tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post219027199894081481..comments2024-03-28T15:17:40.434-05:00Comments on Althouse: Drudge at his best: "Wanna Come to Russia?"Ann Althousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01630636239933008807noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-19689522203186670222013-06-11T19:55:52.691-05:002013-06-11T19:55:52.691-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-39699480715690074472013-06-11T13:44:43.733-05:002013-06-11T13:44:43.733-05:00It's not that Franken's a Democrat, it'...It's not that Franken's a Democrat, it's that he's a clown. When he issues a pompous statement about how only he is to be trusted with delicate and weighty issues, the rest of us remember he's a guy who makes penis jokes and smirks for yuks on entertainment TV, whose expertise and character best qualify him to be the life of a drunken stag party. <i>Heard any good ones, Al? Tell us again the six ways a beer is better than a woman. Ha ha ha ha ha!</i><br /><br />So what Drudge is <i>really</i> doing is pointing out the absurdity of the national security theater. He's setting it up so that when Obama is allowed to be clear, or when General Sir Most Puissant Lord Lady Astor's Horse Hayden issues somber pronunciamentos about Very Serious Concerns -- you're put immediately in mind of the circus clown car in <i>Dumbo</i>. Laughter is the worst possible public reaction for the statists.Carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10138276375040381842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-42016692347784227702013-06-11T12:55:28.587-05:002013-06-11T12:55:28.587-05:00According to a more precise description contained ...<i>According to a more precise description contained in a classified NSA inspector general’s report, also obtained by The Post, PRISM allows “collection managers [to send] content tasking instructions directly to equipment installed at company-controlled locations,” <b>rather than directly to company servers.</b> The companies cannot see the queries that are sent from the NSA to the systems installed on their premises, according to sources familiar with the PRISM process. [emphasis added]</i><br /><br /><br />So is there a difference in the information? And no, the companies don't know what it is that is being gathered... that process (the legal side) is already covered?<br /><br />I'm not sure what I really think about this whole business except it apparently is a miserable failure because it does not profile (with "probable cause?") the people that are out to kill us. (Think Boston Think NIDAL HASAN!!!)<br /><br /> JALhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15503869597362866878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-75189085411594088322013-06-11T12:41:43.167-05:002013-06-11T12:41:43.167-05:00I'm also tired of it because it seems like the...<i>I'm also tired of it because it seems like the IRS scandal should be getting this attention instead.</i><br /><br />Freeman!Lem the artificially intelligent https://www.blogger.com/profile/03569712564034666751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-31496697281034004242013-06-11T11:52:03.095-05:002013-06-11T11:52:03.095-05:00I'm back in the USSR...I'm back in the USSR...Strelnikovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12520900676193170036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-54455196559340679702013-06-11T11:50:34.838-05:002013-06-11T11:50:34.838-05:00If he was based in Hawaii, his salary makes some s...If he was based in Hawaii, his salary makes some sense. Honolulu is one of the most expensive American cities in which to live—apparently <a href="http://www.clickondetroit.com/money/-/1719116/20447950/-/i28foqz/-/index.html" rel="nofollow">the cost of living is 67% above average</a>. Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10065798213115341398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-21866656116882972002013-06-11T11:45:03.556-05:002013-06-11T11:45:03.556-05:00Chip S. said...
"Ideally, that "someone&...Chip S. said...<br />"<i>Ideally, that "someone" would be the voters of MN.</i>"<br /><br />Amen to that. What's wrong with Minnesota?Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10065798213115341398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-90110635799538441132013-06-11T11:37:01.647-05:002013-06-11T11:37:01.647-05:00Every time I see that acronym PRISM it forces me t...<i>Every time I see that acronym PRISM it forces me to visualize an actual glass prism</i><br /><br />Same here, and I am tired of it. Something about picturing a transparent thing with angles gives me a slight headache. So I've had enough of seeing that word.<br /><br />(Though not enough of an actual prism. We have one, and it is well loved.)<br /><br />I'm also tired of it because it seems like the IRS scandal should be getting this attention instead.Freeman Hunthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16202310075717963694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-51199571813721391732013-06-11T11:24:54.275-05:002013-06-11T11:24:54.275-05:00You forget the year of, Me, Al Franken.
Someone s...<i>You forget the year of, Me, Al Franken.</i><br /><br />Someone should tell him his 365 days are up.<br /><br />Ideally, that "someone" would be the voters of MN.Chip S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13210586187250159751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-70671180945414211542013-06-11T11:17:41.836-05:002013-06-11T11:17:41.836-05:00You forget the year of, Me, Al Franken.
