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212. It is NOT about Snowden!

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Wed Jun 26, 2013, 02:55 PM

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Ed Snowden: Leakers �should be shot in the balls,� and "cut this Social Security bullshit" [View all] BeyondGeography Jun 2013 OP

You've struck gold, BG. AtomicKitten Jun 2013 #1

Looks like he was very smart. He knew he was being spied on, like all of us, and he created sabrina 1 Jun 2013 #92

^^ This, for the win ^^ Myrina Jun 2013 #104

Well said. Well said. Coccydynia Jun 2013 #118

Or leftynyc Jun 2013 #139

Doesn't matter, what matters is what WE are. I can't think of anything more sabrina 1 Jun 2013 #155

Oh - for Heaven's sake leftynyc Jun 2013 #178

The president disagrees with you. Surprised you didn't know that the 'it's just old news' excuse sabrina 1 Jun 2013 #193

You're beginning to bore me leftynyc Jun 2013 #207

Don't you think the Chinese knew what was going on? JDPriestly Jun 2013 #245

AMERICANS should have known leftynyc Jun 2013 #376

I place myself in the position of the Chinese. JDPriestly Jun 2013 #405

I do a bunch of shopping online leftynyc Jun 2013 #408

this x 1000 sigmasix Jun 2013 #303

Well said! mimi85 Jun 2013 #314

I will never understand the hero leftynyc Jun 2013 #381

^^^ This ^^^ Tarheel_Dem Jun 2013 #411

What are you talking about?? Warrants were ALWAYS needed. A Whistle Blower leaked the info sabrina 1 Jun 2013 #318

You are very mistaken leftynyc Jun 2013 #377

Good lord, are you seriously not getting it, or pretending not to get it?? Who said Bush was sabrina 1 Jun 2013 #380

You are completely misunderstand what leftynyc Jun 2013 #382

I understood perfectly what you wrote. And anyone who uses the talking points 'fans' 'worship' sabrina 1 Jun 2013 #401

Perhaps you know all this, but I didn't. JDPriestly Jun 2013 #241

I never trusted Bush & Cheney leftynyc Jun 2013 #375

It is NOT about Snowden! arely staircase Jun 2013 #212

ROFL davidpdx Jun 2013 #332

Can you believe this garbage? Number23 Jun 2013 #312

Nth dimensional chess? bunnies Jun 2013 #183

well played arely staircase Jun 2013 #327

yeah he is a genius arely staircase Jun 2013 #216

It looks like Ecuador's ardor is cooling, too. He may be in that airport for awhile!!! MADem Jun 2013 #384

Kudos! OilemFirchen Jun 2013 #293

Lol, he just doesn't matter. I'm sorry you're so obsessed with HIM. I am obsessed with our sabrina 1 Jun 2013 #296

ROFL Bobbie Jo Jun 2013 #305

For the win. Number23 Jun 2013 #315

You Sir, Win This Thread!!!!! Tarheel_Dem Jun 2013 #415

Great post! nt Mojorabbit Jun 2013 #313

You are one of the serially posting people that rip President Obama over reforms to Chained CPI. bluestate10 Jun 2013 #316

I will check back periodically to see a link to ONE post, just ONE, of mine 'ripping the President' sabrina 1 Jun 2013 #320

Fools gold. wtmusic Jun 2013 #222

Yeah, Snowden being the hypocritical FOOL. Cha Jun 2013 #330

The Snowden apologists will figure out some way to pull the blinders tighter over their bluestate10 Jun 2013 #317

He also said "Thank God for wars". Looks like he's trying to start one. JaneyVee Jun 2013 #2

OK-- now what do you think about broad electronic surveillance without probable cause...? mike_c Jun 2013 #3

I'm really thinking about this here BeyondGeography Jun 2013 #5

no, you're avoiding it like the plague... mike_c Jun 2013 #18

I'm against it leftynyc Jun 2013 #142

OK.... mike_c Jun 2013 #160

No - we don't agree leftynyc Jun 2013 #184

did you support Nixon's persecution of Daniel Ellsberg? mike_c Jun 2013 #202

Yes and yes leftynyc Jun 2013 #210

Apparently, cynzke Jun 2013 #254

I totally agree davidpdx Jun 2013 #337

Thank You. cynzke Jun 2013 #406

true heroes do what they perceive to be the right thing even when they know... grasswire Jun 2013 #266

He's a special class of hero. OilemFirchen Jun 2013 #308

you keep telling yourself that lie -- that people who don't hate Snowden... grasswire Jun 2013 #311

And the same to you. OilemFirchen Jun 2013 #328

Why are you putting words in my mouth? leftynyc Jun 2013 #378

Naomi Wolfe made a similar argument to yours, and was quickly & summarily thrown under the bus. Tarheel_Dem Jun 2013 #416

