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In reply to the discussion: Funny thing about The Guardian, [View all]bananas
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Obama was against illegal wiretapping. He voted for this type of data gathering when he was Senator
mn9driver
Jun 2013
#57
His Senate votes and his 2008 campaign material have more credibility with me than your profanity.
mn9driver
Jun 2013
#61
Plenty of these "activists" are "keyboard activists" and we've also seen our share of
MADem
Jun 2013
#40
These "improper actions" have been committed by every administration since...
TreasonousBastard
Jun 2013
#12
LOL-- so your contention is that the Left voted for Obama in 2010, but their negative thoughts made
Marr
Jun 2013
#23
Funny thing how some folks walk right over the not only admitted, not only defended,
TheKentuckian
Jun 2013
#11
I think you get the prize for missing the point of the OP by the widest margin.
chieftain
Jun 2013
#22
The baggers aren't spying on Americans. Obama is. That's been established
DisgustipatedinCA
Jun 2013
#30
The President really shouldn't have derailed his agenda with this spying stuff
DisgustipatedinCA
Jun 2013
#37
Either way, Obama has eclipsed his own legislative priorities by spying on constituents.
DisgustipatedinCA
Jun 2013
#41
And what do you suppose you're doing, given your willingness to excuse spying?
DisgustipatedinCA
Jun 2013
#43
So then you should be outraged that money that could be used to address hunger
GoneFishin
Jun 2013
#54
If it's such a non-story why did Obama make a speech about it and pursue the "leaker"?
Tierra_y_Libertad
Jun 2013
#16
you're right - that right-wing rag - The Guardian is just making this shit up
Douglas Carpenter
Jun 2013
#17
So you're saying it's not The Guardian, but the way we read The Guardian
muriel_volestrangler
Jun 2013
#18
And it's a funny thing about the Guardian - ever notice how its eyes follow you around the room?
kenny blankenship
Jun 2013
#53