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In reply to the discussion: Al Franken Defends NSA Surveillance: It’s Not Spying, They’re Protecting Us [View all]annm4peace
(6,119 posts)If fellow citizens don't care that our Government is spying on us, they should at least care of the billions of tax dollars spent on it and that it is private companies that are doing the spying for our government.
I hope people are calling Franken's office and telling him he should support our Constitution instead of spying. and by the way Sen Franken, how much is all this "spying' costing the tax payers ????? Franken's # is 651-221-1016, or in DC 202-224-5641.
Franken was put in by the democratic party machine.. There was a much more progressive candidate Jack Nelson-Palmyer that was running for Senator before Franken jumped in the race. He actually works for peace and justice.
Anyhow.. progressives here in MN don't see Franken as a progressive, he might not be a Blue Dog like Sen Klobuchar but he sure isn't a progressive.
When I heard of what Franken had to say on WCCO my first thought was "Fuck You Senator Franken, Fuck you".
of course progressive have known the increased surveillance of US citizens, it was in all the progressive websites, MN's ret FBI agent Coleen Rowley was talking about it all the time.
for him to even speak out about torture required continues visits and sit in's at his office by peace activists,, 100s' of emails, petitions, etc.
So Please don't call Franken a progressive... he doesn't even come close to Wellstone, but likes to tell people he is like Wellstone.
He isn't.