Charles Krauthammer; Obama’s bluster and non-response on the Libya question will come back to haunt him.

National Review Online   "The rub for Obama comes, ironically enough, out of Romney’s biggest flub in the debate, the Libya question. That flub kept Romney from winning the evening outright. But Obama’s answer has left him a hostage to fortune. Missed by Romney, missed by the audience, missed by most of the commentariat, it was the biggest gaffe of the entire debate cycle: Substituting unctuousness for argument, Obama declared himself offended by the suggestion that anyone in his administration, including the U.N. ambassador, would “mislead” the country on Libya.

"This bluster — unchallenged by Romney — helped Obama slither out of the Libya question unscathed. Unfortunately for Obama, there is one more debate — next week — entirely on foreign policy. The burning issue will be Libya and the scandalous parade of fictions told by this administration to explain away the debacle."

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'If four Americans get killed, it's not OPTIMAL': Obama's extraordinary response to Comedy Central question about fiasco after Benghazi attack

UK Mail   "President Barack Obama, during an interview to be shown on Comedy Central, has responded to a question about his administration's confused communication after the Benghazi attack, by saying: 'If four Americans get killed, it’s not optimal.'

"Obama was speaking to Jon Stewart of The Daily Show for a programme to be broadcast tonight. 

"Stewart, a liberal whose young audience is full of potential voters prized by the Obama campaign, asked the president about his handling of the aftermath of the Benghazi attack."

Pension Envy: Who Has More—Obama or Romney?

THE INFIDEL BLOGGERS ALLIANCE  When life beats fiction... Obama's pension out of Cayman's and BIGGER THAN ROMNEY'S

Romney says Obama also has investments in Chinese companies and through a Cayman Islands trust

"UPDATE: PolitiFact, the fact-checking arm of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, has confirmed that Obama does participate in the Illinois pension fund, which was organized in the Cayman Islands and has interests in China."

"From the standpoint of a public pension, Obama is well-heeled.

As president, he will receive $191,300 annually for life — win or lose in next month's election — and receives a travel allotment as well as mailing privileges. Should Obama lose, his presidential pension kicks in immediately after leaving office.

"Given that the president enjoys a normal life span, the pension allotment would be worth upwards of $6 million.

"The federal budget spends about $3 million annually for the four living ex-presidents. Obama also will get Secret Service protection.In addition, Obama may be due a nice pension for the eight years he served in the Illinois Legislature as a state senator.

"Illinois is infamous for its lavish pension planfor former lawmakers. A Freedom of Information Act request for Obama's pension amount submitted Wednesday to the General Assembly Retirement System of Illinois was not immediately answered, nor was a call to the Obama campaign." "

The Libyan Deception

Rich Terrell strikes again

Jennifer Rubin; More evidence of deception "The more we learn the more we see how both dishonest and incompetent has been the handling of this entire incident. The Obama White House may be out spinning the press to buy into the Obama-Crowley line, but no one is buying it. As the rest of the information comes to light, the president retains less and less credibility. Like a fish on a line he flops this way and that, trying to break free of his self-created trap."

A Bright and Shining Libyan Lie

Victor Davis Hanson   "The new administration narrative faulted not one video, but the intelligence community for misleading them about the threat of an al-Qaeda hit on an American consulate -- and the Romney campaign for demanding answers about a slain ambassador and his associates. Meanwhile, the State Department, the Obama re-election team and the intelligence community were all pointing fingers at each other.

"What the Obama administration could not concede was the truth: The lead-from-behind intervention in Libya had proved a blueprint for nothing. Libya has descended into chaos. Radical Islam had either subverted or hijacked the Arab Spring. Al-Qaeda was not dismantled by the death of bin Laden or by the stepped-up drone assassination missions in Pakistan. Egypt was becoming Islamist; Syria was a bloody mess. Iran was on the way to becoming nuclear. Obama had won America no more good will in the Middle East than had prior presidents."

Nate Beeler

Oba-spin on the debate aftermath

WSJ; Henninger: The Un-President; Barack Obama shows an unerring instinct for policy deniability.  "One of the most familiar Obama positions—repeated at every campaign stop—is that he "inherited" a bad economy from George W. Bush. Set aside that whatever the cause, everyone concedes he took over a tough situation. More to the point is Mr. Obama's compulsive insistence that anything awry in the economy during his first term is "not my fault." "

Obama Dropping Al Qaeda Brag From Speech?   "Who has been politicizing the far greater tragedy of 9/11 more than Barack Obama?
"Lest we forget, George Bush was not even allowed to mention 9/11 when he was running for re-election. But Obama has made the killing of Bin Laden and the ‘defeat’ of Al Qaeda the centerpiece of his campaign."

First lady: President 'didn't point fingers, didn't place blame'   Wait...what?  "First lady Michelle Obama said Wednesday that President Obama did not look to blame others for the challenges he faced as president, an apparent rebuke to Republican accusations that the White House continues to point the finger at President George W. Bush for the lagging economy."  Incidentally, this link was provided by left-leaning memeorandum. 

