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... just because you're paranoid ...
Mar. 8th, 2013 04:18 pmI spent a chunk of today kind of laughing at myself for last night's bit of edginess. I'm fully aware that I'm "doing this to myself"...
But really. It doesn't take much doing....
The White House took pains to emphasize the symbolism of John Brennan's swearing-in ceremony as Director of the CIA.
That is, he swore on a copy of the Constitution that did not contain the Bill of Rights: no First Amendment, no Fourth Amendment...
Now, that's symbolism.
But really. It doesn't take much doing....
The White House took pains to emphasize the symbolism of John Brennan's swearing-in ceremony as Director of the CIA.
“There’s one piece of this that I wanted to note for you,” spokesman Josh Earnest told reporters gathered for their daily briefing. “Director Brennan was sworn in with his hand on an original draft of the Constitution that had George Washington’s personal handwriting and annotations on it, dating from 1787.”
That is, he swore on a copy of the Constitution that did not contain the Bill of Rights: no First Amendment, no Fourth Amendment...
Now, that's symbolism.