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In today's economy, it is important to seek out all of your options. Even with joblessness high and with the GDP numbers slowing, you can still find ways to take advantage and build up your family's wealth. By using the resources of the financial market and all that it can offer you, you can find the way to get on top of investment.

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Game Review: President Forever 2012

Watching the election season from home is often frustrating waiting for election day to come. When we have so many factors at play in a close race, political junkies find themselves constantly watching the polls and momentum, waiting for any pieces that can get you an insight on where the race is heading-- and who will become the leader of the free world.

This is where the gaming world can bridge the gap for you.

Take, President Forever 2012, which is the most realistic election simulator of this year's race. I've been fortunate enough to play through this game several times and get a feeling of how a national campaign works. You get to control various factors-- including choosing whether to run just the national campaign or the primary season followed by the general election.

You set up a series of parts needed for a successful presidential run. You take on endorsements from important people and organizations, advertise, dig up dirt on your opponents and important issues-- all while traveling the 50 states and American territories.

This game is a must-have for any political junkie. And it's not just for 2012 either. If you are feeling up to it, you can try the 2016 scenario to get a piece of the next four years!

The game is balanced with a lot of realistic pieces. It is also frequently updated and is ready to download.

Final Score: 9.25/10.00

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The Perfect Storm & A Tale of Two Campaigns

I am on my continued road trip for my Get Out the Vote efforts.  I finally made it back to my hotel room and I am sitting here watching the news.  I am tired, cranky, and thinking of my home in Virginia.  A home that is the talk of the nation in many ways right now due to the "perfect storm" that is due to hit sometime tomorrow.

As I am watching the news I am seeing clips of President Obama being questioned about "FrankenStorm".  His response was to remind people to get out early and vote.  Which by the way in Virginia you must have cause to vote early.

They then turned to a clip of Mitt Romney talk about the same storm.  He was on the stump today talking about how he was due to have a rally in Northern Virginia tomorrow morning I believe it is.  He has cancelled that appearance.  He mentioned that he spoke to Governor McDonnell who is in the midst of storm preparedness.  Romney said he didn't want to take away the resources that a presidential candidate would require so they can concentrate on getting ready for the storm and asked his audience to pray for the people of Virginia.

This says something about character.  You can decide for yourselves whose character should be running the country.

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Finding the Right Place to Move

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Marco Rubio's 12-Year-Old Daughter in Car Accident; In Stable Condition

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Sen. Marco Rubio’s 12-year-old daughter, Amanda, was involved in a car accident Saturday in Miami while the GOP senator was campaigning elsewhere in Florida with Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney.

About 6:55 p.m. Friday, Romney’s campaign bus pulled off the highway here between stops in Kissimmee and Land O’Lakes to drop off Rubio, who left in a police car to fly to Miami to see her.

Amanda, the oldest of Rubio’s four children, is in stable condition at Miami Children’s Hospital, according to Alex Conant, a spokesman for Rubio. Conant said she was airlifted to the hospital following the accident and that Rubio was told of the accident after coming off stage at an afternoon campaign rally in Kissimmee. Details about the accident were not available yet.

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Choose This Day Who You Will Serve

 

In our current confrontation with Radical Islam the battle lines are portrayed as those between a secular society, us and a religious society, them.  I reject this portrayal as a betrayal of the faith of our Founders and of those patriotic Americans who still hold fast to Jesus as God and Savior, we too are a religious people.

America was founded as a Christian country.  Anyone who denies that has not studied enough History or has been sadly misled.  Columbus accentuated his desire to spread the Christian faith to his patrons the King and Queen of Spain and in his log.  The first thing the English did upon landing at Jamestown was set up a cross to dedicate their endeavor to Jesus their Savior.  Were these early explorers and colonists always true to their faith?  Did they always operate under principles derived from God’s Word?  Sadly they did not.  However, to say that the Christian faith was not an integral part of their motivation and worldview is simply not true.

In the latter part of the twentieth century Progressive leaders pushing a collectivist agenda decided to declare us a pluralistic society.  They sought to detach the heavily Bible influenced Constitution into the dustbin of History by substituting what they call a living constitution for the rock-solid one the Framers bequeathed us.   Mr. Obama, the quintessential Progressive in his speech to the Muslims of Egypt, Turkey, and many places spices up his apology tours by asserting that America is not a Christian country.  This statement of his belief and goal does not make it true.

