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This figures, doesn't it?

From the man who, in 2001, authorized the National Security Agency to begin carrying out warrantless wiretapping of thousands and thousands of phone and email communications:

You know, I don't email, however. And there's a reason. I don't want you reading my personal stuff. There has got to be a certain sense of privacy. You know, you're entitled to how I make decisions. And you're entitled to ask questions, which I answer. I don't think you're entitled to be able to read my mail between my daughters and me. [Emphasis added]

And no, this isn't an apocryphal remark, as I thought when I encountered a version of this quote, without a source, here at DED Space. A quick Googling showed that Dubya indeed made pretty much the comment that DED Space quoted, speaking last April 14 at the annual convention of the American Association of Newspaper Editors. [If you want to double-check me, the prez's full remarks are here.]

I'd comment more, but I think Dubya's provided sufficient rope that he can do the hanging by himself.

Posted by Magpie at January 31, 2006 12:35 AM | US Politics | Technorati links |