Here’s Obama the Presidential Candidate debating Obama the Second Term President on surveillance; note how Obama the younger smashes through the cheap “privacy vs security” rhetoric of Obama the elder, showing the man for a thoroughly co-opted cynic who’ll let the nation’s spooks run wild. Here’s Mike Masnick’s take:
Not only is there a massive difference in what’s being said, but also in how it’s being said. The Candidate Obama spoke clearly, directly strongly and without equivocation about protecting civil liberties and not giving up our freedoms. President Obama’s speech, on the other hand, sounds weak, vague and unpresidential in comparison.
Candidate Obama Debating President Obama On Civil Liberties vs. Government Surveillance