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Senate approves bill to widen spying on terrorism suspects

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Aug 4, 2007, 5:35 GMT


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NoharnessAug 4th, 2007 - 05:39:43

Quoting the article:' Senator Harry Reid, the leader of the Democratic majority, criticized the measure, saying it did not contain enough judicial checks to protect Americans' civil liberties.'

I would ordinarily worry about something like this, but given that it is coming from Yaller Harry Reid I am going to ignore the warning. The Senate has got next to no credibility with me anymore and Yaller Harry has even less.

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SP4: Dinner at the WhitehouseAug 4th, 2007 - 17:30:01

Bush: Have sum o thit roooast beef Hirry!
Reid: Did the Vice president shoot this too sir?
Bush: Naw! Ol Dick may have hit it with his car or sumpin though... y' knooow... ac ouple o beers an he's a sailin...
Reid: oh, gee sir...
Bush: y knoow ol Dick, aim low an hit the gas! YEEEE HAW!
Reid: uh...yes sir, that was my first thought...
Bush: N' Hirry...we got us a sitiation boyh...mah guys is exposed t criminal charges if'n they listen t' jeeejaadists talkin over sum phone sumwhire...we gots t git sumpin done here boyh!
Reid: well sir, it seems that it's against the law if the call goes over a domestic phone line...
Bush: aw sheeitt boyh, what in hell is a goddam spook supposed ta be spookin whiles he's worried aboot goin t jail or sumpin. jeeesus cheerahst boyh, y'think he's workin fer ma bell or sumpin?
Reid: gee sir...I don't know...
Bush: what'd ya think son, these spook types jus got time on thir hands t burn? Where'd you guys come up with all this, between the congressional hot tub an th commissary? Was Barney frank mountin ol Pat Leahy when they thought of this?

Reid' well sir...we need to protect individual rights...
Bush: Ooooh sure son! Aftah all, it'll be reeel gooood protectin daed folks raghts! I'll bet they'll even vote fer ya too boyh, well, in Chicago anyways...
Reid: sir...those rumors were never proved...
Bush: aw sheeit hirry, it's OK with me...y cin stuff th ballot box in a district y gonna win anyways...We gotta git this done hire boyh, and...hirry...ya gotta deeliver boyh!
I'll hep ya too...I'll act dumb in front o the cameras, jus lahke always...git ya sum Homeland seecuritee bucks, invahte yur lovely wahfe t lunch with th first lady, anything boyh! I'll even back off lettin thim nancy boyhs gittin married...well...maybah not in Crawferd...ain't too many thire anyways...heh, heh, Crawferd ain't exacly th home o th rainbow coalition if'n ya knoow what ah mean...

Reid: uh...yes sir...I'll make every effort...
Bush: GOOOD, Hirry! That's th spirit boyh! N' git out thire an whip thim senators up inta a frenzy son!

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