Must-read article- Charles Krauthammer:The Cordesman criteria

Charles Krauthammer  "Either Israel is engaged in the most elaborate ruse since the Trojan horse or it is on the cusp of a preemptive strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities.

"What’s alarming is not just Iran’s increasing store of enriched uranium or the growing sophistication of its rocketry. It’s also the increasingly menacing annihilationist threats emanating from Iran’s leaders. Israel’s existence is “an insult to all humanity,” says President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. “Anyone who loves freedom and justice must strive for the annihilation of the Zionist regime.” Explains the country’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Israel is “a true cancer tumor on this region that should be cut off.”"  Read more...

The Cordesman article Krauthammer refers to: Iran: Preventing War by Making It Credible    "It is equally possible, however, that war can come from the same conditions that helped trigger World War II—years of negotiations and threats, where the threats failed to be taken seriously until war become all too real.
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"Political maneuvering and opportunism does, however, raise tensions, while the administration’s efforts to damp tensions down may make Iran feel that the threats growing out of U.S. politics are beginning to seem hollow."
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The United States has many options for such attacks if they are necessary, and it can talk about them as exercises or war college studies without giving away any details. In fact, the United States can confront Iran with many more options than Iran can react to, while making it clear to our allies just how credible U.S. options can be as a last resort. The United States can—and should—speak softly while providing the clearest possible picture of the fact that it carries a big stick.

Do you think this show of determination will come from a president carrying a load of guilt over American military power; a president who is a student of anti-war activist Bill Ayres and numerous anti-American mentors? I cannot imagine any "gutsy calls" in Obama's future, but with his obsession for re-election that surpasses all regard for damage to this nation, do not rule it out. TD

Is it too much to hope President Obama will not turn out to be President Jubilation T. Cornpone?

Anderson Cooper Takes DNC Chair Wasserman Schultz to Task for Misquoting L.A. Times In Fundraising Pitch

NewsBusters   "There are some lies told by the DNC that even CNN can’t let slide.  Such is the case with a recent DNC fundraising email written by Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz which misquotes the L.A. Times in order to attack Mitt Romney.

"The email at question centers around the RNC platform on abortion which has remained the same for the past twelve years in its steadfast support for the protection life. ...

 " The email written by Ms. Schultz said the following:

Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan are now, incredibly, saying they don't agree with the policies of the party whose nomination they're about to accept, but guess what? The Los Angeles Times reported yesterday that the platform was, and I quote, "written at the direction of Romney's campaign."

"On his August 23 program, Anderson Cooper called out the Chairwoman for misquoting the L.A. Times, but Ms. Schultz stubbornly refused to admit fault.  Throughout the interview, Cooper corrects Schultz’s lies, pointing out that "Mitt Romney did not design or direct the writing of the Republican Party platform. In particular, the language on abortion is virtually the same as it's been for years." "

Big Journalism; DWS When Confronted On Lie: 'It Doesn't Matter'  "CNN's Anderson Cooper doggedly tries to get DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz to acknowledge the truth behind her false claims about Mitt Romney's position on abortion."

The heading to the above said Schultz was "torn to shreds", but Rush Limbaugh fervently disagrees in this piece:  Cooper Performs Random Act of Journalism on Debbie "Blabbermouth" Schultz

But I don't think he "profoundly embarrassed" her. I don't think she can be embarrassed. I don't think Biden can be embarrassed. Oh, speaking of that, Charlie Rangel said (impression), "You're damn right Biden was talking about slavery and he's damn right about it!"Yeah, Rangel's out saying, "Damn right he was talking about slavery." Another circling of the wagons around Plugs. Anyway, maybe I'm hearing this differently than you guys, and I didn't see it. Maybe Debbie "Blabbermouth" Schultz looked guilty, but... (interruption) Okay, HR says he saw it and she looked guilty. Fine. When you just hear it, she got her message out: Romney's lying and hates women and is extreme!

The search for pro-Akin cartoons continues

Nope, nothing here...

ocregister.com/

Wonderful California Legislature Passes Bill To Jerry Brown To Prevent Arrests Of Illegals

Weasel Zippers linked to this column in the Sacramento Bee 

 "The [California] Assembly Friday passed and sent to Gov. Jerry Brown legislation that would prohibit law enforcement officers from detaining undocumented immigrants for federal authorities when they are released from criminal custody, unless they have a history of serious or violent crime.

"He and other Democrats said it’s aimed at preventing otherwise non-threatening immigrants to go about with their lives without fear of deportation, while Republicans argued that the effect would be to give criminally inclined illegal immigrants a sanctuary.  (AB 1081 roll of votes)

"The 44-23 vote to send the measure to Brown was strictly along party lines, although some members of both parties declined to vote."  
Posted by Gazoo in the comments to this article. Sorry about the language elsewhere.

