Is this Brownie hearing pure theatre?

[Little Star]

O.K. my tinfoil hat is getting mighty tingly.

Correct me if I am wrong. How did we find out about Brownie's letter to White House council? I think we learned about it through the article in the Washington Post. How did the WP find out? Could it perhaps be because the WH 'WANTED' us to know about it? Did the WH leak the letter to the WP? Why would the WH want us to know that they were not going to give any cover to Brownie? My tinfoil hat is saying to me that possibly the WH wants us to believe that Brown is going to give them up. When in actuality he will not throw them under the bus. He will act angry and defensive. We will be satisfied with his answers because he has been painted as a scape goat that the WH is hanging out to dry. I think we are watching a Hollywood-like movie. I think the story line in the end will leave Bush untouched and the American people convinced that we witnessed a real hearing. My tinfoil hat says this hearing is pure theatre

[liberal N proud]

1. Are the republicans leading the show?

Of course it is, just like the Gonzo hearing on NSA, Pure bull shit

[valerief]

2. self-deleted

[BrotherBuzz]

3. Consider the nugget Viva_La_Revolution unearthed

Douglass Cater, Washington newsman, in his excellent
book, "The Fourth Branch of Government", brilliantly
shows how many Congressional investigations simply are
a technique for making and controlling news.
Investigations, then, often are entertainment
spectaculars created to attract public attention.
They are a means of molding national opinion or
creating fame for the investigators.

Cater wrote, "The most notable committee
investigations are seldom point of fact
'investigations.' They are planned
deliberately to move from a preconceived idea to a
predetermined conclusion. The skill and
resourcefulness of the chairman and sizable staff are
pitted against any effort to alter its destined
course. Whatever investigating is done takes place
well in advance of the public hearing. The hearing is
the final act in the drama. Its intent, by the
staging of an arresting spectacle, is to attract
public attention, to alarm or to allay, to enlighten,
or yes, sometimes to obscure."

[Little Star]

7. Boy, that certainly fits this hearing today! n/t

[SledDriver]

4. I don't know why, but following it this morning I've got a verse from

a S&G song running through my head:

On a tour of one-night stands
My suitcase and guitar in hand
and every stop is neatly planned
for a poet and a one-man band...

[malaise]

5. It sur is poor theatre n/t

[Little Star]

6. Who leaked the letter from Brownies lawyer?

anyone know?

[Just Me]

8. *LOL* No. I do NOT believe this is "pure theatre".

Brown WAS scapegoated and hung out to dry. No doubt about that. I think your "tinfoil hat" is DEFINITELY on way WAY too tight.

[Little Star]

9. LOL But, I can't get it off.....

Why was the letter leaked and who leaked it?

[Sydnie]

10. But I am beginning to think that is part of the grand scheme of things

The cronies with no creditials are there so they have someone to point the finger at when they need someone to blame. Otherwise, they collect a good paycheck and keep their heads below the radar. Brown did it very well for how many years until it was apparent to the whole country (and even corporate media) that he had no qualifications what so ever!