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A Man’s Gotta Know His Own Limitations, by Jim Quinn

The egos and hubris of our rulers know no limits. From Jim Quinn at theburningplatform.com:

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As I’ve been observing the actions and justifications of men like Jerome Powell, Anthony Fauci, Andrew Cuomo, Joe Biden and Donald Trump during this self-inflicted global depression, I can’t help but channel the iconic American actor Clint Eastwood and his most famous role – Dirty Harry, when assessing whether they have an understanding of their limitations. If a man doesn’t know his limitations, he can ruin his own life.

When men in positions of immense power don’t know their limitations, they can ruin the world, destroying the lives of millions and propelling the world towards a catastrophic financial collapse and likely global conflict. Our benevolent leaders act as if they know what is best for mankind, when they are actually flailing about blindly, corrupted by their own power and wealth, leading us on a path to destruction, because their immense egos won’t allow them to humbly admit their dreadful mistakes and take corrective actions.

The second Dirty Harry movie, Magnum Force, came out in 1974, with Harry taking on vigilante cops in San Francisco. His lieutenant, played by Hal Holbrook, tries to keep Harry off the case of bad guys being executed by the lieutenant’s squad of dirty cops, using the logic that Harry posed a risk to society by not following proper police and justice procedures.

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Richard Jewell, Carter Page And The Illusion Of The FBI’s Power And Competence, by James Bovard

The FBI, like the rest of the government, is populated with a lot of ass-kissing, CYA bureaucrats. From James Bovard at dailycaller.com:

The Federal Bureau of Investigation’s reputation has been ravaged this month by the inspector general report that proved that the FBI deceived the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court to secretly spy on a Trump campaign official.

Even fired FBI chief James Comey was forced to admit that “I was wrong” in a Fox News interview Sunday regarding the FBI’s abuse of Carter Page. The Russiagate controversy could not have occurred unless much of the American media docilely recited the false charges that FBI officials fed them. A stunning new movie on Richard Jewell is a reminder that this is not the first time that collusion between the feds and the media destroyed the reputation of innocent Americans.

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution is outraged that Clint Eastwood’s new movie portrays its star reporter Kathy Scruggs as sleeping with her FBI source, but there is no question that Scruggs screwed the hell out of Jewell. The movie vividly portrays how the FBI shoveled false information to journalists who rushed to condemn the 33-year-old security guard who saved many lives by discovering a pipe bomb that had been placed in a crowded venue during the 1996 Olympic games in Atlanta. When he died in 2007 at age 44, his New York Times obituary was headlined: “Richard Jewell, Hero of Atlanta Attack, Dies.” But his heroism revived only after the FBI and the media sought to destroy him. (RELATED: REVIEW: ‘Richard Jewell’ Is The Best Movie Of 2019)

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He Said That? 1/24/15

From a Twitter post from Rupert Murdoch:

Hollywood leftists trash American Hero, show how completely out of touch they are with America. Bravo Clint Eastwood!

And a follow-on Twitter post:

“Yes, American Sniper!”

The mystery is how this movie became yet another flash point in the left-right cultural wars. Other than noting America’s shock, anguish, and desire for revenge after 9/11, Director Clint Eastwood assiduously avoids commentary about US involvement in Iraq; the movie is essentially politics-free. It is primarily a character study of Chris Kyle and his deteriorating relationship with his wife and family over four tours of duty in Iraq. Eastwood shows the courage of Kyle and his comrades in arms. How can that be controversial? The courage of soldiers facing the prospect of their own and their friends’ instant death or dismemberment in battle is unquestionable, and throughout America’s wars its soldiers have responded with valor and heroism. The battle scenes are well done, but it’s not a war movie in the traditional mold. We don’t even know who wins the battles. In real life, it seems clear that Chris Kyle had other problems in addition to having a difficult time adjusting to life away from the war (see “Truth, Justice and the Curious Case of Chris Kyle,” SLL, 1/18/15). However Eastwood wanted a no-wrinkles movie about a hero and certainly didn’t have to mention or account for those flaws. It’s a movie, not a nothing-but-the-truth documentary. A few wrinkles, both in the war scenes and with Chris Kyle’s character, might have made for a better film, but that’s a dramatic, not a political judgment.