Adam Winkler: Why the NSA's Domestic Spying Program is Illegal | The Huffington Post

The Blog | Adam Winkler: Why the NSA's Domestic Spying Program is Illegal | The Huffington Post

You'd think that it wouldn't be necessary to have bloggers writing articles explaining why something that is so obviously illegal on its face is, indeed illegal. What sort of bizarro-world have we fallen into where the burden of proof is on the public to show why our leaders shouldn't be spying on us?

The Media and the GOP

Peter Daou explains clearly why the mainstream media is so closely aligned with the GOP. Part of it has to do with access, of course, and another part to do with shared corporate interests. But another part is that the Republicans have skilfully negotiated a position where they are the party of strength, commitment and resolve when the country is paralyzed with fear. By sticking to this storyline, it doesn't matter when a million stories emerge that show a pattern of incompetence, corruption and abuse of power. The public isn't looking for that storyline, because it hasn't been presented to them. "A single storyline is more effective than a thousand stories."