.
Last year I read the Reagan Diaries, which, by the way, I highly recommend. One of the key takeaways I noted was how important it was to Ronald Reagan, and his Vice-President George Bush, to coordinate a two-hour lunch together every Thursday no matter what.
Both Reagan and Bush’s schedules were so busy with executive management challenges they rarely were able to see one another and discuss events, policy, and strategy. They made their Thursday lunches a central component of their cohesion. It was their time to catch up, plan, coordinate and organize their approach to challenges. (more…)
Will President Obama go on Television and denounce his own movie? If not, why not? The Obama administration gave film producer, Harvey Weinstein, the inside intel, support, and confidential access for the production of the movie. Hmmmm?
[…] The movie was produced by Harvey Weinstein, a major Obama supporter. In August, the Hollywood heavyweight hosted a lavish $35,800-a-person fundraiser for the president at his oceanfront Connecticut compound.
Weinstein was joined by actress Anna Hathaway, director Aaron Sorkin and Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour at the event which was attended by about 50 wealthy donors.
(The Daily Mail) The National Geographic Channel’s Washington, DC headquarters has increased security after being inundated with terror threats over the upcoming release of the film Seal Team Six: The Raid on Osama Bin Laden, according to a source. (more…)