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  • C Copper
    12 Jul 2021, 18:59

    Nice demand

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    Loki
    wrote on 12 Jul 2021, 19:01 last edited by
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    @copper said in Spying?:

    Nice demand

    So you advocate any journalist finding a congressman to start an investigation without a shred of evidence. Sounds very 1984.

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      Copper
      wrote on 12 Jul 2021, 19:02 last edited by
      #118

      @loki said in Spying?:

      a shred of evidence

      He has a shred of evidence

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      • C Copper
        12 Jul 2021, 19:02

        @loki said in Spying?:

        a shred of evidence

        He has a shred of evidence

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        wrote on 12 Jul 2021, 19:08 last edited by Loki 7 Dec 2021, 19:09
        #119

        @copper said in Spying?:

        @loki said in Spying?:

        a shred of evidence

        He has a shred of evidence

        I maybe be missing his evidence. As far as I can tell he says a whistleblower told him but I haven’t seen any corroborating evidence. What am I missing? He didn’t share any emails, he didn’t have anyone else talk to the whistleblower, right?

        Do you really just get to make an allegation? I’ve been fighting that with TDS for 5 years now.

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        • L Loki
          12 Jul 2021, 19:08

          @copper said in Spying?:

          @loki said in Spying?:

          a shred of evidence

          He has a shred of evidence

          I maybe be missing his evidence. As far as I can tell he says a whistleblower told him but I haven’t seen any corroborating evidence. What am I missing? He didn’t share any emails, he didn’t have anyone else talk to the whistleblower, right?

          Do you really just get to make an allegation? I’ve been fighting that with TDS for 5 years now.

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          Horace
          wrote on 12 Jul 2021, 19:16 last edited by
          #120

          @loki said in Spying?:

          @copper said in Spying?:

          @loki said in Spying?:

          a shred of evidence

          He has a shred of evidence

          I maybe be missing his evidence. As far as I can tell he says a whistleblower told him but I haven’t seen any corroborating evidence. What am I missing? He didn’t share any emails, he didn’t have anyone else talk to the whistleblower, right?

          Do you really just get to make an allegation? I’ve been fighting that with TDS for 5 years now.

          What is Mr Paul's motivation? Political tribalism?

          When we saw the investigations into Cavanaugh, that was clearly tribalism. What about Mr Paul?

          Education is extremely important.

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            Horace
            wrote on 12 Jul 2021, 19:23 last edited by
            #121

            The NSA was eager to respond when this story first broke, with their non-denial denial. "Mr Carlson has never been an intelligence target". Will they be as eager to respond to Mr Paul's four questions? If not, why not? I bet they will not answer those questions, at least not without an investigation.

            Of course, recent history shows us, as Mr Paul notes, that it is far, far from an "implausible conspiracy theory" that the NSA might employ people with security clearance and political axes to grind, and without the requisite honor as human beings to not grind those axes.

            When pop culture welcomes such tribal righteousness with open arms, who can blame them? They are only human, operating as humans always have, and always will. That's why they need to be held in check. I respect Mr Paul's attempt to do so.

            Education is extremely important.

            L 1 Reply Last reply 12 Jul 2021, 19:32
            • H Horace
              12 Jul 2021, 19:23

              The NSA was eager to respond when this story first broke, with their non-denial denial. "Mr Carlson has never been an intelligence target". Will they be as eager to respond to Mr Paul's four questions? If not, why not? I bet they will not answer those questions, at least not without an investigation.

              Of course, recent history shows us, as Mr Paul notes, that it is far, far from an "implausible conspiracy theory" that the NSA might employ people with security clearance and political axes to grind, and without the requisite honor as human beings to not grind those axes.

              When pop culture welcomes such tribal righteousness with open arms, who can blame them? They are only human, operating as humans always have, and always will. That's why they need to be held in check. I respect Mr Paul's attempt to do so.

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              Loki
              wrote on 12 Jul 2021, 19:32 last edited by
              #122

              @horace said in Spying?:

              The NSA was eager to respond when this story first broke, with their non-denial denial. "Mr Carlson has never been an intelligence target". Will they be as eager to respond to Mr Paul's four questions? If not, why not? I bet they will not answer those questions, at least not without an investigation.

              Of course, recent history shows us, as Mr Paul notes, that it is far, far from an "implausible conspiracy theory" that the NSA might employ people with security clearance and political axes to grind, and without the requisite honor as human beings to not grind those axes.

              When pop culture welcomes such tribal righteousness with open arms, who can blame them? They are only human, operating as humans always have, and always will. That's why they need to be held in check. I respect Mr Paul's attempt to do so.

              So every fishing expedition must be responded to?

              This thread is full of wordy words….and no evidence.

              Let me repeat…NO evidence. He said he/she said. Seriously. Kafkaesque to demand so much with no evidence to be followed up on.

              H C 2 Replies Last reply 12 Jul 2021, 19:35
              • H Horace
                12 Jul 2021, 19:16

                @loki said in Spying?:

                @copper said in Spying?:

                @loki said in Spying?:

                a shred of evidence

                He has a shred of evidence

                I maybe be missing his evidence. As far as I can tell he says a whistleblower told him but I haven’t seen any corroborating evidence. What am I missing? He didn’t share any emails, he didn’t have anyone else talk to the whistleblower, right?

