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On eve of House hearings, State Department finally admits: No, there was never any protest outside the Benghazi consulate before the attack
https://hotair.com/allahpundit/2012/10/09/on-eve-of-house-he…est-outside-the-benghazi-consulate-before-the-attack-n202013
– If you’ve been following the news about Benghazi, you’ll have two questions after watching this clip. … consulate attack in Libya stemmed from protests over an American-made video ridiculing Islam, raising further questions about why the Obama
CBS reporter blasts Obama claim that AQ "on its heels"
https://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2012/10/09/cbs-reporter-blasts-obama-claim-that-aq-on-its-heels-n201999
– presidential debate last Wednesday, but we’ve heard nothing about Benghazi or Libya.  … I said I’d end the war in Afghanistan, and we are,” said Obama. … Clearly, AQ isnot “on its heels,” as Obama claims. …
Former U.S. security team leader in Libya: We told State we needed more security there, not less
https://hotair.com/allahpundit/2012/10/08/former-u-s-securit…we-told-state-we-needed-more-security-there-not-less-n201984
– State Department officials have told CBS News that Wood was not part of the security assessment in Benghazi and that his assignment … personnel from the State Department’s elite security detail – the two teams which left Libya in August – would have traveled to BenghaziObama has one chance left to get something right.…
Can Romney sustain the post-debate "bounce?"
https://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2012/10/08/can-romney-sustain-the-post-debate-bounce-n201969
– With Romney clearly and decisively out-debating Obama, it has elevated him perhaps past Obama in stature, a very bad outcome for an … As I recall, Obama vowed to cut the deficit in half. … Combine this with the month-long-and-still-continuing debacle of the Obama administration’s handling of the Benghazi terror attack,…
Romney goes on offense on foreign policy; Update: Live video embed added
https://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2012/10/08/romney-goes-on-offense-on-foreign-policy-n201966
– against Barack Obama on what Democrats had bragged about being the incumbent’s strong suit — foreign policy.  … And the fault lines of this struggle can be seen clearly in Benghazi itself.” … With the Obama administration still fumbling on Benghazi and new revelations surfacing daily, Romney can win simply by projecting an…
Murdered ambassador sent cable warning of threats on day of Benghazi attack
https://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2012/10/08/murdered-ambassad…t-cable-warning-of-threats-on-day-of-benghazi-attack-n201961
– A number of media sources have fresh looks at the Obama administration’s handling of security in the weeks before the terrorist attack … on our consulate in Benghazi drove us out of eastern Libya and killed four Americans, including US Ambassador J. … State Department decided to stick to its schedule of rotating out a 16-man Special Ops team assigned to diplomatic security in Benghazi
Poll: What was the Obamateurism of the Week?
https://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2012/10/07/poll-what-was-the-obamateurism-of-the-week-161-n201947
– Goes to Las Vegas fundraiser after attack on Benghazi consulate No time to meet with Netanyahu, makes time for the Pimp with a Limp … If you see a foul-up by Barack Obama, e-mail it to me at [email protected] with the quote and the link to the Obamateurism. … And unlike Slate, I promise to end the feature when Barack Obama leaves office.…
Quotes of the day
https://hotair.com/allahpundit/2012/10/26/quotes-of-the-day-1181-n202481
– asked not to be named said they expected more attacks from Obama. … “It is not that Obama likes to be a hatchet man. … The reason is that, as the Obama coalition diminished, Obama no longer disguised the prejudices, inflections, outlook, and approach…
Video: Obama ducks questions on why help wasn't sent to Benghazi
https://hotair.com/allahpundit/2012/10/26/video-obama-ducks-questions-on-why-help-wasnt-sent-to-benghazi-n202478
– Simple question: Why does he need “all the facts” about Benghazi to find out (a) whether anyone at the consulate called for help during … If so, David Petraeus is prepared for it: Per Bill Kristol, he just threw Obama under the bus. … for additional security made by security officials in Libya before the deadly attacks on U.S. diplomatic posts in Benghazi.…
AP poll: Romney up 2 at 47/45, gender gap gone
https://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2012/10/25/ap-poll-romney-up-2-at-4745-gender-gap-gone-n202424
– There is more bad news in the data for Obama.  … That has to be the Benghazi effect. … advantage last month to a 50-43 Obama edge now.…
Video: Colin Powell endorses Obama
https://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2012/10/25/video-colin-powell-endorses-obama-n202420
– Is anyone really surprised by Colin Powell’s re-endorsement of Barack Obama? … Consumer confidence is rising.” … Summarizing the past four years under Obama, Powell said “Generally, we’ve come out of the dive … The Obama administration was a little too slow to recognize the danger, though, and that’s why four Americans ended up dead in Benghazi
Hillary on Benghazi: Just because a jihadist group claims credit doesn't make it so; Update: Attackers tied to Al Qaeda in Iraq?
