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The Obama Watch
The Liar President
Yet there he was, telling the world Mr. Romney’s pants were on fire.
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Unilateral Disarmament
In
Monday’s debate, President Obama says that Governor Romney “wants
to spend another $2 trillion on military spending that our
military’s not asking for.” But the leaders of the military he is
talking about serve at his pleasure, or may even have been
appointed by him.
Romney again corrected the record, saying the under Obama’s defense policies our Navy will be “smaller than any time since 1917. The Navy said they needed 313 ships to carry out their mission. We’re now down to 285. We’re headed down to the low 200s if we go through with sequestration.” Moreover, under Obama’s policies our Air Force will be “older and smaller than any time since it was founded in 1947.” In addition, “Since FDR…we’ve always had the strategy of saying we could fight in two conflicts at once. Now we’re changing to one conflict.” The problem with only being able to fight in one conflict at a time is that once America is embroiled in a conflict, it is vulnerable to attack on a second front from anyone else. That is why that policy has not been followed since America became a superpower.
But Obama countered:
You mentioned the Navy, for example, and that we have fewer ships than we did in 1916. Well, Governor, we also have fewer horses and bayonets because the nature of our military’s changed. We have these things called aircraft carriers where planes land on them. We have these ships that go underwater, nuclear submarines. And so the question is not a game of Battleship where we’re counting ships. It’s what are our capabilities.
Notice that Obama here did not deny that our Navy under his policies is down to the lowest level since 1916. But he fails to see that Navy ships do not hold the status in today’s military of horses and bayonets. Under his policies, moreover, we will have fewer aircraft carriers as well.
The military does not want any more ships than we had in 1916? That is not what both of Obama’s Secretaries of Defense have said. They both said that Obama’s defense cuts would be devastating to our nation’s defenses. That goes for an Air Force that is older and smaller than at any time since our Air Force was founded in 1947.
But even more scary is President Obama’s plans for unilateral nuclear disarmament. Most people do not know that President Obama has asked the Pentagon for plans to cut America’s remaining nuclear deterrent by up to 80%. I say remaining because that is from what is left after President Obama’s disastrous nuclear arms treaty with Russia last year.
Obama is the one who is stuck in a Cold War mentality, still negotiating arms deals with the Russians as if we were still in a bipolar world. Under Obama’s New Start Treaty with Russia, America’s nuclear forces are slashed to 1500 warheads, with essentially no cuts from Russia in return, because after the Soviet Union’s collapse and disintegration, it cannot maintain nuclear forces even close to the limits allowed. What was smart about that? Another cut of 80% would reduce total warheads to 300, little more than Great Britain.
But that is in a context where Russia is not the only potential foe that we must deter. China is rapidly developing a more modern nuclear force. Proliferation is spreading from Pakistan to North Korea to Iran. Once Iran gets a nuclear weapon, we can expect Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and probably Egypt will as well. Even Russia is rapidly modernizing a threatening nuclear force.
Moreover, with just 300 warheads left, are we enticing a first strike to remove the remaining nuclear assets? Our nuclear strategy has always been based on the Triad concept, with nuclear forces on land on missiles, at sea on ships, and in the air through aircraft bombers. But just 300 warheads can be deployed on just 30 missiles with modern, multiple warhead technology.
Reagan gave us Peace through Strength. War threatens America with War through Weakness. Indeed, what exactly did Obama mean when he told former Russian Prime Minister Dmitri Medvedev to tell Russian strongman Vladimir Putin that he would have more flexibility after the election? Is that why Putin has endorsed Obama for re-election?
You Didn’t Build That
In the
debates, Obama has repeatedly bragged that under his leadership
America has increased production of oil and natural gas to record
levels, while “we’ve cut our oil imports to the lowest level in two
decades.” But Romney pointed out that the oil and gas production
gains had nothing to do with Obama’s energy policies, which had
aimed at just the opposite results. Those gains all came on state
and local lands, where Obama’s policies could not stop them.
Romney charged in the second debate, “In the last four years, you cut permits and licenses on federal lands and waters in half.” “Not true Governor Romney. The production is up,” Obama replied. Romney responded, “Production on government land of oil is down 14%, and production of gas is down 9%.” Romney here was just citing accurately official U.S. government statistics from Obama’s own Administration. But that did not stop Obama from saying in response, before the whole nation, “What you’re saying is just not true. It’s just not true.”
What else can be said about this dishonorable display of dishonesty before the American people, other than that Obama is The Liar President. As the Wall Street Journal said on October 18:
The problem for the President is that a government outfit called the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) compiles these statistics. That’s where Romney got his accurate figures on oil and gas production on government land and permitting in Obama’s first term. The EIA also reports that total fossil fuel production in public areas — oil, gas and coal — has plunged to a nine year low, to 18.6 quadrillion BTUs, from 21.2 quadrillion in 2003.
The real problem is not President Obama. It is his supporters and contributors who are willing to blindly support this dishonesty, after four years of accelerating decline and failure, which will only continue in the second term. Obama is Marxist royalty by heritage, born and bred. Check the public record. Under his leadership, the Democrat party has become a Marxist party as well. Is that what a majority of Americans want? Despite the lies, so well supported by the Democrat-controlled media, the American people seem to be waking from their dangerous slumber.
Peter Ferrara is Director of Entitlement and Budget Policy at the Heartland Institute, Senior Fellow for the National Center for Policy Analysis, Senior Policy Advisor on Entitlement Reform and the Budget for the National Tax Limitation Committee, and General Counsel of the American Civil Rights Union. He served in the White House Office of Policy Development for President Reagan, and as Associate Deputy Attorney General of the United States under President George H.W. Bush.
About the Author
Peter Ferrara is Director of Entitlement and Budget Policy at the Heartland Institute, General Counsel of the American Civil Rights Union, Senior Fellow at the National Center for Policy Analysis, and Senior Policy Advisor on Entitlements and Budget Policy at the National Tax Limitation Foundation. He served in the White House Office of Policy Development under President Reagan, and as Associate Deputy Attorney General of the United States under President George H.W. Bush.