I'm sure you'll have to say it a dozen more times davidpdx Jun 2013 #338

Actually, I'm not crazy about tattoos leftynyc Jun 2013 #379

I agree about the attempt to keep him on a pedestal treestar Jun 2013 #295

+1000. JDPriestly Jun 2013 #240

I have trouble wrapping my head around being against the Patriot Act and its abuses, and at the same RC Jun 2013 #235

It's easier when you tally up the evidence Snowden has provided. randome Jun 2013 #237

What does that have to do with Snowden exposing evidence of the abuse of our Rights? RC Jun 2013 #257

Like I said, what did he expose? randome Jun 2013 #263

So what's the problem then? RC Jun 2013 #267

Not knowing what other documents he has makes him potentially dangerous. randome Jun 2013 #274

Those are his life insurance policies. RC Jun 2013 #278

His life insurance policy is to imitate every spy/espionage movie ever made? Maximumnegro Jun 2013 #282

Just because the idea was used in a movie, doesn't make it a bad idea. RC Jun 2013 #300

He didn't expose "abuse of our rights." treestar Jun 2013 #297

Snowden is a nerd. That's what people don't understand. JDPriestly Jun 2013 #255

I'll reply to your point... ConservativeDemocrat Jun 2013 #180

ah, the right wing talking points have arrived... mike_c Jun 2013 #195

And this is why we don't have any discussion... ConservativeDemocrat Jun 2013 #223

"You don't like that we have a black president...." mike_c Jun 2013 #225

Never raised a stink about the NSA under Bush... ConservativeDemocrat Jun 2013 #250

Woah. randome Jun 2013 #259

+1 Jamaal510 Jun 2013 #307

The Obama hate is strong with Snowden.. dripping with Cha Jun 2013 #340

Thank you - so very well said! Whisp Jun 2013 #341

I don't like this program, but damn that was good RockaFowler Jun 2013 #407

And that my friend, is what is known in the business as a: Tarheel_Dem Jun 2013 #418

Wow, cheap shot. You didn't answer the poster, you just characterized him with that "right wing MADem Jun 2013 #248

"if you don't like it here, move to Somalia...." mike_c Jun 2013 #256

Just ignore, then--don't sink to the level of the person you are decrying. MADem Jun 2013 #264

BG, Maduro of Venezuela is now considering an asylum request for Snowden flamingdem Jun 2013 #28

Guess who VZ's BIGGEST trading partner is? MADem Jun 2013 #97

"I think he's a stinky, smelly hot potato who will cause more trouble than he's worth." BeyondGeography Jun 2013 #138

hey, you still haven't responded to my question about indiscriminate electronic surveillance.... mike_c Jun 2013 #167

Not at all BeyondGeography Jun 2013 #170

thanks mike_c Jun 2013 #174

I also think the state secrets privilege can be easily abused and am glad the 9th Circuit BeyondGeography Jun 2013 #197

Maybe North Korea will take him...? nt MADem Jun 2013 #253

Thank you for the info on VZ trading with us, USA USA USA, MADem. Cha Jun 2013 #344

MADem, I adore you because you always come prepared. That is very useful information, and a very... Tarheel_Dem Jun 2013 #419

Ideology goes out the window when cash goes on the barrel. MADem Jun 2013 #422

"It's a Win-Win-Win for the People's Republic, that's for sure!" Tarheel_Dem Jun 2013 #423

Hard to know if the Chinese handed Pootie Poot a Pig in a Poke...! MADem Jun 2013 #433

Time will tell indeed. I haven't seen the movie, but that graphic is so appropriate. Tarheel_Dem Jun 2013 #435

It's not awful--there are worse ways to spend a couple of hours. MADem Jun 2013 #437

good analysis of the hot potato scenario flamingdem Jun 2013 #447

Correa is saying si, si, and his Foreign Minister is saying no,...fuck, no!!! MADem Jun 2013 #456

Agree on all points, here is Ecuador today I presume contradicting the hot rhetoric about trade flamingdem Jun 2013 #458

He knows full well that if he unilaterally declines tariff relief, which is being held out as a MADem Jun 2013 #459

Wow, you've seen him there? MattSh Jun 2013 #47

My analysis: he's in the Venezuelan Embassy and was whisked away under diplomatic immunity flamingdem Jun 2013 #62

Wasn't their a BMW with Ecuadoran flags parked outside the transit area? MADem Jun 2013 #106

yes, I think the journalist thought it was Ecuadoran plates flamingdem Jun 2013 #117

I really can't tell, but this was the pic I was thinking of--the Russian press says it Ecuadorian! MADem Jun 2013 #260

Someone mentioned that he might not be in the Ecuadoran embassy flamingdem Jun 2013 #268

