I missed this when it was on Paramount, but I caught Waco on Netflix. Wow.
Never. Trust. The. FBI and ATF.
Waco is well written, casted, and acted. The FBI, ATF, and federal government handled Ruby Ridge and Waco horribly. Not all the agents were bad. But the buracracy of those agencies had its own steam rolling momentum which ended in tragedy.
Since Waco happened under Bill Clinton's watch, the media gave him and Janet Reno a pass (of course, the media would have flipped 180 degrees the other way if there was a Republican administration in charge). Unfortunately, the legacy of the real Waco was Timothy McVey later bombing the federal building in Oklahoma City. Escallation like that is worse than the disease--that just results in more power to the federal authorities, not less.
Since Waco happened under Bill Clinton's watch, the media gave him and Janet Reno a pass (of course, the media would have flipped 180 degrees the other way if there was a Republican administration in charge). Unfortunately, the legacy of the real Waco was Timothy McVey later bombing the federal building in Oklahoma City. Escallation like that is worse than the disease--that just results in more power to the federal authorities, not less.
Just like Rush's advice of watching or rewatching Chernobyl in lieu of the Wuhan Coronapocalypse, the same applies to Waco. Central control can often be disasterous. Definitely watch it (espeially given how the FBI treated Michael Flynn and the Trump Administration). Out of control federal power is tyranny. The best way to control out of control federal power is to limit that power. Defer more power to the states, limit federal power.
President Trump has made mistakes during the current pandemic hysteria (mostly in trusting the bureaurcrats), but the more he defers local decisions to local control the better. Yes, there will be states like California, New York, and Michigan who will abuse power on a state level. There are plenty of governors and local officials doing the right thing. At least the citizens in those states have a lot more control to respond to abuse.
President Trump has made mistakes during the current pandemic hysteria (mostly in trusting the bureaurcrats), but the more he defers local decisions to local control the better. Yes, there will be states like California, New York, and Michigan who will abuse power on a state level. There are plenty of governors and local officials doing the right thing. At least the citizens in those states have a lot more control to respond to abuse.
Men's Health: Waco casting
Rotten Tomatoes: Waco mini series
Business Insider: The story behind Waco
American Spectator: St. Andrew of Albany
Independent: FBI humilated by Waco verdict
Smithsonian: True story of Waco is still contentious
A View From The Beach: Michael Flynn to be exonerated?
Townhall: Flynn's lawyers expose KGB-style behavior at FBI
Deadline: John Leguizamo portrays ATF agent whisleblower in Waco
Texas Monthly: The FBI Agent Who Can't Stop Thinking About Waco
Instapundit: Are we paranoid enough?, Andrew McCarthy: Something's rotten in the Flynn case, The FBI should be abolished, Andrew McCarthy: Explosive revelations in Flynn case, and Flynn's attorney seeks immediate dismissal
Business Insider: The story behind Waco
American Spectator: St. Andrew of Albany
Independent: FBI humilated by Waco verdict
Smithsonian: True story of Waco is still contentious
A View From The Beach: Michael Flynn to be exonerated?
Townhall: Flynn's lawyers expose KGB-style behavior at FBI
Deadline: John Leguizamo portrays ATF agent whisleblower in Waco
Texas Monthly: The FBI Agent Who Can't Stop Thinking About Waco
Instapundit: Are we paranoid enough?, Andrew McCarthy: Something's rotten in the Flynn case, The FBI should be abolished, Andrew McCarthy: Explosive revelations in Flynn case, and Flynn's attorney seeks immediate dismissal
Melissa Benoist and Julia Garner
Woodsterman: Funday
Lady of the Lake: Sunday
357 Magnum: Saturday Links
Powerline: The Week in Pictures
A View from the Beach: Our Man Flynn
American Spectator: St. Andrew of Albany
Hogewash: Quote of the Day and Pandemic
Bacon Time: Wuhan Eats and Eat At Rocco's
The Right Way: Patriot Day and Link-O-Rama
Diogenes' Middle Finger: Loathing and Frau Whitmer
Animal Magnatism: Fiscal Disaster and Gingermageddon
Pirate's Cove: If all you see... and Sorta Blogless Sunday Pinup
AoSHQ: Morning Report 04.27.20 and Morning Report 04.28.20
Political Clown Parade: Andrew Gillium and Flowing Curves Of Beauty
Proof Positive: Vintage Babe of the Week Bettie Page. and Best of the Web
Da Tech Guy: Diana's China, Made in China, Keepin Score, The Corona Holding Action, and Louisiana – Unfocused
Dispatches from the Camp of the Saints: 19 April 1775: Lamination over Boston, Remembering April 15, 1865, #Wuhan, Wuhan Coronavirus Info, Scoundrals and Fools, and La Cosa Obama
TOM: Crazy People Are Dangerous: Did This Feminist Just Endorse Holocaust Denial?, Stick a Fork in Joe Biden, Biden Accuses Tara Reade of Lying, Flynn Won Twitter, Joe Biden’s Partisan Media Protection Bubble Has Finally Begun Collapsing, ‘They Always Blame America First’, The Case of the COVID-19 ‘Black Widow’: Police Are Investigating Wanda Lenius, More Evidence That Lockdown Orders Are the Wrong Approach to COVID-19, ‘Nice Guys Finish Last’: Red Pill Truth About a Tennessee Murder Case, SHOTS FIRED: Feminist Jessica Valenti Supports Biden Accuser Tara Reade, COVID-19: Numbers That Really Matter, New York’s ‘Curve’ Has Been Bent, The Things That Pass for Knowledge, Rumor: North Korean Dictator Dead?, 1993 Video Emerges Supporting Sexual Misconduct Accusation Against Joe Biden, ‘Morning Joe’ Goes Nuts, Screaming About Fox News: ‘They Never Learn!’
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