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John Navratil| 10.24.12 @ 6:30AM
"The real problem is not President Obama. It is his supporters and contributors who are willing to blindly support this dishonesty, after four years of accelerating decline and failure, which will only continue in the second term. "
Truer words were never spoke. We see it in these pages when an Obama supporter claims that no objective person listening to the Rose Garden remarks could help but know Obama was talking about a terror attack in Benghazi. After all, the speech was the day after, what else could he be talking about.
Content to debate what the definition of "is" is, we are treated as the wife entreated to distrust her lyin' eyes. After all, what can we know, we get out news from the only outlet covering the story?
It truly is Orwellian when it isn't Kafkaesque.
Von Mises Jr| 10.24.12 @ 7:39AM
The Obama regime is not only a pack of liars, but they are deceitful in plotting their false narratives.
There was an ancillary CIA report discussed on Fox with Chris Wallace with Dick Turban upon which it appears they based their lies.
The report first talked about the protest and the internet video causing outrage in Tripoli. But in Tripoli, the protests were contained since it is under the government's control.
The second mention was about Benghazi. This was clearly a terrorist attack devoid of protests. Benghazi is also in the hands of Al Qaeda.
Since they could not allow the story to surface that Al Qaeda was alive and well in Libya and they assassinated our Ambassador, they conflated the two references with the Tripoli Embassy and the Benghazi Consulate.
The reference to "Acts of Terror" in the Rose Garden was also surely a plant for future lies. By inserting this apparent throwaway line, they planted the seed to later reference to confound and conflate.
CJW| 10.24.12 @ 8:04AM
Even worse than the lying is the questions now rasied by Bing West about the failure to do anything to help the four Americans during the 6-7 hour attack.
The State dept employee was watching the attack in real time. I assume she informed her superiors up to Hillary who you would think informed Obama.
Our Air Force base in Italy about 450 miles away. No planes or drones were sent to rescue the four Americans.
This is the famous 3:am phone call except it came at 4PM, when O was busy with his campaign.
In addition to the lying for two weeks and the failure to provide the requested security before the attack, when the emabassy had been attacked twice in the past months, this failure to respond is serious. It should be investigated by Congress and the media should ask these questions daily until answered.
Von Mises Jr| 10.24.12 @ 8:09AM
Instead the corrupt MSM will follow the narrative that Obama is going to save us from a nuclear Iran. "Little Hitler" will sign a peace pact with our Neville Chamberlain and he will proclaim "peace in our time."
TLP| 10.24.12 @ 2:12PM
What is it, with these Democrat Presidents?
First we get a Peanut Farming Vicious Jew Hating, Incompetent.
Then we get a Pathological Liar/Rapist/Perjurer/Serial Molester of Women/Indecent Exposer/Blue Dress Defiling Scumbag.
And, now we have a White Hating/Jew Hating/America Hating/Islamist Loving Muslim, who has never had a Job in his life, and couldn't Tell the Truth, even if he placed his hand on a Stack of Korans.
Hello?
Al Adab| 10.24.12 @ 2:57PM
One might think the voters would learn at some point. But no, the Democrats are for the working people.
merlin| 10.24.12 @ 9:17AM
CJW,
I am amazed that there is so little in the media, even the MSM about the lack of any effort to send help. There should be several resignations and/or impeachments.
Obama and Hillary probably did not want to violate muslim air space.
SUBVET| 10.24.12 @ 9:27AM
Congress and the media............both are part of the problem.
I guess Joe Wilson was right when he said YOU LIE !
Al Adab| 10.24.12 @ 9:36AM
We have a president too self-involved and too much in denial to recognize the world he inhabits. Then when reality hits he lies and denies. I'm certain Dr. Occam would have some insights into the mental condition of which this is symptomatic . He was formed by rejection and the mentors who filled that void. What if he is rejected by the voters? How might he react?
I voted yesterday ( thank you America for the opportunity so few others have) and was required to show my photo ID, a drivers license,my registration card and to sign a register which was checked against my registration signature. Took about two minutes, no big deal and certainly it does not disenfranchise anyone.
CJW| 10.24.12 @ 10:04AM
Obama is interested only in winning the election, thus covering up and denying any news that may hurt his chances.
The lives and deaths of four Americans are not OPTIMAl. If this were a Rep administratin there would be calls for resignations, investigations, impeachment, and screaming headlines about a President not providing security and not responding to an attack.
Why did he not respond? This alone is reason to vote for Romney.
BTW, I have to show photo Id every day to enter most office buildings in downtown Pgh, the federal building, the federal courthouse, many state office buildings and courts, and every bank where I cash a check. The only place I can go without photo ID is Starbucks.
Al Adab| 10.24.12 @ 4:59PM
That's true W:
When I walk into my bank the teller says, "Hi Mr. Adab, can I see your account ID please?
Butch| 10.24.12 @ 5:07PM
You are correct, Sir, and the worst part of it was that the election was uppermost in all their minds while all this was going on. It's the closest thing to negligent homicide by a public official acting as such that I have seen in my lifetime.
TLP| 10.24.12 @ 8:43AM
"What we have here, is a failure to communicate." - Cool Hand Luke.
Why not Lie?
Why does a Dog lick his Joe Biden? Because he can. The Democrats (metaphorically) lick their Joe Bidens all day long, because they can. So they do. Whenever their Master tells them to. (Which is All the time)
It's the same for Gay Bathhouse Boy. He's been lying like a Rapist (Bill Clinton) for forever.
"I never heard Reverend Ccsckr say those kinda things in the 20 Years I sat in his White Hating, Jew Hating, America Hating 'Church'. Not a Single time. Never."
"Bill Ayers is a just a guy in my neighborhood."
