Good to see that the crazed conspiracy-theorizing has even reached SWJ. Awesome.
So many have idolized Petraeus for so long that the idea that he just might have screwed up badly and gotten caught out simply does not compute. No, he must be the victim somehow in all this! He is not the one who wrecked his family and reputation - the evil President and his dastardly political machine must have done it, no doubt to escape yet more evidence of their treasonous activities in selling out America.
Tequila, come on; every time you read anything remotely political in the internet written by Americans you gotta be prepared to see that attitude. This right wing stuff can be considered to be persistent anglophone internet background noise by now.
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Related to Petraeus downfall:
How I Was Drawn Into the Cult of David Petraeus
By Spencer Ackerman
Like many in the press, nearly every national politician, and lots of members of Petraeus’ brain trust over the years, I played a role in the creation of the legend around David Petraeus. Yes, Paula Broadwell wrote the ultimate Petraeus hagiography, the now-unfortunately titled All In. But she was hardly alone (except maybe for the sleeping-with-Petraeus part). The biggest irony surrounding Petraeus’ unexpected downfall is that he became a casualty of the very publicity machine he cultivated to portray him as superhuman.
As I think I mentioned before, this fall is not only determined by the height to which he rose, but also by the way how he did it and why.
It's the kind of downfall reserved for "more style than substance" idols.
Compare http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl-Theodor_zu_Guttenberg
There's a humorous side to it apparently:
http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/mo...2-2012/spyfall
http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/mo...traeus-resigns
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