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Barackattack

(10 posts)
86. I'm sure he has a good reason for looking at the phones
Fri Jun 7, 2013, 09:56 PM
Jun 2013

Take off the tinfoil hat! It's not like he's going to go after us or anything. Hes looking for terrorists and teabaggers. This is a good program and I trust my president with my information, why don't you?

Good ol' openness and transparency! Good ol' hope and change! villager Jun 2013 #1
Did you even hear what he said? still_one Jun 2013 #5
I heard he denounced the scrutiny applied to the Tea Party usGovOwesUs3Trillion Jun 2013 #90
Corporate government dictatorship enabling at the highest level ...nice. L0oniX Jun 2013 #2
Obummer PSPS Jun 2013 #3
Now were using freeper lingo on DU? bunnies Jun 2013 #6
There are a bunch of DUers who FReep with the best of the Rim Jobs. n/t BumRushDaShow Jun 2013 #8
And they seem to be feeling free to wave that flag rather proudly... bunnies Jun 2013 #13
Yep Andy823 Jun 2013 #44
Vote suppression. bunnies Jun 2013 #50
Is It Me RobinA Jun 2013 #67
^^^THIS^^^. premium Jun 2013 #75
Emphatically agree! appacom Jun 2013 #87
No it is not nice Generic Other Jun 2013 #16
wow. bunnies Jun 2013 #20
Ya wow Generic Other Jun 2013 #23
Maybe I can have you kicked off DU? bunnies Jun 2013 #27
How would I know I have never been there before Generic Other Jun 2013 #28
Uhm. I think you'd be in the minority here... bunnies Jun 2013 #33
You do a very good impression of Senator McCarthy Generic Other Jun 2013 #34
Personal attacks now? bunnies Jun 2013 #36
It's all about you now? Wrong. It's about speaking truth to power. n/t Psephos Jun 2013 #45
Geezus. bunnies Jun 2013 #47
Read this, and see if you can identify who said it. Psephos Jun 2013 #51
So you condone using RW smears then? bunnies Jun 2013 #53
No, but you are unable to divorce yourself from that trope. Psephos Jun 2013 #55
Do you not understand that the freeper bs is the only thing I was addressing? bunnies Jun 2013 #57
Freepers do not have a monopoly on words of contention. Psephos Jun 2013 #58
"Obummer" is not a freeper word? bunnies Jun 2013 #59
You sound like those vuvuzela guys - one note, and you keep blowing the horn. Psephos Jun 2013 #61
If I didnt need to keep repeating myself... bunnies Jun 2013 #62
Look, I realize YOU think it's RW smears. Others legitimately don't. Psephos Jun 2013 #64
Risked his life to tell us something we already knew? bunnies Jun 2013 #69
That story is so obsolete. The new revelations go way, way beyond it. Psephos Jun 2013 #72
"take the red pill, bunnies" bunnies Jun 2013 #78
*bunnies* Psephos Jun 2013 #83
Thanks Psephos. bunnies Jun 2013 #84
bunnies, you have earned my respect as a *true* liberal thinker Psephos Jun 2013 #89
The narrow focus on the verizon leak Jesus Malverde Jun 2013 #91
lol Never thought I'd say this on DU, but - thank you Jesus! n/t Psephos Jun 2013 #93
Could you maybe address the substance and lay off about the tone and word choice? FiveGoodMen Jun 2013 #43
What substance did I not address? bunnies Jun 2013 #46
What you called freeper bullshit was a choice of words FiveGoodMen Jun 2013 #49
The choice of words was the only thing I commented on to begin with. bunnies Jun 2013 #52
Yeah, Well RobinA Jun 2013 #68
Well, don't worry, with people like you the tea party will win the next election and you won't have okaawhatever Jun 2013 #22
Oh yeah I am all about what's wrong with America Generic Other Jun 2013 #25