"My Wife is friends with the Farrakhan's. I know that I organized his Million Future Prison Inmates March. But We're not close."
"I'm one of those Christians who thinks the Muslim call to prayer, is the most beautiful sound in the world."
And now - "It was the Video." The Video killed the Embassy Star. Day after Day after Night after Day - "It was the Video."
"Get the Transcript."
"Talk louder, Candy." (and picture him, when he's saying this, on the floor licking himself).
The best Analogy I can think of, is the Episode of Family Guy, when Death is laid up on Peter's couch.
Knowing that Death is incapacitated, Peter goes on a tear, doing whatever he wants, because he knows that he Death won't Kill him.
How'd I do?
Cause I'm thinking that I nailed it.
Stkman| 10.24.12 @ 9:16AM
You did great, except you didn't call for Obama's head in a noose, which is exaclty where it belongs. The man was complicite in the murder of four Americans. He should be tried for it. He should be tried for treason. He should be impeached and removed from office for dereliction of duty to the office he holds. We should all be yelling at the top of our lungs for Boehnor to do something and do it now! Damn the election, Obama is toast metaphorically, now we should try him, find him guilty and literally toast him. This has become sickening to know that an American President sat idly and did not come to the aid of these fine people. They are our brothers, they are our family and they damned sure deserved to be protected. All of us have been let down by this man masquerading as a President. He's a disgusting excuse for ahuman being and he should be hung for what he's done and for what he failed to do! Now, did I leave anything out!
TLP| 10.24.12 @ 9:54AM
Yeah.
The Hundreds of Dead Mexican Men, Women, and Children, as well as Two American Field Agents, with his Gun Running Operation.
Stkman| 10.24.12 @ 10:32AM
Yep, and there's most likely more we don't know about.......yet!
capatolistmom| 10.24.12 @ 3:22PM
TLP I would like your thoughts on a theory I have.
Theory 1 - I believe that Romey could not discuss Benghazi during the debate because he is now receiving daily security briefings and Obama has given him enough information that would comprise situations if he says too much. And the situation is too complicated for 2 minute responses.
Theory #2 - what if Benghazi was a CIA outpost. This would explain why there was minimal security - so as not to draw attention to the mission. I believe Ambassador Stevens was sent in on 9/11 to buy back weapons. (The ones that the US had sent in to bring down the Kadafi regime and also all of Kadafies massive missing arsenal.) Stevens was fluent in the language and new the area well. This would also explain why we amazingly had drones directly over the compound. They were there to film the "trade". But the deal went bad. It wasn't a terrorist attack but a HIT. We were buying the weapons and then shipping them on cargo ships to Turkey, Jordan and most notably Syria. Obama wants Assad gone because he wants the Muslim Brotherhood to take over in Syria - just like Egypt and Lybia, but Russia and Iran have no intention of having Assad gone. Russia's only port in the Medetraian Sea is in Tartus, Syria. Russia has had use to it for over 40 years in exchange for reducing Syria's debt to Russia. And they have no intention of loosing it . And Iran wants easy access to Israel.
Can anyone say Pelican Brief?
Would love your input.
capatolistmom| 10.24.12 @ 3:26PM
TLP I also think Saudi Arabia has something to do with all of this. They want an Islamic Calaphiate in the region. Obama's step-grandmother Sarah is apparently using her foundation as a guise to get money for Kenyan children and then is sending them by the hundreds to Saudi Arabia to study Shria in the many Wahhabi Centers throughout the area. This has been reported on many web sights.
There seems to be a big thread of connecting all of these areas - Obama!!!
TLP| 10.24.12 @ 4:02PM
Here's my reply, Mom.
On the subject of Benghazi?
I would have said: "What would I do? I'll tell you what I wouldn't do."
"After having one of our Embassies Sacked, in Cairo, and one of our Consulates Burned to the Ground, and our Ambassador RAPED and MURDERED, I sure as Hell wouldn't have Jetted Off to Vegas, and Jay Z's House, for a Party and Fund Raiser, the very next day, like this President did."
That's my Input, Mom.
CJW| 10.24.12 @ 5:12PM
There is no need to connect dots or speculate. Read Bing West at Nationa Review. The bottom line is Obama did nothing to help. Here is West's summary:
"By 4:30 p.m. Washington time, the main consulate building was on fire and Ambassador Stevens was missing. In response, the embassy in Tripoli launched an aircraft carrying 22 men. Benghazi was 400 miles away.
At 5 p.m., President Obama met with Vice President Biden and Secretary of Defense Panetta in the Oval Office. The U.S. military base in Sigonella, Sicily, was 480 miles away from Benghazi. Stationed at Sigonella were Special Operations Forces, transport aircraft, and attack aircraft — a much more formidable force than 22 men from the embassy."
The ObamaPurps are trying to confuse the issue by making the issue whether O used the word "terror" on Monday. The issue is why O did nothing to help the four Americans, and then lied about it.
Pecos Pete| 10.24.12 @ 5:31PM
mom: Your theories are interesting. Thank you.
My theory is that a 22 y/o Whitehouse intern, being smarter than anyone else, realized that King O was in some deep doo doo. To cover the King, the intern came up with the video thing and broadcast it. King O was in Las Vegas, or the golf course, Jarrett was at an unknown location, and by the time the King and Jarrett realized that something really bad had happened it was too late. Thus, to save the King's reputation as the all knowing, they stuck with the video explanation thinking that the thing was just not optimal and would blow over with the MSM's help.
The above is not to say that your theories don't make sense ... they do.
Alan Third Party Voter Brooks | 10.24.12 @ 11:14AM
Anyway, main plus for me is: Romney will do better than Bush-- which may not be saying much.
spike59| 10.24.12 @ 4:28PM
Romney will do far better than ObaMao; again, not saying much
Grzmlyk| 10.26.12 @ 4:31PM
Just so you know, when you're a liberal, it isn't lying if you really want to believe it.
