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Black Is the New Transparent
ricochet.com ^ | 5-14-2013 | Judith Levy, Ed.

Posted on 05/15/2013 4:27:06 AM PDT by servo1969

So the American Civil Liberties Union, concerned about the US government's alleged propensity to surveil the email of American citizens without a warrant, filed a request with the Justice Department under the Freedom of Information Act for more information.

This is what it got:

A memorandum entitled “Guidance for the Minimization of Text Messages over Dual-Function Cellular Telephones” that is completely blacked out. All fifteen pages of it.

Mr. President, I don't think "transparent" means what you think it means.


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events; Political Humor/Cartoons; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: aclu; doj; foia; redacted

1 posted on 05/15/2013 4:27:06 AM PDT by servo1969
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To: servo1969

See tag line...I’ve been using it for a couple years now.


2 posted on 05/15/2013 4:44:37 AM PDT by Mich Patriot (PITCH BLACK is the new "transparent")
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To: servo1969

I don’t know whether to laugh or cry. I think I’ll go with laughing. It gives me a better cardio workout.


3 posted on 05/15/2013 5:22:17 AM PDT by The Working Man
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To: servo1969

As the fundraising cartoon of the past few days declares, “don’t you understand? something transparent can’t be seen!”


4 posted on 05/15/2013 5:37:43 AM PDT by jiggyboy (Ten percent of poll respondents are either lying or insane)
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To: servo1969

That’s another reason I call him Balack Obama.


5 posted on 05/15/2013 5:52:34 AM PDT by subterfuge (CBS NBC ABC FOX AP-- all no different than Pravda.)
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