Beyond Geography, did you read the story "The Man Without a Country" JDPriestly Jun 2013 #239

I haven't...thank you BeyondGeography Jun 2013 #388

China scraped that shit off their shoe pretty quick.... MADem Jun 2013 #385

Hacking is a primary Chinese economic and military strategy, as you well know BeyondGeography Jun 2013 #395

Hee hee--At that price, I'd rather buy ice cream for the kids at the beach, and read the MADem Jun 2013 #429

two somewhat separate issues, isn't it? KittyWampus Jun 2013 #12

yep, and only one of them will be of lasting, historical importance to ordinary American citizens... mike_c Jun 2013 #21

Uh - no leftynyc Jun 2013 #149

I'll refer you to my response to your earlier comment in #142 mike_c Jun 2013 #168

Thank you. The word of the day is Stellar Wind TalkingDog Jun 2013 #29

I'm a legalist. Chan790 Jun 2013 #55

thanks for a cogent response on the primary issue.... mike_c Jun 2013 #81

So you know nadinbrzezinski Jun 2013 #84

Stellar Wind and Thin Thread were the previous programs. Not legal, at all. leveymg Jun 2013 #166

So let's fuck human rights - do I understand you correctly? temmer Jun 2013 #234

BECAUSE IT'S A SPY AGENCY! aquart Jun 2013 #261

Message auto-removed Name removed Jun 2013 #4

He sounds mentally disturbed and deranged like most right-wingers ProudToBeBlueInRhody Jun 2013 #6

Yes, the head lawyer for Wikileaks has declined his case flamingdem Jun 2013 #31

oh? that's huge, no? can I have a linkie plse? n/t Whisp Jun 2013 #35

Why yes and you can have a whole Prosense thread! flamingdem Jun 2013 #39

ty! *reading. n/t Whisp Jun 2013 #40

+1 uponit7771 Jun 2013 #116

I'l bet that was a massive disappointment...who wouldn't want to be represented by a lawyer with a MADem Jun 2013 #281

Maybe those 4 laptops are filled with nothing but games and porn. randome Jun 2013 #283

Woulldn't it be something if the guy was just a big phony? A BSer with attitude? MADem Jun 2013 #289

That's why we haven't heard from Putin after that squealing pig comment flamingdem Jun 2013 #353

I love that name too! I wanna meet that guy flamingdem Jun 2013 #350

thank you, flamingdem.. Bless all ya'll hearts for keeping us Cha Jun 2013 #349

Reporting unethical behavior is mentally disturbed and deranged? avaistheone1 Jun 2013 #33

Saying leakers should be shot one day, then being a leaker the next is. baldguy Jun 2013 #67

May I remind you... Obama (2007): "That means no more illegal wiretapping of American avaistheone1 Jun 2013 #82

Nobody's phone is being tapped illegally. baldguy Jun 2013 #120

Like hell. avaistheone1 Jun 2013 #187

How do you know, baldguy? tblue Jun 2013 #242

. baldguy Jun 2013 #280

Whatever happened to that guy? tblue Jun 2013 #238

The Bush Administration was wire-tapping americans without a warrant and it had bluestate10 Jun 2013 #319

Apparently you didn't read the original post ProudToBeBlueInRhody Jun 2013 #91

Obama put together his own cat food commission. avaistheone1 Jun 2013 #105

How do we know this is him???? ThePhilosopher04 Jun 2013 #7

Shhh! Two minutes hate is on. JackRiddler Jun 2013 #27

Also, how do we know this is "him" JackRiddler Jun 2013 #37

It was leaked (nt) Recursion Jun 2013 #56

He posted his pictures maddezmom Jun 2013 #88

ah ha! thankyou, maddezmom. n/t Whisp Jun 2013 #113

His enablers and supporters will wail, "PHOTOSHOPPED!!!!!" BlueCaliDem Jun 2013 #153

OMG....did he teach his girlfriend how to use the timer delay? MADem Jun 2013 #271

He has that vampire look nt ecstatic Jun 2013 #333

Yep, that's him in all his ignorant glory. Thanks maddezmom n/t Cha Jun 2013 #358

does anyone else think there are gay undertones there? NoMoreWarNow Jun 2013 #417

BAM! I am officially in LOVE with this thread! Tarheel_Dem Jun 2013 #420

It's posted on the internet. It's gotta be true. nt Zorra Jun 2013 #147

PRISM NoOneMan Jun 2013 #158

I found a post by him from 2006 Autumn Jun 2013 #173

Well now. I had been indifferent about this guy... Triana Jun 2013 #8

So you are indifferent about your rights of privacy, right!? temmer Jun 2013 #110

