CNN's Candy Crowley: 'Usually You Kind of Give the President a Pass on Leaking Confidential Stuff'
CNN's Candy Crowley said something Sunday guaranteed to raise eyebrows on both sides of the political aisle.
Near the end of her program State of the Union, and well after a somewhat contentious interview with Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz) that dealt with amongst other things the recent national security leaks controversy, Crowley stated, "Usually you kind of give the President a pass on leaking confidential stuff” (video follows with transcribed highlights and commentary):
As the segment began, Crowley brought up her previous interview with Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), and how the rhetoric between him and President Obama has been a bit “nuclear” lately.
CNN’s Dana Bash replied, “Everything you were discussing with him with regard to the leaks investigation, yes, there is bipartisan outrage about it, about all of these leaks, but he is the one driving the idea that it is political, that it is to help the President, that it is from the White House”
“By the way,” added Crowley, “he wouldn’t say, ‘No, I don’t think the President would do that. I don’t think the President would purposely.’ I mean, I gave him a chance and he said, ‘I don’t, I don’t really know what the President knows and doesn’t know,’ which I thought was kind of. Usually you kind of give the President a pass on leaking confidential stuff.”
"Usually you kind of give the President a pass on leaking confidential stuff.”
Do you remember George W. Bush getting "a pass" in the previous decade for the "outing" of former CIA operative Valerie Plame?
Or was he hounded for years by the Left and their media minions over an issue far less serious than the current one?
It certainly is fascinating how differently leaks are handled by the press depending on what Party controls the White House.
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➚ Usually
Submitted by Cool Arrow on Sun, 06/10/2012 - 11:46am.
Usually you give Scooter Libby a pass when you already know his boss, Dick Cheney, was not the leaker of Valerie Plame's status in the CIA.
Usually, urinalists such as Candy Crowley voice their outrage that Richard Armitage isn't canned for his loose lips.
Usually, Candy Crowley mails in her talking points with her usual partisan slant.
Not unusual.
Amen on the "nobody" Valerie Plame comparison
Submitted by merly1 on Sun, 06/10/2012 - 1:18pm.
Your post is pitch-perfect, I cant add to it.
After making every attempt to top or even just add to
Submitted by Rush Fan on Sun, 06/10/2012 - 7:57pm.
Cool Arrow's accurate portrayal of partisan Crowley, I gave up also. ♥♥ :-) ♥♥
Candy, you can't be that ignorant.
Submitted by UpNorth on Sun, 06/10/2012 - 11:48am.
Oh wait, yes you can.
Except for the left and the LSM, the rest of us know why the info was leaked and where the leaks came from. And it wasn't the intel community.
Sure, everyone knows that
Submitted by ant on Sun, 06/10/2012 - 12:02pm.
Sure, everyone knows that when the Founders were considering the penalties for treason, they never had Presidents or public and military leaders in mind. They were more concerned about what the future may hold in terms of people voting one way, expressing their opinions, or refusing to live with a boot on their neck.
What is really scary
Submitted by Big Wally on Sun, 06/10/2012 - 12:03pm.
Is that there are people who agree with her.
Crowley can believe whatever she wants . . .
Submitted by Galvanic on Sun, 06/10/2012 - 8:23pm.
. . . but Director of National Intelligence James Clapper called the leaking of the story of cyber-attacks against Iran the most serious security breach he has seen in 30 years.
How many tens of millions of invested dollars have now been wasted, and what personnel are now at risk?
Not to mention...the Israelis are pissed
Submitted by Blonde on Mon, 06/11/2012 - 1:11am.
(never a good thing).
Words fail me, about this administration's lack of judgement.
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Give me a break!
Submitted by bob_campbell on Sun, 06/10/2012 - 12:11pm.
Sure, the MSM will give a pass just like they did on the Valerie Plame scandal in the Bush Administration. Don't hold your breath. The Liberal Press is doing everything they can to bury the Obama fiasco. 10 bits says the 2 prosecutors that Holder appointed will wait till AFTER the election to say anything meaningful on Obama's treasonous behavior.
Candy, you are that monumentally stupid.
