From Ta-Nehisi Coates’s blog, video of a man who was an eyewitness to the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. After the jump … Read More
From the Second Presidential Debate.
Of course, there’s this favorite too.
Romnesia spreads to Romney’s position on federal marriage amendment.
TPM Electoral Scoreboard moves to Obama 259, Romney 199 as Florida moves from Lean Romney to Toss Up.
One reason the Benghazi controversy has always seemed so bogus to me is that I’ve never bought the core premise, which is that the administration had any clear political reason or advantage to gain by claiming the attack was tied to the video as opposed to a pre-planned assault. (Here’s our look at how Benghazi evolved into a GOP talking point.) In addition to a great number of hacks peddling this idea, some people I respect a great deal seem to credit the idea too. But again, it doesn’t add up to me.
However that may be, the factual premise itself now seems to be coming apart. In this morning’s Washington Post, David Ignatius comes forward with new evidence suggesting that Susan Rice’s now notorious claims about the centrality of the video were pretty much verbatim from CIA talking points prepared that day for administration officials. Read More
Pro-Obama SuperPac PrioritiesUSA returns to the Bain attack for the final push to November.