Revoked!

Paula Broadwell has lost all military security clearances as the FBI investigation continues into the David Petraeus sex and classified document investigations.  Isn't that like shutting the barn door after the horse has escaped?

Jill Kelley, the Tampa socialite at the center of the Petraeus scandal and connected to ISAF Commander John Allen, has lost her Honorary Consul for South Korea title and has lost the privilege of visiting MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa without an escort.  What she did was participate in a base program known as the “Friends of MacDill” where she was placed on a master list that allowed her to clear security when entering the base.

There are mixed messages as to exactly what Jill Kelley did and exactly what qualifications she had. Voice of America reports that the process to appoint Kelley began in August and she was given a certificate of appointment the following month.

Apparently, Everybody Involved in the Petraeus Scandal Is a Swinging Sex Freak

Branco Cartoon - Legal Insurrection

The only worthwhile tidbit of information that came out of the president’s otherwise absurd and useless so called “press conference” today was his admission that it was on his instructions that Susan Rice was sent to all of the Sunday TV talk shows to lie about Benghazi,  (IOwnTheWorld):

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The Foreign Policy.com web site, quotes an unnamed diplomatic official as saying Kelley helped obtain support for the South Korea-U.S. Free Trade Agreement and arranged meetings between the South Korean ambassador and local business leaders in the Tampa area.

A Fox News Channel program - “On the Record” with Greta Van Susteren - quotes a businessman as saying he met Kelley at the Republican National Convention in Tampa and was told  she was a close friend of Petraeus and had extensive business contacts in South Korea.

But TransGas Development President Adam Victor  told the broadcaster that Kelley appeared unexperienced in business, asking for a finder's fee of two percent for a coal gasification project (which would have totaled $80 million), far in excess of the standard rate.

An honorary consul is someone who is usually paid a modest amount by a foreign government to do part-time work in a region where an embassy does not have a consulate.

“They take care of notarizing documents for natives of the country that they represent, “ explains retired U.S. ambassador Ray Burghardt in Honolulu.

“Let's say, if somebody was the honorary consul of Sweden, which does not have a consulate here, if a Swedish person died here or a Swedish person ended up in legal problems like in jail here, the honorary consul could be helpful to that person,” he said. (continue at VOA)

Apparently Jill Kelly did none of the above-listed duties, she simply planned parties, smiles, and hooked people up.

Althouse says:

You never hear about true "society" anymore. Only the pretenders get any attention now. But what are they pretenders to? To nothing!

Related:

President Obama and GEN (ret) Petraeus - Conspiracy Theory or Occam's Razor, BlackFive

 

The Petraeus affair - The man and his myth,  Democracy in America

DESPITE a torrent of lurid detail emerging from the FBI investigation that led to the fall of the director of the Central Intelligence Agency, David Petraeus, and attempts to attach significance to the delay in informing the president of his chief spy’s plight, the political consequences are likely to disappoint Barack Obama’s enemies.

Why The Media Is So Eager To Cover General Petraeus's Terrible Love Life...

 

On a personal note, I worked for a REAL Honorary Consul years ago.  I know what the responsibilities are and Jill Kelly is NOT a real Honorary Consul.

Comments

[PALADIN]

What is with lightweight people and power now a days?
Everyone wants to be in power or have it, yet they are idiots !
Look at what we got for a President....total lightweight, look at your average politician , more idiots.

Where are all the real leaders and people who actually know what the hell they are doing and have a moral compass?

What a sorry state this country is in.

[Leticia]

Can you imagine any this crap happening 20 years ago?? Neither can I.

What corrupt society and government.

It's a disgrace.

[Susan Benton]

PALADIN is exactly right. I worked many years in a fairly esoteric field (not political) and in the past 10 years it has been flooded with 20somethings with a "Master's degree in____Studies." It takes years of experience and no degrees in "____Studies" (what a joke).

These idiots are all lightweights who know one thing - how to talk. I've cleaned up the mess after a few of them, and all the real professionals hate their guts. In this instance it is more about status than power (except power over a very small sphere). They expect/demand instant acclaim without working for it.

[R.J. Godlewski]

Has anyone noticed how many commanding officers of naval vessels have been relieved of duty during the past, say, ten years or so?

I do not ever remember hearing of such a thing in the past, now I receive emails almost everday about another CO losing their job because of this or that.

[Jenny the Pirate]

What amazes me is how easily "great men" are led astray by immoral women. Where do these gutless guys come from? And will we ever be free of the jet-setting elitists who will sell us down the river for a glass of Dom Perignon?

[escort]

PALADIN is precisely right. I labored a long time inside a fairly esoteric area (not political) and previously ten years it's been flooded with 20somethings having a "Masters degree in____Studies." It requires experience with no levels in "____Studies" (exactly what a joke).

These idiots are lightweights who know one factor - how you can talk. I have cleared up the mess following a couple of of these, and all sorts of real professionals hate their guts. In cases like this it's much more about status than energy (except energy on the really small sphere). They expect/demand instant acclaim without working for this.

[Debbie]

There were two other Generals that were not promoted, moved out of their positions early. The theory was they disobeyed orders , or planned to disobey orders rather, when ordered to stand down and not send help to those under attack in Benghazi