Submitted by drsamherman on Sun, 06/10/2012 - 12:14pm.
The President CANNOT give himself or anyone else a pass for leaking extremely sensitive material because it openly betrays our allies and emboldens our enemies. It is a betrayal of trust from the very top.
If you cannot wrap your stupid, fat head around the concept that trust is essential in operations at that level, perhaps you need to do something more suited to your low intelligence like being Vice President or Minority Leader in the House.
Hate to nit-pick Dr. Sam, but…
Submitted by Grumpy in Arizona on Sun, 06/10/2012 - 2:29pm.
While I fully agree with you on Candy’s problem with brain-power or situational awareness – And fully agree that the release of sensitive information is a betrayal of trust… she is not altogether wrong on this subject - just mostly wrong..
The plain fact is that the President is the ultimate authority on what constitutes classified information. Theoretically, if the President reveals such info, then it is presumed that the President (acting as the supreme “Originating Authority”) has thoughtfully weighed the consequences of releasing that information and has determined the release of such information will not do harm to the United States.
Until now, we (for the most part) have had Presidents who took their responsibilities seriously.
Documentation for your perusal: Executive Order 13526- Classified National Security Information: http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/executive-order-classified-na...
For background on “Executive Orders:”
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_federal_executive_orders
(Yeah, sorry it’s from Wiki… but it does lay things out pretty clearly.)
- Grump :o)
This President? Take his responsibilities seriously? Really?
Submitted by Delsa on Sun, 06/10/2012 - 2:46pm.
This president should be behind bars along with Axelrod and Holder
Don’t get me wrong… I agree!
Submitted by Grumpy in Arizona on Sun, 06/10/2012 - 2:55pm.
This fool of a President does belong in jail… Although, once he was sworn into office he assumed all the duties and responsibilities of that office – and we are all worse off for it!
My post to Dr. Sam (and all NB’s) was merely background to show that (unfortunately) Obummer get’s a legal pass on this one. Believe me, I’m just as frustrated with this as we all should be.
- Grump :o)
That is right.
Submitted by The Vet on Sun, 06/10/2012 - 2:52pm.
The President has the authority to DECLASSIFY previously classified material AFTER it has been reviewed and deemed releasing it is no longer a threat to the United States or her allies. See the document dump of material after WWII decades and decades later.
That is not happening in this case. Information is being sneaked out the door with no review as to whether it is in the best interests of the United States to do so.
Declassify
Submitted by Delsa on Sun, 06/10/2012 - 3:06pm.
Sure a president can declassify anything he want but NOT while the fight is going on and not when lives are hanging in the balance. This president is a son of a bitch who only care about PROTECTING IRAN and SYRIA and He doesn't give a rats arse about Navy Seals, or Pakistani doctors, or Israel.
"the best interests of the United States"? Please???
"Best Interest"
Submitted by Blonde on Sun, 06/10/2012 - 3:40pm.
....in this case, means the Best Interest of Barry's Re-Election.
I am disgusted beyond words. Truly.
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Blonde you are
Submitted by texasborngranny on Mon, 06/11/2012 - 4:16pm.
accurate and concise, as usual.
Thank you.
FRUS
Submitted by Unsane on Sun, 06/10/2012 - 7:33pm.
Notice for instance another reference source of government documents:
As some of you are aware, I recently finished a massive research project, and as part of the project I found it necessary to look at the Foreign Relations of the United States. It is, for the uninitiated, a massive, multivolume encyclopedic series that encapsulates all of the papers pertaining to foreign relations and foreign policy. For instance, here you can see what ambassadors were writing to the Secretary of State, or vice versa, or numerous other memoranda, notes, and cables between foreign relations players in the U.S. government, as well as foreign officials (when necessary).
Last I checked the documents found therein are declassified - up to 1976. It will be quite some time yet before we start seeing items from the rest of the 1970s declassified, much less items from the 1980s.
