Something to read ahead of the presidential election

The new best-selling book "Clean House" by Tom Fitton ... (the President of Judicial Watch) will almost make you sick to read the cover-up on Benghazi...supported by emails and documents obtained by the court's freedom of information request (FOIA).

The following conclusion of Chapter 1 should get your attention and hopefully encourage you to read the book.

"The lies and inaction by President Obama, Hillary Clinton, and Susan Rice (who is now Obama's national security adviser) were monstrous. Rather than tell the truth, and risk political blowback for the Libya mess and the lack of security, the Obama administration abandoned those under fire and pretended that the attack had nothing to do with terrorism.

Judicial Watch saw through the lies and began what has become the most nationally significant investigation ever by a non-governmental entity.

Our Benghazi FOIA request and subsequent lawsuits changed history. Our disclosure of White House records confirming that top political operatives at the White House concocted the talking points used by Susan Rice to mislead the American people in order to save Obama's reelection prospects rocked Washington.

These smoking-gun documents embarrassed all of Congress and forced Speaker John Boehner to appoint the House Select Committee on Benghazi.

And, as you'll see, the pressure from our Benghazi litigation led to the disclosure of the Clinton email scandal, the historical ramifications of which we are now witnessing.

If the American people had known the truth -- that Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, and other top administration officials knew that the Benghazi attack was an al-Qaeda terrorist attack from the get-go and yet lied and covered this fact up -- Mitt Romney might very well be president. Our Benghazi disclosures also show connections between the collapse in Libya and the ISIS war -- and confirm that the US knew remarkable details about the transfer of arms from Benghazi to Syrian jihadists."

Clean House by Tom Fitton

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Don't forget the Downtown Golf Tournament fund raiser today with a 1 p.m. tee time. Initiated by JOE SULLIVAN and conducted by the City Parks & Recreation department, the hilarious game of skill and luck goes through downtown Cape and the levee. Entry fee today is $30 and that provides you with your birdieball, the all you can eat catfish buffet at Port Cape and an afternoon of fun.

One of only a handful of such golf tournaments in the U.S., the proceeds go to the Red House tourist attraction. The festivities begin at the gazebo on the Common Pleas Courthouse lawn.

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The first Presidential debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump will be held this Monday, Sept. 26.

Early voting is already underway and by election day (Nov. 8) 37 states plus the District of Columbia will already have some cast their vote. Over 33 percent of total votes, so this first debate should be a must-watch in the close unpredictable race for President.

Both candidates (and the moderator) will be closely observed in this tight, still undecided, important contest.

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Quotations on the Business of Life

"Do what you know best; if you're a runner...run, if you're a bell...ring." Ignas Bernstein

"Be true to the best you know. This is your high ideal. If you do your best, you cannot do more. Do your best every day and your life will gradually expand into satisfying fullness. Cultivate the habit of doing one thing at a time with quiet deliberateness. Always allow yourself a sufficient margin of time in which to do your work well. Frequently examine your working methods to discover and eliminate unnecessary tension. Aim at poise, repose, and self-control. The relaxed worker accomplishes most." H.W. Dresser

"When a man points a finger at someone else, he should remember that three of his fingers are pointing at himself." Anonymous

"Accepting blame when it's not really due sometimes makes the point better." Malcolm Forbes

"If something goes wrong, it is more important to talk about who is going to fix it, than who is to blame." Francis J. Gable

"I took a course in speed reading and was able to read 'War and Peace' in 20 minutes. It's about Russia." Woody Allen

"When [a politician] is in opposition, he is an expert on the means to some end; and when he is in office he is an expert on the obstacles to it. In short, when he is impotent he proves to us that the thing is easy; and when he is omnipotent he proves that it is impossible." G.K. Chesterton

"I have always felt that a politician is to be judged by the animosities he excites among his opponents." Winston Churchill

"Double -- no triple -- our troubles and we'd still be better off than any other people on earth." Ronald Reagan

"The punishment suffered by the wise who refuse to take part in the government, is to live under government of bad men." Plato

Gary Rust is chairman of the board of Rust Communications, which owns the Southeast Missourian, as well as a member of the editorial board.