Comments on: With Attention Focused Elsewhere, Cheney Wages Stealth Defense of NSA Wiretapping http://thinkprogress.org/2006/02/15/cheney/ Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:32:51 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Truth 2 Power Project » Drunk with Power! http://thinkprogress.org/2006/02/15/cheney/comment-page-2/#comment-490595 Truth 2 Power Project » Drunk with Power! Thu, 30 Mar 2006 18:24:20 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/02/15/cheney/#comment-490595 [...] This is the same Dick Cheney who lobbied the Congress agressively to justify torture, and is currently lobbying them over the NSA Spying program. He thinks it’s justified to ignore U.S Federal Laws against torture, the Uniform Code of Military Justice regulations against “Maltreatment”, not to mention the 4th Amendment and allow the creation of a terrorist watchlist that currently includes an estimated 325,000 names, but he can’t be bothered with answering questions from the Sherriff after he shoots someone in the frigging face? “I love my people. I love my people. Pull!” BLAM! [...] [...] This is the same Dick Cheney who lobbied the Congress agressively to justify torture, and is currently lobbying them over the NSA Spying program. He thinks it’s justified to ignore U.S Federal Laws against torture, the Uniform Code of Military Justice regulations against “Maltreatment”, not to mention the 4th Amendment and allow the creation of a terrorist watchlist that currently includes an estimated 325,000 names, but he can’t be bothered with answering questions from the Sherriff after he shoots someone in the frigging face? “I love my people. I love my people. Pull!” BLAM! [...]

]]> By: Shining Light In Dark Corners http://thinkprogress.org/2006/02/15/cheney/comment-page-2/#comment-452312 Shining Light In Dark Corners Mon, 20 Feb 2006 05:06:45 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/02/15/cheney/#comment-452312 <strong>Our Privacy Is Secretly Going Away...</strong> The ACLU may well be our only hope to contain the creeping loss of rights we are all experiencing. They're mounting another petition and legal campaign. The Bush Administration keeps hoping the questions will stop about illegal spying on Americans, bu... Our Privacy Is Secretly Going Away…

The ACLU may well be our only hope to contain the creeping loss of rights we are all experiencing. They’re mounting another petition and legal campaign. The Bush Administration keeps hoping the questions will stop about illegal spying on Americans, bu…

]]> By: Think Progress » DeWine: “We Don’t Want To Have Any Kind of Debate About Whether NSA Program Is Constitutional” http://thinkprogress.org/2006/02/15/cheney/comment-page-2/#comment-451104 Think Progress » DeWine: “We Don’t Want To Have Any Kind of Debate About Whether NSA Program Is Constitutional” Sat, 18 Feb 2006 00:02:48 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/02/15/cheney/#comment-451104 [...] The White House stated today that it is backing a legislative proposal by Ohio Sen. Mike DeWine to exclude Bush’s NSA wiretapping program from the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. ThinkProgress has previously reported why the proposal is a bad idea. Tonight, on Fox News, DeWine himself explained his motivations behind the proposal: You know, there’s been some controversy about whether or not this program is legal or is not legal. I think we need to get beyond that. And the vast majority of American people believe these calls need to be listened to. But we don’t want to have any kind of debate about whether it’s constitutional or not constitutional. So I think we need to put that beyond us. [...] [...] The White House stated today that it is backing a legislative proposal by Ohio Sen. Mike DeWine to exclude Bush’s NSA wiretapping program from the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. ThinkProgress has previously reported why the proposal is a bad idea. Tonight, on Fox News, DeWine himself explained his motivations behind the proposal: You know, there’s been some controversy about whether or not this program is legal or is not legal. I think we need to get beyond that. And the vast majority of American people believe these calls need to be listened to. But we don’t want to have any kind of debate about whether it’s constitutional or not constitutional. So I think we need to put that beyond us. [...]

