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WASHINGTON, D.C. A former Pentagon janitorial supervisor has become the latest D.C. insider to criticize his former boss with the release of an explosive tell-all book highlighting a Defense Department he characterized as having a lack of leadership and inability to function in a high-stakes foreign policy environment, Duffel Blog has learned.
The book Worthy Spills by Jesus Lopez is set to be released next week, detailing former Defense Secretary Leon Panettas eating habits, his secretarys domestic snacking issue, and even includes a highly-critical anecdote claiming that Panetta spilled coffee all over the floor during the mission to eliminate Osama bin Laden, and he didnt even put down so much as a napkin to mop some of it up.
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Critics have already slammed Lopez for what many believe is a blatant attempt to make money off his political patron as soon as the threat of being fired was removed. However, supporters have used the same argument, claiming that Lopezs privileged position in Panettas inner circle prevented him from telling the truth during his time at the Pentagon.
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Republicans have seized on the books claims as another example of failure within the Obama Administration, and many Democrats have expressed fears the book would hurt their chances during the mid-term congressional elections.White House and Pentagon higher-ups have also been quick to refute Lopezs claims, though not addressing the book directly.
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djean111
(14,255 posts)Great headlines - like
"Senator Clarifies Remark Telling Troops To Go Fuck Themselves, Says Quote Taken Out Of Context"
Raine1967
(11,589 posts)Should be interesting to see what happened in this thread!
MrScorpio
(73,631 posts)They just wouldn't write a book about it
Raine1967
(11,589 posts)SoapBox
(18,791 posts)A book by a janitor...has Dems shaking in their boots.
Actually, that would be nothing new for the spineless.
MrScorpio
(73,631 posts)Trust me, the janitors in that building know what the deal is.
Baitball Blogger
(46,703 posts)The minions are constantly being sold out for profit. Looks like someone was paying attention.
Archae
(46,327 posts)But Poe's law is in effect...
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fasttense
(17,301 posts)Now they are writing tell all books. Beware how you treat your poorly paid servant. You may find yourself the subject of a book.
Duckhunter935
(16,974 posts)How far will it go?
1monster
(11,012 posts)It was about three in the morning. I had just walked into a pile of garbage in the Executive Break room, and once again we were out of trash bags. General Petraeus had been on another one of his twinkie benders, and debris was everywhere. I knew he was a four-star general, but the man was a human train wreck. So there I was, arms full of trash and suddenly the Secretary of Defense walks in looking for a snack. He asked me how I was doing and I told him about the problem. Instead of saying hell take care of it Panetta just rolled his eyes and said Really? I have two wars to run.
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