Which Words Cause The NSA Database To Monitor Conversations?

[dogday]

They say this program is looking for certain words or phrases that would be picked up on as suspect... What words do you think were programmed for this massive database?


I will start:

Overthrow the government?

Fly planes into buildings?

[mdmc]

1. vote democrat

[Deja Q]

2. Things like these:

"Directions to the brothel", "May I borrow your DVD", "I went to the zoo today. Did you see the size of that elephant? Wow! Horses have got nothing by comparison!"

No joke, sadly.

[Orrex]

3. How about "Goddamned embarrassing brain-dead pseudopresident"

I use that all the time in conversation.

[TexasLawyer]

31. LOL!!!

Shoot, I'm chit-chatting with the wrong people. I want to talk about the goddamned embarrassing brain-dead pseudopresident too!!!

[Orrex]

33. It just rolls off the tongue

And it fits neatly into any conversation!

[marylanddem]

As Tom Oliphant said on Air America,

Imagine calling your friend and your first words are "Hi, Jack!"

[Norquist Nemesis]

19. ROFL!!

:rofl:

[newyawker99]

41. LMAO!

:rofl:

[nadinbrzezinski]

4. Oxama Bin Ladin

Unions

Voting Rights

Consitution

need I go on?

Oh I forgot, Thomas Jefferson, Ben Franklin, any of the founders.

[babylonsister]

5. These, from

DUer Sugar Smack:

Osama Bin Laden. NSA. Hitler. Roswell. The Truth is Out There. Mohammed. Gay Men. Planes. Jews. Guns. Snakes on a Plane. Abortion. Sex. Bomb. Sex bomb. Telephone. NASA. Sunburns. Jesus. NAACP. Democrat. Liberal. Dean. Fuck. Shit. Boxcutter. Santorum. Peace. CIA. FBI. Lesbians. Fire. Nixon. Impeach. Catholic. Terrorist. Fetus. Clinic. Buddah. Pot. LSD. Marijuanna. Horse. Coke. Death. Life. Playdough. Lead Pipes. Thelma and Louise. Plastique. Eiffel Tower. Twin Towers. Dungeons & Dragons. Feeds. Blog. Hate. Bush. Satan. God. Idiots. Art. Rock & Roll. Punk. Laura. Asshole. George Clooney. Affair. Michael Moore. Debt. Iraq. Iran. Nuclear. Fear. Hunter Thompson. Lunch. Lost Spoilers. McDonald's. Pinhead. Stab. Girl on girl action. Oprah. Threat. Pills. Pregnant. Black. White. Martha Stewart. Jail. Guantanamo. Tanks. Abu Ghraib. Meetings. Document. File. Shoe. Donkey's Ass. Snot. Avian Flu. Chem Labs. Power. Teenagers. Vote. Angelina Jolie. Lynch Mob. Clinton. Hillary. Powell. Ghandi. Sybil. Homeless. Cover-up. Expose. Buzzflash. Porn. Excuse. Fitz. Stephen Colbert. Mockery. Victims. Liquor. Cooking Forum. Shredder. Cuba. Penis. Eco Terrorists. Edward Abbey. Abby Hoffman. Dissent. Friends. Scream. Pain. Enemies. Jackal. Candygram. Mussolini. Abe Froman, Sausage King. Sodomy. Notebook. Secret. AIDS. Rich. Poor. New Orleans. Catastrophe. Social Security. Medicare. Blowjob. Harper's. Anti-Bush. Peril. Freedom. Cause. Effect. Hurricane. Torture. MSNBC. Nascar. Redneck. Flooding. Hate. Injuty. Freeway Blog. Seniors. Mexico. Canada. Immigrants. Borders Lethal. Bagels. Grass. Nazi. Children. Tim Robbins. Free speech Zone. Vegan. Medication. Depressed. Fuse. American Idol. Help. Death. Drool. Coke Jaw. Chimp. Cheney. Pepper. Hunt. Sorry. Perch. Barbara. Flee. Soldiers. Fight. March. Lockstep. HL Mencken. Hugh!!1. Freeper. Choir. Lipgloss. Condom. Dubya. Oil. Saudi. Baghdad. Rights. Lives. Coffins. Flag. Privacy. Constitution. Condi. Edwards. Machine. Kerry. Diebold. Stolen. Florida. Jeb. Pigs. Helmet. Barbecue. Boxer. Missing. Grief. Floods. Earthquake. South Park. Eat My Shorts. Twins. Drunk. Space. Oval Office. Capitol. Protest. Resign. Import. Export. Rubicon. Coulter. Bulemia. Fist. Dog Show. Rigged. Election. Grassroots. Me. Green Party. Disapproval. Tap this. And Fuck YOU!!!

[dogday]

6. Excellent Post!!!

Thanks for sharing Sugar Smack's words....

[Sinti]

8. Sounds about right, for a short list ;)

You're either with us or you're against us, baby... they mean it.

[marmar]

7. "Are you going to the war protest?"

:yoiks:

[dogday]

9. deleted---ooops

[seabeyond]

13. hugs you are so cute

but isnt the poster saying these are the words....

are you going to the protest, that will get you

man you have a lot on your plate

[dogday]

15. What an idiot

need to reduce my pain meds.... LOLOL :rofl:

[seabeyond]

17. ooooh i thought it was just precious, and you had me in stitches

i told hubbby to be sure to say, leave wife alone she is innocent. i am NOT in my house. a white jeep driving down hiway whatever

we started laughing about the black helicopters. funny funny. he keeps me in laughter too

[dogday]

18. If it made you laugh

then it was not too bad of a post, glad to help... Didn't you say your husband was in Computers? Mine is and I thought I saw that somewhere...

