"The American public doesn't have the right. . .

[stellanoir]

to know diddily doo."

Watching the rerun of NOW on PBS and some "misadministration" shill actually said that in terms of the need for secrecy in Government.

[Rude Horner]

1. Back in the day...

when I used to fall in line and believe all this bullshit, I'd have said "ok". Not anymore. They work for us. It's our tax dollars at work, and we have a right to know how our money is being spent, and what we're getting for it.

This "public doesn't have a right to know" statement is something that, as a kid, I was told that Communist Russia was all about. That was the way they did things over there, but not in the great US of A.

Lies, propaganda, bullshit, etc.....

[stellanoir]

2. yeah I almost fell off my chair

not only by the meaning of her statement but by her childishly patronizing word usage. I agree with you on all of your points and wonder increasingly often, "for what are we paying them ?"

[Spirochete]

3. A fascist Ned Flanders...

Hooda thunk it?

[stellanoir]

4. worse than that

It was a woman wearing relatively hip clothes probably in her early 40's.

[Spirochete]

5. and talking like Ned Flanders....

somehow I doubt she was saying that when Ken Starr was doing his number on Clinton.