]]> By: Think Progress » DeWine: “We Don’t Want To Have Any Kind of Debate About Whether NSA Program Is Constitutional” http://thinkprogress.org/2006/02/15/cheney/comment-page-2/#comment-451105 Think Progress » DeWine: “We Don’t Want To Have Any Kind of Debate About Whether NSA Program Is Constitutional” Sat, 18 Feb 2006 00:02:44 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/02/15/cheney/#comment-451105 [...] The White House stated today that it is backing a legislative proposal by Ohio Sen. Mike DeWine to exclude Bush’s NSA wiretapping program from the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. ThinkProgress has previously reported why the proposal is a bad idea. Tonight, on Fox News, DeWine himself explained his motivations behind the proposal: You know, there’s been some controversy about whether or not this program is legal or is not legal. I think we need to get beyond that. And the vast majority of American people believe these calls need to be listened to. But we don’t want to have any kind of debate about whether it’s constitutional or not constitutional. So I think we need to put that beyond us. [...] [...] The White House stated today that it is backing a legislative proposal by Ohio Sen. Mike DeWine to exclude Bush’s NSA wiretapping program from the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. ThinkProgress has previously reported why the proposal is a bad idea. Tonight, on Fox News, DeWine himself explained his motivations behind the proposal: You know, there’s been some controversy about whether or not this program is legal or is not legal. I think we need to get beyond that. And the vast majority of American people believe these calls need to be listened to. But we don’t want to have any kind of debate about whether it’s constitutional or not constitutional. So I think we need to put that beyond us. [...]

]]> By: bushhater http://thinkprogress.org/2006/02/15/cheney/comment-page-2/#comment-450099 bushhater Fri, 17 Feb 2006 00:22:08 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/02/15/cheney/#comment-450099 Hey IRI, don't you know, your fearless leader(fuhrer) Bush says i.e. Global warming = Junk science. So watch your ass. Hey IRI, don’t you know, your fearless leader(fuhrer) Bush says i.e. Global warming = Junk science. So watch your ass.

]]> By: winbackcongress http://thinkprogress.org/2006/02/15/cheney/comment-page-2/#comment-450071 winbackcongress Fri, 17 Feb 2006 00:04:23 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/02/15/cheney/#comment-450071 it worked! it worked!

]]> By: mighty aphrodite http://thinkprogress.org/2006/02/15/cheney/comment-page-2/#comment-449985 mighty aphrodite Thu, 16 Feb 2006 23:21:06 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/02/15/cheney/#comment-449985 #85 - "In the aftermath of sept 11 attacks thousands of arabs/muslims were rounded up - some deported, many detained." - Donk *****Only thousands????? That's a good start.... "Some deported, many detained" - how many killed????? #85 – “In the aftermath of sept 11 attacks thousands
of arabs/muslims were rounded up – some deported, many detained.” – Donk
*****Only thousands????? That’s a good start…. “Some deported, many detained” – how many killed?????

]]> By: daDonk http://thinkprogress.org/2006/02/15/cheney/comment-page-2/#comment-449716 daDonk Thu, 16 Feb 2006 20:04:29 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/02/15/cheney/#comment-449716 actually MA - the website is real - the "plan" is real. Any literate person can read it - and if intellectually honest can correlate our actions with it. No tin foil required. In the aftermath of sept 11 attacks thousands of arabs/muslims were rounded up - some deported, many detained. Incovenient facts for right wing fascist pigs like U - but fact none the less. actually MA – the website is real – the “plan” is real.
Any literate person can read it – and if intellectually honest can correlate our actions with it. No tin foil required. In the aftermath of sept 11 attacks thousands
of arabs/muslims were rounded up – some deported, many detained. Incovenient facts for right wing fascist pigs like U – but fact none the less.