                Do you really just get to make an allegation? I’ve been fighting that with TDS for 5 years now.

                What is Mr Paul's motivation? Political tribalism?

                When we saw the investigations into Cavanaugh, that was clearly tribalism. What about Mr Paul?

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                Loki
                wrote on 12 Jul 2021, 19:34 last edited by Loki 7 Dec 2021, 19:34
                #123

                @horace said in Spying?:

                @loki said in Spying?:

                @copper said in Spying?:

                @loki said in Spying?:

                a shred of evidence

                He has a shred of evidence

                I maybe be missing his evidence. As far as I can tell he says a whistleblower told him but I haven’t seen any corroborating evidence. What am I missing? He didn’t share any emails, he didn’t have anyone else talk to the whistleblower, right?

                Do you really just get to make an allegation? I’ve been fighting that with TDS for 5 years now.

                What is Mr Paul's motivation? Political tribalism?

                When we saw the investigations into Cavanaugh, that was clearly tribalism. What about Mr Paul?

                I think Mr. Paul is not unreasonable to ask, it’s better than the poo flung at Trump by the likes of Schiff, but still there should something other than Carlson’s word.

                Carlson, where’s the beef???? Show us what you got.

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                • L Loki
                  12 Jul 2021, 19:32

                  @horace said in Spying?:

                  The NSA was eager to respond when this story first broke, with their non-denial denial. "Mr Carlson has never been an intelligence target". Will they be as eager to respond to Mr Paul's four questions? If not, why not? I bet they will not answer those questions, at least not without an investigation.

                  Of course, recent history shows us, as Mr Paul notes, that it is far, far from an "implausible conspiracy theory" that the NSA might employ people with security clearance and political axes to grind, and without the requisite honor as human beings to not grind those axes.

                  When pop culture welcomes such tribal righteousness with open arms, who can blame them? They are only human, operating as humans always have, and always will. That's why they need to be held in check. I respect Mr Paul's attempt to do so.

                  So every fishing expedition must be responded to?

                  This thread is full of wordy words….and no evidence.

                  Let me repeat…NO evidence. He said he/she said. Seriously. Kafkaesque to demand so much with no evidence to be followed up on.

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                  Horace
                  wrote on 12 Jul 2021, 19:35 last edited by
                  #124

                  @loki said in Spying?:

                  @horace said in Spying?:

                  The NSA was eager to respond when this story first broke, with their non-denial denial. "Mr Carlson has never been an intelligence target". Will they be as eager to respond to Mr Paul's four questions? If not, why not? I bet they will not answer those questions, at least not without an investigation.

                  Of course, recent history shows us, as Mr Paul notes, that it is far, far from an "implausible conspiracy theory" that the NSA might employ people with security clearance and political axes to grind, and without the requisite honor as human beings to not grind those axes.

                  When pop culture welcomes such tribal righteousness with open arms, who can blame them? They are only human, operating as humans always have, and always will. That's why they need to be held in check. I respect Mr Paul's attempt to do so.

                  So every fishing expedition must be responded to?

                  This thread is full of wordy words….and no evidence.

                  Let me repeat…NO evidence. He said he/she said. Seriously. Kafkaesque to demand so much with no evidence to be followed up on.

                  We're all treating this as something more than a random person making an accusation. Maybe we're all deluded, but our priors about Mr Carlson and what he has to lose if this is made up, are a form of evidence.

                  Education is extremely important.

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                  • H Horace
                    12 Jul 2021, 19:35

                    @loki said in Spying?:

                    @horace said in Spying?:

                    The NSA was eager to respond when this story first broke, with their non-denial denial. "Mr Carlson has never been an intelligence target". Will they be as eager to respond to Mr Paul's four questions? If not, why not? I bet they will not answer those questions, at least not without an investigation.

                    Of course, recent history shows us, as Mr Paul notes, that it is far, far from an "implausible conspiracy theory" that the NSA might employ people with security clearance and political axes to grind, and without the requisite honor as human beings to not grind those axes.

                    When pop culture welcomes such tribal righteousness with open arms, who can blame them? They are only human, operating as humans always have, and always will. That's why they need to be held in check. I respect Mr Paul's attempt to do so.

                    So every fishing expedition must be responded to?

                    This thread is full of wordy words….and no evidence.

                    Let me repeat…NO evidence. He said he/she said. Seriously. Kafkaesque to demand so much with no evidence to be followed up on.

                    We're all treating this as something more than a random person making an accusation. Maybe we're all deluded, but our priors about Mr Carlson and what he has to lose if this is made up, are a form of evidence.

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                    Loki
                    wrote on 12 Jul 2021, 19:37 last edited by
                    #125

                    @horace said in Spying?:

                    @loki said in Spying?:

                    @horace said in Spying?:

                    The NSA was eager to respond when this story first broke, with their non-denial denial. "Mr Carlson has never been an intelligence target". Will they be as eager to respond to Mr Paul's four questions? If not, why not? I bet they will not answer those questions, at least not without an investigation.

                    Of course, recent history shows us, as Mr Paul notes, that it is far, far from an "implausible conspiracy theory" that the NSA might employ people with security clearance and political axes to grind, and without the requisite honor as human beings to not grind those axes.

