In response to Tampa Tribune on Snowden-Waurishuk: Edward J. Snowden: Tinker, traitor, liar, spy

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12. June 1 Meet the Press: Snowden Debate: Traitor or Criminal?

On June 1, NBC's Meet the Press unveiled new polling numbers about NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden. They weren't very revealing. What was more instructive was how the show presented its debate over Snowden's actions.
The main participants in the discussion were right-wing Crossfire host Newt Gingrich and hawkish former Democratic Rep. Jane Harman.

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The only hint of dissent on the panel came in a brief comment from Time's Rana Foroohar, who pointed out that while she doesn't trust Snowden–"I would have more of a belief in Edward Snowden if he wasn't a guest of Vladimir Putin"–that skepticism is spread out equally: "The administration has been evasive and has on occasion lied about its espionage tactics."

So the main debate about Snowden boils down to one side saying he's a traitor and the other side saying he should come home and do prison time, perhaps as a lesson to children.


http://www.fair.org/blog/2014/06/02/meet-the-presss-snowden-debate-traitor-or-criminal/