Posted by
Sgt.Stryker on Monday, June 29, 2009 9:05:35 AM
Quite an eventful week last week, wouldn't you agree?
Iran nearly imploded, Waxman-Markey passed the House after much wheeling and dealing, North Korea threatened us a number of times, we killed a number of Taliban in Predator strikes in Pakistan, and Obama tried to sell us some health insurance on network TV.
Ask most people what happened last week, and the first answer will most likely be "Michael Jackson died." You may get a few people that say "Farrah Fawcett died", or "Ed McMahon died", but I would bet my last dollar on MJ.
While all of these deaths are tragic in their own right, I have to wonder if any of them outrank what is really going on in this country? Jackson is certainly one of the more popular entertainers of this generation. But he was just that, an entertainer.
Apparently he was more than just an entertainer... a seriously ill, drug-addled, homosexual, pedophile, with criminal handlers and enablers, according to Ian Halperin of the Daily Mail Online. A washed up, possibly suicidal entertainer who had long ago ceased being an entertainer. Certainly, his death is newsworthy, but 24/7 coverage all day, every day? I think not.
And now comes
sad truth from AP that his death may have helped to drive the Iranian revolution back into the underground-
"As the protests dwindle amid intensifying official pressure, the opposition may suffer from a decline in international attention. The protests and violence dominated Western news broadcasts for nearly two weeks, with the reports substantially bolstered by videos gleaned from Internet sites and by commentary from social networking sites.
Such sites were a key pipeline for the opposition amid the tight restrictions on foreign media in the country.
But along with the diminished action on the streets in Iran, other stories have arisen to siphon away attention - especially the death of pop star Michael Jackson. Television coverage of Iran's turmoil has fallen since Jackson's death Thursday; on the Twitter micro-blogging site, Iran remained among the most discussed topics, but fell below Jackson and comments about the movie "Transformers 2.""
What else is the media missing while being distracted by the Jackson feeding frenzy? The Honduran military has
ousted and exiled President Manuel Zelaya after he alienated the Army, the courts, and Congress with efforts to extend his term. Zelaya is an avowed leftist, and counts Hugo Chavez as one of his staunchest allies. Chavez has threatened military action, and the coup presents another foreign policy challenge for Obama. Most interesting to note is that Barry tried to intercede on Zelaya's behalf. Sounds like meddling to me, although I could've sworn he was against that. I guess when it's a leftist he is willing to lend the weight of the office of POTUS, but when it's for freedom-seeking revolutionaries in Iran, not so much.
Speaking of freedom, the Obama administration is considering "
an executive order that would reassert presidential authority to incarcerate terrorism suspects indefinitely, according to three senior government officials with knowledge of White House deliberations" according to
the Washington Post. Good thing Jacko kicked, or else a good portion of the "blame America first/we are a terrible country" portion of Obama's base would be throwing a hissy fit. Just another case of Bush having been right. And another case of Barry's mouth writing a check his rear end can't cash. I'm thinking the executive order closing Gitmo may ultimately be rescinded by the end of the year. Look for that to happen on a friday night or a holiday weekend.
The ridiculous over-reach by this administration and a complicit Congress continues, with plans to take up health care and immigration, as well as the Senate debate on cap and trade, each vying for passage under the radar and away from the bright light of truth and scrutiny.
Who knows who and how many will have to die to cover up all of these items?