The Fear Card

mimo2005 · 02-16-2008, 08:37 AM

Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-MA) pointed out that "the president has said that American lives will be sacrificed if Congress does not change FISA. But he has also said that he will veto any FISA bill that does not grant retroactive immunity. ... So if we take the president at his word, he's willing to let Americans die to protect the phone companies."

Feb. 15, Congress allowed the extension to expire – ignoring Bush's bluff as well as phone company immunity.

Keith Olbermann, MSNBC, leaped on Bush's blatant hypocrisy calling Bush not only a liar but a Fascist – "You said that the lives of countless Americans depend on you getting your way. This is CRAP. And you sling it with an audacity and speed unrivaled by even the greatest political felons of our history."

Watch Olbermann's electrifying nine minute video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2J-wCma9vM

**sobeit** · 02-16-2008, 06:44 PM

the bad thing is, too many people are willing to give up some freedoms in order to feel secured.

the question is who to blame, the government, the press or yourselves.

The government for passing laws taking away the freedoms, the press for scaring people through their sensational reporting, or the people for letting it happen.

02-16-2008, 08:37 AM	#1 (permalink)
mimo2005 Manager, The Relaxation Room/Analyst, Security Team Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 10,734 OS: xp	The Fear Card Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-MA) pointed out that "the president has said that American lives will be sacrificed if Congress does not change FISA. But he has also said that he will veto any FISA bill that does not grant retroactive immunity. ... So if we take the president at his word, he's willing to let Americans die to protect the phone companies." Feb. 15, Congress allowed the extension to expire – ignoring Bush's bluff as well as phone company immunity. Keith Olbermann, MSNBC, leaped on Bush's blatant hypocrisy calling Bush not only a liar but a Fascist – "You said that the lives of countless Americans depend on you getting your way. This is CRAP. And you sling it with an audacity and speed unrivaled by even the greatest political felons of our history." Watch Olbermann's electrifying nine minute video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2J-wCma9vM __________________ TSF has outgrown its server, again. Please help "Gutta cavat lapidem, non vi sed saepe cadendo"

02-16-2008, 06:44 PM	#2 (permalink)
sobeit TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: NEAR Posts: 5,267 OS: windows/linux	Re: The Fear Card the bad thing is, too many people are willing to give up some freedoms in order to feel secured. the question is who to blame, the government, the press or yourselves. The government for passing laws taking away the freedoms, the press for scaring people through their sensational reporting, or the people for letting it happen. __________________ Do not feed the trolls.