You might not know the name Marc Turi but if you are familiar with the Benghazi Brief, or more specifically with Operation Zero Footprint, you’ll likely know the issues.

Marc Turi was the guy who constructed the covert weapons shipments into Libya to overthrown Mouamar Gaddaffi (2011) and send weapons to the Libyan Transitional National Government supported by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

Under the code name “Zero Footprint” Marc Turi coordinated the flow of weapons from the U.S. through the intermediary of Qatar into Libya.
Those U.S. weapons ended up in Libya and Syria being used by the enemies of the U.S., specifically al-Qaeda.  In February of 2012 Asst. Secretary of State Andrew Shapiro admitted the State Department had been attempting to relocate and buy-back those weapons since August of 2011.   However, on September 11th 2012, while those efforts were still ongoing, the attacks in Benghazi against the U.S. State Department Ambassador Chris Stevens took place, and four Americans were killed.
In 2014 the DOJ filed charges against Marc Turi essentially for non registered weapons shipments.  Turi’s defense was that the weapons were unregistered because the State Department and the CIA needed covert cover.  Elements within the CIA confirmed the basic outline for Turi’s assertion. (more…)

Candidate Donald Trump is holding two rallies today in Nevada.  The first event is in Henderson, Nevada at the Henderson Pavilion. The event is scheduled to begin at 11:30am PT or approximately 2:30pm EDT
Live Stream Link – Alternate Live Stream #1 – Alternate Live Stream #2

At 200 AM EDT (0600 UTC), radar data from Guantanamo, Cuba, along with reports from an Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunter aircraft, indicate that the eye of Hurricane Matthew was located near latitude 20.7 North, longitude 74.4 West. Matthew is moving toward the north near 8 mph (13 km/h), and this general motion is expected to continue overnight.

A turn toward the north-northwest is expected today, followed by a northwest turn Wednesday night. Matthew will be moving across the Bahamas through Thursday, and is expected to be very near the east coast of Florida by Thursday evening. (more…)

A reminder.  Senator Tim Kaine has only been together with his running mate Hillary Clinton one time since the DNC convention.  They appeared together in Ohio on Labor Day (Sept 5th), that is the one and only time since the end of July.
That’s the reality backdrop for Kaines’ absolute failure to launch during the Vice-Presidential debate last night.  And… if there’s one thing as certain as the sun rise in the east tomorrow, it’s the truism that when anything impedes Hillary Clinton’s mission to achieve the presidency they are immediately rebuked.   Senator Tim Kaine better get a food taster ASAP.  ( <– Not Kidding)
The first test of a presidency is who they select for a Vice Presidential running mate. The single most important characteristic in that role is “stability“.

The Vice-Presidential nominee cannot be that creepy/sketchy guy at the end of the bar who hits on your 20-year-old daughter…. or worse.  Unfortunately, Senator Tim Kaine broke the cardinal rule: his behavior made the debate uncomfortable, weird and awkward.
To make matters even worse, Kaine’s petulance, arrogance and argumentative performance last night –constantly interrupting– reinforced a caricature of the Clinton ticket that already existed. An image of a nasty, vitriolic and ‘will-say-anything to gain political power for personal benefit‘ presidential campaign.
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In an effort to keep the Daily Open Thread a little more open topic we are going to start a new daily thread for “2016 Presidential Politics”. Please use this thread to post anything relating to the Presidential Race and/or any of the candidates therein.

This thread will refresh daily and appear above the Open Discussion Thread.

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. THY WILL BE DONE, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but DELIVER US FROM EVIL.
For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory, forever and ever. Amen †

So who do you think won the Vice-Presidential debate, Governor Mike Pence or Kreepy Senator Tim Kaine?

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..”And I have faith, faith in the boundless capacity of the American people and faith that God can still heal our land.”…
–Mike Pence

Some Twitter Polls Below:
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The 2016 Vice-Presidential debate between Governor Mike Pence (Trump) and Senator Tim Kaine (Clinton) begins tonight at 9:00pm.

• Longwood University, Virginia
• Start Time 9:00pm EDT.
• Format: Question and Answer.
• Moderator: Elaine Quijano (CBS)

The debate is being carried live on almost all broadcast networks; and additionally here are some live streams:  NBC Live Stream  –  Donald Trump Live Stream

…there are trillions of dollars at stake

….The frequency of the visible schemes, lies and necessary manipulations will exhibit in direct proportion as those who control the historic levers are confronted with reality.

They are losing control.  As such:
Point ONE – The Clinton campaign will never ever stop beating the drum of racial antagonism. Period. As water is wet, so too is the need of race to be utilized to benefit Clinton.  The scope of the promotion of that effort is in direct proportion to the geographic population density of the targeted constituency:

Racism is a political tool.

Point TWO – There is one political party in Washington DC. The UniParty.
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If the issues were not so ultimately important this would be laughable.  Bill Clinton admits today, during a speech in Flint Michigan, that ObamaCare is a complete mess for the average middle class American.
The ObamaCare plan to cover the 32 million uninsured has resulted in 25 million getting some form of subsidized coverage, while everyone who did have health insurance before ObamaCare is kicked in the teeth….  Gee, um, who didn’t see this years ago.
Interestingly, Bill’s solution today (as outlined) is exactly what we predicted it would be back in 2011/2012 when we warned everyone that Hillary Clinton would be running for office in 2016 and her healthcare solution would be to push everyone into Medicare.  SEE HERE