And it isn't lying if it's an untruth told in the service of what you consider a more metaphysical truth - as Dan Rather put it when CBS was caught using as evidence of Bush's failure of duty to the National Guard a forged document (or was it when the Washington Post justified its lynching of the Duke LaCrosse team based on a lie?) - the facts may be wrong, but the narrative is right.
Liberals DO NOT CARE ABOUT the truth. That is why they are liberals.
There IS no truth in this country anymore, and most Americans are all too happy to live in a coccoon of false consciousness. That is why we elected this piece of shit president in the first place.
Harry the Horrible| 10.24.12 @ 9:25AM
I have been saying this for a while. Obama is not the problem. Neither is Sheila Jackson Lee, Nancy Pelosi, Maxine Waters, Harry Reid, Charlie Rangel, etc.
The problem is their constituencies that continues to return them to Congress despite all evidence of their stupidity, incompetences, corruption and arrogance.
Obama, NO MATTER WHAT, will get at least 43% of vote. That should tell you what sort of trouble we are in.
Al Adab| 10.24.12 @ 11:54AM
See VDH on NRO online this morning and read Colin Woodard: American Nations for an understanding of what North America may become should trends continue. That 43% is regional and seperatist for they demand a social-welfare state while others still demand liberty.
John Navratil| 10.24.12 @ 9:13PM
Harry the Horrible,
I spent thirty-five years voting against Barbara Jordan, then Mickey Leland and finally Sheila Jackson-Lee. I was one of the conservatives whose vote was diluted to create a safe black district in Houston.
Kitty | 10.24.12 @ 6:31AM
Not only does Obama LIE, he does so with that air of smug moral indignation he's perfected.
Stephie| 10.24.12 @ 6:32AM
What an embarrassment this man is. If he by chance wins the election, God forbid, can he be impeached for this?
13 days and counting.
Alej| 10.24.12 @ 9:11AM
The pathological liar could have been impeached for many incidents over the last four years. Cause for impeachment is anything the House says it is.
But the House (with a tiny few individual exceptions) is corrupt, cowardly and criminally neglectful, seeking only to preserve its comfortable perks and lifestyle.
Al Adab| 10.24.12 @ 9:37AM
President Biden?
rjh| 10.24.12 @ 10:32AM
Unfortunately, it would be as ineffective as Clinton's impeachment. The anti-American Senate would never remove him from office.
Al Adab| 10.24.12 @ 11:26AM
Correct and the Senate is going to be the problem when it comes to the automatic tax increases on Jan 1 and the repeal of Obiecare, to say nothing of Supreme Court appointments. The fight for the Senate is critical and the fight with the Senate will be the greatest difficulty.
spike59| 10.24.12 @ 6:37AM
the ObaMao campaing is flailing, having nearly run out of squirrels and shiny objects to dangle before the public, which has reacted with a dismissive 'so what?'
the MSM, predictably enough, continues to be hypnotized...i think i'll watch the returns on MSDNC; the on-air meltdowns will be DELICIOUS
Cobalt| 10.24.12 @ 9:03AM
Wednesday October 24, 2012
Romney +5.1
http://unskewedpolls.com/
KennesawJack| 10.24.12 @ 11:17AM
Polls may not matter, Cobalt. Check the early voting machine "malfunction" story out of North Carolina this morning.
Al Adab| 10.24.12 @ 11:28AM
...and remember Harry Reid was down 5% in Nevada the day before he was "re-elected". Just as that was stolen so may this be.
KennesawJack| 10.24.12 @ 11:38AM
It will be very interesting to see what happens if THAT happens.
Al Adab| 10.24.12 @ 11:56AM
Yes indeed. Should ballots fail do the American people still retain the right to "alter and abolish" should they desire a different government to secure their liberties and happiness? The Declaration says they do.
Warrior| 10.24.12 @ 1:49PM
Check out the ammo and weapons purchases for FEMA, Homeland Security and the NOAA. Knowing the military won't accept an unlawful order doesn't mean he has left himself without options.
KennesawJack| 10.24.12 @ 5:54PM
Doubt if the Rambo wannabe's at FEMA, Homeland Security and NOAA want to risk mixing it up with the real Rambo's in the military which is exactly what would happen if they start murdering civilians.
SUBVET| 10.24.12 @ 9:36AM
Wonder if Mitt knew about the real time info........some say that because he is running for office he is in the loop.
If so wonder what the protocol is........
Warrior| 10.24.12 @ 11:08AM
If memory serves correct, real time is a no. However, he does get the daily briefs. Unlike the liberals, he probably is careful on what he actually says as not to compromise classified information. Knowing something and being able to legally speak about it is two different areas. Mitt should hire Sandy Burglar (Berger) to get this information out.
Appleby| 10.24.12 @ 6:53AM
I think if I were Mr. Romney, I'd start a series of ads called "There You Go Again" -- when Obama repeats the "$5 trillion in tax cuts/$2 trillion in military spending our military doesn't want" blather, for example" or any of the lies enumerated here that have already been refuted. Just show him asserting the falsehood and then Ronald Reagan saying "There You Go Again" and at the end, Romney shaking his head and adding, "There he goes again -- and again, and again."
SUBVET| 10.24.12 @ 9:37AM
How about Liar POS...........
Martin kzovich| 10.24.12 @ 7:04AM
it has been clear to me for a very long time that this guy who happens to be our President might not know the truth even if it stared hi in the face. But if he did know the truth you would never know it anyway. so what is the point of debating a chronic liar?On a slightly different note --but related--why bother with trolls when they are simply carrying the same lies as their G-D ? Your are dealing with a pathology that requires psychiatric help not political debate.
Pecos Pete| 10.24.12 @ 7:09AM
"Obama is Marxist royalty by heritage, born and bred. Check the public record. Under his leadership, the Democrat party has become a Marxist party as well." And these Marxists are supported by the MSM which makes the MSM Marxist as well.
