Melodrama –  A presentation in any form, such as a play, film,  television program or speech, characterized by exaggerated emotions, stereotypical characters, and interpersonal emotional conflicts which replace logic, forethought and careful deliberation.

Want to really know how bad it is?   And by “bad” I mean how far over their heads the current lineup of appointed Obama international crisis/conflict members are.   Check out this Q & A From Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel (more…)

When ever you want to know what direction the left-wing limo liberals want the Decepticons to take, all you need to do is watch Joe Scarborough.   That’s what makes his recent pontifications about his hurt fee fees so funny.

(Via Mediaite)  On Friday’s Morning Joe, the hosts and guests of the program argued over the direction the Republican Party needs to take in order to become a viable national party again. The conversation veered from what important traits a GOP presidential candidate should have to whether Joe Scarborough himself embodied those traits. Democratic strategist James Carville argued that Scarborough was too moderate for his party, but Scarborough disagreed. He said that a few “Cheeto crunchers on blogs” dislike him, but he more often hears Republicans praise him and “thank God” for his commentary. (more…)

Having watched a media cycle it’s obvious.   President Obama is going to strike Syria;  Alone.
Imagine if George W Bush refused to consult congress, garner congressional (ie. the peoples’) support, proceeded without U.N. mandate, defied the U.N. Security Council, ignored the entire international community and also failed to secure any allied backing prior to attacking another nation.
Think about it?
Seriously.   Given the history of the U.S. media and military conflict – Think about it?
Our ally, “The” #1 Ally, America’s strongest EVER -in the history of EVER- ally, Great Britain says: “meh, nah, you’re on your own with this one mate“…   ENGLAND?  Bloody Hell?…. we can’t even get them?
This Presidential hypocrisy is larger than all other familiar, and frequent, hypocrisies yet from this leftist administration; and that is saying a lot – because there have been a bunch of them.   This one however, is so blazingly incredulous, the light from where incredulous hides would not reach this example for a lifetime. (more…)

“Joshua is not that person,” Reddin’s mother said, after seeing the video for the first time.
“That’s really not him,” McKnight’s dad said. “That’s not his character.”
“If someone had told me that, and I had not seen that, I wouldn’t believe it,” said Khemradj’s grandfather, who is raising the boy.

CLEARWATER — There was a Jeykll and Hyde quality to Thursday’s court proceedings, where three 15-year-old boys pleaded guilty to beating a 13-year-old student on a school bus last month.

The boys appeared remorseful and respectful, their heads sometimes bowed.
It was all “Yes, sir” and “No, sir,” sometimes in unison, as Circuit Judge Raymond Gross painstakingly asked them a series of questions after their attorneys announced the trio would be pleading guilty in the July 10 beating.
But then Assistant State Attorney William Schopper asked that the video of the attack — the one that’s gone viral and turned the Gulfport school bus assault attack into a national story — be shown before Gross decided on a punishment.

In it, one of the boys, Joshua Reddin, is seen sitting behind the victim, snarling expletives. Soon, another boy, Julian McKnight, moves from his assigned seat, toward the back of the bus, to the front, near the victim. The pair pocket their cell phones and straighten out their clothing before they and the third boy, Lloyd Khemradj, pounce on the victim. (more…)

Unacceptable: pic.twitter.com/woN4vSjEpE

— Senator Ted Cruz (@SenTedCruz) August 29, 2013

Britain Says NO –  Massive loss of support for President Obama’s plan.   The British Parliament votes, and tells their Prime Minister, David Cameron, not to involve British Military in Syria.

Mr Miliband [Labor Party Leader] said:  ‘There having been no motion  passed by this House tonight, can the Prime Minister confirm to the House that  he will not use the Royal prerogative to order the UK to be part of military  action, given the will of the House that has been expressed tonight, before  there has been another vote in this House of Commons? ” (more…)

(Via National Review)  At a town-hall event in Chantilly, Va., yesterday, Gutiérrez told attendees that while he has objections to the immigration bill passed by the Senate earlier this year, he would “vote for that proposal today . . . even under those harsh conditions” rather than not pass anything. He went on to list a series of cautionary tales about the tragedy that would result should Congress fail to pass an immigration bill:

“Today, someone is going to die in that desert, trying to return to their families, women and men are going to die in that desert; someone’s going to lose a finger, a hand, an eye, a life today because an unscrupulous employer is going to put them in harm’s way, someone’s going to die; there’s a woman that’s going to be raped in a field somewhere in America today because she has no rights in this country, and we need to end that; there are children who are going to cry and there are marriages that are going to be destroyed because someone is going to be deported, and there are going to be children that are going to be left orphaned in this country.”  (link)

Quite a kerfuffle amid the media scoopers today.    Who really knows the origin of the back story, which has led to this recent news cycle based on the continued liberal goal of isolation, but one thing is certain.   The media are quite happy to broadcast the division.
Shellie Zimmerman gave an interview with ABC News…..

….. or did she?
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The headline question may seem like a little thing, but it’s not.    The absence of the White House promoting the visit speaks profoundly to the perceived political value.

Shellie Zimmerman sat down with ABC for an interview.   ABC of all outlets?   The same organization which manipulates edits in interviews to sell a specific narrative.   Look at what they did to juror B-29.    Why sit down with ABC?   Unreal…..
The article below, which ABC is using as the precursor, is generally the interviewer, Christi O’Conner’s descriptions of what Shellie Zimmerman said.   So take that for what it’s worth….

( VIA ABC ) The Florida investigative journalist who is the first reporter to sit down with George Zimmerman’s wife, Shellie, said that during their “stunning” hour long interview, the acquitted killer’s wife said that her husband has “beaten down her self-esteem,” but she is “looking forward to getting her life back.”
Christi O’Connor spoke with ABCNews.com today about her experience locking down an interview with Shellie Zimmerman as the media focused its attention on her husband, who was acquitted of second-degree murder charges in the death of Trayvon Martin, an unarmed 17-year-old, in Sanford, Fla., in February 2012. (more…)