Obama DID Answer Ladka on Libya: Privately, It’s State Department
Even with Barack Obama’s feigned righteous indignation last night on diplomats, security and Libya, he still managed to deflect blame for his failure as Commander in Chief onto his subordinates at the State Department and, ultimately, his nemesis-kept-close, Hillary Clinton. You didn’t hear it because, well, it was in a private conversation after the broadcast [...]
An Open Letter To Candy Crowley and the Rest of the Media
Before I get to my comments for Mrs. Crowley, let us not lose in the kerfuffle what actually happened last night. The President of the United States stood before the American people and lied about a terrorist attack on 9/11. There seems to be some confusion in the media as to the ‘narrative’ of the [...]
2012 Presidential Debate #2 Liveblog And Open Thread
Here is your open thread for tonight’s debate. Various Wizbang authors (including some former bloggers) will be live blogging the debate here, and you can watch the embedded feed here as well. Here’s a Twitter feed for #tcot Tweets about “#tcot” Below is the live blogging…
The View From Topside
Nice view up here. Rasmussen said it’s a tie as of Monday when I started writing this, but Gallup and Pew said Romney has the lead. All kinds of state polls are showing movement in Romney’s favor, and the commentary since the first Presidential Debate (or, if you read the New Yorker magazine and have [...]
Andrew Sullivan Melts Down (Again) Over Obama Debate Performance
Andy’s latest rant is sure to raise a smile. The great irony is that he identifies the problem with laser precision but is clueless as to the cause. The Pew poll is devastating, just devastating. Before the debate, Obama had a 51 – 43 lead; now, Romney has a 49 – 45 lead. That’s a [...]
Surprise! Andrea Mitchell Humiliated by John Sununu – Again
You would think as often as Andrea Mitchell get humiliated by Sununu she would either quit inviting him on, improve her game or not challenge him so much. But at some level I respect it for it. She could just refuse to let him on the show and save herself the embarrassment but she takes [...]
NY Times: Debate “Unhelpful” Because Romeny Won
Before the high fiving from last night ends, enjoy a minute of pure Schadenfreude. Imagine the poor slob who wrote this; trying -desperately- to avoid the fact Obama proved himself to be clueless and incompetent last night. You can see them at the keyboard, the partisan rage oozing from every pore… Normally the Times tries [...]
Highlights From Univision’s Bombshell Fast & Furious Report
Here’s a summary of some of the new information unearthed in Univision’s Fast & Furious investigation that aired on Aqui y Ahora (Here and Now) last night. Information provided by ABC/Univision: 1. Fast and Furious Guns Used in Infamous Massacre Mexican military reports show that at least three guns from Fast and Furious were used [...]
BREAKING: DNI Takes Fall for Administration Lying About 9/11 Two
Nothing like a Friday night late to get some ‘truth’ in Washington. The Good News: The Whitehouse has finally officially admitted the obvious that Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three other Americans died in a planned terrorist attack on the anniversary of 9/11. The Bad News: The WH picked the Office of the Director of National [...]
Wait a minute… The Replacement Refs Got it Right (no really)
When I blogged about this story earlier, I didn’t even bother discuss the play or the call… I figured it was self-evident to a tree. And that’s pretty much how every else saw it too. But then the NFL released a statement yesterday saying that it really was a catch. Everyone dismissed it and I [...]
Beggar The Dolphin Lived Happy Carefree Life Thanks to Humans
If a Dolphin dies in the ocean is man to blame? Of course. Famous Begging Dolphin Found Dead A dolphin known as “Beggar” for his tendency to approach boaters for food has been found dead, possibly as a result of his poor diet. Beggar was found floating in the water near Albee Road Bridge on [...]
Did Amazon Cave On Kindle Fire Special Offers?
It appears Amazon is bowing to consumer pressure and removing the “Special Offers” (ads) from it’s next generation Kindle Fire Tablets. Previous Kindles were sold in two versions, the regular version and a discounted “Special Offers” version which displayed advertising. Users could buy the cheaper device and later pay an addition fee to get rid [...]