SUBVET| 10.24.12 @ 9:42AM
I think congress man West said in effect the dem's were card carrying commies.
PolishKnight| 10.24.12 @ 7:23AM
The descriptive term is "gaslighting" and the left uses it all the time. It's also classic advice for cheaters: "gaslight" the victimized spouse. Tell them they're being paranoid. They didn't know what they were seeing. They are being hostile. Are THEY cheating? (projection.)
I'm reminded of a story about my friend working at Sears 25 years ago. His co-worker asked him to get a soda and buy one for himself too and when he came back, he saw just in time that the co-worker was loading an outboard motor into the back of his pickup truck. Without missing a beat, he said: "You're buying me dinner, not a soda." Imagine if he hadn't looked the other way. The co-worker's smart response would have been to turn HIM in for stealing.
It makes me wonder why people vote for such sleaze. I can understand most welfare and entitlement recipients. They don't care, they just want the goodies but why does the (shrinking) non-welfare recipient class left think such politicians are going to be making Sweden II? It's more like Detroit. I think they're now in a state of such dishonesty that they've come full circle and fooled themselves. Is that the definition of criminal insanity?
Alan| 10.24.12 @ 7:54AM
He's not the liar, the teleprompter is LOL. Pathelogical lying has been an effective tool used by every dictator in history. Its used because it works on the ignorant majority and there is ALWAYS an ignorant majority for it to work on and that includes this country. Its been a key part of this tin horn kenyan's Alinsky toolbox his entire life, that along with the class warfare envy routine.
Lying politicians have always been epidemic, but the dangerous ones, the real McCoys like Hitler, know exactly what the truth is 24/7 at least early in their climb to power. Its later that the insanity and paranoa sets in. Deception is a powerful weapon and we all know who the father of lies is, just look at the dedication in the Alinsky book. None of this African's routine should be a surprise to those who know the history of despots.
PolishKnight| 10.24.12 @ 9:44AM
Alinsky, Marx, and even Hitler were revolutionaries and despots rebelling against Democratic republics (again, an irony the party they exploited is named the Democratic party!) Once Hitler attained power, he even joked that such propaganda for the ignorant masses was unnecessary since he didn't need to win elections anymore. Controlling the media and government (something he learned he needed to do from his beer hall putsch) meant he didn't have to engage in total propaganda to stay in power.
With our left, their means to power isn't via rubes but rather the welfare state and ideological marxists in love with the system. It's interesting that those smartening up the quickest are the working class while the college elites are still in love with a system that is slowly dying out and denying them high paying jobs. There's only so many of those cushy government jobs to go around you know. It begs the question whether intellectual IQ is required for academia.
Cobalt| 10.24.12 @ 7:40AM
Wednesday October 24, 2012
Romney +5.1
http://unskewedpolls.com/
Joellen| 10.24.12 @ 7:42AM
Polish knight, why did voters stand by Clinton? In fact why did Hillary stand by Clinton? Becauses they were getting something outta him. Hillary, power. Those who voted for him, well he made them look good (believe it or not). And Martin, dont be fooled. Obama, the Clintons, Axelrod and his ilk KNOW they are lying. Remember they are very good students of Saul Alinsky, the communist manifesto, etc. The writer had a great analogy with his movie (does he win Tim?), but facts and truth are a funny thing, and eventually they are apparent and it is only then that you can take appropriate action. Hopefully November 6th is when America accepts truth and rejects deceitfullness. My only negative on this article, I say we start calling a lie a lie. No need to be apologetic about it. Call it when you see it - and keep calling it till they (the liar) have to be held accountable for it.
Albert Constantine Jr.| 10.24.12 @ 8:40AM
Joellen;
Perhaps Tim should invite Mr. Ferrara to the contest this week to see if he has other films in his library that he can work into the contest narrative.
TLP| 10.24.12 @ 9:00AM
Not for nothing, but have you noticed the rash of Movie Metaphors, lately?
Methinks that perhaps, Mr. Italian Sports Car has been secretly partaking in THE GREATEST CONTEST EVER!
If I didn't already know mike 3/505, I'd say that his horrible alcohol induced Entries were the work of our Handsome young Columnist - Peter Gun Ferrari.
I'm just sayin.
What do you think?
Mandlebaum. Mandelbaum. Mandelbaum.
Joellen| 10.24.12 @ 9:10AM
I'm just saying Tim - i thinks you is right.
Albert Constantine Jr.| 10.24.12 @ 9:45AM
Check out Allott's article, as I said much of the same thing (though you break any tie with the Lloyd Bridges et al Mendelbaum reference).
TLP| 10.24.12 @ 10:15AM
So, what you're basically saying is that You're Copying Me.
Albert Constantine Jr.| 10.24.12 @ 12:23PM
More along the lines of great minds think alike, but I've frequently stated that imitation is the most sincere form of plagiarism (coming from the state that gave the nation Joe Biden, we know plagiarism).
TLP| 10.24.12 @ 2:21PM
We took our Vacation in Delaware, this Summer.
We stayed in Dover. Went to the Air Museum at Dover AFB. Went to Rohobeth Beach, every other day, and Ocean City the other days.
And, I saw what you wrote to my wife, you bastard!
I don't know what it said.
But, I'm sure it was Filthy.
Well Done.
Albert Constantine Jr.| 10.24.12 @ 5:23PM
It was a basic Sawatdee, though without the male modifier "Khap" or "Khrap", it was more familiar or less polite than a traditional male to female stranger greeting.
So, you are once again basically correct.
Next time you're coming this way, let me know, and I will get you, Mrs. Pennell and the family hooked up with a Thai meal that will make her think she's back in Thailand (with all that entails).
TLP| 10.24.12 @ 6:27PM
I think you mean: All the Entrails.
I hate that Shit.
I tell her all the time: I'm not eatin anything the Dog won't eat.
