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Worth Reading: Trevor Pott's editorial on NSA PRISM and its real ramifications
IainB:
^^ Thanks for the explanation.
Sheesh. I don't know how the electorate cope with such "ambiguity" in an elected President's mandate.
The thing seems to have more twists than an Agatha Christie thriller.
wraith808:
^^ Thanks for the explanation.
Sheesh. I don't know how the electorate cope with such "ambiguity" in an elected President's mandate.
The thing seems to have more twists than an Agatha Christie thriller.
-IainB (August 02, 2013, 12:18 PM)
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Historically, it's been with Hope. A Hope for Change. And the judicious spending of political capital has helped to make the strings less obvious with those that came before.
But with Hope and Change having been key tenets in this electoral cycle... it's pretty depressing.
Tinman57:
Obama ran on the "We Want Change" theme. Well, we got change alright.... :(
wraith808:
Obama ran on the "We Want Change" theme. Well, we got change alright.... :(
-Tinman57 (August 02, 2013, 04:55 PM)
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Actually, we didn't. That was pretty much the point IMO. He's pretty much the same as W in the ways that count, and has continued the programs of his predecessor.
Tinman57:
Obama ran on the "We Want Change" theme. Well, we got change alright.... :(
-Tinman57 (August 02, 2013, 04:55 PM)
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Actually, we didn't. That was pretty much the point IMO. He's pretty much the same as W in the ways that count, and has continued the programs of his predecessor.
-wraith808 (August 02, 2013, 06:14 PM)
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Oh no, we got change alright. More money spent than any president ever, national deficit doubled... blah blah blah. But you still have to read in the sarcasm in that post.... :P
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