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Well, Winston Smith came to love Big Brother. zeemike Aug 2013 #1
Great - more tax money spent on millions of rat cages lame54 Aug 2013 #17
Yeah but... whttevrr Aug 2013 #52
Yes but he was a hard case. zeemike Aug 2013 #56
too true whttevrr Aug 2013 #61
on another thread someone said they didn't care if he makes us 'safe' roguevalley Aug 2013 #63
Frankly I think it is a certainty that a rethug will get in there. zeemike Aug 2013 #64
he did and some DUers are still fighting the Cold War now Swagman Aug 2013 #86
I see another 'cat food commission' or '9/11 commission' arising from snappyturtle Aug 2013 #2
Excellent! We can just wait for the book leftstreet Aug 2013 #7
Yes, that is what this was about, imo. They realized they had not succeeded in tamping sabrina 1 Aug 2013 #78
The phony "terra alert" at the embassies stopped momentum, changed the conversation, & bought time chimpymustgo Aug 2013 #91
I already was comfortable. eom millennialmax Aug 2013 #3
He obviously has no choice in the matter. Those pulling his strings are calling the shots, NorthCarolina Aug 2013 #4
Sadly, I agree. It aint Obama's fault, he is just a figurehead. nm rhett o rick Aug 2013 #74
Sorry, he's going to fail miserably on that. Autumn Aug 2013 #5
I agree and don't feel comforted at all about the suggestions of snappyturtle Aug 2013 #21
One can almost guarantee we will not get what we need. Autumn Aug 2013 #25
More transparency, less secrecy. And you are STILL dissatisifed. randome Aug 2013 #6
It is the scope of the surveillance that is the problem n/t markpkessinger Aug 2013 #9
Yes, 1.6% of the Internet is too much. randome Aug 2013 #12
That is a laughable statistic . . . markpkessinger Aug 2013 #16
It's only 'laughable' if you choose to always see the worst in everything. randome Aug 2013 #19
"Globally, roughly 99 percent of the world's communications travel over undersea fiber-optic cables" whttevrr Aug 2013 #53
So what? The NSA is prohibited from 'scooping up' Americans' Internet usage. randome Aug 2013 #57
It's the math I have issues with. whttevrr Aug 2013 #60
1.6% of something wrong is still wrong! Besides, that's how it starts now, 10 years from now it Dustlawyer Aug 2013 #90
Well, YES!!!! MNBrewer Aug 2013 #11
"Talk" about more transparency and less secrecy pscot Aug 2013 #23
How would you ever know that anything is being done? randome Aug 2013 #38
Where is this "More transparency, less secrecy" ? Only talking points currently, and small changes Civilization2 Aug 2013 #89
Here's a better analysis of the President's proposals ProSense Aug 2013 #8
References To The EFF - Would Not Have Happened Without Snowden's Leaks - This Made My day cantbeserious Aug 2013 #20
+10000 nt riderinthestorm Aug 2013 #65
applies to a lot of things Enrique Aug 2013 #10
Some No Longer Trust His Words - His Transparency Is Opaque Doublespeak To Protect Illegal Acts cantbeserious Aug 2013 #13
Bingo! nt snappyturtle Aug 2013 #22
"Imprecision" is Obama-speak for lie. Divernan Aug 2013 #42
The question, Mr. President, is how to make gov't responsive to the American people again! Coyotl Aug 2013 #14
The Question Is: Defend and Protect the Constitution! Demeter Aug 2013 #66
Obama's version of relax and enjoy it. forestpath Aug 2013 #15
My first thought. nt HooptieWagon Aug 2013 #27
Wow. Scary. dkf Aug 2013 #33
We're never going to get comfortable with giving away our Constitutional rights. Waiting For Everyman Aug 2013 #18
ABSOLUTELY. Th1onein Aug 2013 #39
yes that's a key point limpyhobbler Aug 2013 #70
We have good reasons for not liking this program. JDPriestly Aug 2013 #24
chilling effect - yes limpyhobbler Aug 2013 #71
Don't be Fooled pmorlan1 Aug 2013 #26
It's sad that limpyhobbler Aug 2013 #72
I wouldn't beat him over the head for doing the right thing bhikkhu Aug 2013 #28
Is it a good step, or is it one step forward and two steps backward? totodeinhere Aug 2013 #35
