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Earn your Trident every day… - Thread Closed

Scottoncapecod [blog], by Dr. Charles R. Roots Original Article

Posted By: ketchuplover- 10/28/2012 3:15:29 AM Post Reply

About the two Navy SEAL’s killed in Libya: Quite an astounding tribute to the courage and bravery of the two former Navy SEAL’s that went to the aid of Ambassador Stevens and Embassy staff. Courageous! (snip) But the stunning part of the story is that Tyrone Woods and Glen Doherty killed 60 of the attacking force. Once the compound was overrun, the attackers were incensed to discover that just two men had inflicted so much death and destruction. As it became apparent to these selfless heroes, they were definitely going to lose their lives unless some reinforcements showed up in a hurry.

Playing the Petraeus card

Washington Examiner, by Michael Barone Original Article

Posted By: ketchuplover- 10/28/2012 3:06:56 AM Post Reply

Who denied the Navy Seals’ pleas for help in Benghazi? Bill Kristol, in a Friday Weekly Standard blogpost entitled “Petraeus Throws Obama under the Bus,” noted that the CIA put out a statement that “No one at any level in the CIA told anybody not to help those in need; claims to the contrary are simply inaccurate.” (snip) The last thing the Romney campaign would ever want, I think, is several of the last days of the campaign to be taken up by an argument between Romney and Petraeus. Mainstream media, which has been striving to downplay this story lest

How Team Romney sees the polls

Washington Examiner, by Byron York Original Article

Posted By: ketchuplover- 10/28/2012 2:58:23 AM Post Reply

Mitt Romney has led Barack Obama in the Gallup national tracking poll for nearly three weeks. He has led the Rasmussen national tracking poll for about the same time. And now that the Washington Post and ABC News are publishing their own tracking poll, he’s leading in that one, too. It seems reasonable to conclude that, at this moment in late October, Romney is leading the presidential race. Those results have led to a lot of nervousness among Democrats and a number of reassuring analyses from party operatives and left-leaning journalists. No matter what the national polls

Benghazi attack: Urgent call for military
help ‘was denied by chain of command’

Christian Science Monitor, by Brad Knickerbocker Original Article

Posted By: ketchuplover- 10/28/2012 2:50:21 AM Post Reply

Citing “sources who were on the ground” in Benghazi, Libya, Fox News is reporting that an urgent request for military help during last month’s terrorist attack on the US consulate there “was denied by the CIA chain of command.” (snip) former Marine Corps officer and Reagan administration senior Pentagon official Francis “Bing” West outlined much the same scenario as Fox News, including a timeline of events in Benghazi. “Fighter jets could have been at Benghazi in an hour; the commandos inside three hours,” Mr. West wrote. “If the attackers were a mob, as intelligence reported, then an F-18

Why I’m voting for Romney

New York Post, by Michael Goodwin Original Article

Posted By: ketchuplover- 10/28/2012 1:50:59 AM Post Reply

Each time I mention that I voted for Barack Obama in 2008, I get a blast from some who didn’t. “How could you be so dumb?” is a typical response to my confession. It is certainly a confession — of error. Obama fooled me once, but not twice. I’m voting for Mitt Romney Nov. 6th. (Snip) He failed as president because he is incompetent, dishonest and not interested in the actual work of governing. His statist policies helped consign millions of Americans to a lower standard of living and his odious class warfare further divided the nation. He had no

Paul Ryan has hijacked
the Left’s righteous rage

Evening Standard [UK], by Thomas Frank Original Article

Posted By: ketchuplover- 10/28/2012 1:24:13 AM Post Reply

There is only one Issue before the public, one grand recognition that defines our time — the sense, drummed into our heads during the bank bailouts of 2008 and 2009, that the fix is in. Regardless of which party holds the majority, we now know, Washington is in the hands of the oligarchy. Arguments over this issue are well-nigh everywhere on the nation’s streets. In general, however, the men at the top of the tickets do not go there. Only one of the national candidates is willing to acknowledge what’s on the public’s mind, and this is what makes Republican vice-presidential

