Hollywood supporters turn on Obama administration over NSA data mining allegations Posted on June 12, 2013 by ifnm| Leave a comment Liberal filmmaker Michael Moore also hopped on the bandwagon, tweeting “the administration has now lost all credibility” while spotlighting a 2007 Obama quote: “that means no more illegal wiretapping of American citizens. No more (spying) on citizens… No more tracking citizens…” Michael Moore, left and John Cusack have both commented on the recent NSA scandal. Revelations that the National Security Agency (NSA) has been secretly logging the phone and Internet activity of millions of Americans has caused a rift between President Obama and several of his Hollywood supporters. Actor and liberal activist John Cusack tweaked the administration, tweeting “Prism the name for electronic prison – all have to wear lojacks,” in reference to the PRISM data mining program revealed in leaks by former NSA employee Edward Snowden last week. Cusack also re-tweeted “Obama is becoming the next Nixon.” Prominent writer/director Judd Apatow of “Knocked Up” fame also took to Twitter to blast the administration: “What is this, North Korea? We are so inundated with so much info and so many problems – we have given up caring.” Apatow also drew attention to reports on the scandal, calling it “an outrageous breach of the privacy and rights of American citizens.” [...] Complete text linked here.
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