Thank you Starwise!
In addition to what you posted, the MSM and Dims continue to tell untruths about this program and the NSA 'wiretapping' - - (of course, why should these be any different than all the lies and the hate-filled cr*pola they spew daily.
1st - I am SO SICK of hearing it called 'Domestic Wiretapping' or 'Domestic Spying' - - even some ill-informed Republicans do this - it is a TERRORIST SURVEILANCE Program.
2nd - The Dims and MSM make it sound like Bush and the NSA is personally listening to all your phone calls and/or screening your telephone records (the reporterette on FNC just said it). There is NO way in heck that there is the manpower, equipment, time and/or desire to listen to phone calls of all Americans. It is simply logistically impossible. There was a caller on a local talk radio show the other night that said he was w NSA (used a fake name and the host said he had no way to prove or not if this guy was who he said he was, so we should all just make up our minds). The guy sounded credible to me.
He said he had worked on this program and they have special training and can only analyze/look at certain data. All they get are strings of numbers/digits (a guy from a phone company confirmed this). The data doesn't say SC placed a call(from this #) to SW at this # and they talked for x minutes. They create algorithms and analyze the data for, among other things, spikes in calls, etc. IF they find a spike - they may look further and/or if other situations arise and they feel the need to get caller info - he has to go to his supervisor to look at additional data (I believe to get the actual names and #s of the callers and callees as well). The Dims and MSM are really spinning this one, but, the funny thing is that something like 66% of Americans who took a poll the other day said they didn't have a problem w it (the Dims are deeply troubled and deeply saddened).
The Democrats are purposefully obtuse. They can't really be as dumb as they seem. So it must serve a purpose for them.. I think they have missed the boat however. People, even poor people have assess to the Internet and cable TV. It's just a pure shame for the Democrats. People are not falling for their paternalism any more.