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Obama's Failed Narrative

Reason Magazine, by Peter Suderman Original Article

Posted By: StormCnter- 10/10/2012 4:29:24 AM Post Reply

Did Barack Obama ruin politics? Or did politics ruin Barack Obama? At this point, most Americans have made up their minds about the president one way or another. But even for people who think they know who the man in the Oval Office really is, it’s easy to forget who he once was. Before running for political office, Barack Obama was a stubborn dreamer with a literary bent. Mostly he dreamed of living a better life story, even if that meant scrubbing away the blemishes of reality. Part of his appeal was the way he emerged from adversity unsullied.

PICTURE EXCLUSIVE: Monica Lewinsky -
Single, living with her mother and still
struggling with her weight - but 'set
to make $12m with a tell-all book
about her affair with Clinton'

Daily Mail [UK], by Sara Nathan Original Article

Posted By: Attercliffe- 10/10/2012 3:05:46 AM Post Reply

Stepping into the pouring rain, her thick hair swept up underneath a cap and rather bizarrely wearing sunglasses despite the gloomy New York weather, the woman went about her business without attracting a single gaze from passers-by. The first picture of Monica Lewinsky, 39, in public for the first time in a year, paints a very different portrait from the young intern who achieved global notoriety after her sordid Oval Office affair with President Bill Clinton. But her low-key life may not last much longer amid reports she is planning to pen an intimate, tell-all book about her affair with

Abu Hamza loses bid to have
hooks returned, and will now
get $19,000 rubber hands... at
the U.S. taxpayer's expense

Daily Mail [UK], by Paul Thompson Original Article

Posted By: Attercliffe- 10/10/2012 2:39:45 AM Post Reply

Hate preacher Abu Hamza is to be given a new set of rubber hands --at cost of over $19,000 to the US taxpayer. The suspected al-Qaida cheerleader has been told he will not be able to have his usual metal hooks while awaiting trial on terrorism charges. U.S. authorities consider the hooks a security risk and have refused to hand them back to Hamza after he arrived in New York over the weekend following his extradition from Britain. During his initial court appearance his lawyer Sabrina Shroff asked a judge to return the metal hooks--but was turned down

Naked fury: Nude demonstrator is one
of 50,000 protesters in Athens as
Angela Merkel is met with burning
swastikas and Greek riot police
battle crowds with teargas

Associated Press, by Staff Original Article

Posted By: Attercliffe- 10/10/2012 2:26:54 AM Post Reply

Greek police fired teargas and stun grenades at protesters in central Athens on Tuesday when they tried to break through a barrier and reach visiting German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Around 50,000 demonstrators defied a ban on protests, gathering in Syntagma square to voice their displeasure with the German leader. Some wore Nazi uniforms and others burned swastika flags, while one left police dumbstruck by running through the city naked. Police were pelted with rocks, bottles and sticks as demonstrators tried to break through a barricade set up to protect Merkel and her delegation, who were meeting with Prime Minister

Obama fails to provide aid to
victims of Hurricane Isaac,
despite 2007 anti-Bush
rhetoric on Katrina relief

Daily Caller, by Quin Hillyer Original Article

Posted By: afortiori- 10/10/2012 2:07:43 AM Post Reply

President Barack Obama has refused to extend to victims of Hurricane Isaac in Louisiana the same relief he criticized former President George W. Bush for withholding from New Orleans residents in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. The move has frustrated state and local politicians and contradicts his own campaign rhetoric about disaster relief from just one election cycle ago. In a fiery 2007 speech at Hampton University unveiled last week exclusively by The Daily Caller, Obama excoriated the Bush administration for supposedly refusing to waive requirements of the Stafford Act, federal government for emergency assistance,

Steve Wynn On Obama: "I'll
Be Damned If I Want To Have
Him Lecture Me"

Real Clear Politics, by Staff Original Article

Posted By: horacer- 10/10/2012 1:28:57 AM Post Reply

On the Tuesday broadcast of the nightly Nevada political program "Ralston Reports," Steve Wynn, CEO of Wynn Resorts sat down with host Jon Ralston to discuss the presidential election. Wynn, an outspoken critic of President Obama, didn't hold back in his latest criticism of the incumbent president seeking a second term. "I'll be damned if I want to have him lecture me about small business and jobs. I'm a job creator. Guys like me are job creators and we don't like having a bulls-eye painted on our back," Wynn said about Obama to Ralston. An excerpt of the interview is below.

