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sabrina 1

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15. Omg, 'charlatans like Assange'? You've got to be kidding.
Tue Aug 14, 2012, 07:46 PM
Aug 2012

Exactly what makes a multiple-award-winning, courageous journalist a 'charlatan' anywhere but on Fox News? I KNOW they hate him but they do what they are told and don't bother with facts. Here we know the facts, so are less likely to buy the Sarah Palin view of anyone.

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Fucking flash drives. HopeHoops Aug 2012 #1
That's why I'm still using eight inch floppies. Scuba Aug 2012 #3
Okay, you've got me beat. I've got 5 1/4, but not 8". HopeHoops Aug 2012 #6
Yeah, I've got some 8086 machines here that still do what they always did. Scuba Aug 2012 #7
Well, the VIC-20 and C=64 still work, as does the Apple-II. Don't think any 8086's are around. HopeHoops Aug 2012 #10
You need therapy. Scuba Aug 2012 #17
So I've heard. HopeHoops Aug 2012 #19
This is the single greatest threat to this nation that we face, even worse than plutocracy 1-Old-Man Aug 2012 #2
This is the plutocracy. Every intelligence agency this nation has had has been run and staffed by Egalitarian Thug Aug 2012 #36
Nah. This is a normal the-price-of-freedom-is-eternal-vigilance. A watched pot, if you will. aquart Aug 2012 #65
Didn't he read his non-disclosure forms? :) CabCurious Aug 2012 #4
Um whatchamacallit Aug 2012 #5
I wonder is he the Wikileaks whistle-blower? Sounds like he has some integrity if he sabrina 1 Aug 2012 #8
Not According To This Piece: WillyT Aug 2012 #9
That is a scary article. Now I'm beginning to see why the FISA bill was so important to sabrina 1 Aug 2012 #21
Eh? So an expectation of privacy is a hallmark of the terrorist mind? Beartracks Aug 2012 #38
Lol, distance yourself or be guilty by association! sabrina 1 Aug 2012 #45
OMG, you replied. Now I'm pal'ing around with a cash user! Beartracks Aug 2012 #47
Sounds like he has enough integrity to AVOID wikileaks and charlatans like Assange CabCurious Aug 2012 #12
Omg, 'charlatans like Assange'? You've got to be kidding. sabrina 1 Aug 2012 #15
I Think You Meant...Heroes Like Wikileaks And Assange... WillyT Aug 2012 #20
Mm-hm. sibelian Aug 2012 #48
Welcome to my Ignore list, douche - n/t coalition_unwilling Aug 2012 #50
what do you call that? =Totalitarianism dixiegrrrrl Aug 2012 #18
Yes, that's the word I was looking for, thank you! sabrina 1 Aug 2012 #24
There is a serious movement to move us from a cash society dixiegrrrrl Aug 2012 #34
'The land of the Free'?? sabrina 1 Aug 2012 #46
For the benefit of the NSA, let me say that I think that you're doing a great job. AnotherMcIntosh Aug 2012 #11
They have a special cabinet for NSA Brown-Nosers :) CabCurious Aug 2012 #13
I also think that other agencies in the Obama Administration are doing a great job. AnotherMcIntosh Aug 2012 #14
And the only reason I follow Wikileaks on Twitter (and Bradley Manning) is because sabrina 1 Aug 2012 #16
LOL !!! WillyT Aug 2012 #22
Here's a Wired article that shows the spying in detail: dixiegrrrrl Aug 2012 #23
Wow!! From Wired too, not a CS publication. sabrina 1 Aug 2012 #25
They spend their time with lobbyists and playing video games. nt valerief Aug 2012 #27
Oh Man... They Just HAD To Put It In Utah... WillyT Aug 2012 #26
Orrin Hatch, bringing them jobs to Utah. dixiegrrrrl Aug 2012 #31
Thanks for posting Dixie Hydra Aug 2012 #56
If only they would use that power for world peace dixiegrrrrl Aug 2012 #57
It's all interrelated I think Hydra Aug 2012 #58
I would like to welcome the NSA to the thread. obxhead Aug 2012 #28
WillyT Diclotican Aug 2012 #29
Yep... And We "Spied Upon" Taxpayers Footed The Bills For Those Cray Computers They're Using... WillyT Aug 2012 #30
It started in February 2001 tiny elvis Aug 2012 #32
just thought I'd pop in and say "Hi!" to the NSA magical thyme Aug 2012 #33
So what does this all mean for Agent Mike? truebrit71 Aug 2012 #35
I'm sure the White House and/or congress will launch an investigation into the abuses of the NSA. Tierra_y_Libertad Aug 2012 #37
LOL !!! WillyT Aug 2012 #39
God, we are so screwed. nt woo me with science Aug 2012 #40
Oh, yes, for sure! kath Aug 2012 #63
Welcome to neoAmerica. woo me with science Aug 2012 #41
This all started with The Selection's White House occupancy in 2001... pacalo Aug 2012 #42
Wow! Zax2me Aug 2012 #43
What everyone really needs to understand about the majority of cops, is that Zorra Aug 2012 #44
Does this mean we need to wrap with KoKo Aug 2012 #54
... xchrom Aug 2012 #49
Seems to me, that much data is as good as no data. aquart Aug 2012 #51
On the contrary Hydra Aug 2012 #55
They do, huh? aquart Aug 2012 #59
You're quite right Hydra Aug 2012 #60
The military has some brilliant people upi402 Aug 2012 #62
If we fill the jails with political prisoners, can we let the potsmokers go? aquart Aug 2012 #64
*Shrugs* Hydra Aug 2012 #66
Anyone who was shocked by this at Defcon, shouldn't have been at Defcon. Zalatix Aug 2012 #52
That's why I don't use the Internet. Kablooie Aug 2012 #53
A hero upi402 Aug 2012 #61
The President has really dropped the ball when it comes to this stuff Marrah_G Aug 2012 #67
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