"CONSUMED DEMOCRACY RETURNS A SOCIALIST REGIME" - Slayer, "Fictional Reality", from Divine Intervention (1994)
Grumpy, I'm talking about the presidency in the context of
Submitted by drsamherman on Sun, 06/10/2012 - 2:53pm.
foreign affairs and managing our treaty obligations to our allies. In that respect, the president's authority is bound by whatever the treaty may say, because those obligations are binding and secondary only to the constitution in terms of their legal hierarchy.
The President may be able to divulge secrets, but it hardly behooves our foreign relations with our allies when they feel they can't trust us. I take the position that just because he can, does not mean he should.
There are all sorts of things that may technically be legal, but are morally and ethically abhorrent to those with any modicum of decency. That precludes Barry O.
Vet, Dr.Sam:
Submitted by Grumpy in Arizona on Sun, 06/10/2012 - 3:12pm.
I agree with both of you. “El Supremo” has betrayed both our allies and ourselves with his reckless abandonment of responsibilities and duties… No question about it.
The point I’m trying to make is that, REGRETFULLY, he is the guy in charge of the day-to-day operations of the government – including classified info reviews, declassifications, and procedures... So he can’t be touched if indeed he was the one who took it upon himself to declassify (on a whim) such information.
But I have no doubt that a “scapegoat” will soon be found to take the blame for his complete lack of character.
- Grump :o)
Dear Grumpy in Arizona
Submitted by Delsa on Sun, 06/10/2012 - 3:21pm.
Beg to differ.
This president CAN BE TOUCHED.
As "the guy in charge" HE swore an OATH to PROTECT AND DEFEND THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA from enemies both FOREIGN and DOMESTIC!
No equivocating.
And if HE is the one leaking TS information, then HE just became an enemy within.
Put his ass on the block, impeach him, and then put his HINE-ASS in JAIL!! Maybe Gitmo where he has loads of fans!
I wish that were true…
Submitted by Grumpy in Arizona on Sun, 06/10/2012 - 3:35pm.
Believe me, I hate to see this puke get away with anything and it is disgusting to me that he is able to fragrantly misuse the power entrusted to him.
But what is really frustrating is that the Congress has taken no action to remove (or even seriously rebuke) him for his willful abuse of power… Hell, they continue to stall even about issuing a Contempt of Congress citation against Holder.
Our only option is to take this latest scandal and rub it in his face… and that’s all we can do.
- Grump :o)
Congress has taken no action
Submitted by Delsa on Sun, 06/10/2012 - 3:54pm.
Boy do I agree with you. This Congress is feckless. They should be upholding the Constitution of the United States instead of worrying about being accused of being racist if they bring the SOB in Chief up on charges!
They need to start representing WE the PEOPLE!
I agree with you and join in your frustration.
Thank you Delsa...
Submitted by Grumpy in Arizona on Sun, 06/10/2012 - 4:04pm.
... Was begining to fear that folks would see my replies as a defense of The Ears. It ain't!
- Grump :o)
NO Way
Submitted by Delsa on Sun, 06/10/2012 - 4:15pm.
YOU could ever defend those ears.
Wonder how much time it would take to fly from ear to ear?
Oh well another day.
Not a science guy myself - but...
Submitted by Grumpy in Arizona on Sun, 06/10/2012 - 4:32pm.
I think objects can travel faster in a vacuum.
- Grump :o)
Traveling faster in a vacuum
Submitted by Delsa on Sun, 06/10/2012 - 9:28pm.
Now. That is funny!
Even if you forget about it being true!
Not according to Dyson
Submitted by CobraMan on Sun, 06/10/2012 - 4:59pm.
"I think objects can travel faster in a vacuum."
Not according to Dyson. He keeps telling me that things continually lose speed, in most vacuums anyways. Heh.
The Citizens of each State shall be entitled to all Privileges and Immunities of Citizens in the several States. The US Constitution
Unless you're a fetus. The US Supreme Court
Or Anwar al-Awlaki.
Which Dyson?
Submitted by Grumpy in Arizona on Sun, 06/10/2012 - 5:10pm.
The vacuum cleaner guy or that liberal arts professor... or somebody else?
- Grump :o)
Dyson Sphere vrs. Dyson Ball
Submitted by CobraMan on Sun, 06/10/2012 - 5:21pm.
