What’s news today folks?

Obama has picked up 3 much sought after endorsements.

Oh wait, maybe not.

From the WashingtonTimes

“The latest [dictator] to publicly announce his support for the  commander-in-chief’s reelection bid was Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez, who this week  assured he’d vote for Obama if he were from the United States. The  America-bashing strongman made the announcement on state-owned television,  saying “Obama is a good guy” and that if Obama was from Caracas, he’d surely  return the favor by voting for Chavez.”

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Chavez joins Raul Castro and Putin as Obama backers. He’s pretty popular with dictators right now. And isn’t it nice that they too can contribute to his campaign, what with his intentionally lax security measures?

From the NYPost

“The Obama re-election campaign has accepted at least one foreign donation in violation of the law — and does nothing to check on the provenance of millions of dollars in other contributions, a watchdog group alleges.

Chris Walker, a British citizen who lives outside London, told The Post he was able to make two $5 donations to President Obama’s campaign this month through its Web site while a similar attempt to give Mitt Romney cash was rejected. It is illegal to knowingly solicit or accept money from foreign citizens.”

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And more from the DailyCaller here

“A soon to be released report from the conservative Government Accountability  Institute shows that President Barack Obama’s re-election campaign has  increasingly collected more electronic donations from non-existent ZIP codes  throughout the 2012 campaign cycle.

From February through June this year the GAI findings reported that the Obama  campaign collected $175,816.26 in electronic donations from non-existent ZIP  codes. One month later, the campaign raised $411,369.55 through such donations  and $197,464.59 in August.

By the end of September, the Obama campaign raked in $2,199,204.38 – thanks  to donations from non-existent ZIP codes.”

And while we’re on the subject of fraud…….

From the HeritageFoundation

“It is no secret that President Obama’s and green-energy supporters’ (from both parties) foray into venture capitalism has not gone well. But the extent of its failure has been largely ignored by the press. Sure, single instances garner attention as they happen, but they ignore past failures in order to make it seem like a rare case.”

“So far, 36 companies that were offered federal support from taxpayers are faltering — either having gone bankrupt or laying off workers or heading for bankruptcy. This list includes only those companies that received federal money from the Obama Administration’s Department of Energy and other agencies. The amount of money indicated does not reflect how much was actually received or spent but how much was offered. The amount also does not include other state, local, and federal tax credits and subsidies, which push the amount of money these companies have received from taxpayers even higher.”

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But hey, what’s 8 Billion outta 80 Billion to pay off donors?  Nothing to get excited about. Move along.

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Oh, and one last thing, about those UN election monitors who will be “just watching”.

From the DailyCaller

“The United Nations-affiliated Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe will deploy election monitors around the United States  on Election Day in an effort to monitor conservative groups for voter  suppression or intimidation at polling places.

Led by Ambassador Daan Everts, the election monitors will include a total of  57 international experts and observers — 13 placed in Washington, D.C. and 44  placed at polling places on other cities.

The monitors, from Europe and central Asia, will not limit their  observation to noting possible violations of U.S. and sate election law. They  will also “assess these elections for compliance with international obligations and standards for democratic  election” and “conduct comprehensive monitoring of the media,” according to a press release.”

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Seems like a lot more than the usual watching to me. And when the NAACP and ACLU are involved, it’s doubly suspect.

What’s news today?

The mother of the US Ambassador killed in Benghazi has spoken out on the President’s stupid comment.

From the DailyMail

“The mother of an American diplomat killed  during a terrorist raid on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi has hit out at Barack  Obama for describing the attack as ‘not optimal’, saying: ‘My son is not very  optimal – he is also very dead.’

During an interview shown on Comedy Central,  Obama responded to a question about his administration’s confused communication  after the assault by saying: ‘If four Americans get killed, it’s not  optimal.’

Speaking exclusively to MailOnline today, Pat  Smith, whose son Sean died in the raid, said: ‘It was a disrespectful thing to  say and I don’t think it’s right.

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And just like with the attack on the embassy, the Obama admin refuses to state the obvious in the Ft. Hood shooting. He just can’t seem to point out terrorism when it shows it’s face.

From Military.com

“Nearly three years after the shooting rampage at Fort Hood, many of those affected are urging the U.S. government to declare it a terrorist attack, saying wounded soldiers and victims’ relatives otherwise won’t receive the same benefits as those in a combat zone.

A video expressing their frustration was released Thursday by a group of about 160 people, including relatives of the 13 people killed at the Texas Army post and some of the more than two dozen wounded and their families.”

“Because the defense secretary has not declared it a terrorist attack, the soldiers injured or killed have not received certain benefits and are not eligible for the Purple Heart, said John Stone, a spokesman for U.S. Rep. John Carter. The Texas Republican has sponsored a bill that would make those provisions available for the Fort Hood victims.”

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And speaking of terrorists…….

