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Maher Defends The NSA: Slippery Slope, But We Need Gov’t To Protect Us From Terrorists With Nukes
VIDEO here: http://www.mediaite.com/tv/bill-maher-savages-reagan-the-original-teabagger-pitchman-for-batsht-would-do-well-in-modern-gop/
Bill Maher made it very clear he considers the NSA phone and internet snooping to be unconstitutional, but admitted he’s conflicted how to feel about the program in the real world. He argued that sometimes terrorist concerns necessitate a fair amount of government surveillance, remarking that people wouldn’t be so “absolutist” about their privacy if they thought terrorists were building nukes. All of this shocked Republican panelist Ana Navarro, who, in the middle of the discussion, asked, “Who are you and what have you done with Bill Maher?”
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Longer related article on link below...
Maher defends NSA data searches: It’s not because I’m brave, but because I’m scared
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/06/07/maher-defends-nsa-data-searches-its-not-because-im-brave-but-because-im-scared/