                    When pop culture welcomes such tribal righteousness with open arms, who can blame them? They are only human, operating as humans always have, and always will. That's why they need to be held in check. I respect Mr Paul's attempt to do so.

                    So every fishing expedition must be responded to?

                    This thread is full of wordy words….and no evidence.

                    Let me repeat…NO evidence. He said he/she said. Seriously. Kafkaesque to demand so much with no evidence to be followed up on.

                    We're all treating this as something more than a random person making an accusation. Maybe we're all deluded, but our priors about Mr Carlson and what he has to lose if this is made up, are a form of evidence.

                    It’s his word Horace. Have the whistleblower talk to someone and I am fine with a full investigation.

                    Jesus, you really want an MSM journalist to pull this shit with ZERO evidence?

                    H 1 Reply Last reply 12 Jul 2021, 19:39
                    • L Loki
                      12 Jul 2021, 19:37

                      @horace said in Spying?:

                      @loki said in Spying?:

                      @horace said in Spying?:

                      The NSA was eager to respond when this story first broke, with their non-denial denial. "Mr Carlson has never been an intelligence target". Will they be as eager to respond to Mr Paul's four questions? If not, why not? I bet they will not answer those questions, at least not without an investigation.

                      Of course, recent history shows us, as Mr Paul notes, that it is far, far from an "implausible conspiracy theory" that the NSA might employ people with security clearance and political axes to grind, and without the requisite honor as human beings to not grind those axes.

                      When pop culture welcomes such tribal righteousness with open arms, who can blame them? They are only human, operating as humans always have, and always will. That's why they need to be held in check. I respect Mr Paul's attempt to do so.

                      So every fishing expedition must be responded to?

                      This thread is full of wordy words….and no evidence.

                      Let me repeat…NO evidence. He said he/she said. Seriously. Kafkaesque to demand so much with no evidence to be followed up on.

                      We're all treating this as something more than a random person making an accusation. Maybe we're all deluded, but our priors about Mr Carlson and what he has to lose if this is made up, are a form of evidence.

                      It’s his word Horace. Have the whistleblower talk to someone and I am fine with a full investigation.

                      Jesus, you really want an MSM journalist to pull this shit with ZERO evidence?

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                      Horace
                      wrote on 12 Jul 2021, 19:39 last edited by Horace 7 Dec 2021, 19:41
                      #126

                      @loki said in Spying?:

                      @horace said in Spying?:

                      @loki said in Spying?:

                      @horace said in Spying?:

                      The NSA was eager to respond when this story first broke, with their non-denial denial. "Mr Carlson has never been an intelligence target". Will they be as eager to respond to Mr Paul's four questions? If not, why not? I bet they will not answer those questions, at least not without an investigation.

                      Of course, recent history shows us, as Mr Paul notes, that it is far, far from an "implausible conspiracy theory" that the NSA might employ people with security clearance and political axes to grind, and without the requisite honor as human beings to not grind those axes.

                      When pop culture welcomes such tribal righteousness with open arms, who can blame them? They are only human, operating as humans always have, and always will. That's why they need to be held in check. I respect Mr Paul's attempt to do so.

                      So every fishing expedition must be responded to?

                      This thread is full of wordy words….and no evidence.

                      Let me repeat…NO evidence. He said he/she said. Seriously. Kafkaesque to demand so much with no evidence to be followed up on.

                      We're all treating this as something more than a random person making an accusation. Maybe we're all deluded, but our priors about Mr Carlson and what he has to lose if this is made up, are a form of evidence.

                      It’s his word Horace. Have the whistleblower talk to someone and I am fine with a full investigation.

                      Jesus, you really want an MSM journalist to pull this shit with ZERO evidence?

                      I don't think there's a reasonable chance he's just making it up. Stronger chance he's deluded or being intentionally misled, stronger chance still that there's something to the story. Something that falls short of him being an intelligence target per se, but which is still interesting. I'm glad Mr Paul wrote the letter, and I hope the NSA responds.

                      Education is extremely important.

                      G L 2 Replies Last reply 12 Jul 2021, 20:00
                      • H Horace
                        12 Jul 2021, 19:39

                        @loki said in Spying?:

                        @horace said in Spying?:

                        @loki said in Spying?:

                        @horace said in Spying?:

                        The NSA was eager to respond when this story first broke, with their non-denial denial. "Mr Carlson has never been an intelligence target". Will they be as eager to respond to Mr Paul's four questions? If not, why not? I bet they will not answer those questions, at least not without an investigation.

                        Of course, recent history shows us, as Mr Paul notes, that it is far, far from an "implausible conspiracy theory" that the NSA might employ people with security clearance and political axes to grind, and without the requisite honor as human beings to not grind those axes.

                        When pop culture welcomes such tribal righteousness with open arms, who can blame them? They are only human, operating as humans always have, and always will. That's why they need to be held in check. I respect Mr Paul's attempt to do so.

                        So every fishing expedition must be responded to?

                        This thread is full of wordy words….and no evidence.

                        Let me repeat…NO evidence. He said he/she said. Seriously. Kafkaesque to demand so much with no evidence to be followed up on.

