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IRS, State and DOJ: The Three Stooges
By Mark Baisley
Jun 02, 2013
The recent testimonies before Congress have been reminding me of something for weeks and I just figured out what that is. I call it 90-degree humor; the kind of joke that starts out in one direction, then takes a sudden left turn, leaving you fallen-over laughing.
For instance: “If you were to line up every fish from every body of water in a straight line, head-to-tail, head-to-tail, you would never get that smell off your hands.”
I greatly appreciate the use of audio, visual, and broadcast technologies that give the nation a front row seat in the Congressional and Senatorial hearings. We get to watch the Attorney General, the Secretary of State, and the Commissioner of Internal Revenue up close and vulnerable before a power greater than their offices.
Answers from these presumptively upright and honorable professionals addressing Congress under oath should instill pride and confidence in every attentive American. Eric Holder, Attorney General of the United States, told Congress that prosecution of the press “is not something that I’ve ever been involved in, heard of or would think would be a wise policy.”
Several years ago, I enjoyed the professional pleasure of working on a three-month project at Cape Canaveral. One weekend, my wife and I decided to pay a visit to Aunt Betty who was living about 40 miles to the south of the Cape. Aunt Betty was a natural at 90-degree humor, much like Attorney General Holder. Aunt Betty gave me the following directions to her house, “Go to the river and turn right. Then look for Barefoot Bay Drive.” I asked her which river and she kept insisting it was “THE river.” OK, assuming that I find the correct river, I asked Aunt Betty which way I would turn onto Barefoot Bay Drive. Her response was, “Don’t turn left.” When I asked her if that meant that I should turn right, she answered, “Of course. If you turn left, you will drive into the river...
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