Sunday, February 12, 2006

Carter allowed warrantless surveillance in 1977

As reported here, former President Carter allowed warrantless surveillance of two men who were later convicted of spying for Vietnam, way back in 1977.

This is the same man who, at Coretta Scott King's funeral, and at a later rally for his son, who announced he will be running for Senate (just what we need - another Carter in government), said that Bush's NSA warrantless surveillance was illegal. Oh, and in case you have forgotten, or may not even be aware of it, he's the same man who let Americans rot in Tehran for 444 days, and didn't know what to do to get them released (although, thankfully, President Reagan did!).

So, Jimmy, it was ok for you to do it 1977, in a case that really didn't have all that much bearing on National Security, seeing as we were no longer involved with Vietnam and they were no threat whatsoever to the US, but it's not ok for President Bush to do so now, although what he and the NSA are doing have far more National Security implications, such as preventing another terrorist attack on the US, huh?

Note to Jimmy: Stick to your Habitat for Humanity efforts, and leave politics, and National Security issues to grown ups. You have as much relevance to those things, as pork does at a Jewish feast.

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