Krauthammer: Iran marches, Russia rules, Obama watches

Charles Krauthammer
. . . "Does the bewildered Obama administration finally understand what Russia is up to?" . . .
. . . "Shoring up a rump Alawite state secures Russia's naval and air bases in the eastern Mediterranean. Add to that Russia's launching advanced cruise missiles from warships in the Caspian Sea to strike Syrian rebels 900 miles away and you have the most impressive display of Russian military reach since the Cold War.

"For Obama, of course, these things don't matter.
. . .
"What has happened since the signing of the deal in July? Iran convicts an American journalist of espionage, contemptuously refusing to offer even the most minimal humanitarian gesture. Iran brazenly tests a nuclear-capable ballistic missile that our own U.N. ambassador said violates Security Council resolutions. And now Iran's most notorious Revolutionary Guard commander takes control of a pan-Shiite army trying to decimate our remaining allies in the Syrian civil war.

"Obama's response to all this? Nothing. He has washed his hands of the region, still the center of world oil production and trade, and still the world's most volatile region, seething with virulent jihadism ready for export. When you call something a quagmire you have told the world that you're out and staying out. Russia and Iran will have their way.
. . .
" '60 Minutes" asked Obama: Are you concerned about yielding leadership to Russia? Obama responded dismissively: Propping up a weak ally is not leadership. I'm leading the world on climate change.

"Upon hearing that, anyone in any conflict anywhere who has put his trust in the United States should start packing his bags for Germany."

While Benghazi defenders were under fire, Obama tried to connect the attack to the video

The Gateway Pundit
"US Hero David Ubben Suffered 20 Hours in Benghazi Before Help Arrived – While Obama Called YouTube & Went to Campaign in Las Vegas

"Diplomatic security agent David Ubben, like former Navy SEALs Tyrone Woods and Glen Doherty, ran into the Special Mission Compound (SMC) to help save US officials under siege in Benghazi. Ubben was struck by a mortar round that killed Woods and Doherty. His leg was shredded. Ubben was forced to wait twenty hours before a plane was sent to pick him up.

"After a good night sleep Obama flew to Las Vegas to campaign on September 12, 2012. (Zimbio)

"New documents released this week show the Obama White House was working to link the terror attack to a YouTube video — WHILE AMERICAN HEROES WERE STILL TRAPPED ON THE ROOF.

"The White House reached out to YouTube just three hours after the initial reports of the attack — Before they had even recovered Ambassador Stevens’s body.

‏@JudicialWatch Oct 20

BREAKING: New State Documents Show Quick White House Effort to Link Benghazi to Internet Video: http://jwatch.us/sKFzep  via @JudicialWatch

Weasel of the Week! Disney!

Nice Deb

Yes, it’s time to present this week’s statuette of shame, The Golden Weasel!! 

Every Tuesday, the Council nominates some of the slimiest, most despicable characters in public life for some deed of evil, cowardice or corruption they’ve performed. Then we vote to single out one particular Weasel for special mention, to whom we award the statuette of shame, our special, 100% plastic Golden Weasel. This week’s nominees were all particularly slimy and despicable, but the votes are in and we have our winner…the envelope please…

Disney’s New Anti-American Far Left ‘Captain America’

"Marvel Comics launched its new Captain America series on Wednesday. The title character gets very political in the story, which culminates with him beating up a conservative group on the US-Mexican border. MNS' Bill Osmulski has more in this report."

"They’ve even got the ‘right wingers’ in this comic wearing the hoods so beloved of Democrats in the not so Good Old Days. And of course, Captain Marvel’s race has changed, for obvious reasons.

"I once heard Rush Limbaugh say some time ago that ‘Liberalism is like an acid that distorts and ruins everything it touches.” At the time I thought that was over the top, but I now concede he was largely correct..except, of course, I never use the word ‘liberalism’ to describe these prog fascists.

