On Monday, White House director of new media Macon Phillips posted a note on the White House web site complaining of "disinformation about health insurance reform." "These rumors often travel just below the surface via chain emails or through casual conversation," Phillips wrote. "Since we can't keep track of all of them here at the White House, we're asking for your help. If you get an email or see something on the web about health insurance reform that seems fishy, send it to [email protected]."

 

In a letter to Obama Tuesday, Republican Sen. John Cornyn wrote that, given Phillips' request, "it is inevitable that the names, email address, IP addresses, and private speech of U.S. citizens will be reported to the White House." Cornyn warned the president that "these actions taken by your White House staff raise the specter of a data collection program."

 

"I can only imagine the level of justifiable outrage had your predecessor asked Americans to forward emails critical of his policies to the White House," Cornyn continued. "I urge you to cease this program immediately."

 

 

"So the White House, whether by design or accident, has requested information from the public that will become 'records' under the Presidential Records Act, yet would be impermissible for any government to otherwise collect under the Privacy Act," writes one Judiciary Committee source. "Where were the lawyers in all of this? What is their legal basis for authorizing the collection of these records?"

 

True or false? :idunno:

 

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This appears to be true. I have heard several news outlets talking about it.

There is a lot of disinformation about health insurance reform out there, spanning from control of personal finances to end of life care. These rumors often travel just below the surface via chain emails or through casual conversation. Since we can’t keep track of all of them here at the White House, we’re asking for your help. If you get an email or see something on the web about health insurance reform that seems fishy, send it to [email protected].

 

http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/Facts-Are-Stubborn-Things/

 

I'm considering turning myself in. I don't want to inconvience Obama's civilian national security force.

http://michellemalkin.com/2009/08/07/whos-behind-the-internet-snitch-brigade/

 

Who’s behind the Internet Snitch Brigade

By Michelle Malkin

 

 

White House spokesman Bobby Gibbs says not to worry. The health care czar isn’t going to do anything nefarious with the info gathered by the Internet Snitch Brigade. Uh-huh. The Obama bully boys are just going to use it for a scrapbooking project. No biggie.

 

My column today gives you more reasons to worry.

 

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Who’s behind the Internet Snitch Brigade

by Michelle Malkin

Creators Syndicate

Copyright 2009

 

Czardom has its privileges. This week, President Obama’s health care overlord launched a taxpayer-funded initiative to recruit an Internet Snitch Brigade that will combat “disinformation about health insurance reform.” As the White House explained in a special online bulletin:

Keeping a Good Balance is all it is. Getting Electronic Speech Totally Accurate is a Priority for Obama.

Keeping a Good Balance is all it is. Getting Electronic Speech Totally Accurate is a Priority for Obama.

Then why are they interested in casual conversation?

Then why are they interested in casual conversation?

 

Probably the same lame reasons used under the "Patriot Act" to tap people's phones and other communications.

Keeping a Good Balance is all it is. Getting Electronic Speech Totally Accurate is a Priority for Obama.

 

Then why are they interested in casual conversation?

:idunno:

:idunno:

Good work woodsrider. :lol:

Probably the same lame reasons used under the "Patriot Act" to tap people's phones and other communications.

 

The Patriot Act which is an official law passed by Congress and the White House “tattle tale” website are two completely different things.

 

Not to debate the Patriot Act, but it was a measure to provide intelligence and defend against terrorism. This disinformation reporting site is designed to do what? Let the Obama Administration know who’s opposing the Health Care Reform Act?

The Patriot Act which is an official law passed by Congress and the White House “tattle tale” website are two completely different things.

 

Not to debate the Patriot Act, but it was a measure to provide intelligence and defend against terrorism. This disinformation reporting site is designed to do what? Let the Obama Administration know who’s opposing the Health Care Reform Act?

 

If you don't think the guise of "monitoring terrorist activity" wasn't used to also monitor Bush's enemies, well, I don't know what to tell you. Obama has found his own method to monitor the "loyal opposition."

If you don't think the guise of "monitoring terrorist activity" wasn't used to also monitor Bush's enemies, well, I don't know what to tell you. Obama has found his own method to monitor the "loyal opposition."

 

I wouldn’t put it past any politicians to spy on the opposition, but I haven’t seen anything to suggest that Bush used provisions of the Patriot Act to spy on Democrats?

If you don't think the guise of "monitoring terrorist activity" wasn't used to also monitor Bush's enemies, well, I don't know what to tell you. Obama has found his own method to monitor the "loyal opposition."

 

So do you think the Patriot Act was wrong and this is ok?

A message for all:

 

Please don't defend the Patriot Act and oppose this. Or oppose the Patriot Act and support this. You lose a tremendous amount of credibility by doing so.

I wouldn’t put it past any politicians to spy on the opposition, but I haven’t seen anything to suggest that Bush used provisions of the Patriot Act to spy on Democrats?

 

See below …

 

So do you think the Patriot Act was wrong and this is ok?

 

See below …

 

A message for all:

 

Please don't defend the Patriot Act and oppose this. Or oppose the Patriot Act and support this. You lose a tremendous amount of credibility by doing so.

 

Bingo! My point exactly. :thumb: