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29. About a year ago I reread George Orwell's novel, "Nineteen Eighty-Four" ...

Tue Jan 7, 2014, 09:41 PM

Jan 2014

It was an interesting and chilling read but obviously the "Big Brother" government he envisioned lacked the capacity to surveil citizens that the NSA has today.

I don't wear a tin foil hat but still it seems logical that those who control the mega-data have tremendous power. I'm beginning to wonder if it makes any difference who we elect.

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Whoa, And... Oopsie... 'The Danger of NSA Spying on Members of Congress' - TheAtlantic [View all] WillyT Jan 2014 OP

The NY Times sat on the story for the 2004 election underpants Jan 2014 #1

And Pressured To Do So By A Democrat No Less... WillyT Jan 2014 #3

Blackmail/extortion is how politicians are kept in line notadmblnd Jan 2014 #2

That is exactly how this story reads, blackmail. PowerToThePeople Jan 2014 #5

J. Edgar Hoover on steroids. (n/t) spin Jan 2014 #9

J Edgar Hoover with supercomputers Octafish Jan 2014 #23

About a year ago I reread George Orwell's novel, "Nineteen Eighty-Four" ... spin Jan 2014 #29

Outstanding book that detailed where the world was heading. Octafish Jan 2014 #40

"The Last Gasp of American Democracy" an excellent read that summed up where ... spin Jan 2014 #41

Links are helpful things WilliamPitt Jan 2014 #4

Oops... WillyT Jan 2014 #7

I do remember this event. 2banon Jan 2014 #6

shhhhh, you can't talk about Israeli crimes in GD. Whisp Jan 2014 #17

the sibel edmonds story is all about spying on congress too questionseverything Jan 2014 #8

K&R Solly Mack Jan 2014 #10

More powerful than tha Stasi. Disturbing. grahamhgreen Jan 2014 #11

what I find disturbing is what Harman did... Whisp Jan 2014 #19

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Jan 2014 #12

Anytime... Uncle Joe, Anytime... WillyT Jan 2014 #34

... spanone Jan 2014 #13

K&R It is not that there is no difference between the parties, Egalitarian Thug Jan 2014 #14

From Wikipedia malaise Jan 2014 #15

For those who are pro-Snowden, anti-NSA and super pro Hillary: Whisp Jan 2014 #16

He is the President and the State Department is part of the Executive Branch neverforget Jan 2014 #18

I want shit to change too. Whisp Jan 2014 #20

It's way to early for me to get worked up about the 2016 primaries. Hillary is not neverforget Jan 2014 #24

Are we "there" yet? bvar22 Jan 2014 #21

Every politician, every judge, every cop, every prosecutor. What could possibly go wrong. Scuba Jan 2014 #22

It's remarkably dishonest reporting from a conservative writer at the now-conservative Atlantic struggle4progress Jan 2014 #25

And Sometimes... The Left And Right Find An Issue They Can Agree On... This Is One Of Those Times. WillyT Jan 2014 #26

Did anyone ever verify Stein's story? struggle4progress Jan 2014 #28

BTW... AGAIN... The Messenger Is Attacked... WillyT Jan 2014 #27

Friedersdorf's resurrecting a five year old story alleging unethical behavior by Harmon struggle4progress Jan 2014 #30

Well... WillyT Jan 2014 #31

Yet another April 2009 story based on Stein's CQ report can't provide additional evidence to us: struggle4progress Jan 2014 #32

Yes, Yes... Let's Look Forward And Not Backward... WillyT Jan 2014 #35

And You... Being On Democratic Discussion Board... WillyT Jan 2014 #36

I spent much of the Bush era pissed at Harmon -- but that's a separate issue. struggle4progress Jan 2014 #37

It's become like watching the "Godfather" Movie ....the way KoKo Jan 2014 #33

it's not happening--you think you know better than our rulers?! MisterP Jan 2014 #38

Hoover it all up and blackmail each and every one of us with our The Second Stone Jan 2014 #39