Rocker Lou Reed ‘Shocked’ over NSA spying (Obama) ‘That’s our guy!’

Likely echoing the feelings of many liberals regarding Obama’s dismal record on civil liberties, Lou Reed expressed genuine shock when asked about the broad spying powers of the NSA by a UK Guardian reporter:

Speechless. Absolutely speechless…He released some of the heaviest secrets available…it’s so shocking–that–and, on top of the whole thing, with Obama, of all people, having that thing going on with Verizon. That’s our guy who had that…

I have a sneaky feeling that the old Lou Reed from the Velvet Underground days wouldn’t be so easily taken in…