"From the day they enter school, turn on a TV, or yes, read a comic book, America’s kids are subject to this kind of mind rape. That’s why a willful perversion like this is important." . . .
Bear in mind that a recent Disney teenage movie had a mean character named... wait for it... Breitbart!

Paul Ryan is the new Speaker of the House

Here's why he should disrupt the way Congress works.

The Federalist Papers

"The news that Paul Ryan has decided to place his name in the running for Speaker of the House is a good thing for the Republican Party. Ryan has the potential to unify the warring factions of the party; he has the trust of the vast majority of members; and he represents a new generation of leadership for the GOP, a party that has too often let hierarchical concerns win out over ability." . . .

7 Crazy Outcomes of Hillary's Benghazi Testimony

Independent Sentinel
"Hillary Clinton kept her composure throughout the testimony Thursday and she had extensive cover from the five Democratic members of the committee. A lot of good points were made but Hillary deflects well. She takes responsibility without taking responsibility.

"The GOP has not succeeded in bringing Hillary to account, in fact, when the media gets finished, she will come out looking good.

"It’s absolutely crazy that the Democrats spent the entire time protecting Hillary except for Rep. Duckworth who wanted to make sure processes were put in place to better protect our consulates in the future. It’s crazy that Hillary did not have a clue that the consulate should be better protected, that her “friend” Amb. Stevens pleaded for help, that she continues to lie about the video and pretend there is no contradiction, and finally it’s crazy that he might be our next president.

"The Democrats attacked the GOP for dragging this hearing out for over three years but fail to mention that the information and even witnesses were kept from the committee. The committee received Amb. Stevens’ emails two days ago.

"The government looks very corrupt and Hillary is the best liar out there."

1.HILLARY DIDN’T KNOW SIDNEY BLUMENTHAL DIDN’T WRITE THE EMAILS
2.THE LIBYAN WAR WAS HILLARY’S WAR
3. BLAMING CONGRESS
4. THE ARB
5. HILLARY WASN’T RESPONSIBLE FOR SECURITY
6. HILLARY SAID THE ATTACK WASN’T DUE TO A VIDEO
"What Hillary said about the attack was very different from what she said in private. She blatantly lied, was caught lying but refused to admit it.
The night of the attack, Clinton called the prime minister of Libya, explaining that Ansar al-Sharia had claimed responsibility. And in a call with Egyptian prime minister Hisham Kandil, Clinton deliberately rejected the video idea. “We know the attack had nothing to do with the film,” she says. “It was a planned attack, not a protest . . . Based on the information we saw today, we believe that the group that claimed responsibility for this was affiliated with al-Qaeda.”
7. THIS IS NOT A PROSECUTION

More  commentary and videos at the link.

Updates on the Benghazi hearings

Democrats grovel before our enemies, but Heaven help Americans who question their integrity!

Hillary to Egyptian Prime Minister, September 12, 2012: "We know the attack in Libya had nothing to do with the film. It was a planned attack, not a protest."
"JIM JORDAN: ... finally, most significantly, the next day, within 24 hours, you had a conversation with the Egyptian prime minister. 

You told him this, "We know the attack in Libya had nothing to do with the film. It was a planned attack, not a protest." 

. . .
 "CLINTON: Well, I think if you look at the statement that I made, I clearly said that it was an attack."

Hillary to Egyptian Prime Minister, September 12, 2012: "We know the attack in Libya had nothing to do with the film. It was a planned attack, not a protest." Hillary celebrates fending off first round of Benghazi questions with crushing 'low-five' handshake with friendly congressman – a former judge who was once impeached by Congress for taking a bribe

Hillary’s contempt at start of Benghazi hearing: Clinton flicks through her notes and stares at briefing as chairman reads out names of four dead Americans

Won't this anger those all-feeling independents?
"And then it was the sycophantic, obfuscating Elijah Cummings’ turn, but not before Mrs. Clinton shot an ear-to-ear grin his way. Here’s a snippet, and just know that the entirety was more of the same ‘ol Vast Right Wing Conspiracy mantra we’ve come to expect from Mrs. Clinton’s Protection Squad:" . . .

