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It's all hype [View all] ProSense Aug 2013 OP
Speak For Yourself - Many Do Not Agree - Including Me cantbeserious Aug 2013 #1
Don't we all speak for ourselves here? Just Saying Aug 2013 #34
Not Necessarily When The Topic Is Domestic Surveillance And The 4th Amendment cantbeserious Aug 2013 #37
Not sure what that answer means Just Saying Aug 2013 #39
Desecration Of The 4th Amendment Is Very Serious To Many cantbeserious Aug 2013 #42
Now you're just being intentionally obtuse. Just Saying Aug 2013 #45
Thank You For Impugning My Character - Behavior Noted cantbeserious Aug 2013 #49
I did no such thing. Just Saying Aug 2013 #50
Oh But It Is Just A Message Board - Are You Sure cantbeserious Aug 2013 #52
Yes. Just Saying Aug 2013 #53
Enjoy Your Illusions cantbeserious Aug 2013 #54
Will do. Just Saying Aug 2013 #55
Lol! whatchamacallit Aug 2013 #2
LOL. bvar22 Aug 2013 #84
+ a gazillion. LOL nt Mojorabbit Aug 2013 #153
I agree; the bipartisan senate committee has much more to do with it than Obama bhikkhu Aug 2013 #3
The ass-kicking you are taking on this topic is amazing. Your desperation to turn it around is.... Logical Aug 2013 #4
I guess, this new talking point of yours "ass-kicking" ProSense Aug 2013 #7
It is funny. Every day more and more bad NSA crap comes out and you keep trying to..... Logical Aug 2013 #10
Yeah, ProSense Aug 2013 #19
LOL, I still think you are just fucking with us. n-t Logical Aug 2013 #23
No, I wouldn't want to set you off, past history and all. n/t ProSense Aug 2013 #24
You getting defensive! I love it. The more shit that comes out about the NSA has to be driving... Logical Aug 2013 #28
I thought it wasn't about Snowed-In anymore!!!!!???? sheshe2 Aug 2013 #117
ProSense? What DUer doesn't care about how unfair sentencing ruins lives? freshwest Aug 2013 #44
Isn't he crossing the line again.. talking about your "ass" now, PS? Cha Aug 2013 #164
No. She is exactly right. DevonRex Aug 2013 #31
LOL, I love denial. You can love the NSA all you want. Mst realize what they are doing. n-t Logical Aug 2013 #35
LOL. One thing I can say with 100% certainty DevonRex Aug 2013 #77
You have no clue how gullible you and others are. You remind me of the GOP supporters who.... Logical Aug 2013 #80
What do ProSense Aug 2013 #141
LOL, I would love to see your alert failure rate! 95%? n-t Logical Aug 2013 #143
Projecting again? n/t ProSense Aug 2013 #144
the Worst Congress Ever is ok with it Enrique Aug 2013 #5
If the Worst Congress Ever is forced to take a look at it and improve the regulations bhikkhu Aug 2013 #97
But, sadly, it looks like Obama did lie leftstreet Aug 2013 #6
Where is the "lie"? n/t ProSense Aug 2013 #8
Obama To Leno: 'There Is No Spying On Americans' n/t leftstreet Aug 2013 #13
Again, where is the "lie"? n/t ProSense Aug 2013 #15
Are you serious? leftstreet Aug 2013 #26
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
Well, this is ProSense Aug 2013 #14
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holy wow burnodo Aug 2013 #22
Threats? Are you lying or do you have links? n-t Logical Aug 2013 #29
Will Pitt? He's been an undercover EmoProg Republitarian for a long time DisgustipatedinCA Aug 2013 #72
Gotta double up on the .gifs here WilliamPitt Aug 2013 #76
I'm glad *someone* is on to Mr. William Rivers Pitt. Matariki Aug 2013 #165
there was an answer to that question of his . . . about you ever opposing Obama bigtree Aug 2013 #32
I asked you a question. WilliamPitt Aug 2013 #73
I asked you a question. WilliamPitt Aug 2013 #149
While you're waiting, post another silly gif. n/t ProSense Aug 2013 #150
