Was Obama Drunk and Having an Orgy During Benghazi Attack? Inquiring Minds Want To Know.

"I got nothin' here. Hmmm. I'll give it a sexy
headline and send it to press. COPY!"

May 21, 2013 - There are gaps in the timeline. Where was Barack Obama on the long night of the attack on the U.S. mission in Benghazi, Libya on last September 11? Incredibly, we don't know. The White House staff won't say. Obama won't say. His representatives won't say.

Maybe someone is about to tell us. Or maybe not. Or maybe somebody will say that somebody might tell us, sorta, but won't. Yes, that's confusing. Sorry....

Redflag News has a crappy post with a jolting headline on their website today:

"SHOCK: Obama Was 'Incapacitated' Due To 'Staggering, Inapt Activities' Between The Hours Of 1800 And 2300 On The Night Of Benghazi..." The post, by J. R. Elliott, is sensational to be sure. But the post is like candy, with empty calories. If you'll pardon the expression, the post raises some red flags.

"Incapacitated" due to "staggering, inapt activities?" One can only guess what Redflag means by that, because they offer no explanation in the post. "Inapt" means "inappropriate," but that could indicate anything from simply not paying attention to being absent without leave. My imagination, admittedly in the gutter, conjured up disturbing images of Obama in a sexual orgy with interns. Or smoking crack. "Incapacitated?" Drugs? Alcohol? Both? "Staggering?" As in mind boggling, or as in heavily intoxicated?

I am disturbed by these mental images, but I am also annoyed by posts such as the one by J.R. Elliott. The post breathlessly says, in effect, "Hey! Look! Some unnamed people are saying that Obama was doing inappropriate stuff!"

"Two sources close to the inner circle of the Obama White House," wrote Elliott, "have communicated exclusively to RedFlag News that during the night of Benghazi, President Obama was 'incapacitated' due to 'staggering, inapt activities' between the hours of 1800 and 2300."

And who are those sources? "In light of the clear culture of intimidation by the Obama Administration," Elliot wrote, "our sources are not in any position to come forward." Huh? So, how do we know that Elliott didn't just make this up? I'm not saying he did. But he's not proving he didn't. It's just not good to make sensational accusations and then attribute them to unnamed sources who will never be named. It casts your own reporting into question.

Well, okay. I appreciate that anonymous sources may have "communicated" with J.R. Maybe they have hot info. But it sounds like they didn't even tell Elliott what they meant by "'Incapacitated' Due To 'Staggering, Inapt Activities'." If they did, why didn't he share any of it with us?

What we do know is that we don't know what Obama was doing on Sept. 11, 2012. On May 19, "Fox News Sunday" host Chris Wallace noted that there are pictures of Obama sitting in the Situation Room the night Osama bin Laden was killed, but on the night Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three other Americans were killed we don't have so much as an artist's sketch.

Elliott's Redflag post seems to have no point other than to grab some hits for Redflag. Look, I'm no Bob Woodward, but Bob Woodward waited until he knew he had a story to say that he had a story. Elliott's post is not journalism. It's like being promised a magnificent meal, but only getting a menu.

I've worked as a professional journalist (and have a B.A. in Journalism from the University of Wisconsin). I fully appreciate the use of anonymous sources. I've done it myself. But you only mention your anonymous sources if doing so lends credence to your story. In the case of Elliott's Redflag post, there is no story, just speculation. If you have no story, you don't rush to press screaming that you have unnamed people saying something might have happened but you don't know what. It just makes you look stupid, as it did when J.R. Elliot made that mistake.

Elliott went on to say that his mystery sources urge the media to do their jobs to uncover the "most damaging story in American presidential history." Maybe Elliott hasn't been paying attention. The media, even much of the Mainstream, left-leaning media, have been clamoring to report this story. Believe me, they smell blood. If ABC or CBS or NBC can uncover "the most damaging story in American presidential history," they will sell out their beloved Obama for ratings. And why not? They're pissed at him for Obama's Dept. of Justice grabbing the phone and email records of Associated Press reporters and editors.

