Hey, since the country did not complain about the NSA revelations anything goes.
I cannot believe that there is not some private cause of action that would be available to this gentlemen based on the invasion of his privacy and the disclosure of private information for the purpose of impugning his reputation.
If a private party can take you down for ideas not popular with the public, then it does not matter if there is no ministry of truth.
We all become our own attorneys general to enforce rules against every form of offense, to the paralysis of everything of value, innovation, and creativity.
The dynamism of our nation has turned from seeking new ventures to an inward directed, self-consuming cancer on the national psyche.
We are shooting at each other and no enemy could bring us down faster.
Obama’s America.
We now are answering that age old question, “What would the world be like if there were no USA to lead the world in science, culture, learning, and personal freedom?”
To quote Churchill (probably illegally in Great Britain)we have devolved into “rum, buggery and the lash.”