AP Tries to Rewrite History in Latest Benghazi Story

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Friday October 19, 2012 · 9:39 AM PDT

2012/10/19 · 09:39

You have undoubtedly seen the latest AP story reporting that on 9/12/12 the CIA identified Islamic militants as responsible for the Benghazi attack.

The CIA station chief in Libya reported to Washington within 24 hours of last month's deadly attack on the U.S. Consulate that there was evidence it was carried out by militants, not a spontaneous mob upset about an American-made video ridiculing Islam's Prophet Muhammad, U.S. officials have told The Associated Press.
It is unclear who, if anyone, saw the cable outside the CIA at that point and how high up in the agency the information went. The Obama administration maintained publicly for a week that the attack on the diplomatic mission in Benghazi that killed US ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans was carried out by a mob similar to those that staged less-deadly protests across the Muslim world around the 11th anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks on the US.

But if you read what the NY Times was reporting on that same day (9/12/12), you will see that it was ALREADY being reported that this was undertaken by Islamic militants -- not a mob -- and that U.S. officials were already claiming that this looked like an organized, pre-planned attack. Read More

Finally! Obama Speaks Out Against GOP Filibuster Abuse

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Wednesday December 23, 2009 · 10:49 PM PST

2009/12/23 · 22:49

As someone who has followed politics closely since 1993, I've grown to really despise the filibuster, especially in the hands of the Republican party. They shut down the Senate during Bill Clinton's first two years in office, then ran against a "do-nothing" Congress in 1994. They are trying to do the same thing right now to Barack Obama.

And you know who is finally starting to get a little pissed off about it? That's right -- President Barack Obama:

"[A]s somebody who served in the Senate, who values the traditions of the Senate, who thinks that institution has been the world's greatest deliberative body, to see the filibuster rule, which imposes a 60-vote supermajority on legislation - to see that invoked on every single piece of legislation, during the course of this year, is unheard of," says President Obama in a yet-to-air interview with PBS.

Let's hope he keeps it up on this topic. Because if this kind of obstruction continues, the Nuclear Option will have to be on the table.

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Tuesday May 12, 2009 · 10:44 AM PDT

2009/05/12 · 10:44

Lt. Dan Choi is a West Point graduate, Iraq War veteran, and Arabic linguist. He is a value to our Armed Forces and represents the best of what America has to offer. But because he bravely announced that he was gay on the Rachel Maddow show, he is being fired from the military.

We know that President Obama plans to repeal the Don't Ask Don't Tell policy. But he has been dragging his feet while real-life heroes like Lt. Dan Choi pay the price. So far, this issue hasn't been on the President's agenda, because of OUR SILENCE. If we spent half as much time denouncing DADT as we do ridiculing Michael Steele or Dick Cheney, Obama would have to listen and take action.

It is time for our silence to end. It is time for all of us to TAKE A STAND, here and now, and tell the White House and Congress to suspend DADT immediately and allow loyal soldiers such as Lt. Choi to continue serving.

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Wednesday January 14, 2009 · 12:27 PM PST

2009/01/14 · 12:27

I've published snark diaries in the past, but this is ABSOLUTELY TRUE.

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In an obscure 2003 book titled "Air Force One: A History of the Presidents and Their Planes" by Kenneth T. Walsh, there is an incredible anecdote that sums up George W. Bush. Read it and weep:

Another innovation is Bush's interest in the board game Risk, in which players amass armies and try to conquer the world. En route home from Europe in July 2001, Bush supervised a particularly competitive game. The president encouraged each participant to take the biggest risks possible and to attack each other mercilessly. At one point, he goaded his military aide, supposedly an expert on military maneuvers and strategy, to take some chances. When he did so and found his armies annihilated, Bush teased the aide for being the first to lose. Supervising another game, the commander in chief yelled "You're a wimp! Go get 'em."

Risk is just a board game, not real life. But did Bush know the difference?

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Friday December 12, 2008 · 12:34 PM PST

2008/12/12 · 12:34

FBI File #9536B
Wiretap on line 312-XXX-XXXX
November 10th, 2008
12:42 PM Eastern Time
Rush transcript:

RAHM EMANUEL: This is Rahm.

ROD BLAGOJEVICH: Hey Rahm, yeah it's Rod.

EMANUEL: Uh-huh. What's going on governor, I'm busy.

BLAGO: Well, it's about that Senate appointment...

EMANUEL: We already gave you the list of people we like.

BLAGO: Yeah, I been looking the list over. Interesting names. Good people. How's the transition going?

EMANUEL: It's going fine, governor. Are you calling to fucking tell me anything, or what, cause I--

BLAGO: No no, I'm just wondering if you have all your picks already made. I heard something about Dashle for HHS--

EMANUEL: I'm not gonna discuss ongoing deliberations, gov, you know that.

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Wednesday October 29, 2008 · 2:11 PM PDT

2008/10/29 · 14:11

Before you get confused about the diary title, let me explain.

Four years ago today, I wrote a diary titled We're Already Winning in Florida!