Did Elliott's mysterious sources tell him how Obama was "incapacitated," and what his "inapt activities" were? We must assume so, for surely Elliott is not so stupid as to base a story as "explosive" as his on being told simply that Obama was acting badly. Put yourself in his place: Wouldn't you ask the sources to give you some details? The sources, if they exist, would want the story out there. Why else would they tell Elliott what he says they told him? If they did tell him the details, why didn't he at least hint at what they were in his crappy post?

Contrast the empty Redflag post to much better one over at PJ Media, titled "More Benghazi Whistleblowers Come Forth With 'Devastating Info'." Unlike J.R. Elliott's post, we get red meat from PJM's Roger L. Simon.

What J.R. Elliott gave us in his Redflag post was a shiny package with nothing inside. Nothing.

Must-Read: More Benghazi Whistleblowers Come Forth With "Devastating Info"

Roger L. Simon, PJ Media

May 21, 2013 - In an "exclusive" report today, PJ Media is reporting that former diplomats indicate that Obama's Benghazi nightmare is about to get worse.

We've already heard from whistleblowers Gregory Hicks, Mark Thompson and Eric Nordstrom. They testified on May 8 at a House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform hearing.

The investigation of the missteps leading up to the Sept. 11, 2012 attack on the U.S. mission in Benghazi, Libya -- and the failure to even attempt a rescue during the 8-hour long seige -- is far from over.

"More whistleblowers will emerge shortly in the escalating Benghazi scandal, according to two former U.S. diplomats who spoke with PJ Media Monday afternoon," writes PJM's Roger Simon. "These whistleblowers, colleagues of the former diplomats, are currently securing legal counsel because they work in areas not fully protected by the Whistleblower law."

The news revelations, says Simon, "will be at least as explosive as what we have already learned about the scandal," and that we will learn from them "what really transpired in Benghazi that are potentially devastating to both Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton." Full story at PJ Media.

Former ambassador Thomas Pickering will testify on May 23.

May 21 Tea Party Rallies Nationwide to Protest IRS Abuses

May 20, 2013 - Tea Party Patriots is calling on conservative groups across the U.S. to rally at IRS offices on May 21 in protest of recent abuses of power. 

"On behalf of Tea Party, Patriot groups, 9/12, liberty activists, and the American people," TPP says on their website, "we are calling for anyone and everyone to protest the IRS’ complete abuse of power on Tuesday, May 21, 2013 at noon local time."

They even include a handy "Protest Toolkit," a digital how-to help package that includes nine essentials for the inexperienced rouser of conservative rabble.

"HORRIFIC" TORNADO DEVASTATES MOORE, OKLAHOMA, MAY 20 (VIDEO)

KFOR TV LIVE STREAMING

May 20, 2013 - A monstrous, 2-mile wide EF-5 stovepipe tornado devastated Moore, Oklahoma. It was on the ground for about one hour and left a huge path of destruction. Moore is a suburb of Oklahoma City (map). The damage left behind looks like an atomic bomb went off. (Videos Below.)

Update, 5/21: The medical examiner has confirmed 24 people killed in the Moore tornado, nine of those were children, reports KFOR.

Update, 5/21: The National Weather Service says the Moore tornado had wind speeds up to 200 mph is officially classified as an EF-5 on the enhanced Fujita scale. A "tornado emergency" was issued, which is more dangerous than a standard "tornado warning."

Plaza Towers Elementary was devastated. Children sheltered in the hallways.As many as 75 people, children and staff, were believed to be in the school. As of 5:20 p.m. CT, rescuers are searching through the rubble to find anyone who might be trapped.

KFOR-TV reporting that "24 victims are assumed to be in the rubble of the Plaza Towers Elementary school. The effort at the elementary school is now a recovery mission and not a search rescue effort, according to KFOR’s Lance West."