oh lordy, that animation! nt grasswire Aug 2013 #16
+1 nt David Krout Aug 2013 #33
... SammyWinstonJack Aug 2013 #36
The real question is; Will she get to actually meet him with 200,000 posts? Egalitarian Thug Aug 2013 #63
+1 Marr Aug 2013 #82
Hey Will, sheshe2 Aug 2013 #87
Look Dave, I can see you're really upset about this... Demo_Chris Aug 2013 #11
Just shut up and open the pod bay doors, Hal Fumesucker Aug 2013 #18
What's the opposite of hype? Why, it's secrecy! rug Aug 2013 #17
And the Melt Down continues. bvar22 Aug 2013 #21
Ditto. laundry_queen Aug 2013 #58
Here, have some of this: Hydra Aug 2013 #66
It must take a lot of effort KarKar Aug 2013 #25
If senate won't act it's obvious we need more whistle blowers like Snowden who will. Tierra_y_Libertad Aug 2013 #27
Doh. If you say so NoOneMan Aug 2013 #30
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this is a weak defense of President Obama and a soft-pedaling of the NSA violations bigtree Aug 2013 #40
This is a turn around KarKar Aug 2013 #41
He is, but this is a sign of integrity, bvar22 Aug 2013 #46
Oh, then carry on, bigtree KarKar Aug 2013 #56
ha! bigtree Aug 2013 #85
Me too Hydra Aug 2013 #69
that's the goddamn problem personalizing responses to posters here bigtree Aug 2013 #65
Some old timers have changed their tune as of late Rex Aug 2013 #120
Oh please, stick to rebutting the point made. n/t ProSense Aug 2013 #48
Like that has ever stopped you from hijacking & diverting a thread. bvar22 Aug 2013 #59
Who sticks to the point around here? Just Saying Aug 2013 #67
ha! bigtree Aug 2013 #70
Ok, you just convinced me that you're doing performance art. Marr Aug 2013 #89
Oh God. My drink is all over my screen. neverforget Aug 2013 #130
OK, Who's got the list? hootinholler Aug 2013 #43
Your claim isn't true. On June 12th thirteen Senators did call for an 'independent investigation'... PoliticAverse Aug 2013 #47
"by the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board " ProSense Aug 2013 #51
Oh. the irony is just so irrestable... Egalitarian Thug Aug 2013 #57
Dig dig dig that hole LondonReign2 Aug 2013 #60
Sen. Leahy calls new hearing on NSA, wants ‘straight answers’ PoliticAverse Aug 2013 #61
Actually, ProSense Aug 2013 #68
Leahy looked very stern and imposing when cross-examining Roberto Gonzales. delrem Aug 2013 #122
Mom told me if I don't have anything nice to say, not to say anything at all. nt Marrah_G Aug 2013 #62
I'd say your desperation is only exceeded by the number of efforts stupidicus Aug 2013 #64
Thus spake the self-referential matrix of blue links without a hint of irony. n/t xocet Aug 2013 #71
It is hype to those who view it as hype, ZombieHorde Aug 2013 #74
"collecting metadata" is spying, whether its done by bush 1, bush 2, or their proteges nt msongs Aug 2013 #75
Me & Joe (version 2006) agree with you. bvar22 Aug 2013 #90
"That's is why not a single Senator has demanded the establishment of a new Church Committee or call Hissyspit Aug 2013 #78
No, help me out. n/t ProSense Aug 2013 #81
We couldn't get the House to impeach Bush. Hissyspit Aug 2013 #86
What does that mean? n/t ProSense Aug 2013 #94
Your fallacy of causality doesn't take in other possible motivations for inaction Hissyspit Aug 2013 #96
So instead of action they're just going to keep yelling? ProSense Aug 2013 #98
I mean that'd require we look at the actual quality of our Senators... MisterP Aug 2013 #106
These are the same Senators that thought the Iraq War Resolution was a good idea. progressoid Aug 2013 #79
... Fumesucker Aug 2013 #83
Hey now! Le Taz Hot Aug 2013 #93
