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Oops! - Bush Unaware Mikes Were Still On
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| 2/10/6
Posted on 02/10/2006 4:33:31 PM PST by SmithL
Cambridge, Md. -- The eavesdropping tables were turned on President Bush on Friday. The president apparently believed he was speaking privately when he talked about listening in without a warrant on domestic communications with suspected al-Qaida terrorists overseas. But reporters were the ones doing the listening in this time.
The incident happened at a House Republican retreat. After six minutes of public remarks by the president, reporters were ushered out. "I support the free press, let's just get them out of the room," Bush said,
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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: eavesdropping; media; openmic; spying
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To: SmithL
Bravo President!
...reporters were ushered out. "I support the free press, let's just get them out of the room," Bush said...And if you really believe President Bush did not know the microphones were on,...sigh... well, I guess you'll still vote.
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posted on
02/10/2006 4:43:10 PM PST
by
JohnCliftn
(In War: Resolution. In Defeat: Defiance. In Victory: Magnanimity. In Peace: Good Will.)
To: SmithL
However, the microphones stayed on for a few minutes. That allowed journalists back at the White House to eavesdrop on Bush's defense of the eavesdropping. His private statements were basically no different from what he's said in public. The too smart by half azzhole who thought leaving the mikes on was a good idea should be looking for new employment by now.
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posted on
02/10/2006 4:43:28 PM PST
by
gov_bean_ counter
(It is easy to call for a pi$$ing contest when you aren't going to be in the line of fire.)
To: bayourant
Yeah I was thinking the same thing.
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posted on
02/10/2006 4:43:56 PM PST
by
ConservativeMan55
(DON'T FIRE UNTIL YOU SEE THE WHITES OF THE CURTAINS THEY ARE WEARING ON THEIR HEADS !)
To: Faith
They just aren't smart enough to know that no one ELSE is offended when THEY are offended. :)
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posted on
02/10/2006 4:43:59 PM PST
by
ohioWfan
(PROUD Mom of an Iraq War VET! THANKS, son!!!!)
To: kentj
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posted on
02/10/2006 4:44:31 PM PST
by
usmcobra
(I'm a Marine on currently on inactive status awaiting an eternal change of duty station)
To: SmithL
"I support the free press, let's just get them out of the room," Bush said I support 'em too but would prefer them in another room.
Next door maybe or perhaps in Idaho.
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posted on
02/10/2006 4:45:43 PM PST
by
humblegunner
(If you're gonna die, die with your boots on.)
To: flashbunny
What does hard lemonade have anything to do with this article?
(heh,heh)
To: bayourant
Not much to it, is there?
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posted on
02/10/2006 4:45:50 PM PST
by
Howlin
(Why don't you just report the news, instead of what might be the news? - Donald Rumsfeld 1/25/2006)
To: SmithL
"The bombing starts in five minutes".
And I'll dammwell call them "mikes" if I want to.
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posted on
02/10/2006 4:47:13 PM PST
by
Past Your Eyes
(Criticize me if you will, but just don't circumsize me any more. -Kinky Friedman)
To: SmithL
"However, the microphones stayed on for a few minutes. That allowed journalists back at the White House to eavesdrop on Bush's defense of the eavesdropping. His private statements were basically no different from what he's said in public."
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posted on
02/10/2006 4:47:39 PM PST
by
nmh
(Intelligent people believe in Intelligent Design (God))
To: humblegunner
Idaho is too nice. Let's send em to Cuba.
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posted on
02/10/2006 4:47:56 PM PST
by
ilovew
("Hindsight alone is not wisdom, and second guessing is not a strategy." GWB SOTU 1-31-06)
To: flashbunny; MikeinIraq
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posted on
02/10/2006 4:48:35 PM PST
by
neodad
(Why does every cartoon article refer to the "Prophet" Muhammed?)
To: JohnCliftn
I kind of agree with you that Bush probably knew the mikes were still on. But I also agree with those who know that this guy's character is such that he does say what he means and he probably could get caught on tape most of any day and not say too much that could be controversial.
If I were pres, I'd probably say too much in private about concentration camps for Barbara Streisand and Michael Moore...so I wouldn't have the temperament to be pres. :-0
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posted on
02/10/2006 4:49:08 PM PST
by
GermanBusiness
(Buy from Danish Food Dot Net)
To: SmithL
These fools think if they persist in playing their infantile "gotcha" games that one day they're going to head the motherlode, but what they don't understand is that they already have a "motherload", and that "load" is refreshed on a daily basis, from countless liberal/left newspapers, networks, radio stations, websites, etc.
I think everyone knows what that "load" consists of.
Meanwhile, our President is trying to wage war on the enemies of America, while his political adversaries try to tie one (or both) of his arms behind his back.
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posted on
02/10/2006 4:49:52 PM PST
by
mkjessup
(The Shah doesn't look so bad now, eh? But nooo, Jimmah said the Ayatollah was a 'godly' man.)
To: ilovew
Idaho is too nice. Let's send em to Cuba. Well if we are going to be crossing borders then let's make it worthwhile.
Kamchatka is nice this time of year.
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posted on
02/10/2006 4:50:37 PM PST
by
humblegunner
(If you're gonna die, die with your boots on.)
To: ohioWfan
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posted on
02/10/2006 4:51:31 PM PST
by
onyx
To: SmithL
"Ya know, Karl and Dick, this whole BS about Muslim's being the religion of peace, is just a bunch of bullsh!t, I'm seriously getting tired of this sham, and I want to go the public and let all of them know how the end of civilization will happen if we let these a$$holes get the upper hand!"
off/patriotism!
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posted on
02/10/2006 4:51:44 PM PST
by
aShepard
(Have Gun, Will Travel!)
To: flashbunny; SmithL
Hole your flash, Rabbit!
mike (m k) Informaln. also mic (mk)A microphone.
tr.v. miked, mik·ing, mikesTo supply with or transmit through a microphone.
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posted on
02/10/2006 4:52:08 PM PST
by
Lady Jag
( All I want is a kind word, a warm bed, and world domination)
To: ilovew
who woulda guessed President Bush actually says what he means? The MSM is shocked, and the Dems are deeply saddened.
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posted on
02/10/2006 4:53:57 PM PST
by
My2Cents
(In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act. -- George Orwell)
To: Past Your Eyes
And I'll dammwell call them "mikes" if I want to.If they're called "mics," wouldn't this offend our Irish-American friends?
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posted on
02/10/2006 4:54:38 PM PST
by
My2Cents
(In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act. -- George Orwell)
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