Communication Quote by Glenn Beck
““You tell me why the government needs this information on every Verizon customer but they don’t need to know who’s coming across our border? They don’t need to know where the 15,000 foreign nationals are that skipped out on their visa, just didn’t show up to school but they’re here in the United States. You tell me why they need my grandmother’s phone records but they don’t need to know where the Saudi nationals are. Why they don’t need — why they need to know who’s calling who inside the United States of America. They need to know who’s calling who, how long the phone conversations were lasting, the GPS locators for all of the cellphones, when those phones, when that phone call was made. Why do they need all of that for domestic terror but they can’t seem to get it right with the Boston bombers? They don’t know where that guy was. You tell me why they need all of this information. Why do you need to go for the AP? You don’t need to go for the AP and target the reporters.””
About This Quote
Source Interview: The Glenn Beck Program, 2015
The speaker questions the inconsistency of surveillance priorities, highlighting perceived gaps between domestic security and privacy.
In simple terms: He points out contradictory surveillance practices.
Demand consistent, transparent security policies.
Themes
Mood
Type
When to use this quote
- Public debate
- legislative hearings
- media analysis
Key Concepts
Questions to Reflect On
- What safeguards should protect privacy?
- How can oversight ensure fairness?
Balancing security with privacy rights is complex and politically charged.