All of these recent changes aside, most Americans still believe in God and the majority consider themselves Christians.   As a Christian, an Historian, and a Political Scientist in response to numerous questions I would like to share my beliefs concerning government, economies, and the rights of man.

As far as a government goes the only Biblically correct one is that God is God and we are His people.  He is the King and we are the sheep of His pasture.  As concerning an economic system God’s economy knows no lack and is exceedingly abundantly provisioned by the owner of the cattle on a thousand hills.

This being true I do not believe that God mandates any type of human government or economic system as pre-ordained, sanctified, or holy.  However, I do believe that humanity as God has created it does require certain governmental and economic conditions to develop and thrive as God intended.

God created us in His own image.  He gave us the power to create and to choose.  He gave us a mind open to learning and ever eager to improvise.  He also gave us what I believe is the most crucial aspect of our make-up: our free will or the power to choose.  We can choose to follow Him and do what He desires, or we can choose to follow the leadings not only of our thoughts but of our emotions also.  In other words we can dwell within the Kingdom of God wherein He is our King and we are His people or we can choose to live in the Kingdom of man and become the subjects of either our own designs or of whoever manages to gain control of the physical world around us.

If God wanted slaves or robots He could have created slaves or robots.  Instead He created us and gave us a mind to think and a will to choose because He wanted us to decide to love Him and follow Him freely without compulsion.  Therefore I believe that since free thought and free choice are the foundation of man’s nature freedom is necessary if man is to live as God designed.  This being the case I believe that any governmental or economic system that denies man’s freedom interferes with and attempts to supplant God’s plan, which is the definition of evil.

There are of course limits to freedom as expressed in the Ten Commandments.  Beyond this we should be free to choose our own way.   Will we follow God or will we follow man.  Within these limits and building on the moral framework the Bible provides I believe that a republic based upon the commitment to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness using democratic principles is the governmental structure which most closely matches man’s God-given nature.  I also believe that free market capitalism is the economic system which best allows man to develop and live as God intended.  Conversely, when man rejects God and seeks to create his own utopia he builds some sort of centrally-planned command economy and the intrusive government needed to impose it upon others.

A free economy and the free government it requires allows the independent choices of many to produce the greatest prosperity for all as everyone seeks to do the best they can because they reap the rewards.  In a socialist or any type of hybrid economy between capitalism and socialism bureaucrats make the decisions and stagnation is the inevitable result.  As Gary North, a Christian economist expresses it, “The essence of democratic socialism is this re-written version of God's commandment: ‘Thou shalt not steal, except by majority vote.’”  Or as Winston Churchill observed, “Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery.”  And that is not life as God intended.

If we look at History it is an outworking of the initial fall of man.  In the beginning God created the world including man and it was all good.  Then at the dawn of our existence we choose to go our own way instead of following God.  We chose to follow the siren song of “You shall be like God” and ever since we have attempted to create heaven on earth.  All we have succeeded in doing is to open the gates of Hell instead.  A case in point would be the age-old question, if God is good why is there evil in the world followed by the age-old answer God gave us free choice and we chose evil.

With the help and guidance of those who seek to play god themselves humanity has often been convinced to surrender their freedom for security, to bargain away their God-given nature and assume the subservient nature of slaves. 

In America the purveyors of socialism cloak their designs in the language of populism.  They loudly proclaim that they seek a fair deal for everyone, except of course for the people they intend to loot.  They want fair elections as long as nothing is done to stop fraudulent voting.  They want equality enforced by unequal treatment.  In other words they seek to build the kingdom of man where they can be king.

We have a mind to think and the capacity to make a free choice.  As the day of reckoning draws near all I can recommend is, think and choose.  We can choose to follow the path of redistribution, class warfare, and collectivist dependency or we can choose to at least attempt a return to limited government, personal liberty, and economic freedom.   Don’t be fooled by the progressive media and their obvious bias.  To be free is God’s design.  For us to be a slave to dependency is man’s.

