The Urban Grind

That’s according to what retired U.S. Army Lt. Col. Tony Shaffer told Fox News.

Lt. Col. Tony Schafer told Fox News that sources were telling him that the President was watching the attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya in real-time. Schafer told Fox that “only the President” could have ordered backup for the Americans who were under siege by terrorists so the President was most certainly informed of the situation as it was unfolding. “I hate to say this,” Schafer said, “according to my sources, yes, [the President] was one of those in the White House situation room in real-time watching this. And the question becomes, ‘What did the President do or not do in the moments he saw this unveiling?’ He — only he — could issue a directive to Secretary of Defense Panetta to do something.”

Meanwhile, Defense Secretary Leon Panneta’s excuse was that his intelligence of what was happening in Benghazi was “sketchy.”

Mr. Panetta decried “a lot of Monday-morning quarterbacking” in the questions his department has faced about why it didn’t send help in the middle of an hours-long assault on the U.S. Consulate.

Mr. Panetta said the military had forces positioned to respond, but the situation was too uncertain to send them in.

“The basic principle is that you don’t deploy forces into harm’s way without knowing what’s going on, without having some real-time information about what’s taking place,” he said. “It was really over before, you know, we had the opportunity to really know what was happening.”

First off, we now know that there were drones over Benghazi. Also, the job of the soldier is to go into harm’s way and to fight. That’s what they’re trained for. So what is all this business about not wanting to put soldiers in harm’s way?

As I see it, our current White House occupant is a Marxist, Muslim hater of white people and Jews who preferred to sacrifice the American (infidel) ambassador, Seals, and other staff, rather than raise a hand against his fellow terrorist brothers.

Also, what’s all this business about waiting to get all the information???? What more information does this miserable failure of a president need? Whether he calls it a reaction to YouTube video or a terrorist attack, our consulate was breached and attacked by a mob of fanatics. As a result, we have four dead Americans. If this happened under Ronald Reagan, those Libyans would have already had several bombs sent their way.

And on another note, why on earth did Mitt Romney not bring up this Benghazi mess in the third debate? In all honesty, I didn’t watch it because I had a feeling he would pull a John McCain, and I was proven correct. What is wrong with Republicans these days?

What is with Republicans these days? While arguing conservative talking points is all well and good, it’s just not going to cut it any more, especially when you had Joe Biden yelling, smirking, and giggling like a hyena predator throughout the debate.

So while Ryan was spouting numbers, which he’s good at, Biden was walking all over him, and making Republicans look uncaring and out of touch with average Americans. Republicans need to stop playing nice with these looting Democrat thugs.

Ryan should have at least tried to call out Biden on several of his lies.

On another note, considering that Ryan is a big fan of Ayn Rand’s Atlas Shrugged, he should have been all over Biden for his comments about the supposed 120,000 millionaire families who “have more than they need.”

This blogger, who I think should have debated in Ryan’s place, has posted what really should have been said to bitch slap Biden (and Obama) once and for all.

In a hidden camera video shot at a Romney fundraiser, Mitt Romney gave an honest assessment of Obama supporters and why they’ll never vote Republican. Personally I see nothing wrong with what he said. It is what it is.

Of course, the media, which has been engaging in non-stop Obama Fellatio for these past five years, is full of self righteous anger. I mean, how dare rich white straight Mitt Romney say anything mean about Obama zombies!!!

Need I remind you of Obama lover Peggy Joseph, who believed Obama would pay for her gas, her mortgage, and who knows what else?

Fortunately, it seems like Governor Romney has found a backbone, as he is standing by his comments! Let’s hope he keeps it.

Many people on the right view Mitt Romney as either a RINO, or a phony establishment conservative. Personally, I don’t think he’s the perfect candidate. But on the other hand, this story shows what a good moral character the man has, which is also very important for a POTUS.

Via Snopes

In July 1996, the 14-year-old daughter of Robert Gay, a partner at Bain Capital, disappeared in New York City. She had attended a “rave” party and gotten high on ecstasy. Three days later, her distraught father had not been able to find her.

When he learned of this, as CEO of Bain Capital, Romney took immediate action. He closed down the entire firm and asked all 30 partners and employees to fly to New York on a chartered airplane to help find Gay’s daughter.

Romney set up a command center at the LaGuardia Marriott and hired a private detective firm to assist with the search. He established a toll-free number for tips, coordinating the effort with the NYPD, and went through his Rolodex and called everyone Bain did business with in New York, and asked them to help find his friend’s missing daughter.

Romney’s accountants at Price Waterhouse Cooper put up posters on Street poles, while cashiers at a pharmacy owned by Bain put fliers in the bag of every shopper. Romney and the other Bain employees scoured every part of New York and talked with everyone they could: prostitutes, drug addicts, anyone.

That day, their hunt made the evening news, which featured photos of the girl and the Bain employees searching for her.

As a result, a teenaged boy phoned in, asked if there was a reward, and then hung up abruptly.

The NYPD traced the call to a home in New Jersey, where they found the girl in the basement, shivering and experiencing withdrawal symptoms from a massive ecstasy dose. Doctors later said the girl might not have survived another day.

Romney’s former partner credits Mitt Romney with saving his daughter’s life, saying it was the most amazing thing, and he’d never forget for the rest of his life.

Now I’ve never heard Romney mention this incident, which leads me to believe that he didn’t do what he did for attention, but only to help his colleague.