From RealClearPolitics

“”There are some things that we haven’t gotten done. I still want to close Guantanamo, we haven’t been able to get that through Congress,” President Obama said during an appearance on Comedy Central’s “Daily Show” with host Jon Stewart on Thursday.”

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That’s strange. Didn’t he have both the Senate and House held by his party for 2 years? I guess with jamming Obamacare down our throats, they were simply too busy.

What’s news today?

How about this?

It seems Obama has a new campaign meme. He don’t need no stinkin’ binders!, or something.

From Breitbart

“Obama said on Tuesday at campaign events in Iowa and Ohio, “I’ve got to tell you, we don’t have to collect a bunch of binders to find qualified, talented, driven young women, ready to learn and teach in these fields right now.”

Obama was referring to comments Mitt Romney made during the second presidential debate when Romney said he actively sought and recruited qualified women for high-level positions and in the recruiting process he would wind up with “binders full of women.””

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Seems he’s using this meme at all his stops now. But if he doesn’t need binders, what’s he gonna do with the ones he already has?  Like this one one he picked up in 2009.

From the ChicagoTribune

“In a bid to get more Muslim Americans working in the Obama administration, a book with resumes of 45 of the nation’s most qualified — Ivy League grads, Fortune 500 executives and public servants, all carefully vetted — has been submitted to the White House.

The effort, driven by community leaders and others, including Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minn.), was bumped up two weeks ahead of schedule because White House officials heard about the venture, said J. Saleh Williams, program coordinator for the Congressional Muslim Staffers Association who sifted through more than 300 names.”

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Maybe he means he doesn’t need them anymore.

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And the irony is strong on this one. I wonder if Obama will blame the video in this case should violence ensue?

I got 10 bucks says no.

From the DailyMail

“The National Geographic Channel’s Washington,  DC headquarters has increased security after being inundated with terror threats  over the upcoming release of the film Seal Team Six: The Raid on Osama Bin  Laden, according to a source.

The full-length feature film is the first  dramatization of the U.S. special forces operation that killed the mastermind of  the September 11 attacks in Pakistan last May.

According to a New York  Post source, the channel has been bombarded with  phone calls and blogs posts from ‘Muslim extremist groups’ warning that anyone  airing a film like this is asking for trouble.”

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And lastly, told you so. That job numbers rebound last week minus one big state?

Uh, yeah….., about that……….

From CNBC

“Weekly applications for U.S. unemployment benefits jumped 46,000 last week to a seasonally adjusted 388,000, the highest in four months. The increase represents a rebound from the previous week’s sharp drop. Both swings were largely due to
technical factors.”

“Last week, California reported a large drop in applications, pushing down the overall figure to the lowest since February 2008.

This week, it reported a significant increase as it processed applications delayed from the previous week.”

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As usual, ZeroHedge doesn’t buy it.

“So much for last week’s aberration initial claims print of 339K (revised higher of course to 342K). With expectations of an increase to 365K, the DOL just came out with a whopper of a miss, the largest in three months, at 388K, an increase of 46K in one week, which was also the highest print in three months. Remember: this number will be revised to 391K next week. So much for single print indicative of a recovery. As the chart below shows, the rate of change was a 13.45% from last week: the highest in five years! So far, there has been no explanation from the BLS or DOL for last week’s outlier print. And no, last week’s print was not due to  California, which the DOL reported just decreased by 4,979 in the week ended Oct 6, not the required 49K. What is however worse, is that it is becoming increasingly clear that nobody at the DOL knows what is actually going on following a statement by the Labor Dept that “it appeared that state-level administrative issues were distorting the data“, and numbers are simply picked out of thin air.”

More, and the charts, here

What’s news today?

How about this?

More debate lies from Obama. And yes, he knows it’s false, so that’s a lie.

From CNSNews

“During Tuesday’s second  presidential debate, President Barack Obama said that  women “rely” on Planned Parenthood for mammograms, but, according to the Food and Drug Administration, no Planned Parenthood facility in the United States is licensed to do mammograms.”

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Also from CNSNews,

“The Catholic Church’s Atlanta archdiocese said  that Catholic parishes, missions, and schools that support the Susan G.  Komen for the Cure should no longer do so because of the group’s  reestablished partnership with the country’s largest abortion-provider,  Planned Parenthood, “a group whose goals and activities are in direct  opposition to the teachings of the Catholic Church on the sanctity of  human life.””

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Post Racial President? Uh, no.

From USNews

“Four years after Barack Obama was elected president, this is not exactly a “post-racial” America.

A new study from Washington University in St. Louis finds that under Obama, many black Americans feel less free than whites when it comes to political participation.”

“The study found that while the election of Obama initially boosted feelings  of political empowerment among black Americans, those sentiments  significantly faded in the years that followed—especially among  conservative and religious blacks.”

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