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VIDEO: Paul Ryan Slams Obama’s ‘Tax Increase Which Would Cost 700,000 Jobs’

Posted on | October 2, 2012 | 1 Comment

“The average tax rate in the industrial world on businesses is 25% and . . . our successful small businesses, a million small businesses, will get hit with a tax increase which would cost us 700,000 jobs if we go down the path the President wants us. We are not going to do that.”
— Paul Ryan, interviewed by Bloomberg News

Category: Barack Obama, Election 2012, Paul Ryan, Taxes

VIDEO: Patrick Murray Explains The Need To Retire ‘Gentleman’ Jim Moran

Posted on | October 2, 2012 | Comments Off on VIDEO: Patrick Murray Explains The Need To Retire ‘Gentleman’ Jim Moran

by Smitty

In remarks to supporters on 01 October, Patrick Murray offers some biographical detail about working with Ambassador John Bolton, and then offers praise and admiration for VA-8’s incumbent Congressman, Jim Moran. For ‘heaping abuse’ values of ‘praise and admiration’.




Patrick Murray for Congress

Jim Moran is the only human on record to get less respect than Rodney Dangerfield.

Category: Patrick Murray, Virginia

EXPOSED: Obama Administration Had Advance Warning of Libyan Terror Threat

Posted on | October 2, 2012 | 14 Comments

Eli Lake has the exclusive report:

In the five months leading up to this year’s 9/11 anniversary, there were two bombings on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi and increasing threats to and attacks on the Libyan nationals hired to provide security at the U.S. missions in Tripoli and Benghazi.
Details on these alleged incidents stem in part from the testimony of a handful of whistleblowers who approached the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform in the days and weeks following the attack on the Benghazi consulate. The incidents are disclosed in a letter to be sent Tuesday to Hillary Clinton from Rep. Darrell Issa, the chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and Rep. Jason Chaffetz, the chairman of the oversight committee’s subcommittee that deals with national security.

More from Ed Morrissey at Hot Air:

[I]ncompetence and dishonesty go together hand in hand — and we’re seeing plenty of both from Obama and his team in the wake of the Benghazi terrorist attack. The White House and State Department were asleep at the switch before the 9/11 anniversary attack, and they’ve been lying ever since about the circumstances behind it, too.

UPDATE: One of the lessons you learn in life is that truth is constant, whereas liars will change their stories as their lies are exposed. An editorial in USA Today makes the point:

Three weeks after an attack in Libya killed the U.S. ambassador and three other Americans, we now know that it did not spring from a spontaneous protest, spurred by an anti-Muslim video, as the Obama administration originally described it. In fact, every aspect of the early account — peddled most prominently by U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice — has unraveled.

The first instinct of the Obama administration is always to lie.

UPDATE II: Jeff Goldstein at Protein Wisdom provides excerpts of the letter from the House Oversight Committee leadership:

“Based on information provided to the Committee by individuals with direct knowledge of events in Libya, the attack that claimed the ambassador’s life was the latest in a long line of attacks on Western diplomats and officials in Libya in the months leading up to September 11, 2012. It was clearly never, as Administration officials once insisted, the result of a popular protest . . . In addition, multiple U.S. federal government officials have confirmed to the Committee that, prior to the September 11 attack, the U.S. mission in Libya made repeated requests for increased security in Benghazi. The mission in Libya, however, was denied these resources by officials in Washington. . . .
“Put together, these events indicated a clear pattern of security threats that could only be reasonably interpreted to justify increased security for U.S. personnel and facilities in Benghazi.”

 

 

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Category: Barack Obama, Libya

‘Someone Trying to Breathe Life into a Three-Year Old Dead Horse’

Posted on | October 2, 2012 | 21 Comments

Thus does John Fund dismiss an attempt by Nadia Naffe to create controversy around James O’Keefe III over a planned “sting” video that never happened, as embarrassing as the details may be.

O’Keefe, as you certainly know, is the young activist who became famous for his collaboration with Hannah Giles in the 2009 undercover videos that destroyed ACORN, and which sparked the successful launch of Andrew Breitbart’s Big Government website. Naffe is a former Republican operative who worked with O’Keefe until, in March of this year, she accused O’Keefe of sexual harassment and worse.

