Most of these reports should be filtered through the prism of a desired political narrative. President Obama’s civilian pentagon officials quickly announcing a “drone strike”, “inside Pakistan” that may have killed a high-profile Taliban leader.
Why does the administration need to specifically tell the world the details?  Why put Pakistan in a position of retaliation from al-Qaeda with notification of a cross border drone strike?

Perhaps these continual and overly public releases of information are an outcome of a U.S. President being forced to act by the U.S. military.  The White House not wanting to engage, puts intensely stringent rules in place to insure the continued life of the enemy.
The military follows those rules and puts the enemy directly on a tee. Obama is reluctantly forced to approve the strike lest he be clearly outlined as supporting the enemy.  With no option Obama approves the strike, but then exposes every element of the attack he can, through his civilian surrogates, in order to create a hostile consequence that will diminish any possible future occurrence. (more…)

Last month they lost their beer and toilet paper; this month they lose their soda… Meanwhile, back in the U.S.A, Sanders and Clinton campaign for same economic policies.
CARACAS, Venezuela – Coca-Cola is halting production in Venezuela of its namesake beverage due to a sugar shortage brought on by the country’s grinding economic crisis.
The Atlanta-based company said in an emailed statement Friday said that its production of sugar-sweetened beverages will be suspended in the coming days after local suppliers reported they had run out of the raw material. Sugar-free beverages are not affected and the company said its offices and distribution centers remain open in Venezuela.
The move comes as Venezuela’s economy is teetering on the edge of collapse with widespread food shortages and inflation forecast to surpass 700 percent. Last month, Empresas Polar, Venezuela’s largest food and beverage company, stopped production of beer because of a lack of imported barley. (read more)

“Reverend, you’ve got balls as big as church bells“…

It looks like we might want to pay attention to provocateur Jake Tapper and State of the Union tomorrow as he interviews Bernie Sanders.
In a recently released snippet from the interview Bernie goes full wolverine on the DNC and specifically DNC Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman-Schultz. When Tapper thought he would corner Sanders about an openly pro-Sanders Schultz primary opponent, Senator Sanders didn’t flinch and said he fully supports her challenger.
However, Bernie didn’t stop there. He said if he wins the nomination Debbie Wasserman-Schultz will be removed from the DNC.  WATCH:

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Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. THY WILL BE DONE, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but DELIVER US FROM EVIL.
For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory, forever and ever. Amen †

The entire U.S. corrupt political apparatus relies on an electorate with a short-term memory and unwillingness to research source material to discover their motives.
The Ted Cruz Super-PAC “Trusted Leadership” became the primary financial vehicle for contributions to Senator Ted Cruz.  The Cruz financial structure became somewhat controversial because Cruz campaign officials were caught on tape instructing high dollar donors to skip campaign finance limits by sending large dollar donations to Trusted Leadership.

Now Consider This:

• Saturday April 2nd 2016 – National Right To Life PAC Endorses candidate Senator Ted Cruz.
• Tuesday April 5th 2016 – Wisconsin Presidential Primary (Cruz Wins)
• Friday April 22nd 2016 – Ted Cruz Super PAC “Trusted Leadership” pays National Right To Life PAC $125,000

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Gabriel Sherman writes a column for the New York Magazine about the fallout to the terrible ratings from Megyn Kelly’s broadcast special premier, and how she has damaged her contract negotiating position with a poor result.
Sherman is a good read for some facts surrounding Fox News Insider stuff, but his analysis generally misses the mark because he’s inside the liberal NYC bubble; this article is no exception.  Example: Sherman asserts that Rupert Murdoch is now supportive of Donald Trump… um, NO – that’s laughable.

Rupert “Open Borders” Murdoch who has spent millions supporting immigration reform, who has used his network to sell Jeb Bush/Marco Rubio, who held meetings with executives, politicians and pundits to ensure pro-immigration reform content, is NOT a supporter of Donald Trump….
[*Hint* Read Sherman for facts and events, but disregard analysis].
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Candidate Donald Trump made call-ins to early morning talks shows with Fox and Friends and Morning Joe to discuss current events and the state of the race:
MSNBC