During a 2003 panel discussion on terrorism, the observation was made that, prior to 9/11, America failed to connect the dots leading up to that fateful day. In today’s chaotic world, it is easy to miss isolated dots concerning issues we should be connecting. A story revealed just last week – a firsthand account by a most reliable source, Patrick Byrne, billionaire founder of the Internet furniture retailer Overstock.com – suggests we again have failed to do so.
Byrne’s story is most disturbing. It details how Hillary Clinton received yet another “get out of jail card” for previously unknown criminal conduct swept under the rug – and the ominous reason why. His claim, when connected to other dots, lends credibility to his story.
Among the dots are the following:
- In modern times, U.S. presidents traditionally retire to their home states, having little desire to remain in Washington, D.C. They recognize their time is up and the present president should not feel uncomfortable by a past president’s presence in his backyard. It is kind of an unspoken courtesy observed since Woodrow Wilson left the White House in 1921, although a few departing presidents have lived temporarily in Washington, D.C. Two presidents leaving office who subsequently chose to remain permanently were Bill Clinton and Barack Obama. Understandably, the Clintons bought a Washington, D.C. home in 2000 as Hillary had been elected to the Senate. However, Obama’s decision to rent, and later buy, a home in Washington, D.C., may, if Byrne’s story is true, have been driven by a more sinister motive.
- In a recent video interview, Obama made a strange revelation. He said he would be fine running a presidency from the basement of his home, with a way to communicate with a “front” person. He shared, “I used to say, if, if, I could make an arrangement where I had a stand-in, a front man, a front woman and they had an earpiece in and I was in the basement in my sweats … I’d be fine with that.” But did he mean during his presidency or after?
