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37. I am appreciative he has gone on the record..thank you Al Gore. K&R

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Tue Jun 10, 2014, 05:58 PM

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Al Gore: NSA's Law-Breaking Worse Than Snowden's - USNews [View all] WillyT Jun 2014 OP

"Paging a bus for Al Gore" Aerows Jun 2014 #1

LOL !!! WillyT Jun 2014 #4

LOL WorseBeforeBetter Jun 2014 #13

Heh Capt. Obvious Jun 2014 #18

Just what I was thinking. Enthusiast Jun 2014 #19

essentially calling him a whistle blower.. G_j Jun 2014 #2

Thank You For That !!! WillyT Jun 2014 #40

Under the bus President Gore goes! 1000words Jun 2014 #3

President Gore Jamastiene Jun 2014 #52

Then may they BOTH face a jury of their peers... o wait... uponit7771 Jun 2014 #5

Good. All the more reason for Snowden to come back and face the music. He has a viable defense. nt msanthrope Jun 2014 #6

I'm Sure When The Attorney's Involved Strike Some Sort Of Iron-Clad Deal, He Will... WillyT Jun 2014 #7

No--they won't. He will have to submit himself to custody before a deal can be msanthrope Jun 2014 #8

You said that already. I'm sure Gore, intelligent as he is, knows why Whistle Blowers can no longer sabrina 1 Jun 2014 #39

Gore did say (you will notice) that Snowden is NOT a hero Blanks Jun 2014 #9

"The former vice president also said bvar22 Jun 2014 #33

It can count if you want it to... Blanks Jun 2014 #36

If you witness a crime in action, should you remain silent because there is a law that sabrina 1 Jun 2014 #43

Ok, then Snowden can come home and face a jury... Blanks Jun 2014 #47

No, he cannot. And if you don't that, you haven't been following the issue of how Whistle Blowers sabrina 1 Jun 2014 #58

No, it's not... Blanks Jun 2014 #59

I prefer to ask those who have experienced what happens to Whistle Blowers here. Manning was sabrina 1 Jun 2014 #60

Daniel Ellsberg "broke the law" and he is a Hero. bvar22 Jun 2014 #62

Sure, but show me the list... Blanks Jun 2014 #63

I didn't see where he said 'Snowden is not a hero'. He said this in response to the sabrina 1 Jun 2014 #42

I did paraphrase... Blanks Jun 2014 #44

I wouldn't expect him to call him a hero, but unlike Kerry eg, he does not view him as a traitor sabrina 1 Jun 2014 #46

I believe Kerry also called him a coward... Blanks Jun 2014 #48

He did not leave the country with classified information. He took nothing with him. sabrina 1 Jun 2014 #57

Isn't It Amazing ??? WillyT Jun 2014 #61

I think those who genuinely want the truth, take the trouble to get the facts, willy. sabrina 1 Jun 2014 #65

Why the criminals on SCROTUS didn't want Al Gore to be President. Octafish Jun 2014 #10

heh heh -- "SCROTUS" nashville_brook Jun 2014 #11

You know what they say about Teabaggers? Octafish Jun 2014 #12

I repeat...Al, you've lost your marbles. SoapBox Jun 2014 #14

On the contrary, he is joining a growing number of respected Americans who care deeply about the sabrina 1 Jun 2014 #45

Excellent. 840high Jun 2014 #15

I continue to be fascinated by DU posters that insist on focusing on the small crime Maedhros Jun 2014 #16

+1. historylovr Jun 2014 #17

You learn a few things hanging from a wall for 10 years. [n/t] Maedhros Jun 2014 #21

That you do. historylovr Jun 2014 #35

That would be not being able to see the forest for the tree (s) syndrome. Uncle Joe Jun 2014 #22

Kicked and recommended a whole bunch! Enthusiast Jun 2014 #20

I believe this statement by Al sums it up perfectly. Uncle Joe Jun 2014 #23

Anytime Uncle Joe, Anytime... And Thanks For The Quote !!! WillyT Jun 2014 #24

A total surveillance nation is cancer to democracy and combined with Citizens United, Uncle Joe Jun 2014 #27

That's What I'm Afraid Of Too... Did You Catch THIS: WillyT Jun 2014 #29

Not to mention this, which dropped like a rock for some reason, possibly because Uncle Joe Jun 2014 #32

I Saw That... It Was AWESOME !!! WillyT Jun 2014 #41

You tell them Al... Hubert Flottz Jun 2014 #25

That's what they are fighting so hard for, to keep that money flowing into this fake, we know that sabrina 1 Jun 2014 #66

The rich tax dodgers don't care... Hubert Flottz Jun 2014 #67

Maybe not all of them, but enough apparently to keep the scam going. That is what has to change. sabrina 1 Jun 2014 #69

NSA's conduct is worse than Snowden's... BlueCheese Jun 2014 #26

On Snowden, I agree with Gore ProSense Jun 2014 #28

Me Too... WillyT Jun 2014 #30

heh heh nt grasswire Jun 2014 #34

Me three, but Gore also said this, which by the way isn't texted or bolded on your OP. This is Uncle Joe Jun 2014 #31

I am appreciative he has gone on the record..thank you Al Gore. K&R Jefferson23 Jun 2014 #37

EXACTLY !!! WillyT Jun 2014 #49

Absolutely WillyT, we need more voices of course, yet Gore's was a very important one. Jefferson23 Jun 2014 #54

Word !!! WillyT Jun 2014 #55

Kick! n/t BuelahWitch Jun 2014 #38

Kick and Recommend! countryjake Jun 2014 #50

K&R Jamastiene Jun 2014 #51

I will go with Al on this Leme Jun 2014 #53

Al Gore doesn't understand that it's only metadata and that only Papa Paul Loving Libertarians are neverforget Jun 2014 #56

I can't believe that Al Gore fell for this. Savannahmann Jun 2014 #68

Very even handed and level response. NCTraveler Jun 2014 #64