Liberal Pundit [hypocrite Paul Krugman]: U.S. Has Become an ‘Authoritarian Surveillance State’

theblaze.com ^ | June 9, 2013 | Dave Urbanski

[grundle]

Paul Krugman, an outspoken liberal economist known for his support of the Obama administration, today said the United States has become an “authoritarian surveillance state.”

Part of a panel on This Week with George Stephanopoulos, Krugman offered his take on the bombshell NSA spying revelations:

“…there are different kinds of surveillance states. You can have a democratic surveillance state which collects as little data as possible and tells you as much as possible about what it’s doing. Or you could have an authoritarian surveillance state which collects as much as possible and tells the public as little as possible. And we are kind of on the authoritarian side.”

Krugman’s statement followed fellow panelist George Will’s observation that “we’re using technologies of information gathering that didn’t exist 20 years ago, that are terribly important but terribly invasive, and they require reposing extraordinary trust in the executive branch of government which some of us think it has recently forfeited.”

Here's the clip:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=_I9MwMLdqg0

[jmcenanly]

At the beginning of his career,Barack Obama forced his opponent Jack Ryan out of the race by leaking sealed records of his divorce. Right now, we are all Jack Ryan

[flaglady47]

“At the beginning of his career,Barack Obama forced his opponent Jack Ryan out of the race by leaking sealed records of his divorce. Right now, we are all Jack Ryan”

Yes, I’m from Illinois so I know all about how Barack Obama had some hack judicial officer allow Jack Ryan’s sealed divorce records to be exposed. It was unconscionable and allowed Obama to win what would have been a closely contested race. Obama would expose any of us for his own gain if necessary. He is a thug of the first magnitude.

[CommieCutter]

Don’t take it the wrong way. But the left laying this entirely on bush’s hands is ridiculous. they took ownership of this as soon as it was extended. and yes i understand that the gop repeals nothing. you’re preaching to the choir.

[Black Agnes]

Oh yes. Obamas using it is very hypocritical considering he campaigned against Bush having it.

This kind of database is tyranny waiting to happen. Terrorists kill far fewer people than governments do when they turn bad. And this type of database makes turning bad just a matter of time.