The Benghazi EFFECT and Hillary Clinton - 2016

CNN - Politics: Reports on a new Quinnnipiac University Poll that shows that Hillary Clinton's favourable ratings have taken a hit, the article notes that the poll has found that Hillary gone from a 61% favourable rating down to 52%.

Lets Get Real:

The White House has thrown Hillary Clinton under the bus folks, someone has to take the fall for the Benghazi terrorist attack. the first US Ambassador killed in over 30 years, the emails released by the Obama White House shows the Clinton State Department had a role in white washing the policy of  the US after the attack.   The Clinton Camp has made a mistake when it stated that Hillary Clinton would not serve a 2nd term as US Secretary of State, the Clinton Camp can not divert attention, in essence Hillary Clinton does not have a job, if she does have a job it is running in 2016, this blog is starting to have doubts that she will run, there are to many weak spots in the Clinton Machine, the terrorist attack in Benghazi is the most major, the time for Hillary Clinton to have won the nomination was in 2008, she failed.   Although Mrs Clinton will be the same age as Ronald Reagan when he won his 1st Term, the harsh fact is that Hillary Clinton is NO Reagan, worse she is no Bill Clinton, her time might have just passed folks, political destiny is a cruel taskmaster, sometimes it only gives a candidate that once chance, that was 2008 for Clinton. 

Israel WARNS Russia OVER MISSILES - Syrian Update

Guardian: Reports the following in its 6.01pm post, " Israeli media reports that premier Binyamin Netanyahu told Russian president Vladimir Putin that Israel would destroy any S-300 anti-aircraft missiles delivered to Syria by the Russians. ".

Lets Get Real: 

One has doubts that Israel would try to take out the missiles as they were delivered by the Russians, it would mean taking on the Russians, lets be honest here, the modern Russia is NO USSR, but it still has a mighty bunch, also why get the Russian FSB angered, thus one can postulate that the Israeli Government would want the Mossad to run covert operations against the missiles or as Israel has done of late, place their planes in the air space Lebanon and try to take out the missiles that way, that is a risk, it has been reported that Assad has given the green light for his commanders to STRIKE Israel should Israel hit Syria again.    Thus folks once the missiles arrive in Syria expect more tension and a Israeli operation, it will happen folks, that is the way of the Middle East. 

AG Holder on the back foot with the PRESS

BBC News: Reports that Attorney General Holder has made concessions to the press on how the DOJ will go after leaks.

Lets Get  Real: 

Folks this is stalling, the AG does not want to get thrown under the bus by POTUS for causing waves around the Oval, the AG will promise what ever he thinks the press want to hear, then do NOTHING, this is a Chicago run Administration, when their hand is caught on the cook jar they promise it will not happen again, and once the heat is off they will be back to their usual tricks.  It is time for the Oval to sack the AG, move on the from the Fox/AP scandal, as long as Holder is at Justice the press will be giving the DOJ and the Oval a hard time, the first year of the second term is the time to get things passed, if the Oval has to take heat for Holder and his poor staff the can not get his Agenda through, time for the Chicago way to come to the White House and the Oval, time for Holder to GO!. 

Windows XP and Sound - NO Tardis SOUNDS!!

Folks any geeks out there who can tell me why my sound has gone off my DVD's.  I have spent most of last night trying to get it to work, my local computer shop spent most of the morning, no luck, so any bright ideas would get a thank you from this blog.    Thanks Again. 

The WEAKNESS of the Oval and Syria - Syrian Update 2

Guardian Live - Syria: Reports in its 5.10pm post the following, " There “is no new military planning effort underway with regard to Syria,” Pentagon press secretary George Little said in a statement...".

Lets Get Real:

This is why folks the Assad Regime thinks it can get away with mass murder, the death toll in Syria is now between eighty and a hundred thousand, there are reports of mass murders by the Assad Regime and the use of chemical weapons, and the Oval does NOTHING, at least the UK and France are ready to arm the rebels, the Syrian Civil War is causing havoc in the region, Jordan, Lebanon, Iraq are under threat and could start or return to Civil War.   In fact it can be argued that Iraq is in a low scale civil war at the present, the internal stability of Jordan under threat due to the number of Syrian refugees, and Lebanon after coming out of Civil War is starting to return, thus folks the lack of US leadership is getting people killed, what this blog would not give for another JFK or Reagan in the Oval at this moment.   The Oval is leading from behind, yes its called under the desk. 

Holder and DOJ in the Frame - 2nd Term Blues

CNN - Politics: Reports that supposed sending of a  notification to Fox News that one of its reports was under investigation is still open to debate, Fox says it never got a notification, while the DOJ states that one was sent, the article notes the following, " Questions over whether or not the government notified the parent company of Fox News ...continued to swirl Wednesday.. ".

