June 19, 2013

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  • Glenn Greenwald: I have more secrets to reveal

    By Charlie Spiering | 06/09/13 01:05 PM

    On ABC’s ‘This Week,’ journalist Glenn Greenwald explained that Americans could expect him to reveal more secrets about the government surveillance programs. Greenwald wrote two bombshell stories last week in the Guardian newspaper – one about the National Security Agency...

  • Al Sharpton: I trust Obama on wiretapping, but he won’t be president forever

    By Charlie Spiering | 06/08/13 12:15 PM

    Speaking to his viewers last night, MSNBC host Al Sharpton explained that he was opposed to the Patriot Act, which allowed the NSA to spy on Americans’ phone records. “I opposed it when Bush was president, I oppose it with President Obama being there,” Sharpton said. “I trust President...

  • Marco Rubio: God's will be done on immigration reform

    By Charlie Spiering | 06/07/13 02:55 PM

    During an interview with EWTN’s Raymond Arroyo, Sen. Marco Rubio explained that the result of his  efforts on immigration reform was ultimately a result of God’s will. Arroyo asked Rubio if the immigration bill was the product of his Catholic faith. “When you ask about my faith,...

  • VIDEO – Challenged on surveillance programs, Obama pitches the blame to Congress

    By Charlie Spiering | 06/07/13 02:20 PM

    After facing tough questions about his surveillance programs today, President Obama reminded Americans that Congress was in charge of oversight. According to the transcript, Obama made at least fifteen explicit references to Congress, reminding the audience that the controversial programs were...

  • Obama: If you can’t trust government, we’re going to have some problems

    By Charlie Spiering | 06/07/13 01:45 PM

    President Obama this afternoon addressed recent reports of the National Security Agency secretly obtaining phone records and private data for surveillance. During his speech he indicated that Americans needed to trust the system of government set up to thwart abuse. “If people can’t...

  • Video: Obama snaps at staff after realizing his prepared remarks are missing

    By Charlie Spiering | 06/07/13 12:15 PM

    As President Obama approached the podium this afternoon to deliver a speech, he quickly realized his prepared remarks were not there. “I think there’s only one problem, and that is that my remarks are not sitting here,” he said as the crowd chuckled. “People?” Obama said, looking...

  • Rand Paul: Senator Obama was right; President Obama is wrong

    By Charlie Spiering | 06/07/13 09:50 AM

    Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky. published an editorial in the Guardian Friday, praising Obama for promoting privacy issues and civil liberties as a senator. Quoting Obama from 2006 and 2007, Paul reminds readers that Obama once took the lead on these privacy issues in the Senate. “Senator Obama was...

  • New York Times secretly edited critical Obama editorial ‘for clarity’s sake’

    By Charlie Spiering | 06/07/13 09:00 AM

    Dylan Byers gets a response from the New York Times explaining why it edited its editorial criticizing the Obama administration. “The administration has now lost all credibility,” the Times originally declared, sparking surprise from political figures and journalists. Later the line was...

  • Obama 2012: Details of wiretapping law ‘not real sexy’

    By Charlie Spiering | 06/07/13 09:00 AM

    During a 2012 interview with Jon Stewart, President Obama dismissed the idea that he had allowed Bush-era wiretapping to continue under his administration. “I think people have been surprised to see the strength of the Bush-era warrantless wiretapping laws and those type of things, not also...

  • Huffington Post denounces ‘George W. Obama’

    By Charlie Spiering | 06/06/13 05:35 PM

    The Huffington Post’s front page Thursday afternoon reacts to recent reports of the National Security Agency collecting and monitoring phone data of Verizon customers. “George W. Obama,” the headline reads, linking to an Associated Press story about NSA whistle-blowers.



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