One of America’s most beloved troubadours told us, “The words of the prophets are written on the subway walls and tenement halls” and one of those secular prophets he was referring to reminded us “You're gonna have to serve somebody, yes indeed You're gonna have to serve somebody, Well, it may be the devil or it may be the Lord But you're gonna have to serve somebody.”

Or as my favorite book says it, “And if it seems evil to you to serve the Lord, choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you dwell. But as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.”

Dr. Owens teaches History, Political Science, and Religion.  He is the Historian of the Future @ http://drrobertowens.com © 2012 Robert R. Owens drrobertowens@hotmail.com  Follow Dr. Robert Owens on Facebook or Twitter @ Drrobertowens

 

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Ohio: Obama 48, Romney 46 Heading into Final Stretch

With the Presidential election increasingly gridlocked between Democratic incumbent Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney, splitting the electoral college 281-257 for Obama with no toss-ups in Real Clear Politics latest analysis, it appears that for the second time in three national races it will all come down to Ohio.

According to recent polling conducted in the buckeye state, Obama leads Romney by an average of two points, or 48-46%, which is well within the margin of error. And when you consider four of the last eight polls have the candidates tied, or leading by a point or less, the race is tightening daily in this battleground.

This should come as no surprise, as both candidates have spent countless hours and monies in Ohio in an attempt to secure their 18 electoral votes on November 6th, but the modest unemployment rate of 7.2% places the Obama campaign on better footing then in other swing states with dramatically worse numbers, leaving the Romney team with more work to be done convincing voters to pull the lever for him.

Which they have slowly been doing over the past several weeks, as Romney's solid debate performances, stronger ground game efforts within the state and his positive, forward looking economic agenda is resonating with an very dissatisfied electorate, but he still has more work to be done there - and hopefully his imminent speech on turning America's economy around can help towards sealing the deal with fence sitters late in the game.

However, honestly, I don't believe the "undecided" voter will decide this election, but rather partisan turnout among the faithful in both camps will sway these two-three point margin of error swing states for one side or the other in eleven days. Which is why it's so crucial to monitor the Romney momentum vs. Obama machine battle play out, as it will likely lead to our eventual victor, and next President of the United States.

Either way, this is the state to watch over the next two weeks as both campaigns work furiously to get out their own vote while attempting to sway the still undecideds with a barrage of personal visits, advertisements and thousands of hours of thankless groundwork my faceless supporters in the final stretch.

What say you?

Even NBC Announces the Obvious

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Finding the Best in Hotel Supplies

If you are running your business, you will want to make sure that you have the highest quality goods and preparation for you and your customers. When you are preparing for your next wave of visitors, you need to make sure that you have everything cleaned and ready for every occasion. Finding the best in Hotel Supplies can make sure that your business is in the best possible shape for you and your customers.

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Finding the Best in Shopping

If you are looking for great ways to shop while also getting the best deals, then you should consider your options and do your research. This is where a shopping site like DealDash can be such an advantage to you as you are trying to find what you want to buy. DealDash offers free registration and bids as low as just 15 cents each! Deal Dash can offer you some advantages to traditional penny auction sites. If you are a new bidder and bid on something and do not win, DealDash will give you your bids back! There is also a Buy it Now option so that you do not have to bid if you do not want to. DealDash will also offer a 100% guarantee on your first purchase, no questions asked!

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Keeping your car or truck in the best shape possible can be a very important part of your life. Consider how important your vehicle is in so many different parts of what you do every day and you will understand how much you want to keep it ready and running the best that you can have it. Your vehicle is something that uses a lot of your time and money on and you should make sure that it has the best possible parts for it. Research is a great way at keeping your vehicle in the best possible running shape while keeping it look great.

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Your car, truck, or jeep can be one of the most important parts of your life. Your vehicle is an integral part of your professional or personal life and can be used for just about everything that you may need it for. When you are able to get the most out of your vehicle, you may often find the quality of your work increasing and peace of mind coming into your life.

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Keeping and maintaining your vehicle can be one of the most important parts of your life. When you depend on your car or truck for your personal or professional life, make sure that you have what you need to keep it running solidly and reliably. When you spend so much money and time purchasing a vehicle for your use, you might as well make sure that you can keep them up as well as possible-- and to keep it as long as you can at the best condition. This can be done by any number of ways, but making sure that your vehicle is ready for any circumstances is a matter of care and research. Should you be ready with both, you will be able to get the most for your money.

