General Discussion

freshwest

(53,661 posts)

93. They're pissed because Issa's scandals didn't work. This is classic ratfucking.

Reply to okaawhatever (Reply #16)

Sat Jun 8, 2013, 03:52 AM

Jun 2013

Last edited Sat Jun 8, 2013, 06:15 AM - Edit history (1)

Thanks for the information there.

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

116 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

They're manpulating us right into a "frickin" Tea Bagger veto proof majority [View all] maxrandb Jun 2013 OP

This exposure makes Bush and congress look bad, not Obama. Please come down from there! NYC_SKP Jun 2013 #1

How does the sand taste? Twofish Jun 2013 #50

huh? Kali Jun 2013 #109

lmgtfy Twofish Jun 2013 #110

Spot the f*ck on madokie Jun 2013 #2

I think those being "manipulated" were always Cha Jun 2013 #3

Hush Truth!!! n/t 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2013 #35

If Obama wants political support DisgustipatedinCA Jun 2013 #4

he could listen to the american people usGovOwesUs3Trillion Jun 2013 #6

the American People's lips have been sealed on the subject for years. uncle ray Jun 2013 #90

People who brought up concerns about these issues in the past Art_from_Ark Jun 2013 #111

Again, nobody is spying on you maxrandb Jun 2013 #9

Since I work at a bank, I know exactly under what circumstances the government can DisgustipatedinCA Jun 2013 #15

And you know what maxrandb Jun 2013 #22

I refer you to Ben Franklin. You know the quote. Chew on it awhile. DisgustipatedinCA Jun 2013 #23

I know the quote maxrandb Jun 2013 #26

He said that PRIOR to the American Revolution Occulus Jun 2013 #34

Oh and where I work Iliyah Jun 2013 #36

That's B.S. ... 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2013 #37

You know, IMO, principle is more important... tex-wyo-dem Jun 2013 #51

B.S. ... 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2013 #53

Yeah,well more people want mercymechap Jun 2013 #62

I've asked how ... 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2013 #67

Well, get yourself all comfty-cozy, Summer Hathaway Jun 2013 #85

Actually, a lot of Americans died for our freedom. JDPriestly Jun 2013 #57

Not this century ... 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2013 #69

Jim Crow and Stonewall were in the 20th century as was JDPriestly Jun 2013 #75

And for that reason mercymechap Jun 2013 #78

I said "except" ... 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2013 #79

Yes. WWII was about freedom. I lived in Germany and Austria JDPriestly Jun 2013 #82

And who is subpoenaing mercymechap Jun 2013 #77

I don't think you understand the scope of what is going on here. JDPriestly Jun 2013 #56

And??? n/t 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2013 #70

Here. Maybe this guy can explain the problem. JDPriestly Jun 2013 #76

Nope ... 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2013 #97

You're one of the ones mercymechap Jun 2013 #60

I'm one of the ones who believes in both basic liberties and good police work DisgustipatedinCA Jun 2013 #105

Yeah, well considering how long it mercymechap Jun 2013 #114

You staked out a coward's position. You live with it. DisgustipatedinCA Jun 2013 #115

To the contrary - mercymechap Jun 2013 #116

+1 forestpath Jun 2013 #20

pfttttth cliffordu Jun 2013 #30

Thank you. woo me with science Jun 2013 #40

How could Obama "bury that fact for 25 years"? brush Jun 2013 #45

Wrong direction. The warrant wasn't to have become public for 25 years DisgustipatedinCA Jun 2013 #89

Why do you assume Obama "wants public support"? BlueStreak Jun 2013 #64

Oh I too love the 'secret courts', the 'secret trials' and the 'secrets prisons'...indeed. /sarcasm Purveyor Jun 2013 #5

don't forget secret FEMA camps greenman3610 Jun 2013 #8

Didn't forget them as they don't exist. You dispute the other three I mentioned? eom Purveyor Jun 2013 #17

No FEMA camps, but we sure do have private prisons that JDPriestly Jun 2013 #59

Good pick up. Noticed that as well. BenzoDia Jun 2013 #11

Are you really that naive? maxrandb Jun 2013 #18

If you don't want to be like Communist Russia DisgustipatedinCA Jun 2013 #21

Really??? maxrandb Jun 2013 #24

Strawmen are for amateurs. Get serious, or tend to different parts of your thread. DisgustipatedinCA Jun 2013 #25

You compare America to Stalin's Russia maxrandb Jun 2013 #27

Well ... 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2013 #38

Again..... cliffordu Jun 2013 #31

Was that comment supposed to be a joke? JDPriestly Jun 2013 #54

i think the nsa metadata collection is bullshit but find the current outrage over it suspicious arely staircase Jun 2013 #7

