The Left Turns on Bob Dylan for His Pro-Israel Views, Refusal to Acknowledge Nobel Prize

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. . . "It's a tremendous honor for the legendary singer-songwriter, that's for sure. But it's also stirred up its share of controversy. I won't debate Dylan's award—I'll leave that to my esteemed colleagues Andrew Klavan and Ron Radosh—except to say two quick things. First, when the Nobel Peace Prize has gone to people like Yasser Arafat and Barack Obama, did it dim the luster of the prizes in other categories? And second, I like the idea of songs like "Gotta Serve Somebody" and

"Saved" (and, apologies to Andrew, even "It Ain't Me, Babe") joining the pantheon of Nobel Prize-winning literature.

"But now that the reliably left-leaning Nobel Prize Committee has given Dylan an award, a funny thing has happened. The left has begun to turn on Dylan for being less than the predictable leftist they have expected him to be." . . .

"The first example comes to us from that cherished source of unbiased news, Al Jazeera. In a recent editorial, French sociologist and "media critic" Ali Saad takes the media to task for reporting the news of Bob Dylan's award without mentioning that he—gasp—supports Israel. Saad gripes that:

...media outlets, both Arab and international, framed the story without taking issue with Dylan's pro-Israel stance and instead portrayed him exclusively through the prism of his constructed image as defender of the oppressed.

"Saad goes on to cite "Neighborhood Bully," an early '80s tune from Dylan that expresses support for the nation of Israel." . . .

Still think Obama is the messiah known as "He Who Must Be Believed"?

First this perspective:

"We have to rely on WikiLeaks to inform use because the MSM have abandoned their duty of honest reporting to work for the election of Hillary."  J. Marsolo

Zero Hedge: The Smoking Gun: Cheryl Mills Tells Podesta "We Need To Clean This Up - Obama Has Emails From Her"

Once again he tells us that he first heard from the news reports.

. . . "So just how did Mills and Podesta "clean up" the fact that Obama lied to the American people, a tactic some could allege is evidence of an attempt to cover up a presidential lie to protect Hillary Clinton.

"What we do know, and we assume this is completely unrelated, between March 25-31, just a couple of weeks after Mills said "we need to clean this up," Bleachbit was used to wipe Hillary's private server clean. But of course, that is purely a coincidence.

"Since we are confident others will also demand an answer, in light of the latest revelation hinting at a collusive cover up extending to the very top of US government, or as Cheryl Mills dubbed it a "clean up", perhaps it is time for the State Depratment to unveil just what was said between the president and the Clinton campaign?" . . .

Another lie: Obama learned about Hillary's emails from the news
. . . "Why did Obama lie?  He knew Hillary would be the Democratic nominee, and like it or not, he had to work to help elect her, as he has furiously done.  A Hillary win would keep his lies a secret since he never suspected that Podesta's emails would be hacked and released." . . .

Wikileaks: Clinton aides scrambled to fix Obama false claim didn’t know about personal email or server  . . . "He knew Hillary’s email address was not a state.gov address. It doesn’t take a genius to know that her private email address was therefore on a separate server.

"Today, Wikileaks dumped more emails from Hillary’s campaign chair John Podesta’s email address. Included in the batch is an email from Hillary aide Josh Schwerin to Hillary’s communications aide Jennifer Palmieri about a tweet by Katherine Miller on March 7 that questioned Obama’s claims he only found out about the email system through the media." . . .

Andrew C. McCarthy: ‘We Need to Clean This Up’: More Evidence Obama Lied about Hillary’s Private E-mails  "There was panic in Camp Clinton when President Obama falsely told the public he had not known about then-Secretary Hillary Clinton’s use of private e-mail until he heard about it “through news reports.”

"In reality, Obama and Clinton exchanged at least 18 e-mails through Clinton’s private account and homebrew server system. And we now know, based on investigative reports released by the FBI, that Obama used a pseudonym in at least some of his e-mails with Clinton. Moreover, as I noted in a column ten days ago, top advisers to Obama and Clinton flagged the Obama–Clinton e-mails problem before Obama issued his false denial of knowledge." . . .

Reset THIS!

Please tell me after that silly "Reset button" episode why Putin would not fervently hope to see a Democrat back in charge of US foreign policy.

Newt Gingrich blasts Megyn Kelly for biased coverage on Trump’s alleged sexual assaults: 'You are fascinated with sex'

NY Daily News . . . “ 'You want to go back to the tapes of your show recently? You are fascinated with sex and you don’t care about public policy,” the former GOP House Speaker said on Fox News’ “The Kelly File.”