Marital, personal ties link Obama
administration to Commission
on Presidential Debates

Daily Caller, by Josh Peterson Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/10/2012 1:02:39 AM Post Reply

The moderator of the lone October vice presidential debate was previously married to a top Obama official, an association both ABC News and the left-leaning Commission on Presidential Debates do not view as a conflict of interest. ABC Senior Foreign Correspondent Martha Raddatz, whose role as moderator was announced on August 13, was previously married to Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski — an Obama appointee. (Snip) Genachowski and classmate Barack Obama worked together on the Harvard Law Review, Genachowski as notes editor and Obama as the publication’s president. They graduated in the same class.

ABC News scrambles to cover up
Barack Obama’s attendance
at VP debate moderator’s wedding

Daily Caller, by Josh Peterson Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/10/2012 12:57:53 AM Post Reply

President Barack Obama was a guest at the 1991 wedding of ABC senior foreign correspondent and vice presidential debate moderator Martha Raddatz, The Daily Caller has learned. Obama and groom Julius Genachowski, whom Obama would later tap to head the Federal Communications Commission, were Harvard Law School classmates at the time and members of the Harvard Law Review. After TheDC made preliminary inquiries Monday to confirm Obama’s attendance at the wedding, ABC leaked a pre-emptive statement to liberal-leaning news outlets including Politico and The Daily Beast Tuesday, revealing what may have been internal network pressure felt just days before Raddatz

Don't Just 'Do Something'

Foreign Policy [Washington, DC], by Micah Zenko Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/10/2012 12:44:02 AM Post Reply

Because of the September 11 terrorist attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi that killed four Americans, Joint Special Operations Command and the CIA are reportedly developing "perhaps a dozen or more" target packages consisting of terrorist encampments and individuals suspected of being involved. A senior U.S. official said that "highly pre-decisional...options are being teed up," should President Obama request them (he reportedly has not), though the official warned, "[I] don't think that a final list of who was involved is solid." Given that U.S. surveillance drones were flying over Libya well before the Benghazi attack and have been conducting

Biden-Ryan debate highlights nation's
Catholic political divide - Thread Closed

Los Angeles Times, by Mitchell Landsberg Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/10/2012 12:35:47 AM Post Reply

Dubuque, Iowa - Dr. Jack Dolehide remembers the trinity on display in his boyhood home in Chicago in the 1960s: There, in the center, was an iconic image of Jesus. On one side, Mayor Richard J. Daley, the city's legendary Democratic boss. On the other, President Kennedy. Then one day about 1969 or '70, the unthinkable occurred. Dolehide's father took down the politicians' portraits, ripped them into pieces and threw them away. He had become a Republican. Today, Jack Dolehide, 57, is a well-established physician in Dubuque and among many Catholics who plan to vote for Mitt Romney for president.

'Anti-Islam filmmaker'
back in US court

Agence France-Presse, by Staff Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/10/2012 12:30:29 AM Post Reply

The alleged filmmaker behind the video that sparked violent protests across the Muslim world is due to appear in court again on Wednesday in a separate case, officials say. They gave an amended name for him. Mark Basseley Youssef - who previously went by the name Nakoula Basseley Nakoula, among other pseudonyms - will appear in court in Los Angeles under tight security. Amid fears for his safety, media and the public will only be able to watch proceedings via videoconference from a separate building, as was the case when he first appeared in court last month.

Cancer patient embarrassed
by security pat-down

Associated Press, by Staff Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/10/2012 12:24:16 AM Post Reply

Seattle - A Michigan woman dying of leukemia says she hopes her embarrassment during a Seattle airport security pat-down might change the way the Transportation Security Administration treats travelers with medical conditions. (Snip) Dunaj said a female agent performed the pat-down and asked her to lift up her shirt after feeling the tubes going into Dunaj's chest and abdomen. Dunaj said her suggestion for a more private pat-down was dismissed. "I asked them if they thought that was an appropriate location, and they told me that everything was fine," she said. She said another agent punctured one of the saline

Mitt Romney Leads Chant of
‘Four More Weeks’ at Ohio Rally

ABC News, by Emily Friedman Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/10/2012 12:21:36 AM Post Reply

Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio - Mitt Romney tonight unveiled a new rallying cry, getting a crowd of thousands here this evening to begin chanting “Four more weeks! Four more weeks!” as the Republican presidential candidate tried to build support in the crucial swing state. (Snip) “I know there’s greater and greater interest in this campaign across the country,” Romney said. “The fact that, I don’t know, 10,000 people or more are here this evening is a testament to how much people care about this election. I know people are focusing on how the country’s going to be led going forward and

