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In reply to the discussion: I am getting sick and fucking tired of hearing that anyone opposed to NSA domestic . . . . [View all]laundry_queen
(8,646 posts)242. Happy to K&R this. nt
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I am getting sick and fucking tired of hearing that anyone opposed to NSA domestic . . . . [View all]
Stinky The Clown
Aug 2013
OP
And some people believe they get more buck for their bang by posting in quantity, not quality. n/t
A Simple Game
Aug 2013
#147
...and any amount of reforms would still be weak to the GG is god stokers, what difference
uponit7771
Aug 2013
#103
You're responding to someone who thinks universal healthcare and public schools are conservative.
last1standing
Aug 2013
#222
How do you feel about the massive surveillance programs Ron Wyden has been trying to warn
sabrina 1
Aug 2013
#218
The ones that will be overseen by Clapper? For a day or so we were hopeful, then the Fox
sabrina 1
Aug 2013
#219
Some people around here will call you a racist apologist if you agree with one word that
stillwaiting
Aug 2013
#22
It's like automatic. A response is posted even if it doesnt pertain. Must get a response posted.
rhett o rick
Aug 2013
#185
Yes, seems designed to muddy the waters,. to make actual debate impossible.
Civilization2
Aug 2013
#199
The New Civil Rights Movement: against spying, lying, wars, ProCheney-ProAuthoritarian BS.
chimpymustgo
Aug 2013
#12
"We're for what democracy in general, and Democrats in particular are supposed to stand for."
ProSense
Aug 2013
#30
Just stop slandering DU'er's. This has NOTHING THE FUCK to do with RAND PAUL.
chimpymustgo
Aug 2013
#66
Agreed, the corporate-military spook supporters are the only ones bringing up the Pauls.
Civilization2
Aug 2013
#200
And the Carlyle Group-owned, PNAC-led Booz Allen got $2 billion, courtesy of Obama.
OnyxCollie
Aug 2013
#20
Do you support the massive surveillance program Ron Wyden, a Democrat who I fully support btw
sabrina 1
Aug 2013
#221
You are right on point,. the attempt is to muddy the debate, and make treads unreadable / useless.
Civilization2
Aug 2013
#203
You IGNORE the OP and post more pro-non-sense,. . unrelated noise, useless links to self,. .
Civilization2
Aug 2013
#206
Just wow! Reading is fundamental,. the OP crushed you BEFORE you commented,. wow!
Civilization2
Aug 2013
#198
So, if Assange and Greenwald wear a red tie than all people who wear red ties are Paulites?
Spitfire of ATJ
Aug 2013
#211
And why should we care about any of that? This President has no problems with Repulicans
sabrina 1
Aug 2013
#217
LOL! I can almost guarantee you won't get a straight answer to that question.
last1standing
Aug 2013
#223
It's astounding, isn't it? The incredible childishness of it all. That they actually think people
sabrina 1
Aug 2013
#226
Don't worry, tomorrow there will be an entirely new angle blasted through the forums.
last1standing
Aug 2013
#228
I think the money being spent is most likely going to Security Contractors to try to smear
sabrina 1
Aug 2013
#235
Speaking of serial killers, do any of you religiously believe in Ayn Rand's obsession with one?
cascadiance
Aug 2013
#246
I really hate to think this, bvar, but I am slowly coming to the conclusion that it might be true.
Th1onein
Aug 2013
#164
I'm inclined to agree. I've noticed these little exit detours are almost always posted
Marr
Aug 2013
#188
Yup, you noticed a key tactic, the "exit path link", designed to pull eyes OFF the offending truth!
Civilization2
Aug 2013
#208
It's almost funny-- this tiny, vacuum-sealed group points at everyone outside their tiny bubble
Marr
Aug 2013
#4
Are you now, or have you ever been, in a romantic relationship with a pole dancer?
Newsjock
Aug 2013
#5
Meh, it's just another desperate attempt to marginalize concern about the NSA's activities.
winter is coming
Aug 2013
#19
I would assume some of them actually know what is really going on, and is it much worse!
Civilization2
Aug 2013
#209
I also wanted to add this great post from Sabrina1 in regards to this matter from yesterday.
go west young man
Aug 2013
#27
Michelle Bachmann, Rick Santorum and Lindsey Graham love mass surveillance.
limpyhobbler
Aug 2013
#24
do you have links to the OP calling others on this board names? would be instructive to see them.
niyad
Aug 2013
#37
That's your entire thinking on the subject? A bunch of personal snark at the OP and an emoticon?
Bluenorthwest
Aug 2013
#42
Your snarky reply is a good example of the problem that the OP is talking about.
totodeinhere
Aug 2013
#88
Fuck the libertarians, fuck the surveillance state, and SHAME on those
Fire Walk With Me
Aug 2013
#34
That it can occur here at all, in any form, much less consistently, is as frightening as the
Fire Walk With Me
Aug 2013
#173
Just remember, if you've done nothing wrong, well you have nothing to fear
DainBramaged
Aug 2013
#35
I love your certainty. "There is no wholesale government spying on Americans."
rhett o rick
Aug 2013
#190
Let's look at your logic. Because some idiots claimed Obama was born in Kenya
rhett o rick
Aug 2013
#230
Nice post. You are one of many, many lifetime Democrats who are seriously wondering what
sabrina 1
Aug 2013
#238
If someone is for NSA spying simply because Paul is for it they are thinking like the Tea Party.
Kablooie
Aug 2013
#79
Not everyone. But most certainly the "heroes" Snowden, Greenwald, and Assange
MjolnirTime
Aug 2013
#89
We are all sick of it. But by now, most people just ignore it and focus on trying to get something
sabrina 1
Aug 2013
#96
Ah, the direct namecalling. A wonderful feature of your work. Do you really think it elevates your
Bluenorthwest
Aug 2013
#106
Just getting tired of the fake condescension. Most of you are extremely flawed individuals too
Pretzel_Warrior
Aug 2013
#109
What do you mean by 'most of you'? Do you mean gay people? I'm just one guy.
Bluenorthwest
Aug 2013
#116
How is that obvious? Why would I have a 'grudge' against some internet poster?
Bluenorthwest
Aug 2013
#151
There's a lot that's blatantly obvious in that stinky chocolate box of an OP
BeyondGeography
Aug 2013
#149
The democratic party leadership has been running away from civil liberties issues since Nixon.
Warren Stupidity
Aug 2013
#112
They take their cue from Obama and the crowded space under his aircraft carrier sized bus
MotherPetrie
Aug 2013
#115
you will also be accused of being a foreign agent for China. hows that one eh? nt
msongs
Aug 2013
#117
K&R! This authoritarian, McCarthyist tactic needs to be a TOS violation.
backscatter712
Aug 2013
#118
If only the Stasi-bot, sycophant, cheerleader, pom pomer, apologist, authoritarian ...
JoePhilly
Aug 2013
#251
It seems like there are only two choices left here: "Obama Apologist" or "Obama Hater"
arcane1
Aug 2013
#154