Which do you think would win in a Volley Ball tournament, the Dyson Sphere or the Dyson Ball?
The Citizens of each State shall be entitled to all Privileges and Immunities of Citizens in the several States. The US Constitution
Unless you're a fetus. The US Supreme Court
Or Anwar al-Awlaki.
Oh, THAT Dyson Sphere!
Submitted by Grumpy in Arizona on Sun, 06/10/2012 - 5:43pm.
Looked it up... and didn't understand a word! Like I said: "I'm not a science guy." LOL
- Grump :o)
It was in Star Trek
Submitted by CobraMan on Sun, 06/10/2012 - 5:51pm.
They actually had a Dyson Sphere in one of the Star Trek TNG episodes, the one where they bring back Scotty. That was one of my favoret episodes.
"N-C-C-1-7-0-1. No bloody A, B, C, D!" Scotty, I couldn't agree with you more!
The Citizens of each State shall be entitled to all Privileges and Immunities of Citizens in the several States. The US Constitution
Unless you're a fetus. The US Supreme Court
Or Anwar al-Awlaki.
No problemo, Grumpy.
Submitted by drsamherman on Sun, 06/10/2012 - 5:07pm.
I completely agree he might have some of the law on his side, but some of it isn't. At some point, I remember a discussion in which some attorneys and judges were doing a panel discussion and they noted that there are some secrets that presidents can withhold from their successors. Was rather interesting.
Every time Oblamer brings up Valerie Plame, we can just as easily bring up either him or his staff leaking the Seal Team 6 incident. I hope Romney's team has the wherewithal to use the issue in the campaign.
Thank Dr. Sam
Submitted by Grumpy in Arizona on Sun, 06/10/2012 - 5:35pm.
Hadn’t heard of the idea that President’s can withhold certain secrets from their replacements… but it does make some sense.
It is my belief that when it comes to spelling-out the definitions of, and the responsibility to protect classified info it should be the job of Congress to codify those factors into law and not just leave it up to “Executive Orders.”
- Grump :o)
Crowley meant to say, "When
Submitted by celator on Sun, 06/10/2012 - 12:16pm.
Crowley meant to say, "When you are a member of the leftist, pro-Obama media like me, you give Obama a pass on everything, including jeopardizing the security and intelligence networks of the United States and our allies."
Fatty Crowley
Submitted by NotFondOfLibs on Sun, 06/10/2012 - 6:40pm.
Absolutely right. I can't stand Crowley because she is so willing to give a pass to Obama but would have expressed outrage if the leak came from a Republican. Why radio talk show host, Hugh Hewitt has this fat, no credibility cow on his show is amazing. Wise up Hewitt, this woman is nothing but a partisan liberal hack,
She meant to say...
Submitted by Guapo Diablo on Sun, 06/10/2012 - 12:20pm.
"Usually you kind of give the Democrat Party a pass on leaking confidential stuff."
A Pass
Submitted by HudsonRiverGirl on Sun, 06/10/2012 - 12:20pm.
Let's ask the Doctor who helped us identify OBL in Pakistan.
Let's ask the Israeli leaders who have been targetted by the Iranian crazies for the Stuxnet virus sent to Iranian nuclear bomb facility.
Let's ask the SEAL Team 6 members who have been identified by this treasonous so called president.
Or the undercover agent in Yemen
Submitted by CO2Maker on Sun, 06/10/2012 - 1:18pm.
who ratted out the impending terror plot by Al Qaeda in Arabia two months ago.
HRG, As if 90 days ain't quick enough to extract these Heros.
Submitted by upcountrywater on Sun, 06/10/2012 - 9:53pm.
Team 6 members, just a bit of collateral damage to da kine kill switch pres.
My fav is still the magnetic bomb bicycle taggers, blasting atomic scientists in downtown Tehran.
Ha Ha Inadinnerjacket...
Why on earth would iran test a nuk weapon on its own soil?
Sooo is iran outfitting ship/subs,with abombs at this very minute.
You Didn't Build That.
