{"id":308,"date":"2010-07-09T18:06:49","date_gmt":"2010-07-10T01:06:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scotshonor.com\/?p=308"},"modified":"2010-07-09T18:07:16","modified_gmt":"2010-07-10T01:07:16","slug":"brilliantly-stupid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scotshonor.com\/?p=308","title":{"rendered":"BRILLIANTLY STUPID"},"content":{"rendered":"

I wonder if anyone noticed the incredibly stupid logic used by Rahm Emanual to explain the thinking behind the Russian spy fiasco.\u00a0<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/2010\/07\/08\/rahm-emanuel-obama-signed-spy-arrests\/<\/a><\/p>\n

What a great idea.\u00a0 If you come over here and spy for a foreign country, we will watch you for, say ten years, then put you in jail for about a week and then give you a free ride home.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

When you think about it, this is brilliant.\u00a0 There are other areas were we can use the same strategy to solve problems:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

We can reduce speeding by lowering the fines and giving more warning notices.\u00a0 Honestly, wouldn\u2019t you be more likely to slow down if you knew there would be no punishment for speeding?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

We can stop bank robberies by reducing the maximum sentence to six months.\u00a0 Currently bank robbers go to prison for years if they are caught.\u00a0 That causes them stress.\u00a0 With this approach, they can quickly return to society, having learned their lesson that nice people don\u2019t like to be robbed.\u00a0 Crime rates are sure to decline!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

We could have a major impact on sexual assault statistics.\u00a0 Just let rapists off the hook if they plead guilty and apologize.\u00a0 That would make them think twice before raping someone else!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

I am shocked that no one thought of this logic before.\u00a0 Oh wait.\u00a0 They did!\u00a0 They did!\u00a0\u00a0 This is just like our Rules of Engagement in Afghanistan.\u00a0 Our troops are being trained to fight nice and can\u2019t \u00a0fire back if there\u2019s any potential for civilian casualties.\u00a0 We even give a reward for \u201cCourageous Restraint.\u201d\u00a0 (Usually a posthumous award) <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Of course we can\u2019t be this generous for everyone.\u00a0 After all, all spies are not created equal.\u00a0\u00a0 If you spy for Israel, well that is a different matter:<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.haaretz.com\/print-edition\/news\/u-s-jew-indicted-as-possible-israel-spy-1.265740<\/a><\/p>\n

This man allegedly faces a potential death sentence because of the threat of a nuclear attack on the United States by Israel.\u00a0\u00a0 Seriously!\u00a0 It seems like the Obama administration has a little problem with enemy identification.<\/p>\n

http:\/\/cicentre.net\/wordpress\/index.php\/2010\/01\/05\/delay-for-start-of-dc-spy-trial-of-stewart-david-nozette\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Here is where Nozette made his big mistake.\u00a0 If he had only realized that spying for Russia is much safer than spying for Israel, he would probably be celebrating his freedom while sipping vodka in Moscow rather than being stuck in a prison cell.\u00a0 This is the real lesson.\u00a0 If you want us to treat you nice, become our enemy.\u00a0 If you want to be treated like crap, then be our friend.\u00a0 Brilliant!\u00a0 Absolutely brilliant!<\/p>\n

TDM<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I wonder if anyone noticed the incredibly stupid logic used by Rahm Emanual to explain the thinking behind the Russian spy fiasco.\u00a0 http:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/2010\/07\/08\/rahm-emanuel-obama-signed-spy-arrests\/ What a great idea.\u00a0 If you come over here and spy for a foreign country, we will … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-308","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-latest-headlines"],"yoast_head":"\nBRILLIANTLY STUPID - SCOTS HONOR<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/scotshonor.com\/?p=308\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"BRILLIANTLY STUPID - 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