Libyan witnesses recount
organized Benghazi attack

Associated Press, by Paul Schemm and Maggie Michael Original Article

Posted By: Dreadnought- 10/28/2012 12:13:28 AM Post Reply

TRIPOLI, Libya -- It began around nightfall on Sept. 11 with around 150 bearded gunmen, some wearing the Afghan-style tunics favored by Islamic militants, sealing off the streets leading to the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi. They set up roadblocks with pick-up trucks mounted with heavy machine guns, according to witnesses. The trucks bore the logo of Ansar al-Shariah, a powerful local group of Islamist militants who worked with the municipal government to manage security in Benghazi, the main city in eastern Libya and birthplace of the uprising last year that ousted Moammar Gadhafi

Here's how endorsement process works

Des Moines Register, by Editorial Original Article

Posted By: SoCalGal- 10/28/2012 12:11:05 AM Post Reply

Over the past week The Des Moines Register has published its endorsements in the 2012 election.(Snip) Our support for Republican Mitt Romney may surprise, it may anger, it may please. The goal of endorsement editorials is to advance the conversation, and we invite readers to send us their views (Snip) The Register’s editorial board consists of Publisher Laura Hollingsworth, Editor Rick Green, Opinions Editor Randy Evans and editorial writers Rox Laird and Andie Dominick. After watching the two candidates over the past six years, interviewing them both at least twice, researching their positions and the issues and having

Rubio's daughter in fair
condition after accident

Associated Press, by Staff Original Article

Posted By: Dreadnought- 10/28/2012 12:10:57 AM Post Reply

LAKEWOOD CREST, Fla. -- The 12-year-old daughter of Florida Sen. Marco Rubio was in fair condition Saturday evening at Miami Children's Hospital after she was airlifted there following a golf-cart accident in a gated community, the senator's office said. The Republican senator was notified of the accident while coming off stage after a rally with GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney Saturday afternoon. The senator campaigned with Romney at two Florida rallies on Saturday and was scheduled to attend a third before being picked up by a state police cruiser along Romney's motorcade route. Rubio spokesman

Powerful earthquake
hits B.C. northern coast

Toronto Star [Canada], by Petti Fong Original Article

Posted By: LittleHoodedMonk- 10/28/2012 12:08:29 AM Post Reply

Vancouver - A tsunami warning was issued last Saturday for the coastal areas of British Columbia following a 7.7 magnitude earthquake off the waters near Prince Rupert. People in coastal areas were told to move inland to higher ground while residents in low-lying coastal areas were ordered to be on alert for instructions from their local emergency officials after the tsunami warning was issued just before 8 p.m. local time. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre issued the tsunami warning for coastal areas from the northern tip of Vancouver Island to Cape Decision, 135 kilometres southeast of

House elections spell a
Republican story and victory

Washington Post, by Paul Kane and Ed O’Keefe Original Article

Posted By: Dreadnought- 10/28/2012 12:03:35 AM Post Reply

President Obama remains at least an even bet to win reelection. Democrats are favored to hold on to the Senate — an outcome few prognosticators envisioned at the beginning of the year. And yet, with a little more than a week to go, the party holds almost no chance of winning back the House. “They called the fight. It’s over. We’re going to have a House next year that’s going to look an awful lot like the last House,” Stuart Rothenberg, the independent analyst who runs the Rothenberg Political Report, said. The outlines of a comeback for Democrats seemed possible.

The Two Polls That Have Chicago Terrified

National Review Online, by Josh Jordan Original Article

Posted By: brianod1- 10/28/2012 12:01:20 AM Post Reply

For all of the polls that are flying out almost hourly now, there are two common trends emerging: Mitt Romney is leading independents by healthy margins, and who holds the overall lead is entirely dependent on the party split within the sample. As of last night, Romney has a razor thin lead of eight tenths of a point nationally against an average Democratic partisan advantage of 4.4 points. In 2008, Barack Obama won the election by 7.2 points (52.9–45.7) and Democrats outnumbered Republicans by eight points.

