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JDPriestly

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26. Thank you. Not one guy to stand up for the little guy.

Reply to Catherina (Original post)

Wed Jul 17, 2013, 12:19 AM

Jul 2013

And Wall Street is a greater security risk than just about any institution. It isn't the concept of a stock market. It isn't even the idea of Wall Street. It is the way it is being managed and run. It's totally corrupt.

And of course, the message of Wall Street being just hunky-dory, nothing to see there, is one of the many things that our government wants spin with its propaganda and its information on our metadata.

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Washington critical of everyone but itself in Snowden affair [View all] Catherina Jul 2013 OP

K & R ~nt 99th_Monkey Jul 2013 #1

+1 Safetykitten Jul 2013 #4

Who else is responsible for Snowden stealing files and "revealing" information except for Snowden. Thinkingabout Jul 2013 #2

You haven't caught him yet? RobertEarl Jul 2013 #6

It is cheaper for him to stay away, we don't need his type with intentions of disrupting our nation. Thinkingabout Jul 2013 #13

you have a mouse in your pocket? frylock Jul 2013 #16

If you are hearing the squeaking the mouse must be in your pocket. Thinkingabout Jul 2013 #18

so you were referring to the royal "we" then frylock Jul 2013 #19

I don't know about some here but I (we) pay taxes and Snowden would cost us money, cheaper without Thinkingabout Jul 2013 #20

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So if there's a law making it legal for the govt. to fuck you up the ass mindwalker_i Jul 2013 #10

Great metaphor, only problem is hueymahl Jul 2013 #21

I was going to avoid the metaphorical liking bit mindwalker_i Jul 2013 #22

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Yes because Washington is always so blameless in everything they do. Cleita Jul 2013 #31

He did the moral and ethical thing here. reusrename Jul 2013 #32

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HUGE K & R !!! - Thank You !!! WillyT Jul 2013 #12

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They were too busy spying on OWS. Rex Jul 2013 #17

ding! ding! ding! HooptieWagon Jul 2013 #28

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"We hang the petty thieves.... ReRe Jul 2013 #25

Thank you. Not one guy to stand up for the little guy. JDPriestly Jul 2013 #26

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