(A.K.A. Non-Original Rants)

–Co-opting good stuff from all over the ‘Net and maybe some original thoughts—ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒE

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Treating our political/academic class like children

A few weeks ago, a senior faculty member told me that I needed to ‘treat faculty members as if they were children’ in order to get them to provide me with information.  I figure this needs to be applied to the political class as well.  Eric Holder apparently lied to Congress when he said he heard about Operation Fast a Furious “a few weeks” before his May interview.  Now there are memos that show he knew about it a whole year ago (and probably more will come out but they are stonewalling).  His defense?  “I misunderstood the question.”  So now I think my advice to Daryl Issa is this:  ask questions as if the person were either five years old or like you would interrogate a teenager getting ready to go out with friends.

For example:  Instead of asking “When did you first hear about Operation Fast and Furious?”,

you ask: “When were you first made aware, by email, telephone, text message, written memorandum, verbal, sign language, semophore, aldis lamp, psychic communication, or any other interaction of any BAFTE/DoJ/FBI/DHS/any federal agency operation that was allowing the straw purchases of firearms, the purchase of firearms by federal agents, the providing of money by federal agents to a third party for the purpose of buying firearms with any or all of these actions intending to have the result of firearms ending up in either Mexico and/or in the hands of Chicago gangbangers?  Please note that this Operation may have been called Operation Fast and Furious, Fast and Furious, F&F, or is now colloquially called Operation Gunwalker, or it may not have been referred to by any code name but just by the details of the operation:  allowing the straw purchases of firearms, the purchase of firearms by federal agents, the providing of money by federal agents to a third party for the purpose of buying firearms with any or all of these actions intending to have the result of firearms ending up in either Mexico and/or in the hands of Chicago gangbangers?”

I probably missed something that could be used for wiggle room since I’m a relatively fully-functioning adult, but it might come down to this so that there are no future ‘misunderstandings’.

I think Holder and anyone else who green-lighted or knew about this thing should be impeached and then turned over to Mexico for crimes against that country.



10 responses to “Treating our political/academic class like children”

  1. Amen!!! And yeah, they may be highly educated, but they are not necessarily highly functional… 🙂

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  2. uhh… you forgot “smoke signals” and “Morse code”… but I'm sure they'd still find a way around it…Dann in Ohio

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  3. NFO: While there are notable exceptions, I think you're right! :-)Dann: I knew I'd miss some. Now the excuse is: I didn't read the memos…. sigh

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  4. Could go all “Pulp Fiction – The Shakespeare Version” on him…Issa: Your pardon; did I break thy concentration? Continue! Ah, but now thy tongue is still. Allow me then to offer a response. Describe the program called Fast and Furious to me, pray.Holder: What?I: What country dost thou hail from?H: What?I: Thou sayest thou dost hail from distant What? I know but naught of thy fair country What. What language speak they in the land of What?H: What?I: English, base knave, dost thou speak it?H: Aye!I: Then hearken to my words and answer them! Describe to me Fast and Furious!H: What?I: Speak 'What' again! Thou cur, cry 'What' again! I dare thee utter 'What' again but once! I dare thee twice and spit upon thy name! Now, paint for me a portraiture in words, If thou hast any in thy head but 'What', Of Fast and Furious!

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  5. Larry–too good (and also one of my favorite scenes from Pulp Fiction).

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  6. Amen!!! And yeah, they may be highly educated, but they are not necessarily highly functional… 🙂

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  7. uhh… you forgot “smoke signals” and “Morse code”… but I'm sure they'd still find a way around it…Dann in Ohio

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  8. NFO: While there are notable exceptions, I think you're right! :-)Dann: I knew I'd miss some. Now the excuse is: I didn't read the memos…. sigh

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  9. Could go all “Pulp Fiction – The Shakespeare Version” on him…Issa: Your pardon; did I break thy concentration? Continue! Ah, but now thy tongue is still. Allow me then to offer a response. Describe the program called Fast and Furious to me, pray.Holder: What?I: What country dost thou hail from?H: What?I: Thou sayest thou dost hail from distant What? I know but naught of thy fair country What. What language speak they in the land of What?H: What?I: English, base knave, dost thou speak it?H: Aye!I: Then hearken to my words and answer them! Describe to me Fast and Furious!H: What?I: Speak 'What' again! Thou cur, cry 'What' again! I dare thee utter 'What' again but once! I dare thee twice and spit upon thy name! Now, paint for me a portraiture in words, If thou hast any in thy head but 'What', Of Fast and Furious!

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  10. Larry–too good (and also one of my favorite scenes from Pulp Fiction).

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