Then why is Snowden being persecuted? AppleBottom Aug 2013 #37
For gaining a security clearance, stealing mountains of classified data bhikkhu Aug 2013 #47
Crimes against the American people and violations to the Constitution have NO business AppleBottom Aug 2013 #49
Letting the courts decide is still a far better course in the long run bhikkhu Aug 2013 #50
Maybe the things Snowden knows about Secret Laws and secret courts AppleBottom Aug 2013 #55
I think you are too quick to give him credit for something he should have done 5 years ago. rhett o rick Aug 2013 #75
It's good to know you won't beat on his head jberryhill Aug 2013 #80
When it comes to domestic surveillance, I'm an abolishionist Jack Rabbit Aug 2013 #29
I agree with you, Jack Rabbit. Th1onein Aug 2013 #40
"these programs must be dismantled." woo me with science Aug 2013 #45
We're already not supposed to be having it... limpyhobbler Aug 2013 #77
Mass induced Stockholm syndrome AppleBottom Aug 2013 #30
This message was self-deleted by its author damnedifIknow Aug 2013 #31
My overriding concern, Mr. President, is that you don't believe me wtmusic Aug 2013 #32
"The question is, how do I make the American people more comfortable?" Obama said. blackspade Aug 2013 #34
His reassurances do nothing for me without woo me with science Aug 2013 #44
Completely agree blackspade Aug 2013 #51
Oddly if he supported legalized marijuana, we might be more comfortable. nm rhett o rick Aug 2013 #76
Indeed. blackspade Aug 2013 #81
THE MEDIA INSISTS ON MAKING YOU PARANOID. pansypoo53219 Aug 2013 #36
I will NEVER "get comfortable"... 99Forever Aug 2013 #41
Turd polished NoOneMan Aug 2013 #43
K&R It. Must. Stop. woo me with science Aug 2013 #46
K & R historylovr Aug 2013 #48
This message was self-deleted by its author Warren DeMontague Aug 2013 #54
K & R !!! WillyT Aug 2013 #58
good comments, limpy grasswire Aug 2013 #59
thanks, glad you agree limpyhobbler Aug 2013 #69
And just what's so bad about feeling good? This approach has always been used for war Douglas Carpenter Aug 2013 #62
A friend from Germany called me tonight Mira Aug 2013 #67
par for the course: if McCain tied up the American people with a bow and delivered them to Big MisterP Aug 2013 #68
The President either embraces the authoritarian spying on Americans or he has been rhett o rick Aug 2013 #73
Now imagine a repuke POTUS in control of the NSA. Does the idea of that upset you? L0oniX Aug 2013 #79
No worries, it's all good. jsr Aug 2013 #82
It's part of the conditioning. nt silvershadow Aug 2013 #83
The only thing that would make me comfortable is to stop these programs. BlueCheese Aug 2013 #84
BAAAAWWWWWWWWWWWWW, I knew they were into the mind reading thing nolabels Aug 2013 #85
redesign NSA O.K. polynomial Aug 2013 #87
We could unilaterally disarm after we dump the spying, Progressive dog Aug 2013 #88
I guess most of us are OK with some spying but are against mass surveillance. limpyhobbler Aug 2013 #93
There has been no mass surveillance. Progressive dog Aug 2013 #94
"War is Peace." woo me with science Aug 2013 #95
I'm not surprised you think so. nt Progressive dog Aug 2013 #98
Did you see the Verizon FISA warrant ? limpyhobbler Aug 2013 #96
It is storage of phone records to prevent their destruction. Progressive dog Aug 2013 #97
Why shouldn't they be destroyed? Why should the government collect Verizon customers' phone logs? limpyhobbler Aug 2013 #99
Why should they be destroyed, how does their Progressive dog Aug 2013 #101
or they could use them to bust weed dealers and disrupt political protests limpyhobbler Aug 2013 #103
1984.... MrMickeysMom Aug 2013 #92
K&R! Puzzledtraveller Aug 2013 #100
And if you find the buzz of drones overhead unnerving, silent propellers will be fitted kenny blankenship Aug 2013 #102
You Never Had any Privacy on the Internet Anyways usGovOwesUs3Trillion Aug 2013 #104
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