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   lichtentunes said, 3 days ago

   Oh, the irony.
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   ODon said, 2 days ago

   Best ’toon on the subject.
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   Tigger said, 2 days ago

   Been like this since 2001
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   ahab said, 2 days ago

   The coffee mug logo is interesting if you need a job. =)
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   skipcarlsen said, 2 days ago

   Is this cartoon suggesting that somehow private contractors are less trustworthy than government bureaucrats? Having worked with government types for years I can assure you that that is an absurd assumption as there is no discernible difference in the trustworthiness between public and private employees.
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   Michael wme said, 2 days ago

   @skipcarlsen

   Where are the Snowden’s of yesteryear?—John Yossarian

   
   It was a contractor who violated his Oath of Secrecy and the US Constitution by going to Hong Kong and blabbing to the Manchester Guardian that the US government was violating the US Constitution, not a civil servant.
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   BrassOrchid said, 2 days ago

   @skipcarlsen

   Doesn’t that depend on if they are hired with no-bid contracts or if they are Halliburton?
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   Ms. Ima said, 2 days ago

   Maybe this will be O’s new ‘spy on your neighbors’ program to provide jobs?
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   braindead08 said, 2 days ago

   It’s a good thing that no corporations are collecting data on Americans.
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   Of course, that would not be any threat to freedom because, you know, corporations are people and have all the rights of any citizen and have only our best interest at heart.
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   Especially the multinationals.
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    dtroutma said, 2 days ago

    I’ve worked with government, and private contractors. My brother did nothing but “defense” projects for “Private contractors” his entire career. He constantly condemned all the government folks that gave him his bonuses, and listening to him describe those companies activities for over 30years, I’ll take “government employees” any time. (Those that aren’t in the revolving door with “industry” that is!! and there aren’t many of those left thanks to post-Reagan destruction of all agencies.
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    ansonia said, 2 days ago

    “Nerve Center” hahaha, that’s funny!
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    Gore Bane said, 2 days ago

    @braindead08

    Talk about stretching a (weak) metaphor to the breaking point.
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    Gore Bane said, 2 days ago

    @dtroutma

    In this case, the use of contractors had unforeseen repercussions.
    http://www.gocomics.com/kencatalino/2013/06/15
    Fourth-from-last post.
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    Wabbit said, 2 days ago

    this has gone on since pre-historical times. The most recent bump up was “the patriot act”.
    this was the 1st big failing of of the Obama administration; renewing the patriot act.
    BIG mistake.
    Still he was the only pick that was reasonable. Mc Cain, and the possibility of Palin, then Romney, who flipped and flopped all over the place. he was the ultimate “yes man” to the tea party and the very wealthiest few.
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    BrassOrchid said, 2 days ago

    @Wabbit

    “this was the 1st big failing of of the Obama administration; renewing the patriot act”
    But that would be like saying that inheriting an old 1963 Chevy Bel Air and turning it into a cherry red low rider is merely renewing it. Renewing it would be an oil change and a tune-up.
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