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Good in the World: Growth in Afghanistan

Many places across the globe are experiencing rough and violent times. Some struggling countries are dealing with issues like hunger, war, and other types of devastation. It is not uncommon to see headlines about sub-standard living conditions in forming countries. But even amidst the turmoil good can be found. Some countries are making strides in their goal to achieve a higher standard of living, improved safety and social well-being for the citizens, and stronger infrastructures that allow for improved accessibility and communications.

Developing countries are destined to travel a long and difficult journey. The complexities and trials can be never-ending. The troubles are multiplied when these countries are virtual combat zones. The wreckage left behind after war can be overwhelming. Fortunately, even amid such bleakness, there are good people willing to work toward the good of the masses.

The Mahatma Gandhi Humanitarian Award

During such trying times some leaders have been recognized for the way they lead and inspire others, and some have been acknowledged as true humanitarians. The Mahatma Gandhi Humanitarian Award is designed to give recognition to those that endeavor to assist society to achieve high values and a better way of life.

Ehsan Bayat, Senator in the Afghanistan Upper House, received the award in 2010. He was recognized for his lifelong efforts to help others. The Bayat Foundation demonstrates this as the foundation works diligently to improve the quality of life for the poor and elderly, as well as for women and the youth of Afghanistan. Besides promoting orphanages and schools the foundation also works to construct and improve the infrastructure and cultural and economic programs.

UNESCO – Recognition & Commendations

One of the special agencies of the United Nations is that of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The agency’s purpose is to use education, culture and science to help promote security and peace. This is an international collaboration that strives to support and uphold human rights, fundamental freedoms and justice. Various countries and leadership that further these causes are recognized by UNESCO.

For example, the 2012 UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation was awarded to Mbaru Niang, which is a village in Indonesia. The Ministerial Forum of the Asia Pacific region took place in May, 2012. During the event Irina Bokova, UNESCO Director-General, praised the leadership of Bangladesh in its successes in promoting cultural diversity and triumphs in human development. During September, 2012, Thailand was commended for its leadership efforts in the global educational agenda.

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Hurricane Sandy Photos and Images, October 29, 2012

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Where Is Julian Schreibman?

Where is Julian Schreibman?

That was the question I kept asking myself in the lead up to tonight's third and final congressional debate between Mr. Schreibman, the Democratic nominee, and Republican Congressman Chris Gibson inside Morris Hall at the beautiful SUNY Oneonta campus, situated on the western edge of the 19th district.

Dozens of Gibson supporters, including yours truly, showed up to SUNY Oneonta early to rally for our candidate of choice and to fill the audience, with some even cooking up a few pots of homemade chili to keep supporters warm in the cold and miserable weather conditions that engulfed the "City of the Hills".

We were thanked repeatedly by the Congressman, who showed up almost an hour early, and his staff - every single one of whom were relieved to have so many supporters come out to the pre-debate event.

On the flip side, the Schreibman supporters numbered in the handfuls, were transparently outnumbered through out the pre-debate event by campaign officials, and as far as I saw, were not greeted by their candidate once while standing outside. In fact, I didn't see him once before the debate at all - inside, or outside, while the Congressman and his wife were mingling with people almost the entire time.

It definitely distinguishes the two men on a personal, down-to-earth, retail politics level and tells us a bit about how the two men will represent the freshly redistricted 19th district in the House...

Clint Eastwood Stars In TV Ad Supporting Romney

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Hurricane Sandy Could Threaten North East

Yes, you read that correctly.

According to forecast models of Hurricane Sandy, which just slammed into Jamaica and is heading towards Cuba, the storm is projected to tease the eastern seaboard over the next five days, potentially hitting, or just missing the north east and possibly forming into a "perfect storm" like scenario for a prolonged noreaster.

For someone who watched in horror as his friends were flooded out and nearly destroyed in Tropical Storm Irene last September in Upstate, New York, my nerves are rattled by the potential for another catastrophic storm heading in our direction from the sea. Three feet of snow doesn't faze me... Hurricanes do.

