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2. Too late. He already said there's no spying on Americans

Reply to WillyT (Original post)

Tue Aug 20, 2013, 06:07 PM

Aug 2013

Obama To Leno: 'There Is No Spying On Americans'

by Greg Henderson
August 07, 201312:44 AM

President Obama defended the US government's surveillance program, telling NBC's Jay Leno on Tuesday that: "There is no spying on Americans."

"We don't have a domestic spying program," Obama said on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. "What we do have is some mechanisms that can track a phone number or an email address that is connected to a terrorist attack. ... That information is useful."

http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/08/06/209692380/obama-to-leno-there-is-no-spying-on-americans

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Serious Question... (And I'm Gonna Take Hell For This) What If.... [View all] WillyT Aug 2013 OP

He already stated his willingness for a public advocate, but JaneyVee Aug 2013 #1

Of course he would get "credit" for it. MNBrewer Aug 2013 #3

4 years to go. Enjoy! JaneyVee Aug 2013 #7

4 Years To Go... Hmmm... What Then ??? WillyT Aug 2013 #17

Ya Can't Fix It In Secret... And... He's Already Said He "Welcomes The Debate"... WillyT Aug 2013 #5

Obama has zero credibility on this issue davidn3600 Aug 2013 #8

Unfortunately neither does Greenwald. It's too bad such a flawed messenger got involved. KittyWampus Aug 2013 #11

Didn't take long Andy823 Aug 2013 #14

well then fuck it ... GeorgeGist Aug 2013 #19

Too late. He already said there's no spying on Americans leftstreet Aug 2013 #2

yeah, that really sealed it burnodo Aug 2013 #4

And, invite the ACLU and Daniel Ellsberg to testify. Tierra_y_Libertad Aug 2013 #6

I Know... The Hope Burns... WillyT Aug 2013 #9

Since there is no wide-spread spying upon Americans, why should he want to "fix" it? AnotherMcIntosh Aug 2013 #10

Ya Know... WillyT Aug 2013 #16

He has made it difficult for himself to be sure! Vinnie From Indy Aug 2013 #12

What if we had a president who WANTED to do that? FiveGoodMen Aug 2013 #13

Didn't Obama just call for warrantless wiretaps of cell phone communications? n/t Fire Walk With Me Aug 2013 #15

Yeah... There Is That... WillyT Aug 2013 #18