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TomCADem

(17,382 posts)
Mon Mar 13, 2017, 01:14 AM Mar 2017

Conway suggests even wider surveillance of Trump campaign

Source: MSN/USA Today

ALPINE, N.J. — The White House is offering yet another wrinkle in its attempt to support President Trump’s allegation — unfounded, so far — that his campaign headquarters in Manhattan was wiretapped by the Obama administration. The latest comes from Trump’s senior counselor Kellyanne Conway. She says the “surveillance” may be broader than even Trump suggested.

In a wide-ranging interview Sunday at her home in Alpine, where she lives with her husband — a possible nominee for U.S. solicitor general — and their four children, Conway, who managed Trump’s presidential campaign before taking the job as one of the president's closest advisers, suggested that the alleged monitoring of activities at Trump’s campaign headquarters at Trump Tower in Manhattan may have involved far more than wiretapping.

“What I can say is there are many ways to surveil each other,” Conway said as the Trump presidency marked its 50th day in office during the weekend. “You can surveil someone through their phones, certainly through their television sets — any number of ways.”

Conway went on to say that the monitoring could be done with “microwaves that turn into cameras,” adding: “We know this is a fact of modern life.”

Read more: http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/conway-suggests-even-wider-surveillance-of-trump-campaign/ar-AAodSz5

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Conway suggests even wider surveillance of Trump campaign (Original Post) TomCADem Mar 2017 OP
Is crazy contagious? randr Mar 2017 #1
Conway will appear tomorrow wearing madaboutharry Mar 2017 #2
KOOKOO! videohead5 Mar 2017 #3
Sue Conway for libel. Carol Burnett did it against the National Enquirer still_one Mar 2017 #4
You're surrounded by ghosts, Kellyanne- they watch and spy on your every move. They report to Obama. NBachers Mar 2017 #5
Microwaves are the most useful COUNTER to electronic surveillance Jonny Appleseed Mar 2017 #6
+1 dalton99a Mar 2017 #7
Agreed. Just don't press "Popcorn" n/t VWolf Mar 2017 #29
Seriously...what are we supposed to make of this? jmowreader Mar 2017 #8
It's worse than you think, Kremlin Kelly. Your toaster's not just watching you, Tanuki Mar 2017 #9
My microwave took an embarrassing snap of me just last night... dchill Mar 2017 #10
Paranoid. mahina Mar 2017 #11
double down woundedkarma Mar 2017 #12
How the F*** is the headline here NOT "Conway Claims Your Microwave Could Be Spying on You!" mr_lebowski Mar 2017 #13
The technology to use microwaves for cameras... TomVilmer Mar 2017 #14
the ACME surveillance system bora13 Mar 2017 #15
What's more troubling than her.... machoneman Mar 2017 #17
I'm still waiting for the proof about those 5 million illegal voters. Mc Mike Mar 2017 #16
Exactly. Granny M Mar 2017 #20
Yep, if they're lying, and we're spending time constantly dealing with their lies, Mc Mike Mar 2017 #23
Conjob is a pathological liar. gademocrat7 Mar 2017 #18
I can just imagine the SNL skit material is this one...... KewlKat Mar 2017 #19
She probably got her paranoia from Faux - KewlKat Mar 2017 #21
This is why Assange/Russia released the hacked CIA stuff. Demsrule86 Mar 2017 #22
Did Kellyanne provide a Birther Certificate for her claim? bucolic_frolic Mar 2017 #24
If the republicans were not engaged in treason then they have nothing to worry about Achilleaze Mar 2017 #25
At what point does this nonsense get corroborated? EarthFirst Mar 2017 #26
Blah, blah, blah. Nitram Mar 2017 #27
She shouldn't be on the air, Miller shouldn't be on the air jeanmarc Mar 2017 #28
I wanted to write a witty post, but ultimately, the words are failing me. DetlefK Mar 2017 #30
I bet ya dollars to donuts C_U_L8R Mar 2017 #31
They're spying on you through your dental work, Kellyanne!!! LongTomH Mar 2017 #32
SNL writers say: "Wow. Monday morning, and I already have enough material for this weekend. mac56 Mar 2017 #33

madaboutharry

(40,190 posts)
2. Conway will appear tomorrow wearing
Mon Mar 13, 2017, 01:23 AM
Mar 2017

her tin foil hat and will demonstrate how intelligence can be gathered through the fillings in one's teeth.

still_one

(92,061 posts)
4. Sue Conway for libel. Carol Burnett did it against the National Enquirer
Mon Mar 13, 2017, 01:35 AM
Mar 2017
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burnett_v._National_Enquirer,_Inc.

and conway and scum incorporated are way over due for people to take legal actions against their filthy lies



NBachers

(17,083 posts)
5. You're surrounded by ghosts, Kellyanne- they watch and spy on your every move. They report to Obama.
Mon Mar 13, 2017, 01:43 AM
Mar 2017

He recovers their voices through his Electronic Voice Phenomenon machine and leads it through his Mobius Feedback Loop Simulator. It's aimed right at you now!

