AG/ Thaddeus McCotter: In 1961, the British Parliament’s Tory majority of Prime Minister Harold Macmillan was wracked and wrecked by the Profumo Affair, eponymously named for Sir John Profumo, the Secretary for War. In her book, City of Sin: London and Its Vices, Catharine Arnold provides a pithy recap of the salacious scandal, which involved “call girls” Christine Keeler and Mandy Rice-Davies:
Christine and Mandy’s relationship with Stephen Ward [the procurer] and many rich and powerful men was exposed; there were juicy rumors in the Sunday papers about two-way mirrors, whips and canes, and kinky sex among the jet set including allegations about a party in Bayswater attended by Keeler, Rice-Davies and Ward, at which a cabinet minister had served a dinner of roast peacock while wearing nothing except a mask and a bow tie . . . The man also had a card around his neck: “If my services don’t please you, whip me.”
As the media frenzy escalated, Sir John told the assembled House of Commons he had engaged in “no impropriety whatever,” and threatened to sue anyone for slander and libel for repeating in public such allegations against him.
Sir John’s was a stellar performance, which worked for a spell until the bottom fell out. By June 5, he was forced to admit to the Commons that he had made love not war; lied to the chamber; and resigned his seat in Parliament and cabinet post as war secretary. As for Ward, he was arrested and went on trial for “living off of immoral earnings.” Keeler and Rice-Davies both testified against him. He was convicted and committed suicide prior to sentencing.
Keeler was later convicted of perjury and was given a nine month sentence. Rice-Davies, though not convicted of a crime, did make her mark in the public record.
On the stand during Ward’s trial, when the prosecutor informed Rice-Davies that Lord Astor had denied having an affair with or meeting her, she replied: “He would say that, wouldn’t he?”
Which calls to mind—yep—the left’s adored spymaster, John Brennan.
As PJ Media’s Debra Heine reports, the ex-CIA head is feeling frisky these days, because he feels a great wrong has been committed. No, not against the American people, President Trump, or other allegedly spied upon citizens, but against him.
“I don’t think it’s surprising at all that we continue to hear the sociopathic ramblings of Mr. Trump claiming that there was this effort to try to prevent him from being elected or to unseat him,” Brennan opined.
Worse, he believes himself the target of—wait for it—a disinformation campaign: “Rand Paul and others make these very specious allegations that have no basis in truth. But they put it into the bloodstream and then unfortunately certain networks will propagate that.” To what specious allegation does Mr. Brennan refer? more here
When they FINALLY take this POS down, do you suppose there will be pictures of goats and sheep instead of the likes of Christine Keeler and Mandy Rice-Davies?
Nothing happens! All of these traitors skate! If any one of US had committed even one of their crimes, we’d have been executed by now. These fookers all have dirt on each other and we don’t!
“Speaking the truth in times of universal deceit is a revolutionary act.” Geo. Orwell
If you want to know what the left is doing, just listen to what they accuse others of doing.
‘Cuz that’s quite a story he’s selling.
@forcibly deranged April 29, 2019 at 4:35 pm
> When they FINALLY take this POS down
“They” will never “take down” one of their own. Immunity is part of the job offer.
And “we” will never got off the couch. T’wouldn’t be proper. We’re patriots.
My bet is either brennan or clapper die* within the next six months.
*actual suicide or arkancide – take your pick
He’s about to take a William Colby canoe trip.
@Jethro
Clapper is the weak link. They’ll tag him first anyway.
And, btw, what ever happened to that sob irs commish kosingen?
Jethro: From your fingers to …
You too, Johnny. And don’t forget his loathsome predecessor, Ms. Lerner.
Crackerbaby,
I can think of two that may have been executed and made to look like death by natural causes.
In the Civil War following Runnymeade the Magnates of King John and the Opposition Magnates preyed on each others’ peasantry.
The peasants finally got fed up with the shit and would pull anyone off his horse who rode into the village and tear him limb from limb (literally).
When it dawned on the Magnates that there were millions of peasants and only a few thousand Magnates, the Magnates made peace – they went back to abusing their own peasants (though not killing and maiming them) and leaving neighboring peasants alone.
Our “leaders” are in the same boat. Both parties understand – thus they protect each other while sharing the spoils (tax receipts): whichever party is in power getting the lion’s share.
No mystery.
izlamo delenda est …