Some lines from movies will live forever...
- Rhett Butler: Frankly, my dear, I don’t give a damn” Gone With The Wind
- Dorothy: “Toto, I don’t think we’re in Kansas anymore” Wizard of Oz
- Shane: I've heard about you Wilson. Wilson: What have you heard? Shane: I've heard you're a damn Yankee liar! Shane
Some would say that no one but Jack Nicholson could have delivered the line in A Few Good Men...”You can’t handle the truth!” I am prompted to disagree now that I have read a darn good imitation of Jack’s quote in Eugene Robinson’s article in my newspaper the other day. Below are the first two paragraphs which set the tone of the article...
“I don’t believe government officials when they say the National Security Agency’s (NSA) surveillance programs do not invade our privacy. The record suggests that you shouldn’t believe them, either.
It pains me to sound like some Rand Paul acolyte. I promise I’m not wearing a tinfoil hat or scanning the leaden sky for black helicopters. I just wish our government would start treating us like adults — more important, like participants in a democracy — and stop lying. We can handle the truth.” (The underlining is mine.)
(In case you don’t know about Eugene Robinson’s political leanings, he is of the Liberal Persuasion.)
This is serious stuff. If you have been busy reading OMG! and keeping up on what Celebrities are doing for us, or to us, you might ought to start getting concerned about what’s happening in our country.
If you want to read Mr. Robinson’s entire article, click below...
If you did take the time to read the article, and you are like me, you found yourself staring in wide-eyed disbelief at two words that Mr. Clapper uttered ... “least untruthful”. Wow!
It appears he actually sees a fine line of distinction here. He was contending he was not lying because he was merely being “least untruthful”. I wonder if he also crossed his fingers as he was not lying to us.
It looks like our Director of National Intelligence said to himself...
Damn! This guy is demanding the toto truth. I don’t wanna be called a Damn Yankee Liar. On the other hand I could always claim that it was simply “A failure to communicate” Cool Hand Luke.
Would I kid u?
Smartfella
Lagniappe: I’m sorry to say that my reference to OMG! and Celebrities above may have started some of you salivating about what Celebrities are up to. Here is the kind of thing people of your ilk (I just love the word “ilk”) are spending your time devouring...
For her second walk down the aisle, Jennifer Aniston is taking a much more laid-back approach. While her $1 million wedding to Brad Pitt in 2000 had much fanfare (200 guests, fireworks, and a 40-piece gospel choir!), this time around she’s planning a more intimate affair.
Teen dream Justin Bieber, 18, has taken a cue from his mentor Mark "Marky Mark" Wahlberg, and dared to bare his abs (and the briefs peeking out from his jeans) during a concert at NYC's Madison Square Garden on Thursday.
Katie Holmes celebrated what would have been her sixth anniversary of being Mrs. Tom Cruise on Sunday with her best souvenir from the five-year marriage: her daughter Suri. The duo was spotted riding the subway in New York City.
Clint Eastwood just came into my computer room and said this about you, “Did you just make their day?” Sudden Impact