https://hotair.com/allahpundit/2012/10/24/hillary-on-benghaz…use-a-jihadist-group-claims-credit-doesnt-make-it-so-n202417
Obama with any backlash in a Muslim world already inflamed by the YouTube trailer for an insulting film portrayal of its prophet. … From the beginning, in the same Rose Garden remarks on September 12 in which he mentioned “acts of terror,” Obama alluded to the video … to al Qaeda in Iraq were among the core group that attacked the diplomatic mission in Benghazi, a U.S. government official told CNN…
Former Obama security adviser: "We're probably right back where we were three, four years ago" in Mideast
https://hotair.com/erika-johnsen/2012/10/24/former-obama-sec…t-back-where-we-were-three-four-years-ago-in-mideast-n202411
– As former Obama national security adviser General James Jones attested on Charlie Rose last night, it doesn’t look like President Obama … Uncertainty always abounds on the global stage, but taken within the context of the recent security failures in Benghazi that resulted … in the death of four Americans, there are just a few too many holes being shot in the Obama administration’s foreign-policy narrative…
Senate Intel vice chair: We've been demanding these e-mails since the Benghazi attack
https://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2012/10/24/senate-intel-vice…en-demanding-these-e-mails-since-the-benghazi-attack-n202395
– If the scoop from Reuters last night surprised Americans with the knowledge that the intel community knew that the Benghazi attack … The next day, Obama was in Colorado, where he addressed the killings in Libya. … Obama didn’t pretend that this was merely “a protest that got out of hand.”…
Obama refuses on-the-record interview with leading Iowa newspaper; Update: Obama changes his mind
https://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2012/10/24/obama-refuses-on-the-record-interview-with-leading-iowa-newspaper-n202389
– Barack Obama demanded that an Iowa editorial board keep an interview with him entirely off the record, and not just any Iowa newspaper … Why will Obama go on the record with entertainment outlets but not with news organizations?  … OK to report on off-the-record conversation yesterday with Pres Obama
Video: CBS focus group in Ohio picks Romney the winner
https://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2012/10/23/video-cbs-focus-group-in-ohio-picks-romney-the-winner-n202366
– CBS during last night’s debate, a group that consists of eight undecided voters in Ohio — a critical swing state for both Barack ObamaObama tried very hard to belittle Romney in his response about the Navy, and that clearly backfired.  … That’s a huge problem for Obama. …
Wrap up: The third debate; Update: Insta-polls coming in
https://hotair.com/allahpundit/2012/10/22/wrap-up-the-third-debate-n202352
Obama wasn’t facing that test so he could afford to be more aggressive, if only to impress his base. … Update: Hearing on Twitter that CNN’s insta-poll has Obama winning 48/40. … Obama 24%, Romney 25%, Neither 50%. #CNNDebate — Sam Feist (@SamFeistCNN) October 23, 2012…
Open thread: The third debate
https://hotair.com/allahpundit/2012/10/22/open-thread-the-third-debate-n202346
– The price for that may be to say “I agree with President Obama” more than I would like and framing things in such a way that Obama … Topic A tonight is likely to be Benghazi, with Romney tempted to get down in the weeds about what Obama knew and when. … Benghazi resonated because it pierced that veneer of competence.…
Will tonight's debate matter?
https://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2012/10/22/will-tonights-debate-matter-n202333
– Yes, that’s the problem as I see it for Obama, not Romney.   … This strategy is basically a rehash of 2008, with Obama attempting to swap Mitt Romney for John McCain. … over Benghazi and foreign policy.  …
New Obama ad on war fatigue: It's time to stop fighting over there, and start rebuilding here
https://hotair.com/erika-johnsen/2012/10/22/new-obama-ad-on…o-stop-fighting-over-there-and-start-rebuilding-here-n202331
– , and that if we can just end these wars, we can just keep burning money on the domestic front without a care in the world), the Obama … place and preserved American interests abroad — a point that, after his administration’s bungled handling of the recent attacks in Benghazi … , Obama is going to have that much more difficulty making.…
Cutter: No, Benghazi was not a foreign-policy failure
https://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2012/10/22/cutter-no-benghazi-was-not-a-foreign-policy-failure-n202327
– Stephanie Cutter insisted this morning on NBC that the attack on our consulate in Benghazi was not a “foreign policy failure,” and … The threat in eastern Libya, however, came from the direct action launched by Obama against the previous Qaddafi regime.   … The central government has little effective control in the Benghazi region.  …
CBS News: Why didn't we send the military to rescue Benghazi personnel?
https://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2012/10/22/cbs-news-why-didnt-we-send-the-military-to-rescue-benghazi-personnel-n202323
– By now we’ve gotten the basic details of the terrorist attack on our consulate in Benghazi — no thanks to the White House, which tried … But it was too late to help the Americans in Benghazi. The ambassador and three others were dead. … Benghazi terrorist attack will almost certainly arise as a topic.…
Obamateurism of the Day
https://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2012/10/22/obamateurism-of-the-day-852-n202320
– v=ZFgW88Iq_pg Frankly, I didn’t think this was as outrageous as many on the Right did; clearly, Obama was repeating Stewart’s word … Obama didn’t come up with the word “optimal” all by himself. … And unlike Slate, I promise to end the feature when Barack Obama leaves office. Illustrations by Chris Muir of Day by Day.…
Quotes of the day
https://hotair.com/allahpundit/2012/10/21/quotes-of-the-day-1178-n202317
Obama in 2008 from seeing Mr. … Obama is exhausted. His political capital is spent. … Probably with good reason, Barack Obama is also not acting like a winner.…
Poll: What was the Obamateurism of the Week?
https://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2012/10/21/poll-what-was-the-obamateurism-of-the-week-163-n202306
– Goes to Las Vegas fundraiser after attack on Benghazi consulate No time to meet with Netanyahu, makes time for the Pimp with a Limp … If you see a foul-up by Barack Obama, e-mail it to me at [email protected] with the quote and the link to the Obamateurism. … And unlike Slate, I promise to end the feature when Barack Obama leaves office.…
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