Should Obama Sweep The White House For Electronic Bugs, Wiretaps, etc., When He Moves In?

[Better Believe It]

[Donnachaidh]

1. I'd make any visitors to the WH be scanned for wires etc.

Let those fat-assed Republicans be subjected to the same sort of scutiny the average citizen now has to go through when they go into federal buildings.

[Xithras]

2. IIRC, it's SOP

The Secret Service sweeps the White House for security issues on an almost constant basis. That would include bugs, wiretaps, and nearly anything else that might compromise his security.

[machI]

3. I say yes, but the NSA probably has active sweeping going on 24/7

Putting out the message that President Obama swept the White House for listening devices before moving in would be a good knock to the rear end of little George as he is leaving.

[ThomWV]

4. One wonders, who can he trust to sweep it? The NSA?

[Better Believe It]

8. No. I'd actually have a trusted aide quietly hire a private company ..

and conduct a full electronic sweep without notice. Of course, arrangements would have to be made in a manner that could not be detected by the NSA, etc.,

[dysfunctional press]

12. and if the "private company" is run by an ex-cia guy, and a subsidiary of the carlyle group...

what good would that do?

[Better Believe It]

13. You can find one that doesn't have those ties

After Watergate, I assume the Democratic Party uses professionals to find and destroy any bugs.

[dysfunctional press]

16. and how would you know they don't have such ties?

:shrug:

that being said- i'm gotta think that the white house is pretty damn secure...but if the cia DID want to "bug" the potus- they probably could.

[Better Believe It]

18. I wouldn't know but top Obama aides would

[Skink]

5. They'd only be able to find what the cia wants them to find.

[Turbineguy]

6. It would be what I call

a healthy paranoia.

[eShirl]

7. No. Just always assume it's bugged.

[BlooInBloo]

15. Better: Yes, and always assume it's bugged.

:)

[Boomerang Diddle]

9. And Airforce One too!

[Uben]

10. It is checked often

Standard operating procedure.

[OffWithTheirHeads]

11. The Bushies ARE the bugs in the White house!

nt

[wildbilln864]

14. absolutely! nt

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

17. Smudge it too!

[glinda]

19. Best also get rid of Bush's recent hires which there are 40 of.

[Skittles]

20. who is the lone dissenter who trusts bush/cheney?

they need a righteous ass-kicking