Are we starting to get under the skin of U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham (RINO-S.C.)?
At first glance it would appear that way …
Graham, a frequent target of this website’s criticism (due to his frequent awfulness), suggested this week that bloggers don’t deserve one of the most basic freedoms guaranteed to all Americans under the U.S. Bill of Rights.
“Who is a journalist is a question we need to ask ourselves,” Graham said earlier this week. “Is any blogger out there saying anything – do they deserve First Amendment protection? These are the issues of our times.”
Wait … what? Did this guy just imply that bloggers don’t deserve First Amendment protection? Because last time we checked that was a right guaranteed to everybody.
Graham was likely referring not to free speech, but to a proposed media shield law that’s currently being debated in Washington, D.C. Introduced (and promptly forgotten) in 2009, this bill was revived last month by the administration of U.S. President Barack Obama in a desperate attempt to counteract the damage done after his administration was busted snooping on mainstream media reporters.
Once again, Graham is doing his best to help bail Obama out of scandal.
So … should bloggers be allowed to avail themselves of a shield law (i.e. a law which keeps them from having to reveal their sources)?
Here’s a better question: If the federal government is permitted to steal phone records and emails from the biggest news outlets in the world and spy on the movements of their reporters – what’s the point of a “shield law” in the first place?
That’s the question we need to ask ourselves …
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The Patriot Act. Brought to you by republicans.
And taken to new levels of criminality by Democrats currently occupying the Executive branch of the government
Both parties are in on it. Look at the roll calls for NDAA and you’ll find out who really gives a shit about the constitution.
The Patriot Act. Brought to you by republicans.
And taken to new levels of criminality by Democrats currently occupying the Executive branch of the government
Both parties are in on it. Look at the roll calls for NDAA and you’ll find out who really gives a shit about the Constitution.
Is it just me, or do Lindsey Graham and Nikki Haley often appear (in photos) to be suffering from extreme constipation?
Yes they do. In fact, it appears they suffer from a case so severe, they have both turned into pieces of feces.
They’re politicians. Constipation at least explains why they are so full of shit.
Is it just me, or do Lindsey Graham and Nikki Haley often appear (in photos) to be suffering from extreme constipation?
Yes they do. In fact, it appears they suffer from a case so severe, they have both turned into pieces of feces.
They’re politicians. Constipation at least explains why they are so full of shit.
Who does this tyrant think he is? He detests freedom. He needs to go away in 2014.
Who does this tyrant think he is? He detests freedom. He needs to go away in 2014.
If you want to shut Graham up, cut off his damn finger
Ha! and Nikki Haley too.
With no fingers they will have to actually say what they mean.
Ms. Lindsey has done the country so much damage it’s almost unbelievable.
Yet, he’ll get elected again….so sad.
If you want to shut Graham up, cut off his damn finger
Ha! and Nikki Haley too.
With no fingers they will have to actually say what they mean.
Ms. Lindsey has done the country so much damage it’s almost unbelievable.
Yet, he’ll get elected again….so sad.
I think Lindsey just hates you Will…
I’m surprised he didn’t mention Will by name.
Then he’s smart to some degree. Calling someone out directly just gives them more attention.
You can point out a lot of negatives about Miss Lindsey…but the one thing he’s not is dumb.
He’s just a twisted, smart mo-fo, well studied in the “The Prince” and has what I believe is an unbeatable base that he’s cobbled together:
A combination of Dems that know he’s gonna vote for many of their welfare line items, Neocons and their MIC buddies(corp welfare & global hegemonists), and finally the Alzheimer crowd…most of which don’t know he’s gay but want to feel “safe” via the military machine and old people welfare.
He’s an evil yet unstoppable bastard.
…”He’s an evil…yet unstoppable “pawn””….
He (Graham) is stopped very easily….the same way Wil Folks is stopping the Post and Courier and the State periodicals.
Think for a moment…..what is Wil doing differently than Charles “Rowe” or John “Monk”..??
If you were a BOEING worker …who would you “observe”..?
How does Wil Folks overlay a battlefield …”opaquely”..??
You stop Lindsey Graham by exposing his “deception”……and making more money off of his “deception” than his campaign donors do..! Its the same donors advertising in the Post and Courier that ignore FITSNEWS..!!
The next question is…….how many readers of FITSNEWS are made aware of this fact by Wil Folks..? Can you think of a “key” to the deception parlayed by FITSNEWS..??
