Jennifer Hoelzer, Former Wyden Aide, Unleashes On Obama Administration Secrecy

[William deB. Mills]

28. The Latest Whistleblower

Jennifer Hoelzer has now become the nation's newest whistleblower and has committed the worst political sin possible in this country - she has made a fool and a liar of the President. We need to keep an eye on her. She will come under attack. Indeed, she will probably be called a "terrorist" for the Washington elitists indeed seem terrified of popular opinion. Ms Hoelzer demonstrated courage...in many quarters she will surely suffer from lifetime blacklisting for "not being a team player," i.e., for supporting the public interest instead of the interests of the elite.

Ms Hoelzer had a fascinating interview in the Washington Post two months ago. The country should have paid more attention to it. From what we now no, every word she said in that interview was important. One key statement:

"I should say that while I have concerns about this program, this isn’t, for me, about the program per se. I began at the Navy College. I’m pretty pro-national security. But this isn’t how a democracy works. The American people need to have a say in the laws that govern them. This is a debate we should be having now. If the administration thinks they need this program, they should’ve been showing us evidence and arguing that. But they’ve been substituting their judgment for this country’s judgment." [Washington Post 6/7/13.]