Lets Get Real:

The reporters at CNN must feel left out, the Oval must think they are in the tank for the Obama White House, so far we have Fox News, AP and even the liberal New York Times under investigation for getting stories through leaks.     The Obama Oval has been after Fox since the start, it tried to force Fox out of the news pool for events, one has to wonder how far the hate went down the political pool, even liberals are staring to question the future of AG Holder, it looks like he MIGHT have lied to the US Congress when it comes to investigating reporters, when the Oval finds that its staff are a problem, they have to be fired, thus the Oval should have a clean out, as stated in recent tweet, the Oval should clear the decks, sack his Chief of Staff and his Chief Lawyer for not telling the Oval about the IRS scandal, Holder for getting the press VERY angry, they all know they could be next if they do not stand up to the Holder DOJ.  Time to cut bait folks, move on, that is the best advice the Oval is going to get this year. 

Obama's No Fly Zone for Syria - Syrian Update

The Daily Beast: Has an exclusive, the Obama White House has asked the US Defence Department to draw plans for a No Fly Zone in Syria. 

Lets Get Real:

The ending of the EU arms embargo against the Syrian rebels has forced the Obama Oval, the conference on  Syria is not going to solve the problem, the Syrian rebels want ASSAD OUT, the Russians need either President Assad or his regime to remain in power, they want to keep their warm water port, the Tehran Regime needs Assad power as to keep its influence in the region and support its terrorist allies.   One can see another Libya folks, the UK and France taking the lead, while Obama hides under his desk, that will not work this time folks, any no fly zone would require massive US presence in the air and on the ground, the Oval can not hide from Syria, also if the Russians place their S - 300 anti aircraft missiles in Syria they will be a threat to Israel and to the West, thus the embers of the Cold War are back folks.   Does the Oval really have the backbone to act, not just drones folks, air and ground presence, this blog has its doubts, the Oval is weak, and the people of Syria pay the price.  

Israel vs. Russia - Syrian Update 2

Guardian: Reports the following from the Syrian Civil War, " Israel's defence minister signals that its military is prepared to strike shipments of advanced Russian weapons to Syria.. ".

Lets Get Real:

One can see a proxy war developing between former Cold War foes, on one side you would have Israel supported by the US, while Syria would have the support of Russia, Iran, it would be a an covert WAR, this is not the Cold War after all, no worry about nukes on this front, but it would show how powerful Putin's Russia is and how far Russia is willing to go in the defence of the Assad Regime and its warm water port.   It only needs for Israel to strike Syria again and for Syria to hit Israel back, there are reports that the President Assad has given the green light to his commanders to hit Israel should Israel have further Air Force attacks on Syria.    The Israeli Government has made it clear that it sees the deployment of the S - 300 as a threat to Israeli  security, thus it would have to strike, either as the missiles are on the way or when they arrive in Syria.   The external political Syrian War is hotting up folks, lets recall there are 2014 Mid Terms in the US, the Democrats will not want Obama to look weak when it comes to Russia, thus the Israeli lobby will be keeping a close eye on the Oval. 

Israel WARNING to Russia - Syrian Update

BBC News: Reports that the Israeli Government has warned Russia about the placing of S- 300 anti aircraft missiles in Syria. 

Lets Get Real: 

If the Syrians get hold of these missiles the Israeli Air Forces Planes would come under threat should they need to strike Syria, the Syrian Civil War is a proxy War on many fronts, it is a proxy War within Islam, between different sects, there is the War between Iran/Syria and the West, there is the on going covert war between the US and Iran and then you have the embers of the Cold War, Russia versus the US.   That folks is just the top four, then in the ranks of the Syrian rebels you have a franchise of Al Qaeda that is growing in influence every day.   The Russians need the Assad Regime to stay in power, they need their warm water port, the old USSR in the Cold War period supported Syria against Israel and the West.   At the moment the Assad Regime has the upper hand, it has regained ground, the multi Syria rebels are split along numerous lines, they also do not have one command as the West would see it, and it shows, the rebels have been pushed back over the last few weeks, the Assad has had help from his terrorist ally Hezbollah in Lebanon, the Civil War has started to cause internal problems in Jordan, Iraq and Turkey.   Of all the Obama problems this could be the one that defines him in the long term, the people of the Arab Street smell weakness, and Obama is weak.  More deaths to follow in Syria folks, that what happens when the Oval abdicates. 

Obama and the IRS

The Hill: Reports that while the US Congress in recess, Congressional aides will be " ..working to ensure that the IRS controversy is teed up for them when they return. ".

Lets Get Real:

It will be interesting to hear how those in Congress think their voters feel about the IRS tax scandal, one can expect that Tea Party and Republican supporters will be up in arms and demanding that Republicans tie the scandal to the Oval.   The Democrats have a big problem, the IRS is at the centre of ObamaCare, Democrats in the House and Senate will be worried that they could pay the price for ObamaCare in 2014, it can be postulated that the chances of the Democrats taking the House are a big fat 0, while the Republicans have a narrow chance of taking the Senate, they can increase the number of Republican Senators.   Thus folks lets see if this IRS scandal has legs, are there any links to the White House, via email, texts, letters, phone calls, it only needs one link folks for the Oval to be in a world of hurt.   Politics is a brutal business sometimes folks, even for US Presidents, one minute they are the most powerful man in the World, next they are not, the Oval either power or not, lets see if the IRS scandal can curtail the ego of the Oval under President Obama. 

