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k and r nashville_brook Jun 2013 #1
Let's see, this is now a "scandal" instead of a law, but Bush did it illegally Coyotl Jun 2013 #60
lamest conspiracy theory, ever. nashville_brook Jun 2013 #63
FACTS are not theories Coyotl Jun 2013 #69
Rut Roh!!!! nt greytdemocrat Jun 2013 #2
FULL IGNORE? Puzzledtraveller Jun 2013 #4
We can't ignore our President marshall Jun 2013 #54
Then after he was elected President he had that little heart-to-heart with the Defense monmouth3 Jun 2013 #3
Did the oath he took say he would side with the Defense Department? Savannahmann Jun 2013 #13
Actually he switched positions before he was elected: JaneyVee Jun 2013 #29
An interesting read. Thanks..n/t monmouth3 Jun 2013 #31
k&r Puzzledtraveller Jun 2013 #5
Bush was doing it illegally since 2002. Congress legalized it for him in 2006. blm Jun 2013 #6
+100 peace13 Jun 2013 #8
Trying to think of a name for becoming aware of something only when it benefits the GOP siligut Jun 2013 #22
The word you are looking for is "propaganda" Coyotl Jun 2013 #61
A special form of incubation! peace13 Jun 2013 #72
The President runs the NSA Savannahmann Jun 2013 #9
Do you KNOW that he was using it to target Americans? No. If he was showing discernment then blm Jun 2013 #14
That's the point. Savannahmann Jun 2013 #16
You're assuming. I'm willing to bet that Obama did put curbs on the program and I have never been blm Jun 2013 #19
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! woo me with science Jun 2013 #34
Sorry to disappoint you, but, I do believe Obama didn't go to the extremes Bush did blm Jun 2013 #42
I belieeeeeeeeeeeeve! woo me with science Jun 2013 #43
I'm well aware of all of that and still state that when all the documents are released we'll see blm Jun 2013 #52
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA woo me with science Jun 2013 #53
If you trust Bush-Cheney with NSA program more than Obama-Biden, you should've voted for McCain. blm Jun 2013 #55
YOU MUST WANT PRESIDENT PALIN!!!!!!! woo me with science Jun 2013 #56
just getting down to brass tacks, woo.... blm Jun 2013 #70
Thank you for compiling this list Generic Other Jun 2013 #71
Are you really unaware of the NSA Data Center being built in Utah? siligut Jun 2013 #24
Yes I am aware of it. Savannahmann Jun 2013 #25
We aren't going to argue at all siligut Jun 2013 #26
The problem is that the intel... Whiskeytide Jun 2013 #15
If that is the case, it is more than distressing. Savannahmann Jun 2013 #17
I agree. Whiskeytide Jun 2013 #21
In the end, my point stands. Savannahmann Jun 2013 #23
The really irritating thing is that I bet Rand Paul is right on this one. BlueCheese Jun 2013 #40
The Patriot Act spying didn't protect us from the Tsarnaev brothers. PADemD Jun 2013 #57
It's interesting to consider that... Whiskeytide Jun 2013 #66
This is a judiciary that operates in secret. bluedeathray Jun 2013 #35
^^^^^^^^^ THIS ^^^^^^^^^ pkdu Jun 2013 #51
Are you saying that President Obama should have lobbied every Congress person to overturn the .... peace13 Jun 2013 #7
President Obama didn't have to lobby Congress Savannahmann Jun 2013 #10
Yup! Obama alone has no power to repeal the law. longship Jun 2013 #12
President Obama had all the power to repeal the law. Savannahmann Jun 2013 #18
Post removed Post removed Jun 2013 #11
You can be against the President but... peace13 Jun 2013 #20
Bogus hide. The poster's point was 100% accurate and his reaction to the point perfectly reasonable TheKentuckian Jun 2013 #37
No, it wasn't bogus at all. Pleasantly, Surprised though in this lynch Cha Jun 2013 #78
President Obama has had time to look into this and make sure it's legal. AndyA Jun 2013 #27
Do you have any idea what would have happened if Obama did NOT use all the tools available to him... randome Jun 2013 #28
Is there any conclusive evidence that this program has prevented any attacks? AndyA Jun 2013 #32
Of course there is no conclusive evidence. Why would they announce anything like that? randome Jun 2013 #36
There's this, randome.. Cha Jun 2013 #80
We needed President Obama to follow through on what Candidate Obama promised Savannahmann Jun 2013 #33
I hear where you're coming from, really. randome Jun 2013 #38
Fuck the TeaPubliKlan outrage, where was it when 9/11 actually happened on their watch? TheKentuckian Jun 2013 #41
I don't care about their outrage either! randome Jun 2013 #44
Like the Democrats did in 2002 and then when BushCo was booted in 2004? TheKentuckian Jun 2013 #82
Well it is "legal".. so what's your point? Cha Jun 2013 #79
Saying "other guy did it too" is a piss poor excuse for spying on Americans. Tierra_y_Libertad Jun 2013 #30
Indeed. Weaksauce supreme. nt Poll_Blind Jun 2013 #46
Weak is not discerning a difference between now and Bush. great white snark Jun 2013 #50
^^^^^^ THIS ^^^^^^^ +1000000000000000 Coyotl Jun 2013 #62
What scandal?? DCBob Jun 2013 #39
What's the scandal? alcibiades_mystery Jun 2013 #45
Access all the data of every customer every day for at least one phone company. morningfog Jun 2013 #59
I understand that you disagree with what was done alcibiades_mystery Jun 2013 #67
It's impropriety is obvious, its legality questionable. morningfog Jun 2013 #68
President Obama Defends NSA Surveillance Programs As “Right Balance” Life Long Dem Jun 2013 #76
Really? SMH Mr Dixon Jun 2013 #47
Under what authority do we address those other issues? Savannahmann Jun 2013 #64
Point taken Mr Dixon Jun 2013 #73
The Constitution applies. Savannahmann Jun 2013 #74
The truth Mr Dixon Jun 2013 #75
Scandal says you. great white snark Jun 2013 #48
yeah, he coulda picked the hard way and we'd have President Boehner right now. librechik Jun 2013 #49
So let me get this straight. Savannahmann Jun 2013 #58
lol. Sure. It would have been that simple. librechik Jun 2013 #65
Not in his lap alone, though. JoeyT Jun 2013 #77
Fox Noise pundits are concerned about all this spying. Turbineguy Jun 2013 #81
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