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March 26, 2004
Stuff & Nonsense
I haven't posted about the Richard Clarke nonsense because I just wasn't interested in anything he had to say after reading this about his book:
It took some quick footwork to get the book into the headlines this week, if not into the hands of everyone who wants to buy it. Its publisher, The Free Press, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, managed to get it into stores a week before schedule when it learned that Mr. Clarke was testifying this week before the commission. And Mr. Clarke's publicists got him a prime spot on "60 Minutes" on Sunday, the night before the book went on sale.
Who conveniently forgot to mention that "60 Minutes" is part of the CBS conglomerate that published his book....as well as those of Hillary and Paul O'Neill. They're just all tangled up in bed together like a den of far-left liberal raccoons. Which IMO makes his credibility somewhat less than zero.
But I have been somewhat bemused by how his before and after statements are popping up to bite him on the ass. Did he really think those wouldn't be found for us all to compare and contrast? I mean, like, duh. It's the Information Age, baby.
What's emerged from all this is a snapshot of a petty bureaucrat who was, as we say, anybody's dog that would hunt with him. Canned by the current administration, he's found a new group to stroke his ego.....the ultra-left liberals.
I don't find that particularly interesting. Should you?
Posted by Rita at March 26, 2004 08:12 AM
Comments
Clarke's first discrepancy could have been an error, and the second and third (big) mistakes, but the next 40 or 50 suggest a pattern. Giving him our attention could be viewed as an error the first time. And so on.
Posted by: kenneth at March 27, 2004 05:57 AM