Last week we learned more about the allegations that the National Security Agency (NSA) was engaged in surveillance in other countries. Apparently this included the wiretapping of about 35 foreign leaders. The president supposedly did not know about this, but certainly members of his administration must have known about this.

The extent of domestic and foreign surveillance was the sort of concerns raised by Edward Snowden. While some are calling him a traitor, many actors in Hollywood have produced a video that calls him a whistleblower. They also warn Americans about the danger that is coming from NSA surveillance.

The video has the title: “Stop Watching Us” and features statements by director Oliver Stone, actors John Cusak and Maggie Gyllenhaal. We also hear from talk show host Phil Donahue and Daniel Ellsberg (of Pentagon Papers fame). They all object to the widespread surveillance program administered by the NSA. They believe the current administration is invading our privacy.

James Hirsen was on my radio program to talk about some of the public service type of videos being produced in Hollywood. He noticed the same thing that I noticed about the “Stop Watching Us” video. The video warns us with photos and videos about the past abuses from J. Edgar Hoover and President Richard Nixon. Those abuses are certainly relevant to the discussion. But what was missing was any mention of that fact that this surveillance was taking place while Barack Obama has been president.

It is fair to say that nearly every person in the video has been a supporter of President Obama. So I guess we shouldn’t be too surprised the participants go out of their way to warn against the abuse of a government agency but fail to mention who is ultimately in charge of that government agency.

The video raises legitimate concerns about government surveillance. But it ends up avoiding any mention of a president that has allowed this to happen on his watch.