And if Sandy takes the westernmost path in the projection (pictured above) it would eerily follow, almost exactly, the path of Irene... Dear Lord, let this dreadful storm die in sea as soon as possible and keep it away from any land.

Remembering George McGovern

"I'm for a clean environment and economic justice, but those worthy goals do not justify the incredible paperwork, the complicated tax forms, the number of minute regulations, and the seemingly endless reporting requirements that afflict American business." Many small businesses "simply can't pass such costs on to their customers and remain competitive or profitable." These are not the words of Mitt Romney or Ronald Reagan, but were stated by George McGovern in 1993.

McGovern died this week at age 90. I remember well his 1972 campaign. My closest friend  took an unpaid leave of absence from his law practice to work 80 hours a week for this man.  The incumbent President was Richard Nixon, regarded by liberals as more of an enemy than a political adversary. The Watergate story had just been unearthed but had not yet reached the level of a major scandal. 

Virtually all of my friends supported McGovern, and we fully expected him to win against the hated Richard Nixon.  The first indication that I heard that he might lose was at a fundraiser in which the political satirist Tom Lehrer told us  that he only sang for losing candidates.  And indeed Nixon won in a 49 state sweep. As was the case with Barry Goldwater, our nation prefers more centrist candidates, which is probably a good thing in a democratic nation.  Consequently both McGovern on the left and Goldwater on the right suffered landslide losses.

McGovern achieved national prominence in 1968. Following the assassination of Robert Kennedy, his supporters, who disliked Hubert Humphrey and could not warm up to the cerebral Eugene McCarthy, turned to McGovern as a stand in for Kennedy. But it was too late for 1968. Over the next four years, the Democratic Party changed dramatically, moving further left, and gave McGovern the nod in 1972.

As Jeff Jacoby has pointed out George McGovern was the quintessential bleeding-heart liberal, labeled inaccurately by the Republicans as the “the candidate of acid, amnesty, and abortion." To this day, the term “McGovernite” refers to left wing predilections that have gone too far.

Yet McGovern was far more of a moderate than most of his followers. As the historian Steven Hayward has pointed out in “The Age of Reagan; the Fall of the Liberal Order 1964-1980” McGovern allowed himself to become a captive of the left wing interest groups who had propelled him to the nomination. He repeatedly acceded to the demands of the “cause people”, putting him farther and farther from the mainstream.

He unquestionably was a liberal, Yet he was also a man who had moderate, in many ways conservative values. He grew up on the South Dakota prairie; his father was a Methodist minister.  He was a decorated World War 2 bomber pilot, and was married to the same woman his entire life. He owned a Connecticut inn that failed and gave him an appreciation of how small business could be destroyed by government regulation and reporting requirements. And he opposed union-backed card-check legislation, which would deny employees the right to a private vote on whether to unionize.

The Democratic party has suffered from a leftward “McGovernite” lurch. But George McGovern, an honorable and decent man, was not a left wing ideologue. Though his name is associated with the most lopsided election in our history, he will be remembered with admiration and fondness. 

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Finding ways to make it in this tough economy are not always easy. Sometimes life can throw you a curveball and things can get difficult. Sometimes those hours at work that you were counting on are just not there. Sometimes you are not able to get that promotion that you were promised or your job needs to lay you off. Bad things happen, even to people that work very hard in their life. This is why having other plans to make sure that things are taken care of are in place, even just in case of an emergency or that event that you were not planning on. This can be done in many ways. One is in the shape of payday loans. Payday loans can be the way that you can make ends meet between today and the next paycheck, if you do need that extra boost to get you through. By having a way to get between yourself and the bill cycle you can get yourself just that little bit of extra time that you need to catch up and get to where you need to be. Payday loans can offer you that option and can be there for you if the other options that you were looking at do not work out.

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Presidential Honesty and the Benghazi Scandal

  

On September 11, 2012, the American consulate in Benghazi, Libya, was attacked by terrorists linked to Al Qaeda. US Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three other Americans were killed. After the attack, the black flag of Al Qaeda was raised over the compound.