“ 'Me? Really?” Kelly said, crocking an eyebrow. "Listen, Mr. Speaker, I'm not fascinated by sex, but I am fascinated by the protection of women and understanding what we're getting in the Oval Office."

Kelly might have stepped in it a bit here. She also said, when Gingrich challenged her to say the words "Bill Clinton, sexual predator" (which she refused to do) she said Bill Clinton wasn't on the ticket. Newt said "he'll be in the East Wing!" Did you have plans to see your daughter be an intern at the White House?

. . .  "Gingrich, an ardent Trump supporter, blew his top, lashing out at the media for reporting on 12 women who have accused the GOP presidential nominee of sexual assault.

"He asked Kelly why she wasn’t concerned about Bill Clinton’s history as a cad. Kelly countered she had covered sex abuse allegations lobbed at the former President, but pointed out that polls have shown voters are more interested in allegations against a man who's currently asking the American people to elect him to the office."

Thomas Lifson: Sparks fly as Megyn Kelly and Newt Gingrich clash 

on air  "Newt Gingrich, never a shrinking violet when it comes to fighting back against biased questions, met Megyn Kelly on air last night, and an epic battle erupted.  As Election Day nears and the mainstream media drumbeat of doom for Donald intensifies, tempers are flaring.  Tongues are wagging and pixels are being mobilized in response to last night’s blow-up, with some commentators seeming to be pro-Kelly/anti-Newt.  Josh Feldman of Mediaite:" . . .

It’s About Time – Newt Gingrich Finally Had Enough of Megyn Kelly…

HILLARY HAS MASSIVE MELTDOWN

The Watchtowers  "Hillary is afraid of the gallows if Trump wins. She was interviewed by Matt Lauer and went off in a tirade of cursing. Hillary said: ” If that f – – – ing bastard wins, we all hang from nooses!” Camera’s were not allowed to film the massive meltdown. But the staffers couldn’t believe how horrible she was.

"Remember the Sept. 7 Commander-in-Chief Forum where Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton appeared separately but back-to-back for 30 minutes each?

"According to an email forwarded to us late last night, which originated from a Comcast email address, the technical crew for NBC which produced the event is now speaking out about what took place moments after Clinton walked off the set – a massive profanity-laced tirade aimed at NBC’s host, Matt Lauer.

"It turned out that Clinton had been fed all the questions for approval in advance of the forum.

"But then, after the approval, Matt Lauer had had a change of heart and he started his questioning with an unapproved line concerning Clinton’s use of an illegal private server for her sometimes classified, work-related emails." . . .

Self-proclaimed 'Clinton fixer' is unmasked on Hannity . . .

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"The man who detailed his years working as a fixer for Bill and Hillary Clinton in the National Enquirer last week revealed himself on Monday night's episode of Hannity.

"Jeff Rovin, a writer and former editor of Weekly World News, said that he was the man who detailed 12 'fixes' he did for the Clintons, most of which involved Bill's alleged relationships with women.

"During the interview with Sean Hannity however, Rovin downplayed most parts of the story, saying that the Enquirer had been in possession of the records for years.

"Rovin said that he had very little contact with the Clintons and only met Hillary twice, while never accepting any payments for his work. 

"He also said that he has since apologized to one of the woman he worked to take down - Monica Lewinsky. "

. . . "In his Enquirer story, Rovin (Left) claimed Hillary had him scrub Foster's office and remove Whitewater documents, just two hours after the White House employee's lifeless body was found in a park outside Washington DC.

"'I was informed that these stories would involve rumors of Bill Clinton‘s many sexual dalliances and an alleged ongoing affair of Hillary Clinton with a male member of her law firm, Vince Foster, as well as a female mover-and-shaker in Hollywood,' the fixer said of their first meeting about the possible new job.

Out in the open: Rovin said that Hillary and Vince Foster's affair was

 an 'open secret' among members of his circle (Clinton and Foster above)

"'For a retainer of $4,000 a month - paid by a third party, not the campaign - I was told to keep these stories hush-hush in one of two ways: by trading access to the Clintons for “positive” interviews, or by paying the reporters.' " . . .