 

Jonny Appleseed

(960 posts)
6. Microwaves are the most useful COUNTER to electronic surveillance
Mon Mar 13, 2017, 01:47 AM
Mar 2017

Stick your phone or laptop in one when not in use. Essentially it's a portable faraday cage.
Kellyanne obviously been hitting the crack pipe because kitchen appliances becoming cameras through the magic power of microwaves is something I've only heard said by schizophrenics.

jmowreader

(50,530 posts)
8. Seriously...what are we supposed to make of this?
Mon Mar 13, 2017, 02:14 AM
Mar 2017

This shit is becoming totally wack: first, we learned that Hillary Clinton and John Podesta were running a child sex slavery ring from the basement of a pizza parlor that doesn't actually have a basement. Now, we're supposed to believe President Obama was spying on the Trump campaign. Is this purported spying, and the information it provided, the reason Trump didn't win all fifty states?

Tanuki

(14,914 posts)
9. It's worse than you think, Kremlin Kelly. Your toaster's not just watching you,
Mon Mar 13, 2017, 02:46 AM
Mar 2017

it's also laughing at you!

dchill

(38,451 posts)
10. My microwave took an embarrassing snap of me just last night...
Mon Mar 13, 2017, 02:54 AM
Mar 2017

I had to put it outside. THIS SHIT IS REAL!!!

Sigh.

 

woundedkarma

(498 posts)
12. double down
Mon Mar 13, 2017, 03:09 AM
Mar 2017

Because when you lie this big.. you can't back down.. you have to just keep on going.

Besides, the nutjobs who voted for them will believe it.

 

mr_lebowski

(33,643 posts)
13. How the F*** is the headline here NOT "Conway Claims Your Microwave Could Be Spying on You!"
Mon Mar 13, 2017, 06:05 AM
Mar 2017

Extremely lame reporting job, MSN.

But you've been f***ng lame every since Drumpf took office ... so I suppose ... why should you suddenly STOP ... being totally lame?

TomVilmer

(1,832 posts)
14. The technology to use microwaves for cameras...
Mon Mar 13, 2017, 06:22 AM
Mar 2017

... does exist, but that is not a proof it is being used against her. It seems that plain gossip from herself and her colleagues does most of the leaking. See video about that other kind of surveillance here:
http://vimeo.com/8586026

machoneman

(3,999 posts)
17. What's more troubling than her....
Mon Mar 13, 2017, 07:26 AM
Mar 2017

claims of various wire tapping are her statements, repeatedly, that we're not 'over it", Clinton's loss that is.

These are words she and Trump must have not only rehearsed many times but also are using to 'signal' or discredit ANY investigations, discussions, legitimate policy objections, et al.

It's an easy shorthand for her to boom out anytime she runs into any level of opposition to anything Trump says or does. Rather than a reasoned reply, it'll be "they're still not over it".

Sad.

Mc Mike

(9,111 posts)
16. I'm still waiting for the proof about those 5 million illegal voters.
Mon Mar 13, 2017, 07:24 AM
Mar 2017

Of course, that was about 5 insane unsubstantiated drumpf admin allegations ago. It's been buried under the alluvian deposits of frequent subsequent floods of admin bullshit, several epochs worth crammed into 2 months.

So, tell a massive whopper. Lie bigly. Get tons of coverage from the 'fake news' about your lie. Pretend to have proof, never pony up with it. Pretend it's now a settled fact, and move on to tell another massive whopper, which will then get covered.

Rinse, and repeat.

Did Conaway give a plug for the EFF, during the interview?

Mc Mike

(9,111 posts)
23. Yep, if they're lying, and we're spending time constantly dealing with their lies,
Mon Mar 13, 2017, 08:05 AM
Mar 2017

they're on the attack and we're on defense.

They get all their 'intel' from the Enquirer.

KewlKat

(5,624 posts)
21. She probably got her paranoia from Faux -
Mon Mar 13, 2017, 07:43 AM
Mar 2017

Total Surveillance : Big Brother is watching you through your Smart TV (Dec 20, 2013)

Demsrule86

(68,474 posts)
22. This is why Assange/Russia released the hacked CIA stuff.
Mon Mar 13, 2017, 07:47 AM
Mar 2017

Oh poor...Drumpt...if there is no evidence...it is because of the CIA conspiracy...he has no evidence because it never happened...big fat liar Conway and Trump...and all the rest of them. Tell me these Drumpt folks are not colluding even now with Russia...sharing intelligence...if for no other reason than his traitorous behavior Drumpt needs to go.

bucolic_frolic

(43,064 posts)
24. Did Kellyanne provide a Birther Certificate for her claim?
Mon Mar 13, 2017, 08:11 AM
Mar 2017

Absent proof it's just all another pile of Trump hot air

EarthFirst

(2,899 posts)
26. At what point does this nonsense get corroborated?
Mon Mar 13, 2017, 08:33 AM
Mar 2017

So far, exactly ZERO of the wild accusations that have been made in the past 51 days have been offered an iota of corroborating evidence that ANY of this transpired.

How are we to be looked upon by the international community and be taken with even a shred of credibility when all this administration does is lob bombshell statements with ZERO proof?

This is extremely damaging to the fundamentals of running a legitimate government...

Maybe that's the plan?

LongTomH

(8,636 posts)
32. They're spying on you through your dental work, Kellyanne!!!
Mon Mar 13, 2017, 10:25 AM
Mar 2017

Those voices you're hearing in your head, they're the Obama campaign sending signals to your fillings!

mac56

(17,565 posts)
33. SNL writers say: "Wow. Monday morning, and I already have enough material for this weekend.
Mon Mar 13, 2017, 12:16 PM
Mar 2017

I'm taking a couple of days off."

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