Prosecutions and Immunities
Who the powers that be go after in this country and how the media portrays it baffles me. Today's A-12 second headline is "Immunity is sought in CIA tapes probe." That's all we hear about, albeit quietly. Immunity for Blackwater "security guards" (a.k.a. mercenaries). Immunity for Bush for arranging illegal wiretaps. Yet the front pages are about Barry Bonds maybe or maybe not lying about steriod use. (And for those of you that think that is important, look at how many pitchers have been busted and look up when steroids actually became against the rules of professional baseball.) All I'm saying, is everytime some semi-important story like Bonds is put up, make sure you look and see what is underneath.
For example, as now the country goes apeshit on Roger Clemons and his possible steroid use, the White House is again building up its case for war on Iran. Although not quite the same, consider how many months of coverage did football superstar, Michael Vick's,dog fighting prosecution get? I'm not saying he was right (because he wasn't), but at the same time we continue to ignore calls to prosecute anyone involved in going to war with Iraq, despite the fact that our reasons for going in were erroneous and likely an outright lie. Or how come nobody has been prosecuted for leaking a CIA agent's name (Valerie Plume)? The closest thing was a conviction for lying about leaking it, and that person's sentence was commuted!
We already know that this White House administration is one of the most secretive ever. What makes things worse, is that the few things that do leak out, they cover with bullshit side stories and the media gets sucked right in.
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For example, as now the country goes apeshit on Roger Clemons and his possible steroid use, the White House is again building up its case for war on Iran. Although not quite the same, consider how many months of coverage did football superstar, Michael Vick's,dog fighting prosecution get? I'm not saying he was right (because he wasn't), but at the same time we continue to ignore calls to prosecute anyone involved in going to war with Iraq, despite the fact that our reasons for going in were erroneous and likely an outright lie. Or how come nobody has been prosecuted for leaking a CIA agent's name (Valerie Plume)? The closest thing was a conviction for lying about leaking it, and that person's sentence was commuted!
We already know that this White House administration is one of the most secretive ever. What makes things worse, is that the few things that do leak out, they cover with bullshit side stories and the media gets sucked right in.
Writing Again
In the midst of a job search, I've realized the hard way that while such a thing can be time consuming, it does not involve 40 hours a week. So instead of burying myself in books, movies, and video games, I've decided to do some more writing. I recently completed one short story and submitted it; another requires one more draft (that is on hold because my computer broke...long story...). Both are urban fantasy.
I am also working on one of my abandoned novels. It is short. It is satirical. It is a madcap look at Americana and God. We'll see if it works. The first draft of one of my chapter can be found here
I am also working on one of my abandoned novels. It is short. It is satirical. It is a madcap look at Americana and God. We'll see if it works. The first draft of one of my chapter can be found here
Labels: America, God, satire, writing
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