Paul for 2016 ?- Presidential Election 2016

CNN - Politics: Reports that Senator Rand Paul has teased his voters he might run in 2016 Presidential race.

Lets Get Real:

The election cycle in the US started the day after President Obama had his 2nd Inauguration, the Presidents 2nd term in political terms has about six months or less to get anything real and important through the Congress, thus Immigration Reform needs a push, otherwise political pressure will start to mean that those in Congress thinking about running in 2016 will start to court Republican Primary voters, and they are quite Conservative.  As for the Democrats they have a problem, ObamaCare starts to come in to force this year, and its enforced by the IRS, the very same IRS under a scandal cloud for its attack on Tea Party and Republican supporters.    The leading candidate for the Democrats is former First Lady, Senator and of late the US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, the former Secretary has a problem, that is called LIBYA, the House Republicans will go after her for her actions the night of the murder of the US Ambassador in Libya, it looks like the White House is starting to throw Hillary Clinton under the bus, although Clinton has very high approval ratings NOW, polls go and up and down, thus folks its quite an open race in 2016 on the Republican and Democratic side, one can not wait for those match up polls, the margin of error etc, fun times   ahead folks. 

Division with EU over SYRIA - Part Two

Guardian: Reports that the following Countries oppose the arming of the Syrian rebels, " ..notably Austria, the Czech Republic, Finland, the Netherlands and Sweden – oppose it for fear that weapons may fall into the hands of Islamic extremist groups.. ".

Lets Get Real:

This is 1990s Bosnia ALL over again folks, the EU when faced with people in their thousands being killed is nowhere in sight, it wants to do nothing, at  least President Clinton lead in the end, after years of doing nothing, the EU, UN, are hot air talking shops for Countries with no respect or backbone, at least President Clinton finally lead in Bosnia and used US Air power to bring peace to Bosnia, the present President Oval in the Oval is weak and likes the sound of his voice to much to see the real world, thus his statement that the War on Terror was over, a closed mind that is dated and is back in the 1990s, the opinion of the Oval is bad on the strategic front and also worse, its bad politics, what if there is another 9/11 in the next three years, the speech will be pushed down the throat of the Oval and the Democrats will pay a political price, you do not make that kind of speech in till your few months from leaving office.  The arrogance of power with the view that your the smartest man in the room is the weakness of the Oval, lets hope others do not pay the price for the fool in the Oval, its always other who pay. 

Arming the Syrian Rebels and the EU

BBC News: Reports that the UK Government and France want the EU to ease its ARMS embargo against the Syrian Rebels.

Lets Get Real:

The UK and France should tell the EU either allow the West to arm the Syrian rebels or the arms embargo will have to come to an end, the Assad Regime is being armed by Iran and Russia, the Assad Regime has bought in Hezbollah terrorists from Lebanon, this has helped them in their fight against the rebels.  The total death toll in the Syrian Civil War has been placed between eight and hundred thousand, the rebels  are being pushed back, the lack of Western help has allowed franchised Al Qaeda groups to become the major fighters.    This in the long term does not help, Syria, Israel and the West.    The feckless Obama Administration drew a red line in the sand when it stated that if chemical weapons were used the US would ACT, the US has not acted  and the Oval of late has given the impression that it no longer sees reality by stating that the War on Terror is OVER, it takes two sides to end a WAR, not the hollow words of President Obama.   Lets arm the moderate rebels, if there are any left, lets give the people of Syria a chance at freedom. 

Obama on London Terror Attack - 2nd Obama Term

The White House:  Has a Presidential Statement on the London Attack, " I condemn in the strongest terms the appalling attack against a British service member in Woolwich on May 22.   The United States stands resolute with the United Kingdom, our ally and friend, against violent extremism and terror.  There can be absolutely no justification for such acts, and our thoughts and prayers are with the family of the victim, the police and security services responding to this horrific act and the communities they serve, and the British people.  Our special relationship with the United Kingdom is especially important during times of trial, and I look forward to my trip to the United Kingdom to participate in the June G-8 Summit, hosted by Prime Minister Cameron, which will include discussions on the important global security challenges our countries face together. ".

Lets Get Real:

I guess the UK can be contended that President Obama can actually see it was a terrorist act, lets recall when a US Soldier killed fellow soldiers and it was shown it was a terrorist act the Obama Administration called it a work related crime, yes folks, the Oval has a psychological problem is stating when something is a terrorist act, it took a day after the Boston attacks for the Oval to say it was a terrorist act, lets recall in the 2012 Campaign the Oval had run on the message that Al Qaeda was finished, but the Oval has a problem, there as a terrorist attack on the US Consulate in Libya, the Oval and its officials lied to the World and the families of the dead with the message that the Consulate attack was down to a vile video, we know now that the spin was a regroup attempt to keep the Oval spin going in till after the November election.  This blog does not trust the Oval when it comes to national security, taxes, the rights of the press. 

Further Arrests in London Terror Attack

BBC News Live - London: Has breaking news, two more people have been arrested in connection with the London terror attack, a man and a woman both 29 have been arrested on the grounds of suspicion of conspiracy to Murder. 

