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Rapid Fire 05/12/06 (Updated)

* Why the NSA story matters: “it’s all about the architecture
* Phone records “just the tip of the iceberg
* Customers consented to NSA sweeps?
* Telcos liable?
* Gingrich: “I’m not going to defend the indefensible
* GOP House leader: “I am not sure why it would be necessary
* Scarborough: “You should be very afraid
* Feinstein: “major constitutional confrontation
* LAT: “Never has it been so easy to know so much about so many
* Initial poll: yaawwwwwnn
* Why Qwest dissed the NSA
* Ryan, Patrick, and William Gibson!
* Tice ready to spill

{ 10 comments… read them below or add one }

b May 12, 2006 at 2:08 pm

A “Phone Poll” about “Phone Surveilance” is kind of a joke isnt it?
http://www.moonofalabama.org/2006/05/phone_survey.html

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DS May 13, 2006 at 2:03 pm

Ok, this is starting to look like paranoia. THEY’RE PHONE RECORDS, NOT PHONE RECORDINGS. Gawd. Even if they WERE phone recordings…who cares? Would you really rather have Moussaoui and his little group of human firecrackers living next door, planning the next big attack? GET REAL PEOPLE! Were at war. Just because you don’t see the enemy on your doorstep when you go to work in the morning doesn’t mean they aren’t out and about and DYING to try to attack us again at home.

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R DOUCETTE May 13, 2006 at 9:45 pm

wHY ARE CROGRESS PEOPLE AFRAID OF THE NSA. THEY MUST BE DOING SOMETHING ILLEGAL THEMSSELVES.
AS THE MAJORITY OF THE AMERICAN CITIZEN’S ARE ALL FOR IT.

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Keith Rasmussen May 14, 2006 at 1:37 am

So, we want Bush to connect the dots, but not collect the dots. (Hattip Lileks or Mark Steyn, I can’t remember which.) EXCUSE ME! We definitely have a problem here. Regards Keith

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John May 14, 2006 at 1:09 pm

I just love how the media hysteria is being collectively ignored by the public. My God, the government is trying to prevent another 9/11?!! Can you believe it?!!
You can even see Noah joining in here, rounding up all the media fear mongering and Bush = Hitler insinuation he can lay his hands on.
And the crowd yawned.
Whaddya wanna bet that all these same news outlets already have their “Bush and Cheney asleep at the switch” stories already written for the next terrorist event.
Then they can run around shrieking about how the President isn’t doing anything to keep us safe and how Cheney’s cronies at Halliburton profit from this sort of thing.
And they wonder why nobody pays attention to them.

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John May 14, 2006 at 1:23 pm

Oh, and the irony of Noah’s medley of media hysteria is so savory. This, from a guy that forces you to reveal your email address and/or divulge your name to post a comment.
Noah tracking people for website security purposes is okay, but the government tracking down terrorists from a list of phone numbers is verboten.
Pot. Kettle. Black.

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Tox June 3, 2006 at 7:43 am

What is all this crap about “the majority” of american citizens supporting the NSA? R Doucette – Shut up.

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