Man,Washington Journal is good this morning

[w8liftinglady]

talking about having journalists in Iraq,and if they should be covered as much in the news...people are tearing into the bush adm for suppressing news.

[notadmblnd]

1. NSA spying is coming up at 7:45

that ought to be good too.

[w8liftinglady]

3. I love this show.

it is the only show I've seen that has pure,unadulterated opinion.

[ComerPerro]

2. You would think that BushCos privacy would alarm more people

than it seems to.

They are secretive and don't seem to even remotely consider themselves accountable to the people...

[w8liftinglady]

4. Republican said she'll not vote for ONE repub this elction cycle

[EFerrari]

5. Hey -- I'm watching Betty Friedan on BookTV.

and will watch WJ on rerun.

She's just amazing.

"There's a great spirit gone."

[redwitch]

6. It is good today and always

I love this show!

[w8liftinglady]

7. I love that the neocons/freepers are pretty much keeping quiet(so far)

[redwitch]

8. oh they'll be on.

just give it time. they should be too ashamed, but they aren't

[w8liftinglady]

9. OOOps-I spoke too soon

[redwitch]

10. LOL!

sigh. wish I'd been wrong. There should be a moratorium on stupid callers for just one damn day, ya know?

[LizW]

11. This woman on now is on a roll

"Woodward"....WOODRUFF....Caller: "Whatever".

Jeez.

[Skidmore]

13. LOL says there's 2 anti * to every con call. Perhaps that

reflects the opinions of the citzenry now, lady. I feel for her son in the military, sounds like she can't wait for him to be sent.

[Saturday]

14. I feel good about Neocons (that woman)

sending their sons to war. Kinda warms the heart. At least she is putting her son where her mouth is.

[notadmblnd]

18. I couldn't believe how long Susan let her go on

especially after she started bashing CSPAN.

[Catherine Vincent]

54. This repuke woman calls all the time.

She is very hateful with her comments.

[slor]

12. They are trying to figure out the coffee-makers...

once they do that, and then remember how to use the phone, they will call.

[qanda]

16. .....

:spray:

[Skidmore]

15. Robert Turner, Law Professor from VA

apparently is for NSA spying.

[liveoaktx]

17. He was one of the panel particips at the Georgetown U Torture Pimp speech

He was arrogant then as now.

[Skidmore]

19. He's positively frightening.

[cali]

21. What an utter jerk

damn right he's scary. His response to the woman who just called, saying that people who disagree with her point of view should have been the ones to die in the WTC, is shocking. He didn't call her on it at all.

[liveoaktx]

25. Enjoying Greenwald smacking down Ass

[Cassandra]

29. Greenwald is doing great...

when Turner shuts up long enough for him to get a word in edgewise. The neocons really do want a dictatorship. This nut hates democracy down to his bones.

[liveoaktx]

27. He keeps trotting out his credentials instead of his arguments

"I did this in X year", "I wrote my thesis on ...."-"I have this book by Thomas Jefferson right here"

He's also not answering Greenwald's contention that Turner has no idea of the effectiveness of this program since it's in secret.

[LizW]

24. He has to start out with a like to base his position on.

He claims these calls are all international. We know that's not true. The FBI has already said that the NSA gave them those numbers and then they started tapping DOMESTIC calls from those numbers. Hence, the "more calls to Pizza Hut" the FBI complained about having to check out.

If you have to start out with a lie, your argument doesn't hold water.

And that is even before we get to the constitutional issues.

[redwitch]

20. There's a great caller!

We disagree with the government spying on us, therefore WE should have died on 9/11. Where do they get their critical thinking skills?

[berner59]

23. Turner is filabustering...

What an arrogant bastard... Oh I can't wait for the hearings...there is NO defense for this...right??? He's not going to get away with this...right???

[Connie_Corleone]

22. This guy Turner is getting to talk way too much. nt

[LizW]

26. She finally cut him off.

That's why those callers like the woman earlier go on and on about C-Span's "bias". They are working the "ref" and they know it works.