That sounds like a Good Cookbook Title.
Hmmmmmm.
Jack of Spades| 10.24.12 @ 7:57AM
Obama lies because he knows that the MSM is dominated by the likes of Candy Crowley who knowingly pass his lies along as truth. Politicians lie on the assumption that you can fool enough of the people enough of the time. We can only hope that their time has run out.
Alan| 10.24.12 @ 8:36AM
Absolutely, its a powerful weapon when you KNOW you can lie through your teeth and KNOW you are not going to get called on any of it. Its an incredible advantage, but it does have its overuse limitations at some point. Sooner or later even some of the less brighter bulbs in the lamp store have their "hey, wait a second here, you said the opposite last week" moments at some point. But according to the dogma of revolution when that moment starts occuring for people, the despot is supposed to be in complete control of government and the country. Its a matter of timing.
C Smith | 10.24.12 @ 11:40AM
Let's hear it for the Candy Obama Tag Team!!!
Stkman| 10.24.12 @ 9:09AM
Complicite, Our President was complicite in the murder of four Americans. He sat and watched and did aboslutely nothing. Special ops just one hour away and he didn't give any orders to anyone anywhere to come to the aid of four Americans. Then he lied and his administration committed a conspiracy. A conspiracy that should have charges filed against all involved using the RICO Act. This was as organized as a conspiracy can get. He didn't just lie to us, the American people, he lied to the world at the U.N..
Mr. Boehnor, will you now do your job? Will you now do what is required of you, to lead? The election is one thing, but breaking the law and being complicite in murder is another. It's time this President had charges filed on him and an impeachment trial made against him. He, Hillary, Rice and anyone else who saw the live feed or got the e-mails need to go to prison.
If you or I had acted this way, rest assured, we'd be going to prison. We as a people need to demand that our elected leaders not only follow the law, but be prosecuted when they break it!
SUBVET| 10.24.12 @ 9:58AM
Stkman.......fine post but who will prosecute THEM ......Holder ya right.
This dog and pony show gets worse by the day.
My guess is they all walk.........now that the jig is up and the election is so close.
In the END they will have to be accountable, but it sure would be nice to see some pay back.
Stkman| 10.24.12 @ 10:34AM
We force him to do it or take him down or get him out of the picture. If we can't impeach we can surely try them all on criminal offenses after the election or swearing in of Romney.
John Navratil| 10.24.12 @ 10:38AM
Stkman,
Dream on. It's a nice dream though.
Stkman| 10.24.12 @ 12:07PM
It is isn't it?
SUBVET| 10.24.12 @ 10:44AM
And who would lead that charge............Boehnor !
He is a weak example of SOTH..........Allen West would be my choice.
The old guard needs to go...........
John Navratil| 10.24.12 @ 10:37AM
SUBVET,
I'm reminded of the joke that when you owe the bank a thousand dollars you have a problem but when you owe the bank a million dollars the bank has a problem.
We have muddied the water so much in attempting to criminalize policy differences (going back to Raymond Donovan) that we can no longer see when the policy is criminal.
Of course these people will skate. They were just doing their job, don't you know? You might not like it but that's what elections are for. To hell with the fact that we have all but elected a crime family to office.
TLP| 10.24.12 @ 2:23PM
Think: Donald Trump.
SUBVET| 10.24.12 @ 6:51PM
Ya..........Trump ......today I herd that he offered barry 5 M to show his backround papers, college and passports by Oct 31 st.
Fat chance............
Anthony| 10.24.12 @ 10:41AM
I'm suprised that Obozo's teleprompter didn't remind the Pretender-in-Chief that the Chinese submarine fleet is double that of America's, and that by 2015 the entire Chinese fleet will surpass ours.
Oh well, in 2015 Obozo and Moochelle will find out for themselves, when they view the Chinese fleet heading for Hawaii, from their luxury estate on the water.
Obozo will be doing a lot of bowing then!!
SUBVET| 10.24.12 @ 10:56AM
OK...............here is a little bit of info about the U.S. Sub fleet.
Current active submarine count is 72 with 6 under construction. More were planned but dip shit cut the budget.
18 Trident submarines carry 50% of the total US strategic warheads. They carry 24 Trident I C-4 missiles with a range of 4000 mi. Maximum warheads allowed under START I is 8 per missile.
Do the math they carry 960 nuclear warheads.
54 SSN carry Tomahawk Cruise Missiles.
The Atlantic fleet carries Trident D-5 missiles 100 kt. ...6 x the Hiroshima bomb.
Trident Upgrade...475 kt. total flight time is 25 min. to target.
Each submarine cost $3 billion to build
To Operate: $77 mil. per yr. per submarine.
To purchase each new Trident II D-5 missile $60 mil.
Chinese may have double the fleet most are not nukes.
From a qualified submarine veteran
TLP| 10.24.12 @ 2:23PM
Show off.
Anthony| 10.24.12 @ 3:14PM
So are you saying our Navy has not been decimated by Obozo? I respect your knowledge, but I am not sure what your point is exactly.
CJW| 10.24.12 @ 4:51PM
If 600 was the standard under Reagan, and according to obama we had that new technology of ships that go underwater and ships where planes can land on, it would seem that 250 ships, instead of 600, would not be OPTIMAL. But then I do not have that community organizer training and was not mentored by Commie Davis, anti semite and anti american Wright, and terrorrist Ayers.
But it does not matter how many ships and planes we have in Italy, one hour away, from Benghazi, if the Pres does not care to use them to save Americans.
SUBVET| 10.24.12 @ 5:43PM
CJW.....Someone needs to hang for this and just like Rush said today the lesbo already has her story.
I see rats jumping off a sinking ship.........
SUBVET| 10.24.12 @ 5:39PM
Who gives a rat's as* about China's navy you say it will doubble by 2015. Just like Japan we will show China that they can have all the ships they want but you can't hide from the USA.
I say to China we owe you $$$ come and get it.