You didn't read what I wrote, did you? n/t Triana Jun 2013 #137

I did, but I don't believe you're honest temmer Jun 2013 #154

So now you're a fucking mind reader? Zoeisright Jun 2013 #218

huh? what are you talking about? nt temmer Jun 2013 #232

The point was clear Shivering Jemmy Jun 2013 #329

You �Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better.� avaistheone1 Jun 2013 #9

so you think he's backed off his ball-shooting position? arely staircase Jun 2013 #23

now that he has his nerd arse in the cross hairs flamingdem Jun 2013 #32

he's evolved arely staircase Jun 2013 #44

can't wait to hear how he likes the People's Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela flamingdem Jun 2013 #52

well there probably is a bit of ball shooting down there arely staircase Jun 2013 #63

and it ain't billiards flamingdem Jun 2013 #68

and you gotta figure at least some of those were literally firearms/testicles related arely staircase Jun 2013 #76

I think you're balls-on flamingdem Jun 2013 #134

Has he "evolved" to the point where he would accept changes to Chained CPI instead of bluestate10 Jun 2013 #321

i think we have a failure to communicate arely staircase Jun 2013 #325

I'll say he better be evolved on that issue so close to home! n/m Cha Jun 2013 #357

I wonder how much cash made that "evolution" happen? baldguy Jun 2013 #69

Hello! Ellsberg was a gung-ho Jarhead for HardTimes99 Jun 2013 #163

Holy Shit. bunnies Jun 2013 #10

Well, it seems he was gung ho enough to enter the military at one point. KittyWampus Jun 2013 #11

of course he was in the military slightly longer than i was arely staircase Jun 2013 #46

Snowden is starting to look more and more like an idiot uponit7771 Jun 2013 #13

Oh the footnote speaks again nadinbrzezinski Jun 2013 #14

two separate issue, or so many keep saying. Want to talk about the NSA- start another thread about KittyWampus Jun 2013 #15

Stellar Wind? Why yes, I'd love to talk about Stellar Wind, thanks. TalkingDog Jun 2013 #25

Well you and I can also talk echellon (the predecessor) nadinbrzezinski Jun 2013 #30

operation ballshooter is my favorite arely staircase Jun 2013 #51

WHAT the NSA was getting around spying on Americans by using British assets?!!!!!!!! avaistheone1 Jun 2013 #45

One of many nadinbrzezinski Jun 2013 #65

Thank you. ....So the NSA knew it was breaking the law tapping into Americans. But chose to do an avaistheone1 Jun 2013 #74

Yup, and why the British issued a B letter nadinbrzezinski Jun 2013 #77

LOL.. blaming the pole dancer! DCBob Jun 2013 #156

I found that this morning but it dropped like a rock. :) Whisp Jun 2013 #16

He has a very high opinion of himself BeyondGeography Jun 2013 #24

I'd say Snowden's opinion of himself is bordering on Cha Jun 2013 #355

Holy crap. With Snowden's position on Social Security avaistheone1 Jun 2013 #17

The best way to get the NSA off your back, especially if you KNOW they're eavesdropping ... Myrina Jun 2013 #19

You mean people don't always express their true feelings in a public online forum? Jarla Jun 2013 #80

LOL Right?!? Myrina Jun 2013 #103

Do you truly think the NASA would have let Snowden walk out with secrets if it had been bluestate10 Jun 2013 #322

I don't think that's what I said. Re-read it, objectively, this time. Myrina Jun 2013 #398

So the fact that he's a dick makes the information less credible and damaging? TalkingDog Jun 2013 #20

No - it doesn't make him less credible leftynyc Jun 2013 #171

well that explains his affinity for china and russia arely staircase Jun 2013 #22

We know this is really him? How? Autumn Jun 2013 #26

the research on his name is in the first link madrchsod Jun 2013 #41

I read it but I didn't find out how they know it's him. Autumn Jun 2013 #48

He posted his pictures under this name maddezmom Jun 2013 #90

Can't get to that, it's blocked. Autumn Jun 2013 #95

Not sure what you mean by blocked but it is there maddezmom Jun 2013 #96

I can browse through the forum but when I click on the Autumn Jun 2013 #130

Here is a direct link maddezmom Jun 2013 #132

Thanks, got in but the pics don't work. Autumn Jun 2013 #146

Because we REALLY want it to be him. JoeyT Jun 2013 #204

I'ts an interesting site, I found a post from 2006. Autumn Jun 2013 #209

^^ This^^ Myrina Jun 2013 #399

Wait, I thought he was a HERO Politicalboi Jun 2013 #34

and he's a hero to some people here on DU? B Calm Jun 2013 #36

They're now saying lalalalala I can't hear you! with their fingers in their ears flamingdem Jun 2013 #42

They have anyone that dare to disagree with them on Ignore, like children that would bluestate10 Jun 2013 #323

