This Is a Long One. Actually, It’s Not 1, It’s 3. It’s Not My Fault that Mr. Anonymous is Currently Running Roughshod All Over Washington D.C. | Eastern North Carolina Now

    April 2009

    MR. ANONYMOUS

    Without This Guy Anonymous, We Would Not Know Anything.

    (I published this Foolishness...Or Is It? about Captain Phillips years before Tom Hanks got involved.)
    Mr. Anonymous really gets around. We owe him a lot. Without him, we would all be like Sergeant Schultz on Hogan's Heroes. We would be walking around saying, "I know nothing".

    Being sly, cunning and alert, I am beginning to think that there is more than one Mr. Anonymous because he is everywhere.

    Headline: "US hostage fails in escape bid from Somali pirates".

    I read an article about the U.S. Ship Captain (Captain Phillips) who was being held captive by those dastardly Somali Pirates. In this single article, there were all of these instances of Mr. Anonymous' contributions to our collective wealth of knowledge about this riveting news story...
     "They spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to publicly discuss sensitive ship movements."
     "...spoke on condition of anonymity for fear of reprisals."
     "...according to Defense Department officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, because they are not authorized to talk about the sensitive, unfolding operations."
     "...who spoke on condition of anonymity because he is not authorized to talk to the media."
     "...said the man, who asked that only his first name, Badow, be used to protect him from reprisals."
     "...according to a U.S. official who asked not to be identified because of the sensitivity of the situation."
     "...said a senior U.S. defense official who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to discuss operational matters."

    Back in Grammar School, we would have called this guy a Tattletale. The Mafia would call him a Rat. In Modern Day America, we call him a Public Servant.

    If Mr. Anonymous is going around talking about "sensitive ship movements" and "sensitive unfolding operations" about which he is "not being authorized to speak" and "operational matters he is not authorized to discuss" then maybe we ought to tread lightly on the "Public Servant" designation.

    If I were Mr. Anonymous' boss, I would make the news Big Time ...

    Headline ... "Picky Boss Fires Public Servant"
    Would I kid u?
    Smartfella

------------------------     August 2016

    Mr. Anonymous Now Has the Rule of Law on His Side

    I just published in Beaufort County Now a very informative and entertaining (or was it?) posting about that guy Anonymous. Even if you did just read it, you might want to go back and read it all over again because I have been told by thousands of you that reading my past foolishness over and over is a delightful way to while away the hours.

    OK, maybe I have not been told what I just said I was told by anyone. However, in the mode of darn near any member of our present Congress... If I had been told what I just said I was told, then I would have been told what I was not told.

    Back to why Mr. Anonymous Now Has The Rule Of Law On His Side...

    In my local newspaper there are these words, "said a spokesman for Brazil's civil aviation authority, who spoke on condition of anonymity in keeping with policy". (I added the bold lettering to the quote.)

    The words "In Keeping With Policy" mean...

The Mr. Anonymous' Of the Future Have the Law on Their Side.
    Don't you feel better? I know I do.

    Would I kid u?
    Smartfella

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    Today May 21, 2017

    MAY I INTRODUCE MY LAWYER, MR. ANONYMOUS, LLB?
    I have written in the past about Mr. Anonymous. He is everywhere, commenting on everything and no one knows who he is. Does it surprise you that lawyers have now gotten into the Anonymity Business?

    My newspaper tells me that the highest ranking Female Executive at an Automobile Manufacturing Company quit her job after her arrest over alleged illegal drug imports into a foreign country.

    My newspaper goes on to tell me that she submitted her resignation through her lawyer and here is where I start getting confused... The identity of her lawyer wasn't known.

    I know lawyers can be a tricky lot but how exactly did Mr. Anonymous Lawyer go about handling his Resign For His Client Duties?...

     Did he call in and resign for her while holding a handkerchief over the phone's mouthpiece?
     Did he resign for her by sending a Tweet from another Twit's Account?
     Did he resign for her at a press conference while wearing a bag over his head?

    The bigger question is why was it important that he remain anonymous? If our Senators can stand up in the Well of the Senate (whatever that is) and make fools of themselves for all to see, why can't a lawyer stand up and handle a little ole resignation?

    Actually I may be getting deeper into this issue than I need be. Lawyers go to school for a long time to get to the point where they can do what they do. Whatever their reason, who am I to quibble? We have all learned a long time ago, if a lawyer does it, it must be the right thing to do...Or is it?

    On the other hand, if they always know what they are doing, why do they refer to what they do as "Practice"?

    Would I kid u?
    Smartfella