Patty Culhane (MSNBC) Telcos "had to cooperate" with

[Subdivisions]

Bush wiretapping and now wants to protect them from liability. Upon being asked what is going on with Bush in Africa: "He's being greeted like a rock star wherever he goes (in Africa)."

Uh huh.

[Kolesar]

1. Yeah, they have to bring in extra security to keep him from being "mobbed"

:sigh:

[Prefer]

3. You might be surprised about their perspective

I had a friend who was sweeping the floors at work. He was a Hatian man with two college degrees. His mother was African.

From their perspective, they see so much corruption from these dictators, they liked president Bush, because to them he represented a strongman who was fighting bad guys.

I am not saying this is my personal perspective, but I do think it is important to understand what others think and not just assume they are living the same experience as you are.

[radfringe]

5. I wonder if they would feel the same

after 8 years of him?

Probably they would - bush has better handlers for covering up corruption

[Kolesar]

8. There is a lot of goodwill toward the US despite Shrub

(I was being flippant)

[Prefer]

2. Qwest too?

[malaise]

4. I saw that and screamed WTF!

Wasn't she excited? :puke:

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6. The ONLY thing that would have compelled the telcos to

cooperate just happens to be a FISA authorization.

Go figure.

[tibbiit]

7. Why aren't the DEM'S stressing the point that

this Cooperation started BEFORE 9-11???
Why isn't this fact on every spokes-holes lips?

Why do the only people who have the ability to grab the microphone to the American people not stress things like this?

It really has pissed me off all the missed opportunities over the years the microphone people have just let slide away.
tib