Posted on 12/28/2005 5:51:37 AM PST by bnelson44
December 28, 2005--Sixty-four percent (64%) of Americans believe the National Security Agency (NSA) should be allowed to intercept telephone conversations between terrorism suspects in other countries and people living in the United States. A Rasmussen Reports survey found that just 23% disagree.
Sixty-eight percent (68%) of Americans say they are following the NSA story somewhat or very closely.
Just 26% believe President Bush is the first to authorize a program like the one currently in the news. Forty-eight percent (48%) say he is not while 26% are not sure.
(Excerpt) Read more at rasmussenreports.com ...
Just wait when the terrorist start suing (which they already have) and the people see that this helped us put the bad guys away...I hope we have the main RATs on record as saying we should do this, or if they were President they would never have done such things.
"I’m no longer surprised that journalists lack an internal regulatory mechanism (sometimes called 'ethics' or another quaint old-fashioned term that no longer applies, 'patriotism') to prevent the release of information that could damage their own country. On the contrary, they actively search for that information and release it with great relish." -- Charles Johnson, in "The Media are the Enemy"
"Sometimes the fourth estate seems more like a fifth column."-- Dr. Thomas Sowell
"It's the enemedia." -- Fred Nerks
Bye-bye, troll.
When you say, "their plan came together perfectly", you mean like a Pinto wagon stuck on the tracks and flattened like a pancake by a freight train "perfect" because otherwise you are dead wrong. How you think this helps the demoncrats who are seen, rightly so, as weak on the WOT is beyond me. This is a lovely Christmas gift the liberal MSM has given us!
The public isn't the problem. Usually, most of the time, their initial assessments are correct which is why I generally reject the term "sheeple".
The problem that enters into discussion is that they are subject to endless propaganda in an attempt to beat down their knowledge of what is right. The MSM will keep trying to confuse and distort. This is why the administration needs to keep attacking and remain on offense so they get no traction to impress what is false on the public.
The other problem is D.C. They live in their own bubble. Weak power grabbing pols, like McCain, wanting to impress the MSM and their pals across the aisle instead of nailing the leaker will try to stage a takeover of the president's constitutional powers. Watch them, defeat them.
I agree. The Media will keep on it...they're still talking about Rove being indicted, which is making a story out of a non-story. They still quote Bush's poll numbers in the low 30s. They think gas is $3.00 a gallon.
Watching MSNBC (which I do with a barf bag in my lap) has become a good barometer for the focus of the elitest national media. Nowhere else will you see more rationalization of coverage based on conjecture and false hopes. These people assume everything bad about Bush is truth and think all Americans agree with them. It is a meeting place for liberal elites to come together and rub on each other.
Even Scarborough Country, MSNBC's lame attempt to steal Fox viewers, has failed. Former Democrat Joe has reverted to his Populist ways and is eager to be accepted by the Elites. Tucker Carlson is nothing but an elitest liberal who doesn't like to pay taxes. MSNBC is becoming the Air America of cable.
Especially since NSA *is* the military, and was engaged in military surveillance.
Do you mean teh same FISA court that never denies the warrants since it was created...well until GW asks for some warrants after 9/11 and they said NO!!!!
GW did the right thing. Just say you don't need a bunch of pansie libs to approve his WOT efforts...congress already athorized it.
Because if they file the brief it can be used in court against them. The purpose of this monitoring is to protect America from terrorists NOT to it them in court to convict them.
I don't believe that number at all.
I can't wait.
"It's the enemedia." -- Fred Nerks
Almost 1/4th of this country hates Bush so much they'd accept terror attacks in America.
Maddening!
It's strange to me that nobody is discussing whether the affected parties are citizens or non-citizens.
If the target is an American citizen, I would prefer that a judge sign off on it. For a non-citizen, no holds should be barred, no oversight required or demanded.
Of course, you meant to add "Next?," right?
:-)
Both groups were disgusted that there were dems and media out there who felt we should not listen in on terrorist calling into the US just because the were listening to supposed "citizens".
The basic consensus was, hey people there are muslims in every country of the world who's religion demand war, including ours. 1-3 years ago nobody would have talked like that in public but with example after example of the "religion of peace" showing who they really are nobody was keeping quiet, even the grandmotherly types.
Everybody thought that the dems were helping to destroy us from within.
They are OLD MEDIA.
Maybe the public thinks the demo/socialsts are weak on national security or maybe when they're promised more free cheese in the next election they won't really care. It doesn't matter my point was not a political we got'em orf how it might casue a backlash it was how the leaking of the info, which was the plan, helps the terroists.
nother one bites the dust
nother one bites the dust hey hey!
Hey, we'er gonna get you too
nother one bites the dust
Oh the humanity! Bet Nancy is staying in bed today!
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