So that’s the 31% who still approve

Someone to claim us, someone to follow
Someone to shame us, some brave Apollo
Someone to fool us, someone like you

We want you Big Brother, Big Brother

Illegal taps of US phone calls. Check. Secret compilation of the phone records of Americans. Check. Using this secret data to intimidate investigators and political opponents, while forwarding personal and political agendas at the expense of freedom of the press? Check.

I keep thinking that at some point the remaining approvers will finally get fed up and realize that they’re on the wrong side. Apparently this is a vain hope. Just reading the comments on this ABC post about the matter is enough to make my head explode.

An example:

well maybe ABC news better stop leaking classified information. This only helps our enemies and right now I believe ABC news is an enemy of the US.

another:

I think that this is very good news. Something has to be done to investigate the main-stream media as the MSM has obviously declared war against the President in regards to the war on terror and and the liberation of Iraq. It is outrageous how they are working to leak classified information and to undermine our security at every turn with their reporting. It is also outrageous how they fabricate stories against the President or in a timely fashion recycle old stories as if they were new. I personally no longer trust the MSM at all and feel extremely threatened by their agenda.

Just when my head was about to explode, along comes Jon to soothe me by reminding me that at least someone understands how absolutely unbelievable this all is:

Of course the bit at the end with the Fox News anchors spouting propaganda makes my head want to explode again.

Oh, and more good news is coming. Sigh.

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