The diary made it to the top of the Recommended list. Even Kos himself recommended the diary. Based on a single Washington Post article about the apparent disparity in GOTV between the Bush and Kerry campaigns in Florida, I foolishly proclaimed that we were on the path to victory. TocqueDeville rightly called me out in the comments, and was troll-rated for speaking the truth.

And so today, I make amends for jinxing the election and offer a cautionary tale for the rest of us in this final week. If you'd like to spread this message to the DailyKos community, then please Recommend this diary.

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Monday September 22, 2008 · 8:32 AM PDT

2008/09/22 · 08:32

Alright folks, this week could very well determine the outcome of the election, and quite possibly whether Obama will have any financial leeway to enact his policies next year. George W. Bush is trying to push this stinker through immediately, ala the Patriot Act and the Iraq War Resolution.

Now is the time to take action. Rec this diary up if you want to help!

Congressional switchboard: 202-224-3121

We all know this bailout scheme is a boondoggle for the Wall Street fat cats. It's armed robbery, a scam, a plan by and for the Phil Gramms of the world. It takes $5000 from every taxpayer in America -- that means YOU -- and gives it to reckless bankers on Wall Street. And if Democrats cave on this blank check, you just know that Republicans will use it against them for the next two months.

Call Congress and tell them NO to this blank check bailout. There is no rush to give away our $700 billion. Tell them to stand strong and take their time.

And of course, be polite. 202-224-3121

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Thursday September 18, 2008 · 3:43 PM PDT

2008/09/18 · 15:43

CBS/NY Times Poll:

But the Times/CBS News poll suggested that Ms. Palin’s selection has, to date, helped Mr. McCain only among Republican base voters; there was no evidence of significantly increased support for him among women in general. White women were evenly divided between Mr. McCain and Mr. Obama; before the conventions, Mr. McCain led Mr. Obama among white women, 44 percent to 37 percent.

By contrast, at this point in the 2004 campaign, President Bush was leading Senator John Kerry of Massachusetts, the Democratic challenger, by 56 percent to 37 percent among white women.

Imagine for a minute that you are a male Democrat in an alternate universe where every President of the United States, all 43 of them, have been women. In fact, every major ticket nominee in our history was a woman, and all vice-presidents were women, and most U.S. Senators and U.S. Representatives are women.

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Tuesday September 16, 2008 · 3:06 PM PDT

2008/09/16 · 15:06

1997 Chevy Suburban

If you were a small town mayor, what would be your priority: a new SUV for yourself, or justice for women who have been raped? If your name is Sarah Palin, the answer is shocking.

Buried within last weekend's explosive NY Times story on Sarah Palin was a much-overlooked tidbit:

Ms. Palin ordered city employees not to talk to the press. And she used city money to buy a white Suburban for the mayor’s use — employees sarcastically called it the mayor-mobile.

The MSRP for a 1997 Chevy Suburban was about $24,000. For a town with only 6,000 residents, that's a LOT of money. And that's not including insurance, registration, maintenance and gas money.

And as DemocraticLuntz pointed out to me yesterday, that $24,000 could have covered the costs of up to 80 RAPE KITS.

Apparently the "mayor-mobile" was a priority for Sarah Palin. Rape victims were not.

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Monday September 15, 2008 · 3:54 PM PDT

2008/09/15 · 15:54

1997 Chevy Suburban

Buried within last weekend's explosive NY Times story on Sarah Palin was a much-overlooked tidbit:

Ms. Palin ordered city employees not to talk to the press. And she used city money to buy a white Suburban for the mayor’s use — employees sarcastically called it the mayor-mobile.

The MSRP for a 1997 Chevy Suburban was about $24,000. For a town with only 6,000 residents, that's a LOT of money. It comes out to $4/person, which is the equivalent of Rudy Giuliani purchasing a $24,000,000 private jet while mayor of NYC. And that's not including insurance, registration, maintenance and gas money.

And as DemocraticLuntz points out in the comments, that $24,000 could have covered the costs of up to 80 RAPE KITS.

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Tuesday August 26, 2008 · 3:21 PM PDT

2008/08/26 · 15:21

Are you Fired Up? Are you Ready To Go? If you aren't, you will be after watching this video.

Please recommend if you want this to go viral. Also, Digg It!

Without further ado, here is "Mr. November":

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Tuesday August 19, 2008 · 3:12 PM PDT

2008/08/19 · 15:12

Curious to see what Barack Obama was like before he got into politics?

This rare TV interview from 1995 will give you some insight. One thing is clear -- the guy is consistent. He's been talking about post-racial, non-polarized politics for over a decade now.

These clips are from the television show "Connie Martinson Talks Books", and in them Obama discusses his newly published "Dreams From My Father". Obama must have been only 33 or 34 years old at the time, but he was already a thoughtful and eloquent conversationalist. His manner of speaking hasn't changed much over the past thirteen years. Having read Obama's book and heard many of those same stories become fodder in this election, I thought it was great to take a time machine back to 1995 and hear Obama expand upon them before he became a nationally-recognized figure.

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