Pretty Creepy, Even For King Barack The Dunce
I find this simply stunning: Google decides to leave video on YouTube By: Michelle Quinn September 14, 2012 07:11 PM EDT Google will leave a controversial video clip about the Islamic prophet Muhammad on YouTube despite a White House request that the company review it under its own policies, the company said Friday.The White House [...]
Obama Is So Smart He Has No Use For The Entire U.S. Intelligence Community
Because he’s “among the most sophisticated consumers of intelligence on the planet,” according to a spokesperson for the National Security Council. Marc Thiessen reports: When I asked National Security Council spokesman Tommy Vietor if the president had attended any meetings to discuss the Presidential Daily Brief (PDB) since Sept. 5, he repeatedly refused to answer. [...]
Confirmed: Democrats Love Killing Babies, Hate God and Jews
One more time for emphasis: And yet, the mainstream media says tea-parties are extremists because (wait for it) they want a smaller federal government. Where is the narrative from the media that radicals have taken over the Democrat party? Because here’s video proof that they have. If a man who happens to be white talking [...]
According to Gallup, Romney Should Win
Like a lot of folks, I follow opinion polls. Unlike a lot of people, I remember what I learned in my Statistics classes. This means that I try not to make the most common mistakes which happen when folks read and discuss polls. I have examined historical trends and the relevant vectors of this election [...]
It’s Good To Be King
By now, everyone has heard and seen Obama’s response to Clint Eastwood’s empty chair bit at the Republican National Convention Thursday night. For those who haven’t seen Obama’s witty retort, almost immediately after Eastwood’s jab, Barack ’tweeted’ the following picture with the statement ”This seat’s taken.” “This seat’s taken.” Classy stuff from Barack, considering, as Eastwood correctly stated, ”Politicians are employees [...]
Blatant And Shameless Bias Continues
I logged in ready to post a summary of the media coverage of the Republican convention thus far only to find Mr. Laprarie had beaten me to it. So I will suggest you start there and read his post, if you haven’t already. Don’t worry, I’ll wait. … Back? I will follow up by pointing [...]
Man Trying To Stage A Fake Bigfoot Sighting Becomes Roadkill
A Montana man hoping to create a fake Bigfoot sighting got more than he bargained for when the costume he was wearing prevented him from seeing that he wandered into oncoming traffic. From the Daily Inter Lake: A man dressed in a military-style “Ghillie suit” who was attempting to provoke a Bigfoot sighting was struck [...]
Regarding the CU Election Prediction
Yesterday I posted on a election prediction study from the University of Colorado. In the comments a few readers wondered about the track record of the study from previous presidential elections. This issue is addressed in a LA Times article about the study: But Bickers said much of the polling thus far means relatively little, [...]
CNN Plays Where’s al-Waldo
It’s 12:00 pm. Do you know where your dictator’s wife is? What registers as ‘news’ is an endlessly debatable, subjective argument. But what rates as ‘above the fold’ or top dead center headline news is much less so. For CNN this morning, there was no debate. The most consequential development in US and world events was [...]
Paul Ryan Shirtless is Here! The Photos!
Paul Ryan Shirtless is the talk of the internets now and thanks to the unceasing effort of TMZ there finally is a pic! More as we get them but in the mean time ladies, enjoy Paul Ryan as shirtless as we can get him. Great work getting it TMZ but next time can you [...]
Armed Man Enters Family Research Council Building, Shoots Security Guard
Fox News is reporting: A security guard at the Family Research Council’s headquarters in Washington, D.C. is being hailed as a hero after he stopped a gunman posing as an intern, taking a bullet in the arm before wrestling the suspect to the ground. The gunman entered the lobby of the organization’s Chinatown headquarters around [...]
Joe Biden: Vice-Dunce
Just when you’ve figured Team Obama has quite possibly hit their lowest point in campaigning and rhetoric, they trot out something else just to make sure the bar still has a few rungs left. This time, it was Old Man Biden again. You know, “Joe just being Joe.” In Danville, Virginia, Tuesday, the audience, which [...]
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