. . . "Clinton referenced an Accountability Review Board that she cooperated with, as well as the fact that the Benghazi attack has been probed in seven prior investigations.

"But Gowdy, in his opening statement, sneered at the panel, noting that it did not even interview Clinton herself." . . .

Mother of Benghazi Victim Erupts at Hillary Clinton: ‘She’s Lying!’ CNN Newsroom host Carol Costello was taken aback when Patricia Smith revealed in conversation that she actually didn’t know much about what happened to her son — despite the fact that the Benghazi attack occurred three years ago. Smith responded in kind, claiming that although Clinton promised to “get back to” her following her son’s funeral ceremony in Washington, D.C., no one had since contacted her on the matter." . . .

S.E. Cupp: Of Course Benghazi Committee Is Political, But Hillary’s Playing Politics Too

NewsMax on Benghazi

Victory Girls Blog has more . . . "And then it was the sycophantic, obfuscating Elijah Cummings’ turn, but not before Mrs. Clinton shot an ear-to-ear grin his way. Here’s a snippet, and just know that the entirety was more of the same ‘ol Vast Right Wing Conspiracy mantra we’ve come to expect from Mrs. Clinton’s Protection Squad:" . . .

EXCLUSIVE — Benghazi Victim’s Mother: Hillary Is Avoiding Me               

The latest Wikileaks dump isn't journalism; it's pure terrorism

Mediaite

. . . "But WikiLeaks defenders must answer this question: what precisely is so newsworthy that justifies blasting an innocent woman’s Social Security number out to the entire Internet?

"That’s exactly what they’ve done. The most recent information dump WikiLeaks has thrust upon the Internet is the contents of CIA Director John Brennan‘s emails. One of the documents most heavily promoted by the site is a questionnaire given to applicants for all national security positions. Among the unredacted information in the document that anyone, anywhere can now view are:

• Brennan’s address (everyone for the past thirty years, in fact)
• His phone numbers
• His passport number
• His wife’s Social Security number, address, and phone numbers
• His best friends’ addresses and phone numbers
• The addressees of his daughter, his father, his mother, and his brother, his sister, and his father-in-law

. . .

"Now I don’t doubt that to some who support WikiLeaks, spitefully spreading personal information about our nation’s highest intelligence officer is justified, because he’s part of the eeeevil military-industrial complex, or because they have to fight the man, or because of some other juvenile tripe. But what the hell is served by doxxing innocent men and women whose only crime is loving a man you hate?" . . .

Wikileaks releases CIA chief's personal emails  . . . "Hackers are low life scum and Wikileaks isn't much better for publishing clearly private emails that contain no information regarding Brennan's public duties or US policy. that the director hasn't said in public already.

"Peeping Toms like this hacker should be caught and spend 20 years in jail. forbidden to ever again own or use a computer. A few sentences like that and even teenagers out for a lark will think twice about violating the privacy of individuals. 

Live: Hillary's Benghazi Testimony

Legal Insurrection

Committee Democrats politicize Benghazi terrorist attack investigation
"Politico reports:  At Correct The Record, a PAC that coordinates with Hillary Clinton's campaign, a war room of about 30 staffers will be on hand to defend Clinton and attack the committee as she heads to Capitol Hill Thursday to testify in front of the House Select Committee on Benghazi.

"CNN reports:  As part of a multi-front attack against the Republican-led Benghazi Select Committee, the super PAC backing Hillary Clinton's campaign will release a 140-page book of opposition research Wednesday, obtained exclusively by CNN, that impugns the character of Republicans on the committee."

