Hamsher is especially angry about the changes to FISA. Proponents say those changes actually strengthen privacy rules for certain phone calls, but in fact, the bill also streamlines the government’s ability to sweep up large amounts of data without court warrant. What really gets Hamsher’s goat is the fact that congressional Democrats agreed to give immunity to phone companies that may have cooperated with past illegal spying.
“They gave George Bush everything he wanted on FISA, and he said so himself,” she said. “I think they’ve shown no leadership, and that’s why there’s so much energy online for change.”
Blue America raised $350,000 on this issue in just a couple of months. In the process, Hamsher made new friends, including blogger Rick Williams.
Although Williams considers himself a lifelong Republican, on FISA he sees eye-to-eye with left-leaning Democrats. He was a Ron Paul supporter, and he and other Libertarian-minded Republicans have joined forces with leftist bloggers in a new group called The Strange Bedfellows. Williams says they’re planning a Ron Paul-style online fundraiser for Aug. 8.
“That’s the day that Richard Nixon resigned the presidency,” Williams said. “We feel that the Nixon example  his resignation  needs to be reinforced. No one is above the law  not President Bush, and certainly not a group of law-breaking telecoms.”
Ron Paul’s people call these online fundraisers “money bombs.” If past performance is any prediction, the Strange Bedfellows group could find itself with millions of dollars to spend. It has been targeting FISA-supporting members of Congress with full-page newspaper ads and robo-calls, along with the TV ads.
Robo-calls? Does anyone care to get those? This seems, perhaps, counterproductive, much like, say, The Guardian urging potential voters in Ohio to choose Kerry. But then, I know only my own psychology, so robo-call away, says I. If their efforts cause one single incumbent Dem to lose to a Republican challenger, how do you suppose the Sorosphere will treat Jane? Combine Paulbots with Proggs, that’s brilliant: what could possibly go wrong?
” Combine Paulbots with Proggs, that’s brilliant: what could possibly go wrong?”
It doesn’t taste like kimchi I’m sure.
past illegal spying
Fucking NPR.
I wouldn’t call what it brings to the mind’s eye “spicy,” that’s true.
“Hamsher is especially angry”
Note this full scaled “angry” not typical leftard angry.
Also her goat is the big loser in all of this I think.
“I’m very upset with my party right now,” Hamsher says. “They were given the majority, and they have a 9 percent approval rating right now for a reason.”
Listening to Leftards like the Hamster.
Love My Goat.
It’s been so long since I had a good quaff.
Too long.
Hamsher should remember what happened to Carlo at the end of Godfather I. She doesn’t want to screw with the Soros crowd and the Democratic Party, not unless she wants to end up alone and on Blogger.
I’m pretty sure he means it platonically.
“Hamsher is especially angryâ€Â
When has she ever been happy?
“Combine Paulbots with Proggs, that’s brilliant: what could possibly go wrong?”
The Hounds of Tindolos.
“They are lean and athirst!” he shrieked… “All the evil in the universe was concentrated in their lean, hungry bodies. Or had they bodies? I saw them only for a moment, I cannot be certain.”
Topsecret, they said especially.
“It’s been so long since I had a good quaff.”
I had one last night.
Mhehe.
Hamsher and her minions are absolute proof that ignorance is most definitely not bliss.
Hi B Moe. You were gone and BJ and also McGeehee and JD and I was kind of worried. All at the same time like that. But there you are.
Not that I’m taking attendance or anything.
McGehee I mean.
Actually BJ and JD were here this morning doing the Batman thing now that I think about it. So they both get checkmarks.
Oh wait. You were here earlier too. I must be high I think.
Hey, I commented on the Batman thing. A bunch of times, even.
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