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Sen. Clinton Blasts Bush on Eavesdropping ["strange" and "far-fetched," launching a blistering...]
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Posted on 01/25/2006 11:38:04 AM PST by Sub-Driver

Sen. Clinton Blasts Bush on Eavesdropping

By RON FOURNIER, AP Political Writer 7 minutes ago

Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton on Wednesday called President Bush's explanations for eavesdropping on domestic telephone calls "strange" and "far-fetched," launching a blistering attack on the White House ahead of the president's State of the Union address.

"Obviously, I support tracking down terrorists. I think that's our obligation. But I think it can be done in a lawful way," the New York Democrat said.

Clinton, a potential 2008 presidential candidate, told reporters she did not yet know whether the administration's warrantless eavesdropping broke any laws. But the senator said she did not buy the White House's main justifications for the tactic.

"Their argument that it's rooted in the authority to go after al-Qaida is far-fetched," she said in an apparent reference to a congressional resolution passed after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attack. The Bush administration has argued that resolution gave the president authority to order such electronic surveillance as part of efforts to protect the nation from terrorists.

"Their argument that it's rooted in the Constitution inherently is kind of strange because we have FISA and FISA operated very effectively and it wasn't that hard to get their permission," she said. The super-secretive Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court was established by Congress to approve eavesdropping warrants, even retroactively, but Bush has argued that the process often takes too long.

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TOPICS: Extended News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 109th; hillary2008; homelandsecurity; lostdems; nsa; spying
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To: Sub-Driver; 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub; P-Marlowe; jude24

GOP TV Ad

Ahmed the Al-Qaeda terrorist calls Mohammed the American sympathizer and says everything is ready for detonation in one hour.

Hillary Clinton says "Good thing we're not breaking the law and eavesdropping on Americans."

George Bush says, "We've just intercepted a terrorist call....go get Mohammed!"

Which one is watching out for America?


61 posted on 01/25/2006 1:09:36 PM PST by xzins (Retired Army Chaplain and Proud of It!)
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To: mortal19440
Tell us how you would do it fat a**.

BWaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa, haaaaaa, haaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!! OMG, would I love to say that to her heinousness. You sprung that one on me.

62 posted on 01/25/2006 1:42:34 PM PST by subterfuge (The Democrat party--hating American ideals for 60 years.)
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To: Sub-Driver; Laurita; CMS; The Sailor; txradioguy; Jet Jaguar; Defender2; OneLoyalAmerican; ...

"Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton on Wednesday called President Bush's explanations for eavesdropping on domestic telephone calls "strange" and "far-fetched," launching a blistering attack on the White House
ahead of the president's State of the Union address."

The "Politically Correct RINO's" on FR are the same group
who "swore"
klintoon, hitlery, hanoi kerry, sanbdi ber(bur)glar, al bore, jane beno,
would be prosecuted for
pardongate, chinagate, the bribes in upstate NY in the 2000 NY Senate race, waco, etc, etc,
"when" the "time was right".


63 posted on 01/25/2006 2:05:30 PM PST by 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub (The "Politically Correct RINO's" on Free Republic are never really political or correct.)
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To: 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub

Hitlery says Bush is "STRANGE AND FAR-FETCHED"??? HA!

64 posted on 01/25/2006 2:15:03 PM PST by luvie (Everyone that doesn't like what America and President Bush has done for Iraq can all go to HELL.-BD)
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To: 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub

Out of the mouth of hypocrites.


65 posted on 01/25/2006 2:18:18 PM PST by TASMANIANRED (The Internet is the samizdat of liberty.)
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To: 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub

66 posted on 01/25/2006 2:21:48 PM PST by Lady Jag ( All I want is a kind word, a warm bed, and unlimited power)
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To: LUV W

67 posted on 01/25/2006 2:22:39 PM PST by Lady Jag ( All I want is a kind word, a warm bed, and unlimited power)
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To: Sub-Driver
"Their argument that it's rooted in the authority to go after al-Qaida is far-fetched,"
Translation,"my husband never went after Al-Qaeda so why should we allow Bush?"
68 posted on 01/25/2006 2:22:56 PM PST by Wasanother (Terrorist come in many forms but all are RATS.)
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To: Lady Jag

You got me giggling with that one! *giggle*


69 posted on 01/25/2006 2:24:22 PM PST by luvie (Everyone that doesn't like what America and President Bush has done for Iraq can all go to HELL.-BD)
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To: Sub-Driver

Anyone know if Hillie's going to Davos, or just Bubba?


70 posted on 01/25/2006 2:27:40 PM PST by mewzilla (Property must be secured or liberty cannot exist. John Adams)
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To: 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub

Spencer lobs another one her way!!
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1564909/posts


71 posted on 01/25/2006 2:27:52 PM PST by freema (Proud Marine FRiend, Mom, Aunt, Sister, Friend, Wife, Daughter, Niece)
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To: Sub-Driver

Only thing I'd like to tell Hitlery is, "go ahead and keep opening that dragon mouth of yours." She's just digging herself a hole (which sounds pretty good to me).


72 posted on 01/25/2006 2:28:40 PM PST by Fudd Fan (Sorry Mr. Franklin, but apparently we couldn't keep it.)
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To: 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub; All
...called President Bush's explanations for eavesdropping on domestic telephone calls "strange" and "far-fetched,"

President Bush never gave an explanation for "eavesdropping on domestic telephone calls" since that is NOT what the NSA program is about.

Now if "IT" wants to claim the President's explanation for the "terrorist surveillance" program is "strange" and "far-fetched," ... BRING IT ON!

73 posted on 01/25/2006 2:29:26 PM PST by Just A Nobody ("Iraq joins coalition to fight terrorism!" I - LOVE - my attitude problem! Beware the Enemedia.)
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To: Sub-Driver

Shrillery upping the shrillness. What else is old?


74 posted on 01/25/2006 2:30:11 PM PST by La Enchiladita (God bless our troops and their families.)
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To: pinz-n-needlez

I would not doubt it. Bill DID allow a captive Bin Ladin to go free when Sudan offered to turn him over to the US.


75 posted on 01/25/2006 2:33:58 PM PST by Paul_Denton (Tagine under repair.)
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To: LUV W
You got me giggling with that one! *giggle*

Another "pay forward"...what's going on here?

76 posted on 01/25/2006 2:34:17 PM PST by Lady Jag ( All I want is a kind word, a warm bed, and unlimited power)
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To: Lady Jag

We been hanging out together way too much lately! :o)


77 posted on 01/25/2006 2:35:17 PM PST by luvie (Everyone that doesn't like what America and President Bush has done for Iraq can all go to HELL.-BD)
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To: Justanobody

Yeah, Shrillery. JA's gonna clean your cuckoo clock! Sprong!


78 posted on 01/25/2006 2:37:34 PM PST by La Enchiladita (God bless our troops and their families.)
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To: Sub-Driver

Aunt Jarodham never met a terrorist she didn't love. Heck, she probably slept with Arabfat's wife! She released more than she captured.

Pray for W and Our Freedom Fighters


79 posted on 01/25/2006 2:37:49 PM PST by bray (President Bush Protects America. The Rats Protect Terrorists.)
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To: Sub-Driver
FBI files.

Pardon of FALN terrorists.

Any other comments?

80 posted on 01/25/2006 2:40:10 PM PST by monocle
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