Saturday, February 07, 2009
Putting The Twit In Twitter...
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Think Progress: Hoekstra leaks unauthorized intelligence information via Twitter.Rep. Pete Hoeksra (R-MI), [above, right] the ranking member of the House intelligence committee, revealed classified intelligence information on Twitter when he reported on his “congressional trip to Iraq this weekend that was supposed to be a secret.” “Just landed in Baghdad,” messaged Hoekstra, who was part of a delegation led by John Boehner (R-OH). CQ reports, “Before the delegation left Washington, they were advised to keep the trip to themselves for security reasons.”
Then he threw in their itinerary, for good measure. Do we really want as Intel honcho in Congress someone who goes around painting a giant target on his chest—and those of the rest of the delegation—because he simply doesn't know any better?
Think Progress tosses in one of Peter's earlier insane rants at anyone who's not Peter, which appeared in the LA Times:But every time classified national security information is leaked, our ability to gather information on those who would do us harm is eroded. … I regret that I see little sign of intolerance for unauthorized disclosures of intelligence to the media from some of my Democratic colleagues today. … We are a nation at war. Unauthorized disclosures of classified information only help terrorists and our enemies – and put American lives at risk.Here's a
littlelarge sign of intolerance for unauthorized disclosures of intelligence for ya, Peter.
From now on, moron, keep your mouth shut, and stay off the electronic gear until you get your staff to both teach you how to work it, and tell you where its vulnerabilities are. Second-graders around this great country know this about Twitter—and every other gadget and social communication network.
With all due respect for the office he holds, what an asshole.
Hoekstra's yet another GOP mental-lightweight braggart who should be dragged out into the street by regular citizens and pummeled with large sticks.
These clowns were protected when they held all the levers of power, and repeatedly caught each other's backs.
But now, in a supposedly Democratic world, decent Americans cannot allow these GOP lowlifes to get away with this crap anymore.
posted by Gotham 5:16 PM
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