Ex-CBS Reporter Claims Government Agency Bugged Her Computer

RoccamOccam writes A former CBS News reporter who quit the network over claims it kills stories that put President Obama in a bad light says she was spied on by a "government-related entity" that planted classified documents on her computer. In her new memoir, Sharyl Attkisson says a source who arranged to have her laptop checked for spyware in 2013 was "shocked" and "flabbergasted" at what the analysis revealed. "This is outrageous. Worse than anything Nixon ever did. I wouldn't have believed something like this could happen in the United States of America," Attkisson quotes the source saying.

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Both are bad but not comparable.

[gurps_npc]

Honestly, I think that Nixon's stuff is worse. Spying on a journalist is bad - but not personal.

In addition, Nixon's crimes were both for his personal gain and hit democracy at it's heart - elections. Those make it incredibly evil crime.

The CBS reporter's incident, assuming it is entirely true, does not have these issues. There is no evidence that it was for any one's personal game, nor was it an attempt to circumnavigate political system.

As such, Nixon's crimes are far worse.

Re:Both are bad but not comparable.

[Anonymous Coward]

all sides admit Lois Lerner DID use the IRS against enemies of the administration

Tea party groups forming non-political 501(c)s (despite the obvious problem of forming a non-political political group) constitutes enemies of the administration? Do you have any proof of this?

Daily KOS

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