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Lerkfish Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-08-07 07:49 AM
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due the FISA vote, we should all watch what we say
although I'm sure it was already happening, at least before now it was illegal.

now its legal


what you say into your cellphone, what you say over land line, VoIP, the internet.

watch what you say.




and I remember when I predicted this outcome a few years back, and was accused of being a conspiracy theorist.


let's face it, Bush administration makes all conspiracy theories valid.



you know, at this point, it DOESN"T MATTER how we got to this point, we're here.





WATCH WHAT YOU SAY. YOUR PARNOIA HAS BECOME REALITY


WAR IS PEACE
FREEDOM IS SLAVERY
IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH
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babylonsister Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-08-07 07:51 AM
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1. I won't play that game; I'll keep saying and doing whatever I do or
say. I'm not breaking any laws. I won't be terrorized by my own government.
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Dhalgren Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-08-07 07:54 AM
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2. Well, technically, you are breaking the law if the Dictator says you are;
but I understand what you are saying. I hope it isn't too late...
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endarkenment Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-08-07 07:56 AM
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5. I hope there is volleyball and veggie meals at the camps. nt.
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Dhalgren Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-08-07 08:19 AM
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10. I just hope the showers have drains in the floor...
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endarkenment Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-08-07 09:26 AM
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15. Yeah that too. nt.
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LiberalEsto Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-08-07 07:55 AM
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3. Say MORE
because the more we all keep posting and calling and yakking, the busier they'll be.
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Lerkfish Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-08-07 08:41 AM
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12. LOL! good solution
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endarkenment Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-08-07 07:55 AM
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4. "Darling, the guns are buried in the back 40".
An old IRA joke. The police show up and plow up the back 40, finding nothing. The wife then plants the potatoes, which, the horse having been sold, would not have been possible otherwise.
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hobbit709 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-08-07 07:59 AM
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7. I've seen several variations of that joke
End result is always that the field gets plowed.
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BleedingHeartPatriot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-08-07 07:58 AM
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6. Since I haven't been parsing my words up to this time, it would make no sense to start now.
My views and observations are documented here and very much known by my friends, family and acquaintances.

It seems now, of all times, would be the best time to speak up, seeing as most of the country agrees with us. MKJ
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hobbit709 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-08-07 08:00 AM
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8. The fact that you're saying this will make them suspicious
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seafan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-08-07 08:14 AM
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9. Ari Fleischer: "Americans need to watch what they do and watch what they say."
Fleischer caused more unrest in a press conference following the Sep. 11 bombings, responding to talk show host Bill Maher’s criticism of American bombing campaigns in Afghanistan. “Americans,” Fleischer warned, “need to watch what they do and watch what they say,” (15) -----late September, 2001



http://iml.jou.ufl.edu/projects/Spring03/Martin/pressconferencespage.htm
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sofa king Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-08-07 08:37 AM
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11. Alternative route: clog the system.
Like for example, instead of saying goodbye, try signing off with:

"Okay, CIA, MKULTRA, NORTHWOODS, PHOENIX, Cocaine, C4, Osama, Abramoff, Rove."

There isn't some guy with headphones smoking a butt and listening to your conversation. NSA uses a sophisticated AI program which "flags" selected words, phrases, and associations. Clog the system with flags, and the system becomes overloaded and ineffective.

Of course, the same thing applies to the Internet, so if you're going to post in this thread, know in advance that it's flagged.
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screembloodymurder Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-08-07 08:47 AM
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13. What can I say?
Can we protest in DC? Can we talk about changing the system? Did Hillary violate the law last night? Can we watch Zeitgeist? Can we flip * the bird?
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Wilber_Stool Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-08-07 08:59 AM
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14. FISA is not much of a problem for
Edited on Wed Aug-08-07 09:04 AM by Wilber_Stool
us little guys if this post is to be believed. It's long but it will give you the shakes.
In a nutshell, is says that it is for world wide industrial spying.
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Blue_In_AK Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-08-07 11:57 AM
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16. Screw him...
I'll say whatever I want to.
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