Prior to the attack, the President’s re-election campaign had boasted of his foreign policy accomplishments by pointing to the killing of Osama Bin Laden, and the purported claim that Al Qaeda had been decimated and was no longer a threat to the US.  Thus the idea that we were far safer than when Obama took office was thought to immunize the President against any charges of failure in his conduct of foreign policy

However, long before the attack, Al Qaeda had shown increasing strength, as it took over the northern parts of Mali, establishing a sanctuary similar to what it once had in Afghanistan.  

Further, Bruce Reidel, formerly a Middle East analyst in the CIA and a member of President Clinton's National Security Council, wrote last July that what was happening in Libya and across the Middle East was a comeback for al-Qaeda.

Further, In Libya, the Muslim Brotherhood had joined forces with al-Qaeda and its affiliates to overthrow the former leader, Muammar Gaddafi. (Obama sided with the anti- Gaddafi forces, thus helping both Al Qaeda and Islamist fundamentalists)

To preserve the fiction that terrorism was waning under Obama, it became critical to the campaign to deny that groups tied to terrorism might have been involved in the Benghazi attack. Such an admission would undermine the administration’s re-election prospects.

Conveniently, an amateurish video poking ridicule at the Prophet Mohammed had been made by an American, and was being met with anger throughout the Arab Middle East. It was not a big step to try to tie the Benghazi attack to this phenomenon, taking the pressure off the idea that terrorists might be responsible.  And so an obscure, barely watched video, received enormous publicity thanks to President Obama, Secretary Clinton, and others.

 So for a period of two weeks after the attack, a parade of Obama administration personnel, including the President, claimed repeatedly that the attack was the result of an anti-Muslim video that insulted the Prophet, and refused to blame terrorists for the attack.

However, other information was rapidly accumulating. According to Dore Gold, within hours of the attack, “U.S. intelligence agencies intercepted communications between members of Ansar al-Sharia, the main Libyan militia behind the operation, and Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb.”

Further, the Associated Press, claimed that they were told by US officials that the CIA station chief in Libya reported to Washington within 24 hours of the attack that there was evidence that the attack was carried out by militants, and not a spontaneous mob upset about the video ridiculing Mohammed.

There were other problems, with related questions about lax security at the Libyan compound, as well as indications that requests for improving security had been refused by the administration, and that Ambassador Stevens had feared for his safety.

This will play an important role in the election on Nov 6. Jennifer Rubin has stated that “The Obama administration’s shifting accounts of the fatal attack on the American diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya, have left President Obama suddenly exposed on national security and foreign policy, a field where he had enjoyed a seemingly unassailable advantage over Mitt Romney in the presidential race.”

Despite accumulated clear evidence to the contrary, the President and his colleagues clung to the video explanation. On five Sunday talk shows on Sept 16, 5 days after the attack, UN Ambassador Susan Rice claimed that the attack and the deaths of four Americans in Libya was a result of a spontaneous demonstration against the anti-Muslim video. She further claimed that the lethal attack in Benghazi was preceded by peaceful protests.

On CBS’s “Face the Nation,” Ambassador Rice said:

“It began spontaneously in Benghazi as a reaction to what had transpired some hours earlier in Cairo, where, of course, as you know, there was a violent protest outside of our embassy sparked by this hateful video.... We do not have information at present that leads us to conclude that this was premeditated or preplanned".

Then there was the Vice-Presidential debate.  According to Andrew McCarthy, the Vice-President was totally dishonest.  At the beginning of the debate when Biden was asked about the fact that the administration had claimed that reaction to the anti-Muslim video, and not terrorism, had generated the violence, he claimed that Obama was simply relying on the intelligence information he was given, and stated unequivocally that the intelligence community told the administration that there were protesters (even thought the intelligence community knew within a day that it was not due to the video.)

While this claim was outrageous, Biden was unable to be straight about many related matters. He denied that the administration refused to provide adequate security for the diplomats in Benghazi. Our diplomats in Libya knew that they were in danger. They communicated their fears to Washington, pleading for additional protection. Yet Biden denied this. “We weren’t told they wanted more security again. We did not know they wanted more security again.”