Candy, you ignorant slut
Submitted by Greg Toombs on Sun, 06/10/2012 - 12:21pm.
NT
Poor Obama - he has a thorn in his side
Submitted by Conservator on Sun, 06/10/2012 - 12:56pm.
How many Democrats played the roll of the thorn in President Bush's side? Obama is the Commander in Chief and he can't take some criticism about all the leaks of classified information which just happen to portray him as the Superman of all Presidents - give me a break.
The only pass the Bogus Potus deserves...
Submitted by Dave. on Sun, 06/10/2012 - 12:58pm.
...is a one-way ticket to Leavenworth.
-Dave
Vote for the American in November
No,
Submitted by killa37 on Sun, 06/10/2012 - 2:43pm.
No, Dave.......................Gitmo!!! Let our first commie/moooooooooooslem/illegitimate/racist/GAY president spend the rest of his days savorin' and flavorin' (Obamaspeak) the wonders of the 'religion of piece'....................
killa,
Submitted by Dave. on Sun, 06/10/2012 - 4:56pm.
LOL - Yeah, but the GITMO detainees get treated like honored guests and eat like kings.
-Dave
Vote for the American in November
Leaks about Seal Team Six
Submitted by Ben Blankenship on Sun, 06/10/2012 - 1:02pm.
Finally, someone on TV has publicly voiced concern that Obama's leak of the unit that got bin Laden may have caused the terrorists to down a helicopter shortly thereafter carrying members of the same unit. On This Week with George Stepho. Ann Coulter spoke about the "coincidence" or cause and effect nobody has bothered, apparently, to investigate.Small wonder that former Defense Secy Gates got so mad about the administration's leaks. Were they fatal?
So what's a little human
Submitted by ant on Sun, 06/10/2012 - 1:14pm.
So what's a little human sacrificin' as long as it helps Obama to continue in, as his (gag) lovely wife has put it, continuing the great works they have started? It's like that mis-guided journalist wrote after Ted (1/2 a waitress sandwich) Kennedy's death...for all the wonderful work he had accomplished maybe Mary Jo might think her own 'sacrifice' has been worth it. Liberals..more vile and wretched examples of villiany than the Mose Isley (sic) bar scene in StarWars.
Exactly. It's all about him.
Submitted by mattm on Sun, 06/10/2012 - 1:24pm.
Exactly. It's all about him. With the Clintons, and most Dems, it's about Party over country. With Obwana, it's about himself over everything else - even to the destruction of his own (allegedly) country.
I"ve been thinking about that
Submitted by killa37 on Sun, 06/10/2012 - 2:48pm.
I"ve been thinking about that since the day it happened.................in my little peabrain, there is NO WAY that it was just a 'stand-alone' situation!!! I KNOW there is some serious sh*t buried deep about this........................I don't put ANYTHING past this lying-ass phony tyrant - which is what he is, regardless of his girlie-man tendancies and below-average intelligence. He has some VERY insidious and treacherous people running the show behind him, and they could care less about anything but their goals.
Hate to tell you this,
Submitted by Blonde on Sun, 06/10/2012 - 3:50pm.
But our resident Marine, Bob Keyser.....identified this exact scenario within about an hour of that chopper going down.
WE KNOW.
We just can't prove it. Unfortunately.
Handy Reference Guide to Obama's Gaffes and Goofs ~ Currently Numbering 200 (and Counting)
B, Gee how about the data on the wreckage...
Submitted by upcountrywater on Sun, 06/10/2012 - 11:28pm.
Trace the serial number, off the mangled manpad missile, to to an exact missing inventory location in Pakeestan.
When is the WH going to leak that sort of data?
Hummm, maybe Pakistan will leak that info soon...
Dronebama better expand the kill switch range..
You Didn't Build That.
UCW, I'm sure those missile parts have been
Submitted by UpNorth on Mon, 06/11/2012 - 12:03am.
re-manufactured into a Chevy Volt long ago. No way to check that now.
Lanny Davis was on Huckabee
Submitted by ricklail on Sun, 06/10/2012 - 1:08pm.
