Last week, President Barack Obama pontificated on surveillance, terrorism, Edward Snowden, and why Paul Revere was truly the first NSA agent. This week, Jon Stewart offers a shorter version. “Basically, the rule is ‘We will totally follow the rules until such a time that we determine that we will no longer follow the rules. But don’t worry about it: you won’t hear about it — ’cause we’re going to do it in secret.’”
Jon Stewart skewers Obama’s vague, rambling NSA speech
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