Lets Get Real:

It is early in the investigation folks, the BBC web site states that the first two terrorists arrested at the murder were known to MI5, thus the question will be asked why did NOT MI5 or Special Branch pick up these two suspects, they are in the Court process and prevent this savage and horrific attack and murder, were these terrorists/suspects lone wolfs, they were not clean skins are they were on the radar, thus these new arrests could mean that there is a wider terror threat and that the terrorists have changed from using bombs to using other Al Qaeda methods to kill and to cause terror within civic society.    The old Al Qaeda structure was destroyed by the Bush/Obama polices in Afghanistan and Iraq, thus we have seen franchise groups develop as those in Africa, and suspected lone wolfs in Boston, of course the Boston case is still open and has a strong Russian connection.  The Police and the Security Services have been very successful in preventing another 7/7, that luck was bound to fail sooner or later, lets hope we do not have any more days like yesterday and today folks, lets our thoughts be with the family and friends of the victim, if we give the terrorists to much PR they win, lets not give them that media air. 

PM Cameron on London Terror Attack

No 10: Statement by the UK PM David Cameron on the killing of a UK Soldier yesterday.  The Speech in full: " What happened yesterday in Woolwich has sickened us all.

On our televisions last night – and in our newspapers this morning – we have all seen images that are deeply shocking.

The people who did this were trying to divide us.

They should know: something like this will only bring us together and make us stronger.

Today our thoughts are with the victim – and with his family.

They are grieving for a loved one…

And we have lost a brave soldier.

COBRA

This morning I have chaired a meeting of COBRA.

And I want to thank the police and security services for the incredible work they do to keep our country safe.

There are police investigations and security service operations underway – so obviously there is a limit on what I can say.

But already a number of things are clear.

First, this country will be absolutely resolute in its stand against violent extremism and terror.

We will never give in to terror – or terrorism - in any of its forms.

Second, this view is shared by every community in our country.

This was not just an attack on Britain – and on our British way of life.

It was also a betrayal of Islam – and of the Muslim communities who are give so much to our country.

There is nothing in Islam that justifies this truly dreadful act.

We will defeat violent extremism by standing together…

…by backing our police and security services…

…and above all by challenging the poisonous narrative of extremism on which this violence feeds.

Britain works with our international partners to make the world safe from terrorism.

Terrorism that has taken more Muslim lives than any other religion.

It is an utter perversion of the truth to pretend anything different.

That is why there is absolutely no justification for these acts…

…and the fault for them lies solely and purely with the sickening individuals who carried out this appalling attack.

Confronting extremism is a job for us all.

And the fact that our communities will unite in doing this was vividly demonstrated…

…by the brave cub pack leader - Ingrid Loyau-Kennett - who confronted one of the attackers on the streets of Woolwich yesterday afternoon.

When told by the attacker that he wanted to start a war in London…

…she replied “You’re going to lose. It’s only you versus many.”

She spoke for us all.

Security services

The Police and Security Services will follow every lead…

…turn over every piece of evidence…

…make every connection…

…and will not rest until we know every single detail of what happened and we’ve brought all of those responsible to justice.

I know from three years as being Prime Minister that the police and intelligence agencies work around the clock to keep us safe from violent extremists.

I watch their work every week. They do an outstanding job.

They show incredible heroism, much of which can not be reported.

They have my staunch support and the support of the whole country.

The point that the two suspects in this horrific attack were known to the Security services has been widely reported.

You would not expect me to comment on this when a criminal investigation is ongoing.

But what I can say is this.

As is the normal practice in these sorts of cases, the Independent Police Complaints Commission will be able to review the actions of the police and the Intelligence and Security Committee will be able to do the same for the wider agencies.

But nothing should be done to get in the way of their absolutely vital work.

After an event like this, it is natural that questions will be asked about what additional steps can be taken to keep us safe.

I will make sure those questions are asked and answered.

But I not in favour of knee-jerk responses.

The Police have responded with heightened security and activity – and that is right.

But one of the best ways of defeating terrorism is to go about our normal lives

And that is what we shall all do. "

Lets Get Real:

This was a fine speech and the PM spoke for all those that support a liberal democracy with tolerance to ALL, and the respect for law and order.   It has been estimated by the experts that the War against Al Qaeda supporters and franchise groups could last for over 20 years, thus folks the incident yesterday might not be the last folks.  The importance this is not to allow the terrorists to win, if we change who we are or take negative actions that cause harm to different cultures then they win, we are British after all, we gave the modern world a liberal democratic system. 

Terror Victim named - London Terror Attack

MOD: Has released the name of the UK Soldier that was murdered yesterday in London by Islamic terrorists, the Soldier was " Drummer Lee Rigby of 2nd Battalion The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers (attached to the Regimental Recruiting Team in London). ".  Our thoughts are with the family and friends of Drummer Rigby. 

London TERROR Attack - 22/5/2013

BBC News: Reports in its 7.11pm posting that ITV has shown one of the terrorist  attackers speaking after the attacks.  It should be noted that the BBC has also shown the footage. 

Lets Get Real:

This blog is not normally shocked folks, but both ITV and BBC News showed this footage, the terrorist had blood on his hands, there is something to be said for considering the family and friends of the dead Soldier, would it not have been better to show this footage after a few days, allow the thoughts of the UK to be on the dead Soldier and not his murders.   Developing story folks. 