Naffe had been “terminated” by the Florida GOP in 2004, which led to a lawsuit that, if O’Keefe knew about it before he hired her, should have given him pause. Who would knowingly hire anyone whose former employment resulted in litigation? And this is especially true of someone whose work would require a high degree of confidentiality.

So now Naffe has made herself a weapon with which O’Keefe’s enemies seek to destroy him. She has made league with Neal Rauhauser — assisting Rauhauser in an attempt, on behalf of Brett Kimberlin, to get access to e-mails that Naffe wrongfully obtained from O’Keefe — and is now apparently ready to file a lawsuit against Patrick “Patterico” Frey:

Rauhauser has been obsessed with Patterico for more than a year, going back to the 2011 WeinerGate scandal, when Rauhauser (under his “Stranded Wind” alias) published a series of posts at Daily Kos accusing Patterico of all manner of wrongdoing:

It was in the aftermath of the WeinerGate scandal that Rauhauser evidently joined forces with Brett Kimberlin and Kimberlin’s tax-exempt 501(c)4 group Velvet Revolution. Kimberlin had his own grievance against Patterico dating back to October 2010, when Kimberlin threatened a lawsuit against Patterico.

Similarly, both Rauhauser and Kimberlin had been striving for some time to destroy Andrew Breitbart and James O’Keefe, which is how Nadia Naffe’s complaints against O’Keefe brought this together with their grievances against Patterico. When Naffe made her accusations against O’Keefe in March, Patterico raised questions about Naffe’s story and subsequently discovered the public-record documents relating to her 2004 lawsuit against the Republican Party.

Patterico’s criticism of Naffe and his publication of those documents is, so far as I can tell, the only grounds for complaint Naffe has against him and I can’t imagine any court finding Patterico guilty of anything, but this lawsuit is just another typical product of the Kimberlin-Rauhauser “accuse the accusers” strategy. Once they target someone, the accusations proliferate endlessly as part of an orchestrated effort to discredit anyone who might accuse them of wrongdoing. (See my June 17 article, “‘Scrubbed’ Writings Show Kimberlin Associate Neal Rauhauser’s Obsessions,” for some relevant examples.)

Remember that Rauhauser solicited the same California attorney, Jay Leiderman, in an attempt to get SWATting target Mike Stack to file a nuisance suit against Patterico.

It is most unfortunate that Rosie Gray of Buzzfeed has assisted O’Keefe’s enemies in what is, in fact, nothing more than the latest manifestation of a bizarre personal vendetta. “Dead horse” though the story may be, innocent people still suffer real harm from these deliberate attacks. Assisting sadists in the satisfaction of their depraved appetites is not properly the business of a journalist.

UPDATE: Linked by Jackie Wellfonder and Bill Hoge — thanks! — and thanks likewise to the commenter who points out that Jay Leiderman is also the attorney who represents imprisoned former “Anonymous” spokesman Barrett Brown.

Brown’s involvement with Rauhauser became public last month when Barrett threatened me, then published a series of private online chats he had with Patterico, evidently in an effort to defame Patterico as being party to a (wholly imaginary) conspiracy.

Brown’s motives in that incident are impossible to determine, nor do we know what (if anything) connects that failed smear with Barrett’s subsequent public meltdown that led to his arrest. Absent such knowledge we can only observe that, in general, bad things happen to people who actively ally themselves with evil.

 

Category: Andrew Breitbart, Barrett Brown, James O'Keefe, Patterico, The Kimberlin Files

VIDEO: Amb. John Bolton Supports Murray In Effort To Retire Moran

Posted on | October 2, 2012 | 2 Comments

by Smitty

Last night I had the privilege of listening to remarks from one of my heros, Ambassador John “the ‘Stache” Bolton. If you only have time for one clip, the second one offers a Bolton’s professional overview of just how jacked up BHO’s foreign policy is.

 

 

Patrick Murray for Congress

Jim Moran is fit for the ‘Drunk Uncle’ role on SNL’s Weekend Update. Barely.

