The Case For Panic -- Matthew Continetti, Washington Free Beacon
Column: Incompetent government + corrupt elite = disaster
Deadly, irrational, and determined, the intruder snuck across a weakened perimeter. Eluding capture, the intruder was detained only after missteps and close calls. The spin began soon after the threat was isolated. Information was selectively leaked. Half-truths and untruths were uttered. Responsibility was avoided; privileges and credentials asserted; authority reasserted. Trust us. Remain calm. Don’t panic.
This is the template of recent events. A mental case jumps the White House fence. He makes it to the East Room before he’s tackled by an off-duty Secret Service agent. Initial statements turn out to be misleading or false. We discover that lapses in security are much worse than previously understood, that in recent memory the White House was sprayed with bullets, and that an armed man with a criminal record rode in an elevator with the president. The official in charge of the Secret Service, promoted for reasons of affirmative action, resigns hours after the White House expresses its confidence in her abilities. The overriding impression is of disarray, confusion, bad management, failed communication, anomie, disillusion, corruption, and secrecy. But do not worry. Things are under control.
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My Comment: U.S. general elections are scheduled for Tuesday, November 4, 2014 .... I will tell you on November 5 if it is the time to panic.
2 comments:
The time to panic was at least 6 years ago. At this point we're re-arranging the deck chairs on the Titanic as the nose-down attitude increases.
Elections? Please. Charming theater designed to keep everyone calm. I believe, in fact, that the theme this year is "Nearer My God To Thee."
Orion
Were people asking when the time to panic was during GWB's tenure?
"I don't want to panic anybody. There's no reason to panic yet. I've always told you I'll let you know when it's time to panic, and it isn't yet. Some of you might think it is. Some of you might think we're getting close. I'll let you know. "
http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2014/08/06/mass_hysteria_or_no_reason_to_panic
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