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CNN medical correspondent debunks McCaughey falsehood making rounds in conservative media

February 11, 2009 12:00 pm ET

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    • Author by jlw7717595 (February 11, 2009 12:14 pm ET)
         

      I love it!  "Vaguely worded bills?"  You mean conservatives are now worried about bills that are broadly worded being a threat to privacy and freedom?  Are these the same people who dismissed concerns over the implications of warrantless wiretapping and Patriot Act provisions as weak or sympathy for terrorists?  They are so disorganized they don't even recognize the contradictions in thier own positions.

      For example, I heard Bill O'reilly, when talking about paparazi photographs say, quoting "Privacy is a right outlined in the Constitution."  I thought Conservatives base thier entire opposition to Roe V. Wade on the fact that the constitution does not protect privacy.  haha

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      • Author by deeznuts (February 11, 2009 9:38 pm ET)
           

        That was precisely my question when a conservative friend informed me of this alleged provision in the stimulus bill.

        Not only was it easily debunked, but...where was all this laser-guided word-parsing when the Patriot Act was being ramrodded through Congress?

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      • Author by BlakeA (February 12, 2009 10:02 pm ET)
           

        You are both onto something about consistency.

        But the only consistent position here is to be skeptical of the provisions in the Patriot Act, be skeptical of the government's statements on wiretapping, and be skeptical about why a Health Care Reform Bill was tucked into an economic stimulus package.

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