Let's talk stellar wind. Let's talk Tempora nadinbrzezinski Jun 2013 #79

Crazy things happen at DU. OnyxCollie Jun 2013 #186

+1984 jsr Jun 2013 #396

And this effects the NSA spying on all of us how exactly? Vinnie From Indy Jun 2013 #38

And you interjecting a separate issue why? great white snark Jun 2013 #43

Motive of the persons claiming they're spying? uponit7771 Jun 2013 #50

are you disputing the revelations of indiscriminate electronic surveillance of private citizens? mike_c Jun 2013 #64

Yes, I don't think it's indiscriminate uponit7771 Jun 2013 #70

But the evidence is to the contrary nadinbrzezinski Jun 2013 #78

Looking at what's not yours is NOT indiscriminate uponit7771 Jun 2013 #112

Well I guess you will enjoy the closing of society nadinbrzezinski Jun 2013 #115

I'm not a "comrade" no need for ad-hominems. If I look at the side walk you stepped on that's not uponit7771 Jun 2013 #119

It is not poutrage nadinbrzezinski Jun 2013 #122

More ad hominem, we can do withuot it uponit7771 Jun 2013 #123

In this case you are being partisan. nadinbrzezinski Jun 2013 #126

imagine that, partisanship on a democratic website. Whisp Jun 2013 #145

then I don't think you're paying attention, or your argument is misinformed.... mike_c Jun 2013 #85

ad hominem, very typical uponit7771 Jun 2013 #108

lol-- I'm not discrediting the DUer, I said I think he's wrong.... mike_c Jun 2013 #125

I just read all of it. Democracyinkind Jun 2013 #49

"you fucking retards.." Scurrilous Jun 2013 #53

Sounds creepily like this guy: Tarheel_Dem Jun 2013 #421

Ohhhhh KAAAAY.....NOW does my "epilepsy" theory sound a bit more plausible? MADem Jun 2013 #54

Its NOT a Tumor!!! JoePhilly Jun 2013 #75

Hahahahahaha!!! MADem Jun 2013 #111

Actually, its Kindergarten Cop. JoePhilly Jun 2013 #247

I saw that movie....it was a zillion years ago, I don't remember it too well! MADem Jun 2013 #251

LOL! nt SunSeeker Jun 2013 #185

No, shock Snowden and Greenwald found each other. A match made Cha Jun 2013 #360

The guy is nothing more than pgr Jun 2013 #57

Do you want him to be killed by a CIA drone? NT Eric J in MN Jun 2013 #60

Um, are you advocating extra-judicial assassination? How 'progressive' HardTimes99 Jun 2013 #192

This message was self-deleted by its author Cali_Democrat Jun 2013 #58

What a staunch defender of Freedom� and Liberty�. baldguy Jun 2013 #59

Comrade Eddie, the new liberal icon is a Paulbot? Who knew? Tarheel_Dem Jun 2013 #61

No. The Paulbot rantings, and the donations to Ron Paul... SidDithers Jun 2013 #229

The many twists and turns to justify who this guy really is, are astounding. The rush to canonize.. Tarheel_Dem Jun 2013 #273

+1 nt MADem Jun 2013 #299

Separate Snowden from the Lies he's told and his hypocrisy.. not gonna happen. Cha Jun 2013 #364

I love "transparency", don't you Cha? Even if it ensnares Mr. Snowden, let's get it ALL out there. Tarheel_Dem Jun 2013 #410

The GrandHypocriticalHOOHA doesn't want transparency on himself.. just what Cha Jun 2013 #440

Still can't fathom how anyone can still say Snowden isn't the issue railsback Jun 2013 #66

There is the issue of Snowden AND there's the issue of mass surveillance and data groovedaddy Jun 2013 #87

Mass surveillance and data collection NEVER went away railsback Jun 2013 #128

I wasn't shocked. I'm pissed and have been all along. I know it's groovedaddy Jun 2013 #462

Ok. He went through a change of perspective. It happens. leveymg Jun 2013 #71

Dr. Jekyll, meet Mr. Hyde. moondust Jun 2013 #109

I never said he was the most stable, linear personality in gov't service. leveymg Jun 2013 #144

This must be sarcasm. DCBob Jun 2013 #114

No. It's not at all. I've met some people who are wound very tight in the IC and IT businesses. leveymg Jun 2013 #159

good grief.. this guy is as phony as a three dollar bill. DCBob Jun 2013 #161

I don't think your "evidence" supports the conclusions you're trying to make leveymg Jun 2013 #181

So who or what changed his mind? EC Jun 2013 #72

Snowden never said that all information should be leaked. Eric J in MN Jun 2013 #73

that's right, he's a libertarian: I Gots Mine and Fuck You and Yours. Whisp Jun 2013 #175

