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[Stephanie]

A National Security Agency police officer stands guard during President Bush's visit to the National Security Agency on Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2006, in Fort Meade, Md. Bush traveled to the heavily-secured site of the super-secret spy agency in suburban Maryland to give a speech behind closed doors and meet with employees in advance of Senate hearings on the much-criticized domestic surveillance. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/060125/480/dcev11001252135

[BiggJawn]

1. Was this outdoors or indoors?

It *IS* kinda raw in the East today.

[Stephanie]

6. No it's not.

I just went out in a skirt & boots, no stockings, and was not cold.

[SmokingJacket]

10. 40s in Maryland.

Seems like a wooly hat might be appropriate, but a face mask??

[Stephanie]

14. 41 right now

Fort George G Meade Weather
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at: 3:54 pm EST F° | C°
Currently:
41°
sky: mostly cloudy (day)
Mostly Cloudy/Windy
High: 42°
Low: 26°

[On the Road]

22. There is Incredibly Strong Wind

We had three power outages in Silver Spring due to wind.

[Dogmudgeon]

12. And, y'know, it's gonna get a LOT colder.

Not only has Team Bush taken over the franchises of The Joker, The Riddler, Catwoman, and King Tut, he's also contracted the services of Mr. Freeze.

--p!
Holy Fascism, Batman!

[sakabatou]

57. Not only contracted, but become them!

[babsbunny]

33. Just keep your mouths shut Boys and Girls,

Men and Women.

[Blue_In_AK]

39. Oh, please...

My husband and I were out yesterday afternoon hiking for about three hours in ZERO weather, and we didn't have our faces covered like this. What a big sissy this guy is if he's got his face covered at 40 degrees. This is what a REAL man looks like when it's cold...

[Horse with no Name]

47. oh my heart flutters

Your "manly man" is uber sexy!:loveya:

[Blue_In_AK]

54. Yeah, I think he's pretty cute, too... n/t

[Maru Kitteh]

63. Actually that's what a real man looks like when he

can't find his nose hair clippers.

[Blue_In_AK]

64. Now, now

:spank: That's a BEARD, silly, not nose hairs. I thought you were going to say something like when he can't find his handkerchief.

[babylonsister]

2. Holy shit! Is this pic supposed to get us used to 'the look'?

:scared:

[KansDem]

43. Now you can tell the difference between the "good guys" and the "bad guys"

The "good guys" will be the ones wearing baseball caps...

[TechBear_Seattle]

3. Agent Mike!

I've been wondering what he looks like.

I'm still wondering. :shrug:

[fooj]

4. Christ. Can it get any scarier than this?

:scared:

[HeeBGBz]

20. Yes it can

And it looks like it will.

[karlrschneider]

5. Yikes! I had to save and brighten the pic to see it clearly...scary.

:eyes:

[TomInTib]

7. Now THAT'S a disguise! No one will EVER guess what he's doing.

[Swamp Rat]

29. LOL!

[jimshoes]

8. Papers please

Although I don't think they will say please.

[sinkingfeeling]

9. Please spell my name correctly...B O N N I E. Thanks, Chimpy.

[EVDebs]

11. Male 'burkas' ?

Just trying for a little levity. Otherwise the subject is too depressing for words.

BTW, Bush's visit wasn't to 'boost morale' as the MSM spins it...it was to frighten any more whistleblowers from speaking up about the illegal operations. Get with the program people.

[insane_cratic_gal]

27. Iraq freedom fighters

does that mean Osama is going to come out and stand beside him now?

[EVDebs]

30. No. We only use RFIDs on US citizens, you see. Can't find a 6' Saudi

in a haystack ! Read Motherjones magazine's recent article 'Total Surveillance' and see that they can track your Wal-Mart purchases but can't track OBLs kidney dialysis equip !

Wait till the Freepers figure this one out !

[spunky]

13. Well, we all know how chimpy likes to play dress-up. Looks like he's

letting the NSA get in on the fun.

