Trump’s Benghazi Lie — You have no idea how wrong

August 12, 2016 by Steve Stoft

John Tiegen and Mark Geist speaking at Trump’s Convention

New Overview, Aug 21: Why the Left is Backing the CIA at Clinton’s Expense

The book, “13 Hours: What Really Happened in Benghazi,“ now a “major motion picture” and DVD, has gone viral with Trump’s base. Trump hired the two CIA-agent heroes of 13 Hours for his main act on Day-1 of his convention. You might think the book involves Rambo-style heroes fighting off evil attackers despite a spineless government official who tries to hold them back. You’d be right on target.

You might think that spineless official was Hillary Clinton—especially when CIA agent Geist, standing on Trump’s stage, wraps up their performance with this:

The Trump Lie: “Had she done her job that night, [dramatic pause] had she done her job that night, … Ty, Glen, Sean, and Ambassador Stevens would be alive today.” — Spoken by Geist

You would be dead wrong. [Read more…]

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50 GOP Officials: Trump Puts Nation’s Security ‘at Risk’

August 11, 2016 by Steve Stoft

On Aug 8, 2016, 50 prominent Republican foreign policy and national security experts who have signed a letter denouncing Trump’s run for President and pledging not to vote for him. They have served under Nixon, Reagan, G. H. W. Bush and G. W. Bush.

“None of us will vote for Donald Trump.”

Their letter includes the following points. Donald Trump: [Read more…]

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What if Trump were a woman?

August 10, 2016 by A. Weinberger

Trump’s hair is laughable – but if he were a woman??

“If Trump were a woman, her tweets would be seen as catty, gossipy, and more like something out of ‘Mean Girls’,” says Deborah Cohan. You’d think by now, sexism wouldn’t rear its ugly head but you’d be wrong. Just imagine if Trump were a woman and behaved as he has. And how different Hillary’s strengths and accomplishments would be viewed if she were a man. Here’s a comparison that brings home the differences.

By Deborah J. Cohan, Professor of Sociology

August 3, 2016

We now have the unique chance to have Hillary Clinton, an exceptionally accomplished woman, as our next president. That is, unless we let sexism get in our way. [Read more…]

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Patriotism—that is the job!

August 6, 2016 by Steve Stoft

It should go without saying that patriotism—a love of country—is the essential requirement for someone seeking its highest office. If you are not committed to serving your countrymen, what basis can you have for leading them? Of course, anyone can claim they want to make America great; how you have demonstrated patriotism is the real measure of your words.

Donald Trump has virtually no record of public service.

He avoided serving during the Vietnam War, joking instead that [Read more…]

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I used to think of her as Darth Vader

August 4, 2016 by A. Weinberger

Why is the “real” Hillary Clinton so hard to know? Is charisma the most important quality for a President? Actually getting to know Hillary, changed Rebecca Traiser’s mind. She answers these questions—and more—in this insightful article.

by Rebecca Traiser — Excerpts

From NY Magazine, May 30, 2016

There’s nothing simple about this candidacy—or candidate

The idea that, at this point, there is some version of Hillary Clinton that we haven’t seen before feels implausible. Often, it feels like we know too much about her. She has been around for so long — her story, encompassing political intrigue and personal drama, has been recounted so many times — that she can seem a fictional character… As a young Hillary hater, I often compared her to Darth Vader — more machine than woman, her humanity ever more shrouded by Dark Side gadgetry. These days, I think of her as General Leia: No longer a rebel princess, she has made a wry peace with her rakish mate and her controversial hair and is hard at work, mounting a campaign against the fascistic First Order. [Read more…]

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Clinton’s Record-Setting Convention Bounce

August 3, 2016 by Steve Stoft

Nate Silver’s Now-cast: What are the chances if the election were held today?

Had the election been held on July 27, the last day of serious booing, Clinton would have had only a 44.6% chance of winning—her lowest ever. Nine days later on Aug 5, her chances of winning an election held today are 92.9%—her highest ever. While this is amazing, a lot can still happen in 95 days, so the chance Clinton will win the election is only about 78%. It’s way too early to rest easy.

On Tues (Aug 2) Obama said Trump was “unfit to serve as president” and “woefully unprepared” for the Presidency. The GOP must have been listening. The next day, Reince Priebus, Rudy Giuliani and Newt Gingrich launched a Trump personality “intervention.” His problem is, as Clinton explained, “A man you can bait with a tweet is not a man we can trust with nuclear weapons.” [Read more…]

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Trump vs VFW, McCain and Ghazala Khan

August 1, 2016 by Steve Stoft

The Constitution is composed of 7 Articles.
Trump claims to have read 12 of them

Trump has refused to apologize to the Khan’s although his remarks have been harshly criticized by Veterans of Foreign Wars. This is unprecedented, especially for someone who claims to be a patriot. Now his spokesperson has blamed Obama, for their son’s death although it happened in 2004, Obama opposed the war and became president in 2009. What VFW says … [Read more…]

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Benghazi: It Was the CIA, Not Clinton

July 23, 2016 by Steve Stoft

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For Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens, the CIA arrived too late

The most outrageous Trumpster lie is this: “She lied. People died. Lock her up.” Trump is vulnerable here because Trey Gowdy, the Benghazi committee chairman admitted he doesn’t believe this, and his report clearly proves it’s not just false, it’s absurd.

Arguing with fake scandals can increase publicity and backfire. But saying nothing can raise suspicions. This is the lie we should attack first. It’s most damaging, most outrageously wrong, and trivial to disprove—using Republican evidence. Here’s how.

The Republicans spent four years preparing to chant “Lock her up!” A lie they chanted, day after day, at their national convention. But that chant is not based on their eight Benghazi investigations. Those only turned up evidence of CIA “stand-down” orders and military delays. The chant is based on a false accusation by two boastful CIA agents Geist & Teigen, and their adventure tale (the “13 Hours” book and movie) about a deadly “stand-down order,” which they imply was from Clinton. It was from the CIA to the CIA on a CIA base in Benghazi. No one else even knew they were doing this! [Read more…]

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Cruz Gets One Thing Right and Trump Loses 3%

July 20, 2016 by Steve Stoft

Trump watches Ted Cruz Get Even with Him: RNC Convention, Wed 2016

[Thur update below] During the primaries, Trump smeared Cruz’s wife and strongly suggested his father was involved in the assassination of Kennedy (PolitiFact gave this a “pants on fire”), and constantly called Cruz “Lyin’ Ted.” In return, Cruz identified Trump as “A narcissist at a level I don’t think this country has ever seen,” a “pathological liar” and “utterly amoral.” [Read more…]

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Sanders’ Words Blast the Ghostly Bernie-Or-Busters

July 17, 2016 by Steve Stoft

It’s a little confusing. The Bernie-or-Busters (BoBers) have gone bust. Bernie’s with Hillary, and they’re basically ghosts—no longer part of the real world. But as in Ghostbusters, they can still wreak havoc, and even threaten the world, thanks to their partners in crime flooding out of Trump’s “portal” in Cleveland.

Don’t get me wrong. Most Bernie supporters are terrific. But the BoBers have gone over to the darkside with Darth Nader. So who ya gonna call? [Read more…]

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