Kerry Backs Port Deal If NSA Taps UAE Calls

Scrappleface ^ | February 23, 2006 | Scott Ott

[Kaslin]

Sen. John Kerry, D-MA, announced today that he would back the sale of a British company that manages U.S. seaports to a state-owned firm in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) only if President George Bush will order the National Security Agency (NSA) to secretly wiretap phone calls and emails involving Dubai Ports World.

“If an emir in Dubai is talking to an American port manager, at the gateway of a major city, we want to know why,” said Sen. Kerry. “and we can’t allow the whiners in the civil rights movement to jeopardize our national security in the name of the so-called right to privacy.”

Sen. Kerry rejected calls for the UAE wiretaps to be approved by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) court.

“We’re not trying to build a legal case,” said Sen. Kerry, “We’re protecting our homeland from a potential devastating terror strike. People need to wake up to the fact that we’re living in a post-9/11 world.”

[Old_Mil]

You can't tell fact from fiction with those jokers.

Especially with Carter already having come out in support of the deal.

[gondramB]

"This is a parody - Scrappleface!"

Oh no... it just seemed like exactly the sort of thing kerry would do... {feeling appropriately stupid}

[Zack Nguyen]

Don't feel stupid. The left is so wacky that sometimes art imitates life.

[SuziQ]

*snort* Scrappleface comes through with another great one!

[MNJohnnie]

Brilliant once again.

[HOTTIEBOY]

The title says Kerry will back something that Bush is doing.

That is enough to give it away as satire.

[IamConservative]

*snickers* scrappleface

I find it more and more telling that we cannot tell the difference between fact and fiction. I would not in the least be surprised to hear a democrat take this exact position.

[sanjacjake]

He is in early stages...dementia. Caught the
Veitnam bug...and/or wants to be out there with
Hiklary....they all could care less about any deals
unless it was for them ..personally. Jake

[Kaslin]

ScrappleFace gives it away that it is a satire

[afnamvet]

Excellent satire given the current port mess.

[Kaslin]

It's a satire

[Junior_G]

Strangely, the Scrappleface angle on the story doesn't really add that much more absurdity to what was already there.

[Kaslin]

You've been duped! Check the source...

It's a Satire. Also note, it was posted under political humor

[rockabyebaby]

{{shaking head in disgust}} at a loss for words!

[silver charm]

we can’t allow the whiners in the civil rights movement to jeopardize our national security in the name of the so-called right to privacy.”


Oh my, this is too funny. Is there any position he won't flip flop on? Hanoi John trying to look tough on national security. What a hoot.

He makes a statement for the press that he will drop his mighty opposition if the president agrees to "secretly" tape UAE phone calls?????

Thank you for posting that..........it gave me a much needed laugh on this cold gray northwest morning!

[silver charm]

scrappleface............should have figured that out.

Oh well still very funny. A good laugh was had by all. Maybe it is a little funnier knowing that it is humor.

[Kaslin]

I like Scrapple face and I posted the satire in a chat room. One of the lunatics replied with this

9436 PM: Labrown -- Thu, Feb 23 11:03am pst

L. A. Brown (War is occasionally not the Answer!)
Kerry Backs Port Deal If NSA Taps UAE Calls

I knew there was a reason I didnt vote for that slimy piggy

[Michael Barnes]

I'm quite aware of that.

[KarlInOhio]

On Rush right now.

[JamesP81]

Ummmm... The whole article is sarcasm.

Doh!

Scrappleface scares the hell out of me sometimes. It's so believable.