Nice try. OBAMA wants to cut SS too - as do many other so-called Democrats. forestpath Jun 2013 #83

The only nonstop government spying that's going on is in this guy's wacky imagination. randome Jun 2013 #98

The NSA gets all our phone logs. That's not part-time spying. Eric J in MN Jun 2013 #191

I'd say the country is evenly split about whether or not that constitutes 'spying'. randome Jun 2013 #199

He wants to cut SS so bad it's taken him Maximumnegro Jun 2013 #291

and yet he'd posted for years about his concerns about the security state so who the hell cali Jun 2013 #86

Or what he claims or doesn't claim. randome Jun 2013 #107

"Leakers should be shot" Ed Snowden Progressive dog Jun 2013 #89

More evidence, as if any is needed, that this guy has one or two screws loose. randome Jun 2013 #93

or that he's intelligent and sensible enough to change his mind when new information revises... mike_c Jun 2013 #121

I would have no problem believing that if he showed any evidence of his claims. randome Jun 2013 #129

he has released documents that clearly support his "claims" and the government does not dispute them mike_c Jun 2013 #136

The documents he leaked 'revealed' nothing. randome Jun 2013 #182

I'm afraid much of the world disagrees.... mike_c Jun 2013 #188

That is true. randome Jun 2013 #201

if he "revealed nothing"... grasswire Jun 2013 #277

I'm pointing out his unsubstantiated claims. randome Jun 2013 #279

just like on DU? Whisp Jun 2013 #249

This pretty much confirms my opinion of this jerk. DCBob Jun 2013 #94

So he hates Social Security and looks down on the mentally challenged Cali_Democrat Jun 2013 #99

Of course, he worked for a company with no ethics. Rex Jun 2013 #100

"Loose hanging dingle berry on the nutsack of infamy." SunSeeker Jun 2013 #194

The better to deflect, no? WinkyDink Jun 2013 #101

The Hero. Will be lots of, "so what" with the worshippers. ksoze Jun 2013 #102

President Obama once said that marriage was between a man and a woman Puzzledtraveller Jun 2013 #124

Did Obama also say that gay men should have their balls shot off bunnies Jun 2013 #200

I don't care what you think about my analogy Puzzledtraveller Jun 2013 #206

Of course. Hes a hero. bunnies Jun 2013 #208

I agree, the poster obviously fell asleep in "analogy" class. That one doesn't work at all. Tarheel_Dem Jun 2013 #425

Shuddap willya?! bunnies Jun 2013 #426

That is some juicy stuff there, all right... ljm2002 Jun 2013 #127

The mistake they keep making nadinbrzezinski Jun 2013 #140

I will say, in all fairness... ljm2002 Jun 2013 #152

Again, the NSA doesn't tap your phones or email unless you have continuously shown up bluestate10 Jun 2013 #326

Like a peaceful Occupy protest? nt woo me with science Jun 2013 #402

If he said "Vietnam was a noble cause!" or "women shouldn't be allowed to vote" kenny blankenship Jun 2013 #131

I wonder if he will get the reference to the power of myth nadinbrzezinski Jun 2013 #135

Perhaps he has evolved? The Link Jun 2013 #133

Well, given that he donated to Ron Paul twice in 2012 frazzled Jun 2013 #143

I don't care if he donated to the nazi party nadinbrzezinski Jun 2013 #162

The discussion is about "evolving" frazzled Jun 2013 #169

Can we talk thinthread, Tempora, stellar wind? nadinbrzezinski Jun 2013 #176

go talk amongst yourselves. Whisp Jun 2013 #214

This is an interesting comment: kentuck Jun 2013 #141

and here I thought that he nineteen50 Jun 2013 #148

Whatta guy. CakeGrrl Jun 2013 #150

+1 flamingdem Jun 2013 #172

Tradde him for the ring. ROFL. nt okaawhatever Jun 2013 #205

People change. caseymoz Jun 2013 #151

I wonder if he still hates social security and refers to people as retards. n/t Cali_Democrat Jun 2013 #157

Well avaistheone1 Jun 2013 #165

Lie much. Cha Jun 2013 #365

That is your expertise dear. avaistheone1 Jun 2013 #366

It is hypocritical to claim that a person who said X in 2011 should be expected to feel the Bluenorthwest Jun 2013 #203

The hypocrisy stinks to high heaven. avaistheone1 Jun 2013 #272

This message was self-deleted by its author avaistheone1 Jun 2013 #292

Well, Obama doesn't deserve much credit. caseymoz Jun 2013 #354

Sometimes they don't, and sometimes that doesn't matter NoOneMan Jun 2013 #164

Actually, my answer was careless. caseymoz Jun 2013 #356

sure they do. From nerdy jerkoff to treasonist treachery. n/t Whisp Jun 2013 #177

