NSA says Snowden e-mails exempt from public disclosure and secret

[MADem]

222. Yeah, he's "messaging" so well that his supporters are getting all strident and angry.

They're trying to accuse people of being silent because they didn't jump on this thread with sufficient swiftness or vigor, or falsely suggesting that they'll spend their time making fun of his girlfriend or his boxes.

As for "high level officials" I'm not seeing a lot of chit-chat about the guy. The only time "high level officials" have anything to say about him is when some reporter asks. The reporters aren't asking about him much, lately. He's not a target with constant bearing/decreasing range anymore. He's almost over the horizon and steaming off into the distance.

I don't think he's doing a good job (and his "supporters" aren't helping, frankly). The more he plays these silly "Rubber Glue" games, and the "Oooooh, just you WAIT for the NEXT installment!!" teases, the more unserious he looks.

What was the reaction to his request to remain a "guest of Vlad" for another year? Ho hum. That's nice, how unsurprising.

Obviously, YMMV and that's just fine, but I am just not seeing any excitement or "devastating" revelations. It's SSDD--like watching a dog doing the hula hoop. The first dozen or so times it's fascinating, but after a while, it's "Oh well, yeah, there's Spot doing the hula hoop again."

His story has only been "in the news" for people who really want to dig for it. It's just not floated to the top of the bowl, not even during the lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer, when the news cycle slows down.

He's the Kim Philby of the 21st Century. Big splash, soon forgotten.

I think he made an error in judgment, but it's too late, baby for him, and he knows it. I hope he's working hard on learning Russian--it's a hard, hard language, and that will surely keep him busy. Since he is, as he said, an "indoor cat," he can live just as easily there as anywhere, so long as Vlad gives him a nice crib and a good internet connection.