                        We're all treating this as something more than a random person making an accusation. Maybe we're all deluded, but our priors about Mr Carlson and what he has to lose if this is made up, are a form of evidence.

                        It’s his word Horace. Have the whistleblower talk to someone and I am fine with a full investigation.

                        Jesus, you really want an MSM journalist to pull this shit with ZERO evidence?

                        I don't think there's a reasonable chance he's just making it up. Stronger chance he's deluded or being intentionally misled, stronger chance still that there's something to the story. Something that falls short of him being an intelligence target per se, but which is still interesting. I'm glad Mr Paul wrote the letter, and I hope the NSA responds.

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                        George K
                        wrote on 12 Jul 2021, 20:00 last edited by
                        #127

                        @horace said in Spying?:

                        I'm glad Mr Paul wrote the letter,

                        I don't think I've seen a letter from a Senator saying "I am writing to demand..."

                        Strong words.

                        Paul must think there's some there there.

                        "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                        The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                        • H Horace
                          12 Jul 2021, 19:39

                          @loki said in Spying?:

                          @horace said in Spying?:

                          @loki said in Spying?:

                          @horace said in Spying?:

                          The NSA was eager to respond when this story first broke, with their non-denial denial. "Mr Carlson has never been an intelligence target". Will they be as eager to respond to Mr Paul's four questions? If not, why not? I bet they will not answer those questions, at least not without an investigation.

                          Of course, recent history shows us, as Mr Paul notes, that it is far, far from an "implausible conspiracy theory" that the NSA might employ people with security clearance and political axes to grind, and without the requisite honor as human beings to not grind those axes.

                          When pop culture welcomes such tribal righteousness with open arms, who can blame them? They are only human, operating as humans always have, and always will. That's why they need to be held in check. I respect Mr Paul's attempt to do so.

                          So every fishing expedition must be responded to?

                          This thread is full of wordy words….and no evidence.

                          Let me repeat…NO evidence. He said he/she said. Seriously. Kafkaesque to demand so much with no evidence to be followed up on.

                          We're all treating this as something more than a random person making an accusation. Maybe we're all deluded, but our priors about Mr Carlson and what he has to lose if this is made up, are a form of evidence.

                          It’s his word Horace. Have the whistleblower talk to someone and I am fine with a full investigation.

                          Jesus, you really want an MSM journalist to pull this shit with ZERO evidence?

                          I don't think there's a reasonable chance he's just making it up. Stronger chance he's deluded or being intentionally misled, stronger chance still that there's something to the story. Something that falls short of him being an intelligence target per se, but which is still interesting. I'm glad Mr Paul wrote the letter, and I hope the NSA responds.

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                          Loki
                          wrote on 12 Jul 2021, 20:00 last edited by
                          #128

                          @horace said in Spying?:

                          @loki said in Spying?:

                          @horace said in Spying?:

                          @loki said in Spying?:

                          @horace said in Spying?:

                          The NSA was eager to respond when this story first broke, with their non-denial denial. "Mr Carlson has never been an intelligence target". Will they be as eager to respond to Mr Paul's four questions? If not, why not? I bet they will not answer those questions, at least not without an investigation.

                          Of course, recent history shows us, as Mr Paul notes, that it is far, far from an "implausible conspiracy theory" that the NSA might employ people with security clearance and political axes to grind, and without the requisite honor as human beings to not grind those axes.

                          When pop culture welcomes such tribal righteousness with open arms, who can blame them? They are only human, operating as humans always have, and always will. That's why they need to be held in check. I respect Mr Paul's attempt to do so.

                          So every fishing expedition must be responded to?

                          This thread is full of wordy words….and no evidence.

                          Let me repeat…NO evidence. He said he/she said. Seriously. Kafkaesque to demand so much with no evidence to be followed up on.

                          We're all treating this as something more than a random person making an accusation. Maybe we're all deluded, but our priors about Mr Carlson and what he has to lose if this is made up, are a form of evidence.

                          It’s his word Horace. Have the whistleblower talk to someone and I am fine with a full investigation.

                          Jesus, you really want an MSM journalist to pull this shit with ZERO evidence?

                          I don't think there's a reasonable chance he's just making it up. Stronger chance he's deluded or being intentionally misled, stronger chance still that there's something to the story. Something that falls short of him being an intelligence target per se, but which is still interesting. I'm glad Mr Paul wrote the letter, and I hope the NSA responds.

                          And if they don’t it’s a conspiracy. Woo hooo. The simplest way for this to come to a head would be for the whistleblower to talk to someone. But you know the rational and reasonable thing to do doesn’t matter anymore.

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                          • L Loki
                            12 Jul 2021, 19:32

                            @horace said in Spying?:

                            The NSA was eager to respond when this story first broke, with their non-denial denial. "Mr Carlson has never been an intelligence target". Will they be as eager to respond to Mr Paul's four questions? If not, why not? I bet they will not answer those questions, at least not without an investigation.

                            Of course, recent history shows us, as Mr Paul notes, that it is far, far from an "implausible conspiracy theory" that the NSA might employ people with security clearance and political axes to grind, and without the requisite honor as human beings to not grind those axes.