State Dept. officials contradict
claims on deadly Libya attack

The Hill [Washington, DC], by Molly K. Hooper Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/10/2012 12:19:22 AM Post Reply

Senior State Department officials on Tuesday refuted claims by administration members that the deadly attack in Libya on the 11th anniversary of Sept. 11 was provoked by an anti-Islam video. On the eve of a House hearing to investigate the security of American personnel in the tumultuous country, two senior State Department sources told reporters that attacks on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi did not happen as a result of protests. An official explained, in detail, what happened on the night that U.S. Ambassador to Libya Christopher Stevens and three other Americans were killed by an armed group of militants.

Biden-Ryan debate highlights
nation's Catholic political divide

Los Angeles Times, by Mitchell Landsberg Original Article

Posted By: BuckeyeRon- 10/10/2012 12:02:03 AM Post Reply

Dubuque, Iowa — Dr. Jack Dolehide remembers the trinity on display in his boyhood home in Chicago in the 1960s: There, in the center, was an iconic image of Jesus. On one side, Mayor Richard J. Daley, the city's legendary Democratic boss. On the other, President Kennedy. Then one day about 1969 or '70, the unthinkable occurred. Dolehide's father took down the politicians' portraits, ripped them into pieces and threw them away. He had become a Republican. Today, Jack Dolehide, 57, is a well-established physician in Dubuque and among many Catholics who plan to vote for Mitt Romney

Skulls from Aztec
sacrificial ritual discovered

Discovery News, by Rossella Lorenzi Original Article

Posted By: STLstudent- 10/9/2012 11:51:01 PM Post Reply

Archaeologists have unearthed gruesome evidence of brutal Aztec rituals by uncovering 50 skulls and over 250 jaw bones at the Templo Mayor in Tenochtitlan (modern Mexico City). Found at one sacrificial stone below a ceremonial platform called the "cuauhxicalco," the human remains date back more than 500 years and represent the largest number of skulls ever found in one offering. Used in rituals associated with the worship of Mictlantecuhtli, god of death, the skulls were unearthed in different locations: 45 appeared to have just been dumped on top of the stone, while the remaining five

I Was Right About That
Strange Jobs Report

Wall Street Journal, by Jack Welch Original Article

Posted By: Dreadnought- 10/9/2012 11:32:57 PM Post Reply

Imagine a country where challenging the ruling authorities—questioning, say, a piece of data released by central headquarters—would result in mobs of administration sympathizers claiming you should feel "embarrassed" and labeling you a fool, or worse. Soviet Russia perhaps? Communist China? Nope, that would be the United States right now, when a person (like me, for instance) suggests that a certain government datum (like the September unemployment rate of 7.8%) doesn't make sense. Unfortunately for those who would like me to pipe down, the 7.8% unemployment figure released by the

Chavez slams Venezuelan
opposition after election victory

CNN, by Staff Original Article

Posted By: PageTurner- 10/9/2012 11:15:24 PM Post Reply

Caracas, Venezuela -- Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez sharply criticized his political opponents Tuesday and vowed to continue pushing his socialist programs in the oil-rich South American country. "The opposition has a catastrophic vision for the country," Chavez told reporters. "They deny everything the government achieves." The comments came a day after Chavez reached out to opposition candidate Henrique Capriles in what he had described in a Twitter post as a "pleasant phone conversation." "I invite National Unity, respecting our differences!" Chavez wrote.

Done with fundraising, President
Obama hits the homestretch

The Hill [Washington, DC], by Amie Parnes & Niall Stanage Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/9/2012 11:08:28 PM Post Reply

President Obama will attend his last fundraiser of the 2012 campaign Thursday and then shift into top gear following his disastrous recent debate performance that vaporized his polling lead over challenger Mitt Romney. With momentum in the race flipping to the Republican, sources have told The Hill the president will spend the rest of the campaign at swing-state rallies or preparing for the next two debates instead of attending more private fundraisers. (Snip) A former administration official said Obama needed to address his debate performance and not ignore the “elephant in the room,” but added, “I think it’s expired.”

