tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677268555273537920.post5302419947144668730..comments2024-03-27T15:46:36.826-07:00Comments on The Night Wind: THE US MEDIA: THE WORLD'S REAL PUBLIC TOILET The Night Windhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05288746952754043429noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677268555273537920.post-22318872117554931172018-01-13T20:26:31.480-08:002018-01-13T20:26:31.480-08:00As near as I've been able to tell too; that po... As near as I've been able to tell too; that polecat Durbin didn't say anything until AFTER the Media had already cited their 'unnamed sources'. But you're right; this stuff shouldn't be leaked. These types of conferences are supposed to be venues where politicians can speak their minds. I don't think that a lot of Snowflakes understand that these are just brainstorming sessions. <br /><br /> Pat Buchanan said recently that he was at a meeting during the 1973 Arab-Israeli War with the Israeli Foreign Minister and President Nixon. Buchanan said that Israeli generals advised them that if Israel lost a crucial battle then in progress that they would lose a conventional war. So the Israelis decided that if they lost this battle, they would deploy atomic weapons. Fortunately, the Israelis won and pushed the Egyptian Army back; but imagine if that had been leaked back then. The Night Windhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05288746952754043429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677268555273537920.post-23951469031888466352018-01-13T19:50:34.251-08:002018-01-13T19:50:34.251-08:00I'm sure you probably already know this, but P...I'm sure you probably already know this, but President Obama used the exact same words to describe the same countries and was praised for it. <br /><br />Something else that jumps out at me, even if it was said,leaking stuff like this is a far more serious offense. We expect confidentiality, informality, loyalty, and trust in these kinds of meetings. If someone is gossiping, bad mouthing, than they are just there to sabotage and should be fired. I realize that's often not how politics and the media work, but just the same it's the truth. <br /><br />We try to temporarily keep these things quiet just so trust and group cohesion can negotiate effectively. It is not a press conference. It's a far worst sin to tattle on what people are saying than it is to speak plainly and use some crass language.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com