Bush: Americans ‘Ought To Say Thank You’ To Telecoms For ‘Performing A Patriotic Service’

[babsbunny]

Am I already in HELL?

http://thinkprogress.org/2008/03/04/thank-you-telecom/

The Bush administration has launched an aggressive campaign to pressure the House into passing retroactive immunity for telecoms that participated in the government’s warrantless wiretapping program.

Because they complied in illegally wiretapping their customers, telecoms currently face around 40 lawsuits. Yesterday in a speech to the National Association of Attorneys General, Bush sharply criticized Americans who are suing the telecoms:

Now the question is, should these lawsuits be allowed to proceed, or should any company that may have helped save American lives be thanked for performing a patriotic service; should those who stepped forward to say we’re going to help defend America have to go to the courthouse to defend themselves, or should the Congress and the President say thank you for doing your patriotic duty? I believe we ought to say thank you.

[Tandalayo_Scheisskopf]

1. The man is...

A brainstem attached to a mouth. No higher processes exist in his brainpan.

[horseshoecrab]

6. LOL!

Way accurate!


horseshoecrab

[skooooo]

2. How about a big F U instead, George?? nt

[malaise]

3. All I have to say is

George Bush go fuck yourself!

[SpiralHawk]

4. Right. And thank you and your republicon homelander cronies for failing America

on 9/11, Katrina, education, the environment, and the economy, Commander AWOL.

Thank you one big stinking pantload.

[guitar man]

5. Like I said in my reply in another thread

I'll reserve my thanks for partiotic service for DK since he has the stones to try and impeach these bastards :patriot:

[Raven]

7. ABSOLUTELY! I want to thank the telecoms for...

taking my money and then spying on me. Yup, I'm really grateful for the service. :eyes:

[whosinpower]

8. Lemme try it on for size

THANKS for the spying.
THANKS for the intrusion in my privacy.
THANKS for BREAKING the law.


Nope.....doesn't work when upholding and following the law is the correct course of action.

[RethugAssKicker]

9. This MF should be locked up !... Asshole

[theredpen]

10. Does anyone know about them CHARGING for this?

I heard a reference that the telcomms CHARGED for the information and, in one case, stopped delivering when the payment was late. Is that true? Any references?

[Hydra]

11. He sounds like such an ass using this line

But I bet some moronic RWer will tell me of the great wisdom of making them immune to "protect us."

Yeah, I need someone monitoring my internet use because I MIGHT be a subversive. Welcome to 1984.

[LynnTheDem]

12. THANK YOU FOR ILLEGALLY SPYING ON ME!!!

THANK YOU FOR VIOLATING THE US CONSTITUTION AND US LAW!

[bulloney]

13. I'll bet they keep Bush secluded right after he leaves the White House

because his mental illness will have blossomed to where there won't be a rubber truck big enough to haul him in.