(NSA) Program may cut support for Bush by conservatives

[sabra]

http://www.sacbee.com/content/politics/story/14254498p-15070071c.html

Program may cut support for Bush by conservatives

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Conservative voters, who have driven President Bush's job approval ratings into the low 30s as they split with him over his handling of issues such as the Dubai ports deal and immigration, threatened Thursday to push the president's standing even lower with the latest revelations about the National Security Agency and ordinary Americans' telephone calls.

Several small-government Republicans and independents who have been supporters of the president expressed deep dismay and anger at revelations the government is building a database of tens of millions of telephone numbers dialed between Americans not suspected of any wrongdoing, as part of its broad anti-terrorism effort.

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"I have no doubt it is troublesome and I would think the clear majority of conservatives - and, for that matter, liberals - would be quite troubled," said Marion Edwyn Harrison, president of the Free Congress Foundation. "It needs expansive justification, or Republicans are going to join Democrats and independents in diminishing support" for Bush.

Bob Barr, the former Georgia congressman and CIA official who has become an outspoken conservative advocate for privacy rights, took to radio and television questioning the legality of the program.

[skooooo]

1. About damn time...

WAKE UP PEOPLE!

[UpInArms]

2. but.. but.. but.. they have a poll showing that everyone wants to be SPIED

ON!!!!

Why would they act like this would cut Dimson's support???

This ILLEGAL SPYING ON AMERICANS will only make Dimson more popular!!!

:sarcasm:

[skooooo]

3. LOL!!

It's the American Dream to be spied on!!!!

[UpInArms]

4. I expect subliminal messages to be posted behind Dimson soon - reading

WE LOVE BIG BROTHER TROLLING THROUGH OUR PHONE RECORDS
WE LOVE BIG BROTHER TROLLING THROUGH OUR PHONE RECORDS
WE LOVE BIG BROTHER TROLLING THROUGH OUR PHONE RECORDS
WE LOVE BIG BROTHER TROLLING THROUGH OUR PHONE RECORDS
WE LOVE BIG BROTHER TROLLING THROUGH OUR PHONE RECORDS
WE LOVE BIG BROTHER TROLLING THROUGH OUR PHONE RECORDS
WE LOVE BIG BROTHER TROLLING THROUGH OUR PHONE RECORDS
WE LOVE BIG BROTHER TROLLING THROUGH OUR PHONE RECORDS
WE LOVE BIG BROTHER TROLLING THROUGH OUR PHONE RECORDS
WE LOVE BIG BROTHER TROLLING THROUGH OUR PHONE RECORDS
WE LOVE BIG BROTHER TROLLING THROUGH OUR PHONE RECORDS
WE LOVE BIG BROTHER TROLLING THROUGH OUR PHONE RECORDS

[MsMagnificent]

8. If you mean the Rasmussen poll

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/2005/NSA.htm

Note the date: December 28, 2005

Lot's of people seemed to have overlooked that little detail...

[habitual]

5. yah, they thought they could pacify everyone

by coming out with a QUICK BS poll saying most people don't mind it.!!!!

BULLSHIT, most people DO MIND IT.... nice try with that poll tho :)

[central scrutinizer]

6. what was the question?

I imagine it was something like: "If NSA wiretaps could prevent terrorists from raping and killing your daughter, would you be in favor?"

[yellowcanine]

7. My thoughts exactly. "Do you approve the government's program of

tracking down terrorists by collecting information about domestic phone calls?"

[Rainscents]

9. Twisted question...