Terror Attack in London

Telegraph Live - Terror Attack: Reports on the terror attack on a UK Soldier  in London, the articles notes the following on the attack, " 'Soldier beheaded' in Woolwich machete attack.. ".

Lets Get Real: 

This was a savage and brutal terrorist  attack, from reports the terrorists first attacked the Soldier with a car then with knifes etc, after the Boston Bombing one should not be surprised but the vile nature of the attack has taken this blogger back a bit, that something like that can happen on a London Street, just short of a military base.  It is early yet, but the authorities are treating this attack as a terrorist attack, as the terrorists were of Muslim origins and shouted God is Great after the attack.   It will be interesting to see folks if the the terrorists were on the Government radar, were they clean skins, as in not having done anything before when it came to terrorism.  This is a developing story folks, our thoughts are with the family and friends of the dead Soldier, still hard to taken in folks, the threat never goes away. 

The IRS and the Congress Part 2

Guardian: Reports the following on the IRS Tax Scandal, " Lois Lerner says she has 'done nothing wrong' before leaving hearing into targeting of conservative groups over tax status  ".

Lets Get Real:

It was reported last night that Lois Lerner would plead the 5th before the hearing, but what was shocking was the fact that she made the above statement then then invoked her 5th, the Chairman of the Committee had her dead to rights, by making that statement the witness had waved her rights to plead the 5th, this blog is no lawyer, but knows enough law that once a witness makes a statement she or he loses the right to use the 5th and must answer questions. If the witness does not the Committee can site the witness for Contempt of Congress and throw them in jail.   The House Committee should ask her back, and since she made a statement force to answer ALL questions, even if she lands herself in trouble.  One can see that the 5th plea will or should lead the Evening News tonight in the US, this blog will be watching, lets see what, NBC and CBS do with the story, CNN is in the tank for the Obama Oval.  Shows how a great network once a rebel can become part of the establishment.   These networks should be asking why the Obama DofJ is going after Fox and the AP and not them, are they seen as part of the fold and not a threat, your either a rebel news operation or your nothing folks. 

The IRS and Congress - 2nd Term Blues

The Daily Mail: Reports the following the US Tax Scandal, " Lois Lerner, who heads up the Internal Revenue Service's tax-exempt division, plans to invoke the Fifth Amendment.. "

Lets Get Real:

Those on the right will have a field day with this folks, and you know what folks, they should, taking the 5th does not mean guilt, but it will look bad for the Oval, it will give the Republicans the argument that the Obama Administration is dirty, from the Libya, to the IRS, to the targeting of Fox reporters and Executives also AP.   It only needs one of these stories to lead to the Oval for President Obama to have a very fraught 2nd term.  It is the IRS story and the attack on reporters that could really hurt the Oval, the Tea Party groups will be out in force in the 2014 Mid Term, thus the chance of Democrats taking the House is gone, even control of the Senate could be under threat, the elite press will start to go after the Oval because if the Obama Administration is targeting Fox News and the AP, they could be next, also do not discount the terrorists attack on the US Consulate in Libya, that could have legs if it is found that the Oval gave the order not to send support to the Consulate when it was under attack, the actions of POTUS that night are still a mystery.  Also folks the press love scandals, reader read the newspapers and click the web sites, it about getting read at the end of the day folks. 

Obama and the IRS Part 3

CNN - Politics: Reports that the White House Press Secretary has stated the the White House Counsel was informed,   " on April 24 included details of improper acts by IRS officials. ".

Lets Get Real:

Thus folks the Obama White House is taking a lot on TRUST, and its a BIG IF, lets for a second give them the benefit of the DOUBT, just for a second, so we are believe that the White House Counsel and the Chief of Staff had this explosive story and kept it to themselves, my backside, sorry folks, that Pig will not fly.   Everyone in D.C knows you have to CYA in this kind of story, they have seen what happens to staff in other scandals, if the Oval was not informed then the Oval needs a staff clear out, a President can not function if his or her STAFF think they better not tell the Chief, if your told you can warn your friends on the Hill, they can get the defence shield up, you do not leave them in no man's land, having to answer to their voters, no matter the polls at the present folks, the AP, Libya and IRS scandals have months to go, a lot of hearings, who knows who might come out of the woodwork, the Staff have let the Oval down, time for heads to roll folks. 

Obama and the IRS Part 2

The Hill: Reports that the White House Press Secretary has stated the following on the IRS Tax Scandal, " Chief of Staff Dennis McDonough and other senior officials knew of the general nature of the report but decided to keep the president in the dark about the report’s finding.."

Lets Get Real:

Thus folks the Oval needs NEW staff, the White House staff can not keep this stuff of the Presidential desk, President Obama wanted the job, well the bad aspects of the job also have to be dealt with, the question is will anyone believe this story, in the modern White House can a President really be that out of touch, the US Senate has asked for all the info, lets hope there are no leads to the Oval before the story broke or its big trouble time for the Oval.  Lets give the Oval the benefit of the doubt, a BIG IF, if true the Oval needs a new Chief of Staff and White House Counsel, there political radar is out of town, planet would be better.  The President should spend less time on the golf course and more time at his desk, this is a disgrace, why did President Obama want the job, to ride Air Force One only.  This scandal has legs folks, its the Chicago way. 

