text: I'm just returning from a welcome news and internet black-out of 7 weeks, so yes, fortunately I missed the woman who lost her son in Benghazi.  I can certainly understand bereaved parents wanting to honor their lost childrens' sacrifices, and standing up for their ethnic backgrounds in the face of attacks---I can even see some of the logic of choosing those venues over others less likely to get that kind of media coverage, even at the cost of being made into political pawns.  What I don't understand is why so many Americans continue to buy into the circus and pro-wrestling match of two deeply flawed candidates, and their bought parties, when a well-informed public could easily, and cheaply, vote for people like Jill Stein or Gary Johnson, to name two others.  Sure, the crook or the clown will probably win---But do you really think either one will alter our trajectory, after the object lesson known as Barack Obama?