The OldSheepHerder longs for the days when spies were more
like Humphrey Bogart’s character of Sam Spade in the movie The Maltese Falcon
than David Bowie in Labyrinth. Metrosexual
spies have had a bad run lately. Take
Julian Assange. The Mastermind of
Wikileaks, a tell all publication of spy gossip and classified information is
holed up in an embassy because two women charge that things got out of control and
Mr. Assange became nasty when it was just their intention of having sex with a worldwide
hero. These two gals should have talked
to sweet little Bradley Manning, finally getting a trial after rotting in jail
a couple of years. Manning fell under
Assange’s spell, delivering a cache of classified documents that could choke several
herds of horses. Julian set about
publishing the classified information, exposing Manning, while being hailed as
a hero for all his Xerox work and no risk.
Those two fame seeking Swedish gals should have taken stock of Manning’s
situation before hoping in the sack with Assange. That’s still no excuse for rape. While feeding his lust for fame and
adoration, Julian Assange hung Bradley Manning out to dry. Hmmm?
Would you go to “war” with a guy who greets you, after you’ve taken out
a machine gun nest, by shaking your hand and dropping a grenade in your
pocket? Manning got the grenade and some
pity while Assange got ill earned fame and glory. The latest boy to have come under Assange’s
spell is Edward Snowden. He’s announced
that his sole purpose in seeking employment as an NSA subcontractor was to
steal classified information. This
speaks volumes for the Republican model of “contracting out”, don’t you
think? America’s corporate media types
are enamored with Snowden. They may be
getting a decent wage, yet as professionals most of them are just shills for corporations,
presenting the news according to corporate standards and they know it. Within their sad little circle, it seems as
though they are clumsily trying to manufacture consent that Snowden’s actions
are somehow heroic. I think you can
believe that the Patriot Act savaged the America we once knew and turned it
into a quasi-Fascist state yet still understand Snowden is a self-aggrandizing
idiot. The only reason we have the
Patriot Act is that Bush was a moron, his staff were morons, and most of the
GOP Congress were morons. Like today
their focus was, “No Niggers, no vaginas, end Medicare, privatize Social
Security, and no taxes.” When they were
warned REPEATEDLY OF THE TERRORIST CELLS AND BIN LADINS PLANS OF LEADING AL
QUEDA TO STRIKE AT THE US WITH PLANES THEY WERE TOO STUPID TO RESPOND. They just needed a few more tools to get it
through their thick head that when the terrorists come calling it’s time to
cancel that little vacation to Crawford, the brush can wait, and go Boston on
their ass. Facts meant as little to
Republicans then as they do today.
Fearing Bush’s extreme limitations, which matched his administration and
party, and wanting to protect our country the Democrats became a party to
making the police state. Bush and the
Republicans are more of a threat to America than Al Qaeda ever was. Good intentions muddled by fear result in
horrific decisions. The police state
must be undone BUT NOT IN THE NAME OF SNOWDEN AND ASSANGE!!! Our Grandchildren should laugh at a brief
period of time when some virulent Fascists gave corporations the same rights as
human beings while excusing them concurrent responsibilities. The activist Supreme Court is dismantling
voting rights. Is it important to vote
in America? Not if you are Hispanic or
African American. How can anyone of conscious
vote Republican? As the demographics change,
the Supreme Court makes it possible for racists to disqualify Hispanic and
African American voters. Long live
Whitey!!! Half of Americans live in
poverty while paying tribute to oil companies for the last 100 year of American
history. Republican rhetoric about taxes
just doesn’t mesh with reality. You don’t
hear that on the news do you? Wealthy
corporations simply pay no taxes. Our
tax system is so complicated because it is a long gift list written by corporate
Congressmen so their sponsors don’t pay taxes.
Wealth not votes steers and determines policy. Damn reason!
Damn the future! Ignorance is
knowledge. Fetuses are people and babies
are an unwanted burden on society. You
prevent pregnancy from rape with rape kits.
You gotta admit it…George Orwell was a punk!!! But the OldSheepHerder has digressed. I guess one more thing troubles me about
Snowden. Do you think Sam Spade would
trade a life of confinement in some Ecuadorian embassy over a girlfriend that can
hang upside-down on a stripper pole?