Of course they have maxrandb Jun 2013 #13

I believe that Obama voted to retroactively excuse the phone JDPriestly Jun 2013 #61

no he support it, obviously arely staircase Jun 2013 #84

They don't need to discourage everyone. A small percentage is enough to flip a close election. BenzoDia Jun 2013 #10

They found judges to repeatedly issue warrants. Beats me how GoneFishin Jun 2013 #12

It is called "Judge Shopping" BlueStreak Jun 2013 #66

Were you on another planet in 2000? Fumesucker Jun 2013 #14

Again, we have a way to influence that maxrandb Jun 2013 #19

Stop making sense already BeyondGeography Jun 2013 #101

The co-author of the wapo story, Laura Poitras certainly has reason to manufacture this scandal. She okaawhatever Jun 2013 #16

Thank you, and again Iliyah Jun 2013 #39

They're pissed because Issa's scandals didn't work. This is classic ratfucking. freshwest Jun 2013 #93

If Obama has a major terrorist attack-say buhbye to Dems for a generation. ErikJ Jun 2013 #28

What the fuck? Zoeisright Jun 2013 #44

One word-BENGHAZI: ErikJ Jun 2013 #48

and Bush won reelection BlueStreak Jun 2013 #68

The Repugs through the U.S. Chamber of Commerce have stacked the deck in the Courts of Dustlawyer Jun 2013 #29

Part Of Jim DeMint's "Don't Legislate, Instead Focus On Scandal" DallasNE Jun 2013 #32

Yes, memo states that. Iliyah Jun 2013 #46

Who cares? This is the first I have heard that suggested how JDPriestly Jun 2013 #63

It was all the phone companies. We're talking about Verizon because that's the one that leaked. BlueStreak Jun 2013 #71

You are probably right. JDPriestly Jun 2013 #72

The Reporting On This Is Rotten To The Core DallasNE Jun 2013 #107

Obama could very easily solve that problem by stopping the programs. BlueStreak Jun 2013 #108

But We Have Known The Broad Outline Of These Programs Since 2006 DallasNE Jun 2013 #81

Obama promised to stop these indiscriminate collections of JDPriestly Jun 2013 #83

I, For One, Would Like To See A Report Outlining DallasNE Jun 2013 #87

Agreed. If this has only netted a few alleged terrorists, it isn't worth JDPriestly Jun 2013 #92

No he didn't maxrandb Jun 2013 #112

Just listen to what the whistleblower is saying. JDPriestly Jun 2013 #113

Obama & Dem Leadership quick to denounce extra scrutiny of Tea Party but not the extra scrutiny of usGovOwesUs3Trillion Jun 2013 #33

It's been a pattern with the president Doctor_J Jun 2013 #103

Amen! oldandhappy Jun 2013 #41

The President himself has admitted it!!! caseymoz Jun 2013 #42

YES, why did obama yesterday demand an investigation of the LEAK if this is old news?? boilerbabe Jun 2013 #58

Particularly considering he isn't running for anything anyway. BlueStreak Jun 2013 #73

Yep. Zoeisright Jun 2013 #43

"The fucking government is not listening to your phone call or reading your e-mail." rhett o rick Jun 2013 #47

Anybody who could make a statement like that must have been in a cave since 1993 BlueStreak Jun 2013 #80

You say they have been in a cave, I call it their denial bubble. nm rhett o rick Jun 2013 #99

Agreed. That's a lot of calls to be listening to brush Jun 2013 #96

I've said this ... 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2013 #49

So. Let Obama renounce this surveillance that is indiscriminate JDPriestly Jun 2013 #65

First ... 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2013 #74

Yes, now I know why the troglodytes all us dummies. I've been disappointed at the lack of thought. freshwest Jun 2013 #95

I have to constantly ... 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2013 #98

Gore's a Teabag dupe and so's fighting expansion of Bush programs--got it! MisterP Jun 2013 #52

You mean the "Judicial system" that oks torture, Citizens United, Bush v. Gore, etc...? Corruption Inc Jun 2013 #55

Yeah, but who am I supposed to vote for? Demo_Chris Jun 2013 #86

I've said it before and I'll say it again. Hell, I'll shout it from the rooftops. Initech Jun 2013 #88

So true. ucrdem Jun 2013 #91

oh my word. come back to reality. learn just a fucking wee bit from the history cali Jun 2013 #94

Dress it up any way you like... NaturalHigh Jun 2013 #100

The president could help the situation by adopting some Dem and liberal causes Doctor_J Jun 2013 #102

A Teabag Majority would make it easier for "bipartisanship" blkmusclmachine Jun 2013 #104

See, it's ALL OUR FAULT that we don't buy into the LIES from DC. blkmusclmachine Jun 2013 #106