Obama and the IRS - 2nd Term Blues

Guardian: Reports that the Obama White House Counsel, " ..learned of targeting of conservative groups on 22 April, 18 days before president  ".

Lets Get Real:

If the Oval was no told that the tax scandal was coming then the Oval is being let down by his White House staff, but lets recall the the Oval did not answer a direct question when asked by a reporter if any one in the White House knew about the story before it broke, he  just said he didn't know, in other words weasel words.   This is a major scandal folks, the targeting of Tea Party and Conservative groups through two election cycles, and NO ONE told the Oval, there is out of touch and not being on the planet, this story has been rumbling for years, and NO ONE mentioned it the Oval, a recent source told CBS news that they were more idiots that Nixon, that really helps, and these people are in charge of US security.    A US Senate Committee has asked for who knew what when, lets see what that brings up, this story stinks folks, it has Chicago dirty pool written ALL over it, lets see what other dirt comes, this is just the start folks, trust me. 

Obama vs. Fox News

The Washington Post: Reports that the Obama Department of Justice targeted a Fox New reporter over a North Korean leak in 2009. 

Lets Get Real: 

Folks if your a reporter or a blogger on current affairs you should read this article and see how the Obama DOJ has lost the plot, if they are going after these kind of leaks every reporter and blogger should be taking the Obama Oval to task, this could HAPPEN TO YOU, as the article notes the DOJ, " They used security badge access records to track the reporter’s comings and goings from the State Department....They traced the timing of his calls with a State Department security adviser ....They obtained a search warrant for the reporter’s personal e-mails. ".  The leak was not the development of the US nuclear bomb folks, also how come the leaks to the NYT which showed US covert actions when it comes to Iran seem to have been left alone, could it be that the Obama Oval leaked those stories as they made the Oval look good, no matter the security results.    Also its a Fox News reporter, how come NO NYT reporters have been in the frame.  This could be the tax scandal again, those lower down the pole taking their lead from the Oval, who has the Oval been attacking for years, Tea Party groups and Fox News.   Time for reporters and bloggers to take a stand, if you do not folks you could be next, think folks, and stand against the Obama Oval. 

The Name of the Doctor - Doctor Who Review ( Spoiler )

The Doctor Who News Page: Reports that the good Doctor had 5.5 million viewers in the overnight ratings, and was the top drama for the day, the the first two shows were in essence reality shows.

Lets Get Real: 

Thus folks we were taken to Trenzalore, the burial place of the Doctor, the Great Intelligence is a great enemy, even the Daleks or the Cybermen have never gone this far, they obey the laws of time, Richard E Grant with that great voice bought home the menace of the GI, also lets recall he did play the Doctor in the Mid 1990s, the wilderness years of Doctor Who.   Then we had the return of River, Vastra, Jenny, and the always fun Strax.   This later group really need their own spin off, less full on than Torchwood.

Thus we finally see the secret of the Doctor and Clara, it seems Clara was born to save the Doctor at the expense of her own life, women do seem to throw themselves under the bus for the Doctor, must be the sonic, this is a open page after all.  It was great to see the former Doctors, running, always running, nice touch to see the first Doctor doing a runner from Gallifrey, the Doctor has two secrets, the first his name, his wife River knew it and saved the friends of the Doctor when he was very slow to open his own grave, that is a spoiler for another day folks, also watch the show, look how long the Doctor takes to open the grave while his friends suffer, one has doubts he would have opened his own grave without River taking a hand.   The Doctor's other secret was shown, there is a dark Doctor, in the shape of a new Doctor ( John Hurt ), this Doctor spoke in the past tense, or is that future tense, is he a unknown Doctor or the last Doctor, so many questions, they will have to wait in till November 23 folks.  Something else happened on the 22 November 1963, which is more important folks!

When did the White House KNOW ? - 2nd Obama Term

The New York Times: Reports that the US Treasury IG has confirmed that the " ....Obama administration officials were aware of the matter during the presidential campaign year. ".

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Thus folks this does have the smell of Watergate, in 1972 the Nixon White House wanted to keep the Watergate break in away from the Oval and thus stalled through 1972, the story broke a few months in to 1973, that set of the Congressional hearings, in one way the present Oval is safe, the Democrats control the Senate and will try to keep the wolfs, the Republicans from the Oval, but that only lasts as long as there is no emails, texts, phone calls or Morse code from the Oval that tells the IRS to target Tea Party groups.  It has to be stated that this could be civil servants, a rogue group of liberals trying to help Obama,  one can not dismiss that, just this old cynic find that VERY hard to take, its up to the Republicans to find the links, if there are real links.  The targeting of Tea Party groups has the smell of Chicago politics, so underhand its the norm in Chicago, just never been used in such a large scale in D.C.  Even Nixon never went that far, and he want far!  If the Democrats on the Hill get any thoughts that the Oval or the White House was part of this targeting they will run for the hills, 2014 is coming up folks, and politics is politics at the end of the day folks. 