Fuentes

Holder and the Justice Dept. suing California for violating Federal Immigration Law in 3......2......1.......    oh nevermind 

Gut-and-amend bill seeks 'safe harbor' for illegal immigrants
"Fuentes received the final word only a few weeks ago that the safe harbor program could be created through legislation, without a statewide vote, which prompted the gut-and-amend of SB 901 so late in the legislative year, Golombek said."

(Below)This OC Register cartoon goes here just because I can do it.

Read more here: http://blogs.sacbee.com/capitolalertlatest/2012/08/california-legislation-seeks-safe-harbor-for-illegal-immigrants.html#storylink=cpy

Hey, Biden Had Girlfriends Too!

BernardGoldberg.com

Background; Does Paul Ryan's Black Ex-Girlfriend Matter?
"As reported on Twitter by CNN's Pete Hamby, Ryan said he has a black sister-in-law, but perhaps even more interesting, his "college sweetheart" was African American."  Democrats are frantically thinking up talking points to neutralize this.

Paul Ryan and his black girlfriend: What’s the fuss?   Crystal Wright is an occasional contributor to The Root DC and is the editor of the political site “Conservative Black Chick.”

..."But apparently, interracial dating is a story only when a white
Ryan holds a rally at a hardware store in Roanoke, Va., on Aug. 22. (Steve Helber - AP)Republican does it. President Obama dated white women in college and law school and that never became a significant story during the 2008 campaign.

"In fact, discussion by the mainstream media of the president’s interracial relationships often implied that he was more tolerant, complicated and interesting  I’m curious why Ryan isn’t afforded the same kind of perspective."

Anyway, here is the aforementioned article from Bernie Goldberg.com:

"The Chicago Democratic organization has quietly promised President Obama that it will try to offset the black-girlfriend effect by paying black voters to vote four times during the election, up from the customary three. But this is seen strictly as a symbolic gesture, because Obama seems certain to win the state of Illinois by a wide margin, no matter what.

"The more effective tactic, the strategists agree, is to retroactively link the Democratic candidates to every known ethnic, racial and religious group in the United States. ....

“They were all fantastic babes,” Biden is said to have remarked. “I dearly love every one of those groups — I mean women.”

"The Biden operative said the vice president is prepared to state that he dated gay men too if there is any indication that this group might stray from its traditional allegiance to the Democratic party."    

Bio of Arthur the author: Arthur Louis spent more than forty years as a print journalist, with the Philadelphia Inquirer, McGraw-Hill, Fortune magazine and the San Francisco Chronicle, but he is not asking for sympathy.

Logan's Warning to America about creeping Sharia (Islamic law)

About Logan's Warning; "The primary mission of this website is to educate non-Muslims on the ideology and practice of Islam and to Islam's threats to our free and open society. The goal is to assist in developing legislation to defeat the dangerous Sharia movement underway here in America. Violence is not the answer, nor is it acceptable."

Muslim in America to Logan’s Warning: We WILL OVERTHROW the US Government!

A Muslim is being deceptive to non-Muslims about Islam by only telling them only part of the story, or by flat out lying. (Their religion instructs them lie.) Then I expose their deception and lies. After that their response is to usually pull a Houdini and disappear from the conversation. But the conversation I had on YouTube with Jihadifanclub (who I had written about back in 2011) took a different turn. This traitor to America came right out and stated, “We as Muslims will overthrow it”.

Muslim in America to Logan’s Warning: Convert, Accept Islamic Rule, or Else….

First we will invite you to Islam or you let Islam rule without any oppression. Then the last alternative is to fight your army. Like I said before bringing family values to a society is not oppression.

Turning the Tables on MPAC and Muslim Attorney Wajahat Ali….
"Last week the insidious Islamic organization, the Muslim Public Affairs Council (MAPC), once again used the freedoms of America against America,and held a teleconference on “Islamophobobia”. Muslims use the term “Islamophobia” as an attack tactic in an attempt to bully and silence those who criticize Islam. What MPAC and other insidious Islamic organizations like CAIR do not tell you is that the term was born in Iran back in 1979 following the Islamic Revolution."

Turning the Tables on MPAC and Muslim Attorney Wajahat Ali….Part II
"In the closing of the article I asked where Ali’s true loyalty lies, with America or the Koran? Between his attempts at intimidation, non-responses to me, and the following video, I’m going with the Koran. Maybe Ali would like to come here and prove me wrong?"

All emphases in the original.