They have been dicking around with us over their currency it's time we get even.
First the jigaboo has to go...............
Ken (Old Texican)| 10.24.12 @ 10:45AM
AH HAH!
Mr. Ferara....AFTER WEEKS AND WEEKS, You finaly nailed precisely the correct charge to be filed on Mr. Obama: "Dereliction of Duty!"
(From what I understand, (a "hanging offense " if subordinates die.)
SUBVET| 10.24.12 @ 11:02AM
TEX..........steak dinner for you if it comes to pass.
Infact I will fly to your house and deliver it personally.
and TIM if you drive your smart car to tex's house you got one on me as well.
Pecos Pete| 10.24.12 @ 12:31PM
Tim can drive? I'm not sure he can handle a tricycle.
Al Adab| 10.24.12 @ 1:30PM
November Seventh could provide the excuse we have been seeking to meet up for that steak and Scotch (or Bourbon) soiree we keep discussing. Any suggestions on venue?
KennesawJack| 10.24.12 @ 5:56PM
Don't forget the Jaeger and the Yuengling. When and Where?
SUBVET| 10.24.12 @ 6:54PM
Ya..........someplace WARM and not CT.
TLP| 10.24.12 @ 2:27PM
Obviously, you think that I've left the room.
Again: Expect my Underwear in your Mailbox.
SUBVET| 10.24.12 @ 6:55PM
Don't forget I have you address as well.............
TLP| 10.24.12 @ 2:25PM
You mean my Stupid Truck, don't you?
Stkman| 10.24.12 @ 4:59PM
I figured you for a four door sedan.
SUBVET| 10.24.12 @ 5:48PM
Tim.........I thought you had one of thoes yellow tata's......and nooooo I don't mean the body part of some asian lady.
TLP| 10.24.12 @ 6:30PM
Actually, my Asian wife has the Yellow Tatas.
I thought you knew that.
Albert Constantine Jr.| 10.24.12 @ 6:40PM
In Thai, that would be "นมเหลือง" (pronounced num loo ung). Try that on our and see how amazed she will be at all you do at this site.
Albert Constantine Jr.| 10.24.12 @ 6:41PM
That should be "show that to her".
SUBVET| 10.24.12 @ 6:57PM
The picture you sent didn't show them.
djn1313| 10.24.12 @ 10:47AM
obama whole life is a lie. He was a liar before he became our leader, he is a liar as our leader, and he will be a liar after he is no longer our leader.
Tom Kyba| 10.24.12 @ 11:04AM
Every time an idiot troll posts an "oh yeah, what about your guys" comment, I just remember these people are defending Obama, the only politiciam in the free world that has Bill Clinton wishing he could lie that transparently. How can any sane person defend this kind of rot? Political ideology for children is what it is. Unfortunately these children can be seen and heard.
Who Knows?| 10.24.12 @ 11:32AM
What’s the problem? Americans voted for change, didn’t they? So what if BHO faked them out.
Obama The Destroyer, like Clinton The Prick, isn’t the real problem---it’s those darn, pesky people who mark pieces of paper with dark pencils, those voters who CHOOSE the future.
Destruction, or more generally, in terms of physics, disorder or entropy, happened from BOTH inside and outside.
In the Dark Ages, plague spread like crazy, largely due to the lack of sanitation. Pissing and pooping in public---ah, that’s the ticket!
In our own version of the Dark Mind Ages, raw “sewage” continues to overflow and remain toxic, engendered by the MSM, et al. Oh, how few cleaning stations there are! The sludge---to wit, the lies or deadly propaganda---has just about completely reached the tipping point.
Yes, the war between lies and truth is ongoing, and these days the liars have the upper hand, with their truth-telling opponents on the run. The Rush Limbaugh types SEEM to be losing. However---
The lying elite, led by Obama, is a verily small band of brothers, the Destruction Band, but widely dispersed are many millions of truthful “warriors”! The whole brouhaha concerning “Islamists” encapsulates the core of the lie-verses-truth fight to the death.
What a stinking and excremental war we’ve chosen!
PolishKnight| 10.24.12 @ 12:31PM
Actually, I thought the plague spread due to fleas on rats. Ironically, at the time there was a crackdown on witchcraft and cats were associated with witches (being sneaky) and targeted to removal. Cats killed mice...
Kwan| 10.24.12 @ 11:37AM
That this Pied Piper of Marxism is even close in the polls is due to the fact that he is able to convince the IQ challenged morons that support him, that what is isn't and what isn't is. What is: The country "is" in worse shape than when Obama took office. What isn't: Obama's plan for the next 4 years is more of this Marxist redistribute the wealth nonsense, which "isn't" going to improve the anemic economy or unemployment situation, and will definitely increase the nation's debt.
TLP| 10.24.12 @ 2:31PM
That's not important.
What is Your Plan - Mr. Kwan - for Friday's Contest?
"Something Wicked This Way Comes."
I still have Chills up my Spine.
davelnaf| 10.24.12 @ 12:01PM
Obama’s has indeed been a very, very strange presidency and the Democratic Party is now further left than at any time in its history. And this has caused the old habits and ways of voting to break down. Where people once went to the polls and selected candidates from either party they now vote straight party more often than not. And the days when candidates from either party were kind of close policy-wise is also gone for good. Obama is not wholly responsible for this change, but he accelerated it.
The dems have gone too far left and they are about to pay for it again.
PolishKnight| 10.24.12 @ 12:33PM
This is a good thing for the right since the left has been well known to put up "yellow dog" candidates who claimed to be "moderate" or even conservative and later quietly voted with the left or went with the right only when their vote wasn't a game changer. In other words, they worked for the left and "fooled" independent voters.
Who Knows?| 10.24.12 @ 12:05PM
Obama is down to 56% at Intrade. Maybe by the end of the week, the tipping point will happen.
I predict by this time next week, it'll be Romney over 50%, and surging.
