[privacy] Best FISA Rant Ever: Keith Olbermann

[Paul Ferguson]

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Keith Olbermann rocks. :-)

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Keith Olbermann’s Special Comment tonight on Countdown was yet another
scathing rebuke of President Bush and his lies about the pending FISA
legislation and fear tactics during his final State of the Union address
earlier this week. Bush has said repeatedly he would veto any FISA
legislation that did not include immunity for the telecommunications
companies who broke the law and betrayed the American people.

However, as Keith points out, if the president were to veto the legislation
and there was another terrorist attack inside the U.S., he, and he alone
would be responsible for it — all in the name of protecting huge
corporations over the American people he was charged with protecting.

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I consider this a "must see" by anyone who actually cares about
this issue:

http://www.crooksandliars.com/2008/01/31/countdown-special-comment-on-fisa-
and-telecom-immunity/

My favorite part:

"Mr. Bush’s new Attorney General, Mr. Mukasey, the one who has already
taken four different positions on water-boarding, and who may yet tie that
record on this subject of telecom immunity — he has a very personal stake
in this."

"There happens to be a partner in the law firm of Bracewell and Giuliani,
named Marc Mukasey. And Bracewell and Giuliani and the Attorney General’s
son Marc, just happen to represent
 Verizon."

Priceless.

Enjoy,

- - ferg

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