Totalitarian is not STORING phone records (not even with names, just numbers) to be used IF a warran okaawhatever Jun 2013 #30
A "warrant" issued by a secret court with no public record or knowledge. Psephos Jun 2013 #48
This is criminal. Obama is wrong. ocpagu Jun 2013 #54
Obummer is too kind for what i would want to call him. nt boilerbabe Jun 2013 #65
If it looks like a duck and walks like a duck... n/t Life Long Dem Jun 2013 #17
ask republicans why none of them make a nice messageboard for Rs to post on? Sunlei Jun 2013 #19
I'm sure he has a good reason for looking at the phones Barackattack Jun 2013 #86
Currently a "breaking" banner at the top of NYT website - link - pinto Jun 2013 #4
He said in the press conference it was a debate that should have happen long ago, and it is good it still_one Jun 2013 #7
Congress is a commodity that can be bought and sold. nt valerief Jun 2013 #10
Exactly BumRushDaShow Jun 2013 #11
Glad to see someone paying attention. JuniperLea Jun 2013 #12
now congress can't step up and blame the O, when it is now known the Rs voted for all of this. Sunlei Jun 2013 #21
Framed the program as a "balance" - Not wiretapping conversations, emails w/out probable cause and pinto Jun 2013 #24
Good... I hope he continues to use the bejesus out of the Patriot Act! JuniperLea Jun 2013 #9
^^^THIS^^^^ +infinity. n/t BumRushDaShow Jun 2013 #14
Congress doesnt give two shits what we think. bunnies Jun 2013 #15
wow, well said n/t Psephos Jun 2013 #56
Obama Defends Surveillance Programs as Legal and Limited The CCC Jun 2013 #18
Obama Defends Surveillance Programs as Legal and Limited Denise21 Jun 2013 #26
"Obama is a lawyer he would do everything by the law" ForgoTheConsequence Jun 2013 #32
Being "legal" still doesn't make it right. razorman Jun 2013 #38
Obama Defends Surveillance Programs as Legal and Limited Denise21 Jun 2013 #40
RIGHT FUCKING NOW!!!1 frylock Jun 2013 #42
Tough question: what reason exists to take Obama at his word? DisgustipatedinCA Jun 2013 #29
about what? Sunlei Jun 2013 #37
Agreed, but completely beside the point. DisgustipatedinCA Jun 2013 #39
It's not 'his' program (please read everything) and yes I think President O is an honest man. Sunlei Jun 2013 #41
None as far as I'm concerned. forestpath Jun 2013 #63
Big Brother is still watching us. Orwell was a prophet. kestrel91316 Jun 2013 #31
Meaningless words. There is no "discussion" when NSA is doing exactly what Obama wants it to do and MotherPetrie Jun 2013 #35
We are counted on to just take it Puzzledtraveller Jun 2013 #66
I have no reason to believe Obama is lying, and WeekendWarrior Jun 2013 #60
It's Not About Privacy RobinA Jun 2013 #70
They appear to be neither legal nor limited CanonRay Jun 2013 #71
This coming from a guy that thinks killing people with drones is A-O-K. Arctic Dave Jun 2013 #73
The program chills speech. JDPriestly Jun 2013 #74
Now, that is humorous. I'd like a tall glass of chilled speech, please. MjolnirTime Jun 2013 #77
Google "chilled speech." JDPriestly Jun 2013 #81
What's that you say? You mean Obama didn't destroy Social Security again? MjolnirTime Jun 2013 #76
My bet ... JoePhilly Jun 2013 #80
Very disappointed with Obama right now qanda Jun 2013 #79
All Occupiers’ phones were logged Babel_17 Jun 2013 #82
It will be resolved, but the corporations that have had our data for years have no oversight. freshwest Jun 2013 #85
Obama Defends Surveillance Programs as Legal and Limited blkmusclmachine Jun 2013 #88
Was there a warrant? underpants Jun 2013 #92
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