gina haspel

Huge victory against sexism!

Submitted by gjohnsit on Thu, 05/17/2018 - 5:01pm

There was a landmark victory for gender diversity today, and if you don't agree then you are a sexist!

WashExaminer: Dems sexist to oppose Gina Haspel as first woman to lead CIA

Senate confirmation kabuki

Submitted by gjohnsit on Wed, 05/09/2018 - 1:59pm

We can all stop worrying. "Bloody" Gina Haspel won't restart the CIA torture program if she becomes CIA director. At least that's what the headlines say.

Oppose torture? You must be sexist

Submitted by gjohnsit on Sat, 03/31/2018 - 5:28pm

I'm sexist. I know this because I think a woman who committed torture should be in jail.
I thought I was taking a moral stand (I think men who torture should also be in jail), but it turns out that I'm the bad guy.

One Day of Trump Administration Corruption

Submitted by hungeski on Wed, 03/14/2018 - 9:10am

Monopoly Chance card: You have been elected chairman of the board.

How corrupt is the Trump Administration? To answer that, one could start by digging into a topic such as foreign emoluments or regulatory capture. Or one could just follow the news of the day. For example, let's take the news of just yesterday, March 13, 2018:

The new CIA torturer-in-chief may already have an outstanding warrant

Submitted by gjohnsit on Tue, 03/13/2018 - 8:14pm

You gotta give Trump credit, he isn't going to let little things like criminal behavior get in the way of what he wants. In this case he's making a big deal of having the first woman Torturer/CIA director.