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In reply to the discussion: Making You "Comfortable" with Spying Is Obama's Big NSA Fix [View all]Mira
(22,380 posts)67. A friend from Germany called me tonight
He said to not think for a minute this is dying down in Germany. That half of all news casts are still devoted to smoldering fury.
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Yes, that is what this was about, imo. They realized they had not succeeded in tamping
sabrina 1
Aug 2013
#78
The phony "terra alert" at the embassies stopped momentum, changed the conversation, & bought time
chimpymustgo
Aug 2013
#91
He obviously has no choice in the matter. Those pulling his strings are calling the shots,
NorthCarolina
Aug 2013
#4
"Globally, roughly 99 percent of the world's communications travel over undersea fiber-optic cables"
whttevrr
Aug 2013
#53
1.6% of something wrong is still wrong! Besides, that's how it starts now, 10 years from now it
Dustlawyer
Aug 2013
#90
Where is this "More transparency, less secrecy" ? Only talking points currently, and small changes
Civilization2
Aug 2013
#89
References To The EFF - Would Not Have Happened Without Snowden's Leaks - This Made My day
cantbeserious
Aug 2013
#20
Some No Longer Trust His Words - His Transparency Is Opaque Doublespeak To Protect Illegal Acts
cantbeserious
Aug 2013
#13
The question, Mr. President, is how to make gov't responsive to the American people again!
Coyotl
Aug 2013
#14
We're never going to get comfortable with giving away our Constitutional rights.
Waiting For Everyman
Aug 2013
#18
Crimes against the American people and violations to the Constitution have NO business
AppleBottom
Aug 2013
#49
I think you are too quick to give him credit for something he should have done 5 years ago.
rhett o rick
Aug 2013
#75
"The question is, how do I make the American people more comfortable?" Obama said.
blackspade
Aug 2013
#34
Oddly if he supported legalized marijuana, we might be more comfortable. nm
rhett o rick
Aug 2013
#76
And just what's so bad about feeling good? This approach has always been used for war
Douglas Carpenter
Aug 2013
#62
par for the course: if McCain tied up the American people with a bow and delivered them to Big
MisterP
Aug 2013
#68
The President either embraces the authoritarian spying on Americans or he has been
rhett o rick
Aug 2013
#73
Now imagine a repuke POTUS in control of the NSA. Does the idea of that upset you?
L0oniX
Aug 2013
#79
I guess most of us are OK with some spying but are against mass surveillance.
limpyhobbler
Aug 2013
#93
Why shouldn't they be destroyed? Why should the government collect Verizon customers' phone logs?
limpyhobbler
Aug 2013
#99
or they could use them to bust weed dealers and disrupt political protests
limpyhobbler
Aug 2013
#103
And if you find the buzz of drones overhead unnerving, silent propellers will be fitted
kenny blankenship
Aug 2013
#102