I am no conspiracy nut. No sir, not me. But I mean really? C’mon!!
3 days after the election and a week before he is to testify before Congress on Benghazi and the CIA head resigns over scandal? And now he will not be testifying!
You have to be kidding me. Don’t get me wrong, I am sure he did it and was not set up. But the timing of this stinks to high heaven!!
Are we to believe that this information just happened to come to light at the absolutely most convenient time as to not impact the election and to prevent him from testifying now and ultimately discrediting him as well.
Do they think they can get away with stuff like this? Oh yeah, they can.
November 10, 2012 at 3:45 pm
I've read a few of Michael D. O'Brien's books and his _Landscape with Dragons_. I found the latter to be helpful, and, just like marketer, it got me to do my own investigating into some of the "children's" books that so many book reviewers (even Catholic or at least Christian ones) consider "harmless." I've read the Harry Potter books, and I don't want my kids reading them. I won't have them in my house, and if they do decide to read them sommeday, I want to first get them in the habit of discussing what they read with me or with their dad.
I won't subject myself or anyone in my family to the Twilight series, though; it's pure garbage and has no place in a Catholic family library.
Michael D O'Brien isn't a conspiracy nut. He's a thoughtful reader and writer who happens to think about what he reads and consider the impact of a particular message on young souls. God bless him for it!
November 10, 2012 at 4:13 pm
If you have a top secret clearance, if you have access to classified data, whether you're military or civilian, you need to have a very thorough background check. Adulterous affairs are something for which you could be blackmailed. Thus, you lose your clearance if you have engaged in such behavior.
Yes, it is a shame that politicians are sometimes privy to classified information. I don't know how the government keeps track of their questionable ability to access classified info.
Colleen
November 10, 2012 at 4:24 pm
Kind of like social justice issues, "Landscape with Dragons" is something which Catholics of good conscience can disagree. While I enjoy O'Brien's fiction, I think those who have read his own words (not just reviews) can see that he's a bit extreme when it comes to some things.
GK Chesterton is a much nicer read on literary criticism, children's imagination, fairy tales, etc.
Colleen
November 10, 2012 at 6:52 pm
Colleen,
While I certainly wouldn't consider Michael D. O'Brien an extremist, I will readily agree that GK Chesterton's writings are far more enjoyable. 🙂
November 10, 2012 at 6:52 pm
Trey Gowdy was on Greta van Susteren's show last night, and he said that Patreaus will testify. He said he hoped that a subpoena would not be necessary, but that if it is, so be it, the General is not off the hook. He was very clear that Benghazi is not going away.
Trey Gowdy is my new hero :-)!!
November 10, 2012 at 8:52 pm
But the synopses I've read of "A Landscape with Dragons" have sounded nutty. Nice to hear it confirmed.
If you've followed the "Pope hates Harry Potter" argument, you've got the basic idea.
Suggest listening to G. K. Chesterton instead, as a couple of others have suggested.
November 10, 2012 at 10:09 pm
I suspect that GEN Petraeus will be subpoenaed. Ironically, he may be the only person called who will be free to speak the truth, even in the face of whatever mud the MSM will sling his way – and I'm wondering if he resigned in order to gain that freedom.
November 10, 2012 at 11:18 pm
I have read much of Michael O'Brien's fiction and I am seeing things he wrote come true in the years since I first read them. The Plague Journal is dead on about the suppression of news and fact by the media as well as the use of drones against a country's own people, and the "state" thinking it knows what is best for our children. In fact, I believe that Michael O'Brien is a prophet for our times.