- Tom

Is this data mining part of the mission of the facility in Colorado Springs that was being built for data mining operations?

Comment by Chuck Feney — February 27, 2008 @ 7:44 pm

I don’t know about the facility in Colorado Springs… I do know that they are using programs developed for the sciences (SPIRE is one) to do MASSIVE meta-searches of web traffic, e-mails, and phone calls…

Comment by bobcat_grad — February 27, 2008 @ 1:39 pm

Actually, to them, not telling the truth is not just optional, but mandatory.

Why you think there are two high ranking military officers in these positions. Because they will following Dubya’s orders without question and even lie to protect him and their own azzes. I’ve seen it before, all you have to do it think back to Ollie North, and Admiral Poindexter from Iran Contra. They both lied to protect Reagan at the expense of their military careers. Both men should have been prosecuted and locked up for lying to Congress. This guy is a no good low down coward who is in over his head and he craves power more than he loves his country. I never trust this ahole in the first place or that other bald ahole who is hiding behind his uniform. This guy is behind the spying on all of us.

Guess what guys, they are recording every word we type and what we say. But unlike this moron, I truly love my country and would never ever ever betray it for anyone or anything. My country comes first and loyalty to a President is way down the line. America has stood for over 200 years because people like us stood up for what was right. What he doesn’t understand is that what he has done will come to light and he will be shown to be the traitor he is.

Is this data mining part of the mission of the facility in Colorado Springs that was being built for data mining operations?

Where’s the outrage at such blatant political theatre?

Comment by ralph the wonder llama — February 27, 2008 @ 5:02 pm

It has to be one or the other? He seems to fit both ignorant and petty.

The woman was 79 years old, a passenger in a car, not moving.
The coffee spilled as she was removing the lid (been there, done that).
She suffered 3rd degree burns over 6% of her body and had skin grafts.
McDonald’s had over 700 cases of people burning themselves on coffee.
McDonald’s kept their coffee at 190 degrees, instead of 135 like other fast food places.
The woman was hospitalized for 8 days and spent tens of thousands of dollars.
McDonald’s settled out of court for something less than $300k.

Poor McKie D’s.

Again, eat shit and die jdc.

Comment by jdc — February 27, 2008 @ 4:53 pm

But you didn’t say anything about “abuses” you condemned the very idea of “trial lawyers” suing telcom companies. Almost as if “trial lawyers” was a sort of buzzword for you…

Why is it an “abuse” if someone whose constitutionally-protected privacy was violated by an illegal wiretap, sues the telcom that allowed access?

(And, by the way, “Democrat” is a noun. The adjective you’re looking for is “Democratic”. To confuse the two makes you look either ignorant or petty. Which is it?)

… but as the story above notes, the telecoms are still cooperating with the Justice Admin. and all Bush has to do to get an extension while the House talks out there differences with the Senate is sign the extension…
This is an abuse how?

Why can’t they just obey the law as we all have to? Why can’t they get a warrant (prior or after) in Court for any spying activities?

There must be some money involved in that somewhere in the cracks. It’s so simple to get a warrant, but they refuse to do it, they want something else above the law.

Well, that’s what Bush always did, isn’;t it? Doing things as if he is above the law. Unfortunately so far nobody has been able to stop that gang’s activities, and the BUSH-it keeps going.

I hope Barack will uncover all their illegal/criminal activities and the whole gang will end up in prison for life. The sooner, the better.

Don’t Druids have spells they can use for this sort of thing?

;>)

I’d be right there with you!

Comment by jdc — February 27, 2008 @ 4:37 pm

I notice you replied to nanlichi but ignored my simple question:

Would you prefer to see a system without such rights to redress wrongs before a (supposedly) impartial authority?

Trial lawyers are such bad people. It seems like they are just looking for reasons to sue the big corporations. Sure the pull of profits is strong, but the big corporations have our best interests at heart. They wouldn’t knowingly endanger a person’s life just to make a buck would they? They wouldn’t continue to manufacture cars that exploded in a rear end collision rather than tweak the design a little just to save money? Or continue to sell pool filters that they know could suck a kids’ guts out when a few dollars would fix the design?

And utilities would have agreed to scrub the SO2 and NOx emissions without the threat of being sued.

Right?

Eat shit and die jdc.

Comment by jdc — February 27, 2008 @ 4:12 pm

Actually, the Constitution gives their clients that right.

Would you prefer to see a system without such rights to redress wrongs before a (supposedly) impartial authority?

4 terms for Bush? I REALLY would be in the streets with a gun advocating revolution.

Thanks Uncle Ho! Could you imagine…. 4 f’ing terms with this bunch?!?!? Wow, I get all sick inside just thinking about it!