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amari_zI have been very, very quiet on the news/political front lately, but just to show that my rage is unflagging, and is indeed only waxing, because it, like human stupidity, appears to be infinite in its capacity, I have to mention the recent USA Today article that reports that the NSA has obtained records of millions of domestic telephone calls.
Our despot–in-chief’s response to this was that he was “acting within the law” and that the domestic conversations are not spied upon without a warrant.
Uh, huh. (And I would note the word “law” has become rather enfeebled, since, we’ve now been told that anything the president does is automatically lawful—kind of like the divine right of kings or the pope’s infallibility, or something.)
The NY Times’ headline for this story was “Bush Says U.S. Spying Is Not Widespread.” It is kind of sad that my immediate reaction to this headline was to burst out into howling laughter (and btw, I’m working in a cubicle for now, so this was far, far more embarrassing than it is when I do this in my own office).
Yeah, sure Mr. President. We believe you, since you’ve proven in the past you’re such an honest guy.
Millions of records, people.
Oh, and I can't stop myself from noting Bush's little statement that: "the privacy of ordinary Americans is fiercely protected in all our activities." There are so many ways I could snark at this statement, I hardly know what to say. So all I will say is that, please do define “ordinary” for me, Mr. President, and while you're at it, please also tell me who decides which Americans fit under your definition (because, it ain't being decided by those people who are supposed to interpret the law, remember them, the judicial branch?). Oh, but of course, Bush left his press briefing without taking any questions from reporters. Cause it’s not like he actually has to answer to anyone, you know.
As you might guess, the Democrats are yelling outrage, and threatening hearings. I know I'm excited. They've done so well with them in the past.
And, just once, I'd like to see Bush make a public statement longer than two minutes where the words "September 11" or "9/11" do not appear. Just to see if he's actually mentally capable of doing it, or if he, as I've long suspected, is just a one-trick pony badly disguised as a man.
Oh, and since I've gotten started, I also have to mention that Steven Colbert is my new hero. And he is really quite funny, you suck up, pansy-assed Washington Press Corp.
Our despot–in-chief’s response to this was that he was “acting within the law” and that the domestic conversations are not spied upon without a warrant.
Uh, huh. (And I would note the word “law” has become rather enfeebled, since, we’ve now been told that anything the president does is automatically lawful—kind of like the divine right of kings or the pope’s infallibility, or something.)
The NY Times’ headline for this story was “Bush Says U.S. Spying Is Not Widespread.” It is kind of sad that my immediate reaction to this headline was to burst out into howling laughter (and btw, I’m working in a cubicle for now, so this was far, far more embarrassing than it is when I do this in my own office).
Yeah, sure Mr. President. We believe you, since you’ve proven in the past you’re such an honest guy.
Millions of records, people.
Oh, and I can't stop myself from noting Bush's little statement that: "the privacy of ordinary Americans is fiercely protected in all our activities." There are so many ways I could snark at this statement, I hardly know what to say. So all I will say is that, please do define “ordinary” for me, Mr. President, and while you're at it, please also tell me who decides which Americans fit under your definition (because, it ain't being decided by those people who are supposed to interpret the law, remember them, the judicial branch?). Oh, but of course, Bush left his press briefing without taking any questions from reporters. Cause it’s not like he actually has to answer to anyone, you know.
As you might guess, the Democrats are yelling outrage, and threatening hearings. I know I'm excited. They've done so well with them in the past.
And, just once, I'd like to see Bush make a public statement longer than two minutes where the words "September 11" or "9/11" do not appear. Just to see if he's actually mentally capable of doing it, or if he, as I've long suspected, is just a one-trick pony badly disguised as a man.
Oh, and since I've gotten started, I also have to mention that Steven Colbert is my new hero. And he is really quite funny, you suck up, pansy-assed Washington Press Corp.
