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23. If this were a Republican president

Sun Sep 8, 2013, 12:09 AM

Sep 2013

we'd all be claiming that part of the motivation for the Syria proposal were to knock stories like this out of the mainstream press.

I knew Obama was a hawk before electing him, and I think McCain's performance recently shows why we didn't have a realistic choice - there were no doves in the race.

But it has come as a shock to me to find that Obama's public statements about surveillance were so at odds with his administration's acts, which have pushed the surveillance state ever onwards.

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Obama Administration Had Restrictions on NSA Reversed in 2011... [View all] Indi Guy Sep 2013 OP

Yayyy!!! Javaman Sep 2013 #1

Yay indeed. Brewinblue Sep 2013 #19

Only someone with no clue about fascism would call this fascism ConservativeDemocrat Sep 2013 #29

OK, self professed conservative. Brewinblue Sep 2013 #45

Sure. Happy to do so. ConservativeDemocrat Sep 2013 #53

whatever ism this is questionseverything Sep 2013 #56

"NSA admits analysts purposefully violated citizens' privacy rights"... Indi Guy Sep 2013 #57

drip, drip, drip MNBrewer Sep 2013 #2

Who did we elect?????? newfie11 Sep 2013 #3

Best Con Man ever FreakinDJ Sep 2013 #7

It wasn't long after Obama took office, I began to have trouble processing what he was doing, or RC Sep 2013 #8

It took some time zipplewrath Sep 2013 #10

Next Time, I "Hope" We Pay Attention to Who the Advisers Are ... **During the Primary Campaign** HumansAndResources Sep 2013 #22

Doncha wish zipplewrath Sep 2013 #24

We also heard "But he was a COMMUNITY ORGANIZER!!" BuelahWitch Sep 2013 #60

My first alert came early when Obama gave the hat tip to approve retroactive immunity avaistheone1 Sep 2013 #37

This message was self-deleted by its author Awknid Sep 2013 #42

My first concern was when Obama flatly refused... Indi Guy Sep 2013 #44

Nader did this! NAAADER! (he's the whipping boy only because Henry Wallace is dead) MisterP Sep 2013 #4

+10 avaistheone1 Sep 2013 #38

Not really sure if I can believe this, TBH. eom AverageJoe90 Sep 2013 #5

Why on earth not? You need to realize who Obama really is. Divernan Sep 2013 #9

Change you can't believe in? - I understand how you feel but... Indi Guy Sep 2013 #13

Maybe....but something smells really off. AverageJoe90 Sep 2013 #18

That figures. That's just what I would expect from Obama. forestpath Sep 2013 #6

"Hope" you didn't think there'd really be "change!" villager Sep 2013 #11

Yes we can!! MsLeopard Sep 2013 #46

"Yes we could!" villager Sep 2013 #50

Another change... allows the agency to keep the e-mails of or concerning Americans for up to 6 years Catherina Sep 2013 #12

Who IS this clown I worked so hard to help elect? AzDar Sep 2013 #14

He's not a clown Yo_Mama Sep 2013 #27

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Sep 2013 #15

K & R littlewolf Sep 2013 #16

This is all a Big Misunderstanding on the part of all you Obama haters. Jackpine Radical Sep 2013 #17

LOL jsr Sep 2013 #20

Yup zipplewrath Sep 2013 #25

+1. nt OnyxCollie Sep 2013 #26

Poe's law already applies to the lunatic non-Democratic left ConservativeDemocrat Sep 2013 #30

Who decides what is, “reasonably likely to yield foreign intelligence information”? Indi Guy Sep 2013 #31

You're an apologist for some dark stuff, conservative. DisgustipatedinCA Sep 2013 #48

LOL nt Mojorabbit Sep 2013 #59

Nice. n/t DirkGently Sep 2013 #21

If this were a Republican president Yo_Mama Sep 2013 #23

I wish they would hold off on these stories until Syria was less of a calamity. NOVA_Dem Sep 2013 #33

I think holding off on these stories is the worst thing to do Yo_Mama Sep 2013 #52

If this were a Republican president... Indi Guy Sep 2013 #39

Yes, I know it hurts Yo_Mama Sep 2013 #51

Bottom line -- We didn't put up with this kind of BS from Bush... Indi Guy Sep 2013 #54

This message was self-deleted by its author Awknid Sep 2013 #43

Scroll up to post #13 n/t Indi Guy Sep 2013 #58

Ain't it fokkin' GREAT having a Constitutional Scholar in the WH?!?? And one that calls himself kath Sep 2013 #28

Our so-called "constitutional scholar" strikes again! PSPS Sep 2013 #32

Maybe Jesse Ventura isn't far off in his new book... Indi Guy Sep 2013 #55

Campaign promises, 'Obama on Surveillance in 2007'... Indi Guy Sep 2013 #34

Hope And Change Officially In Flames cantbeserious Sep 2013 #41

Here's the perfect excuse for House Repubs to file impeachment charges. NoodleyAppendage Sep 2013 #35

Obama Administration SamKnause Sep 2013 #36

There It Is - Hope And Change In Flames - Obama - Deliberately Desecrating Of The 4th Amendment cantbeserious Sep 2013 #40

Hope. blkmusclmachine Sep 2013 #47

any of the msm covering this? questionseverything Sep 2013 #49