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randome

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3. Snowden is a leaker, not a whistleblower, as pointed out in the article.

Reply to East Coast Pirate (Original post)

Sun Jul 7, 2013, 08:18 AM

Jul 2013

Obama has greatly expanded whistleblower protections.

He created the National Declassification Center that is due to issue its report in Dec. of this year.

Every administration has prosecuted leakers.

Obama has prosecuted more leakers than other administrations because...there are more leakers!

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Rarely used Espionage Act invoked seven times in five years, more than all presidents combined [View all] East Coast Pirate Jul 2013 OP

I guess they didn't listen?? kentuck Jul 2013 #1

And With PRISM Any Of Us Could Be Next cantbeserious Jul 2013 #2

Snowden is a leaker, not a whistleblower, as pointed out in the article. randome Jul 2013 #3

You know this for a fact? East Coast Pirate Jul 2013 #4

Wow. It's fewer than I thought. Six as of last year. And now Snowden makes seven. randome Jul 2013 #6

What is that assessment based on? TheKentuckian Jul 2013 #5

I did not mean in all of history. I meant the off-repeated assertion that Obama is different. randome Jul 2013 #7

As Clinton once said.. dotymed Jul 2013 #16

Really? How the hell would YOU know there are more leakers? cali Jul 2013 #12

Actually, it says that right in the article. randome Jul 2013 #14

are you kidding? Just yikes. It says nothing of the sort in the article. duh. cali Jul 2013 #18

So you think they're calling someone a leaker who steals paperclips? randome Jul 2013 #20

you're getting sillier and sillier. Of course, I said nothing of the sort cali Jul 2013 #22

This poster's whole purpose is to catapult the propaganda rusty fender Jul 2013 #28

Of course you can. TM99 Jul 2013 #25

And you think these guys are whistleblowers. randome Jul 2013 #35

I am so impressed at how fast you are to get into these threads. And Snowden IS a sabrina 1 Jul 2013 #31

Wake. Up. Wake. Up. DeSwiss Jul 2013 #8

I trust our President. Conium Jul 2013 #9

.... DeSwiss Jul 2013 #10

That pretty much sums it up. hobbit709 Jul 2013 #11

When people buy into this perception, they give up.. mountain grammy Jul 2013 #21

I see both as extremely dangerous. hobbit709 Jul 2013 #24

Ok, so your answer is distrust them all, not vote mountain grammy Jul 2013 #26

I didn't say not vote. hobbit709 Jul 2013 #27

Yes, this is correct. DeSwiss Jul 2013 #30

when the hell did Obama decide a thing like that? treestar Jul 2013 #39

You know, if I thought President Obama had decided mountain grammy Jul 2013 #40

I suggest you look into this further then. DeSwiss Jul 2013 #42

Then I can see you haven't read the NDAA, bvar22 Jul 2013 #46

+10000000000000000 treestar Jul 2013 #38

The paths are mislabeled. RC Jul 2013 #23

There is no right, there is no left. DeSwiss Jul 2013 #32

This is a beautiful quote by the president who would have changed everything, mountain grammy Jul 2013 #44

That's EXACTLY what I'm saying. DeSwiss Jul 2013 #45

Hey, maybe I'm wrong watoos Jul 2013 #13

This confirms my suspicions that there is a concerted effort to weaken our Democracy. Fuddnik Jul 2013 #17

+1 for the truth cali Jul 2013 #19

Its an attempt to increase distrust in government. JoePhilly Jul 2013 #29

+1 treestar Jul 2013 #37

Lots more than seven charged under act Progressive dog Jul 2013 #15

Think that says it all. Katashi_itto Jul 2013 #33

Filed under: shit somebody somewhere started spouting struggle4progress Jul 2013 #34

You're assuming Obama must agree with your definition of whistleblowers vs. leakers treestar Jul 2013 #36

I didn't write the article. East Coast Pirate Jul 2013 #41

Well then the writer of the article is assuming his/her definition is something Obama must agree wit treestar Jul 2013 #43

An enemy of the State might include any one sworn to protect and defend the Constitution indepat Jul 2013 #47