File this under "How Low Can You Go?" (no, this isn't about a limbo song)

Maybe a Bimbo song? Young lady made an ad for The Prez. She seems to be talking about THE "first time." No, it's not actually THAT "first time."

At the link there's mention of (and links to) a "similar" ad for Mad Vlad. Yeah, the KGB Commie.

No mention as to when/where it is/has/will run(ning). My guess... MTV.

Not particulary something I give a damn about, but it gave me a laugh so I decided to pass it along

'Michelle and I Will Be Fine No Matter What Happens'

in the Election

And then he gets down to the serious business ..... ready for this?.... Raising $$$$!.

You'll also be told how you, too, can wine and dine with The Prez and Mooochelle! (be still my beating heart) and in Chicago! Woo Woo!

Dear Mr. Commander-in-Chief: Do Not. Mess With. The United State Marine Corp.

Bayonet training

Not only do they have bayonets, they most certainly do know how to use them, they watch Election Debates, they have internet access, and they tweet.

Maybe you just "mis-spoked?" Again.

I find 'em. You read 'em. Or not.

You've heard about all the union leaders and their access to the White House. Now this... A Red Carpet for Radicals at the White House and those radicals are Islamists!

 Rules? What rules? We don't need no steenking rules! Your tax $$$ and financing political events

Surprise, Surprise... Obama spokeswoman: Big Bird, binders ‘important’ in this election

And what were the school chirrun doing in the meantime?... Minnesota teachers take two days to play with dolls and study Islam

From our "friends" at the UN... Romney win would mean a democratic mandate for torture

Did The Prez mis-spoke? Again?... Putting Obama's "Mammogram Lie" to the Test

A drone was over the Benghazi Consulate during the attack? We may have had special troops only an hour away?... How to Abandon Our Bravest Citizens in a War Zone

It's those black rocks we have trainload after trainload of, moving across the US every day... In the War on Coal -- It's Grundy vs. Obama

The "October non-Surprise" was just announced

The post I wrote yesterday just took a new turn. Turns out The Prez has been secretly arranging for a sit-down with Achma-whatshisname. The Iranian nut job. About their "peaceful" nuclear project(s). But, since these things take time, it won't/can't happen until after the elections. Funny how these things work.

This story comes from some one over in that neighborhood. Interesting view point.

This is where I weigh in

"Awww, you were such a cute baby, Jon."

Looking around at the morning news, I found an NBC TV story about The Prez's latest gig on Jon Stewart's The Daily Show. I'd heard about His Highness's "optimal" remarks and wondered if this might give me a little more information. It did.

You've probably heard and heard and heard about "optimal," so I'll skip that and comment on a few other tidbits. (Just part of the service we offer around here, finding stuff you may not know.)

Keep in mind, this program was pre-recorded. I doubt Stewart or his staff edited anything but, if the Prez, at any point in time, said anything he thought was really, really dumb, I'd think he could/would stop everything and ask (maybe even issue some kind of "Directive" or "Order" or claim a "Privilege) for a do-over. I know there are "Guidelines" (Rules) about his gigs. And I'd bet a stack of Benjamins bits and pieces were even scripted. By His Highness's sycophants/minions.

"After weeks of listening to Jon Stewart cheer, cajole, criticize, and generally fuss over the

state of his campaign, President Barack Obama showed up to “The Daily Show” on Thursday

and got the chance to speak for himself in person rather than through cable news soundbites."

So, he came prepared. He'd been briefed (since this didn't involve National Security, he showed up for the briefing).

"The president and Stewart talked about issues domestic and foreign,

with jokes mixed into the generally serious conversation."

His "numbers" are going down the crapper, he's concerned about folks' opinions of his term in office, he wants to "speak for himself" and he jokes! Tells you something about the audience he's playing to. 

"But Stewart started by asking what he’s asked on the air since the day it happened ... 

what went wrong for Obama during that first debate?"

