WASHINGTON DC – The State Department initially approved a weapons shipment from a California company to Libyans seeking to oust Moammar Gadhafi in 2011 even though a United Nations arms ban was in place, according to memos recovered from the burned-out compound in Benghazi.

The documents, obtained by The Washington Times, show U.S. diplomats at the Benghazi compound were keeping track of several potential U.S.-sanctioned shipments to allies, one or more of which were destined for the Transitional National Council, the Libyan movement that was seeking to oust Gadhafi and form a new government. (more…)

Paul Ryan gave a brief presser outlining his demands:

Prior to the presser Ryan met with various caucuses and gave them these conditions:

• 1. Every faction of the Republicans in the House must support him, or he doesn’t run.
• 2. A return to “regular order” where all proposed bills must come through committees first. Only Ryan will decide which bills will make it to the floor for a vote.
• 3. He will not be responsible for campaigning or raising money. Give that job to someone else, he doesn’t have the time for it.
• 4. Elimination of the “Jefferson rule”, or possible use of motions to “vacate the speaker”. This grants him unlimited power and no-one can challenge his speakership. He rules as dictator for the House and no-one allowed to challenge his authoritarian decisions.

Take it or leave it, he doesn’t care. (more…)

Discusses the ongoing back-and-forth with Jeb Bush, immigration, and the presidential race.

 ~ Must Watch Video Below ~

“I don’t recall” – In a world where journalists were in-tune with events and stories, and in a world where journalists were driven to tell the truth behind events, those three words from Speaker of the House John Boehner would have caused every DC reporter to grab their steno pads and head immediately to his offices.

Alas, few people beyond the inhabitants of the “new media world” (internet) have an understanding of how consequential those three intentionally obtuse words actually are.

“I don’t recall”…

Those words are massive when contrast against a March 2011 President Obama finding memo which authorized a covert State Dept./CIA operation in Libya.  That operation ultimately culminated 18 months later in the Benghazi attack, Sept. 11th 2012.

Speaker of the House John Boehner is, as a consequence of his position, a member of what’s called the “Intelligence Gang of Eight”.  The finding memo would begin a process where then CIA head, Leon Panetta, would have briefed the “Gang of Eight” because specific congressional leadership would have the automatic position of oversight for the operation.

Key word “OVERSIGHT” !

In 2011 the Congressional Gang of Eight was: (more…)

The possibility of Jim Webb running as an independent has people wondering if that would impact the Donald Trump campaign.  Short answer, hell no.

When Donald Trump wins the republican nomination, the GOPe side of the DC uniparty will never accept it – Jeb Bush/Marco Rubio supporters will instead support Hillary Clinton or Joe Biden over Donald Trump.  Period.

Knowing the GOPe is NEVER going to support Donald Trump, it makes no difference if they support Jim Webb as an independent vulgarian alternative – again, they were never going to support Donald Trump.

We have previously written about what happens when Trump becomes inevitable.  Each day this reality becomes more clarified – EXCERPT :

[…]  “what will the GOPe do regarding their ongoing onslaught to eliminate Donald Trump, if Trump becomes inevitable”?

The Tripwire we identified back in July remains today. If Wall Street (writ large) views Donald Trump as inevitable, they will re-evaluate –QUICKLY– the opposite side of their controllable coin. Meaning they will evaluate Hillary Clinton.

Wall Street (The U.S. CoC, Tom Donohue, and all varied interests, DNC/RNC et al) set this up as a win/win. A Clinton/Bush strategy. (more…)

The Proud Vulgarian Uprising Continues…

(Via Morning Consult) […]  Donald Trump continues to lead the field seeking the Republican presidential nomination with a whopping 40 percent of the vote, up from 34 percent in last week’s survey. Carson is a distant second, at 14 percent.

[…]   No other Republican candidate breaks into double digits. Bush sits in third place at 6 percent, while Rubio and Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) are tied at just 5 percent of the vote. (more…)

Democrat candidate Jim Webb has withdrawn from the Presidential race and stated he is openly considering a run as an independent.

“I fully accept that my views on many issues are not compatible with the power structure and the nominating base of the Democratic Party.” ~ Jim Webb

In essence Webb is doing a reverse Charlie Crist maneuver, and similarly stating he is considering being an “independent candidate” for President.

Smartly Trump follows with this:  – […]  Donald Trump says former Sen. Jim Webb (D-Va.) should launch an independent bid for the White House now that he has dropped out of the Democratic primary.

“I think he should — I’d love to see him as an independent,” he said on The Boston Herald’s “Morning Meeting” radio broadcast. “He’d be wonderful as an independent.” (more…)

CNN has released their latest national poll (full pdf below). Both Donald Trump and Ben Carson add substantive gains to their prior polling support while Bush, Rubio and Fiorina lose substantial support in comparison to prior same poll support.

However, more damaging to the GOPe plans and machinations is a reality the Vulgarian uprising is more enthusiastic and motivated than ever before.

Washington (CNN) – Donald Trump and Ben Carson now stand alone at the top of the Republican field, as Carly Fiorina’s brief foray into the top tier of candidates seeking the GOP nomination for president appears to have ended, a new CNN/ORC poll finds.

Fiorina has lost 11 points in the last month, declining from 15% support and second place to 4% and a tie for seventh place. (more…)

Everyone should remember the June admission from the U.S. State Department:

JUNE 2015 – Washington, DC—Select Committee on Benghazi Chairman Trey Gowdy today released the following statement after the State Department Thursday evening informed the committee former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton did not turn over all of her records related to Benghazi and Libya.

“The State Department has informed the Select Committee that Secretary Clinton has failed to turn over all her Benghazi and Libya related records. This confirms doubts about the completeness of Clinton’s self-selected public record and raises serious questions about her decision to erase her personal server—especially before it could be analyzed by an independent, neutral third party arbiter.

“This has implications far beyond Libya, Benghazi and our committee’s work. This conclusively shows her email arrangement with herself, which was then vetted by her own lawyers, has resulted in an incomplete public record. (more)

Now Today: (more…)

Following up to yesterday and the Elijah Cummings pre-testimony report, let’s focus on the CBS presentation therein.

CBS is a good reference to show the media obfuscation attempts because CBS holds a vested self-interest in deflections around the various Benghazi narratives.  You might remember it was Ben Rhodes who wrote the Benghazi talking points; Ben’s brother David is President of CBS News.

In addition, you might also remember it was CBS, via 60 Minutes, who withheld/embargoed a broadcast pre election 2012 where President Obama denied al-Qaeda’s terrorist involvement.

A claim Obama denied making in the Candy Crowley debate against his opponent Mitt Romney.  CBS covered Obama’s ass allowing the lie to go undiscovered until after the November 2012 election.  It was also CBS who refused to allow Sharyl Attkisson to continue investigative reporting on the Benghazi story.

Here’s the current presentation of the Elijah Cummings report by CBS: (more…)