mr. forbes for many years. he spoke at the money show and so forth so i invited him to come to freedomfest. and so jackie his secretary called and said this is mr. forbes schedule. he is a very busy man. he is flying in. is going to give his speech. is going to sign a few books and then fly back generic that very day. why? because he is a very easy man. jackie could be stay around and get a feel for the conference and maybe attends the mother conferences? no, no, he is a very busy man. he is a celebrity and this and that. he doesn't have time for this. one week later, his secretary calls back and says mr. forbes has reviewed your three day schedule and he has changed his schedule. and he is decided to stay all three at freedomfest. and he has been attending freedomfest every time and he is there all three days. this one being an exception because he had major surgery but he has promised to be back here next year. he has become the ambassador to freedomfest. if you look on my business card, it says freedomfest,

mr. forbes's schedule. he is flying in and give a speech and sign a few books and flyback to new york that very day because he is a very busy man. stick around and get a feel for the conference. oh note, he is a very busy man. he is a celebrity doing this or that. he doesn't have time for this. one week later his secretary called back and said mr. ford has reviewed your three day schedule that has changed his schedule and decided to stay all three days at freedom fest and he has been attending freedom fest every time and he is they're all three days this being the exception because of major surgery. he promised to be back next year and has become ambassador to freedom fest. if you look at my business card it says freedom fest, so good i change my schedule to attend all three days. i talked to him about this. he says i go to these conferences and give the speeches and i leave but your conference is so unique i can learn new things and relax. they treat me as a regular person. i can walk through the fall and

when you were a loud opponent of the patriot act remember that earl how times have changed mr president forbes is reporting that in two thousand and ten the number of ongoing federal wiretap stubbled from nearly six hundred sixty three in two thousand and nine to twelve hundred seven in two thousand and ten in total wire taps run up thirty four percent with an increase of requests from state agencies as well and they were total of three thousand one hundred ninety four requests in two thousand and ten up from eleven hundred ninety in two thousand you know before nine eleven before the dark times before the empire sort of this is power corrupting and sort of maybe it's just the natural hypocrisy of those statist seeking office saying whatever it takes to get elected knowing full well that when in power they will keep favoring power over principle welcome to the obama surveillance state and now we get to give varieties in a little lesson in how capitalism works you make a wrong move i vote with my dollar and take it elsewhere which is probably what i'll be doing after it comes time to renew my c

mr. menendez: on behalf of senator leahy, i ask that his law clerk on his staff, brendan forbes, be granted floor privileges for the week of july 18, 2011. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. menendez: with that, mr. president, i observe the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: senator from oklahoma. mr. coburn: thank you. i ask the quorum call be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. coburn: i ask unanimous consent to call up amendment number 553. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: the senator from oklahoma, mr. coburn, for mr. mccain, proposes an amendment numbered 553. mr. coburn: i ask unanimous consent that the amendment be considered as read. i note the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: first, without objection. and the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: mr. johnson: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from south dakota is recognized. mr. johnson: i ask consent that the quorum call be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. johnson