A NSA Systems Administrator With A Dubious Background?

Do you really believe the National Security Agency (“NSA”) is that inept in its hiring practices? 

We’ve already learned that Edward Snowden was not necessarily the “high school drop-out” we were led to believe initially. 

And, I strongly suspect we’ll later find he was fully qualified, and fully vetted, for his position within the organization. 

With that said, I don’t see him as the “hero” many are making him out to be. A “hero” does not seek refuge in China as he attempts to achieve “whistleblower” status. 

Moreover, a “whistleblower” does not immediately release information to the media without having followed proper protocol first. 

But, I don’t see Snowden as a traitor either. None of the information he’s released so far is surprising to our adversaries...

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Eric Holder’s Predicament

by Mark A. Cohen

Originally posted on May 30, 2013

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If a government uses strong-arm tactics to silence opposing viewpoints, repression comes to mind. People must be allowed to voice their opinions. This is considered healthy and vital for freedom and democracy, and has been a hallmark of the “American way.” Recent generations have feared the overreach of bureaucrats, especially concerning wiretapped telephone conversations, the collection of private information, and spying on individuals.

The media has been known as the fourth estate for a long time, meaning that it is a counter-balance to the three branches of government. When the media questions an administration and its officials and probes deeply, this stems the chance for tyranny, otherwise known as oppression of the people by its government. Even my father, a self-avowed Communist, hailed freedom of the press as a landmark of democracy. “Without a free press you have dictatorships,” he said. “Reporters must be free to obtain information and publish it.” When regimes harass the media, information can’t flow freely.

Eric Holder, testifying.

The Obama Administration’s Department of Justice (DOJ) suspected Associated Press (AP) reporters of leaking classified information, so it targeted the call logs of more than 20 AP phone lines. The DOJ, amidst suspicions that James Rosen, a FOX News reporter, blogging about classified information so the DOJ seized his phone records and e-mails. They appeared ready to charge Rosen as a “co-conspirator” for leaking such information, although Rosen may not have known its’ classification. Eric Holder, the U.S. Attorney General (AG), appeared before a Congressional hearing last week to answer related questions. He testified, using similar phrases, such as, “I did not know… I am not familiar…” He also said, “In regard to potential prosecution of the press for the disclosure of material... This is not something I’ve ever been involved in, heard of, or would think would be wise policy.” It turned out that Holder did sign the warrant ordering the seizure of Rosen’s e-mails. Hmmm.

The oddest thing about this scandal, no matter how you might feel about it, is that President Obama, instead of assigning an independent counsel to get to the bottom of it all, has assigned Eric Holder to investigate the matter. So we have Holder investigating… himself. How would that work, and does it make sense?

Holder Investigating himself.

Here are my observations and opinions: Republicans in a pickle generally resign in embarrassment among a hailstorm of accusations and/or innuendo in the media (Bush’s AG, John Ashcroft, Sen. Trent Lott, Sen. Larry Craig). Democrats in the same situation usually don’t admit wrongdoing until there is an avalanche of proof (President Clinton, Sen. Menendez, Anthony Weiner, presidential candidate John Edwards). The mainstream media will support them by either ignoring the stories or covering them lightly until they can’t be ignored. (Are there exceptions? Yes, of course.) Most of us can’t predict the future with accuracy, but I think it will take a ton of evidence for Eric Holder to step down.

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It Was Never About The Stained Blue Dress...

It was the lies and deceit that followed!

Bill certainly wasn’t the first President to get a little “sumthin-sumthin” on the side, and probably won’t be the last.

But, Bill had one thing going for him our current leader doesn’t. He could govern!

That and that alone kept him in office in the aftermath of the Monica Lewinski scandal.

His ability to govern, a fact even Republicans would concede, allowed him to maintain support of his party, among others.

Barack Obama, on the other hand, appears as if he doesn't want to govern. He wants to sit on the throne and let others do it for him:

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President Obama’s Smashed Hopes, Broken Dreams, and Broken Promises (Part II)

by Mark A. Cohen

President Obama promised to eliminate earmarks and go “line by line” in every bill to eliminate them. Meanwhile, he remained aloof and detached from all legislation. He told us that here would be no lobbyists in his administration and said, “They will not fund my party; they will not run our White House...” But just look at how his failed stimulus favored Obama campaign donors like Solyndra, regardless of the wisdom of such special favors.

This president said he’d return the White House to the people, but instead instructed his staff to play its Secret Service security, ‘loosey-goosey,’ so the Salahi’s, who didn’t appear on his guest list – or anyone else - could enter the White House unquestioned. He said he wouldn’t take money from PACs, then turned around and did it.

Obama supporters insist that Mitt Romney bear the responsibility for what happened after he left Bain Capital in 1999. Yet, the president (who refused to release his college transcripts for some reason) and his Attorney General, Eric Holder, find hiding behind executive privilege acceptable, and refuse to turn over thousands of requested documents to Congress. The mainstream media and their allies take the president and Mr. Holder at their word when they claimed that neither one of them knew anything about the disastrous and failed gun-running program, Fast and Furious – in which the U.S. government sold guns to the Mexican cartels. (How many liberals have told me they hated when Reagan armed Saddam Hussein? Yet, F+F is okay with them – because this president gets a pass on everything.) Their response is eerily similar to responses they themselves give regarding moral questions - and right and wrong. They say that President Bush did the very same thing under a similar program (but here are the differences between F+F and Operation Wide Receiver:

1. No one died under WR.
2. WR traced those guns, F+F did not.
3. WR = 300 guns, F+F = 2,000 guns, and lost 1,400 of them.
4. WR shut down in 2007 after it was unveiled as a failure by President Bush’s admin., F+F shut down under President Obama – but only after pressure from Congress and after hundreds of Mexicans and one U.S. Border patrol agent died).

