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Phlem

(6,323 posts)
16. Ha!
Wed Jun 26, 2013, 11:01 PM
Jun 2013

"Defending the NSA's actions REQUIRES that you believe Bush did everything he could" LOL

"yeh see heh, I'm the decider ya see? I needs to see everything so I can decides!

person: "But mister president, you do want to end this unlawful gathering of information don't you?"

Yer FIRED, I've decided, heh.... punk."



-p

I think you make a bad assumption. jbond56 Jun 2013 #1
Would Obama have failed, had he been President at the time? nt Pale Blue Dot Jun 2013 #2
Maybe jbond56 Jun 2013 #5
So you honestly believe that Obama, Pale Blue Dot Jun 2013 #9
Most likely wouldn't have invaded the wrong country. Saved trillions in treasure, thousands in blood JaneyVee Jun 2013 #12
But you have to consider... kentuck Jun 2013 #28
Arbusto Oil. nt Mnemosyne Jun 2013 #36
Thanks! kentuck Jun 2013 #38
Anytime kentuck! Mnemosyne Jun 2013 #40
Beleiving Snowden is a hero for exposing secrets REQUIRES that you believe Cheney is a hero baldguy Jun 2013 #3
Do you think Bush could have stopped 9/11? Pale Blue Dot Jun 2013 #6
Do you believe Cheney is a hero? baldguy Jun 2013 #8
"I'll bet you'll deflect rather than answer, which will be telling." nt Pale Blue Dot Jun 2013 #10
Your premise is shit. The fact that it can be dismantled so easily is telling. baldguy Jun 2013 #15
Proceed, baldguy Pale Blue Dot Jun 2013 #18
Your OP was a strawman. baldguy Jun 2013 #25
So it is your position that Bush could not have stopped 9/11, given the intelligence at his disposal Pale Blue Dot Jun 2013 #27
"I could while away the hours, confirmin' with the flowers..." baldguy Jun 2013 #30
Exposing CRIMES is not the same thing as exposing Undercover Agents. Would you like me sabrina 1 Jun 2013 #11
Snowden didn't expose any crimes. He made a lot of allegatations, which have been proven to be false baldguy Jun 2013 #14
Oy vey. Which of Snowden's allegations have "been proven to be false"? - nt HardTimes99 Jun 2013 #19
The NSA is not listening to all your phone calls & it is not reading all your emails. baldguy Jun 2013 #23
exactly. n/t Cali_Democrat Jun 2013 #26
You and I define 'proved' quite differently, as 'proof' for you seemingly consists of HardTimes99 Jun 2013 #29
. baldguy Jun 2013 #31
Wow! Are you being sarcastic or something? No one can be this unaware of what has been sabrina 1 Jun 2013 #20
Try again. baldguy Jun 2013 #24
So....you're now arguing that Snowden leaked false information? jeff47 Jun 2013 #37
Yes, apparently there was a warant, AND THAT'S the PROBLEM!! sabrina 1 Jun 2013 #42
No, the FISA court can, thanks to the 2010 law. jeff47 Jun 2013 #44
Omg! sabrina 1 Jun 2013 #47
Yeah, when the argument goes downhill, it's best to just shout "You're wrong". jeff47 Jun 2013 #48
They wonder why no one talks about NSA laws Life Long Dem Jun 2013 #21
Some people are going to be fine with it and some aren't going to be fine with it. Autumn Jun 2013 #4
I'm not talking about what happened after 9/11. Pale Blue Dot Jun 2013 #7
Oh yes, I agree with you 100% on that. Autumn Jun 2013 #13
Ha! Phlem Jun 2013 #16
PS... Phlem Jun 2013 #17
"The System Was Flashing Red" jberryhill Jun 2013 #22
Explain why you're wrong??? gcomeau Jun 2013 #32
My point is that the tools needed to stop 9/11 existed before 9/11. Pale Blue Dot Jun 2013 #33
So? gcomeau Jun 2013 #34
Golly, that's a really tough strawman to knock down! jeff47 Jun 2013 #35
By 2001, Bin Laden was already responsible for one terrorist attack against Americans. Pale Blue Dot Jun 2013 #39
Again, my position has utterly nothing to do with terrorism. jeff47 Jun 2013 #41
That's scary. Pale Blue Dot Jun 2013 #43
Ah yes, when you don't have an argument, just keep shouting "You're wrong!!!" jeff47 Jun 2013 #46
This message was self-deleted by its author Herlong Jun 2013 #45
I Think...You should stand behind Obama...because he is a good guy. And his wife is smart. Right? Herlong Jun 2013 #49
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