When Islamists speak, remember that lying is permissible and even recommended

After 9-11, I was invited by a Muslim co-worker to attend an informational talk on Islam hosted by the local Islamic Center. I brought up the subject of Israel's right to exist in their  present location and the Imam answered yes;  when I quizzed him further, he reemphasized  his answer.

Only later did I learn the teaching of Taqiyya and realize that I had been finessed. TD

The film "2016 -- Obama's America"

Neal Boortz on the film, "2016 -- Obama's America"  "Now I tried to watch this movie with somewhat a different eye than most of the people in that theater.  As hard as it is to do … I tried to watch it as an Obama supporter.  I was looking for something that was clearly untrue or for logical lapses relating to Obama’s positions.  (Yeah, like a liberal would recognize a logical lapse.)  Not once did I think to myself “Oh now come on, Dinesh.  That’s a little much.” 
"There were a few things in the movie that I had not realized … a few surprises for me." 
Read more... And view the trailer here.

One place to find out where and when to view this film.

Dinesh D’Souza

Reflections on the Obama presidency

The Obama Identity  "That the Obama identity issue persists is in itself damning evidence that the projected identity is not the real identity. And one would vote for that because...why?"
Ed Lasky: Obama's Work Ethic Criticized Again "He shows energy only when he campaigns -- and it is a negative energy, driven more by rage (we hear of his contempt for Mitt Romney) than, let's say, hope.  He likes to shoot hoops with NBA stars, hang out with celebrities, play golf, take vacations, give speeches before adoring crowds, and collect cash from campaign contributors, but he does not like the humdrum responsibilities that come from being president.
"When things do not work out when his policies roll out, he blames others -- whether inanimate or animate (ATMs, tsunamis, Europe, Republicans, "lazy" and soft" Americans -- he blames us).    ( Emphasis added)

"If he were an employee, Obama would have been fired long ago." 

Imagine...

Voice of Lillpop

Imagine, a president who has a passionate love for the history, tradition, and values of America, including blemishes and frailties, and is completely dedicated to preservation of our culture and values.
Imagine, a president who respects the rule of law, the US Constitution, the Bill of Rights, and the separation of powers under our form of self- rule.
Imagine, a president loathe to apologize for American values, religion, or leaders while on foreign soil.
Imagine, a president who really believes in the Exceptionalism of America’s people, Constitution, and culture.
Imagine a president NOT so arrogant and delusional as to believe that he is capable of, and should, “fundamentally transform” the greatest nation in human history.     John W. Lillpop

Read more... 

'OIHO' and other Obama gaffes on the campaign trail this week

Examiner.com  "While they aren’t the biggest gaffes of the week, it is atypical of President Barack Obama to make several mistakes within two days on the campaign trail – and he did just that on Wednesday and Thursday. The first error to catch the eyes of the press instead of the press’s ears was when he was standing with supporters at Sloopy’s Bar on the campus of Ohio State University and attempted to spell out the state’s name with their arms. A huge-smiling Obama and three others spelled out “OIHO” instead of “OHIO”."
Right; the whole thing is just a fun screw-up and no big deal. But since the Democrats made such a brouhaha over Dan Quayle's inconsequential misspelling of "potato", I'm including this for them. This is for you, Dems, my former party. TD

Cartoonist Mike Ramirez took note of the whole thing and, as usual, had his own take on it:

http://townhall.com/political-cartoons/2012/08/24/103006

Cardinal sin: Bam blew off DNC blessing

NY Post   "Obama and Dolan have clashed publicly over a health-care law requiring employers to provide abortion coverage.

"Dolan and other groups filed suit against the rule, claiming it forces church-related groups to act against their conscience.

"Still, Dolan invited both Obama and Mitt Romney to his annual Alfred E. Smith dinner in New York City in October.

" “The Republicans are smart enough to get the ‘pope of America,’ and the Democrats are stupid enough not to invite him,” said Bill Donohue, of the Catholic League, who said he spoke with Dolan yesterday.

" “The Catholic vote is the most critical vote. They’re the wild card,” Donohue told The Post. “So, why wouldn’t you ingratiate yourself to the pope of America and send a wink and a nod to Catholics? That’s just good politics.”

"Former Mayor Ed Koch, an Obama supporter who said he likes Dolan, said, “The Republicans are very smart to ask him.” "

Hat tip to American Papist

Mitt Romney: What I Learned at Bain Capital

Wall Street Journal  My business experience taught me how to help companies grow—and what to do when trouble arises. When you see a problem, run toward it before the problem gets worse.
"In the 1990s, when the "old-technology" steel industry in the U.S. was failing, Bain Capital helped build a new steel company, Steel Dynamics, which has grown into one of the largest steel producers in America today, holding its own against Chinese producers. The key to its success? State-of-the-art new technology."