Chairman Gowdy's Opening Statement
. . . "I want you to take note during this hearing how many times congressional Democrats call on this administration to make long awaited documents available.  They won't.  Take note of how many witnesses congressional Democrats ask us to schedule for interview.  They won't.  We would be much closer to finishing this investigation and writing a final report if our Democrat colleagues decided to help us pursue the facts.  If the Democrats on this committee had their way, dozens of witnesses never would have been interviewed, tens of thousands of documents never would have been reviewed, your public record would still be private, and we would never have accessed the emails of our Ambassador.  All of that may be smart politics, but it is not the way to run a serious investigation. " . . .

John Kerry says global warming skeptics should be barred from elected office

comicallyincorrect.com

Investors.com  'Secretary of State John Kerry says that global warming skeptics should be disqualified from "high public office." By all means, Secretary Kerry, let's allow you to unilaterally set the eligibility requirements for elected officials. We'll just turn it all over to you and your astute judgment.

"Here's the gaseous statement that elicited our playground response, made Wednesday by Kerry from his Climate and Clean Energy Investment Forum, as recorded by Talk Radio News Service:

Full article here.

"Actually, we don't mind if those who believe in man-made global warming hold office, as long as they came by their views honestly. What we do mind is believers using office to hector us all incessantly about our prosperous lifestyles, and enact policies that won't change Earth's temperature one bit but sure will overwhelm developed economies. The rest of us shouldn't have to pay the price of their opinions."

That was then; this is now

All of the above Via Wayne Reddekopp

Roger L Simon: "Biden's departure gives Republicans an early Christmas gift"

. . . "Although Joe is,  to be polite, somewhat intellectually challenged and his integrity not always of the first tier  (plagiarizing in law school?),  the man had the unthreatening air of a conventional Democratic Party pol, sort of a much better-known and much more likable Martin O’Malley. He could have won.

"This leaves the Republicans battling Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders.  Hillary — no matter how she does in Thursday’s confrontation with the Benghazi committee (and she would have to have a full-bore nervous breakdown for the press to declare her the loser), the email situation is not going away.  Because of a court order, her love letters from Sidney Blumenthal et al will be streaming out in doses for months to come. Who knows what’s in them?

"And there’s Hillary’s much bigger worry — the FBI investigation. " . . .  

. . . "Whatever the case, Bernie’s old fogey version of socialism will go nowhere in a national election, just as socialism has gone nowhere as an economic system (evidently unbeknownst to Bernie, who still thinks the Scandinavian countries are socialist when they are doing everything in their power to free up their markets.  Unfortunately, this may be too late for Sweden.)

Obama's FBI? Really? You can't be serious?

Coulter: "Save us from Paul Ryan and the Kemp Boys"

"Effective: Stop dumping millions of low-wage workers on the country to drive down wages. America's booming, prosperous middle class arose in the 40-year period after immigration was virtually shut down in 1924 -- until Teddy Kennedy opened the floodgates to the Third World in 1965. " From this post.

Ann Coulter  . . . "The principal result of Kemp's enterprise zones was to double HUD's budget.

    "But Kemp, like his protege Ryan, was everything big corporations and Wall Street love in a Republican: He'd give them tax cuts, cheap labor and moral self-righteousness. Washington is full of these Kemparatchiks, churning out documents and admiring quotes about one another to willing reporters.

    "The Kemp boys think they're a big hit with poor minorities -- especially Hispanics. Ryan, for example, is a huge supporter of driving down Hispanic wages by endlessly dumping low-wage workers on the country. Empowerment!

   " Two years ago, Ryan bragged to a Catholic radio station: "I actually campaigned with Jack Kemp against a thing called Prop 187."

    "That "thing" was an overwhelmingly popular initiative to prevent illegal aliens from collecting government benefits. It gave Republicans their biggest victory in California in the last 30 years, was supported by a majority of blacks, a majority of whites, a majority of Asians and 31 percent of Hispanics.

    "Two years later, the Dole-Kemp ticket got only 21 percent of the Hispanic vote. That's worse than Romney! (These empowerment types really have their finger on the pulse of ethnic America!) " . . .

Top Chef’s Tom Colicchio: “We fought a war on poverty and won — until the 80’s came around”