Scarborough: Be Afraid, be very afraid Joe speaks out against the NSA wiretapping program. When republican pundits are so fiercely against this progr
May 11, 2006

Scarborough: Be Afraid, be very afraid
Joe speaks out against the NSA wiretapping program. When republican pundits are so fiercely against this program, how long will it take for the American people to understand Jonathan Turley's outrage?
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Scarborough: Now, for liberals who've long been going against almost all of these issues to defend privacy, the news has to be disturbing. But no less so the conservatives who have fought national ID cards and gun registration for years out of fear of big government.

Now, whatever you consider yourself, friends, you should be afraid. You should be very afraid. With over 200 million Americans targeted, this domestic spying program is so widespread, it is so random, it is so far removed from focusing on al Qaeda suspects that the president was talking about today, that it's hard to imagine any intelligence program in U.S. history being so susceptible to abuse...read on"

Duncan: It's important to note also, of course, that being briefed on classified programs doesn't meant that Democrats can a) tell anyone about them or b) have the power to do anything about them. So to some extent the "they were briefed" is a bit of a red herring anyway.

SusanG lists a few more Repubs asking questions.

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