The Enquirer was right on when they broke the John Edwards affair before election time, so that was good work. But then they also broke stories like this:

Hillary and the media against Trump

The Media Can’t Be Bothered To Fact-Check Trump’s Accusers
. . . "Less than 48 hours after interviewing Leeds, and despite Trump’s protests that the charge was false, the Times ran the allegation on the front page. The reporters couldn’t confirm the date or even the year the incident supposedly occurred, or on what flight. They didn’t find even one witness. No facts." . . .
. . . ""Allred appears heavily involved. Democrats have called on her to smear Republican candidates in the past, including presidential hopeful Herman Cain and California gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman." . . .

THE WIKILEAKS LIST: At Least 65 MSM Reporters Were Meeting with and/or Coordinating Offline with Top Hillary Advisors

Big Journalism  The “broader universe of New York reporters” includes several top news anchors for network and cable channels, many of whom are listed as a “yes” for the appearance:

From ABC: Cecilia Vega, David Muir, Diane Sawyer (who could only stay for 30 minutes), and George Stephanopoulos.From CBS News: Norah O’Donnell.From CNN: Brianna Keilar, Gloria Borger, John Berman, and Kate Bolduan.From MSNBC: Alex Wagner and Rachel Maddow (“TRYING”).From NBC: Savannah Guthrie.

“Yes” respondent George Stephanopoulos worked for Bill Clinton’s presidential campaign and was a Senior Adviser to the President during Clinton’s first White House term. Stephanopoulos does not disclose this fact when reporting on the 2016 Clinton campaign for ABC News." . . .

. . . "CNBC’s John Harwood, who was also a moderator for a 2015 presidential debate, emailed Podesta frequently, practically begging for approval and access." . . .

The coming media settlement with Hillary  . . . "If Hillary Clinton wins the Nov. 8 election — and it’s no sure thing, according to some of the respectable polls — she should not necessarily expect to extend the passionate honeymoon with her eager bridegrooms in the mainstream media. She can expect to minister to a lot of hangovers, which is sloppy duty that any number of wives of drunks could tell her is no fun.

"All those men and women who eagerly plunged into the tank with her months ago will have no further reason to pay homage to her, and can redeem themselves, even unto themselves, by ridding themselves of the scent and stain of selling out the credibility of the journals they work for. Some of them have spectacular sins to atone." . . .

Geez, Louise! High school event holds terrors that people can't imagine!

ACLU: High School Event Honoring Police Officers Sends “Frightening Message”…

"Via Fox News:

"A New Jersey high school has come under fire after holding a ceremony honoring law enforcement, military and first responders before a football game Friday night."According to NJ.com, an organizer with the New Jersey chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union claimed the ceremony sent a “frightening message.”"Middletown police Deputy Chief Stephen Dollinger organized the event before a highly-anticipated game between Middletown High School South and Toms River High School North. It featured State Police Pipes and Drums of the Blue and Gold, state and local mounted units, personnel from all of the branches of the military and officers from several local offices."The ceremony also honored a Linden police officer who was wounded in a shootout with Ahmad Khan Rahimi, who is accused of planting IEDs in Seaside Park, Elizabeth and New York City." . . .

What have our people become? I suppose we have become this:
Berkeley SJWs Demand “Safe Spaces” For Transgenders And “Spaces Of Color” For Non-Whites…

. . . "A video of Friday’s protest shows a large group of protesters preventing white students from passing over a bridge while allowing access to students of color.

"In addition to blocking access to Berkeley’s Sather Gate, a key bridge on the route to many classes, the wall of protesters also prevented white students from studying in the Student Union and stopped traffic at the main intersection in the front of campus."

Fruit for the next "American Silliness" post. Thanks Obamas.

Cleaning Up Obama’s Foreign Policy Mess

"Our national purpose will be found in defeating the enemies of liberty."u national purpose will be found in defeating the enemies of liberty.

Abe Greenwald in Commentary Magazine  "What is America’s purpose in the world? At the end of 2016, with Barack Obama’s two-term presidency coming to a close, the question seems almost outmoded. Not only does the United States currently have no national purpose; the very idea of a national purpose is now unfashionable. This is the logical result of eight years of American political leadership devoted to minimizing American global leadership.

"In our democratic republic, we choose presidents who reflect the national mood, and they in turn lead a nation that becomes a reflection of them. In 2008, Americans were tired of the war in Iraq and elected Barack Obama on his promise to end that war—but he had a far larger retreat in mind. Pursuing a staunchly progressive worldview, Obama would oversee the withdrawal of American power around the globe. Yet as his vision of a better world lost out to the reality of a much more treacherous one, he refused to change course. Responding to the new threats would have distilled for the country a new sense of national purpose—something Obama expressly feared. In exacerbating and then downplaying a rising global wave of theocratic and secular tyranny, the president has left our sense of national purpose in a shambles. And having done so, he will depart the White House with the free world at great risk." . . .

