Just a thought, but….

Is it just me or has anyone else noticed that the press wants everyone else to spill state secrets but they are “outraged” when asked by the government of the people, by the people, and FOR THE PEOPLE , to come forward with the name or names of collaborators blabbing classified information?

GOD forbid.

I understand that the Bush Administration asked opinion editor, Bill Keller, of the New York Times, to refrain from printing the story.  Well, apparently Keller believed himself supremely overqualified to make the judgment call to print or not to print and, as we all know now, he printed. 

Why?  The Times believes that they DO know more than all the rest of us.  “Hey, we’re The New York Times and we know how secrets work and you don’t…so shove off you ignorant jingoist!”

I’ve heard and seen many “journalists” on talk shows in the past few weeks.  When asked why they support the New York Times for giving the hand to the Administration, they blanch, fall backward onto their collective fainting couches, lay an arm over their eyes, and proclaim that they are offended by the “attack” on the first amendment.

“You mean the “fly-overs” actually believe ‘the Times’ SHOULD have bowed to the wishes of the government?”

Heck no!  Don’t restrain yourself!  Don’t think about the guy sitting next to you on the bus or train who might be blown up on his way home!  Screw all my fellow citizens of the world; I’m finally going to get my Pulitzer Prize! 

For-geddaboudit.

Their arrogance is a tacit implication that I, a mere citizen of this country, America (say that with derision, like a European), who doesn’t live in a big city like, oh…say, New York or Paris, am entirely unable to understand that telling the world how the FBI finds and kills terrorists won’t aid and abet the enemy.

Why?  Because OBVIOUSLY upon entering the newsroom, the New York Times’ “journalists” are suddenly endowed with god-like omnipotence to KNOW what is “all the news that’s fit to print” and we don’t.

Just a thought….