Lanny Davis was on Huckabee last night. I got his first fews words out about Bush and I had to turn it. Did anymore have the stomach to watch all of it? I'll try to catch the rerun tonight.
Feet to ceiling
Submitted by CO2Maker on Sun, 06/10/2012 - 1:21pm.
Ah, the suck-up press doing its job of removing obstacles, rubbing out the batter's box, blocking the ref's view of the action.
And they're aided by complacent Congress singing the praises of Franklin Raines, who cheated at Freddie Mac—major player in the Great Recession—in order to get a bigger bonus.
'Usually You Kind of Give the President a Pass on Leaking Confid
Submitted by Delsa on Sun, 06/10/2012 - 1:58pm.
No, Candy!
You only give the president a pass when he is deserving of one!
This President is endangering the United States and ALL our Allies around the world. That is if we still have any allies?
Candy, you should be ashamed of yourself.
Give the President a pass on divulging secret information?
Truly unreal, the lengths to which the Obama sickofants will go in order to protect their dear leader.
Having held a TS clearence while in the military
Submitted by cristo on Sun, 06/10/2012 - 2:00pm.
The consequences of releasing classified information is drummed into the head of every sailor, soldier and Marine lucky enough to work within the signals intelligence community. The release of classified information, depending on its nature, could lead to loss of clearance or if serious enough, prison. There are probably a number of old SIGINT (in my day, the acronym SIGINT itself was classified Top Secret codeword, and I get the creepy crawlies just typing it) fools in prison right now for sharing classified information. It's serious business among those who count and they generally have the power and the means to put someone who has leaked sensitive information behind bars.
"Top Secret" shall be applied to information, the unauthorized disclosure of which reasonably could be expected to cause exceptionally grave damage to the national security.
Operative words here are: grave damage
Ms. Candy just doesn't know what she is talking about.
I also held a TS(FS) clearance...
Submitted by m4ster chief on Sun, 06/10/2012 - 4:22pm.
The FS above stands for Food Service. At my exalted rank I was privy to all the secrets of Navy food service...stuff most sailors want to know but we couldn't tell them. I can divulge some of them now, however, including:
1 Yes, we actually did put saltpeter in the food served on ships.
2. No, those were NOT powdered eggs. I don't care if they were green and had doughy lumps in them! The hens were...uh...raised by Irish farmers in...ummm...Idaho. The lumps were potatoes fed to the hens.
3. No, those were NOT dehydrated potatoes! I swear they weren't...and if you can't believe a Navy cook, who can you believe?
4. Yes, we actually did trade stuff like coffee grounds, 3-gallon containers of ice cream, #10 cans of mixed nuts, and packages of steaks to the engine room snipes, the carrier air wings (for flight jackets, etc.) the supply storeroom guys (who could give us electric fans for our bunks, hand tools, foul weather jackets, etc.) (I assume the Statute of Limitations has expired...I hope.)
5. Yes, Navy cooks had to pass an intelligence test to be selected for cook. "Okay, sailor, look here...this is an egg, and this is a carrot, got it? Now, turn around and count to ten...good...now turn back around...no, no, not in a circle, back this way, where I am...okay...now which one of these is an egg? Alright! You did great! Congratulations, you are now a cook!"
For you ex-sailors out there, I hope this enlightens you. If you have any further questions, just mail them to me at Inmate #687-39-23, Federal Prison, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. But I was framed! I swear! I didn't do it!
But now, as for Ms. Crowley, I don't know if she is stupid, ignorant, or senile (she's been around since god was a messcook.) All I want to know is...what if your son or daughter was killed because of your leak?
Signed: The old Master Chief
Regarding "green eggs"
Submitted by Delsa on Sun, 06/10/2012 - 4:30pm.
I was a flight attendant for 23 years and can attest to the FACT that REAL EGGS can and do turn green.
It happens if they are left in a warmer for too long.
In fact, once on a flight from Palm Beach to Washington,D.C., I served Averell Harriman "green" scrambled eggs.
My only saving grace was that he had a custom of reading two news papers, sometimes three, at a time.
He never saw the eggs, he just ate them.
And yes, I knew who he was even in his later years.
