Republicans Break In To Democrat Private Files?

[ViRGE]

The Boston Globe has an interesting story up about the actions of the Senate judiciary committee; it seems that the Republicans were breaking in to the Democrats' private memos and other files. I don't tend to keep up with politics too much, but frankly, I'm going WTF here.

From the spring of 2002 until at least April 2003, members of the GOP committee staff exploited a computer glitch that allowed them to access restricted Democratic communications without a password. Trolling through hundreds of memos, they were able to read talking points and accounts of private meetings discussing which judicial nominees Democrats would fight -- and with what tactics.

Can these people possibly get any lower on the totem pole?

 

[djNickb]

Where's your Patriot Act now?

 

[Moonbeam]

That's the party of character.

 

[xxxxxJohnGaltxxxxx]

I haven't figured out which is worse: A staffer gaining access to the opposition's files, or the White House having a "bar bouncer" put the secret FBI files of 300+ Republicans in the basement of the White House. Nonetheless, both acts should be intolerable.

 

[BaliBabyDoc]

Can these people possibly get any lower on the totem pole?

Actually the lower you are on the totem pole the stronger you must be to support the weight of the others. Try another expression like . . . "these guys are lower than sewer rats" . . .

 

[xxxxxJohnGaltxxxxx]

This is also interesting....the mindset of Democrats regarding minorities:

"Other revelations from the memos include Democrats' race-based characterization of Estrada as "especially dangerous, because . . . he is Latino,"

 

[Moonbeam]

Originally posted by: xxxxxJohnGaltxxxxx
I haven't figured out which is worse: A staffer gaining access to the opposition's files, or the White House having a "bar bouncer" put the secret FBI files of 300+ Republicans in the basement of the White House. Nonetheless, both acts should be intolerable.

Neither will ever be intollerable if one is brought up with the next to somehow exculpate that latest. And don't forget Watergate.

 

[EagleKeeper]

... a mistake that allowed anyone to access newly created accounts on a Judiciary Committee server shared by both parties -- even though the accounts were supposed to restrict access only to those with the right password.

By the perp:

"There appears to have been no hacking, no stealing, and no violation of any Senate rule,"

The back door was left open, apparently either pary could use it; only the Republicans did.
Did the Dems have morals, not care, or not competent enough to utilitize it?

 

[Moonbeam]

or not competent enough to utilitize it?
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Isn't the human mind wonderful!

 

[xxxxxJohnGaltxxxxx]

Originally posted by: EagleKeeper

The back door was left open, apparently either pary could use it; only the Republicans did.
Did the Dems have morals, not care, or not competent enough to utilitize it?

..perhaps too busy trying to figure out what do do about the especially dangerous Latino problem we have in America?

 

[busmaster11]

Originally posted by: Moonbeam

Originally posted by: xxxxxJohnGaltxxxxx
I haven't figured out which is worse: A staffer gaining access to the opposition's files, or the White House having a "bar bouncer" put the secret FBI files of 300+ Republicans in the basement of the White House. Nonetheless, both acts should be intolerable.

Neither will ever be intollerable if one is brought up with the next to somehow exculpate that latest. And don't forget Watergate.

 

[CADsortaGUY]

Originally posted by: xxxxxJohnGaltxxxxx

Originally posted by: EagleKeeper

The back door was left open, apparently either pary could use it; only the Republicans did.
Did the Dems have morals, not care, or not competent enough to utilitize it?

..perhaps too busy trying to figure out what do do about the especially dangerous Latino problem we have in America?

Almost - it should have been:
..perhaps too busy being "concerned" about what to do about the especially dangerous Latino problem...



Morons should have closed the hole. Sounds like they knew about it - sounds like they didn't do anything about it. Maybe they should both learn NOT TO SHARE A SERVER.

Morons - both of em.

CkG

 

[BaliBabyDoc]

Morons should have closed the hole. Sounds like they knew about it - sounds like they didn't do anything about it. Maybe they should both learn NOT TO SHARE A SERVER.

Kinda like looking up a woman's skirt . . . if she didn't want you to do it she would have wore pants.

