[ale] OT: Go Vote!

[Jay Finch]

I know nothing about that story - I was only responding in reference to 
the BellSouth/NSA allegation that was retracted by *USA Today*.  (I know 
the intarweb is filled with rumours, inyerwindow, and stuff, so I just 
try to provide enlightenment, wisdom and a recipe for Kung Pow Duck 
occasionally. :-) )

I remain,
Yr Prsnl Srvt

Rev. Johnny Healey wrote:
> Great, but what about the AT&T/NSA spying that started before 
> september 11th?  Is that still going on?
>
> On 7/19/06, *Jay Finch* < retief at larp.com <mailto:retief at larp.com>> 
> wrote:
>
>     Not sure if you knew this, but *USA Today* retracted that story on
>     June 30th:
>     http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/stories/2006/06/26/daily46.html?from_rss=1
>
>
>       USA TODAY retracts BellSouth/NSA story
>
>
>           Atlanta Business Chronicle - June 30, 2006
>
>     USA TODAY has retracted a May news story in which it accused
>     *BellSouth Corp.*
>     <http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/gen/BellSouth_Corp_1174.html>
>     and other telecommunications companies of participating in a
>     National Security Agency
>     <http://www.bizjournals.com/search/bin/search?q=%22National%20Security%20Agency%22&t=atlanta>
>     surveillance program.
>
>     USA TODAY claimed in a news story in May that Atlanta-based
>     BellSouth (NYSE: BLS), Verizon Wireless
>     <http://www.bizjournals.com/search/bin/search?q=%22Verizon%20Wireless%22&t=atlanta>,
>     *Sprint Nextel Corp.*
>     <http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/gen/Sprint_Nextel_Corp_290596.html>
>     (NYSE: S) and *AT&T Inc.*
>     <http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/gen/AT&T_Inc_318879.html>
>     (NYSE: T) had been participating in a NSA surveillance program
>     since after the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Following the
>     story, BellSouth quickly sought a retraction from the McLean,
>     Va.-based newspaper. BellSouth and the other telecoms were soon
>     after hit with class-action suits
>     <http://atlanta.bizjournals.com/atlanta/stories/2006/06/12/newscolumn3.html>
>     from customers following the USA TODAY story.
>
>     -----------------------
>
>     But it doesn't matter to me anyway - the government brainscanners
>     won't get through my tinfoil skullcap.  I'll bounce the rays back
>     up to their Mind Control Satellites, and let them control the
>     Alien Overlord Xenu. ;-)   (I won't play in their little
>     Illuminati games. heh)
>
>     Cheers!
>     Jay
>
>     PS - Please regard the last paragraph as humor.  Your Mileage May
>     Vary.  Please, try the veal.  30-second Warranty not included. 
>     Beware of the Leopard.
>
>
>     Jeff Lightner wrote:
>>     You have all now been added to a government list because Dan is using a
>>     Bellsouth account.  I doubt the NSA has stopped at getting phone records
>>     from the phone companies.
>>
>>     -----Original Message-----
>>
>>     From: ale-bounces at ale.org <mailto:ale-bounces at ale.org> [
>>     mailto:ale-bounces at ale.org] On Behalf Of Dan
>>     Lambert
>>     Sent: Wednesday, July 19, 2006 3:45 PM
>>     To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts
>>     Subject: Re: [ale] OT: Go Vote!
>>
>>     On Wed, 2006-07-19 at 19:10 -0400, Jim Popovitch wrote:
>>
>>       
>>>     James P. Kinney III wrote:
>>>         
>>       
>>>     Along the same line..... am I the only one who voted in a Church? 
>>>     Doesn't that equate with government sponsored religion?
>>>
>>>     -Jim P.
>>>         
>>     Nope. I vote in a church. Maybe we better not say anything. ACLU will be
>>     after them to stop that, too.
>>
>>     Dan
>>
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