Stacey Dash on Romney:
‘I Chose Him Not By the
Color of His Skin But the
Content of His Character’

Newsbusters, by Noel Sheppard Original Article

Posted By: Dreadnought- 10/9/2012 11:05:59 PM Post Reply

As NewsBusters reported Monday, African-American actress Stacey Dash was thoroughly lambasted on Twitter for expressing her support for Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney. During an interview with CNN's Piers Morgan Tuesday, a defiant Dash marvelously said, "I chose him not by the color of his skin but the content of his character" (video follows with transcribed highlights): STACEY DASH: I just feel that as a country, this is my choice. This is the man I want to lead my country. It is my right as an American citizen. It’s my Constitutional right

Security Officer in Libya Refers
to Post Being Directed to
“Normalize” Operations and
Reduce U.S. Security Presence

ABC News, by Jake Tapper Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/9/2012 11:04:58 PM Post Reply

Eric Nordstrom, the former Regional Security Officer at the U.S. Embassy in Libya, told congressional investigators looking into the murder of four Americans in Benghazi, Libya, on Sept. 11, that the State Department was eager for the American diplomatic presence in Libya to reduce its American security footprint and to rely more on locals, sources tell ABC News. A senior State Department official denies the charge. In an email from Nordstrom from earlier this month obtained by ABC News, the former Regional Security Officer referred to a list of 230 security incidents in Libya that took place between June 2011

‘Fiscal cliff’ fight already
a drag on U.S. economy

Washington Times, by Patrice Hill Original Article

Posted By: Dreadnought- 10/9/2012 11:01:14 PM Post Reply

Worries about the federal government’s “fiscal cliff” are taking their toll on the economy well ahead of the year-end deadline, which analysts say is looking like it may be more damaging in the run-up than in the reality. Businesses frequently cite uncertainty about what will happen with $600 billion in government spending cuts and expiring tax breaks scheduled to start taking effect Jan. 1 as their reason for refraining from hiring or spending on facilities and equipment. Reports make it clear that this uncertainty contributed significantly to the economic slowdown in

France, where people still
take Boris Johnson seriously

France 24, by Sophie Pilgrim Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/9/2012 10:59:45 PM Post Reply

Boris Johnson’s party conference speech on Monday has had the British press in stitches these past 24 hours, but with so many jokes to choose from, they seem to have overlooked a jibe targeting French President François Hollande, who was labelled France’s “biggest tyrant since the revolution”. (Snip) Johnson made the remark during members’ talks at the annual Tory (Conservative) party conference in Birmingham. The subject of David Cameron’s open invitation to French citizens came up. (In June, Cameron said he would “lay out the red carpet” for talented French people wishing to escape newly elected Hollande’s tax-happy government.) Johnson,

Romney to build on debate boost

Washington Times, by Seth McLaughlin Original Article

Posted By: Dreadnought- 10/9/2012 10:57:58 PM Post Reply

CUYAHOGA FALLS, Ohio — An energized Mitt Romney is looking to build on his new campaign momentum in the country’s swing states, including in Ohio, where he is deploying some of his heaviest political artillery and personalizing his message in his hunt for undecided voters. Capitalizing on his well-received debate performance, the Republican presidential nominee has dropped his busy fundraising schedule in favor of more traditional campaign stops. In fact, since his first faceoff with President Obama, Mr. Romney has held nearly a dozen events, including three stops in Florida and four in Virginia, compared with just one

Court probes barter of
seven girls ‘to end feud’

The Scotsman [Scotland], by Staff Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/9/2012 10:55:41 PM Post Reply

Pakistan’s High Court has ordered a probe into an alleged barter of seven girls to settle a blood feud in a remote south-western district. Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry yesterday began proceedings into the allegations, which were first reported in local media. The alleged trade happened in the Dera Bugti district of Baluchistan between two sub-tribes of the Bugti tribe. A tribal council had ordered the barter in early September, district deputy commissioner Saeed Faisal told the court. He did not know the girls’ ages but local papers reported they were between four and 13. (Snip) The tradition of families exchanging

Why the high court should back
race-based college admissions

Washington Post, by Editorial Original Article

Posted By: Dreadnought- 10/9/2012 10:55:34 PM Post Reply

THE SUPREME COURT will consider Wednesday its biggest affirmative action case in a decade when the justices examine the suit of Abigail Fisher, a woman denied admission to the University of Texas (UT) at Austin in 2008. Lawyers for Ms. Fisher, who is white, claim that she suffered unjustly by having to compete against African American and Hispanic applicants in a system that considers race. Ms. Fisher wants the court to deem the university’s inclusion of race in its admissions process unlawful, a request the justices should deny. The worry is that

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