@coward I wish there was a timeout device on this blog. One that would limit comments after the first three. 1/2 hour delay on #4, one hour on #5, and so on. Allow Mike to override the delay if there was actually a reasonable discussion.
There is a silver lining to this cloud. If juries start awarding the maximum against corporate violators instead of high school students and housewives we may be able to get the maximum reduced to something more reasonable for first time offenders. I hope.
The cell phone user grabs a minute or two of the film and sends it to a friend with the comment 'great movie, get over here' or 'it stinks, don't bother'. In either case it is 'fair use' included as part of a review, published by sending it to the friend with comments.
And who specifically asked for them to grab all that data on Domestic calls? Who told them it was OK to lie to congress? I really hope somebody catches Alexander dirty on a totally unauthorized operation. He needs to be made an example of. Mr President, are you still in charge around here?
What do these people have to say to get the President to fire them? The disregard for the Constitution is appalling.
Fire them, bar them from government service or lobbying, possible criminal charges. They took an oath to 'protect and defend the Constitution'. They have done neither.
Does he really think we believe the lies? Was he a KGB mole? Does he still report to Putin?
Anybody in government, business, or private life should know that there are things you don't talk about in public.
My wife was riding the train to work one day and sat near two people talking about how they were going to con another department into taking on a project that they had messed up far beyond recovery. Three hours later she walked into a meeting where they were to plan the procedures for transferring the project to her department. She said the look on their faces when she was introduced as a senior manager was priceless. They did not take the project.
Hayden knows the rules. I guess a case of legendary arrogance is what is required to lead this countries intelligence agencies. That and the assumption that you never have to pay for your sins.
You have to look at all this from the perspective of so many Texas legislators. They do not understand how things work. Especially not computers, those nasty little boxes that contain porn and other evil things. Things like a description of a 'rape kit'.
They think that in order to win when you loose you just have to fudge the paperwork like the good old days.
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Digging
When you are at the bottom of the hole, STOP DIGGING.
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Flame out
I wish there was a timeout device on this blog.
One that would limit comments after the first three.
1/2 hour delay on #4, one hour on #5, and so on.
Allow Mike to override the delay if there was actually a reasonable discussion.
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Silver lining
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Fair use
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And who asked for ...
I really hope somebody catches Alexander dirty on a totally unauthorized operation. He needs to be made an example of.
Mr President, are you still in charge around here?
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How far?
Fire them, bar them from government service or lobbying, possible criminal charges. They took an oath to 'protect and defend the Constitution'. They have done neither.
Does he really think we believe the lies?
Was he a KGB mole? Does he still report to Putin?
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Common sense and arrogance
My wife was riding the train to work one day and sat near two people talking about how they were going to con another department into taking on a project that they had messed up far beyond recovery. Three hours later she walked into a meeting where they were to plan the procedures for transferring the project to her department. She said the look on their faces when she was introduced as a senior manager was priceless. They did not take the project.
Hayden knows the rules. I guess a case of legendary arrogance is what is required to lead this countries intelligence agencies. That and the assumption that you never have to pay for your sins.
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Perfect storage
rm *
For Windows and Mac users the 'rm' is remove and the '*' is a wildcard for Everything.
One last thing, for the sneaky bastard that keeps a backup copy; a felony conviction and ten years in a secure facility.
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Re: Re: Texas
They think that in order to win when you loose you just have to fudge the paperwork like the good old days.
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