                            When pop culture welcomes such tribal righteousness with open arms, who can blame them? They are only human, operating as humans always have, and always will. That's why they need to be held in check. I respect Mr Paul's attempt to do so.

                            So every fishing expedition must be responded to?

                            This thread is full of wordy words….and no evidence.

                            Let me repeat…NO evidence. He said he/she said. Seriously. Kafkaesque to demand so much with no evidence to be followed up on.

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                            Copper
                            wrote on 12 Jul 2021, 20:01 last edited by
                            #129

                            @loki said in Spying?:

                            @horace said in Spying?:

                            The NSA was eager to respond when this story first broke, with their non-denial denial. "Mr Carlson has never been an intelligence target". Will they be as eager to respond to Mr Paul's four questions? If not, why not? I bet they will not answer those questions, at least not without an investigation.

                            Of course, recent history shows us, as Mr Paul notes, that it is far, far from an "implausible conspiracy theory" that the NSA might employ people with security clearance and political axes to grind, and without the requisite honor as human beings to not grind those axes.

                            When pop culture welcomes such tribal righteousness with open arms, who can blame them? They are only human, operating as humans always have, and always will. That's why they need to be held in check. I respect Mr Paul's attempt to do so.

                            So every fishing expedition must be responded to?

                            This thread is full of wordy words….and no evidence.

                            Let me repeat…NO evidence. He said he/she said. Seriously. Kafkaesque to demand so much with no evidence to be followed up on.

                            Mr. Carlson clearly has verbal and written evidence.

                            Repeating over and over that he doesn’t won’t change that.

                            Doctor PhibesD 1 Reply Last reply 12 Jul 2021, 20:09
                            • L Loki
                              12 Jul 2021, 20:00

                              @horace said in Spying?:

                              @loki said in Spying?:

                              @horace said in Spying?:

                              @loki said in Spying?:

                              @horace said in Spying?:

                              The NSA was eager to respond when this story first broke, with their non-denial denial. "Mr Carlson has never been an intelligence target". Will they be as eager to respond to Mr Paul's four questions? If not, why not? I bet they will not answer those questions, at least not without an investigation.

                              Of course, recent history shows us, as Mr Paul notes, that it is far, far from an "implausible conspiracy theory" that the NSA might employ people with security clearance and political axes to grind, and without the requisite honor as human beings to not grind those axes.

                              When pop culture welcomes such tribal righteousness with open arms, who can blame them? They are only human, operating as humans always have, and always will. That's why they need to be held in check. I respect Mr Paul's attempt to do so.

                              So every fishing expedition must be responded to?

                              This thread is full of wordy words….and no evidence.

                              Let me repeat…NO evidence. He said he/she said. Seriously. Kafkaesque to demand so much with no evidence to be followed up on.

                              We're all treating this as something more than a random person making an accusation. Maybe we're all deluded, but our priors about Mr Carlson and what he has to lose if this is made up, are a form of evidence.

                              It’s his word Horace. Have the whistleblower talk to someone and I am fine with a full investigation.

                              Jesus, you really want an MSM journalist to pull this shit with ZERO evidence?

                              I don't think there's a reasonable chance he's just making it up. Stronger chance he's deluded or being intentionally misled, stronger chance still that there's something to the story. Something that falls short of him being an intelligence target per se, but which is still interesting. I'm glad Mr Paul wrote the letter, and I hope the NSA responds.

                              And if they don’t it’s a conspiracy. Woo hooo. The simplest way for this to come to a head would be for the whistleblower to talk to someone. But you know the rational and reasonable thing to do doesn’t matter anymore.

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                              Horace
                              wrote on 12 Jul 2021, 20:09 last edited by
                              #130

                              @loki said in Spying?:

                              @horace said in Spying?:

                              @loki said in Spying?:

                              @horace said in Spying?:

                              @loki said in Spying?:

                              @horace said in Spying?:

                              The NSA was eager to respond when this story first broke, with their non-denial denial. "Mr Carlson has never been an intelligence target". Will they be as eager to respond to Mr Paul's four questions? If not, why not? I bet they will not answer those questions, at least not without an investigation.

                              Of course, recent history shows us, as Mr Paul notes, that it is far, far from an "implausible conspiracy theory" that the NSA might employ people with security clearance and political axes to grind, and without the requisite honor as human beings to not grind those axes.

                              When pop culture welcomes such tribal righteousness with open arms, who can blame them? They are only human, operating as humans always have, and always will. That's why they need to be held in check. I respect Mr Paul's attempt to do so.

                              So every fishing expedition must be responded to?

                              This thread is full of wordy words….and no evidence.

                              Let me repeat…NO evidence. He said he/she said. Seriously. Kafkaesque to demand so much with no evidence to be followed up on.

                              We're all treating this as something more than a random person making an accusation. Maybe we're all deluded, but our priors about Mr Carlson and what he has to lose if this is made up, are a form of evidence.

                              It’s his word Horace. Have the whistleblower talk to someone and I am fine with a full investigation.

                              Jesus, you really want an MSM journalist to pull this shit with ZERO evidence?

                              I don't think there's a reasonable chance he's just making it up. Stronger chance he's deluded or being intentionally misled, stronger chance still that there's something to the story. Something that falls short of him being an intelligence target per se, but which is still interesting. I'm glad Mr Paul wrote the letter, and I hope the NSA responds.

