Is the White House bugged? - Democratic Underground

annabanana

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Fri May-08-09 09:03 AM
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Poll question: Is the White House bugged?

Edited on Fri May-08-09 09:06 AM by annabanana

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ananda

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Fri May-08-09 09:04 AM
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1. It might be bugged.. but it's more likely set up for taping..

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Torn_Scorned_Ignored

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Fri May-08-09 09:06 AM
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2. I don't know but

my house is.

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defendandprotect

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Fri May-08-09 09:13 AM
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3. I'm saying "probably" . . . I'm guess that they keep trying . . .

not every part of the White House -- doubt they're interested in the kitchens . . .

maybe only the bedrooms and bathrooms -- ???!!!

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MADem

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Fri May-08-09 09:31 AM
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4. OTHER: What do you mean by "bugged?"

Do you mean that the Russkies/Chinese/Israelis/Iranians/Saudi Arabians/Players to Be Named Later have planted surreptitious devices in the building to record conversations?

Or do you mean the President has installed, as a memory aid or a memoir aid, an LBJ-style phone recorder, or a Nixonian full-bore office taping system?

Either is a possibility, neither is likely. IMO.

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annabanana

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Fri May-08-09 09:34 AM
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6. I'm not talking about a self-installed "memory prompt"... I'm

talking about "other" installed.

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MADem

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Fri May-08-09 09:38 AM
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10. By a foreign government or some agency opposed to the WH agenda, then.

I think "No." They sweep regularly; a device would be discovered.

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annabanana

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Fri May-08-09 10:19 AM
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12. Do you think many Presidents have left a little "something something"

behind for the incoming administration? I'll bet J. Edgar put stuff all over the place.

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MADem

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Fri May-08-09 10:51 AM
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14. They have exterminators who come through all the time. Anything left would be discovered

in fairly short order, I think. I would HOPE, anyway!!!

I know the custom has been for each President to leave a note in the desk for the next President, but bugs? Naaah. Back in the Hoover days, they mostly ran on batteries that died eventually. Less often, they were wired into the electrical system.

I don't think a single President who knew the mendacity of Hoover left the bugsweeping duties to the FBI while JEH was running that joint. More likely he used the WH Communications ~~office~~ Agency, which was mostly military.

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mmonk

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Fri May-08-09 09:33 AM
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5. Doubtful.

I'm sure it's regularly swept. One can listen today with sophisticated listening devices that do not require placement of bugs physically inside the location.

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DS1

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Fri May-08-09 09:34 AM
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7. The bug is installed on that top top top top secret Pentagon gasoline engine

which gets 6,000 MPG but was disappeared because it would kill the oil industry.

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annabanana

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Fri May-08-09 09:35 AM
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8. So you're saying "of course not". . .n/t

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DS1

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Fri May-08-09 09:39 AM
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11. I'm not

but the bug in my keyboard is

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monmouth

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Fri May-08-09 09:36 AM
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9. Maybe the reason for those "outside" meetings and phone calls....n/t

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MADem

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Fri May-08-09 10:52 AM
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15. Sitting at a table, surrounded by the press, at Hell Burger! nt

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monmouth

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Fri May-08-09 11:11 AM
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16. I meant the meeting with Hillary at the table by the play set or the

cell phone call outside the WH at a little table.

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MADem

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Fri May-08-09 11:12 AM
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Oh yeah--that was a snazzy pic, too! nt

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TheCoxwain

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Fri May-08-09 10:20 AM
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13. Dick Cheney must have left all kinds of things behind...

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NightWatcher

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Fri May-08-09 11:12 AM
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17. I bet each Prez has his people sweep the place when they come in

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Fri May-08-09 11:15 AM
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18. Other: Unnecessary

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