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Politics

Interview with an NSA Op: "Of all the Orwellian bureaucracies, we give the best bang for the buck"

Nick Gillespie | 6.24.2013 12:19 PM

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On The B.S. of A., host Brian Sack interviews an NSA operative, who proudly proclaims, "Of all the Orwellian bureaucracies, we give taxpayers the best bang for their buck."

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  1. Drake   13 years ago

    Pretty funny. Of course, claiming the best "bang for the buck" is easy when your budget is classified.

  2. fold_left   13 years ago

    If he meant least invasion of privacy for the most usable intelligence,
    that might be worth giving 2 cents about. I don't think that's what he meant, though.

  3. PS   13 years ago

    2+2=5

  4. itsnotmeitsyou   13 years ago

    You are just misunderstanding. The "biggest bang for your buck" is descriptive of the anal raping of your civil rights.

    See, it makes sense now.

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