                              And if they don’t it’s a conspiracy. Woo hooo. The simplest way for this to come to a head would be for the whistleblower to talk to someone. But you know the rational and reasonable thing to do doesn’t matter anymore.

                              Is anybody saying that the whistleblower shouldn't? If you would like to treat the absence of the whistleblower coming out to someone other than Carlson as evidence that Carlson is making this up, that's fine. It does tip the scales slightly towards that. Not nearly enough to make me think it's the most likely situation. You give substantial credence to the notion that Carlson concocted this as a publicity stunt. I do not.

                              Education is extremely important.

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                              • C Copper
                                12 Jul 2021, 20:01

                                @loki said in Spying?:

                                @horace said in Spying?:

                                The NSA was eager to respond when this story first broke, with their non-denial denial. "Mr Carlson has never been an intelligence target". Will they be as eager to respond to Mr Paul's four questions? If not, why not? I bet they will not answer those questions, at least not without an investigation.

                                Of course, recent history shows us, as Mr Paul notes, that it is far, far from an "implausible conspiracy theory" that the NSA might employ people with security clearance and political axes to grind, and without the requisite honor as human beings to not grind those axes.

                                When pop culture welcomes such tribal righteousness with open arms, who can blame them? They are only human, operating as humans always have, and always will. That's why they need to be held in check. I respect Mr Paul's attempt to do so.

                                So every fishing expedition must be responded to?

                                This thread is full of wordy words….and no evidence.

                                Let me repeat…NO evidence. He said he/she said. Seriously. Kafkaesque to demand so much with no evidence to be followed up on.

                                Mr. Carlson clearly has verbal and written evidence.

                                Repeating over and over that he doesn’t won’t change that.

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                                wrote on 12 Jul 2021, 20:09 last edited by Doctor Phibes 7 Dec 2021, 20:10
                                #131

                                @copper said in Spying?:

                                @loki said in Spying?:

                                @horace said in Spying?:

                                The NSA was eager to respond when this story first broke, with their non-denial denial. "Mr Carlson has never been an intelligence target". Will they be as eager to respond to Mr Paul's four questions? If not, why not? I bet they will not answer those questions, at least not without an investigation.

                                Of course, recent history shows us, as Mr Paul notes, that it is far, far from an "implausible conspiracy theory" that the NSA might employ people with security clearance and political axes to grind, and without the requisite honor as human beings to not grind those axes.

                                When pop culture welcomes such tribal righteousness with open arms, who can blame them? They are only human, operating as humans always have, and always will. That's why they need to be held in check. I respect Mr Paul's attempt to do so.

                                So every fishing expedition must be responded to?

                                This thread is full of wordy words….and no evidence.

                                Let me repeat…NO evidence. He said he/she said. Seriously. Kafkaesque to demand so much with no evidence to be followed up on.

                                Mr. Carlson clearly has verbal and written evidence.

                                Repeating over and over that he doesn’t won’t change that.

                                If he has written evidence, why isn't he showing it to us?

                                I'm not saying he doesn't, but if he has it, why all the drama?

                                I was only joking

                                L RenaudaR 2 Replies Last reply 12 Jul 2021, 20:16
                                • Doctor PhibesD Doctor Phibes
                                  12 Jul 2021, 20:09

                                  @copper said in Spying?:

                                  @loki said in Spying?:

                                  @horace said in Spying?:

                                  The NSA was eager to respond when this story first broke, with their non-denial denial. "Mr Carlson has never been an intelligence target". Will they be as eager to respond to Mr Paul's four questions? If not, why not? I bet they will not answer those questions, at least not without an investigation.

                                  Of course, recent history shows us, as Mr Paul notes, that it is far, far from an "implausible conspiracy theory" that the NSA might employ people with security clearance and political axes to grind, and without the requisite honor as human beings to not grind those axes.

                                  When pop culture welcomes such tribal righteousness with open arms, who can blame them? They are only human, operating as humans always have, and always will. That's why they need to be held in check. I respect Mr Paul's attempt to do so.

                                  So every fishing expedition must be responded to?

                                  This thread is full of wordy words….and no evidence.

                                  Let me repeat…NO evidence. He said he/she said. Seriously. Kafkaesque to demand so much with no evidence to be followed up on.

                                  Mr. Carlson clearly has verbal and written evidence.

                                  Repeating over and over that he doesn’t won’t change that.

                                  If he has written evidence, why isn't he showing it to us?

                                  I'm not saying he doesn't, but if he has it, why all the drama?

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                                  wrote on 12 Jul 2021, 20:16 last edited by Loki 7 Dec 2021, 20:17
                                  #132

                                  @doctor-phibes said in Spying?:

                                  @copper said in Spying?:

                                  @loki said in Spying?:

                                  @horace said in Spying?:

                                  The NSA was eager to respond when this story first broke, with their non-denial denial. "Mr Carlson has never been an intelligence target". Will they be as eager to respond to Mr Paul's four questions? If not, why not? I bet they will not answer those questions, at least not without an investigation.

                                  Of course, recent history shows us, as Mr Paul notes, that it is far, far from an "implausible conspiracy theory" that the NSA might employ people with security clearance and political axes to grind, and without the requisite honor as human beings to not grind those axes.