Jobe| 10.24.12 @ 2:51PM
Why should this boldfaced lie surprise anyone who has paid attention to the last 3 and 1/2 years? obama's "autobiographies " are replete with lies. If he is not lying, he is covering the truth with obfuscation, semantics, and omissions. His childhood, his parents marriage, his career at Harvard, his law school emptiness, his relationship with Ayres, Davis, and a host of other communists, fellow travelers, and reprobates, all of "his" writings, all are jam packed with falsehoods. His birth, his grades, his papers, and virtually all of his life form a made up story because the real thing would reveal the hollow repulsive reality of obama.
When I find myself in a conversation with an obama supporter, I quickly disengage. If I have to give a reason, I merely tell the individual that he or she has obviously NOT been paying attention for the last 3 and 1/2 years, and therefore, conversing with them about that period of time is an exercise in futility for me because I HAVE BEEN PAYING ATTENTION.
cicero| 10.24.12 @ 3:52PM
Back on topic: From what I have read, the entire attack, from start to finish, took about 7 hours. During that time, thee 2 ex-spec force guys, who had been contracted by the CIA to track the weapons that had disappeared into the hands of the Brotherhood, tried to go to the aid of the staff in Benghazi. Stephens was there, from Tripoli, to meet and negotiate with some of the Brothers. The 2 were able to get their hands on small arms, and hold off the bad guys for hours, waiting (in vain) for help. There were uniformed marines in Tripoli (1 hour away), and jet fighters who could have been over head within a short time 450 miles away in Italy. NO HELP WAS SENT.
It is time for the Americans who serve the country to resign en mass, and refuse to serve under this administration. We can hire them all back as soon as they are gone. What we saw in Benghazi was shameful to say the least, and treasonous at worse. How can anyone in the diplomiatic corps justify leaving our borders? Maybe they will all become "corpsemen".
CJW| 10.24.12 @ 4:18PM
cicero
I cannot understand how anyone could vote for Obama and LaughingBoy after they abandoned four Americans to their death by terrorrists. And then to jet off to Vegas for fundraising and lie about the cause of the attack. Who cares about the cause of the attack when you are viewing the attack in real time and you fail to help fellow Americans? Your job is to help and not wonder whether about the cause of the attack.
While Dems and Reps can have an honest debate about whether the tax rate should be 25% or 35% there cannot be any debate on whether the president should respond to save Americans.
LeoInTheWoods| 10.24.12 @ 4:05PM
"liberal softies"? How can you use that term for people that sat and watched our people being raped and murdered and our diplomatic station being reduced to rubble like a snuf flick?
Was there popcorn, or just goo rags?
Oldefarte| 10.24.12 @ 4:25PM
Congressman Joe Lewis shouted it perfectly and accurately.......YOU LIE! Of course he does so, and why not? That's what the bastard son of a whore usually ends up resorting to, since the opposite [the TRUTH] is impossible. You can't be corrupt and socialistic within a moralistic and capitalistic nation and not LIE as its chief administrative officer. Let me repeat myself once again.......IT'S THE GD DEMOCRATS, STUPIDS! You and your friends """"""stupidly"""""" gave him the keys to the kingdom [or to the car] on 11/4/08, and now you scream indignation that he acting like the tormentor in the Allstate TV commercials by causing havoc? What did you expect on 11/4/08.....Saint Francis of Assisi? He's just doing what he was programmed since birth [and what all bastards ususally end up doing], and that is creating havoc. Again, you and yours are to blame for giving him those kingdom/car keys!!!!!!!!!!!!!
cicero| 10.24.12 @ 4:45PM
cjw - This is the same guy who, contrary to popular myth, refused to give the order to kill bin Laden. On sevderal occassions, he refused to sign off on the mission. Apparently, he was disuaded by Valerie Jarrett, who told him it was not the thing to do. Finally, while he was on a golf course, the mission went forward on the orders of Panetta. He is simply incompetent. He has never made a decision in his life, and doesn't know how to take command. He froze. There was time to fly the marines in from Tripoli. They had helicopters that were designedd for the job. They had jets in Italy 450 miles away. At Mach 1, they would have been there before the battle was over. If this story was reported like it should be, there would be outrage - even by Dems.
CJW| 10.24.12 @ 4:54PM
cicero
Absolutely. LaughingBoy Biden was against the kill order and obama was playing golf. Hillary was shredding documents of no particular value but just to stay in practice. Thank God for Panetta.
Stkman| 10.24.12 @ 5:45PM
I think if George Washington were alive today he'd run that SOB Obama through. Teddy R would shoot him and Carter would kiss his ass. I was actually thinking about voting for a democrat for a state representative seat. Forget it. I'll NEVER EVER vote for a Democrat as long as I live.
bison cookie| 10.24.12 @ 7:02PM
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Simon Templar| 10.24.12 @ 11:53PM
They have also revealed that there are videos in real time that were being recorded by drones that they watched from the situation room. Also more damaging memos are out other than the one you mentioned that are very damaging and show they deliberately mislead the public.
Cats1cowboy| 10.24.12 @ 9:33PM
Oh-that-can-wait has earned a seat at Gitmo
Simon Templar| 10.24.12 @ 11:50PM
Impeach.
The evidence is mounting for justification.
CopyKatnj| 10.25.12 @ 2:02AM
"Do not blame Caesar, blame the people of Rome who have so enthusiastically acclaimed and adored him and rejoiced in their loss of freedom and danced in his path and gave him triumphal processions. ... Blame the people who hail him when he speaks in the Forum of the 'new, wonderful good society' which shall now be Rome's, interpreted to mean 'more money, more ease, more security, more living fatly at the expense of the industrious.'" --Roman statesman Marcus Tullius Cicero (106-43 B.C.)
Rhoetus| 10.28.12 @ 12:30AM
Will the ObaMao's followers jump off a cliff on Nov 7th with their dear leader?