"KOTV reports Briarwood Elementary School in Moore took a direct hit, where children are reportedly trapped inside. At another school, Plaza Elementary, 30 children were pulled from the debris. It's unclear if they are part of the 75 who are still in the school." (from WTVM)

Medical facilities and hospitals suffered heavy damage in Moore. "Norman Regional Hospital officials were asking all clinical staff to report to the Healthplex to help treat storm injuries. Thirteen patients were transported. One was sent to the Norman Regional Healthplex and 12 to Norman Regional. The Moore Medical Center on I-35 sustained major damage and patients were being transferred to Norman Regional’s two Norman campuses. An elementary school in Moore was hit and police were putting search dogs in the building. As of 4:40 p.m. there were no confirmed fatalities at Briarwood Elementary." (Source: The Norman Transcript)

"The massive tornado first touched down in Newcastle and churned toward Interstate 4 and S.W. 149th Street. It ripped down Santa Fe and hit Briarwood Elementary school....The tornado left behind incredible destruction. It wiped out entire neighborhoods, leaving behind piles of debris. There are reports of dozens of injuries. The tornado also hit the Warren Theatre and several nearby businesses." (from News9)

The weather Oklahoma today is part of a large swath of severe storms making their way across much of the plains, from mid-Texas up to most of Missiouri. An interactive severe weather map at Wunderground shows the extent of this dangerous and volatile system.

ALSO SEE:

• Massive Tornado Rips Through Oklahoma City Suburbs NPR
• LIVE UPDATES: Tornadoes tear through counties across Okla. KFOR
• Massive Tornado Rips Across Moore, Hits Elementary School News9
• Damage in Moore, Okla., massive, schools hit Times Record News
• 'Major damage' as huge tornado rips through neighborhoods south of Oklahoma City NBC
• tornado damage track for the Newcastle-Moore-South OKC tornado. Based on radar and damage reports. pic.twitter.com/MT0auFhmnY
• 'Tornado Emergency': A Rare, Dire Warning Born In Oklahoma NPR

Below: A stormchaser's video shot along on 134th at Toby Keith and Sooner Rd


Raw Video: Aftermath of Massive Tornado in Oklahoma (Associated Press)

Spectacular Videos of Midwest Tornadoes, May 19, 2013

National Weather Service Current Weather Warnings
May 19, 2013 at 11:37 PM CDT

May 19, 2013 - Season's Greetings, Spring style. Tornadoes and severe weather are marching across the nation's mid-section tonight, killing at least one person and damaging uncounted homes and buildings. Scroll down to see a bunch of some amazing videos of today's tornadoes.

"At least four separate twisters touched down in central Oklahoma late Sunday afternoon," reports Fox News late tonight, "including one near the town of Shawnee, 35 miles southeast of Oklahoma City, that laid waste to much of a mobile home park. Oklahoma state Rep. Justin Wood confirmed to Fox News Sunday that at least one person had been killed in the town."

The extent of the rough weather is seen on a map at  Accuweather (top right). It shows active warnings for tornadoes and severe storms in Oklahoma, Missouri, Iowa and Illinois. "At least one person has been killed and 21 injured in Oklahoma," reports Fox News. "The tornadoes, high winds and hail across the Midwest were part of a massive, northeastward-moving storm system that stretched from Texas to Minnesota."

Below: "Massive tornado hits Kansas" -- A bystander has filmed a huge black tornado in Kansas, in the state of Oklahoma, on a day when storms ripped across the United States' mid-south.


SEE MORE VIDEOS AT OUR "TORNADO VIDEOS" PAGE

Dan Pfeiffer Admits White House Knew About IRS Scandal Before It Was News (Videos)

Pfact Pfudging, May 19, 2013

May 19, 2013 - Sometimes even a liar tells the truth, albeit accidentally. On CBS's Face The Nation today, White House senior adviser Dan Pfeiffer inadvertently admitted that the Obama Administration knew about the IRS scandal well before it hit the news. Surprisingly, this admission was missed by many.

First, we saw yet another example of the "mainstream media" expressing displeasure (and distrust, even) of the Obama Administration.

Second, host Bob Schieffer, fond of lobbing  softball questions at Democrats with little or no follow up, actually asked tough questions about the ongoing IRS scandal.

Third, and best of all, we heard an admission by Pfeiffer the Parrot that the Obama Administration really did know about the IRS scandal before the public did, contrary to what the White House has been saying for days.

Schieffer expressed disbelief that the White House knew nothing about IRS harassment of Tea Party and conservative non-profit groups before it became publicly known through news reports recently.

Pfeiffer said that "what happened at the IRS was inexcusable and we have to do something about it....We gotta make sure this never happens again. It was an incredible breach of the public's trust and we have to repair that breach, no question about that."

Bob Schieffer: "What the....?"

