I'm touched by the concern!

since the US can never seem to stay out of other countries' business.

Zing!!

why the expectation that he keep his pants on?

....the need for some self-proclaimed liberals to immediately attack Dems.

Makes you go hmmmm.....

that nearly 20 years on, it has a mythical power to amaze and fascinate, but really?

Geez - you want to know how many favors Clinton had to do for Poppy Bush to get anywhere near that stuff?

Obama hasn't been as solicitous, so, no full briefings for him.

STFU and face your accusers.

They protest. They organize. The man on the street doesn't care enough about pathetic spy games. I suppose under Assange's criteria, none of us are wearing pants, either.

Go back to Australia. Lecture your fellow citizens instead of us.
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I'm pretty sure Congress can slash the NSA operating budget with a few pen strokes, if, you know, they actually gave a shit about doing something other than grandstanding...

The funny part is if a DUer said that, the board would have a meltdown discussing the sexist ramifications of traditional masculinity, and the roles of authority, intelligence and control being associated with pants...

Such a DUer would get the full blast.

So you aren't wrong.

It's "OK" to make sexist "girly pantless Obama" references if you're Assange, I guess....??

So I think he's projecting.

with a ten foot pole.

You're hiding in a fucking embassy and declaring the fucking nut with the squirrel on his head your hero, shithead.

and reads the rest of the post and link...

At first I thought it was Sarah Palin's comments about "Mom Jeans" but then I saw your name...and new it was Okay to click.

Thanks for this post...Important!

in which St Julian impugns the masculinity of Mr Obama, in the hope that Mr Obama will jump up and down with rage and threaten to send drones to Knightsbridge

It seems, however, most unlikely that Mr Obama will respond in any manner to St Julian's taunts, as Mr Obama is married to a beautiful and talented woman, the happy couple being kept somewhat busy by their various mutual interests, such as the raising of their two beautiful and talented daughters in the White House

It would, of course, be unnecessarily unkind of anyone to point out that St Julian's own ideas, regarding healthy adult male sexuality, might not be the best model for other men to imitate, since St Julian has spent almost two years hiding inside a small flat, afraid to go outside after jumping bail to avoid extradition on rape charges

Face it, Assange is a fugitive from both Sweden and now the U.K. He doesn't like it, I get that, but he has no one to blame but himself.
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Please--most people have seen that assclown for just what he is.

You're backing an asshole rapist who is in bed with Putin--eventually, you'll figure it out.

You're saying he didn't say those stupid, blowhardy, sounds-like-Putin-wrote-it, words?

Seems like the one missing the trick, here, is YOU.

The man is trapped in an embassy because he refuses to answer charges of rape.

He cost his erstwhile "friends" (that he screwed, too--funny how much screwing this guy does!) tens of thousands of pounds in lost bail money because he did a bunk. You think they're still pleased with him?

He sits in a small room in Knightsbridge desperate for the spotlight--and his desperation comes through when he makes boneheaded, stupid comments that only point out that he does NOT have respect for women.

His comments strengthen the Swedes' case against him frankly.

But hey--defend the idiot at all costs, do go on...don't let the facts get in your way!

He may be all the awful things people say about him. I don't know, and don't care much.

But his revelations should be a wake up call to all of us. To dismiss those because he may be a scumbucket is disengenious.

He's getting on the horn and using sexist language to express his disapproval and his pure OPINION--not "revelations," an OPINION--about Obama.

Would you like it if I did the same sort of thing to indicate my disapprobation with your comments? Of course you wouldn't. You'd be angry. You'd hit that alert button and give me a bit of what-for.

That jerky name-calling foolishness isn't what mature, thoughtful adults discussing differences in intelligence policy do, after all.

Should Obama get up and say something shirty to Putin, like, "Say Pootie, you need a brassiere for those MOOOOOOOBS!!!" You wouldn't think much of that sort of thing, now, would you?

So why is "Julian" special? Let's hope it's not the dreamy eyes, or the way he tosses his freakishly colored hair?


It's called "attention seeking behavior," and poor little Julian just hasn't outgrown that toddler's device. It reflects poorly on him, and it dilutes whatever "message" he's trying to convey.

In sum--he comes off like an ass, and people are noticing.

You aren't making your case. Just as Assange didn't make his with that absurdly childish insult.

Pssst--here's a clue for you....the people who need to "charge" Clapper with misconduct are in CONGRESS. You might want to direct your inquiry to them, rather than screeching at Obama. Here's some background:

required to do so.

Not even Darrell Issa has called a hearing.

And Wyden is keeping his trap shut.

What does that tell you?????

His defenders should at least call him out on this. The old masculinity means you are the one who bosses everyone around nonsense. Because you are big and mean and tough. That is BS. Even his defenders should think he's an idiot for this. It has nothing to do with his alleged "revelations." He merely took a right wing type pot shot at the President.

It's pretty much par for the course.

Of course, sexism in a "leftist" hero is so much more excusable than sexism from a Republican.

and you consider me far to the left.

It's important to me to be consistent about this stuff.

what colorful metaphor he might apply should Hillary Clinton become president.

"Is President Clinton Wearing (___)?" Skirt? Bra? Stockings?

Let's all weigh in, shall we?

this point seems hugely relevant. If those allegations are true, then whether Obama knew about or not, it's very damning either way.

but they do know a few messengers that they don't like. The rest of it? eh..

unwashed and unshaven, and making the embassy staff's lives miserable by stealing their food from the refrigerator and not shutting up about the evils of the US, President Obama, the UK, and Sweden.

our "national security" groups are in charge and they decide what is constitutional, when you have someone like Crapper lying under oath and and an idiot like Alexander playing Star Trek and no one , not even the President seems to give a damn "Who's" wearing the pants is the least of our fucking problems.

Why this absurd whining about the President instead of talking about the issues?
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It sound like Assange is talking about these issues. Maybe you missed these parts?

"a criminal investigation against Clapper for lying to Congress, or anyone in the National Security Agency for violating the law, the U.S. Constitution? No. Have we seen the firing of a single person associated with those breaches of the rights of American citizens and arguably others as well? The answer is no.”

"We know when the government takes something seriously. It starts a formal investigation, it fires people, it reduces its budgets. We haven’t seen that. So the question is, does the civilian leadership have effective control of the 16 agency intelligence group under Clapper, under the DNI?”

I find none of those questions to be absurd and I don't see any of what he said as whining about Obama.

Why is James Clapper who has Lied to Congress Still there?

To see Udall and Wyden trying to expose the NSA and getting little support from their own fellow elected Critters is a Marker for how corrupted our system has become.

Thank you for your post DG.... You call more attention to what the few of our Elected Officials are Up Against these days.