tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11363027.post1138994010093735213..comments2024-03-29T05:00:41.967-05:00Comments on driftglass: Sunday Morning Comin' Downdriftglasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09379167083253389153noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11363027.post-27554930566894265362015-05-11T23:28:27.892-05:002015-05-11T23:28:27.892-05:00By the wsy, it's been public knowledge since t...By the wsy, it's been public knowledge since the aftermath of the raid that ISI knew where bin Laden was and was in fact protecting him. That's why the US didn't tell the Pakistani government what we were up to until after the fact, because Panetta et al knew from past experience that the Pakistanis would warn him and/or get him out of harm's way.<br /><br />But of course it makes a nation sound wussy, treacherous, or both to be in Pakistan's position with regard to OBL's six-year residency in Pakistan. So a tale had to be crafted to make the ISI look like clever tradecrafters instead of corrupt Taliban- and Al-Qaeda-harboring creeps, and taking US officialdom down a peg or two.<br /><br />Enter Seymour Hersh, who has no compunction about taking US officialdom down a peg or two - he's done it many times before, but in this world of increasingly right-wing media (at least in the US) has found it harder and harder to get published in the US. This frustration may very have have made him quite a useful tool for an ISI looking to spread a storyline that purported to show how clever the ISI is compared to the hamfisted Americans.Phoenix Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03184349948344374682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11363027.post-16240632692910243622015-05-11T18:14:37.995-05:002015-05-11T18:14:37.995-05:00Gwen's all about pulling up the ladder behind ...Gwen's all about pulling up the ladder behind her. There's only so many spots open in the media for token nonwhites and nonmales, so she's going to protect her turf to the hilt from competition from other non whites and nonmales.Phoenix Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03184349948344374682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11363027.post-39024161503551130252015-05-11T17:30:38.425-05:002015-05-11T17:30:38.425-05:00Peter Janovsky
Uh, Gwen's not into guys. Not ...Peter Janovsky<br /><br />Uh, Gwen's not into guys. Not that there's anything wrong wit that.bowtiejackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03269786110593961195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11363027.post-80565200846780664252015-05-11T16:59:42.610-05:002015-05-11T16:59:42.610-05:00I posted this comment on Bob Cesca's post abou...I posted this comment on Bob Cesca's post about Alex Jones stiffing ABC at The Daily Banter:<br /><br />I still expect Chuck Todd to interview Abbot to get "his side" then lambaste Obama for not communicating the truth about Jade Helm 15, citing it as Obama failing to lead yet again. Oh, and then blaming Obama for being a polarizing figure. Which Hilary Clinton will also be. Which leads to why do Democrats alienate white voters with polarizing figures. This crap writes itself. I'd love to start a betting pool on this.<br /><br />Here's the link to Bob's piece. Quite a few commenters lament the state of the mainslime media as well:<br /><br />http://thedailybanter.com/2015/05/alex-jones-fails-to-show-up-for-an-abc-news-interview-then-insists-its-a-conspiracy-against-him/Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08141640791663745884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11363027.post-5238670450119182742015-05-11T16:45:26.607-05:002015-05-11T16:45:26.607-05:00Except that doesn't explain the nationwide upr...Except that doesn't explain the nationwide uproar in Pakistan over both the US' invading sovereign territory without permission (much less killing a man who was quite popular in many quarters and who the ISI had spent over eleven years protecting.<br /><br />But hey, don't let that bit of fact stand in the way of your enjoyment of Hersh's story.Phoenix Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03184349948344374682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11363027.post-66912359950517034532015-05-11T15:04:19.624-05:002015-05-11T15:04:19.624-05:00"IFILL: I agree with [Rich Lowry] on that.&qu..."IFILL: I agree with [Rich Lowry] on that." "Both siderism" endorsed by a paragon of the PBS Totebaggers. If you agree with the editor of the current editor of the leading intellectual white supremacist journal about anything you are on the wrong side of history. Does Gwen see starbursts when Rich Lowry is on with her?<br /><br />I can't wait for her 2016 debate moderation.Peter Janovskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07590229306105292675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11363027.post-46802768349273678582015-05-11T14:16:58.886-05:002015-05-11T14:16:58.886-05:00""Both Sides" is what all damned me...""Both Sides" is what all damned media souls must now chant, or be cast into an even deeper Hell with no fringe benefits and a terrible retirement plan. "<br /><br />The job of courtiers (which is what our modern day journalistas really are) is to sniff the winds and reinforce the dominant narrative their patrons want. It was ever thus. <br /><br />Speaking of real journalists, which is more believable:<br />(1) the official version of taking Osama down with lots of Hollywood-ready CIA electronic courier tracking and SEAL team bravado with stealth helicopters, or<br />(2) the usual smarmy money deal laid out by Seymour Hersh with Pakistan giving him up for more of that sweet, sweet foreign aid.<br /><br />Some years ago, I was friends with a former intelligence guy (grew up in China, son of missionaries, fluent Chinese, etc.) who said it was 99% bullshit. The great weapon America had, he said, was the money to buy anything they really wanted and the only intelligence task was to find the guy who wanted to sell. But god, that makes such a bummer of a movie. <br /><br />No, I'm sure Zero Dark Thirty is the way it really happened. bowtiejackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03269786110593961195noreply@blogger.com