I-96 shooting streak continues,
2 shootings reported today

Detroit Free Press, by Gina Damron and Lisa Roose-Church Original Article

Posted By: Ribicon- 10/27/2012 11:43:22 PM Post Reply

There have been two shootings today on I-96 in Livingston County that law enforcement officials believe are connected to 22 other shootings that occurred during a three-day period earlier this month. One man was struck in his buttocks, marking the first injury in the shootings, which police believe is the work of one man firing a handgun, mostly at motorists, while he drives.(Snip) He said preliminary findings indicate the gunman may have been on westbound 96 shooting across the expressway. He said it’s unclear whether the man was stopping to shoot, shooting from a field or shooting

Des Moines Register backs Mitt Romney

Yahoo! News, by Hollie Bailey Original Article

Posted By: earlybird- 10/27/2012 11:13:24 PM Post Reply

LAND O'LAKES, Fla.—Mitt Romney won a major newspaper endorsement on Saturday, as the Des Moines Register's editorial board formally backed the GOP candidate's bid for the presidency. It was the first time in 40 years the influential battleground state paper endorsed a Republican in the general election, dating back to its support of Richard Nixon in the 1972 election. The Register previously backed Romney in the 2012 GOP primary.(Snip) it determined Romney was better positioned to "forge the compromises in Congress" necessary to turn the economy around, create jobs and get the federal budget back on track.

Accusations against generals
cast dark shadow over Army

Washington Post, by Ernesto Londoño Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 10/27/2012 10:42:03 PM Post Reply

The accusations leveled against three Army generals over the past six months are as varied as they are striking, the highest-profile of a growing number of allegations of wrongdoing by senior military officials. A one-star general was flown home from Afghanistan this spring to face criminal charges, including sexual assault. A four-star general formerly in charge of the increasingly vital Africa command was accused of financial mismanagement, accepting inappropriate gifts and assigning staff personal tasks. And a three-star general who oversees the U.S. Missile Defense Agency was described in an inspector general report as an abrasive and verbally abusive boss.

New York Times endorses Obama

The Hill [Washington DC], by Alexandra Jaffe Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 10/27/2012 10:36:16 PM Post Reply

The New York Times endorsed President Obama for reelection on Saturday in an editorial that touts the president's record on issues ranging from civil rights to healthcare to foreign policy. In its endorsement, the Times editorial board admitted that "we have criticized individual policy choices that Mr. Obama has made over the last four years, and have been impatient with his unwillingness to throw himself into the political fight," but expressed optimism that he is "ready for the partisan battles" that will come after the election.

Libya:
Crushing Obama’s Hopes
of a Comeback?

PowerLine, by John Hinderaker Original Article

Posted By: Robinsolana- 10/27/2012 10:09:22 PM Post Reply

Mitt Romney has opened up a clear lead over Barack Obama in their presidential race. That owes a great deal to the candidates’ debate performances, of course. But something else is going on, too. In recent days, Obama’s approval rating has taken a perceptible hit. Via the Weekly Standard, we see that in the Rasmussen survey, only 47% approve of Obama’s job performance, while 52% disapprove. There are two plausible explanations for Obama’s current slide: voters may be disgusted by the mean, petty campaigning he is running, or they may disapprove of his handling of the Benghazi crisis. Or both.

Benghazi, Watergate
and the sword of judgment

Daily Inter Lake [Kalispell MT], by Frank Miele Original Article

Posted By: davesenior- 10/27/2012 9:40:51 PM Post Reply

Shakespeare said that “what’s past is prologue,” and the older you get the longer your prologue becomes, so you have to forgive me — as I edge inexorably closer to 60 — for seeing portents and omens of our country’s willful blindness today in my own callow youth. Transport yourself back 40 years, and consider the lessons to be learned from another presidential election year — 1972 — when America had to choose between squeaky-voiced war hero George McGovern and the incumbent presidential sociopath, Richard Nixon.[SNIP] We have another president who has reneged on his promises, and another imperfect challenger.

Napolitano: 3K illegal immigrants
applying daily under deportation
reprieve plan

Fox News, by Staff Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 10/27/2012 9:38:49 PM Post Reply

More than 3,000 young illegal immigrants are applying daily to take part in the administration's new deportation reprieve policy, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said last week. Napolitano said a total of roughly 200,000 people have applied since the agency began accepting applications two months ago. She made the announcement Wednesday to a panel of educators from across the country who serve on the Homeland Security Academic Advisory Council, as reported by The Hill newspaper. The agency began accepting applications after President Obama in June made the policy change --

Rare color film of Marilyn
Monroe singing ‘Happy
Birthday, Mr. President’ at
JFK’s birthday bash in 1962
up for auction (Video)

New York Daily News, by Philip Caulfield Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 10/27/2012 9:30:24 PM Post Reply

The only known color video of Marilyn Monroe singing "Happy Birthday" to John F. Kennedy at the President's 45th birthday bash at Madison Square Garden in 1962 is hitting the auction block. But don't expect to hear the original blond bombshell's breathy rendition --- her 30-second appearance is silent.WATCH HER PERFORMANCE BELOW-Monroe, 35 at the time, can be seen shimmying up to the podium in a white fur coat, which she doffs to reveal the iconic rhinestone covered gown she wore for the occasion.