Obama and the IRS - Part Two

Telegraph: Reports the following on the Congressional Investigation of the IRS, " America's taxmen were accused of being "drunk on power" and of lying to Congress as Republicans opened their investigation into the IRS scandal. ".

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Thus folks we will have months of investigation in to the IRS, Libya and the US Justice Department taking the records of the AP, the Oval it seems is following the Bill Clinton handbook on scandals, its on the road stressing the economy, good luck with that Oval.  The problem that the Oval has is that this year the IRS will start to enforce ObamaCare, the Obama Administration has asked private companies to spread the positive aspects of ObamaCare, in other words the Oval has failed to close the deal, also there is another problem, the Oval has asked for millions of more dollars so that the IRS can hire inspectors to run ObamaCare, good luck with that Oval.   Then we come to Libya scandal, there are rumours that there are CIA whistle blowers, this could be a massive problem for the Oval, this scandal is the one that could HURT the Oval, there are still questions that the Oval has not answered, the role of President Obama on the night that the US Consulate was burned down and the US Ambassador was killed by terrorists, was the Oval watching TV, having a beer, playing golf, it seems he was not in the loop in those terrible hours, WHO was in charge in the White House.   The AP story will hurt the Oval, the press HATE IT when they come under attack, they know they could be NEXT, thus folks we have months of scandal, this will show how Presidential Obama is, how good a politician, he is another Reagan or Nixon folks. 

Those Obama Blues - 2nd Obama Term

Guardian: Reports the following on the Obama blues, " Long-time Washington observers have been shocked at how rapidly it seems that Obama's second term appears to have come off the rails.  ".

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It is simple folks, the Republicans on the Hill have never had time for Obama, while Obama has used Democrats on the Hill as cannon fodder, he has not real interest in their political outlook and it shows, thus we are heading in to the 2014 season, the Republicans can fight for their Conservative base, while Democrats have to tell voters that Obama is no Democratic Richard Nixon, thus do not expect Democratic candidates for the House to have POTUS with them when they campaign, the same goes for the Senate.  Lets look at two Presidents who got in to trouble in their 2nd terms, Ronald Reagan with Iran - Contra and Bill Clinton and his affair, President Reagan was beloved by the American people, but even his polls took a tumble when the scandal broke, like President Obama the Reagan Administration stalled for the first few months, then President Reagan said sorry, the shine had gone off the Reagan Presidency but the Gipper still had enough to have a successful 2nd term on the whole, on the domestic and international front, also Reagan's VP, Bush 41 was elected President, it was seen as Reagan's third term.  In the last Gallup poll of his Presidency Reagan had 63% approval rating.  Thus we come to Bill Clinton, his scandal broke in January and he stalled for eight months, and lied to wife, the Cabinet and the Country, he only came clean in September, but it worked, while he was Impeached he was not thrown out of office, on the other hand Vice - President Gore did not win in 2000 ( lets not get in to Court Battles ) one of the reasons was that during the Campaign Gore could not use Clinton, the scandal was seen as to fresh, thus Clinton did not get  third term, also this was a problem for Hillary Clinton in 2008, people were worried  what the Old Big Dog would get up to again if let lose in the White House.  It should be noted in the last Gallup Poll, Clinton had a 66% approval rating, but his VP had not won.   This folks lets see how the scandals develop and which have legs, D.C and Scandals, fun folk if your a political geek. 

Obama and the IRS - 2nd Term Blues

BBC News: Reports that outgoing IRS Chief Steven Miller has stated that the targeting of Tea Party/Conservative groups was not political. 

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Folks having watched the Congressional hearing its fair to say that Mr Miller was a disgrace, to most questions he had no answer or could not recall, the man is either very stupid or he thinks POTUS is going to give him a Presidential Pardon if he keeps his mouth shut.  The acting head of the IRS did not know who had come with the idea to target the Tea Party/Conservative groups, did not seem to understand his job.   If this is the level of the US Civil Service then the US is in trouble.  The very idea that the targeting was not political shows a level of incompetence that should worry US voters, this is the same Government body that will make sure that ALL Americans have bought Medical cover, if the IRS can go after groups and make their lives hell, what will it do people who do not want to buy health care, and the IRS offical in charge of the Department that deal with this issue has been placed in charge of running ObamaCare within the IRS, if that is not dirty Chicago politics then what is, time for the Republicans to follow ALL the trails, also why was President Obama very careful yesterday when asked if any one in the White House had been aware of this problem, the President stated that he had only been aware of the Inspector Generals Report, but that was not the question, is there dirt at the White House folks.  Did the Obama White House no of this problem before the election. 

NYT and Benghazi - 2nd Obama Term

The New York Times: Reports the following on the released Benghazi emails and the removal of terrorism from the final talking points, " It remained unclear.....whether......the State Department’s played the dominant role in having them removed. ".

