By Tom Ballantyne Jr.
The Western Center for Journalism
Let’s get a few things straight here. As much as we all loved Andrew
Breitbart’s moxie, he, like virtually every other national Conservative
who was or is a part of the “establishment” (read, those who have established
themselves financially, and been acknowledged by their peers) had
avoided the issue of the Constitutional eligibility of the president of
the United States. Much like Sewanee, the University of the South, has
avoided gridiron rematches with Texas, Tennessee, Texas A&M,
Georgia, Georgia Tech, Auburn, LSU, and Ole Miss since beating all eight (along with four other schools) in their 12-0 1899 season. Far better to boast that they had once proved their mettle on the playing field than to have to do it again…in real time.
So, like the mythically-fearless Michelle Malkin, or the once-cocky
and courageous Ann Coulter, the “Senior Staff” at Breitbart prefers to
live off of past – and in their case, borrowed –
glory. And, given their namesake’s own calculated denial of this
historic issue, the youngsters at Breitbart apparently believe they can
get away with it. But it’s tough trying to be all things to all people –
especially when the views encompassed are diametrically opposed.
So here come the princes of political archeology – they can hardly be
called monarchs in their own right – and they have a find…but it’s a
sticky one. You see, the recognized king of sequestration, the
billionaire financier of burying (not excavating) the past, has declared
certain digs “off limits.” Those would be any that might
uncover relics from the entombed past of the current Occupier-in-Chief.
So…to disclose or not to disclose? Such a dilemma! The heady thrill
of breaking a story of potentially enormous national interest, as well
as consequence…but on an officially quarantined (and
hermetically-sealed) topic…. How to proceed?
Ah, the obvious approach…to break the story, but make sure that the
purse-strings-that-be know that you yourselves don’t take it seriously.
Heaven forbid! Bittersweet, but what could be more important at this
point than one’s Arianna-approved “intellectual” (press) credentials –
even if such a notion is in its very essence oxymoronic…or, just plain moronic? So here we have it,
in their own contortionist’s attempt at simultaneously claiming credit
for, and dismissing, the obvious implications of a recently unearthed
find:
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