Cha-ching………
Ahhhh, “The Prince”, Niccolo’s finest work – he correctly summed up politics then and now: “…he who seeks to deceive will always find someone who will allow himself to be deceived.”
I think Lindsey just hates you Will…
I’m surprised he didn’t mention Will by name.
Then he’s smart to some degree. Calling someone out directly just gives them more attention.
You can point out a lot of negatives about Miss Lindsey…but the one thing he’s not is dumb.
He’s just a twisted, smart mo-fo, well studied in the “The Prince” and has what I believe is an unbeatable base that he’s cobbled together:
A combination of Dems that know he’s gonna vote for many of their welfare line items, Neocons and their MIC buddies(corp welfare & global hegemonists), and finally the Alzheimer crowd…most of which don’t know he’s gay but want to feel “safe” via the military machine and old people welfare.
He’s an evil yet unstoppable bastard.
…”He’s an evil…yet unstoppable “pawn””….
He (Graham) is stopped very easily….the same way Wil Folks is stopping the Post and Courier and the State periodicals.
Think for a moment…..what is Wil doing differently than Charles “Rowe” or John “Monk”..??
If you were a BOEING worker …who would you “observe”..?
How does Wil Folks overlay a battlefield …”opaquely”..??
You stop Lindsey Graham by exposing his “deception”……and making more money off of his “deception” than his campaign donors do..! Its the same donors advertising in the Post and Courier that ignore FITSNEWS..!!
The next question is…….how many readers of FITSNEWS are made aware of this fact by Wil Folks..? Can you think of a “key” to the deception parlayed by FITSNEWS..??
Cha-ching………
Ahhhh, “The Prince”, Niccolo’s finest work – he correctly summed up politics then and now: “…he who seeks to deceive will always find someone who will allow himself to be deceived.”
NSA is also stealing phone records from Verizon now apparently – ya know, just because it’s fun.
They’ve got running databases of EVERYTHING on the internets and are increasing their ability to surveil every day.
If they want to crawl up your rear- tor browsers, offshore email, etc. aren’t going to stop them. There is no such thing as “anonymous” on the internets anymore.
You better just always choose your words wisely on the internets whether it’s e-mail, blog posts, CIAbook, etc.
We are past the 1984 comparisons and now in uncharted waters.
I hope the sheeple feel “safe” now that gov’t is so big and powerful.
I would imagine unless you are running some variant of Linux, your computer can already be accessed via an FBI-requested backdoor. I wouldn’t say Linux guarantees you privacy, either.
I run Ubuntu @ home….but the reality is that gov’t has the resources to bring to bear that can easily overcome any single person or small groups attempt to hide anything.
That’s the reality.
NSA is also stealing phone records from Verizon now apparently – ya know, just because it’s fun.
They’ve got running databases of EVERYTHING on the internets and are increasing their ability to surveil every day.
If they want to crawl up your rear- tor browsers, offshore email, etc. aren’t going to stop them. There is no such thing as “anonymous” on the internets anymore.
You better just always choose your words wisely on the internets whether it’s e-mail, blog posts, CIAbook, etc.
We are past the 1984 comparisons and now in uncharted waters.
I hope the sheeple feel “safe” now that gov’t is so big and powerful.
I would imagine unless you are running some variant of Linux, your computer can already be accessed via an FBI-requested backdoor. I wouldn’t say Linux guarantees you privacy, either.
I run Ubuntu @ home….but the reality is that gov’t has the resources to bring to bear that can easily overcome any single person or small groups attempt to hide anything.
That’s the reality.
Is it just me, or is Graham sounding and looking more like Hollings every day?
it’s just you
Was Hollings a homo?
No,but he was handsome,IMO.
He sounds an awful lot like George W Bush and Dick Cheney to me.
Ah say…Ah say….that, Suh, is ahn insult ta bof Senatah Hawllins an ta Foghorn Leghorn.
* Opens door wide for Shifty Henry, IIRC, to retell his “gay rooster” joke…..*
“Light in the loafers’ Lindsey won’t make a pimple on Fritz’s ass.
Is it just me, or is Graham sounding and looking more like Hollings every day?
it’s just you
Was Hollings a homo?
No,but he was handsome,IMO.
He sounds an awful lot like George W Bush and Dick Cheney to me.