                                  When pop culture welcomes such tribal righteousness with open arms, who can blame them? They are only human, operating as humans always have, and always will. That's why they need to be held in check. I respect Mr Paul's attempt to do so.

                                  So every fishing expedition must be responded to?

                                  This thread is full of wordy words….and no evidence.

                                  Let me repeat…NO evidence. He said he/she said. Seriously. Kafkaesque to demand so much with no evidence to be followed up on.

                                  Mr. Carlson clearly has verbal and written evidence.

                                  Repeating over and over that he doesn’t won’t change that.

                                  If he has written evidence, why isn't he showing it to us?

                                  I'm not saying he doesn't, but if he has it, why all the drama?

                                  I personally think he heard something but not much at all. I don’t think he made it up. Heck maybe the whistleblower doesn’t want to be identified and Tucker doesn’t even know who it is. Lots of possibilities here but investigations and getting the NSA or the FBI or the DOJ or whoever to comment just because would be really really bad. They could spend their entire lives just responding to those requests and then the100 questions that come after per request.

                                  I know it’s TuCa and he’s a fave here but it were Maddow well then there would be hell to pay.

                                  H 1 Reply Last reply 12 Jul 2021, 20:25
                                  • L Loki
                                    12 Jul 2021, 20:16

                                    @doctor-phibes said in Spying?:

                                    @copper said in Spying?:

                                    @loki said in Spying?:

                                    @horace said in Spying?:

                                    The NSA was eager to respond when this story first broke, with their non-denial denial. "Mr Carlson has never been an intelligence target". Will they be as eager to respond to Mr Paul's four questions? If not, why not? I bet they will not answer those questions, at least not without an investigation.

                                    Of course, recent history shows us, as Mr Paul notes, that it is far, far from an "implausible conspiracy theory" that the NSA might employ people with security clearance and political axes to grind, and without the requisite honor as human beings to not grind those axes.

                                    When pop culture welcomes such tribal righteousness with open arms, who can blame them? They are only human, operating as humans always have, and always will. That's why they need to be held in check. I respect Mr Paul's attempt to do so.

                                    So every fishing expedition must be responded to?

                                    This thread is full of wordy words….and no evidence.

                                    Let me repeat…NO evidence. He said he/she said. Seriously. Kafkaesque to demand so much with no evidence to be followed up on.

                                    Mr. Carlson clearly has verbal and written evidence.

                                    Repeating over and over that he doesn’t won’t change that.

                                    If he has written evidence, why isn't he showing it to us?

                                    I'm not saying he doesn't, but if he has it, why all the drama?

                                    I personally think he heard something but not much at all. I don’t think he made it up. Heck maybe the whistleblower doesn’t want to be identified and Tucker doesn’t even know who it is. Lots of possibilities here but investigations and getting the NSA or the FBI or the DOJ or whoever to comment just because would be really really bad. They could spend their entire lives just responding to those requests and then the100 questions that come after per request.

                                    I know it’s TuCa and he’s a fave here but it were Maddow well then there would be hell to pay.

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                                    wrote on 12 Jul 2021, 20:25 last edited by
                                    #133

                                    @loki said in Spying?:

                                    @doctor-phibes said in Spying?:

                                    @copper said in Spying?:

                                    @loki said in Spying?:

                                    @horace said in Spying?:

                                    The NSA was eager to respond when this story first broke, with their non-denial denial. "Mr Carlson has never been an intelligence target". Will they be as eager to respond to Mr Paul's four questions? If not, why not? I bet they will not answer those questions, at least not without an investigation.

                                    Of course, recent history shows us, as Mr Paul notes, that it is far, far from an "implausible conspiracy theory" that the NSA might employ people with security clearance and political axes to grind, and without the requisite honor as human beings to not grind those axes.

                                    When pop culture welcomes such tribal righteousness with open arms, who can blame them? They are only human, operating as humans always have, and always will. That's why they need to be held in check. I respect Mr Paul's attempt to do so.

                                    So every fishing expedition must be responded to?

                                    This thread is full of wordy words….and no evidence.

                                    Let me repeat…NO evidence. He said he/she said. Seriously. Kafkaesque to demand so much with no evidence to be followed up on.

                                    Mr. Carlson clearly has verbal and written evidence.

                                    Repeating over and over that he doesn’t won’t change that.

                                    If he has written evidence, why isn't he showing it to us?

                                    I'm not saying he doesn't, but if he has it, why all the drama?

                                    I personally think he heard something but not much at all. I don’t think he made it up. Heck maybe the whistleblower doesn’t want to be identified and Tucker doesn’t even know who it is. Lots of possibilities here but investigations and getting the NSA or the FBI or the DOJ or whoever to comment just because would be really really bad. They could spend their entire lives just responding to those requests and then the100 questions that come after per request.

                                    I know it’s TuCa and he’s a fave here but it were Maddow well then there would be hell to pay.

                                    I would be interested in such an allegation from any prominent MSM talking head. Is there any precedent you have in mind that was tribally ignored by the right?

                                    Education is extremely important.

