Thomas Oliphant and selective surveillance-phobia
Thomas Oliphant is so boring that I almost never read his pieces, but this time the headline prompted me to click away for a closer look. “An insidious culture of surveillance” made me think Boston’s surveillance cameras, which I detest. Strongly.
However, Oliphant’s piece wasn’t about cameras in Boston but rather President George W. Bush’s general awfulness (how could I not have seen that coming?). I can’t recall Oliphant protesting the BPD monitoring Hubizens 24/7, although perhaps he did and I missed it, but considering how rabidly he opposes the federal government eavesdropping on potential Muslim terrorists, one might expect him to be even more up in arms over Kathy’s Neversleeping Eyes, yet I doubt he gives a crap. Bashing the Prez is ALL that matters Oliphant.