[Skidmore]

28. Turner worked for Reagan's administration in the Intelligence

area. Wonder if he and Ollie were an item. What's he still trying to hide?

[Connie_Corleone]

30. Greenwald's Blog

http://glenngreenwald.blogspot.com/

[Viva_La_Revolution]

32. jinx!

:)

[Skidmore]

34. LOL, Vivia, I hadn't heard "jinx" since my high school days

until you got me yesterday. Actually, I'd forgotten all about it over the years. Thanks for the memory.

[Viva_La_Revolution]

45. oh my...

I think we just dated ourselves. LOL

[Viva_La_Revolution]

31. liveblogging here...

hopefully

http://glenngreenwald.blogspot.com/

[ShortnFiery]

46. Send him our best wishes?

Mr. Greenwald is having to tolerate a slew of right wing zealot callers this morning.

Since his arguments are both concise and convincing I took the opportunity to thank him for his PATRIOTIC efforts.

Just suggest that we rally behind these brave Americans. Lord knows that they go through hell to do what is right for our blessed USA. :-)

[Viva_La_Revolution]

51. Good idea ShortnFiery...

And to DU!

[ShortnFiery]

52. Thanks Viva_La_Revolution

and btw - very nice visual. :hi:

[leftchick]

33. robert turner is a jackass

:argh: he is spewing LIES. All of the RW lying talking points including the FISA takes too long and....That is why we couldn't prevent 9/11 from happening! :argh:

[Skidmore]

35. He's a very dangerous ass too.

[Daphne08]

39. I think he's just darn scary! We live in a democratic republic, not

a democratic monarchy. :eyes:

[liveoaktx]

40. Turner would have it that the president, by exec power, doesn't have to

get a warrant. Also making the argument that the president already HAS these powers, not a matter of giving to him.

That conflicts with Cheney's view that the exec power has been eroded and it needs to be trumped back up again and re-asserted.

[moondust]

53. Nixon would have loved this ass!

This bozo's bogus interpretation says Nixon had the power to spy on whoever he wanted to because it was wartime and he was not obligated to tell anybody anything about it. Talk about a prescription for abuse! I think this is why FISA was enacted.

[Connie_Corleone]

36. Another scared caller on the line.

Bush needs to have these dictatorial powers or we'll all dieeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!

[Skidmore]

37. "Congress is just jealous it doesn't have the powers"!!!??!!

What kind of stupidity is that?

[liveoaktx]

38. :)-made me laugh

[ProfessorGAC]

42. Someone Needs To Tell Her, "THEY DO HAVE THOSE POWERS"

They can't be jealous of the executive because they don't have the same powers, because they are equally powerful. That is, of course, as long as the executive isn't trying to act like an emperor.
The Professor

[liveoaktx]

41. That spam analogy is bullshit

First, it's the Too Much Time To Get a Warrant, but for what? For the ability to do a fishing expedition on everyone's email.

Suppose Al Qaida did send viagra spam (interesting that he chose viagra as the keyword, eh? ???) It would be coming FROM a particular IP address, perhaps spoofed, but this ass is saying that every single person who received this viagra spam would have their email read and checked.

[Cassandra]

43. Is every caller today a fucking nutcase?

I wanted to reach through the tv and strangle that Bushbot.

[Connie_Corleone]

44. All these Bush callers can do is insult people who disagree

with them. It's pathetic.

[liveoaktx]

47. I was thinking that too-they had no substantive arguments about the idea

but rather slamming people for being Democrats, or not being for protection, etc.

[Cassandra]

48. Well, they've been told for over 25 years that...

Democrat = traitor, so I guess they figure that the accusation is enough.

[spanone]

49. 'If you have Bin Ladens number on speed dial' Hilarious

It's pathetic to think that some Americans are so ignorant. But listening to these people makes you realize the fear that bushco is playing on.

[Skidmore]

50. Clenis just reared its head.