Sununu battles O'Brien on Crowley comment    Catch the smug look on Soledad's face, one of contempt for anyone who might be against Obama's re-election. 

Is Atlas Shrugging? Job Creators Are Giving Up on the U.S. Economy

PJTV  (Video) "It's a special Ayn Rand edition of Instavision. Harmon Kaslow, the producer of the film Atlas Shrugged, Part II, discusses the relevance of the Ayn Rand classic to the policies of President Obama. This novel is selling better now than when it was first released. Are job creators going to give up on the U.S. economy? Find out."  

Via Instapundit

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Threats to Assassinate Romney Explode After Debate

infowars.com   "Obama supporters voice desire to kill Romney over fears food stamps will be taken away"

"As we reported yesterday, in addition to threats by Obama supporters to riot if Romney wins, innumerable Twitter users are also making direct death threats against Romney.

"The primary reason given for Obama supporters wanting to see Romney dead is the fear that he will take away food stamps."

National Geographic Bombarded With Jihadist Threats Over Osama Film …(Will Obama Apologize?)

THE INFIDEL BLOGGERS ALLIANCE   "National Geographic Channel’s Washington DC headquarters has increased security after being inundated with terror threats due to the Osama Bin Laden they are going to release two days before the election. The American media has ignored this story."

More at the UK Mail:

"Instead, Owens said the premiere was set for November 4 to promote the channel’s upcoming fall schedule. 

The movie was produced by Harvey Weinstein, a major Obama supporter. In August, the Hollywood heavyweight hosted a lavish $35,800-a-person fundraiser for the president at his oceanfront Connecticut compound.

Weinstein was joined by actress Anna Hathaway, director Aaron Sorkin and Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour at the event which was attended by about 50 wealthy donors."

We refer you to a following post that discusses the lock Obama has on Hollywood. TD

Kevin James: Hollywood Picks and Chooses Who Can Offend – George Clooney Finds First Amendment Unfortunate

Maggie's Notebook   ...."Actor Kevin James (a really, really funny guy) was courageous to say that Hollywood picks and chooses who can offend and who cannot and in this case, Nakoula’s First Amendment rights are worth a jail cell.  Some think it’s fine that he was nailed for offending Muslims. George Clooney, that one-man bastion of all-things humane, thinks the First Amendment is “unfortunate” for people like Nakoula."





Kevin appears to be one of a persecuted minority:
Celebrities Pile on Mitt Hate Post Debate
"Celebrities rushed to Twitter over the last 24 hours to give their assessment of the second presidential debate. Some, like Judd Apatow, Chris Rock and Jared Leto, served up pure hatred for GOP nominee Mitt Romney"

'Paul Ryan Girl' Video Reveals Fear of Being Openly Conservative in Show Biz
"Enter Maredith Walker. Not only did she audition for the part, she wanted her name on it. She was beautiful, talented and would show up early on a Sunday morning for an all-day shoot. What was not to like? Well, she was a true conservative. She had things like, oh, principles she lived by. One, was that marriage is sacred. You don’t come on to other women’s husbands. I agreed with that principal but … this was fiction. We had a YouTube video to make!"
"Walker wanted to be in a YouTube video that honored Ryan but did not dishonor his wife. She refused to hide under a rock for “her career” because she knew that the gifts God had given her, her looks and talent, could serve something bigger than herself. And in the end, she has not ruined her career. She just launched it."

Update: ‘The View’ Co-Hosts Freak Out When Hasselbeck Suggests Hollywood Is For Obama  (Video)  "Hasselbeck’s comments caused an explosion from the four other hosts, resulting in a cacophonous shouting match directed towards Elizabeth.  Goldberg, not wanting to have a full discussion on what had just ensued, conveniently ended the conversation by taking the show to commercial and failing to resume the dispute after the break. 

"Once again, the co-hosts on The View silenced the lone conservative on the show because she dared to call them and the majority of Hollywood for what they truly are, liberal supporters of President Obama." 

Ann Coulter: OBAMA AT HOFSTRA: RELATIVELY ALERT, THEREFORE BIG WINNER

Human Events  "The trend is set and Obama’s voters are moving away from him in droves. People can see that Obama has to go to college campuses, the David Letterman show and “The Daily Show” to get a friendly audience these days. Even Lindsay Lohan is for Romney.
....."In the media room, journalists cheered Obama’s cheap shot about Romney being rich, according to The Washington Times. Say, who did the Democrats run for president right before Obama? That would be the richest man in the U.S. Senate, John Kerry. But liberals believe Kerry acquired his fortune more honestly than by building businesses and creating jobs. He married a rich woman.

"For all the media cheerleading, millions of Americans still know they’re out of work. They know, as Michael Jones noted, that everything is more expensive, including even-handed moderators."