Comments on: Posties On Chandra Levy Series http://www.extrememortman.com/washington-dc/posties-on-chandra-levy-series/ Just When You Thought it was Safe to Take Politics Seriously Again Thu, 20 Nov 2008 13:35:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.1 by: richarda http://www.extrememortman.com/washington-dc/posties-on-chandra-levy-series/#comment-109887 Mon, 28 Jul 2008 14:26:14 +0000 http://www.extrememortman.com/washington-dc/posties-on-chandra-levy-series/#comment-109887 Besides, isn't 'Rob Pierre' the name of the dictator ("Chairman of the Committee of Public Safety" of the "People's Republic of Haven") in the 'Honor Harrington' series of SF novels by David Weber? Besides, isn’t ‘Rob Pierre’ the name of the dictator (”Chairman of the Committee of Public Safety” of the “People’s Republic of Haven”) in the ‘Honor Harrington’ series of SF novels by David Weber?

]]> by: richarda http://www.extrememortman.com/washington-dc/posties-on-chandra-levy-series/#comment-109853 Mon, 28 Jul 2008 11:53:16 +0000 http://www.extrememortman.com/washington-dc/posties-on-chandra-levy-series/#comment-109853 Who's kiddin' who? The original story wasn't so much about her as about 'Congressional Sex Scandal'. If her affair had been with a civil servant at the Department of Agriculture, there would have been no massive investigation, much less any massive media hype. In the same era in DC, the body of a young female Asian-American lawyer was found in a park along the Potomac. The story got more press than the usual drive-by shooting, but still only lasted about a week in the Metro section. In both cases,the perpetrator turns out to be a common DC street savage, unknown to the victims. DC is a dangerous place for young women; parts of it are a dangerous place for anyone not inside a Bradley Fighting Vehicle. Who’s kiddin’ who? The original story wasn’t so much about her as about ‘Congressional Sex Scandal’. If her affair had been with a civil servant at the Department of Agriculture, there would have been no massive investigation, much less any massive media hype.
In the same era in DC, the body of a young female Asian-American lawyer was found in a park along the Potomac. The story got more press than the usual drive-by shooting, but still only lasted about a week in the Metro section.

In both cases,the perpetrator turns out to be a common DC street savage, unknown to the victims.

DC is a dangerous place for young women; parts of it are a dangerous place for anyone not inside a Bradley Fighting Vehicle.

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