John Miller whose theoretically reporter for 60 minutes
I did a story that could
only be characterized as a puff piece last night at sixty minutes
about the NSA now a he
said in the story well look you know the critics about a lot of shots that the
NSA
this the what we haven't heard enough about
is and it's a special person what it's a ridiculous thing to say
there is a bar the United States government they've had congressional
hearing after congressional hearing a gradual hearings
have a name things like hope you the NSA give this position
about the dangerous edwards known in this horrible leaks
I'm only slightly exaggerating really not by much
of course they're at their say but here's
a a former you know Banglore to journalism sixty minutes
just handing over about 15 minutes a bear time to the NSA on this ridiculous
peace
John Miller at least in the beginning knowledge is that he is a former
intelligence official out a little bit later how
he's going to be a future intelligence official as well
but in the revolving door journalism in between intelligence jobs he decided to
do this poppies
and as we show you just a small example a min pay attention towards the end
about how he's leading the witness he's he's doing a pub is already but he isn't
getting
in exactly the right answers he wants so he tries to help
general Keith Alexander was a helluva an essay by saying what I log book
I me you know anything bad did you watch full disclosure
I once worked in the office of the Director of National Intelligence
where I saw firsthand how secretly the NSA operates
there is a perception out there that the NSA
is widely collecting the content on the phone calls
Americans is that true no that's not true
so you understand then there might be a little confusion
among americans who read in the newspaper that the NSA has vacuumed up
the records have the telephone calls every man woman and child in the united
states for a period of years
that sounds like spying on Americans
right and thats wrong that's absolutely wrong
there's no you don't hear the call you don't hear the call you don't see the
name
you don't see the names you just see this number call that number
this number the to from number the duration of the call in the daytime
group that's all you get
I mean you don't hear the call right you'll see the names
all come off applied spark a speedo and
then he goes any as an agent explain how they're going to get that terrorists and
he shows it on a computer
lesbian trio it's only aimed at the Paris
I thank God 60 minutes that critical reporting their 00 and by the way
have any opposing point air viewpoints they have in this particular report
oppose the NSA 0 nothing who say
just an essay is a pain this he said in the be the report well I mean
the critics about their day already done no no no we're back to prop the here so
that the government gets there say a 60 Minutes
now I'm not alone in this up all matter journalists were
enraged by this of course going green wall was not happy about it he's the one
that broke too soon story in the first place
but as usual a sharp jibes he says
that sixty minutes access for on critical reference
an essay propaganda piece was a new low for US journalism
he also said the 60 Minutes forget to ask about how James clapper and Keith
Alexander
routinely lying to Congress adviser course just ran outta time
I'm sure that's what the case was and then he wasn't alone though
here comes others Dave Itzkoff rights NSA doing a great job
an essay says sixty minutes me
might have a certain USA today headline I Ryan Lizza says while the 60 minutes
piece about the NSA which is embarrassing
could use that as a communications staffer you go should get a raise
but Jeff Jarvis says for shame sixty minutes
for shame judge or so Jarvis also wrote
CBS's bragger John Miller is the ultimate insider
yes he just demonstrated that they brag about that now is that amazing
that Israel ago bad thing now is like I our the ultimate insider's
we help the government every way that we get that's your problem you could
probably do you might break where they were embarrassed by that
now our guys are celebrated our mainstream media
here's Connie Ross hadn't realized 60 minutes now those infomercials
another one from Ross arm 60 minutes where the Hells Lowell Bergman when you
need him
oh yes he could add them to the movie Jay Rosen writes in a
great to media critic from NYU the 60 minutes report on an essay is
TV that's not a compliment and
here is Christmas Jordan but like that handle
I remember when sixty minutes was where people look for quality journalism
yeah unfortunately we hardly remembered by Amanda Greenberg Wrightson
this 60 minutes episode has been pretty good information for the NSA so far
did anyone catch the one in a a 1-800 number so I can order
okay that's all awesome now you know more about John Miller the guy who did
this piece
well according to the New York Post which of course is a
good insight into a conserve circles
that's the newscorp the newspaper in New York
Miller is expected to land a top intelligence
or counter-terrorism role with Brett the new
NYPD Commissioner huh nursing
well they have an anonymous source that says as a this minute
it's on my knee 9.44 percent done deal
I love the accuracy of that percentage okay
so here's a guy who by the way has worked at ABC CBS and NBC at different
times annis
career and then has worked under breath before with the NYPD
then under Bratton it with the LAPD that his work with the FBI
and counterterrorism officials all these different things
just keeps your appalling and CBS what was he doing
his job was to come in do in Alice's over intelligence officials where he
would
almost always say and I'm being kind by saying almost
her all intelligence officials tell me that this is really important
intelligence that were collected on terrorist
I can't believe anybody would reveal for 60 minutes to give this guy
almost 15 minutes to do this hatchet job on Snowdon
are people who care about our privacy the people who care about our
Constitution
is egregious an outrageous you know that
I love this the source from the airport Miller launched
to automated critical and asset management system
a terror target risk assessment program that's now used by several other states
heat he wants a tear target risk assessment program
you think is going to be against another terror target risk assessment program
to put this guy out as a journalist as a joke
by 2005 Miller had left the LAPD for a job with the FBI
and officer of the Director of National Intelligence
I like that for revolving-door between journalism and the government
they're not even pretending anymore and then finally in 2011
CBS word him back to television
and this is how it works come on television you tell us how great the
government is
you go back inside the government come back on TV and round and round you go
this is a journalism and is the exact opposite