President Obama’s speech on July 16 contained his most disappointing statement to date. He said, “…If you built a business – you didn’t build that.” He suggested that business people didn’t succeed alone! They relied on the Internet, road builders, teachers who taught them in grade school, and public transportation systems. In other words, they owe their success to government programs. This is not only foolish and insulting, but it’s also a socialist idea: Ask me how I know. Let me pose a question. To paraphrase Red Eye’s Greg Gutfeld, “If government claims the credit for entrepreneurs’ successes because they used roads, doesn’t it bear the blame for every evil act committed by all the criminals who used the very same roads?

We Americans succeed because we innovate and start businesses when government is non-intrusive and refrains from imposing punishing taxes upon them. These companies flourish when a comfortable climate exists for the people who run them and for their investors. Hopefully the people will throw out this radical president and replace him with one who understands successful people. Perhaps then, we can get back to work, rebuilding the America which President Obama, up to now, has worked so very hard to destroy.

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Eric Holder has to Go

After today's testimony to the Senate Judiciary Committee, I am convinced that Attorney General Eric Holder needs to resign or be fired.

Holder refused to offer an apology to the family of Brian Terry, a Border Patrol agent who was killed last December. Weapons that were part of the Fast and Furious operation were found at the scene of his death.

Instead, Holder said that he "regrets" what happened and that it is "not fair to assume" that mistakes in the operation "directly led" to Terry's death.

This kind of behavior is unbecoming of an Attorney General, or any high-level government official.

At no point during the investigation into Fast and Furious has Holder accepted any amount of responsibility for the failure of the operation.

That seems to be the theme of this administration. The President has created a culture of finding others to take the fall and not being accountable.

Holder and Obama forget that they are accountable to the American people.

Congressman Paul Broun (R-GA) on Fox News today called on the President to fire Holder and said that the Attorney General should be prosecuted for lying under oath. According to Rep. Broun, "no one is above the law, not even the Attorney General."

I agree. We need to hold our leaders to the same, or even higher, standards than we do ourselves. 
Unfortunately, this administration is only concerned with who gets the blame and not with solving the problems.

Fast and Furious is not going away. I expect the Republican candidate to use this next year during the campaign.

The failure of Eric Holder to properly administer his department is a great representation of the lack of leadership we have experienced over the past 34 months.

Eric Holder should be on his way out the door, followed closely by Barack Obama.

Mail Call for September 13, 2011

This was supposed to be for yesterday, but hey, you know how it goes sometimes!

Dear President Obama: How nice of you to give your blessing to the Taliban to open up political offices in Qatar. (Source). I see that your little buddy’s have responded by attacking our embassy in Afghanistan. How nice. I assume this is all part of your “job’s plan,” but we all thought you meant you were giving jobs to Americans, not helping a terrorist organization to expand its operations. (Source). Fool us once, shame on you. Fool us twice, well … see ya at the polls.

P.S.: So why is it necessary for the Taliban to receive your blessing anyway?

Dear Mayor Bloomberg: Glad to see that cultural diversity training isn’t going to waste. (Source)

Dear Aviation Institute Of Maintenance of Northeast Philadelphia: My, my, my, aren’t we the understanding type! Welcome to the Anthony Weiner Fan Club. Your official membership card and t-shirt will be arriving soon. (Source)

Dear Mahmoud Ahmadinejad: Just wanted to let you know that this is not a “unilateral humanitarian gesture” nor is it a “unilateral pardon.” This is what is commonly known as kidnapping and extortion. Just so ya know. By the way, you do realize that you are the son of a cur dog, because, well, you are you crazy megalomaniacal whack job. (Source)

Dear Rep. John Mica: I would like to recommend Blackwater, DynCorp, or Beni Tal as acceptable alternatives. They not only have the experience, but actually do understand what to look for, as opposed to, say, the TSA. (Source)

Dear Columbia University: I do not believe any cultural exchange program should include terrorists. Just so you know. Unless of course, you are hoping your students will be kidnapped and held for ransom. (Source)

Dear MSNBC: Thank you so much for extending the helping hand of understanding, and employing the mentally challenged, the criminally deranged, as well as certifiable whackadoodles. I expect we will soon see Muammar Gaddafi and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad hosting political commentary programs right alongside Ed Schultz, Rachael Maddow, Chrissy Matthews, Dylan Ratigan, Al Sharpton and other asylum escapee’s right alongside your token terrorist lover, Touré. (Source)

Dear Ann Curry: Nice hijab! Does he get to beat you as well? Are you part of his harem now? Or is this just another MSM “pandering to terrorists” piece? Just asking. (Source)

Dear Eric Holder: Business as usual I see. I assume this was a joint effort between yourself, Barry Obama, and Janet Napolitano since you apparently have not been able to stop the gunwalker investigation. By choosing this tactic, I can only assume that Issa and Grassley are actually close to nailing you. (Source)

Dear American Journal of Preventive Medicine: “Oh! What big eyes you have!” “The better to see you with my dear!” “What big ears you have!” “The better to hear you with my dear!” “And what big hands you have!” “The better to grab you with my dear!!!”  (Source)