Today CBS aired a Friday interview with Donald Trump.  There are two videos of the interview below; the first is the interview segment as it aired on CBS broadcast, the second is the full 17+ minute “extended cut” interview.

Candidate Donald Trump absolutely nails these interviews:  “Vigilance”

The broadcast interview (the framing CBS wanted to promote):

The Extended Cut Interview (the additional context CBS didn’t want to promote): (more…)

The “Ziiggii Theory”:  The motive for the San Bernadino attack was overall terrorist Islamic Jihad.  However, the specific motive for the location, timing, venue, etc was to record a massacre upon a CHRISTmas celebration.  The attack was important, but the ‘recording of‘ the massacre was the goal.

If accurate, the recording of people slaughtered on U.S. soil, an identified Christian Nation, amid the backdrop of Christmas would then be propaganda used in this Christmas season to embed terror threats, inspire jihad and give a boost to the larger Islamic objectives against Christianity.  The San Bernadino massacre was jihad, but the recording was the more valuable goal.

This theory is further supported today within a LA Times Article:

… […] “Authorities now believe Syed Rizwan Farook and his wife, Tashfeen Malik, were inspired by militant appeals on the Internet to attack a holiday party”…. (link)

While the LA Times uses the progressive/PC word “holiday”, to the larger world everyone knows this to be Christmas. (more…)

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.

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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 †

The “friend” of Farook purchased the long-guns and has been missing since last Wednesday?….  sketchy.

CALIFORNIA – FBI agents raided a Riverside home belonging to a friend of San Bernardino shooter Syed Rizwan Farook as they try to determine whether the man purchased two of the semiautomatic rifles used in the massacre, according to a law enforcement source.

The source, who asked to remain anonymous because the case is ongoing, said officials have been trying to talk to the man to see what he knows. It’s far from clear whether the man had anything to do with the violence or even knew what Farook did with the guns, the source added. A second source said the guns were purchased three years ago. (more…)

Is President Obama Trying to get ahead of the predicted San Bernadino Christmas Go-Pro Massacre video?

President Obama will deliver a rare White House national speech tomorrow night at 8:00pm addressing the latest terrorist threats and trying to reconnect with the Americans.

After weeks of disconnect around the ongoing threats of ISIS and terrorism, and with plummeting polling numbers showing an increasing number of Americans distrust President Obama’s competency to fulfill the role of Commander in Chief, the White House begins damage control.

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During a pre-rally press conference today in Iowa a reporter asks Donald Trump about the San Bernadino terrorists, framing the question that Syed Farook and Tashfeen Malik were “regular people“. (Video prompted to 02:18)

https://youtu.be/9Vddc8t655E?t=2m18s

A man has been stabbed in an attack at a London train station that witnesses claim is linked to Syria. The victim is thought to have been slashed in the neck in a suspected knife attack at Leytonstone station in east London. (videos embed in tweet below)

A man was later tasered by police as frantic officers raced to the scene. A Metropolitan Police spokesman confirmed the force was called to the station just after 7pm (local)

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The second of two Donald Trump rallies in Iowa.  3:00pm Davenport Iowa at The Mississippi Valley Fairgrounds – Live Stream Link

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Last week a leaked GOPe seven page strategy memo surfaced outlining the Republican anxiety with the support of Donald Trump.  One section of the memo stated:

…”[…]  Trump Can Hit the Right Chord – We may not like it, but Trump has connected with voters on issues like trade with China and America’s broken borders”…. (memo pdf)

Yes, the officials within the Republican party “don’t like” the fact candidate Donald “Trump has connected with voters”.  For the GOPe the goal is always to connect with the professional political class (Wall Street, K-Street, Lobbyists, Donors) not those pesky unwashed masses called, “voters” – yuck.

You might remember several weeks ago Mitt Romney said “they would take out” Donald Trump by December 15th.   Romney never defined “they”, but you can look at the quote above and get a pretty good idea who “they” are.  Kasich kicked off the GOPe attacks, and immediately saw his own poll numbers in New Hampshire collapse.

And so today the second charge begins….  Many people mocked our prior presentation when we stated months ago (numerous times) that Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio supporters will vote for Hillary Clinton if they do not win the nomination.   Here’s further evidence in that regard:

(Miami Herald) One of Florida’s biggest conservative Republican moneymen — and a billionaire backer of Jeb Bush — is so disgusted by Donald Trump’s candidacy that if he has to, he’ll do the unthinkable:

“If I have a choice — and you can put it in bold — if I have a choice between Trump and Hillary Clinton, I’m choosing Hillary,” Miami healthcare magnate Mike Fernandez told the Miami Herald on Friday. “She’s the lesser of two evils.” (more…)