  

Not my idea of an opening question, since the subject's been off most folks' radar quite some time now. But, it's his show, so he get's to ask (or, maybe The Prez wanted another shot at essplainin').

Stewart, being a comic, added this before The Prez answered...

“Sometimes I’ll go onstage and have an open-faced turkey sandwich and a shot of

NyQuil, and halfway through I’ll look up and say 'Are we on?'"

To which The Prez replied...

“Obviously I had an off night. The presentation wasn’t what it needed to be..."

Duh. Obviously it wasn't. Even your pals in the "media" knew that. And talked about it. A lot.

I do not want a man sitting in the Oval Office who does not go into any situation, anywhere, at any time, unprepared. I do not want to hear my President saying he "had an off night." I do not want the enemies of my country hearing my President talking about "off nights."

He then proceeded, evidently, to go into Campaign Mode. Blame, shift responsibility, blame, deny, rinse and repeat. You know, politician stuff.

Now hear this (as my Navy buds often say)...

“We could be growing even faster than we have if Governor Romney’s allies in

Congress would move on some of the things we’ve recommended.”

Lord love a duck! Those "allies" are the Republicans. The opposing party. The "other side of the aisle." The folks he should be having sit-downs with. Negotiating with. Finding things to agree on with. Maybe even, occasionally, compromising with. And getting positive things done! (Please note: I'm refraining from commenting on the "growing even faster" part.)

“We ended the war in Iraq. We’re ending the war in Afghanistan. We’ve gone after al-Qaeda

and its leadership. It’s true that al-Qaeda is still active, at least sort of remnants of it are staging

in other parts of North Africa and the Middle East. Sometimes you’ve got to make some

tough calls, but you can do so in a way that’s consistent with international law and with

American law,” Obama said.

"At least sort of remnants?" What the hell does that mean? Is that a description used in the Daily Presidential Intelligence Briefings? Oh, I forgot. He doesn't attend those briefings. They're scheduled when he's on the golf course. (Ever seen the video clips of his swing? Funny stuff.)

And let's be damned sure, when dealing with thugs, cretins and troglodytes, we're concerned with Law. (Always at the top of my list of concerns.) Maybe that's the "tough call" part. With Eric Holder as his Attorney General, Law can get kinda fuzzy. And it's "tough" to figure out if he knows what the hell he (Eric) is talking about. Law-wise.

"Not surprisingly, the President treated the interview like a stump speech, and he

closed with a plea for people to go to the polls."

(Insert another "duh" for the "stump speech" observation.) Then it's back into Campaign Mode. (refer back to above)

The article's author (Craig Berman, NBC News contributor) wrote...

"Of course, there was some humor mixed in with the political discourse."

I thought there was more than "some" humor and a helluva lot of "political discourse" (re: BS)

If you're interested, there are video clips at the link to the story.

Our politicians are pondering. That's usually not a good thing.

The Prez is dealing with another dilemma. "He Who Personally Takes Down Terrorists," is looking around for somebody(ies) to off as payback for all the trouble he's had to deal with over BenghaziGate. (It's cramping his plans for playing palsy with celebs and raking in campaign $$$.)

As usual, in the case of a dilemma, tough decisions must be made. Time must be taken away from golf. (poor baby) And, as usual, the tough decisions don't involve helping Moochelle (as I've seen her referenced) decide which pants to wear. (Do these make my posterior look big?)

He needs a specific target...

"And if the administration does find a target, officials say it still has to weigh whether

the short-term payoff of exacting retribution on al-Qaida is worth the risk that such

strikes could elevate the group's profile in the region, alienate governments

the U.S. needs to fight the group in the future and do little to slow the

growing terror threat in North Africa."

Please take careful note of the verbiage. They're worrying about alienating somebody? And that any action might do little to slow down things? Give. Me. A. Break. You want payback? Get it. Cowboy up. You wanted the Big Job, you got it. T.C.B.