BULLSHIT. I don't give a FUCK whether or not Presiden Obama lied... On Leno or anywhere else. cherokeeprogressive Aug 2013 #88
Well, I must say ProSense Aug 2013 #92
Yes he has ProSense Iliyah Aug 2013 #100
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
And I told you what I think: spare me. n/t ProSense Aug 2013 #105
The fuck you did. Here's your post. Where in the following is a statement of what you THINK? cherokeeprogressive Aug 2013 #107
You seem upset. Spare me. n/t ProSense Aug 2013 #109
Boom-shak-a-laka... cherokeeprogressive Aug 2013 #110
LOL! n/t ProSense Aug 2013 #111
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
Enjoy. n/t ProSense Aug 2013 #118
You too. cherokeeprogressive Aug 2013 #125
Nothing left, huh? n/t ProSense Aug 2013 #132
When you shot a blank with #109 there was hardly any point... perch like you get tossed back. cherokeeprogressive Aug 2013 #145
LOL! You're patting yourself on the back for your own straw man. n/t ProSense Aug 2013 #146
Why don't you provide a real answer for a change then. cherokeeprogressive Aug 2013 #147
You're perpetuating your own "hype". Tiredofthesame Aug 2013 #126
"Which presidents proposals were dismissed? " ProSense Aug 2013 #131
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Enjoy your stay. n/t ProSense Aug 2013 #138
heh. SammyWinstonJack Aug 2013 #148
Excellent, powerful retort - one of the best posts I've seen on DU in over 10 years here. Divernan Aug 2013 #134
THANK YOU! Safetykitten Aug 2013 #140
This is just freaking sad to see, MuseRider Aug 2013 #91
BS Lonr Aug 2013 #95
What options would those be? n/t Just Saying Aug 2013 #104
oh, the irony. n/t Skip Intro Aug 2013 #99
Here's a joke. OnyxCollie Aug 2013 #101
still here...lol fascisthunter Aug 2013 #103
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
ProSense you do bring them Iliyah Aug 2013 #116
But your "all hype" meme suggests that "it's no big deal" 99th_Monkey Aug 2013 #119
Caught up in their own web you say? Rex Aug 2013 #123
No, that's your misreading of the point. ProSense Aug 2013 #128
Completely the opposite actually. Rex Aug 2013 #139
ok. I get it. 2+2=5 99th_Monkey Aug 2013 #142
Please document your claim that ... bvar22 Aug 2013 #151
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
I am surprised that this FALSE claim persists at DU. bvar22 Aug 2013 #155
LOL! I guess this is tacit admission that such ProSense Aug 2013 #163
NOTED: No documentation or support for YOUR claim... bvar22 Aug 2013 #166
Passengers Of Wrecked Cruise Ship Told "Everything Is Fine" Union Scribe Aug 2013 #112
I love Big Brother. PowerToThePeople Aug 2013 #114
At this point, I begin to suspect caseymoz Aug 2013 #121
Somewhere Karl Rove is laughing his ass off at us........ wandy Aug 2013 #124
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So..... Cryptoad Aug 2013 #129
Maybe less lying would help bobduca Aug 2013 #133
Seems like you touched a nerve with this Pro! tridim Aug 2013 #136
It's an anti-authoritarian* freak-out. Did Sid give you permission to use rhett o rick Aug 2013 #152
Just remember the old political axiom mick063 Aug 2013 #137
It's Congress's fault Rosa Luxemburg Aug 2013 #156
What a fucking joke RetroLounge Aug 2013 #157
LOL! n/t ProSense Aug 2013 #159
oh, look, there's another... RetroLounge Aug 2013 #162
Kudos for not using a block quote RudynJack Aug 2013 #158
I would love to see you have a tv show...no really. Safetykitten Aug 2013 #160
Another NSA "Bombshell" Starts to Fizzle Out, as Greenwald Pushes Government Conspiracy Theory ProSense Aug 2013 #161
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