Apparentl...You forget the year of, Me, Al Franken.<br /><br />Apparently, he believed all that.edutcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15033144261502435196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-67698563420360569602013-06-11T11:01:40.106-05:002013-06-11T11:01:40.106-05:00Is it cute or horrifying that Al Franken just assu...Is it cute or horrifying that Al Franken just assumes that we will all agree that "me" (meaning him, not me) and "bad guys" are disjoint sets?Dr Weevilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10059306888033890029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-38419452479854048692013-06-11T10:53:22.142-05:002013-06-11T10:53:22.142-05:00No, Johnny English.No, Johnny English.edutcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15033144261502435196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-79803519418765807572013-06-11T10:48:32.048-05:002013-06-11T10:48:32.048-05:00The solution is obvious: Villain holed up in Hong ...The solution is obvious: Villain holed up in Hong Kong? Call Batman.Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10065798213115341398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-67849415260066355412013-06-11T10:45:30.006-05:002013-06-11T10:45:30.006-05:00Why do people think any of this would make anyone ...Why do people think any of this would make anyone have sympathy for Obama? He is a cold blooded fascist.dodsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03038111767719998279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-80473564869180205292013-06-11T10:42:40.462-05:002013-06-11T10:42:40.462-05:00Every time I see that acronym PRISM it forces me t...Every time I see that acronym PRISM it forces me to visualize an actual glass prism like the cover of Dark Side of the Moon. I just now bought a toy prism and gave it to a boy along with a gyroscope. His mum told me, her boy said, "What am I supposed to do with these?" But especially perplexed with the prism. She showed him what it does so he went around with a flashlight trying to make it work, then discovered how it refracts sunlight onto a wall, and that became his favorite thing, carrying it around all over the place in his pocket for days. Chip Ahoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12597726289890879627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-21962426913499220492013-06-11T10:42:04.038-05:002013-06-11T10:42:04.038-05:00More ways than one.More ways than one.edutcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15033144261502435196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-59758594386655970592013-06-11T10:39:54.140-05:002013-06-11T10:39:54.140-05:00Does that mean Daniel Ellsberg and Bradley Manning...Does that mean Daniel Ellsberg and Bradley Manning are the Snowdens of yesteryear?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-18989532805420859562013-06-11T10:21:40.868-05:002013-06-11T10:21:40.868-05:00Could Snowden also be charged with inciting someth...Could Snowden also be charged with <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2339432/Operation-troll-NSA-starts-online-plan-jam-spy-scanners-sending-terrorist-message-over-again.html" rel="nofollow">inciting</a> something?<br /><br />I just made up my mind, after reading that story about how people are planning to "jam" networks with fake information.<br /><br />Snowden needs to be made an example of... how not to leak.<br /><br />Amateur.Lem the artificially intelligent https://www.blogger.com/profile/03569712564034666751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-86593532438605664832013-06-11T10:20:45.866-05:002013-06-11T10:20:45.866-05:00Snowden at Urban Dictionary:
The radiogunner in C...Snowden at Urban Dictionary:<br /><br /><i>The radiogunner in Catch-22, a satirical WWII novel by Joseph Heller, who literally spills his secret all over Yossarian and the back of the plane during the first mission over Avignon.<br /><br />After Yossarian learns this secret he is doomed to a life of ambiguous morals, anti-social behavior, and paranoia.</i><br /><br />A little spot on, no?George Gradyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02750118272829157143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-11835544719344356892013-06-11T10:20:33.972-05:002013-06-11T10:20:33.972-05:00Is the whole thing a straw man to make us sympathi...<i> Is the whole thing a straw man to make us sympathize with Obama?</i><br /><br />The only thing that would make me sympathize with Obama is if something bad were to happen to one of his daughters.<br /><br />That's it.Dust Bunny Queenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15115422951538885247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-13491065641086135922013-06-11T10:19:14.134-05:002013-06-11T10:19:14.134-05:00A quote from Ace, "Booz Allen can confirm tha...A quote from Ace, "Booz Allen can confirm that Edward Snowden, 29, was an employee of our firm for less than 3 months, assigned to a team in Hawaii. Snowden, who had a salary at the rate of $122,000, was terminated June 10, 2013 for violations of the firm’s code of ethics and firm policy.".<br /><br />So maybe he knew stuff, but didn't have the juice he claimed (and 120,000 is still pretty good money).<br /><br />In the meantime, the Choom gang is doubling down on PRISM. edutcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15033144261502435196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-3722286469109089402013-06-11T10:17:56.592-05:002013-06-11T10:17:56.592-05:00I hear it's cold in Russia.I hear it's cold in Russia.George Gradyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02750118272829157143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-80791859522498505692013-06-11T10:17:21.030-05:002013-06-11T10:17:21.030-05:00"I’m cold," Snowden said softly, "I..."I’m cold," Snowden said softly, "I’m cold."<br /><br />"You’re going to be all right, kid," Yossarian reassured him with a grin. "You’re going to be all right."<br /><br />"I’m cold," Snowden said again in a frail, childlike voice. "I’m cold."<br /><br />"There, there," Yossarian said, because he did not know what else to say. "There, there."<br /><br />"I’m cold," Snowden whimpered. "I’m cold."<br /><br />"There, there. There, there." George Gradyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02750118272829157143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-51113695072346329492013-06-11T10:14:07.385-05:002013-06-11T10:14:07.385-05:00Uh oh, looks like Angie Merkel's gonna give Ch...<i>Uh oh, looks like Angie Merkel's gonna give Choom that spanking he's had coming for about 50 years.</i><br /><br />Ah, to be spanked by a Valkyrie!gerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07865564381083435425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-22891707879628937692013-06-11T10:12:40.690-05:002013-06-11T10:12:40.690-05:00Well, Gerry, a quick skim through, reading between...<i>Well, Gerry, a quick skim through, reading between the lines and corrections, they are changing the language to make people feel more reassured, but they could still be collecting gazillion communications from everyone out here.</i><br /><br />And I agree, and no one more than I would like to see a smoking revelatory bomb (note to NSA analyst---<i>that was a metaphor</i>) that would blow up Obama's and Progressivism's fascist future, but what <i>may</i> be unravelling is Snowden's story. He may not be the key geek he asserts himself to be.gerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07865564381083435425noreply@blogger.com