Hillary Clinton calls on Iranian
gov't to release jailed filmmaker
and 'all political prisoners'

Washington Times, by Kerry Picket Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 10/27/2012 9:29:07 PM Post Reply

*Updated Although Secretary of State Clinton is facing criticism of her own when it came to making sure that filmmaker Mark Basseley Youssef was arrested and placed in jail, it has not stopped her from calling on Iran to release their own imprisoned filmmaker. Secretary Clinton released the following statement on Friday evening regarding the Iranian government's imprisonment of Iranian human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh and filmmaker Jafar Panahi: The United States congratulates Iranian human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh

Gallup: Obama's Job Approval
Drops 7 Points in 3 Days

Cybercast News Service, by Terence P. Jeffrey Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 10/27/2012 9:22:47 PM Post Reply

In the most precipitous decline it has seen in more than a year, President Barack Obama's job approval rating has dropped 7 points in three days, according to Gallup. In the three-day period ending on Oct. 23, says Gallup, 53 percent said they approved of the job Obama was doing and 42 percent said they did not. On Oct. 24, that dropped to 51 percent who said they approved and 44 percent who said they do not. On Oct. 25, it dropped again to 48 percent who said they approved and 47 percent who said they do not.

Obama rally a who's who
of high-profile NJ Dems

Associated Press, by Staff Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 10/27/2012 9:17:57 PM Post Reply

ASBURY PARK, N.J. -Just about every New Jersey Democrat who's been mentioned as a potential candidate in next year's gubernatorial election will be in Asbury Park for a rally for President Obama. Monmouth County Democratic Chairman Vin Gopal says Saturday's 11 a.m. event is attracting a who's who of possible gubernatorial challengers. Gopal says Democrats recognize the importance of doing well in Monmouth and Ocean counties to have a chance statewide. The traditionally Republican central Jersey counties helped Chris Christie upset Gov. Jon Corzine three years ago. Confirmed speakers include

Obama finds time for 'birther'
joke as he lays on the charm in
New Hampshire... while Romney tells
Florida voters it's only 'ten more
days' til they vote in a new president

Daily Mail [UK], by Staff Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 10/27/2012 9:04:38 PM Post Reply

President Obama found time to joke about his birth certificate as he visited the swing state of New Hampshire on Saturday. In between slamming Mitt Romney for upping taxes and fees in neighboring Massachusetts, the President joked that his rival was to blame for the scandal about his birth certificate. 'He raised fees to get a birth certificate which would have been expensive for me,' said the president to laughter and cheers. It was a veiled reference to so-called 'birthers' who doubt he was born in America and question the authenticity of his Hawaiian birth certificate.

White House: not
crafting new tax cut plan

Reuters, by Staff Original Article

Posted By: Bubbasuncle- 10/27/2012 8:58:47 PM Post Reply

(ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE) President Barack Obama will continue to push for middle-class tax cuts as part of his economic agenda, but the White House is not considering a specific new tax cut plan at this time, a spokesman for Obama said on Saturday. "Moving forward, the president does believe that cutting taxes for middle class families is an important part of his economic agenda. It is something he'll continue to push for," White House spokesman Josh Earnest told reporters. He denied a Washington Post report that said the Obama administration is considering a tax cut

The Register endorsement: Mitt
Romney offers a fresh economic vision

Des Moines Register (IA), by Editorial Original Article

Posted By: Maryland_Patriot- 10/27/2012 8:54:44 PM Post Reply

Ten months ago this newspaper endorsed former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney for the Republican nomination for president. An overarching consideration was which of the party’s candidates could we see occupying the White House, and there was no question that Romney was qualified for the job. (snip) Romney has made rebuilding the economy his No. 1 campaign priority — and rightly so. The nation has struggled to recover from recession for the past 40 months.

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