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JackRiddler

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25. On what planet is it Republicans driving this?

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Do you think this NSA "scandal" is a real scandal? [View all] kentuck Jun 2013 OP

No. Tx4obama Jun 2013 #1

+100 n/t zappaman Jun 2013 #4

So that is why these "scandals" stink to high heaven. Marie Marie Jun 2013 #13

On what planet is it Republicans driving this? JackRiddler Jun 2013 #25

Together with Libertarians like Snowden. n/t pnwmom Jun 2013 #64

how many times must it be explained to you that the republicans SUPPORT this? frylock Jun 2013 #34

Most and even they managed to find a way to criticize Obama about it. You're not paying attention.nt stevenleser Jun 2013 #60

They're gleefully using this to separate Obama from his base. pnwmom Jun 2013 #65

Yep davidpdx Jun 2013 #66

JFC, you give these fucking idiots FAR too much credit frylock Jun 2013 #77

Yeah, tell that to Karl Rove. nt pnwmom Jun 2013 #78

karl rove? frylock Jun 2013 #79

They do not. They support it only with a Republican in the WH. treestar Jun 2013 #72

It is. But none in the rarified place that is DC nadinbrzezinski Jun 2013 #2

+1 think Jun 2013 #12

I think it's a real scandal... ohheckyeah Jun 2013 #3

No. This is the real scandal - DURHAM D Jun 2013 #5

Of course it is and the President's decision to ignore it, then adopt it makes it all his. Egalitarian Thug Jun 2013 #6

Having read the NSA's leaked Minimization procedures, I'd say it's not a scandal. BenzoDia Jun 2013 #7

So you believe the NSA followed all the rules and guidelines? kentuck Jun 2013 #10

We can't know for certain without more leaks or testimony. BenzoDia Jun 2013 #74

Yay! Most Americans don't care! It is GOOD! JackRiddler Jun 2013 #33

It's unfortunate but true. It's still all about the economy for Americans. BenzoDia Jun 2013 #75

I think it may be a real scandal Jarla Jun 2013 #8

Very good. Now the real question. JackRiddler Jun 2013 #35

Yes I agree Jarla Jun 2013 #41

You want to know how to begin to change this system? JackRiddler Jun 2013 #49

absolutely Liberal_in_LA Jun 2013 #9

When you dig into the details, none of them is a scandal alcibiades_mystery Jun 2013 #11

Agreed. nt jazzimov Jun 2013 #14

I'm sure you thought the same thing when... JackRiddler Jun 2013 #36

We're not going to have a conversation alcibiades_mystery Jun 2013 #44

Parsing the sophistry, that's a yes. Thanks. JackRiddler Jun 2013 #46

No, its not a yes. That person pointed out you don't discuss things in good faith. They're right. stevenleser Jun 2013 #61

irs is not even close to a scandal. neither is benghazi La Lioness Priyanka Jun 2013 #15

If the NSA surveillance doesn't make the Founding Fathers roll over in their graves, snot Jun 2013 #16

Oh come on - the Founding Fathers thought slavery should be legal and that women shouldn't vote... Tx4obama Jun 2013 #27

You know what would make the founding fathers roll in their graves? snooper2 Jun 2013 #47

Thomas Jefferson might not get too upset, but he was a bit of a libidinous cad, then, wasn't he? nt MADem Jun 2013 #62

I'd torture myself before being subjected to that garbage davidpdx Jun 2013 #67

Benghazi & IRS are bs Republican grandstanding. Spying on Americans is a scandal. n/t DisgustipatedinCA Jun 2013 #17

It was BUSH that spied on Americans illegally. Obama is not spying on Americans. n/t Tx4obama Jun 2013 #29

OMG, I can't believe you just said that! LOL, that is really funny! Th1onein Jun 2013 #51

“First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.” - Gandhi Tx4obama Jun 2013 #54

Yes, hopefully, we will win. And the surveillance state will lose. Th1onein Jun 2013 #63

Yes customerserviceguy Jun 2013 #18

It's not scandal. It is the apparatus of tyranny. JackRiddler Jun 2013 #19

I would agree with your point about Republicans. kentuck Jun 2013 #22

Agreed; which is why, even if anyone's foolish enough to trust Dems with it, snot Jun 2013 #76

NO! Neither is the IRS a scandal. But this NSA shit is extremely disappointing!!! n-t Logical Jun 2013 #20

Poll #'s~ sheshe2 Jun 2013 #21

The NSA scandal is a bipartisan cluster fuck. Warren Stupidity Jun 2013 #23

+1000 kentuck Jun 2013 #24

Bravo! Please repost as OP! JackRiddler Jun 2013 #39

Benghazigate and IRSgate are bullshit made up republican scandalmongering tularetom Jun 2013 #26

In a way, yes tech3149 Jun 2013 #28

NSAGate is important. Agnosticsherbet Jun 2013 #30

You're damned right I do. Bonobo Jun 2013 #31

If it was a Republican "scandal", Darrel Issa would be on it like flies on shit. backscatter712 Jun 2013 #32

^this^ frylock Jun 2013 #37

I think it's a scandal from 2003 Scootaloo Jun 2013 #38

Daniel Ellsberg thinks it's more important than the Pentagon Papers. Tierra_y_Libertad Jun 2013 #40

Our European allies think it is a pretty big deal, also. kentuck Jun 2013 #42

And the elephant in the room is that no one really knows, unless one is Stephen Spoonamore perhaps, nenagh Jun 2013 #56

Yes bigwillq Jun 2013 #43

It is a serious problem. I would call it a "cancer" rather than a "scandal" BlueStreak Jun 2013 #45

I am paranoid. kentuck Jun 2013 #48

It is a made-up to attack Obama mwrguy Jun 2013 #50

I still think the Wall Street bailout is the biggest scandal. Rex Jun 2013 #52

Its a scandal if you watch internet porn railsback Jun 2013 #53

The real scandal is subcotracting such sensitive work Warpy Jun 2013 #55

Times have changed dem in texas Jun 2013 #57

Pandora's Box moondust Jun 2013 #58

The "inadvertent" surveillance is the only real scandal, but JDPriestly Jun 2013 #59

The IRS and Benghazi are political games. BlueCheese Jun 2013 #68

Benghazi and the IRS were total unadulterated bullshit. The NSA thing transcends HardTimes99 Jun 2013 #69

there has to be a better word but I can't come up with one carolinayellowdog Jun 2013 #70

The "NSA" is a legal issue, not a "scandal." treestar Jun 2013 #71

Real Polls show, this has had ZERO effect. The polls that showed otherwise said Mitt won. End. graham4anything Jun 2013 #73