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snot

(10,650 posts)
Tue Jun 25, 2013, 10:22 AM Jun 2013

Let's Get It Over With: Leak, Pro or Con? [View all]

Please choose the option closest to your position (and pls rec this so we can make this as complete as possible):


13 votes, 0 passes | Time left: Unlimited
I\'m glad Snowden leaked.
12 (92%)
I think Snowden should not have leaked.
1 (8%)
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Who cares? It's not about Snowden. Scuba Jun 2013 #1
Exactly--Snowden is a distraction. But if you're glad the info was leaked, snot Jun 2013 #6
This is what it is about AverageMe Jun 2013 #26
I vote to get it over with BeyondGeography Jun 2013 #2
I'd rephrase this whatchamacallit Jun 2013 #3
It doesn't actually ask if you're pro Snowden; but are you glad for the leak? snot Jun 2013 #5
Got it. I'll add my vote. n/t whatchamacallit Jun 2013 #8
i am not happy about the leak ... Vietnameravet Jun 2013 #9
ah a voice of sanity in the wilderness flamingdem Jun 2013 #36
Not a simple answer for me - I don't have all the facts Lucinda Jun 2013 #4
I voted 'no'. HappyMe Jun 2013 #7
How about starting a poll like this Vietnameravet Jun 2013 #10
How about we charge Clapper with allowing the Boston Bombing to occur Hydra Jun 2013 #12
Ellsberg, Clarke, Gore, Plame, Wilson, all our European allies, and 80% of DU carolinayellowdog Jun 2013 #15
Were the forefathers of our country who tared and feathered AverageMe Jun 2013 #28
That would sound too much like what Bush did when he was caught spying on the American people. sabrina 1 Jun 2013 #16
I'm for free flow of information Hydra Jun 2013 #11
Pretty clear cut. sibelian Jun 2013 #13
Glad he leaked most of the stuff, wish he had not leaked other stuff, geek tragedy Jun 2013 #14
He has answered that question, and the Chinese Govt has confirmed it. Absent any evidence that sabrina 1 Jun 2013 #18
Absent any evidence that either is lying-- geek tragedy Jun 2013 #19
I agree. HappyMe Jun 2013 #20
So our security system is so bad that a kid can 'lie his way into our most personal and private data sabrina 1 Jun 2013 #25
He did not get anyone's 'personal and private data'. He was a Systems Administrator! randome Jun 2013 #30
pro if obama does it datasuspect Jun 2013 #17
Here's what I say to your poll! randome Jun 2013 #21
And as usual, you find yourself in the minority! sabrina 1 Jun 2013 #27
whatever kind of person Snowden is, whatever his politics, whatever his motivations, - without Douglas Carpenter Jun 2013 #22
Yes, I am against the government leaking info about me and personally classified information The Straight Story Jun 2013 #23
I'd like to see what exactly will beleaked trough Snowden before deciding. Democracyinkind Jun 2013 #24
bump limpyhobbler Jun 2013 #29
Seems support is only growing usGovOwesUs3Trillion Jun 2013 #31
It's a moot point. So I demure. longship Jun 2013 #32
I guess it's really about Snowden but more just about the leaks. I'm glad the story came out. nt limpyhobbler Jun 2013 #33
I'm 100 against the programs he leaked. Snowden is not any concern of mine. n/t mhatrw Jun 2013 #34
I think it is good to discuss what the NSA is doing but I do not like nor trust Snowden. hrmjustin Jun 2013 #35
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