I believe you, Delsa...
Submitted by m4ster chief on Sun, 06/10/2012 - 5:29pm.
I have seen food do weird things. BTW, I forgot one Navy secret:
That leftover chicken gravy can be turned into beef gravy the next day by adding black coffee. I can tell you the name of the third-class cook that showed me that in 1964...I was brand new (passed my intelligence test with flying colors) and almost puked when I saw him do it...lol. It did NOT taste like beef gravy.
sorry chief*
Submitted by cajun2 on Sun, 06/10/2012 - 6:05pm.
You should have had a cajun in the KP. They would have told you the easiest way to preserve and reuse left over gravy was just to add roux.....yum
Harriman?
Submitted by Unsane on Sun, 06/10/2012 - 7:37pm.
You served Averell Harriman?
I may need to pick your brain later.
:)
"CONSUMED DEMOCRACY RETURNS A SOCIALIST REGIME" - Slayer, "Fictional Reality", from Divine Intervention (1994)
Serving Averell Harriman
Submitted by Delsa on Sun, 06/10/2012 - 9:40pm.
Yep, I sure did. National Airlines.
I have no idea how old he was. Used to fly between Palm Beach and DC
Over 23 years I met some interesting folks but he was the only one I ever served green scrambled eggs.
I remember laughing when repeating the story to my dad and thanking God Harriman was buried in newspapers.
Green eggs, and ham
Submitted by CobraMan on Mon, 06/11/2012 - 2:11pm.
You're not the only one who has seen military issued eggs turn green. I saw it happen every time we were in the field and we had a "hot" breakfast (talk about a misnomer!), delivered in those nifty, water heated, 1940's era aluminum containers. It was the aluminum which turned them green. It reacted with the sulfur in the eggs and caused oxidation. Not very appetizing to look at, but I didn't notice any difference in the taste. That all stopped when they switched to stainless steel.
The Citizens of each State shall be entitled to all Privileges and Immunities of Citizens in the several States. The US Constitution
Unless you're a fetus. The US Supreme Court
Or Anwar al-Awlaki.
The spammer finally got kicked to the curb.
Submitted by The Vet on Sun, 06/10/2012 - 6:03pm.
Now my comment is hanging off by itself. Sorry guys. Did not actually address. you.
Hanging Chad
Submitted by CobraMan on Sun, 06/10/2012 - 6:27pm.
Is that you I see hanging there, Chad?
The Citizens of each State shall be entitled to all Privileges and Immunities of Citizens in the several States. The US Constitution
Unless you're a fetus. The US Supreme Court
Or Anwar al-Awlaki.
➚Is this the truth?
Submitted by Cool Arrow on Sun, 06/10/2012 - 2:09pm.
Seems the Israelis are saying Obama played "Glory Hog", taking credit for Stuxnet. In other news, it can now be revealed the "Selma March" was really a procession to celebrate the coming of Obama, who would someday bring salvation to his people. Palm fronds found during excavations indicate . . .
"celebrate the comming of Obama"
Submitted by Delsa on Sun, 06/10/2012 - 2:12pm.
LOL
I can't stop laughing.
Thank you!
I don't know whether this is a Gaffe
Submitted by Blonde on Sun, 06/10/2012 - 3:57pm.
But it makes me hugely po'd.
What a fool this idiot in the WH is.....
Handy Reference Guide to Obama's Gaffes and Goofs ~ Currently Numbering 200 (and Counting)
Blonde, Not a Gaffe (IMO)...
Submitted by Grumpy in Arizona on Sun, 06/10/2012 - 6:26pm.
…(if I understand the meaning of gaffe). It is a willful and malicious self aggrandizement at the expense of National Security.
- Grump :o)
Gotta Wonder...
Submitted by dimar on Sun, 06/10/2012 - 2:20pm.
Well Ms. Crowley, do you really believe that the Pakistani doctor who has been tortured and is now in prison thinks we should "give the President a pass on leaking confidential stuff"? Are you really so ignorant that you think it's ok to put people's lives in danger? People like the Seals who put their lives on the line for example? It is disgusting to think that ANYONE should be given a pass for leaking confidential information that poses a threat to our Country, our military and those who assist us.
