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Showing Original Post only (View all)It's all hype [View all]
With every report, it's: "OMG Obama lied."
It's all designed to show that Snowden's leak was the most important thing in our lives.
It's hype.
That's is why not a single Senator has demanded the establishment of a new Church Committee or called for an independent investigation.
With every report, the reaction is: That's why we need the reforms proposed, and those calls go ignored.
Waiting for the next hype.
In fact, of all the things reported today, it's interesting that Diane Feinstein's statement (http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023473058) seems to track closely with details in Charlie Savage's report (posted here: http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023471576)
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Not Necessarily When The Topic Is Domestic Surveillance And The 4th Amendment
cantbeserious
Aug 2013
#37
The ass-kicking you are taking on this topic is amazing. Your desperation to turn it around is....
Logical
Aug 2013
#4
It is funny. Every day more and more bad NSA crap comes out and you keep trying to.....
Logical
Aug 2013
#10
You getting defensive! I love it. The more shit that comes out about the NSA has to be driving...
Logical
Aug 2013
#28
LOL, I love denial. You can love the NSA all you want. Mst realize what they are doing. n-t
Logical
Aug 2013
#35
You have no clue how gullible you and others are. You remind me of the GOP supporters who....
Logical
Aug 2013
#80
If the Worst Congress Ever is forced to take a look at it and improve the regulations
bhikkhu
Aug 2013
#97
Artist's rendition of the last 12 hours of your life, thanks to the WaPo reports
WilliamPitt
Aug 2013
#9
LOL, no shit. She is still doubling down on it. Wow, some people have trouble admitting they are....
Logical
Aug 2013
#12
Will Pitt? He's been an undercover EmoProg Republitarian for a long time
DisgustipatedinCA
Aug 2013
#72
there was an answer to that question of his . . . about you ever opposing Obama
bigtree
Aug 2013
#32
The real question is; Will she get to actually meet him with 200,000 posts?
Egalitarian Thug
Aug 2013
#63
If senate won't act it's obvious we need more whistle blowers like Snowden who will.
Tierra_y_Libertad
Aug 2013
#27
this is a weak defense of President Obama and a soft-pedaling of the NSA violations
bigtree
Aug 2013
#40
Your claim isn't true. On June 12th thirteen Senators did call for an 'independent investigation'...
PoliticAverse
Aug 2013
#47
Mom told me if I don't have anything nice to say, not to say anything at all. nt
Marrah_G
Aug 2013
#62
Thus spake the self-referential matrix of blue links without a hint of irony. n/t
xocet
Aug 2013
#71
"collecting metadata" is spying, whether its done by bush 1, bush 2, or their proteges nt
msongs
Aug 2013
#75
"That's is why not a single Senator has demanded the establishment of a new Church Committee or call
Hissyspit
Aug 2013
#78
Your fallacy of causality doesn't take in other possible motivations for inaction
Hissyspit
Aug 2013
#96
These are the same Senators that thought the Iraq War Resolution was a good idea.
progressoid
Aug 2013
#79
BULLSHIT. I don't give a FUCK whether or not Presiden Obama lied... On Leno or anywhere else.
cherokeeprogressive
Aug 2013
#88
More bullshit, and no I don't care. Someone else might; I don't. I told you what I think: End it.
cherokeeprogressive
Aug 2013
#102
The fuck you did. Here's your post. Where in the following is a statement of what you THINK?
cherokeeprogressive
Aug 2013
#107
I'm guessing about a third of your over a hundred grand are comprised of LOL and a smiley or n/t
cherokeeprogressive
Aug 2013
#115
When you shot a blank with #109 there was hardly any point... perch like you get tossed back.
cherokeeprogressive
Aug 2013
#145
Excellent, powerful retort - one of the best posts I've seen on DU in over 10 years here.
Divernan
Aug 2013
#134
If it's "all hype" (nothing to see here) then why is Snowden being criminalized? eom
99th_Monkey
Aug 2013
#108
Because he stole documents and revealed U.S. state secrets to other countries. n/t
ProSense
Aug 2013
#113
Can you hear that noise? What is that? Could it be? Why, I think it is... Yes, it is. It's
cherokeeprogressive
Aug 2013
#154
It's an anti-authoritarian* freak-out. Did Sid give you permission to use
rhett o rick
Aug 2013
#152