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Press corps fingerprinted for Obama’s trip to France [MSNBC volunteers for prostrate exam]
The Washington Times ^
| Tuesday, May 17, 2011
| By Dave Boyer
Posted on 05/17/2011 9:47:24 PM PDT by Fitzy_888
The French government has fingerprinted U.S. journalists who will travel with President Obama to France for the G-8 summit next week.
Journalists were required to submit to “biometric” fingerprinting at the French Embassy in Washington, an embassy spokesman confirmed. The requirement raised some eyebrows among the White House press corps, whose members did not undergo the same security measures for Mr. Obama’s trip to Latin America in March.
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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: france; obama; presscorp; whitehouse
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“The U.S. government, however, has yet to implement a biometric system that can track those leaving the country, and the technology of biometrics has raised concerns in some quarters about the potential for identity theft.”
Right…like crooks are clamoring out there to assume the identity of a washed up beatnik DC apartment dweller who's maxed out with a credit score of 550.
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posted on
05/17/2011 9:47:30 PM PDT
by
Fitzy_888
To: Fitzy_888
Now I know why MSNBC has so many assholes.
To: Fitzy_888
This government collection of biometric data can only end in one way: tyranny.
To: Fitzy_888
This government collection of biometric data can only end in one way: tyranny.
To: Fitzy_888
Why would they need to bother the press with this? They could probably get most of their prints off 0bama’s ass.....
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posted on
05/17/2011 9:52:13 PM PDT
by
KoRn
(Department of Homeland Security, Certified - "Right Wing Extremist")
To: Fitzy_888
Can you imagine what would be said if Bush was doing this?
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posted on
05/17/2011 9:53:00 PM PDT
by
Tzimisce
(Never forget that the American Revolution began when the British tried to disarm the colonists.)
To: Fitzy_888
I’m really surprised the press gave in over this? I figured they would have raised a real stink providing fingerprints?
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posted on
05/17/2011 9:54:44 PM PDT
by
rawhide
To: Fitzy_888
[MSNBC volunteers for prostrate exam] Is that the test where they feel you up lying down?
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posted on
05/17/2011 9:58:09 PM PDT
by
FredZarguna
(It looks just like a Telefunken U-47. In leather.)
To: rawhide
“Why would they need to bother the press with this? They could probably get most of their prints off 0bama’s ass.....”
Good one. But remember, they’re taking finger-prints, not lip-prints.
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posted on
05/17/2011 10:01:13 PM PDT
by
razorbak
To: americanophile
Yep. My thoughts exactly.
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posted on
05/17/2011 10:28:42 PM PDT
by
taxesareforever
(Release Staff Sgt. Frank Wuterich and let him and his family get on with their lives.)
To: Fitzy_888
The French don’t trust our media people... can’t say I blame them.
To: Fitzy_888
. . . .[MSNBC volunteers for prostrate exam]. . Only prostrate . . . no supine exams?!?!??
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posted on
05/17/2011 11:50:12 PM PDT
by
skeptoid
(The road to serfdom is being paved by RINOs, and Lisa Murkowski is their mascot.)
To: Cementjungle
Afraid they might steal the silverware?
To: Fitzy_888
. . . .[MSNBC volunteers for prostrate exam]. . They shouldn't take that lying down. /s
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posted on
05/18/2011 12:35:28 AM PDT
by
TigersEye
(Who crashed the markets on 9/15/08 and why?)
To: Fitzy_888
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posted on
05/18/2011 1:54:28 AM PDT
by
Rudder
(The Main Stream Media is Our Enemy---get used to it.)
To: rawhide
Now that the Regime has the intelligence from Osama Bin Laden’s lair in hand no “newsie” was to attract attention and have the CIA tell Obama what he or she was really up to.
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posted on
05/18/2011 3:15:01 AM PDT
by
muawiyah
To: Rudder
Thanks, Rudder. That malaprop is one of my bugaboos.
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posted on
05/18/2011 3:34:22 AM PDT
by
CalvaryJohn
(What is keeping that damned asteroid?)
To: CalvaryJohn
To: Fitzy_888
[MSNBC volunteers for prostrate examIf this were true, you'd see Chris Matthews lining up again and again.
To: KoRn
They could probably get most of their prints off 0bama’s ass..... Yes, but they're not looking for LIP prints.
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