Former NSA Chief Holds 'Off-the-Record' Talk With Reporters 'Bashing' Obama Admin. – He Didn't Know There Was a Guy Live-Tweeting the Whole Thing

Former NSA and CIA spy Chief Michael Hayden was talking off-the-record to reporters Thursday on the Acela train between Washington, D.C. and New York City. However, Hayden didn't realize that sitting behind him was Tom Matzzie, a political strategist who used to run the D.C. branch of MoveOn.org Political Action.

According to Matzzie's tweets, Hayden was bashing the Obama administration, on background, of course.

Mattzie, whose twitter handle is @tommatzzie, was reporting the interview in real time to his followers and now to everyone else who reads this or the original story, which was put in a Washington Post blog on Thursday afternoon.

Read his real-time Twitter account of Hayden's talk with reporters:

Former NSA spy boss Michael Hayden on Acela behind me blabbing "on background as a former senior admin official" Sounds defensive.

— Tom Matzzie (@tommatzzie) October 24, 2013

Hayden talking about a famous blackberry now.

— Tom Matzzie (@tommatzzie) October 24, 2013

Hayden was bragging about rendition and black sites a minute ago.

— Tom Matzzie (@tommatzzie) October 24, 2013

Michael Hayden on Acela giving reporters disparaging quotes about admin. "Remember, just refer as former senior admin" #exNSAneedsadayjob

— Tom Matzzie (@tommatzzie) October 24, 2013

On Acela: Michael Hayden was talking to Massimo Calabresi at TIME I am pretty sure. Does he tweet?

— Tom Matzzie (@tommatzzie) October 24, 2013

On Acela: former NSA spy boss Michael Hayden just ended last of handful of interviews bashing admin.

— Tom Matzzie (@tommatzzie) October 24, 2013

On Acela listening to former NSA spy boss Michael Hayden give "off record" interviews. I feel like I'm in the NSA. Except I'm in public.

— Tom Matzzie (@tommatzzie) October 24, 2013

On Acela: phone ringing. I think the jig is up. Maybe somebody is telling him I'm here. Do I hide?

— Tom Matzzie (@tommatzzie) October 24, 2013

New call. I am totally busted I think.

— Tom Matzzie (@tommatzzie) October 24, 2013

I think I'm safe. Just passed Philly. No rendition yet. Do I have the balls to ask him for a photo? #haydenacela

— Tom Matzzie (@tommatzzie) October 24, 2013

On Acela: Hayden's comments to press were clearly about NSA spying on foreign allies. #haydenacela

— Tom Matzzie (@tommatzzie) October 24, 2013

In a hilarious twist, Matzzie actually took a photo with Hayden:

Win pic.twitter.com/tsJHqjv1LM

— Tom Matzzie (@tommatzzie) October 24, 2013

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