Every Libertarian wingnut has a treasonous criminal inside them. ucrdem Jun 2013 #224

no worries, he'll be reformed in Venezuela's Libertarian Retraining Camps! flamingdem Jun 2013 #227

Mambo therapy ucrdem Jun 2013 #231

arrribaa! flamingdem Jun 2013 #258

awww.. ucrdem Jun 2013 #302

nt ucrdem Jun 2013 #304

dang what was it! flamingdem Jun 2013 #362

Hardly. I dont' think he's near Venezueala caseymoz Jun 2013 #361

What he did was good. caseymoz Jun 2013 #359

someone was on here saying even if a million people die flamingdem Jun 2013 #363

You mean to say caseymoz Jun 2013 #368

Check out the Vanity Fair article I posted, try to get past the title about Snowden's world tour flamingdem Jun 2013 #369

Sorry, I found little of substance in that article. caseymoz Jun 2013 #373

+1 wtmusic Jun 2013 #220

He'll have thirty years to change ucrdem Jun 2013 #226

just last year he donated to Ron Paul JI7 Jun 2013 #275

I answered a bit quick caseymoz Jun 2013 #371

Order the drone strikes! Renew Deal Jun 2013 #179

why bother flamingdem Jun 2013 #189

Reactionary wingnut Libertarian Obama-hater and all-round RW nutjob. Neat. ucrdem Jun 2013 #190

Is he trolling Aerows Jun 2013 #196

I kind of doubt a Systems Administrator would be doing 'spy stuff'. randome Jun 2013 #211

We don't Aerows Jun 2013 #244

This message was self-deleted by its author JoeyT Jun 2013 #198

Don't you ever tire of this? matt819 Jun 2013 #213

That *is* the point nadinbrzezinski Jun 2013 #219

But posts like the OP simply perpetuating the propaganda, in the wrong place matt819 Jun 2013 #236

Why is it so difficult for some people to think outside a straight line? Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2013 #215

Your cartoon explains everything, thanks. ucrdem Jun 2013 #217

Why is Gallagher ranked just one step below Augusto Pinochet on the bastardy scale? kenny blankenship Jun 2013 #285

DU rec...nt SidDithers Jun 2013 #221

Sounds like a hypocritical jerk we can do it Jun 2013 #228

Which would lend credence to the notion he's being blackmailed jmowreader Jun 2013 #230

so...this means the info he leaked ISN'T TRUE? If not, this deserve a "so what." yurbud Jun 2013 #233

Lets just send the little shit to Somalia and be done with it. Galraedia Jun 2013 #243

He sounds just like me. backscatter712 Jun 2013 #246

Looks like he had a change of heart... good for him. tinrobot Jun 2013 #252

What are his real motives for revealing so much information? Dawson Leery Jun 2013 #262

After interviewing him, the Wikileaks attorneys have said they won't represent him. randome Jun 2013 #265

Interesting. Dawson Leery Jun 2013 #270

Can anyone take what anyone posts on anonymous internet forums seriously? LeftInTX Jun 2013 #269

I agree. randome Jun 2013 #276

Except he posted his pics. I don't just say just "anything".. I mean what I say and I know my Cha Jun 2013 #367

This was interesting: JTFrog Jun 2013 #404

Mahalo, JTFrog Big HypocriteHOOHA n/m Cha Jun 2013 #431

now that we know this - can the NSA get back to its job? I for one am grateful that records of all Douglas Carpenter Jun 2013 #284

The NSA saw you type that. randome Jun 2013 #287

Seems more and more like a loon uhnope Jun 2013 #286

He's scared now, I think. randome Jun 2013 #288

soooooo they're saying he is/was too much of an establishment Dem? MisterP Jun 2013 #290

The real hypocrisy is at the top. For example Obama previously campaigned against gay marriage. avaistheone1 Jun 2013 #294

Yep, they are true artists in their chosen medium. kenny blankenship Jun 2013 #298

In the balls... one_voice Jun 2013 #301

K & R Scurrilous Jun 2013 #306

Well Surprise, Surprise!! Number23 Jun 2013 #309

If I WERE to read through this entire thread... Bonobo Jun 2013 #310

IT MAKES A BIG FUCKING DIFFERENCE because Summer Hathaway Jun 2013 #372

Attack the messenger!!!!!!!!!!!! mhatrw Jun 2013 #414

All I have left? Summer Hathaway Jun 2013 #424

If he is making false accusations, why are his disclosures a problem? n/t mhatrw Jun 2013 #439