 

[Moonbeam]

Originally posted by: BaliBabyDoc

Morons should have closed the hole. Sounds like they knew about it - sounds like they didn't do anything about it. Maybe they should both learn NOT TO SHARE A SERVER.

Kinda like looking up a woman's skirt . . . if she didn't want you to do it she would have wore pants.

What, you think he'd call the Reps scumbgs? That was the Deflector Shield of the Starship Bush that was talking there.

 

[Fausto]

Originally posted by: xxxxxJohnGaltxxxxx
This is also interesting....the mindset of Democrats regarding minorities:

"Other revelations from the memos include Democrats' race-based characterization of Estrada as "especially dangerous, because . . . he is Latino,"

Sounds bad out of context, doesn't it? Of course the reality is that he'd be hard to block, because he is Latino, because the Repulicans would accuse the Dems of racism (which is of course hugely hypocritical) if they tried to block his appointment to the SC. We don't care what color he is, we just don't want another right-wing rubberstamp justice in the high court. Period.

 

[MonkeyK]

Originally posted by: Fausto

Originally posted by: xxxxxJohnGaltxxxxx
This is also interesting....the mindset of Democrats regarding minorities:

"Other revelations from the memos include Democrats' race-based characterization of Estrada as "especially dangerous, because . . . he is Latino,"

Sounds bad out of context, doesn't it? Of course the reality is that he'd be hard to block, because he is Latino, because the Repulicans would accuse the Dems of racism (which is of course hugely hypocritical) if they tried to block his appointment to the SC. We don't care what color he is, we just don't want another right-wing rubberstamp justice in the high court. Period.

I'm sure that Galt is aware of the context, as was whoever originally tried to make this look like a damning remark.

 

[DealMonkey]

Originally posted by: xxxxxJohnGaltxxxxx

Originally posted by: EagleKeeper

The back door was left open, apparently either pary could use it; only the Republicans did.
Did the Dems have morals, not care, or not competent enough to utilitize it?

..perhaps too busy trying to figure out what do do about the especially dangerous Latino problem we have in America?

Are you trying to use the Chewbacca Defense? Weak.

 

[xxxxxJohnGaltxxxxx]

Originally posted by: DealMonkey

Originally posted by: xxxxxJohnGaltxxxxx

Originally posted by: EagleKeeper

The back door was left open, apparently either pary could use it; only the Republicans did.
Did the Dems have morals, not care, or not competent enough to utilitize it?

..perhaps too busy trying to figure out what do do about the especially dangerous Latino problem we have in America?

Are you trying to use the Chewbacca Defense? Weak.

..not trying to "defend" anything, superstar...I refer you to my 1st post. Thanks for playing, though.

 

[tallest1]

*sings the the-end-result-is-more-imporant-than-the-means-to-get-there republican mantra*

 

[dahunan]

These are politicains... what kind of behavior do you expect?

 

[tallest1]

Originally posted by: dahunan
These are politicains... what kind of behavior do you expect?

It's not like anybody got a BJ or anything.

 

[xxxxxJohnGaltxxxxx]

Originally posted by: tallest1

Originally posted by: dahunan
These are politicains... what kind of behavior do you expect?

It's not like anybody got a BJ or anything.

Nice

 

[mfs378]

Yeah and look at the furor the repubs put us in over that little incident.

 

[tallest1]

Originally posted by: mfs378
Yeah and look at the furor the repubs put us in over that little incident.

indeed. When news like this comes out, I get pissed off not at the republicans but at the democrats for not having any backbone. They could EASILY make a ruckus over the stuff Republicans are doing. I mean hell, they can qualify the people involved as hackers AND terrorists for violating the DMCA and Patriot act yet they don't. They're simply letting the republicans agree to 'independent investigations' that eventually get put on the backburner. Why don't these people put the mass of moral wrongs in the spotlight? I don't get it.

 

[xxxxxJohnGaltxxxxx]

Originally posted by: mfs378
Yeah and look at the furor the repubs put us in over that little incident.

Difference is--no one is lying under oath about the files.