Mark Steyn: 'Politicized' Benghazi distracts from Big Bird

The Orange County Register ^ | October 12, 2012 | Mark Steyn

[2ndDivisionVet]

"The entire reason that this has become the political topic it is, is because of Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan."

Thus, Stephanie Cutter, President Obama's deputy campaign manager, speaking on CNN about an armed attack on the 9/11 anniversary that left a U.S. consulate a smoking ruin and killed four diplomatic staff, including the first American ambassador to be murdered in a third of a century. To discuss this event is apparently to "politicize" it and to distract from the real issues the American people are concerned about. For example, Obama spokesperson Jen Psaki, speaking on board Air Force One on Thursday:

"There's only one candidate in this race who is going to continue to fight for Big Bird and Elmo, and he is riding on this plane."

She's right! The United States is the first nation in history whose democracy has evolved to the point where its leader is provided with a wide-body transatlantic jet in order to campaign on the vital issue of public funding for sock puppets. Sure, Caligula put his horse in the Senate, but it was a real horse. At Ohio State University, the rapper will.i.am introduced the President by playing the Sesame Street theme tune, which, oddly enough, seems more apt presidential walk-on music for the Obama era than "Hail To The Chief."(continued)

[2ndDivisionVet]

Home run.

[Slings and Arrows]

Steyn ping.

[Gene Eric]

Path to 9-11-12.

[FredZarguna]

As always.

Smaller love hath no man than Obama's, than to lay down his "friend" for a couple of points in Ohio.

[Rummyfan]

To "politicize" means "to give a political character to." It is a reductive term, capturing the peculiarly shrunken horizons of politics: "Gee, they nuked Israel. D'you think that will hurt us in Florida?" So media outlets fret that Benghazi could be "bad" for Obama – by which they mean he might be hitting the six-figure lecture circuit four years ahead of schedule. But for Chris Stevens, Sean Smith, Glen Doherty and Tyrone Woods, it's real bad. They're dead, over, gonesville.

[Gay State Conservative]

I hereby declare Mark Steyn to be a “natural born” citizen of the United States and encourage him...no,*beg* him...to enter politics.

[bert]

-——an armed assault on the compound began, well-planned and executed by men not only armed with mortars but capable of firing them to lethal purpose – a rare combination among the excitable mobs of the Middle East-——

That is, they did not run out from the building corner, point the AK47 vaguely down the street and fire an indiscriminate volley. They aimed and fired mortars. The attack was by professionals, trained military. Real warriors. The attack was not by raghead zealots who typically fire their weapons into the air is spurts of bravado.

It was Pearl Harbor all over again

[trebb]

Sure, Caligula put his horse in the Senate, but it was a real horse.

An example of why I love this guy.

[John W]

As per usual.

[Excellence]

I watched CSPAN live as the four coffins were brought from the transport airplane into the hangar. I watched the speeches. I feel a rage I can't get rid of, and I don't know what to do about it. Video from those speeches should be broadcast. They were so canned. Each and every word was written and spoken to achieved a result, and had nothing to do with what should have been the solemnity of the occasion.

[hattend]

At Ohio State University, the rapper will.i.am introduced the President by playing the Sesame Street theme tune, which, oddly enough, seems more apt presidential walk-on music for the Obama era than "Hail To The Chief."

I swear to God, Democrats in general, and this administration in particular, are extremely irony impaired.

Love Mark Steyn

[TXnMA]

Both my sons are mortarmen. When I described the attack, they said, in essence:

" Just any yo-yo who picks up a mortar can't drop rounds on target like that. Those guys were professional mortarmen. They already had the coordinates of their firing point and their target dialed in."

Protesting mob? Bravo Sierra!!

[neverdem]

This is beyond surreal, at the least. How does anyone “work across the aisle” with certifiable nuts?

[JLS]

Mark Steyn ping.

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Thanks for the ping Slings and Arrows

[JLS]

Mark Steyn ping.

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Thanks for the ping Slings and Arrows

[Slings and Arrows]

De nada.

[okie01]

Smaller love hath no man than Obama's, than to lay down his "friend" for a couple of points in Ohio.

Devastating!

[dead]

the government of the supposedly most powerful nation on Earth entrusted its security to Abdulaziz Majbari, 29, and his pal, who report to some bloke back in Carmarthen, Wales.

And the NY Times doesn't really deem that story very newsworthy.

[metesky]

Steyn bump for the morning shift.

[headsonpikes]

Good morning, George!

The fact that truth-speaking Steyn gets published at all gives me hope for the future.