Ah say…Ah say….that, Suh, is ahn insult ta bof Senatah Hawllins an ta Foghorn Leghorn.
* Opens door wide for Shifty Henry, IIRC, to retell his “gay rooster” joke…..*
“Light in the loafers’ Lindsey won’t make a pimple on Fritz’s ass.
Could you post some pics of good looking homos? He’s nauseating.I am not fucking a guy who’s constipated,again.That shit’s a mess.
Could you fuck him for us please? Don’t be kind or loving either. Do homos do S&M or is it just kind of inherent?
Put Ms. Lindsey in patent leather, force feed him a gimp ball and go to town. Take some pictures for us too.
He’s so busy ass raping us and the rest of the world I think we need you to show him what it feels like.
got a paper bag? no s/m ,but i like it rough.he might not cum around for days
I think he knows what it feels like. Hello?
Could you post some pics of good looking homos? He’s nauseating.I am not fucking a guy who’s constipated,again.That shit’s a mess.
Could you fuck him for us please? Don’t be kind or loving either. Do homos do S&M or is it just kind of inherent?
Put Ms. Lindsey in patent leather, force feed him a gimp ball and go to town. Take some pictures for us too.
He’s so busy ass raping us and the rest of the world I think we need you to show him what it feels like.
got a paper bag? no s/m ,but i like it rough.he might not cum around for days
I think he knows what it feels like. Hello?
That would be Lindsey Graham RINO – DC
Please thank a veteran on this very important day. Imagine getting off of those boats on the beaches of France into machine gun fire. I don’t know if I could have done it.
That would be Lindsey Graham RINO – DC
Please thank a veteran on this very important day. Imagine getting off of those boats on the beaches of France into machine gun fire. I don’t know if I could have done it.
Lindsey Gayman needs to shut his pie hole. Vote this mother out.
Lindsey Gayman needs to shut his pie hole. Vote this mother out.
I just rode through five points and the cops had a moped pulled over. There was this fat weird looking guy sitting on the curb crying. He was barefoot and dressed in a wig and a leopard-skin leotard. I heard the cop scream “Goddamnit Big T, stand up and put your hands behind your back.”
Did he have a Sarah Palin blow up doll riding
“bitch”?
I just rode through five points and the cops had a moped pulled over. There was this fat weird looking guy sitting on the curb crying. He was barefoot and dressed in a wig and a leopard-skin leotard. I heard the cop scream “Goddamnit Big T, stand up and put your hands behind your back.”
Did he have a Sarah Palin blow up doll riding
“bitch”?
And,of course,he will be easily re elected after he beats up on a few nonentities for the Republican nomination.
As for all this First Amendment and privacy stuff?Republicans in SC really dont care much about it.Oh theyll scream and holler a little bit just to kick Obama around,but a few years ago ,when some Democrats questioned this kind of stuff,they condemned them for being “unpatriotic” and that such was necessary in this “War” we were in.
So, Fits can kick Graham around for his remarks,but most South Carolinians couldnt care less about this type stuff.
And,of course,he will be easily re elected after he beats up on a few nonentities for the Republican nomination.
As for all this First Amendment and privacy stuff?Republicans in SC really dont care much about it.Oh theyll scream and holler a little bit just to kick Obama around,but a few years ago ,when some Democrats questioned this kind of stuff,they condemned them for being “unpatriotic” and that such was necessary in this “War” we were in.
So, Fits can kick Graham around for his remarks,but most South Carolinians couldnt care less about this type stuff.
Lol! Hey, is GrandTurdo getting some sleep? A job?
The rumor (unconfirmed) is that he’s trying to locate Shifty Henry because of the insults that hurt him like a knife in his heart.
Lol! Hey, is GrandTurdo getting some sleep? A job?
The rumor (unconfirmed) is that he’s trying to locate Shifty Henry because of the insults that hurt him like a knife in his heart.
The current administration gets more support from those who have something to hide. This administration will help keep it hidden as long as the patsy stays in step with the rhetoric. [See Petraus]
The current administration gets more support from those who have something to hide. This administration will help keep it hidden as long as the patsy stays in step with the rhetoric. [See Petraus]
Graham is a freaking progressive of the worst kind.
Graham is a freaking progressive of the worst kind.
Lindsey has grown tiresome…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpw3h084OYw
Lindsey has grown tiresome…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpw3h084OYw