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FBI begins recording call-ins (talk radio)
wnd ^ | October 14, 2011 | Kathy Shaidle

Posted on 10/15/2011 8:20:52 AM PDT by opentalk

Next time you call a talk radio station, beware: The FBI may be listening.

According to WMAL.com, "The FBI has awarded a $524,927 contract to a Virginia company to record as much radio news and talk programming as it can find on the Internet. …

The FBI says it is not playing Big Brother by policing the airwaves, but rather seeking access to what airs as potential evidence." The agency's reasons for recording all these radio programs don't get any clearer as the news report goes on. No doubt that is intentional.

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1 posted on 10/15/2011 8:20:54 AM PDT by opentalk
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So much for the 1st A.


2 posted on 10/15/2011 8:22:47 AM PDT by Paladin2
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To: opentalk
Of course the FBI isn't playing Big Brother — that's what the National Security Agency (NSA) does -- and they eavesdrop on EVERYONE worldwide!
3 posted on 10/15/2011 8:25:20 AM PDT by MasterGunner01 (To err is human; to forgive is not our policy. -- SEAL Team SIX)
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To: opentalk

They do know for a small fee they could listen to Rush Limbaugh any time they want..don’t they? Rush Limbaugh.com he does all the work for you dumb FBI agents!


4 posted on 10/15/2011 8:26:46 AM PDT by jakerobins
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To: opentalk

It is harassment and intimidation — remember WHO AND WHAT you are dealing with.


5 posted on 10/15/2011 8:26:51 AM PDT by EagleUSA
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To: opentalk
The FBI says it is not playing Big Brother by policing the airwaves, but rather seeking access to what airs as potential evidence."

'But rather'? What does the FBI think Big Brothers do?

6 posted on 10/15/2011 8:27:04 AM PDT by skeeter
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To: opentalk

Radio stations archive their programs.
Even tiny stations do.

The FBI has to much funding if they feel they need to spend half a million dollars on this stuff.


7 posted on 10/15/2011 8:28:38 AM PDT by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: opentalk
The FBI says it is not playing Big Brother by policing the airwaves, but rather seeking access to what airs as potential evidence.

What is the difference?

8 posted on 10/15/2011 8:28:49 AM PDT by Red_Devil 232 (VietVet - USMC All Ready On The Right? All Ready On The Left? All Ready On The Firing Line!)
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To: skeeter
"The FBI says it is not playing Big Brother by policing the airwaves, but rather seeking access to what airs as potential evidence."

You beat me to it. "We're not policing, we're just looking for evidence." (Scratches head) (Uh-huh.)

9 posted on 10/15/2011 8:29:47 AM PDT by Mrs. Don-o ("A paranoid is someone who knows a little of what's going on." William S. Burroughs)
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To: opentalk

The only way this could conceivably be “potential evidence” is if the FBI was pretty sure it had the ability to track down the identity of “Mike from Pittsburg.”


10 posted on 10/15/2011 8:30:26 AM PDT by circlecity
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To: opentalk; All

Chris Plante mentioned this Thursday morning (10/13/2011) at the top of his talk show in Washington, DC. On WMAL 630AM and FM 105.9.

Not that I am surprised by the rampant paranoia of the Obama administration.

Sounds like a full blown fishing expedition on the tax payers’ dime to gather ammo for another Fairness Doctrine. Either through the front door. Or the back door.

Jack.


11 posted on 10/15/2011 8:30:37 AM PDT by Jack Deth (Knight Errant and Resident FReeper Kitty Poem /Haiku Guy)
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To: opentalk

Yet more evidence of the ongoing war of the federal government, especially of its bureaucracies, against the citizens.


12 posted on 10/15/2011 8:31:56 AM PDT by bkopto (Obama is merely a symptom of a more profound, systemic disease in American body politic.)
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To: opentalk

Funny that they leave out the crucial bit, and don’t explain what they want evidence *of*.


13 posted on 10/15/2011 8:32:57 AM PDT by Little Pig (Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici.)
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There has to be a way to verbally flip-the-bird to the FBI when we call in to these shows.


14 posted on 10/15/2011 8:33:54 AM PDT by Ghost of Philip Marlowe (Prepare for survival.)
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To: opentalk

It’s great drama when Hochner asks that big fat girl to check somebody’s complete background including phone records, phone recordings, credit card transactions, though, isn’t it?


15 posted on 10/15/2011 8:34:07 AM PDT by righttackle44 (I may not be much, but I raised a U.S. Marine.)
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To: circlecity

That’s the creepy part.


16 posted on 10/15/2011 8:34:45 AM PDT by opentalk
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I suggest the term “fufibby” (FUFBI).

Example:

“Hey, dittos Rush and fufibby. I just wanted to make a point about our First Amendment rights being attacked under the current administration...”


17 posted on 10/15/2011 8:35:15 AM PDT by Ghost of Philip Marlowe (Prepare for survival.)
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Gee, do I have to wonder if they monitor FR?


18 posted on 10/15/2011 8:35:46 AM PDT by umgud
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To: bkopto

Where are all the civil libertarians? If this were G.W., the sh** would be hitting the proverbial fan. Also, the state-run media would be up in arms, liberals in Congress would be running toward the cameras and microphones. Amazing it is not, when the libs and progressives are in charge, non of this civil liberty stuff really matters.


19 posted on 10/15/2011 8:36:34 AM PDT by Mr. Wright (i)
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To: bkopto

The FBI is more than likely monitoring us here as we speak.

HI!!!.. Mr. FBI man!


20 posted on 10/15/2011 8:38:25 AM PDT by donhunt (Certified and proud "Son of a Bitch".)
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