Three 'talking points' the NSA wants the Senate Intel Cmte to use:

[babylonsister]

•“I have personally met the dedicated men and women of the NSA. The country owes them an enormous debt of gratitude for their superb efforts to keep us all secure.”

•“I can say that the program must continue. It has detected plots that could have resulted in death or injury to Americans both at home and abroad.”

•“It is being run in a highly disciplined way that takes great pains to protect U.S. privacy rights. There is strict oversight in place, both at the NSA and outside, now including the full congressional intelligence committees.”

NSA ‘talking points’ rile up Democrats

http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/nation/15...

WASHINGTON | Democrats want the National Security Agency to stick to snooping, not what they allege is politicking.

The spy agency recently sent the Senate Intelligence Committee a list of approved talking points about its warrantless eavesdropping program.

The panel’s seven Democrats bridled, alleging in a letter to the agency’s director that the document was riddled with “subjective statements that appear intended to advance a particular policy view and present certain facts in the best possible light.”

They are accusing the supersecret agency of inappropriately engaging in policy debate. Intelligence agencies are supposed to stay out of politics.

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[rocktivity]

1. But why are you insisting on doing it without a warrant?

•“I have personally met the dedicated men and women of the NSA. The country owes them an enormous debt of gratitude for their superb efforts to keep us all secure.”
What does have have to do with them getting a warrant first?

•“I can say that the program must continue. It has detected plots that could have resulted in death or injury to Americans both at home and abroad.”
Why can't it continue while getting warrants first?

•“It is being run in a highly disciplined way that takes great pains to protect U.S. privacy rights. There is strict oversight in place, both at the NSA and outside, now including the full congressional intelligence committees.”
They wouldn't have to if they got warrants first.

:headbang:
rocknation

[razors edge]

2. you gotta be wearing the super secret nsa decoder ring

for it all to make sense.

1- I have personally been showed the voyeur clips of me cheating on my wife, by the dedicated men at the nsa.

2- I can say that the program will continue. it has detected graft and corruption of american politicians that will place them at danger both at home and abroad.

3- it is being ran in a highly partisan way that takes great pains to protect the elites blackmail rights. there is authoritarian oversight in place, both at the nsa and outside, now including the full congressional republicans.

your official decoder ring may be purchased for a untraceable campaign donation dropped at a location to be determined.

a reasonable facsimile may be obtained by removing the scales from ones eyes.

[Supersedeas]

3. what's the harm in some words designed to manipulate the public