On Sept 20, President Obama appeared on Univision where he referred to the anti-Muslim video. He said,  “What we’ve seen over the last week, week and a half, is something that actually we've seen in the past, where there is an offensive video or cartoon directed at the prophet Muhammad”

On Sept 25, President Obama appeared on ABC’s “The View” Here was the exchange:

QUESTION:  “I heard Hillary Clinton say it was an act of terrorism. Is it? What do you say?”

OBAMA: “We are still doing an investigation”.

And again, on Sept 25, 14 days after the attack, President Obama addressed the UN and attributed the attack to the video, shamelessly advancing the same excuse.  “That is what we saw play out in the last two weeks, as a crude and disgusting video sparked outrage throughout the Muslim world.  Now, I have made it clear that the United States government had nothing to do with this video”

White House Press Secretary Jay Carney finally stated that the terrorism conclusion was ‘self-evident’ after he had spent the previous eight days describing a very different account.

Not everyone got it wrong. The State Department claimed that no one in the department ever believed that the attack was the result of the video. How could this be? As Jennifer Rubin points out, the State Department got it right, but the President did not?

The search for an explanation different from a terrorist attack is natural for an administration that wishes to continue to claim success in defeating al-Qaeda. Further, it seems likely that Obama expected to prevail.

Could this all be the result of massive incompetence, related to inept advisors, and to a disengaged but arrogant President who thinks himself too knowledgeable to attend national security briefings?  Here is what former Obama advisor Rosa Brooks has to say:

“He was a visionary candidate, but as president, he has presided over an exceptionally dysfunctional and un-visionary national security architecture — one that appears to drift from crisis to crisis, with little ability to look beyond the next few weeks. His national security staff is squabbling and demoralized, and though senior White House officials are good at making policy announcements, mechanisms to actually implement policies are sadly inadequate.”

Or could it be a result of poor skill and judgment? After all, this is a President who refuses to use the work jihadists, who believes Al Qaeda is finished, and who thinks that he can charm the Iranian mullahs into giving up their nuclear ambitions.

It is a cliché that the cover up is always worse than the underlying crime. This has been seen over and over, the best example being Nixon and Watergate. And to blame the attack on the video was a means of covering up the failure to eliminate terrorism as a threat to the US.

However, Watergate was different in at least two ways. First, no one died. And secondly, there was one, and only one cover up. In this case, it became more complicated, as there was an attempt to cover-up the cover-up.

Faced with the charge that he had failed to label the attacks terrorism, Obama tired to back up and now claim that in fact, he had called them terrorist attacks within one day of the event.  In the Town Hall debate, the President claimed that he had called the attack a terror attack on Sept 12, the day after the assault.

However, by claiming that he knew it was an act of terror the next day, he is attempting to cover up the first cover up.  This creates a new problem for the President. If he knew this to be the case within one day, how does he account for the two weeks in which so many, including himself, blamed the attacks on the video?

If he figured out in one day that this was a planned terrorist attack, why was Jay Carney sent out on Sept. 14 to insist it was all about an anti-Muslim video? Why did U.N. Ambassador Rice go on five Sunday talk shows tying the murder of four Americans to a protest growing out of a video? Why did the president dwell on the anti-Muslim video in his Sept. 20 Univision appearance, and again at the United Nations on Sept 25?  Declaring that the president knew on Sept. 12 that he was dealing with terrorism means that he and many others were subsequently engaging in serious mendacity.

And so we have two conflicting possibilities, both claimed by the President.

One possibility is that President Obama, as he claimed in the Town Hall debate, knew and clearly stated that the attack in Libya was in fact a terror attack on Sept 12, one day after the event.

The other possibility is that the entire apparatus of the administration, Joseph Biden, Jay Carney, Susan Rice, and President Obama himself continued to refer to the attack, not as an attack by terrorists, but rather as a response to a video.

These cannot both be true. So the President has been caught deliberately misleading the American people.

The scandal involves Presidential dishonesty. It also involves a failure to protect our diplomatic personnel, and the failure to attend to intelligence warnings. Congressional committees are demanding to know what the intelligence agencies knew and when they knew it.

This is a serious problem.  Foreign policy does not usually play a major role in an election, but in this one, one that is both very close and highly contentious, this scandal might be all it takes to reject the current President. 

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