]]> By: mighty aphrodite http://thinkprogress.org/2006/02/15/cheney/comment-page-2/#comment-449693 mighty aphrodite Thu, 16 Feb 2006 19:39:41 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/02/15/cheney/#comment-449693 Reg - good news - just keep that tinfoil on your head a little while longer. But I can't seem to find your outrage (or any other progs) at the treasonous platform utilized by that jealous idiot, Al Gore. That moron wouldn't know if there was a roundup of Arabs in the US - but he likes to pretend he's in the loop. Al Jezeera did call to see if Gore were available for any more statements - alZawahiri said "You looked great, Al!! Thanks!!" Bin Laden was unavailable for comment but a Hamas spokesmen was quoted as saying, "Way to go, Al!!!!!" Reg – good news – just keep that tinfoil on your head a little while longer.

But I can’t seem to find your outrage (or any other progs) at the treasonous platform utilized by that jealous idiot, Al Gore. That moron wouldn’t know if there was a roundup of Arabs in the US – but he likes to pretend he’s in the loop. Al Jezeera did call to see if Gore were available for any more statements – alZawahiri said “You looked great, Al!! Thanks!!” Bin Laden was unavailable for comment but a Hamas spokesmen was quoted as saying, “Way to go, Al!!!!!”

]]> By: Reg http://thinkprogress.org/2006/02/15/cheney/comment-page-2/#comment-449657 Reg Thu, 16 Feb 2006 18:55:31 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/02/15/cheney/#comment-449657 If you're surprised at this, understand that Cheney is PNAC - and that he directed the drills simulating attacks on the WTC on the morning of 9/11.....and that his energy meetings have been kept secret because their disclosure would expose the fabrication of an energy crisis and the plans to take over the Iraqi pipelines. If you're skeptical.... understand who is running your government. This is not a conspiracy theory...it's FACT... and so many refuse to deal with the horror we're in: Read this a pass it on.....there's a pdf version on site: <strong> REQUIRED READING FOR ALL BUSH BACKERS!</strong> <a href="http://tvnewslies.org/html/the_truth_about_george_w__bush.html" rel="nofollow"></a> If you’re surprised at this, understand that Cheney is PNAC – and that he directed the drills simulating attacks on the WTC on the morning of 9/11…..and that his energy meetings have been kept secret because their disclosure would expose the fabrication of an energy crisis and the plans to take over the Iraqi pipelines.

If you’re skeptical…. understand who is running your government. This is not a conspiracy theory…it’s FACT…
and so many refuse to deal with the horror we’re in:

Read this a pass it on…..there’s a pdf version on site:

REQUIRED READING FOR ALL BUSH BACKERS!

]]> By: big papa http://thinkprogress.org/2006/02/15/cheney/comment-page-2/#comment-449577 big papa Thu, 16 Feb 2006 17:43:41 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/02/15/cheney/#comment-449577 “We know that there was domestic spying going on, so Pres. Bush has to prove to us he wasn’t spying on calls made exclusively in the US. Until he can prove this, his actions are illegal.” Comment by Democrat Soldier #7 <strong>I agree, But how do we hold him accountable? What shall his sentence be?</strong> “We know that there was domestic spying going on, so Pres. Bush has to prove to us he wasn’t spying on calls made exclusively in the US. Until he can prove this, his actions are illegal.”

Comment by Democrat Soldier #7

I agree,

But how do we hold him accountable?

What shall his sentence be?

]]> By: I-RIGHT-I http://thinkprogress.org/2006/02/15/cheney/comment-page-2/#comment-449406 I-RIGHT-I Thu, 16 Feb 2006 15:26:16 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/02/15/cheney/#comment-449406 It’s screaming, hard-head, non-thinking babies like yourself who are not smart enough to consider the implications. Your approach is killing one bee at a time instead of taking out the entire Hive which you bumped into in the beginning anyways. Cause and effect, you simpleton. Have a nice day. Comment by joshdestardi You're wrong about everything you wrote but this last part has me puzzled. Are you advocating killing a billion Muslims or is that hive you mentioned something else? It’s screaming, hard-head, non-thinking babies like yourself who are not smart enough to consider the implications. Your approach is killing one bee at a time instead of taking out the entire Hive which you bumped into in the beginning anyways. Cause and effect, you simpleton.