Category: Patrick Murray, Video, Virginia

LIVE AT FIVE: 10.02.12

Posted on | October 2, 2012 | Comments Off on LIVE AT FIVE: 10.02.12

— compiled by Wombat-socho


TOP NEWS
Fiscal Cliff Could Mean Increased Taxes For 90% Of Americans

Fiddling while your take-home pay burns

Another fiscal year and still no budget; Bush tax cuts set to expire at end of year


Georgia’s Saakashvili Admits Defeat In “Historic” Election
Opposition wins popular vote but may not take parliament


Romney: Jobs Are Job 1
Debate not so much about winning and losing



POLITICS
Judge Set To Rule On Pennsylvania Voter ID Law

Driver’s license center with voter ID signage

Opponents pushing to postpone implementation until after this year’s election

Who Won The Second Brown/Warren Debate?

Opening Statements Begin In Minnesota Terrorism Trial

Defense Spending: Why It Matters

White House Confirms Cyberattack, Downplays Seriousness

Paul Ryan Takes Foreign Policy Attack To Iowa

California Latest Stage For Battle Over Unions’ Political Power

Lawyers Reach Deep To Aid Obama



THE ECONOMY, STUPID
Oil Over $92 In Asia As US Manufacturing Improves; NYMEX $92.31, Brent $112.01
NY AG Sues JP Morgan Over Bear Stearns Securities
Moody’s Says Spanish Banks Need More Capital Than Tests Indicate
Manufacturing Giveth And Bernanke Taketh Away As Wall Street Posts Slight Gains
Dollar Weakens On Fed’s Intention To Continue Stimulus
ROK Exports Fall For Third Straight Month As Global Demand Wanes
Samsung Makes Good On Patent Suit Threat Against iPhone 5
HTC Announces One X Plus With faster Processor, More Storage, Better Battery Life
Google Now More Valuable Than Microsoft, Showing Mobile’s Mist
Report Says Tablet Owners Read More News, Longer Articles
Microsoft Overhauls MSN For Windows 8, IE10



SPORTS
NATIONALS CLINCH NL EAST TITLE

Mark DeRosa and Bryce Harper celebrate

Nationals uncork bubbly despite loss to Phillies as Braves fall to Pirates

A’s Beat Rangers, Return To Playoffs For First Time In Six Years

Bears’ Veteran Defenders Return Picks For TDs As Chicago Rolls Over Cowboys 34-18

Tigers Beat Royals 6-3 To Clinch AL Central As Cabrera Closes In On Triple Crown


Yanks One Up On O’s After 10-2 Rout Of Red Sox

White Sox Hammer Tribe 11-0, Still Eliminated From Playoffs

King Felix Flops In Finish, Angels Win 8-4

Cardinals Top Reds, Clinch Tie For Second NL Wild Card



FAMOUS FOR BEING FAMOUS
Congratulations Drew And Will, It’s a Girl!

Will Kopelman and wife Drew Barrymore

Daughter Olive arrived September 26; mother & daughter doing fine

Rep Denies Christina Aguilera Made Weight Comments

Paris Hilton In Alleged Lesbian Makeout Session; Boyfriend Arrested

Brittany Kerr Shuts Down Twitter Page After Abuse From Jason Aldean Fans


Taylor Swift Talks About Falling In Love Easily, Singing About Exes

Cat Deeley And Patrick Kielty Tie The Knot

Crazed Fan Takes Bite Out Of Danny Bonaduce

Oprah Tops Forbes List Of  Entertainment’s Highest-Paid Women, Perhaps Not For Much Longer

Matt Reeves In Deal To Direct “Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes”

Sony In Talks For “Little House On The Prairie” Feature



FOREIGNERS
Ferry Collision Kills 36 Off Hong Kong Coast
US Abandoning Hope For Peace Deal With Taliban
Syria’s Foreign Minister Accuses US Of Sponsoring Terrorism
Senkaku Standoff Continues; Six PRC Ships Spotted In Disputed Waters
Nork Minister Blames US Policy For Pushing DPRK To Brink Of Nuclear War
Nearly 300 Arrested In Bangladesh For Attacks On Buddhists
Moscow Court Postpones Pussy Riot Hearing
Labour’s Two Biggest Union Paymasters Launch Stinging Attack On Miliband, Balls