This rises to the level of
Submitted by motherbelt on Sun, 06/10/2012 - 2:32pm.
GALACTIC STUPIDITY
or
DELIBERATELY DEAF, DUMB, AND BLIND ALLEGIANCE.
Is that so?
Submitted by CobraMan on Sun, 06/10/2012 - 2:35pm.
"Usually you kind of give the President a pass on leaking confidential stuff."
That's NOT what Harry Reid and Henry Waxman said about Bush! As a matter of fact it was the "stimulus" for YEARS of Congressional "investigations."
The Citizens of each State shall be entitled to all Privileges and Immunities of Citizens in the several States. The US Constitution
Unless you're a fetus. The US Supreme Court
Or Anwar al-Awlaki.
Really, Candy? Can you say
Submitted by motherbelt on Sun, 06/10/2012 - 2:52pm.
Valerie Plame?
We're going to give...
Submitted by GeneralAl on Sun, 06/10/2012 - 3:36pm.
We're going to give him a pass. all right! A pass right out of the White House come November!
"Old Soldiers never die, they just fade away"!
From WWII
Submitted by oldfart on Sun, 06/10/2012 - 3:45pm.
Loose lips sink ships.
And people die.
The liberal media and liberal
Submitted by Slyrr on Sun, 06/10/2012 - 4:23pm.
The liberal media and liberal democrats went screaming yellow bazonkers over that 'Valerie Plame' thing. They frothed, fumed, screamed and raged - every day for years, and are STILL bringing it up every so often. They tried to get Bush impeached over it, they wanted Karl Rove 'frog marched' out the White House straight to prison. The liberals and leftists howled non-stop for blood, and they even sent Scooter Libby to prison on a process charge that was totally unrelated to the Plame thing, simply out of spite and because they wanted SOMEONE to be punished, anyone they could get their claws on.
And the Plame thing wasn't even a 'leak' because everyone KNEW. Plame and Joe Wilson were bragging to major magazines and newspapers about their covert doings, letting their pictures get taken, practically posting it all on facebook for the world to see, as if daring someone to call it a 'leak'.
Now Obama's regime has ACTUAL leaks of military/spy secrets that are threatening lives and endangering national security for millions. Obama and his thugs are just letting NYT reporters waltz right into top secret meetings and waltz right out to publish top secret info, winking and nudging to Al Queda, Iran and every other terrorist, and practically begging them to take advantage of it to kill American troops and citizens.
And the same media, who thought the Plame 'leak' was the end of the world, now think leaks are no big deal.
What a lying pack of rats they all are. There was once a time when being a journalist was a noble, honest profession. Now they're nothing but a den of crooks, thieves and traitors - lying to protect this failed president from the consequences of his crimes.
I worked in intelligence for
Submitted by rbosque on Sun, 06/10/2012 - 8:31pm.
I worked in intelligence for many years, and let me say, this stupid woman Crowley knows absolutely NOTHING about security yet she thinks she has a right to bloviate about this. If anyone had purposefully leaked information, they would be sitting in a federal prison. Obama PURPOSEFULLY leaked this info and should be in prison ESPECIALLY since he is the "Commandrer-inChief".
Oh come on. What's the big deal? I mean
Submitted by hbnolikeee on Sun, 06/10/2012 - 8:40pm.
secrets smeekrets it's Barack aiiyeee?!
THE LIBERAL MEDIA.......
Submitted by cbeyer on Sun, 06/10/2012 - 10:05pm.
Gives Obama a pass on Everything! Including the failed economy and other disasters he has presided over. You are right Candy....give him a pass for leaks of highly classified military secrets!
cbeyer darkens the thread again
Submitted by Unsane on Mon, 06/11/2012 - 10:04pm.
And IF YOU DON'T LIKE ROMNEY YOU ARE AN ENEMY OF THE STATE!!! Right, cbeyer?
"CONSUMED DEMOCRACY RETURNS A SOCIALIST REGIME" - Slayer, "Fictional Reality", from Divine Intervention (1994)