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In reply to the discussion: Whistleblower Binney says the NSA has dossiers on nearly every US citizen [View all]HardTimes99
(2,049 posts)43. OT, but your post and the humorous replies to it reminded me of Jim Croce
for some reason;
"Operator (That's Not The Way It Feels)"
Operator, well could you help me place this call
See, the number on the match book is old and faded
She's living in L.A
With my best old ex-friend Ray
A guy she said she knew well and sometimes hated
But isn't that the way they say it goes
Well let's forget all that
And give me the number if you can find it
So I can call just to tell 'em I'm fine, and to show
I've overcome the blow
I've learned to take it well
I only wish my words
Could just convince myself
That it just wasn't real
But that's not the way it feels
Operator, well could you help me place this call
'Cause I can't read the number that you just gave me
There's something in my eyes
You know it happens every time
I think about the love that I thought would save me
But isn't that the way they say it goes
Well let's forget all that
And give me the number if you can find it
So I can call just to tell 'em I'm fine, and to show
I've overcome the blow
I've learned to take it well
I only wish my words
Could just convince myself
That it just wasn't real
But that's not the way it feels
No, no, no, no
That's not the way it feels
Operator, well let's forget about this call
There's no one there I really wanted to talk to
Thank you for your time
Ah, you've been so much more then kind
You can keep the dime
But isn't that the way they say it goes
Well let's forget all that
And give me the number if you can find it
So I can call just to tell 'em I'm fine, and to show
I've overcome the blow
I've learned to take it well
I only wish my words
Could just convince myself
That it just wasn't real
But that's not the way it feels.
Operator, well could you help me place this call
See, the number on the match book is old and faded
She's living in L.A
With my best old ex-friend Ray
A guy she said she knew well and sometimes hated
But isn't that the way they say it goes
Well let's forget all that
And give me the number if you can find it
So I can call just to tell 'em I'm fine, and to show
I've overcome the blow
I've learned to take it well
I only wish my words
Could just convince myself
That it just wasn't real
But that's not the way it feels
Operator, well could you help me place this call
'Cause I can't read the number that you just gave me
There's something in my eyes
You know it happens every time
I think about the love that I thought would save me
But isn't that the way they say it goes
Well let's forget all that
And give me the number if you can find it
So I can call just to tell 'em I'm fine, and to show
I've overcome the blow
I've learned to take it well
I only wish my words
Could just convince myself
That it just wasn't real
But that's not the way it feels
No, no, no, no
That's not the way it feels
Operator, well let's forget about this call
There's no one there I really wanted to talk to
Thank you for your time
Ah, you've been so much more then kind
You can keep the dime
But isn't that the way they say it goes
Well let's forget all that
And give me the number if you can find it
So I can call just to tell 'em I'm fine, and to show
I've overcome the blow
I've learned to take it well
I only wish my words
Could just convince myself
That it just wasn't real
But that's not the way it feels.
Song makes me weep each time I hear it. "I think about the love that I thought would save me." That's humanity in a single line.
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Whistleblower Binney says the NSA has dossiers on nearly every US citizen [View all]
dkf
Jul 2013
OP
They may know how to accumulate and organize but they haven't perfected the pre-crime part of it.
dkf
Jul 2013
#2
well, just drag your feet on apying veterans claims/benefits and a good number will die off
KittyWampus
Jul 2013
#72
Not only would some here back employers doing that, some would cheer them on
The Straight Story
Jul 2013
#24
Thank god Obama has not continued any of the illegal and unconstutional things Bush did!
dixiegrrrrl
Jul 2013
#30
As he explains in his New Yorker profile by Mayer, he continues to talk to active NSA employees
leveymg
Jul 2013
#83
Then the FISA court order telling Verizon to hand over all its metadata to the NSA
magellan
Jul 2013
#38
Still not seeing where it says they'll be handing all my metadata over to the gov't. n/t
magellan
Jul 2013
#54
Where passing people's personal data to the US Government is concerned, it should
magellan
Jul 2013
#71
You do understand that there are other spying organizations in the world right?
VanillaRhapsody
Jul 2013
#79
"It's not about being paranoid:" That qualifier is creeping into more discussions.
Eleanors38
Jul 2013
#23
"Oh yeah? Well don't get so distressed. Did I happen to mention that I'm impressed?" nt
raouldukelives
Jul 2013
#28
I'm not surprised to see you post a characterization of DUers in place of
Bluenorthwest
Jul 2013
#84
Great. A group primarily comprised of militaristic RW authoritarians are collecting our information,
Zorra
Jul 2013
#68
It's a freaking gold rush into data mining & surveillance. The amount of taxpayer money going to
KittyWampus
Jul 2013
#70