CaP'N GRuNGe Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/030...s_passport.html Also just reported on CNN.... State Dept. workers illicitly check Obama's passport? Nobody's reported the story that's now leading Drudge, so the details remain unclear, but here's Obama spokesman Bill Burton's statement. This is an outrageous breach of security and privacy, even from an Administration that has shown little regard for either over the last eight years. Our government’s duty is to protect the private information of the American people, not use it for political purposes. This is a serious matter that merits a complete investigation, and we demand to know who looked at Senator Obama’s passport file, for what purpose, and why it took so long for them to reveal this security breach. By Ben Smith 08:11 PM CNN stated the same thing happened to Bill Clinton when he ran in 1992. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaP'N GRuNGe Posted March 21, 2008 Author Share Posted March 21, 2008 On MSNBC now...3 people on 3 occassions...first 2 were fired...last 1 was last Friday...who's responsible? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yo mama Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 On MSNBC now...3 people on 3 occassions...first 2 were fired...last 1 was last Friday...who's responsible? If you have to ask, the terrorists have won. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randall Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 (edited) His passport file goes back to his childhood. It happened in january yet his senate office was informed of this(Obama wasn't told) just a few hours ago. This is absurd. It was january 9th, in february and then last week. 3 separate events. It took 2 1/2 months to inform the campaign. A similar happened to Clinton in 1991 under the first President Bush and an independent prosecutor was named. They didn't find anything but 2 1/2 months looks bad. Edited March 21, 2008 by Randall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaP'N GRuNGe Posted March 21, 2008 Author Share Posted March 21, 2008 First somebody pulled his secret service protection. And now this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I Like Soup Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 Like he needs a passport anyway. "Hey! I'm freakin' Obama for Christ's sakes...let me in the country!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H8tank Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 Duh, many arabs are on the no fly list. The fact this one hates amerika does not make this news surprising. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randall Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 (edited) Duh, many arabs are on the no fly list. The fact this one hates amerika does not make this news surprising. #1 He isn't arab. #2 He loves what america once was before Bush ruined our reputation in the world. #3 What news? He didn't do this it was done to him. Edited March 21, 2008 by Randall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yukon Cornelius Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 anyone sen karl ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimC Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 Secret video of Obama on a plane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaP'N GRuNGe Posted March 21, 2008 Author Share Posted March 21, 2008 Secret video of Obama on a plane. Obama is whiter than you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perchoutofwater Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 I fail to see the conspiracy here. Some nosey employee of the government accessed records they had access to, that didn't need to be accessed. Due to the breech in protocol, they were fired. In the computer age, people are constantly accessing things that they have no business to access, just to satisfy their own curiosity. I know one of my employees accessed a spreadsheet that shows what every employee in the company got for a bonus. I didn't fire the guy, but I did warn him if he did anything like that again, he'd be gone. I just don't see what the big deal is. Was Obama's privacy infringed upon? Yes, it was. Was appropriate action taken when the guilty party was discovered? Yes it was. What's the big deal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaP'N GRuNGe Posted March 21, 2008 Author Share Posted March 21, 2008 I fail to see the conspiracy here. Some nosey employee of the government accessed records they had access to, that didn't need to be accessed. Due to the breech in protocol, they were fired. In the computer age, people are constantly accessing things that they have no business to access, just to satisfy their own curiosity. I know one of my employees accessed a spreadsheet that shows what every employee in the company got for a bonus. I didn't fire the guy, but I did warn him if he did anything like that again, he'd be gone. I just don't see what the big deal is. Was Obama's privacy infringed upon? Yes, it was. Was appropriate action taken when the guilty party was discovered? Yes it was. What's the big deal? This happened on 3 seperate occasions. And the proper chain of command was not followed in reporting any of this for a couple of months. I guess you're one of those small government republicans that has no problem with big brother spying on you because "i'm not doing anything wrong". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perchoutofwater Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 This happened on 3 seperate occasions. And the proper chain of command was not followed in reporting any of this for a couple of months. I guess you're one of those small government republicans that has no problem with big brother spying on you because "i'm not doing anything wrong". Nope, I don't want the government in my life either. I'm for smaller government all around, though I will admit, I'm more focused on the fiscal side. My point is the people that did it were fired, what more do you want? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikesVikes Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 I fail to see the conspiracy here. Some nosey employee of the government accessed records they had access to, that didn't need to be accessed. Due to the breech in protocol, they were fired. In the computer age, people are constantly accessing things that they have no business to access, just to satisfy their own curiosity. I know one of my employees accessed a spreadsheet that shows what every employee in the company got for a bonus. I didn't fire the guy, but I did warn him if he did anything like that again, he'd be gone. I just don't see what the big deal is. Was Obama's privacy infringed upon? Yes, it was. Was appropriate action taken when the guilty party was discovered? Yes it was. What's the big deal? It is a big deal. Information isn't supposed to be breached. Because they can, isn't even close to being a good reason.. What if a friend of yours worked at a clinic? Should they look up your medical records for no reason? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaP'N GRuNGe Posted March 21, 2008 Author Share Posted March 21, 2008 (edited) It is a big deal. Information isn't supposed to be breached. Because they can, isn't even close to being a good reason..What if a friend of yours worked at a clinic? Should they look up your medical records for no reason? Taken a step further, the direction we're going with the government collecting info on every citizen, we could be looking at a situation where insurance companies could be accessing personal health information records on their customers in determining whether or not grant medical coverage. Is this a good idea? Edited March 21, 2008 by CaP'N GRuNGe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaP'N GRuNGe Posted March 21, 2008 Author Share Posted March 21, 2008 Now they are saying Rice told Clinton her file was breached in 2007. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tboogs Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 Its all the BUSH administration! That administration has killed hundreds of thousands innocent people...why is it shocking that they would look at passport files! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage Beatings Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 I don't believe that any administration is capable of the moral discipline required to maintain proper security for this nation and all of its citizens. No need to try to point fingers across the aisle on this one... they are all guilty, and I can't imagine that this will be the last time something like this happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaP'N GRuNGe Posted March 21, 2008 Author Share Posted March 21, 2008 It wouldn't shock me at all if the RNC was behind this one. I mean we've seen them use RNC email for official White House business to try hide potential wrong doing in the whole issue with the judges a while back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twiley Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 Typical white people, always snooping around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perchoutofwater Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 What if a friend of yours worked at a clinic? Should they look up your medical records for no reason? I've seen this done. We build hospitals and schools. I was talking to a receptionist at one of the hospitals we had just finished. We were talking about HIPPA and how it was about to change how monitors could be set in counter tops. She was telling me all she could do with just a name and an adress. She looked up both mine and my wife's medical records. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheShiznit Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 Taken a step further, the direction we're going with the government collecting info on every citizen, we could be looking at a situation where insurance companies could be accessing personal health information records on their customers in determining whether or not grant medical coverage. Is this a good idea? Hate to break it to ya bro...we already have you sign a consent form to allow us to see your medical records for underwriting purposes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaP'N GRuNGe Posted March 21, 2008 Author Share Posted March 21, 2008 Now they are saying McCain's file was breached as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheShiznit Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 Be nice to have names associated with the Breaches so it can be independently confirmed and not just some hocus pocus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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