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Pelican

(1,156 posts) Sun Jun 23, 2013, 08:45 AM Jun 2013

What do you know that everyone else "should know?"

While the NSA scandal brought this to my mind I'm sure there are other things that political junkies such as yourself are aware of that the general populace is not.

One of the defenses of the NSA spying program is that "We've known about this since Bush did it" and so what is the big deal?

What do you think would be a scandal if it got actual air time but is something that the populace should already or does already know about?

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What do you know that everyone else "should know?" (Original Post) Pelican Jun 2013 OP

What hit the pentagon Pharaoh Jun 2013 #1

And United's Flight 93 over Shanksville was shot down. femmocrat Jun 2013 #11

If I told you well . . . taterguy Jun 2013 #2

Our flipping Infrastructure is going to hell in a hand basket. nt wandy Jun 2013 #3

"We've known about this since Bush did it" is NOT a defense of the NSA spying program tridim Jun 2013 #4

Relax... Pelican Jun 2013 #8

Spreading myths should never be the point of any OP on DU. tridim Jun 2013 #10

many so called reporters and pundits in the US are agents Monkie Jun 2013 #5

Sounds like an invitation to conspiracy theories to me nt MrScorpio Jun 2013 #6

I know nothing. Tuesday Afternoon Jun 2013 #7

Pay Day loans at 800-1200% APR Generic Brad Jun 2013 #9

Pharaoh

(8,209 posts)

1. What hit the pentagon

Reply to Pelican (Original post)

Sun Jun 23, 2013, 08:58 AM

Jun 2013

And why did building 7 go down. The pentagon is bristling with cameras and surveillance equipment. I can't believe they don't have one picture of a jumbo jet hitting that building.

femmocrat

(28,394 posts)

11. And United's Flight 93 over Shanksville was shot down.

Reply to Pharaoh (Reply #1)

Sun Jun 23, 2013, 10:35 AM

Jun 2013

I live here. I remember the eyewitness reports on local news that have been silenced. There are people here who saw it and remember what they saw.

I won't get into any arguments with anyone over it, though.

taterguy

(29,582 posts)

2. If I told you well . . .

Reply to Pelican (Original post)

Sun Jun 23, 2013, 09:00 AM

Jun 2013

You know the rest

wandy

(3,539 posts)

3. Our flipping Infrastructure is going to hell in a hand basket. nt

Reply to Pelican (Original post)

Sun Jun 23, 2013, 09:04 AM

Jun 2013

tridim

(45,358 posts)

4. "We've known about this since Bush did it" is NOT a defense of the NSA spying program

Reply to Pelican (Original post)

Sun Jun 23, 2013, 09:06 AM

Jun 2013

It only addresses the current poutrage over the issue.

You might want to dispose of that myth and try again.

Pelican

(1,156 posts)

8. Relax...

Reply to tridim (Reply #4)

Sun Jun 23, 2013, 09:40 AM

Jun 2013

Decidedly not the point of the OP...

tridim

(45,358 posts)

10. Spreading myths should never be the point of any OP on DU.

Reply to Pelican (Reply #8)

Sun Jun 23, 2013, 10:23 AM

Jun 2013

But that certainly didn't stop the OP from doing just that.

Monkie

(1,301 posts)

5. many so called reporters and pundits in the US are agents

Reply to Pelican (Original post)

Sun Jun 23, 2013, 09:16 AM

Jun 2013

http://carlbernstein.com/magazine_cia_and_media.php

but some people here say talking to the chinese newspapers makes you a commie spy.

MrScorpio

(73,772 posts)

6. Sounds like an invitation to conspiracy theories to me nt

Reply to Pelican (Original post)

Sun Jun 23, 2013, 09:21 AM

Jun 2013

Tuesday Afternoon

(56,912 posts)

7. I know nothing.

Reply to Pelican (Original post)

Sun Jun 23, 2013, 09:22 AM

Jun 2013

Generic Brad

(14,374 posts)

9. Pay Day loans at 800-1200% APR

Reply to Pelican (Original post)

Sun Jun 23, 2013, 09:48 AM

Jun 2013

That is worse than a Mafia loan shark, but through a legal loophole, it is legal to charge those obscene rates. That loophole needs to be closed immediately.

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