"Well, if it is so important," said Schieffer, "the President, as I understand it, says he didn't find out about it til a couple of weeks ago. It is very difficult for me, Washington being Washington, to understand how the White House wouldn't have known something was up. The Treasury Department was informed there was an investigation. Capital Hill committees were informed there was an investigation."

"Are you trying to tell me that a wisp of this didn't get over to the White House during an election year, that there may be something going on over there at the IRS that we ought to find out about?" Schieffer asked.

"Yes, I'm telling you that," Pfeiffer said. "The first that the White House was made aware of it was from the Treasury Department a few weeks ago. And not the details of what happened, not the the results of the investigation, but that an independent investigation was about to conclude. And here's how we handled this, and this is how, I think, every administration tries to handle this. You have a cardinal rule, which is you do nothing to interfere with an independent investigation and you do nothing to offer the appearance of interfering in an investigation. So I feel like we handled this in the appropriate way."

"Well," said a visibly exasperated Schieffer, "if the President was so upset about this when he found out about it, why did he wait three days to say anything?"

"What we waited for were the facts," said Pfeiffer. Trouble is, the facts were already available to the White House.

What Pfeiffer said on Face The Nation today does not fit the timeline of events. Indeed, it contained the gem of unintended admission. He said the White House first learned that there was trouble at the IRS "a few weeks ago." He said the White House did not know about it until it was reported in the news. However, the scandal did not become news until May 11, 2013 with the first leaks of the report from the U.S. Treasury inspector general (IG). That report was the result of a March 8, 2012 meeting with the House Committee On Oversight & Government Reform, which started a review by the IG. 

THE ACCIDENTAL ADMISSION: May 11 was only eight days ago, not "a few weeks ago" as Pfeiffer said. In other word, Pfeiffer admitted that the White House knew about the IRS scandal weeks before it became public news.

On February 14, 2012 The Blaze reported that they "received emails from various Tea Party groups around the country alerting us to the oppressive demands being sent to them from the IRS." But the story did not become public news, really, as a full-blown mainstream media topic until May 11 of this year.

The Committe on Oversight's members has 17 Democrats, including Obama apologist Elijah Cummings (MD-7), the committee's ranking member. It is hard to believe that Cummings -- or any of his fellow Democrats -- would not have made a call to someone in the White House about the potential scandal.

Far worse than Pfeiffer's clumsy tripping over himself was this inconvient fact: On March 30, 2012, confidential IRS documents were leaked to an Obama campaign co-chairman’s group. Those documents were used to attack Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney.

Is it believable that the White House was (a) not aware of those campaign attacks or that (b) they had no idea that they were based on Romney's tax documents? And is it (c) believable that Pfeiffer was not also aware of this?

Not even the liberal New York Times believes it. In a report last Friday, the Times noted that "The inspector general gave Republicans some fodder [today] when he divulged that he informed the Treasury’s general counsel he was auditing the I.R.S.’s screening of politically active groups seeking tax exemptions on June 4, 2012. He told Deputy Treasury Secretary Neal Wolin 'shortly after,' he said. That meant Obama administration officials were aware of the matter during the presidential campaign year."

That means that Dan Pfeiffer lied, and he lied on orders from the White House.

Also See:

• White House insists Obama was not involved in IRS Boston.com
• Dan Pfeiffer: IRS Behavior ‘Inexcusable’ Whether or Not Illegal ABC News
• White House Senior Adviser Pfeiffer On IRS Scandal: ‘The Law Is Irrelevant’ Before It's News
• Schieffer Blasts Obama: ‘Spare Me The Talking Points And Excuses’ CBS DC
• Schieffer Grills Pfeiffer: 'Why Are You Here?' NewsMax
• White House word of the day – 'Irrelevant' Hot Air
• Dan Pfeiffer Explains the IRS Scandal Atlantic Wire
• Timeline of the IRS Scandal Boston Herald
• BUSTED: The Complete IRS Scandal Timeline in Spreadsheet Format Doug Ross
• IRS official: “Everything comes from the top” Washington Examiner
• Pfeiffer: "Not Unusual" That Obama Unaware Of Investigations.... Real Clear Politics
• Pfeiffer: 'Offensive' to Suggest Obama Let Americans Die in Benghazi Crooks & Liars