BLOGS & STUFF
Valley Of The Shadow: Words Of Wisdom From Da Tech Guy
WyBlog: Everything Obama Does Revolves Around Golf, Even Debate Prep. Maybe Especially Debate Prep.
Looking Spoon: Leaked Photo Of Romney Preparing For Debate, Obama Preparations
Jammie Wearing Fools: Of Course – Obama Does Debate Prep At Luxury Vegas Golf Course
Gateway Pundit: Obama Supporters Begin Phone Campaign Attacking Mitt Romney’s Mormon Faith
Lonely Conservative: Mother Of Down’s Syndrome Daughter Responds to Obama’s “Brittany” Ad
NRO Corner: Brittany Vs. Julia
Power Line: The Parade Of Bad Polls, Continued
Weasel Zippers: The Race Is Over MSM Narrative Fail – Battleground Poll Finds Obama, Romney In Statistical Tie
Weekly Standard Blog: Are Scott Brown Democrats Coming Home?
Keith Hennessey: The WaPo’s Hit Job On Paul Ryan
Michael Walsh: Wheels Coming Off As Clapper Scapegoated For Administration Lies
Volokh Conspiracy: What If An American Offered A $100,000 Bounty To Anyone Who Killed These Two Pakistani Pols For Their Offensive Speech?
Mary Katherine Ham: Christie Responds To Obama Whopper – “Stop Lying, Mr. President”
Mudville Gazette: Why 2000?
Israel Matzav: The Bogus American Polls
Doug Ross: Surprise! Obama’s Green Policies Hit The Poor Hardest
iOwnTheWorld.com: I Want To Eat In Amereeca

Category: Live at Five

Thanks to the Reader Who Bought the $199 Rockwell Sonicrafter Kit via Amazon

Posted on | October 1, 2012 | 2 Comments

One of the amazing things about the Amazon Associates program is, I keep getting commissions on sales of stuff I didn’t even know Amazon sold. I’d never even heard of the “Rockwell RK5108K SoniCrafter 100-Piece Super Professional Kit” that one of our readers bought last month through an Amazon link here, but I’m sure glad you bought it — at the special low price of $131.99 — because that sale provided me a $9.24 commission.

Blood glucose test strips? Never knew you could buy those at Amazon. A 5-piece home theatre sound system? Wow! They sell all kinds of stuff at Amazon, and most orders over $25 qualify for free shipping.

 

 

We’re just a couple of months away from the Christmas shopping season, and Amazon has all kinds of bargains every day, so you can shop any time you want via our links and each sale kicks a small commission to me (at no cost to you) to help support the blog.

 

Category: Amazon

Federal Law? What Federal Law?

Posted on | October 1, 2012 | 27 Comments

Ace gave this the Flaming Skull™ and pinned it to the top of his blog: There is a federal law that requires employers to give advance notice of layoffs. Because of Obama’s massive deficits, defense contractors will have to lay off tens of thousands of employees.

Obama convinced Lockheed Martin to delay the layoff notification until after the election. Don’t like it? You’re a racist!

(Trying to get me one of those Elspeth Reeve gigs at the Atlantic.)

Last week, one of my tip-jar hitters informed me that he was one of the 575 people to be laid off when Sikorsky shut down its Black Hawk helicopter plant in New York State. When the Obama deficits start hurting my tip-jar hitters, I get angry.

UPDATE: Gabriel Malor at New York Daily News:

In case you missed it over the weekend, the Obama administration’s Friday afternoon document drop was a memo from the Department of Labor telling defense contractors not to provide legally-required notice to thousands of employees that they are about to be laid off, if automatic spending cuts agreed to by the President and the Congress take effect.
Translation: President Obama wants to prevent thousands of employees, especially in swing-state Virginia, from being told that they are going to be laid off due to Department of Defense funding cuts. Because of the timing of the cuts, those notices would have been sent to employees just prior to the election in November. The man who signed those funding cuts into law would like to avoid that.

It’s worth noting that blog sidekick Smitty works for a defense contractor. Are they going to lay Smitty off? We don’t know.

Because, hey, who cares about a freakin’ federal law, when following it might hurt Obama’s re-election chances?

UPDATE II: Yeah, let’s add this:

Update III (Smitty): welcome, Instapundit readers! While you’re here, check out Ambassador John Bolton’s recap of the Obama Administration’s foreign policy debacle, recorded Monday, 01 October 2012.

Category: Ace of Spades, Barack Obama, Budget
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