"Illegal Warrantless Spying" is now the "TERRORIST Surveillance Program"?

[leftchick]

I listened to Gonzales for about three seconds and heard that term so I goggled it. They have repackaged spying on americans into a more marketable term eh? I am sure tweety and wolfie will use it often...


http://www.wsoctv.com/news/6374043/detail.html

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MANHATTAN, Kan. -- Striking back at critics, President George W. Bush said his once-secret domestic spying effort should be termed a "terrorist surveillance program" and contended it has the backing of legal experts, key lawmakers and the Supreme Court.

In a speech at Kansas State University, Bush said he finds it "amazing" when people charge he broke the law. He asked, "If I wanted to break the law, why was I briefing Congress?"

Bush said that by authorizing domestic eavesdropping, he was only doing what Congress told him to do -- protect Americans from terrorist attack.

[LizW]

1. Bill Press mentioned that this morning

Bushco has branded the spying program the "Terrorist Surveillance Program".

Now we KNOW they're spying on us. When they give something its "Orwell title", it's a dead giveaway.

[KittyWampus]

10. It's not spying program. It's the ILLEGAL WARRANTLESS spying program

big difference :)

[Beelzebud]

2. It's nice we have a government that suggest we are suspected terrorists

They just need to spy on us to figure out which one are, and which ones aren't...

Orwell rolls in his grave...

[ItsTheMediaStupid]

3. More BS from the RW noise machine

Federalist whackos are partisan before they are legal scholars. Legal whores, like attorneys for the NRA, tobacco companies and this administration will say what they're paid to say.

However, almost any independent attorney or legal scholar who looks at this from a legal standpoint knows Bush broke the FISA law and violated the search and seizure privisions of the bill of rights.

[C_U_L8R]

4. Define Terrorist....

I believe Bush considers evey political opponent a terrorist.

Bush's abuse of power is spiralling out of control.. will someone please stop this Nazi Pig !!!!

[leftchick]

5. exactly

democrat, anti-war protester, peace activist, environmentalist, animal rights groups.... all considered terrorists under this administration. The proof is there, wtf is congress waiting for. IMPEACH HIS ASS!

[rkc3]

7. You forgot Poland, I mean Teachers.

[rock]

6. A better rhetorical question would be

If it wasn't the law why did you at one time get warrants?

[mom cat]

8. Remember McCarthy...Are you now or have you ever been a

member of ANY organization that doubts emperor Bush!

[KittyWampus]

9. Leftchick, not "spying on Americans" but "Illegal Warrantless Spying"

that they've coined the new phrase for.

[leftchick]

11. very true

and I edited to reflct that. In a nick of time too! :)