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What a Real Secret Agent Looks Like? Gina Haspel.
Seeing Gina Haspel’s photograph for the first time the day of her confirmation hearing, the first thing that came to mind was George Smiley. The George Smiley of John Le Carré’s books, not Alec Guinness, was the opposite of Fleming’s Bond.
Smiley is an unobtrusive secret agent who leads an unglamorous life. A deceptively bland middle-aged man, he is trusted and respected by his subordinates and colleagues.
Gina Haspel is to Angelina Jolie as George Smiley is to Pierce Brosnan. A real covert agent needs to actually blend in, not be noticed for their striking facial features and bearing. Haspel’s looks also worked for her in the Senate confirmation hearing. She held up quite well, and just did not look the part of the television spy villain the Democrats meant her to play. I doubt the video will help them much with the 2018 midterm elections.
As Mona Lisa Vito said: “Oh, yeah, you blend.”
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Yep. It’s why I could never do it with my devilishly good looks.
Arahant, I’ve been a secret agent for 40 years.
For who KAOS?
“Would You believe for Century 21?”
I guess I could let you know the truth about my life…but then, I’d have to kill you! However, on a more serious note, her confirmation hearing is disgusting. These holier than thou, preening, lying SOS’s giving this brave heroine the hindsight treatment absolutely makes me want to puke. I say every last one of her detractors should get waterboarded. “Come here my little sweeties, let me show each of you how its done. It’s a ton of fun. And…you can go tell all your voters how brave you all are!”
Hey, don’t blow my cover! I actually aspire to be Ernst Stavro Blofeld.
I wanted to reach through the TV and slap them for her….
I watched her carefully and you could see the weight in her eyes and her occasional sigh, the weight she’s carried for 33 years, seeing and knowing what no ordinary person would ever want to witness. I was shocked when she said they added seven more stars to the CIA wall just last year. It’s one of the most dangerous, un-glamorous and self-sacrificing professions, in spite of movie-hype. I hope she gets the job.
The crowning touch to a most perceptive observation. Nicely done, Cliff!
Love this post, Clifford. On the one hand, the democrats demonstrated once more how disgusting, partisan and outrageous they could be. On the other hand, Gina Haspel makes me proud to be an American. Bless you, Ms. Haspel!
Thanks Clifford, great post. I don’t watch much msm news, but when I do all I sees is ill-mannered, ignorant, pouty-faces.about Ms. Haspel and just about everything else.
I actually heard a small fellow [qnguest] on Fox news show (hosted by Harris Faulkner) having a bit of a tantrum about Ms. Haspel. When he finished his tirade, Harris looked at him directly and remarked — 50% of what you just said isn’t true. He then began whining bitterly about President Trump negotiat
eding with a horrible person like Kim to bring the three American’s homeIt has become really difficult to watch the news-not/new-snot ‘news’ without laughing non-stop.
An Irene Kennedy figure, perhaps?
Mark Davis, morning talk radio host out of DFW, posted a well-argued piece on topic at Townhall.com. https://townhall.com/columnists/markdavis/2018/05/11/the-haspel-obstacle-enhanced-interrogations-are-not-torture-n2479426
Paul Mirengoff assesses Gina Haspel will be confirmed.