Jan 2016; Foreign Policy magazine: Obama’s Failed Command

"But no assessment of Obama’s performance as commander-in-chief is more damning than the one offered by his own Secretary of Defense, Robert Gates, in his 2014 memoir, Duty."

"However hard President Barack Obama tries on Tuesday night to convince the American people that his seven years of wartime leadership have left the country safer and stronger, I’d venture to guess that history is not going to look particularly kindly on his tenure as America’s commander-in-chief." . .  .

Remember Obama's schedule after Americans were killed in Benghazi?

Jay Z will headline a concert for Hillary; Here are some of the vile things he’s rapped about women

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Hot Air  "The Hillary Clinton campaign announced yesterday that recording mogul Jay Z will headline a concert on behalf of their African-American get out the vote effort, according to CNN." . . .

"Obviously, the Katy Perry t-shirt display is to draw attention to GOP nominee Donald Trump calling Clinton a “nasty woman” during last week’s debate. Because calling a woman “nasty” is an outrageous outrage and that kind of misogyny and hate speech against women can’t be tolerated and must be condemned.

"Which brings us to the irony of Jay Z performing on behalf of the Democratic Party’s nominee.  Let’s have a sample of the NSFW lyrics that Mr. Z has made a fortune promulgating.

"Here’s a delightful little ditty called “Bitches and Sisters”:

And this one you can play if you dare and are not easily offended:

Breitbart, Liberal Activist Cooperated On GOP Primary Disruptions: Report

Say it ain't so, Breitbart! I had expected so much better from you and do not like the thought of you as a conservative CNN or any outlet with the letters "NBC" in the name.  TD

Noisy Room, via Mark Hensch | The Hill

. . . "Breitbart Chairman Steve Bannon, meanwhile, became Trump’s campaign CEO in August after taking a leave of absence from the conservative site." . . .The Hill

The Hill

. . . "Aaron Black teamed with the pro-Donald Trump outlet by alerting them to stunts, sharing raw video footage and orchestrating coverage, Politico reported on Monday.

“ 'He worked directly with Breitbart’s political team on the ground in the primary states to sabotage [Sens.] Marco Rubio [R-Fla.] and Ted Cruz [R-Texas], and elect Trump as nominee of the [Republican] party,” a source with direct knowledge of the arrangement told Politico.

“ '[Black] was coordinating with [Breitbart’s] top staff to rabble rouse against Rubio at rallies,” citing various disruptions during the former White House hopeful’s events." . . .

"Why would Black, a committed Democrat, work with a supposedly conservative publication to affect Republican primary results?

As hacked WikiLeaks emails from the Clinton campaign recently revealed, the Clinton campaign feared going up against Rubio in the general election. . .

PJ Media covers this story here: Breitbart Worked with Democrat Operative to Sabotage GOP Primary  "Andrew Breitbart, often described as a "happy warrior" for the conservative cause, now spins in his grave. The website he founded, which still bears his name, has been corrupted into a tool of anti-governing insurgency. Its mission: destroy the Republican Party by any means necessary.

"This much has appeared obvious to many for months, but has now been greatly substantiated. Breitbart.com was willing to go to any length to undermine the party, even colluding with a clandestine Democrat operative whose goals aligned with their own. "From Politico:" . . .

Breitbart's response  "Politico’s Hadas Gold and the Fox News Channel’s Megyn Kelly severely misrepresented a series of events during the Republican primaries in an attempt to attack the Breitbart News Network, Breitbart News can reveal." . . .

The idea that Black “coordinated” Breitbart News coverage is a blatant misrepresentation of what happened. Black did on occasion—as he and any other effective organizer in politics does with everyone in media—tell Breitbart News about planned events he had coming up and different newsworthy actions he planned to take. Sometimes, when editors and reporters here deemed them newsworthy, Breitbart News would cover them. Other times not. For the reporters and editors at Politico who don’t understand, that is what is called journalism.

So you want to be a fashion model?

UK Daily Mail  "A brave model faced strong winds and terrifying conditions to pose for a breathtaking photo shoot on top of a 3,000 foot cliff.

"Kristina Marie Folcik-Welts, 38, also had to negotiate a billowing purple dress for the striking photographs featuring a backdrop of autumnal leaves and water.

"The model had to camp overnight on the spire at The Eaglet in Franconia Notch, New Hampshire, to be ready for the two-day shoot." . . . More here