Have a nice day.

Comment by joshdestardi

You’re wrong about everything you wrote but this last part has me puzzled. Are you advocating killing a billion Muslims or is that hive you mentioned something else?

]]> By: I-RIGHT-I http://thinkprogress.org/2006/02/15/cheney/comment-page-2/#comment-449399 I-RIGHT-I Thu, 16 Feb 2006 15:20:16 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/02/15/cheney/#comment-449399 I-R-I, you’re truely one fucked-up sicko and would be fragged by the soul brothers in a heartbeat in either Iraq or Vietnam. Comment by bushhater "Soul Brothers" are the least of my worries. Global warming is going to take care of them. <b>Global Warming Could Spell Disaster For Blacks</b> http://www.bet.com/News/global_warming_blacks.htm?wbc_purpose=Basic&WBCMODE=PresentationUnpublished&Referrer=%7B03CE5360-2620-42CB-AD7E-77E4249C5FB7%7D I-R-I, you’re truely one fucked-up sicko and would be fragged by the soul brothers in a heartbeat in either Iraq or Vietnam.

Comment by bushhater

“Soul Brothers” are the least of my worries. Global warming is going to take care of them.

Global Warming Could Spell Disaster For Blacks

http://www.bet.com/News/global_warming_blacks.htm?wbc_purpose=Basic&WBCMODE=PresentationUnpublished&Referrer=%7B03CE5360-2620-42CB-AD7E-77E4249C5FB7%7D

]]> By: bushhater http://thinkprogress.org/2006/02/15/cheney/comment-page-2/#comment-449330 bushhater Thu, 16 Feb 2006 13:19:50 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/02/15/cheney/#comment-449330 I-R-I, you're truely one fucked-up sicko and would be fragged by the soul brothers in a heartbeat in either Iraq or Vietnam. I-R-I, you’re truely one fucked-up sicko and would be fragged by the soul brothers in a heartbeat in either Iraq or Vietnam.

]]> By: Erik http://thinkprogress.org/2006/02/15/cheney/comment-page-2/#comment-449272 Erik Thu, 16 Feb 2006 06:46:54 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/02/15/cheney/#comment-449272 The People need to be conducting surveillance on this psycho-fascist Executive Branch- they've put forth no evidence to show it's useful in catching terrorists, but we know that the Pentagon is keeping info on Quakers in its databases, in violation of its own rules. These people were referred to as "the crazies" when they were trying to take over things in Reagan's day- now they are running things. Get the word out- the truth makes these cretins run and hide- they are afraid of public opinion, that's why they lie about what they're doing http://www.3c.911truth.org The People need to be conducting surveillance on this psycho-fascist Executive Branch- they’ve put forth no evidence to show it’s useful in catching terrorists, but we know that the Pentagon is keeping info on Quakers in its databases, in violation of its own rules. These people were referred to as “the crazies” when they were trying to take over things in Reagan’s day- now they are running things.

Get the word out- the truth makes these cretins run and hide- they are afraid of public opinion, that’s why they lie about what they’re doing

http://www.3c.911truth.org

]]> By: Spudge_Boy http://thinkprogress.org/2006/02/15/cheney/comment-page-2/#comment-449234 Spudge_Boy Thu, 16 Feb 2006 04:39:49 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/02/15/cheney/#comment-449234 <blockquote>Sniffle-sniffle…they won’t take me. They are afraid of what I’d do if allowed to handle modern automatic weapons and high explosives.</blockquote> Yeah we know, you would shoot the guy behind you just like Cheney did.

Sniffle-sniffle…they won’t take me. They are afraid of what I’d do if allowed to handle modern automatic weapons and high explosives.