[seabeyond]

20. yes. he owns a computer business

he is calling bullshit on them listening to all calls, all americans. and says word goes into code or something so cant pick a word if they arent listening. hubby does the hardware, firewalls, security, networks. what does your husband do

[dogday]

23. Same thing

Mostly computer repair and networks, setting up small business and maintaining machines. He does not own his own business although several have offered to go into business with him, he is really good at putting these machines together and knowing everything about them. He is thinking about it..

[seabeyond]

28. the nifty, after 12 years i can cut and paste. and always i have a

computer that will get me on the net. and the fastest, lol lol. love having a computer dude. what area do you live in?

[dogday]

32. Houston

I am really into computers as well.. I design graphic arts, have my own domain, design web sites and will be managing a server as well... But you are right about the fastest.. My husband fixed me up with a computer that does not make a sound... I love it..

[seabeyond]

36. youa re not far from me

same state anyway, lol lol. texas is so big, even so big i can get two states over before houston. but i am in amarillo.

cool that you know it too. hubby has tried, lol lol my eyes glass over

[IA_Seth]

14. Lol, I think he was just answering your question.. n/t

[seabeyond]

10. i would think.... and i am not saying it, but i would think

i am going to **** george bush would be the worst

i say we all use our phones and say every word or phrase. hubby already did. he wants me to feel silly

[dogday]

12. Your husband sounds like mine nt

[seabeyond]

30. so 45 min after the call a huge ass military helecopter goes right

over my house. just jumped up and looked with all the noise. way low. i could have waved the dudes. coming back, lol lol. anyway,..... loooked a lot like a shark. just the funniest

[IA_Seth]

11. Whatever they may be....

I say we compile a list and make it a point to call a friend each day and read the entire list.

Being that the majority of my friends are Arabic Muslims, and we all hate Bush, I can almost guaran-freakin-tee you I've been monitored a time or two.

Bastards.

ON EDIT: To clarify, I figure we are being monitored anyway, we might as well try to bog down their damn system if we can.

[mmonk]

16. Hello

[seabeyond]

22. now dog, though mmonk isnt opposed saying hello to you i am sure

again this is just answering your question..........

bah hahhah

i just had to

[dogday]

25. Oh, now that is funny

:rofl:

[etherealtruth]

27. That was my immediate response ....

I can't laugh about ... because I believe that's all "they" need to proceed.

:puke:

[izzie]

21. Yes speaking?

==

[SeveneightyWhoa]

24. "Impeach the bastard." n/t

[WobbliesUnite]

26. monitor

[Hubert Flottz]

29. Watergate, Vote For Kerry, Al Gore said,Investigation, Fitzgerald

AAR...DNC...Robert Byrd...Diebold...Ohio voter fraud...Poll numbers...Free Republic...Minutemen...RimJob...Democracy...Constitution...Democrats leading polls...Lying Assholes...Karl Rove...Bushit...7.2 pound perch...Nazis...GAWD...stuff like that thar...

[AngryAmish]

34. Hail Ants?

[libnnc]

35. Jeff Gannon?

[dogday]

37. I don't think I can say that aloud

I am having a brain melt-down on that on.. Have read his name a bunch, but actually say it??? eeewwwhhhhh!!!!

[TexasLawyer]

38. Some interesting background:

http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2006/04/att_assisting_n.html

April 14, 2006
AT&T Assisting NSA Surveillance
Interesting details emerging from EFF's lawsuit:

According to a statement released by Klein's attorney, an NSA agent showed up at the San Francisco switching center in 2002 to interview a management-level technician for a special job. In January 2003, Klein observed a new room being built adjacent to the room housing AT&T's #4ESS switching equipment, which is responsible for routing long distance and international calls.
"I learned that the person whom the NSA interviewed for the secret job was the person working to install equipment in this room," Klein wrote. "The regular technician work force was not allowed in the room."

Klein's job eventually included connecting internet circuits to a splitting cabinet that led to the secret room. During the course of that work, he learned from a co-worker that similar cabinets were being installed in other cities, including Seattle, San Jose, Los Angeles and San Diego.

"While doing my job, I learned that fiber optic cables from the secret room were tapping into the Worldnet (AT&T's internet service) circuits by splitting off a portion of the light signal," Klein wrote. The split circuits included traffic from peering links connecting to other internet backbone providers, meaning that AT&T was also diverting traffic routed from its network to or from other domestic and international providers, according to Klein's statement.

The secret room also included data-mining equipment called a Narus STA 6400, "known to be used particularly by government intelligence agencies because of its ability to sift through large amounts of data looking for preprogrammed targets," according to Klein's statement.

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[Jason9612]

39. It doesnt matter what you say! Didn't you read the USA Today article...

...It said that their master goal is to get a database full of every single phone call ever made on U.S. soil.

[AllieB]

40. You're a registered Democrat

For this administration, that's probably enough reason

[Frank Cannon]

42. I'm sure "chimp" and "f%#tard" rank high on the list

There's no doubt what the conversation is about when these words come up.