Beltway Bunkum
Posted By Philip Giraldi On December 15, 2010 (11:00 pm) In Uncategorized
It has been observed that the elites that prowl the streets of the nation's capital and proliferate in the universities and think tanks nationwide have little in common with most of the American people. The talking heads whose fraternal banter can be best observed on Sunday morning television represent the inner circle punditry, all of whom embrace the view that the United States should be engaged worldwide and forever for the good of mankind, a view that large po rtions of the public do not necessarily share as the economy sinks and boys and girls from small towns are increasingly coming home in coffins. Of course, among the advantages in being a television personality are a high income and status, good benefits, and relative job security, particularly if one is prepared to stroke the powers that be, underlining the fact that inside-the-Washington-beltway reality has little to do with the rest of the world.
It is sometimes quite astonishing how ridiculous the opinion makers can be as they argue that black is white. Sunday's Washington Post featured a front page article on WikiLeaks. The sub-headline in the print edition described WikiLeaks as an "anti-privacy group." It is a curious turn of phrase, particularly as...
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