                                    L 1 Reply Last reply 12 Jul 2021, 20:34
                                    • H Horace
                                      12 Jul 2021, 20:25

                                      @loki said in Spying?:

                                      @doctor-phibes said in Spying?:

                                      @copper said in Spying?:

                                      @loki said in Spying?:

                                      @horace said in Spying?:

                                      The NSA was eager to respond when this story first broke, with their non-denial denial. "Mr Carlson has never been an intelligence target". Will they be as eager to respond to Mr Paul's four questions? If not, why not? I bet they will not answer those questions, at least not without an investigation.

                                      Of course, recent history shows us, as Mr Paul notes, that it is far, far from an "implausible conspiracy theory" that the NSA might employ people with security clearance and political axes to grind, and without the requisite honor as human beings to not grind those axes.

                                      When pop culture welcomes such tribal righteousness with open arms, who can blame them? They are only human, operating as humans always have, and always will. That's why they need to be held in check. I respect Mr Paul's attempt to do so.

                                      So every fishing expedition must be responded to?

                                      This thread is full of wordy words….and no evidence.

                                      Let me repeat…NO evidence. He said he/she said. Seriously. Kafkaesque to demand so much with no evidence to be followed up on.

                                      Mr. Carlson clearly has verbal and written evidence.

                                      Repeating over and over that he doesn’t won’t change that.

                                      If he has written evidence, why isn't he showing it to us?

                                      I'm not saying he doesn't, but if he has it, why all the drama?

                                      I personally think he heard something but not much at all. I don’t think he made it up. Heck maybe the whistleblower doesn’t want to be identified and Tucker doesn’t even know who it is. Lots of possibilities here but investigations and getting the NSA or the FBI or the DOJ or whoever to comment just because would be really really bad. They could spend their entire lives just responding to those requests and then the100 questions that come after per request.

                                      I know it’s TuCa and he’s a fave here but it were Maddow well then there would be hell to pay.

                                      I would be interested in such an allegation from any prominent MSM talking head. Is there any precedent you have in mind that was tribally ignored by the right?

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                                      Loki
                                      wrote on 12 Jul 2021, 20:34 last edited by Loki 7 Dec 2021, 20:36
                                      #134

                                      @horace said in Spying?:

                                      @loki said in Spying?:

                                      @doctor-phibes said in Spying?:

                                      @copper said in Spying?:

                                      @loki said in Spying?:

                                      @horace said in Spying?:

                                      The NSA was eager to respond when this story first broke, with their non-denial denial. "Mr Carlson has never been an intelligence target". Will they be as eager to respond to Mr Paul's four questions? If not, why not? I bet they will not answer those questions, at least not without an investigation.

                                      Of course, recent history shows us, as Mr Paul notes, that it is far, far from an "implausible conspiracy theory" that the NSA might employ people with security clearance and political axes to grind, and without the requisite honor as human beings to not grind those axes.

                                      When pop culture welcomes such tribal righteousness with open arms, who can blame them? They are only human, operating as humans always have, and always will. That's why they need to be held in check. I respect Mr Paul's attempt to do so.

                                      So every fishing expedition must be responded to?

                                      This thread is full of wordy words….and no evidence.

                                      Let me repeat…NO evidence. He said he/she said. Seriously. Kafkaesque to demand so much with no evidence to be followed up on.

                                      Mr. Carlson clearly has verbal and written evidence.

                                      Repeating over and over that he doesn’t won’t change that.

                                      If he has written evidence, why isn't he showing it to us?

                                      I'm not saying he doesn't, but if he has it, why all the drama?

                                      I personally think he heard something but not much at all. I don’t think he made it up. Heck maybe the whistleblower doesn’t want to be identified and Tucker doesn’t even know who it is. Lots of possibilities here but investigations and getting the NSA or the FBI or the DOJ or whoever to comment just because would be really really bad. They could spend their entire lives just responding to those requests and then the100 questions that come after per request.

                                      I know it’s TuCa and he’s a fave here but it were Maddow well then there would be hell to pay.

                                      I would be interested in such an allegation from any prominent MSM talking head. Is there any precedent you have in mind that was tribally ignored by the right?

                                      I would too except that there literally is no evidence. Why can’t we ask TuCa for some help here?

                                      Part of me wants the NSA to respond but the bigger part of me wants to understand first why TuCa and Fox are holding back.

                                      I’m tired of drama and conspiracies. If you got something get it out and enough already (!) with the innuendo. It’s like we taught people to be too clever, too rhetorical and too insinuating and forgot about basic facts, reasoning and civility.

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                                        wrote on 12 Jul 2021, 20:47 last edited by
                                        #135

                                        Nobody could ever accuse me of being a cynic, but I don't suppose this whole thing is hurting his viewing figures.

                                        I was only joking

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                                          Jolly
                                          wrote on 12 Jul 2021, 21:00 last edited by
                                          #136

                                          Y'all, this ain't rocket surgery.

                                          1. The tip is most likely verbal.
                                          2. Carlson does not want to burn his source.

                                          I have no doubt at all that Carson's emails were pulled. They were, after all, to a foreign head of state. The question is really A) Was he unmasked? This seems likely, given a plethora of past cases. B) Was this intelligence to be weaponized and leaked?

                                          About the only thing I'm actually curious about is B.

                                          “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                                          Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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