tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6010339629775208651.post3996878512979611672..comments2024-03-10T01:30:55.745-08:00Comments on The Critical Mom: David Petraeus's E-mails and The Critical Mom The Critical Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05340482094492988140noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6010339629775208651.post-28756236944146926372012-11-30T13:26:14.637-08:002012-11-30T13:26:14.637-08:00Hmmmmm. If it is the real story, then yes. It se...Hmmmmm. If it is the real story, then yes. It seems to me that it is the real story here. I don't think Paula Broadwell was every remotely a threat to national security--nor was any other friend or contact or reporter with whom Petraeus had any relationship of any kind. I think his career is on the skids in a way that it would never be anywhere in Europe, and that the reason for his fall are deeply grounded in lingering American Puritan ways.Editorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08464823283810791159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6010339629775208651.post-45312234919493788442012-11-30T10:26:05.748-08:002012-11-30T10:26:05.748-08:00sounds to me like the prurience is what you want t...sounds to me like the prurience is what you want to focus on.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6010339629775208651.post-84480339980261813962012-11-29T18:39:47.157-08:002012-11-29T18:39:47.157-08:00Yes, I've read this, but the whirlwind is not ...Yes, I've read this, but the whirlwind is not about access--she was always cleared, and he always gave reporters access. The whirlwind is about the affair. I think the rest is smoke, distraction, an excuse for the intense focus on this affair. It's American prurience, aka Puritanism.Editorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08464823283810791159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6010339629775208651.post-59448664884125958482012-11-29T10:09:12.591-08:002012-11-29T10:09:12.591-08:00Being embarrassed by events in one's past is a...Being embarrassed by events in one's past is a far cry from being open to blackmail....<br /><br />Not to mention how she flaunted her access to knowledge she should not have been privy to: <br /><br /> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/12/paula-broadwell-david-petraeus_n_2117386.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com