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Lex

(34,108 posts) Thu Aug 14, 2014, 11:26 AM Aug 2014

Pres. Obama to address nation about Ferguson at 12:15

TheAnonMessage @TheAnonMessage · 18s

Obama will address the nation on #Ferguson at 12:15 ET

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Pres. Obama to address nation about Ferguson at 12:15 (Original Post) Lex Aug 2014 OP

LOL: Anonymous retweets WH statements frazzled Aug 2014 #1

True enough. nt Lex Aug 2014 #2

Pretty good hacking work, there, Anonymous... MineralMan Aug 2014 #3

Maybe he got it wrong! Lex Aug 2014 #4

frazzled

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1. LOL: Anonymous retweets WH statements

Reply to Lex (Original post)

Thu Aug 14, 2014, 11:30 AM

Aug 2014

The WH said this; in this case, I don't think we need Anonymous to alert us.

I'm not a big fan of Anonymous or hacking. But in this one particular case, I am glad--if they are correct--that they have hacked a name. Because the lack of transparency is a direct issue in these protests. The police department should have released the name to the press within 24 hours of the incident. There was no reason not to.

But I don't need anonymous to tell me when the WH gives a heads up that the president will be addressing the nation.