The Deep State--And Its Concubine--Lash Back

A distinguished professor at GMU and former Dubya CIA Director, Michael Hayden, lusting for another 15 minutes of fame, recently expressed the idiotic view that Donald Trump was the equivalent of the Rosenbergs—another Atom Bomb Spy. I guess Hayden qualifies as Deep State, although Shallow State would seem to fit the case better. Imagine how dumbfounded countries with serious Intel services, countries like Russia and China, must be by Hayden’s performance. They must be muttering, Man, without nukes these guys are nowhere!

Now, as if to definitively confirm that he’s only fit for the shallow end of the Intel pool, Hayden “liked” the following tweet—from a newspaper writer:

Gen Michael Hayden @GenMhayden

I agree. And I was the CIA Director https://t.co/LRAHDDyy4n

Edward Luce @EdwardGLuce

I’ve covered extremism and violent ideologies around the world over my career. Have never come across a political force more nihilistic, dangerous & contemptible than today’s Republicans. Nothing close.

They really do hate us. And by “they” I guess I mean the GOP Establishment. Or maybe I missed reports of prominent Republicans eviscerating Hayden.

Matt Taibbi—not a Republican—offers the pretty obvious response:

Matt Taibbi @mtaibbi

So “today’s Republicans” are more dangerous than ISIS, Al-Qaeda, etc? Given that you used drones to assassinate members of the latter groups, do you think that’s indicated here? https://t.co/3BTL1sDFJ0

Gen Michael Hayden @GenMhayden

I agree. And I was the CIA Director https://t.co/LRAHDDyy4n

Given that, during his inexplicable tenure in high level positions of the Deep State, Hayden engaged in all kinds of illegal actions against Americans—not just al Qaeda terrorists—one wonders whether Hayden would now be in favor of turning the drones loose on, say, parents attending school board meetings. You know—domestic terrorists, as defined by your FBI and DoJ. Does this tell you more than you ever suspected about the kinds of people who rise to great bureaucratic heights in the American Empire?

Meanwhile, in New Hampshire, some goof named Mike Pence—not a Republican, but he says he knows some—called on his “Republican friends” to stop criticizing the FBI. That’s the 11th commandment of the Deep State these days: Thou shalt not criticize the FBI. The longer version includes something about not saying sh*t when you have a mouth full of it.

Laura Ingraham had a nice chat with Tucker Carlson about both of these incidents the other night. Tucker explains who that “concubine” is:

The Columbia Bugle 🇺🇸 @ColumbiaBugle

Tucker Carlson Joins @IngrahamAngle To React To Mike Pence Whining About People Criticizing The FBI Tucker: "He should fire anyone who is telling him to go to New Hampshire and run for President and give dumb speeches about the FBI when he has no idea what he is talking about."