December 19, 2005

"It's not spying, it's Freedom Listening!"
The Boy King pooh-poohed criticism over his decision to spy on US citizens without court warrants in a press conference on Monday and said he will keep it up "for so long as the nation faces the continuing threat of an enemy that wants to kill American citizens."

When asked why he didn't go throught he appropriate courts to seek legal cover, Bush asked "why do you hate 'Merica?"

Q: Are you going to order a leaks investigation into the disclosure of the surveillance program? And why did you skip the basic safeguard of asking courts for permission for these intercepts?

BUSH: Let me start with the first question. There's a process that goes on inside the Justice Department about leaks, and I presume that process is moving forward. My personal opinion is it was a shameful act, for someone to disclose this very important program in time of war. The fact that we're discussing this program is helping the enemy.

The second part of the question is -- sorry; I gave a long answer.

Q: It was: Why did you skip the basic safeguards of asking courts for permission for the intercepts?

BUSH: First of all, right after September the 11th, I knew we were fighting a different kind of war. 9/11. Freedom. Thank you. Happy holidays to you. Appreciate it.

Q: (OFF-MIKE) Fuckwit...

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