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In reply to the discussion: It's all a right wing smear campaign [View all]treestar
(82,383 posts)35. I don't think there are many people who think the government is listening to their phone calls
Reporters can claim that, but there would be no point in the government doing that, as the reporter is going to make it all public anyway.
It's silly - who has seen anything happen that would indicate they were eavesdropped on.
When you think this through, it's ridiculous.
The worst abuses would be perpetrated against Muslims, heck, people said the administration should have tapped Tamerlan. But Muslims simply trying to practice their religion could end up being listened to in those efforts. Any one active in Muslim based religious activities could have that happen to them. Yet the media has not come up with any complaints from that quarter.
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The point of this whole thing is that the "facts" aren't supposed to "come out"
Fumesucker
Jun 2013
#21
If all he was releasing was BS then he would not be so roundly castigated by the powers that be
Fumesucker
Jun 2013
#42
I don't think there are many people who think the government is listening to their phone calls
treestar
Jun 2013
#35
democrats were already in deep trouble even before this latest came out, and that's because
HiPointDem
Jun 2013
#16
Given that the right stands four square with Obama in regards to spying on people
DisgustipatedinCA
Jun 2013
#26
Of course the right is behind many smears, but not with regard to spying
DisgustipatedinCA
Jun 2013
#32
Yes, the smear campaign against Snowden and Greenwald IS a right wing smear campaign
MNBrewer
Jun 2013
#31