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10. He already said there's no spying on Americans

Fri Aug 16, 2013, 04:41 PM

Aug 2013

Obama To Leno: 'There Is No Spying On Americans'

by Greg Henderson
August 07, 201312:44 AM

President Obama defended the US government's surveillance program, telling NBC's Jay Leno on Tuesday that: "There is no spying on Americans."

"We don't have a domestic spying program," Obama said on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. "What we do have is some mechanisms that can track a phone number or an email address that is connected to a terrorist attack. ... That information is useful."

http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/08/06/209692380/obama-to-leno-there-is-no-spying-on-americans

How does he get on top of this?

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Sens. Widen & Udall on Wash Post NSA Report:"This confirmation is just the tip of a larger iceberg." [View all] Hissyspit Aug 2013 OP

"more serious" ?? kentuck Aug 2013 #1

"tip of the iceberg" serious. HooptieWagon Aug 2013 #4

It's funny to see how many *shocked* congresscritters are playing the plausible deniability card Blue_Tires Aug 2013 #22

Wyden, Udall--obviously Public Enemies. Jackpine Radical Aug 2013 #2

This time I caught the sarcasm but thanks for the "thingie". rhett o rick Aug 2013 #12

It's hard telling around here sometimes. Jackpine Radical Aug 2013 #21

So the Latest Blockbuster Revelation at WaPO is "just the tip of the Iceberg? KoKo Aug 2013 #3

Maybe Wyden and Udall should tell Americans what they know. ProSense Aug 2013 #15

Diane Feinstein and her husband Aerows Aug 2013 #24

Di-Fi and her Husband also making millions selling off our post offices stuffmatters Aug 2013 #50

Yeah, I'll take Udall and Wyden's words over the MIC's favorite Democrat NuclearDem Aug 2013 #40

Feinstein? Really? nt Mojorabbit Aug 2013 #49

Ms. Edmonds talked of many of these actions happening and she was gagged.... So you are right to midnight Aug 2013 #53

K&R MotherPetrie Aug 2013 #5

'Tip of the Iceberg'. And we thought it was bad enough as far as what we now know. Is there no one sabrina 1 Aug 2013 #6

The President needs to get on top of this story very quickly or else... kentuck Aug 2013 #7

He already said there's no spying on Americans leftstreet Aug 2013 #10

The right wingers are all on board with the NSA LondonReign2 Aug 2013 #26

yep........ dhill926 Aug 2013 #29

Don't worry. DiFi's got this. Octafish Aug 2013 #8

That's one war profiteer who needed to go a long time ago n/t Catherina Aug 2013 #9

And just think that only a few weeks ago, those that dared to think this might be the case, were rhett o rick Aug 2013 #11

I've clicked through many threads waiting to read what the NSA defenders neverforget Aug 2013 #13

They are waiting for instuctions from their handlers. [n/t] Maedhros Aug 2013 #14

They're strangely silent..... neverforget Aug 2013 #18

They just posted a story about how Assange admires Ron Paul Maedhros Aug 2013 #20

"bathing in the irrelevancy." ++ DirkGently Aug 2013 #30

It's actually a useful thread. Maedhros Aug 2013 #33

The talking points have arrived and they're just more attacks neverforget Aug 2013 #54

I wasn't sure if they weren't commenting ohheckyeah Aug 2013 #31

Lol. I've thought about ignore but I can't do it. neverforget Aug 2013 #36

I've never used the ignore function before ohheckyeah Aug 2013 #37

I finally had to put Mr. There's No Proof on ignore LondonReign2 Aug 2013 #46

du rec. xchrom Aug 2013 #16

Wyden needs to call for a Special Prosecutor & televised Congressional Hearings. eom 99th_Monkey Aug 2013 #17

If we had a MSM/Cable...this could get Big Momentum. KoKo Aug 2013 #19

What in the hell would that 3-ring circus accomplish other than pumping CNN/Fox ratings? Blue_Tires Aug 2013 #23

Can we say "Wyden Committee" yet? 99th_Monkey Aug 2013 #27

I keep saying the problem is people actually believing Blue_Tires Aug 2013 #38

You make some good points, I'll give you that. 99th_Monkey Aug 2013 #39

Yup, the level of corruption should astound people nadinbrzezinski Aug 2013 #25

I bet they've all had their private conversations played back to them..... Autumn Colors Aug 2013 #28

We need more whistle blowers to open the windows and turn on the lights. Tierra_y_Libertad Aug 2013 #32

Wow! n-t Logical Aug 2013 #34

Reminiscent of what Greenwald reported burnodo Aug 2013 #35

Recommended for Oregon's Senator Wyden and my Senator Udall Autumn Aug 2013 #41

K&R n/t 1awake Aug 2013 #42

Kick nt Hissyspit Aug 2013 #43

I don't think these guys are some wild eyed crazies. Enthusiast Aug 2013 #44

They're obviously racist Rand Paul supporters who like Matt Damon movies. TransitJohn Aug 2013 #45

Where is my blue linked explanation? Warren Stupidity Aug 2013 #47

fuck Rand Paul and all his Paulbot allies in the Senate Douglas Carpenter Aug 2013 #48

I'm really beginning to think Udall-Wyden 2016!!! stuffmatters Aug 2013 #51

Kick And Recommend cantbeserious Aug 2013 #52