Are you serious? Summer Hathaway Jun 2013 #443

Jeeze... He's just another Ryandian, Obama-hating a**hole farmbo Jun 2013 #324

THIS IS NOT ABOUT SNOWDEN. PLEASE STOP CHANGING THE SUBJECT. Th1onein Jun 2013 #331

The people who fell all over themselves calling him a Hero Whisp Jun 2013 #334

Making it about Snowden is a distraction. THIS IS ABOUT THE SURVEILLANCE STATE. Th1onein Jun 2013 #336

Give it up. You lost your hero. n/t Whisp Jun 2013 #343

Yeah, that's what I thought. You don't care about the surveillance state. WOW. Th1onein Jun 2013 #351

I hear far more of his detractors claiming he's a hero to people Union Scribe Jun 2013 #345

That is true, now. I guess you missed Opening Night. n/t Whisp Jun 2013 #347

I haven't missed much, actually. Union Scribe Jun 2013 #348

You bought the tee shirt didn't you? I'm sorry. Tarheel_Dem Jun 2013 #430

I'd buy that in a Hong Kong minute! flamingdem Jun 2013 #460

"LEVIATHAN" Kolesar Jun 2013 #448

Yes, haha. But those are not my words. They are Thomas Drake's. Th1onein Jun 2013 #461

So fucking clever.. Didn't like PBO's Defense Cuts.. sounds like the problem is Snowden not PBO Cha Jun 2013 #335

And five minutes of CNN will assure any doubters that it is, indeed, about Snowden. ucrdem Jun 2013 #339

Oh yeah, St Snowden is sucking the air Cha Jun 2013 #342

All tea all the time, lol ucrdem Jun 2013 #346

So Snowden used to hold the same views that President Obama holds now? ram2008 Jun 2013 #352

Snowden was "livid" at PBO for cutting the Military Budget and refered to Cha Jun 2013 #370

I hate to point this to you nadinbrzezinski Jun 2013 #409

I dont care what his views are ram2008 Jun 2013 #412

THe GrandHypocritalHOOHA's Message is BULLSHIT.. dropping his BULLSHIT Cha Jun 2013 #442

And? He doesn't want want to get Bradley Manning'd ram2008 Jun 2013 #445

Snowden is a Chickenshit Coward who's giving secrets to China and Russia. Cha Jun 2013 #446

Way to ignore the question. ram2008 Jun 2013 #450

Snowden's a stupid stupid jerk.. And, he hasn't done anything worthy. Cha Jun 2013 #452

You sound like a freeper... ram2008 Jun 2013 #453

"you sound like a freeper" Cha Jun 2013 #454

Unbelieveable, you still can't answer the question ram2008 Jun 2013 #455

Any more discredited polls you want to tout? Tarheel_Dem Jun 2013 #463

Snowden used to hold the same views Summer Hathaway Jun 2013 #374

summer sheds sunlight on the truth! sigmasix Jun 2013 #386

I'm pretty upset that this nitwit was given so much acccess to everyone's personal info Quantess Jun 2013 #383

Where do you get the idea Snowden has personal info? randome Jun 2013 #389

I got the idea based on what he said. He said he could spy on anybody. Quantess Jun 2013 #390

Snowden has said a lot of things. randome Jun 2013 #392

I see. So, You are one of the people who thinks there is no spying going on. Quantess Jun 2013 #393

Without evidence to show that the NSA is breaking all the laws and regulations on the books... randome Jun 2013 #394

Doin' the troll stomp Kolesar Jun 2013 #403

he also said... dtom67 Jun 2013 #387

Is this supposed to have something to do with whether or not NSA spying on Americans-- eridani Jun 2013 #391

Oh, so he is a loon then! ellie Jun 2013 #397

So what you're saying is... brentspeak Jun 2013 #400

OHMIGOD, some guy who is besides the point posted some dumb shit on the internet mhatrw Jun 2013 #413

His fanbase will conveniently ignore all of this. MjolnirTime Jun 2013 #427

Imagine what the 2013 Snowdon fans would say about 2009 Snowden? baldguy Jun 2013 #428

Why does the Snowden fanbase sound so much like the cult of Ron Paul? Galraedia Jun 2013 #432

This thread is HELL-A huge & like clockwork, all the "THIS IS NOT ABOUT SNOWDEN" toadies... Tarheel_Dem Jun 2013 #434

This is not about Snowden! Here are his modeling pictures!!!! HAUT flamingdem Jun 2013 #436

That is priceless! Tarheel_Dem Jun 2013 #438

I demand my own variety show or I'll release Snowden's info bomb! flamingdem Jun 2013 #441

OMGosh! The GrandHypocriticalHOOHA in diapers! Cha Jun 2013 #444

+++++++1! nt MADem Jun 2013 #449

Little Leaker: I'm going to drop a bomb if you try to get me flamingdem Jun 2013 #451

bump to keep alive flamingdem Jun 2013 #457