We bask in the afterglow of what was once a great nation.
Some of us had the benefit of an actual education, not the sort of indoctrination we find in government school grads, and have read and thought through the ideas of giants such as Thoreau, and de Toqueville.
What can we say when we see the nation we love reduced to the following?
1. “FBI’s Roger Stone raid sends chilling message A swarm of agents in tactical gear shouting “FBI! Open the door!” outside Roger Stone’s Florida home just before dawn Friday was over the top but intended to send a chilling message to anyone else being eyed in the Mueller investigation — you’re next, former FBI agents told the Herald.
The SWAT-style raid on a white-collar suspect in pajamas went viral Friday, with CNN cameras rolling.
“It was absolutely ridiculous,” said ex-FBI agent Peter Yachmetz. “Doing it at 6 o’clock is extremely early. They were trying to get a point across and it was leaked to CNN.” FBI’s Roger Stone raid sends chilling message – Boston Herald
2. “FBI agents manhandled Manafort and his wife during pre-dawn raid in intimidation effort
A source familiar with the case told The Washington Times the search was even more intrusive: An agent patted down Mrs. Manafort before she was allowed to get out of bed.
“Agents felt up Mrs. Manafort lying in bed to see if she had guns,” the source said of the intimidation.
In all, 12 FBI agents entered the home, guns drawn, and stayed for hours.
The aggressive search of a prone sleepy woman is, the source said, a hallmark of Mr. Mueller’s top prosecutor, …” FBI agents manhandled Manafort and his wife during pre-dawn raid in intimidation effort
3. “TOP CLINTON AIDES FACE NO CHARGES AFTER MAKING FALSE STATEMENTS TO FBI
Neither of the Clinton associates, Cheryl Mills and Huma Abedin, faced legal consequences for their misleading statements, which they made in interviews last year with former FBI section chief Peter Strzok.” Top Clinton Aides Face No Charges After Making False Statements To FBI
“But, to speak practically and as a citizen, unlike those who call themselves no-government men, I ask for, not at once no government, but at once a better government. Let every man make known what kind of government would command his respect, and that will be one step toward obtaining it.” Henry David Thoreau
Some of us had the benefit of an actual education, not the sort of indoctrination we find in government school grads, and have read and thought through the ideas of giants such as Thoreau, and de Toqueville.
What can we say when we see the nation we love reduced to the following?
1. “FBI’s Roger Stone raid sends chilling message A swarm of agents in tactical gear shouting “FBI! Open the door!” outside Roger Stone’s Florida home just before dawn Friday was over the top but intended to send a chilling message to anyone else being eyed in the Mueller investigation — you’re next, former FBI agents told the Herald.
The SWAT-style raid on a white-collar suspect in pajamas went viral Friday, with CNN cameras rolling.
“It was absolutely ridiculous,” said ex-FBI agent Peter Yachmetz. “Doing it at 6 o’clock is extremely early. They were trying to get a point across and it was leaked to CNN.” FBI’s Roger Stone raid sends chilling message – Boston Herald
2. “FBI agents manhandled Manafort and his wife during pre-dawn raid in intimidation effort
A source familiar with the case told The Washington Times the search was even more intrusive: An agent patted down Mrs. Manafort before she was allowed to get out of bed.
“Agents felt up Mrs. Manafort lying in bed to see if she had guns,” the source said of the intimidation.
In all, 12 FBI agents entered the home, guns drawn, and stayed for hours.
The aggressive search of a prone sleepy woman is, the source said, a hallmark of Mr. Mueller’s top prosecutor, …” FBI agents manhandled Manafort and his wife during pre-dawn raid in intimidation effort
3. “TOP CLINTON AIDES FACE NO CHARGES AFTER MAKING FALSE STATEMENTS TO FBI
Neither of the Clinton associates, Cheryl Mills and Huma Abedin, faced legal consequences for their misleading statements, which they made in interviews last year with former FBI section chief Peter Strzok.” Top Clinton Aides Face No Charges After Making False Statements To FBI
“But, to speak practically and as a citizen, unlike those who call themselves no-government men, I ask for, not at once no government, but at once a better government. Let every man make known what kind of government would command his respect, and that will be one step toward obtaining it.” Henry David Thoreau