[Burried News]

23. The uniform for today is ...

[rodeodance]

15. I do not like the secrecy involved in all of this.

....Bush traveled to the heavily-secured site of the super-secret spy agency in suburban Maryland to give a speech behind closed doors and meet with employees in advance of Senate hearings on the much-criticized domestic surveillance. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

[HeeBGBz]

21. Getting their stories straight?

Creepy world.

[TheCowsCameHome]

16. Dick Cheney on a trip to Central America during mid-summer.

[Hubert Flottz]

17. The" New World Order"/GOPer KKK uniform?

[SmokingJacket]

18. I find this really, really wrong somehow.

I don't even have the heart to explain why.

[bush_is_wacko]

19. Damn! You half expect to see this guy strapped with 60 lbs of explosives

if they pan down on him! Can anyone tell if this guy looks anything like Zarqawi?:wow:

[Carni]

24. Look closely--I think it's Ossama! bin forgotten!

You know they have to have him handy at all times in case they need a new tape.

[buff2]

25. Chimpy ought to wear that get-up

His ugly face should be covered at all times.

[Burried News]

26. Jeff is that you? Did you manage to get a question in?

[neuvocat]

28. He/she looks like a dork.

[fooj]

32. Dork or not...

it scares the crap out of me.

[EVDebs]

31. Find the REX 84 Camp you'll be sent to here :

http://www.mindfully.org/Reform/2004/FEMA-Concentration-Camps3sep04.htm

Along with why 'they' want to suspend the Constitution...'for your own good' you see.

[Trish1168]

45. Now its a 'terrorist surveillance' program. Only we're the terrorists.

That last part always seems to get left out of the conversation. Its also the part that so many American's don't seem to get.

If you don't agree....then you're the terrorist. Its that simple.

[EVDebs]

61. Correct. Anyone who dares question the Bushmeister is hauled off to

Area 51 Dreamland. If they tell us any more, they'll have to kill us. I'm dying of laughter personally...where are they going to get room to hold over HALF of the country that despises Bush ? BTW, we LOVE AMERICA but can't stand Bush's policies. I feel I have to add that despite being a loyal American because anyone now on DU is subject to NSA misinterpretation based upon Bush's determination to 'go after' his domestic critics.

This is just like the knights who thought they had to go after Thomas a Becket and murder him, at the king's implication.

"""What sluggards, what cowards have I brought up in my court, who care nothing for their allegiance to their lord. Who will rid me of this meddlesome priest."

The king's exact words have been lost to history but his outrage inspired four knights to sail to England to rid the realm of this annoying prelate. They arrived at Canterbury during the afternoon of December 29 and immediately searched for the Archbishop. Becket fled to the Cathedral where a service was in progress. The knights found him at the altar, drew their swords and began hacking at their victim finally splitting his skull.""

http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/becket.htm

Bush now wants to slander and libel all Democrats, and use domestic spying as a tool to achieve that end. Speak out about his clear violation of the law and his media knights turn out to bash you as a shill for Osama bin Laden. We are actually modern day Beckets, meddlesome 'priests' Bush would like to be rid of.

[The_Casual_Observer]

34. They have got to keep it a secret, if they didn't everybody would

know how stupid and valueless the whole NSA is and would shit can it. Don't forget, the NSA was around wasting taxpayer money long before "the tragic events of 9/11" and produced absolutely no usable information about UBL or anything else. This special black mask - hide your true identity shit doesn't impress me, the whole NSA is a black money hole and a fraud of unimaginable size and scope.

[Canuckistanian]

35. Just your friendly neighborhood cop

Probably going to the Dunkin Donuts after his shift.

Nothing to worry about here. Right?

:scared:

[Perky]

36. CHill out people

It is a bitterly windy day in the DC area.

[Critters2]

46. It was bitterly windy here yesterday

but I didn't see a living soul dressed like a foot soldier for Hamas. I don't think it's the wind.