Yeah we know, you would shoot the guy behind you just like Cheney did.

]]> By: joshdestardi http://thinkprogress.org/2006/02/15/cheney/comment-page-2/#comment-449231 joshdestardi Thu, 16 Feb 2006 04:15:58 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/02/15/cheney/#comment-449231 I-Right-I, you're morally bankrupt. Your suggestion that the neo-cons simply ignore the 'left,' is brilliant..considering that's exactly what they've been doing since Bush f*cker got in office. The only difference this time around, the American people won't just ignore their civil liberty's being encroached upon. I'd take all the 'negroes, and homosexuals' over your kind of manly man who turns into an instant p*ssy because 19 individuals and 4 airplanes brought the "great United States superpower" to it's bitchy little knees. Not a majory or minor country, but 19 individuals. Waaa waaa waaa. You neglect that Usama was a mujahdeen fighter trained by CIA in it's support of Usama and his fellow fighters against Russia. You neglect that this 'war' which is completely separate from the very real war(debacle) ongoing in Iraq, under Bush's guidance is ballooning into a religious war, which are NEVER EVER won. You're supporting bringing America completely into the fold of religious nuts (both christian dominionists and the taliban) instead of examining and using prudence for what caused 9/11 in the first place. It's screaming, hard-head, non-thinking babies like yourself who are not smart enough to consider the implications. Your approach is killing one bee at a time instead of taking out the entire Hive which you bumped into in the beginning anyways. Cause and effect, you simpleton. Have a nice day. I-Right-I, you’re morally bankrupt.

Your suggestion that the neo-cons simply ignore the ‘left,’ is brilliant..considering that’s exactly what they’ve been doing since Bush f*cker got in office. The only difference this time around, the American people won’t just ignore their civil liberty’s being encroached upon.

I’d take all the ‘negroes, and homosexuals’ over your kind of manly man who turns into an instant p*ssy because 19 individuals and 4 airplanes brought the “great United States superpower” to it’s bitchy little knees. Not a majory or minor country, but 19 individuals. Waaa waaa waaa.

You neglect that Usama was a mujahdeen fighter trained by CIA in it’s support of Usama and his fellow fighters against Russia.

You neglect that this ‘war’ which is completely separate from the very real war(debacle) ongoing in Iraq, under Bush’s guidance is ballooning into a religious war, which are NEVER EVER won. You’re supporting bringing America completely into the fold of religious nuts (both christian dominionists and the taliban) instead of examining and using prudence for what caused 9/11 in the first place.

It’s screaming, hard-head, non-thinking babies like yourself who are not smart enough to consider the implications. Your approach is killing one bee at a time instead of taking out the entire Hive which you bumped into in the beginning anyways. Cause and effect, you simpleton.

Have a nice day.

]]> By: joshdestardi http://thinkprogress.org/2006/02/15/cheney/comment-page-2/#comment-449224 joshdestardi Thu, 16 Feb 2006 04:06:11 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/02/15/cheney/#comment-449224 Send Dewine an email: http://dewine.senate.gov/ Send Dewine an email:

http://dewine.senate.gov/

]]> By: Constant http://thinkprogress.org/2006/02/15/cheney/comment-page-2/#comment-449213 Constant Thu, 16 Feb 2006 03:49:44 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/02/15/cheney/#comment-449213 There's a way to force Congress to investigate: <a href="http://www.thenextleft.com/blogatory/archives/2006/02/force_congress.html" rel="nofollow">Click</a> There’s a way to force Congress to investigate: Click

]]> By: Matt http://thinkprogress.org/2006/02/15/cheney/comment-page-2/#comment-449180 Matt Thu, 16 Feb 2006 02:45:26 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/02/15/cheney/#comment-449180 He may have managed to get Hackett out of his race. Guess he is having a stellar week. He may have managed to get Hackett out of his race. Guess he is having a stellar week.

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