Rand Paul: Is 1984 now? Big Brother is watching

[jct74]

Rand Paul: Is 1984 now? Big Brother is watching

by Charlie Spiering
June 6, 2013 | 11:12 am


http://www.youtube.com/watch?&v=ALN7LTeLxtI


On Twitter moments ago, Sen. Rand Paul reacted to reports of the National Security Agency secretly obtaining phone call data from Verizon users in America.

“Is 1984 Now?” he asked. “Big Brother is watching.”

Paul tweeted a link to one of his YouTube videos, where he highlights a quote from Orwell’s “1984″ to question the Patriot Act.

“Just Orwellian fiction right? It could never happen in America,” Paul says in the video, highlighting the civil liberties threatened by the Patriot Act.

“Decide for yourself,” he adds.

Paul issued a statement earlier this morning calling the NSA seizure of phone records “an astounding assault on the Constitution."

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read more:
http://washingtonexaminer.com/rand-paul-is-1984-now-big-brother-is-watching/article/2531281

[liberalnurse]

Thank-You Senator Paul!

[libertyplz]

WND also posted an article: http://www.wnd.com/2013/06/senator-1984-has-arrived/

"The FBI wants back doors to all communications equipment and software. The NSA is grabbing trillions of phone records of American citizens. And reporters’ research apparently is a subject of interest at the Department of Justice.

All of this and more has triggered a surge of renewed interest in a recent video by Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., in which he declares that “1984,” the George Orwell novel about ultimate government disinformation, manipulation and control – is here."


Good to see it getting some additional attention even though the video is, I believe, over a year old now.

[mad cow]

Keeping up the pressure,great news.

Can you follow people on Twitter without signing up?

[libertyplz]

Keeping up the pressure,great news.

Can you follow people on Twitter without signing up?

I don't have a twitter either and haven't tried it myself, but yea I think there is a way. This article describes how to do it: https://blog.twitter.com/2010/introducing-fast-follow-and-other-sms-tips

It's an older article but I'm assuming it still works.

[mad cow]

Thanks,I will try this tomorrow.

[FSP-Rebel]

I would suggest people join Twitter if it's something that appeals to them as it's a great way to help trend things by retweeting to one's list. It generally takes a while to get followers but if you post good content then like minds will usually gravitate towards your profile. One thing I would suggest is make sure your password is fairly complex and don't respond to ridiculous "direct messages to you" as they can hack your account. But otherwise, it's a great social media tool and was very helpful for epic things like the last filibuster.

That way, you can keep an eye on Rand or someone similar and retweet things they put out over and above composing your own. A way to jump start your following base is to follow people that have a similar mindset as your own and you can view that in each tweeter's description box under their alias.