[Perky]

50. I live 35 miles from Ft. Meade. we have had 30 miles an hour winds

most of the day and temps in the 30s.

[Angry Girl]

52. Standing on guard duty can get REALLY cold.

You're just standing there, for hours at a time. You can't doze, you have to stay alert, and you can't jump up and down like a ninny, flapping your arms about.

[Bluebear]

37. Expect him at YOUR doorstep any day now.

The country is all-in for fascism. Remember, 9/11 "changed everything". :cry:

[Marr]

38. Don't be scared. They *want* you to be scared.

Broadly speaking, I mean. I don't know the story with this particular photo, but the people here are all well aware of the fearmongering that's been going on for years. Decades, really- but it's been ramped up in recent years.

[ooglymoogly]

40. america is scared

and due to all the misinformation they don't know where the fear is coming from....here is a clue murka wake up and smell the bull shit you are swallowing.

[earth mom]

41. OMG...

:scared:

[kohodog]

42. That's the new Secret Service look.

Junior wants to make them his personal police force. I heard something about that yesterday. Sorry, but I don't feel like googling " Bush/secretservice" or some such right now. Guess I'll install TOR or JAP first.

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/25/technology/techspecial2/25privacy.html

[sattahipdeep]

44. Gag....

order....

By Bruce Alpert. WASHINGTON -- The White
House is hindering the Senate's investigation
into the government's response to Hurricane
Katrina by prohibiting federal officials from
talking about their hurricane ...

http://www.nola.com/news/t-p/frontpage/index.ssf?/base/news-4/1138202769122050.xml

bush--his--spirited defense of his super-secret spy program....

[Jamastiene]

48. Amazing how much the dude resembles those rock throwers who

disrupt the real protestors at the world trade meetings.

:tinfoilhat: I know, but still, the dude DOES look like one of them.

[annabanana]

49. I'm sorry. . . That is NOT an American face.

It never has been and it never will be. Anyone who feels they must (or are ordered to) cover up like this is not in service of MY country.

[zippy890]

51. sorry, but that looks stupid to me

what are they trying to one-up the insurgent masks, look 'tougher and scarier'
well its not cutting it because of THAT STUPID BLUE POLYESTER BASEBALL HAT

geesh, they can't even get the super scary look right

[mdelaguna2000]

53. Ha, ha he looks like a Zapotista.

Practically speaking, how can he "see" anything while standing guard. No peripheral vision?

[Octafish]

55. NSA staffers told to show "visual support" for Smirkelgruber.

That's the goon squad guy, disguised so the NSA good guys can't peg the rat.

January 25, 2006 -- Bush at NSA Headquarters in Fort Meade, Maryland today. According to NSA sources, NSA personnel pre-selected to attend President Bush's speech today at the headquarters were told to applaud and show visual support for the president. NSA Security will be at the event in force to detect any rumblings from the gathered employees or other signs of displeasure with Bush.

http://www.waynemadsenreport.com/

[lonestarnot]

56. Now that just disgusts me.

[Octafish]

60. It's a tactic that has worked throughout history.

More guys who hated liberals.

[Sydnie]

58. oh - hell to the no!

What are we doing, picking gang colors and cover-ups now?

[LittleClarkie]

59. Fear the turtleskin

Eh, so he's been to the mall.

[thecai]

62. Bushes Goon Squad

But remember: Fear No Evil.

[TroubleMan]

65. So they're going with the "ninja in a baseball cap" look now?

Having your field of vision partially obscured like that would make it hard for you to provide security. Especially how that outfit is blocking his peripheral vision.

Not only does it look stupid, like he's guarding the "secret document" from "Master Ruthless" (old Kung-Fu movie plot), but it's also impractical - unless it was reaaaallllyy cold.

[Straight Shooter]

66. Maybe he just doesn't want to be easily identified?

:shrug:

[rooboy]

67. People who are photographed with Bush tend to get indicted....

so his desire to hide his identity is understandable.. :)

[Straight Shooter]

68. LOL. Good one.