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Snowden is a Hero! He deserves a medal [View all] arely staircase Jun 2013 OP
LOL! MineralMan Jun 2013 #1
ROFL OKNancy Jun 2013 #2
we will see handmade34 Jun 2013 #3
well played nt geek tragedy Jun 2013 #4
He's in talks to be on The Bachelor Floyd_Gondolli Jun 2013 #5
sorry don't get it warrior1 Jun 2013 #6
It is called the "Hero's Medal" and is awarded by the People's Republic of China arely staircase Jun 2013 #7
Chinese handmade34 Jun 2013 #8
Is it made in America ? olddots Jun 2013 #36
looks like gold, but probably just plated hugo_from_TN Jun 2013 #9
and you want another one in about 20 minutes. n/t Whisp Jun 2013 #13
Meaning the saying about being hungry again in 20 mins. after having Chinese food... Whisp Jun 2013 #63
Probably brass HubertHeaver Jun 2013 #11
ahh thanks warrior1 Jun 2013 #10
"Great minds discuss ideas. Average minds discuss events. Small minds discuss people." - cali Jun 2013 #12
"look where you land" arely staircase Jun 2013 #17
Ironic that he's safer in China, eh? Fantastic Anarchist Jun 2013 #48
not now that we know he is sharing info with them arely staircase Jun 2013 #49
You know what I find interesting? Fantastic Anarchist Jun 2013 #51
lol. ok. Whisp Jun 2013 #19
"Distraction is the essence of obfuscation." MineralMan Jun 2013 #21
+1 arely staircase Jun 2013 #26
I rarely rely on the quotes of others. MineralMan Jun 2013 #27
Well put. That's why so much attention is being directed at Snowden and Greenwald and away rhett o rick Jun 2013 #42
You're correct. I don't know what's going on with the NSA. MineralMan Jun 2013 #52
Wait...you just did the same thing! BenzoDia Jun 2013 #28
Oh ye of small mind. timdog44 Jun 2013 #30
I discuss ideas, events and people... what does that make me? phleshdef Jun 2013 #31
Informed...nt SidDithers Jun 2013 #50
Then no one should be discussing Snowden as a hero Life Long Dem Jun 2013 #46
Oh, well done. HappyMe Jun 2013 #14
wait, I can hear it.... I can feel it! Whisp Jun 2013 #15
Skip the medal. Let's settle for a debate on the issue of the peoples right to privacy. Tierra_y_Libertad Jun 2013 #16
spying for foreign countries is a serious issue too arely staircase Jun 2013 #18
So is spying on foreign countries..which we do. Tierra_y_Libertad Jun 2013 #20
yes we do arely staircase Jun 2013 #24
I think it's a helluva lot more serious "crime" for the government to spy on its own people. Tierra_y_Libertad Jun 2013 #41
Are you kidding me? You think East Asia (mostly China) isn't spying on us? The Chinese government okaawhatever Jun 2013 #37
Is this like WMD? Should we invade Thailand. Send the fleet to the Tonkin Gulf? Tierra_y_Libertad Jun 2013 #47
I had my doubts all along about this asshat. HappyMe Jun 2013 #23
WHAT? You are not falling for the distraction? nm rhett o rick Jun 2013 #43
Mmmm....nah. sibelian Jun 2013 #22
more like his colossal treachery arely staircase Jun 2013 #32
what's to spy on? US, european & japanese corporations capitalized china & provided it with HiPointDem Jun 2013 #34
uh, giving the chinese details of our operations against then arely staircase Jun 2013 #39
funny way to run a railroad, capitalizing & transferring technology to rivals, then spying on them. HiPointDem Jun 2013 #53
GASP! sibelian Jun 2013 #40
Hehehe.... SidDithers Jun 2013 #25
Now that I know what medal that is Progressive dog Jun 2013 #29
notice how this crowd seeks to take the spotlight off the NSA spying on us lol nt msongs Jun 2013 #33
Or more simply, this crowd likes makes jokes! BenzoDia Jun 2013 #35
There has been a minor change, msongs. MineralMan Jun 2013 #38
Why? serbbral Jun 2013 #44
I bet you supported George Tenet getting a medal. nm rhett o rick Jun 2013 #45
Heros don't give away surviellance information to other countries, that is treasonous! DrewFlorida Jun 2013 #54
you mean he gave information to china after our corporations gave information to china for 40 HiPointDem Jun 2013 #55
Here, have some before the supply runs out. Whisp Jun 2013 #56
foreign corporations capitalized china and transferred technology to china since the 80s. now HiPointDem Jun 2013 #57
no, I'm worried about judgements on what a 'hero' is. n/t Whisp Jun 2013 #58
(It's a Chinese medal) (nt) jeff47 Jun 2013 #62
arely you rock flamingdem Jun 2013 #59
you rock too, fd arely staircase Jun 2013 #64
wooo hooo! flamingdem Jun 2013 #65
This man Snowden is getting himself in deeper trouble and it is his own fault. hrmjustin Jun 2013 #60
tssk... ForeignandDomestic Jun 2013 #61
funny thing is that the Chinese might be scared of him flamingdem Jun 2013 #66
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