White House Aides communicating via texting

[formercia]

This one got by me, so I thought I would bring it up:

http://www.usnews.com/usnews/blogs/news_blog/070327/email_controversy_prompts_many.htm?s_cid=rss:site1

E-mail Controversy Prompts Many Aides To Stop Usage
March 27, 2007 | 5:18 PM ET | Permanent Link

This comes from Whispers editor Paul Bedard:

The growing controversy over the firing of federal prosecutors and what administration officials knew about it is renewing concerns among Bush aides over the less-than-secret aspect of E-mails. Those concerns were elevated this week when a House chairman asked that all aides retain their E-mails.

But just a week after E-mails in the U.S. attorneys case became a main focus of congressional Democrats probing the firings, several aides said that they stopped using the White House system except for purely professional correspondence.

"We just got a bit lazy," said one aide. "We knew E-mails could be subpoenaed. We saw that with the Clintons but I don't think anybody saw that we were doing anything wrong."

But the release of White House emails to the Democrats and the expanded request for more from Rep. Henry Waxman has iced the system. At least two aides said that they have subsequently bought their own private E-mail system through a cellular phone or Blackberry server. When asked how he communicated, one aide pulled out a new personal cellphone and said, "texting."

[bleever]

1. They just don't get the Presidential Records Act.

Recommended.

[BlooInBloo]

11. Oh yes they do. lol!

[Rosemary2205]

12. Oh they get it just fine.

They are just willfully trying to avoid it because of all the criminal activity.

[SpiralHawk]

13. They get it. They want to cheat America.

The republicons know they are VIOLATORS of laws protecting the democracy of the USA.

They know. But they HATE America, and they HATE Democracy. Apparently they also HATE Christ and Christianity -- which is a religion advocating honesty and honoring of legitimate laws.

[htuttle]

2. I heard they came up with new text message abbreviations, too

ROFMUE = Rolling on the floor, making up evidence
BRBBSD = Be right back, busy shredding documents
CTHWLOS = Can't talk -- Henry Waxman looking over shoulder

[Mandate My Ass]

3. ..

:rofl:

[Hong Kong Cavalier]

5. This post must be nominated for a DUzy.

:rofl:

[No DUplicitous DUpe]

8. Ha Ha..Your post is a classic!

Very funny!!

[malaise]

9. Too good!!

:rofl: :rofl:

[annabanana]

15. PERfect!. . You nailed it..

Can we subpoena text messages?. .Get them right from Verizon and Sprint?

[Supersedeas]

4. a filthy Repig putting on make-up, claiming innocence.

[The Backlash Cometh]

6. There is so much in there that perturbs me.

They knew the e-mails could be trouble, but they got lazy *and* they didn't think they were doing anything wrong.

[formercia]

16. The arrogance of fools. n/t

[Enrique]

7. like the gangsters in "The Departed"

they got the tipoff.

[magellan]

10. I've got news for these asshats

Text messages are saved too, by the cellular company.

Bwa-ha-ha!

[formercia]

14. The Waxman crew needs to get on this

and notify the carriers not to destroy any messages. Put it in writing and put them on notice.