M. Moore interview with Porter Goss

[fjord]

BBC link

LOL.

Moore, who directed the film Fahrenheit 9/11, has released an interview with Mr Goss in which he says he lacks the qualifications for the top spy post.

"I couldn't get a job with CIA today. I am not qualified," Mr Goss told Moore's production company in March.

 

[digitalsm]

Originally posted by: fjord
BBC link

LOL.

Moore, who directed the film Fahrenheit 9/11, has released an interview with Mr Goss in which he says he lacks the qualifications for the top spy post.

"I couldn't get a job with CIA today. I am not qualified," Mr Goss told Moore's production company in March.

Its pretty clear hes saying he couldnt get a feild operative job. And well hes right. Hell there are very few americans who lack the language skills to be a feild operative.

 

[arsbanned]

Ahh the sweet sound of equivocation, excuses and white noise.

 

[sMiLeYz]

I think you misunderestimate him.

 

[RabidMongoose]

I would have to see the interview before I start laughing. Who knows what kind of context it was said in...

If it's true, then it's hilarious.

 

[Perknose]

Originally posted by: digitalsm

Hell there are very few americans who lack the language skills to be a field operative.

Hmmmm, I think I'm seeing part of the CIA's current problem right here.

And anyway, not all "field operatives" need or possess mad language skills. At the recent funeral of my Uncle Tom, I finally nailed down that my cousin Jack McVickar was indeed CIA. At the reception, I hesitantly asked, and he ripped off his gold face CIA retirement watch and tossed it to me accross the table. He demurred about being a field agent, saying he was just research, but he did haughtily remind me that he had been a "sharpshooter and a pilot [Marines]" and so had subsequently thought to apply to the company.

But I suspected that he was CIA because years ago my Dad had told me that he thought so because Jack often had to up and leave suddenly for months at a time without telling his wife where he was going. He's 68 now (still trim, but aging), but he still is and always was a truculent hardass -- my family is chock full of them! So my guess is that he was a field operative of some sort, and I don't believe he had any full command of any other language outside of some crash Berlitz course and reading comprehension of German (he was an engineer -- perhaps the second most prevalent language for academic papers of note is German).

He threw some German at me at the reception. I threw lots more right back at him, with a MUCH better accent.

Btw, his Dad, my Uncle Jack, was a butcher. Real rought hewn Scot, but a gem. You know how when you're young, your Uncles can seem like big friendly giants to you? I loved my Uncle Jack!

 

[LTC8K6]

I didn't believe I was qualified to be the manager of the factory I currently manage. I said so many times when the job came up.

4 successful years later, I am glad the owner thought I was qualified.

 

[villager]

Originally posted by: fjord
BBC link

LOL.

Moore, who directed the film Fahrenheit 9/11, has released an interview with Mr Goss in which he says he lacks the qualifications for the top spy post.

"I couldn't get a job with CIA today. I am not qualified," Mr Goss told Moore's production company in March.

Amazing how Moore got him on camera even though the GOP was already attacking Moore. I guess no politician can resist a camera. I guess the only bright side for Goss was that it was Moore and not Ali G.