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Thus folks the LIBERAL NYT has made a choice, since it could never attack President Obama, the  someone who has to take the fall for the Benghazi mess is former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, even the liberal giant can see that some political blood has to be released, also with Hillary Clinton out of the race a more liberal candidate has a chance of getting the nomination.  At the end of the day the Clinton's are about the Clinton's, thus the NYT would not have that much influence with the Clinton Camp.  The most interest part of the Benghazi scandal is how quiet the Bill and Hillary Clinton have been, if they were really going to fight one would have assumed that their CAMP would have been leaking against the Oval, so far they have been quiet.   Lets see if the Clinton's really want to go back to the White House, thus far they might be the political casualties of the Libyan terrorist attacks, lets get very real, Bill and Hillary want to be back in the White House, it what gets them up in the morning, the fight might have gone out of them folks.  The Old  Big Dog, just might be old. 

Benghazi Emails - 2nd Obama Term

White House Benghazi E-mails

Benghazi Emails - Make Your OWN mind Up

CNN - Politics: Has the emails up on its site.

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Folks, click above and make your own mind up, were the post Benghazi actions, a cock up because it was an election year, a cover up or both. Developing story folks. 

Benghazi Scandal - 2nd Obama Term

Guardian: Reports the following on the Benghazi emails, " The emails reveal intense negotiations between the White House, the State Department and the CIA.. ". 

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Folks both the BBC and the Guardian line are following the White House line that it was down to the CIA, that the reductions came from them, this just does not fly, for the days the White House Press Secretary has been stating that the White House had a minor role in the talking points, the emails show that the WH was active part of the process, also the emails undercut the statements by Hillary Clinton that she did not know it was a terror attack at the time, US diplomats in Libya at the time told her it was a terror attack, also the CIA stated that fact.  Lets not forget there are CIA whistle blowers who want to come forward, lets see the level of pressure on the  CIA from the the White House and US State Department.  The impression that this blog gets is that Oval is throwing Secretary Clinton under the bus, an observation that this blog made days ago.  More to come folks. 

Obama and the IRS Scandal - 2nd Obama Term

Lets Get Real: 

This is a holding pattern statement, the President states the following about the scandal, " First, we’re going to hold the responsible parties accountable.  Yesterday, I directed Secretary Lew to follow up on the IG audit to see how this happened and who is responsible, and to make sure that we understand all the facts.  Today, Secretary Lew took the first step by requesting and accepting the resignation of the acting commissioner of the IRS, because given the controversy surrounding this audit, it’s important to institute new leadership that can help restore confidence going forward.  Second, we’re going to put in place new safeguards to make sure this kind of behavior cannot happen again.  And I’ve directed Secretary Lew to ensure the IRS begins implementing the IG’s recommendations right away. ".  The Obama Administration can NOT investigate itself and expect the people to trust the outcome.   Thus need for a Republican Special Prosecutor who it totally independent of President Obama and THE Obama Administration.  This statement was a start, but it was wasted, it will be seen by Republicans as an attempt to keep the mess in house and avoid hurt to the Oval. 

Republicans lied over Benghazi - White House

The Hill: Reports on the counter attack from the Obama White House on the email that sparked the recent scandal,  the article notes the following, " The White House on Tuesday accused congressional Republicans of fabricating emails leaked to two different media organizations that suggested interest in scrubbing the Benghazi, Libya, talking points. ".

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Folks,  someone either the Democrats or the Republicans are playing games, thus the need for a Special Committee of the House to investigate this mess once and for all, lets have ALL the emails out in the public, one would assume that the White House has proof that non one on their staff leaked the email an attempt to place the blame for Benghazi at the feet of Hillary Clinton.   The best way is to have people under oath, one would assume the White House would not have a problem with the truth coming out, the release of the full email does not help the White House, we know that State wanted ALL references to terrorism removed, and it was, also internal emails show that this lead came from on high.   Thus who in the White House was pushing the message that the Libyan attack was due to a vile video, the White House needs to up its game, and make sure that NO ONE in the White House knew about the IRS audits or seizure of the records of the AP.  The White House is still in a hole folks, that is the problem with arrogance, the biggest fools are the smartest. 

Benghazi Talking Points - 2nd Obama Administration

The New York Times: Has this its editorial on the  Benghazi talking points, the NYT states the following, " ..they have become a major political issue in large part because of the White House’s inept response to questions about how they were written.  ".

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Even the liberal NYT has to revere course after stating there was not there there to the Libyan terror attacks, although the above is critical of the Obama White House the rest of the article is an attack on the Republicans, but with the following exception, is the NYT throwing Hillary Clinton under the bus, read this folks, and think, " It was surprising that the board did not question Mrs. Clinton or her two top deputies because...the board concluded mistakes were made by less senior officials. ".  Folks you do not have to be a Time Lord to work out that that the NYT has decided someone has to  take the political fall for Benghazi, it could never be President Obama, thus you have Hillary Clinton, do not be surprised it you start to see articles suggesting that Hillary Clinton might like to become a US Ambassador in the UK or France, yes folks getting her abroad and out of the 2016 race, that is how the game is played.  As the last post showed the White House or someone in the WH was trying to place the blame for the talking points at the feet of Hillary Clinton, guess who is being set up to take the fall folks, wonder who VP Biden has been talking too, but that would be speculation folks, interesting speculation.