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msanthrope

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25. James Risen should get the same treatment as Judith Miller. Equal

Reply to Marr (Reply #24)

Wed Oct 15, 2014, 03:50 PM

Oct 2014

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Obama has secured 526 months of prison for national security leakers, 20x all previous presidents [View all] DesMoinesDem Oct 2014 OP

And not one day for the banksters and war criminals. hobbit709 Oct 2014 #1

Yeah that really bothers me. Rex Oct 2014 #5

"if you prosecute a CEO or other senior executive and send him or her to jail red dog 1 Oct 2014 #42

Thread win. bigwillq Oct 2014 #54

Yup these are the real criminals in all of this. Initech Oct 2014 #55

Well, that's a "change," I guess villager Oct 2014 #2

And Purity Democrats say he's a failure! MannyGoldstein Oct 2014 #3

Quick! Add this accomplishment to THE LIST! Doctor_J Oct 2014 #16

What number are we up to now? markpkessinger Oct 2014 #29

I could tell you, but everyone knows that you can get tombstoned just for defending the president! Doctor_J Oct 2014 #34

. markpkessinger Oct 2014 #35

It's under, "Committed the US to war in Afghanistan for another decade," if that helps. nt OnyxCollie Oct 2014 #56

LOL Manny you are so good. navarth Oct 2014 #39

Did saying Obama jailed almost 3x more than all President's combined not work? JoePhilly Oct 2014 #4

20 is a bigger number!!! randome Oct 2014 #7

And then, if you go by number of words .... its thousands!!!! JoePhilly Oct 2014 #10

I can't take it anymore!!! randome Oct 2014 #12

Ah, excellent counterpoint. This fact was indeed stated elsewhere at some point. Marr Oct 2014 #15

Well, here's the counterpoint then. randome Oct 2014 #18

That is almost a tautology. Marr Oct 2014 #22

Apparently the courts have thought so. randome Oct 2014 #23

Do you? /nt Marr Oct 2014 #24

James Risen should get the same treatment as Judith Miller. Equal msanthrope Oct 2014 #25

I sure haven't followed every possible intelligence leak for the past 7 years. randome Oct 2014 #30

The position is apparently that JoeyT Oct 2014 #36

We are living to watch the dismantling of democratic government woo me with science Oct 2014 #6

You have a timeline for when that's going to happen? randome Oct 2014 #8

Thanks for your compilations. nt OnyxCollie Oct 2014 #14

keep your eye on this shiny object full of numbers I have, woo me!!! Skittles Oct 2014 #17

This message was self-deleted by its author woo me with science Oct 2014 #26

Journalism? James Risen became famous for smearing Wen Ho Lee. And Judith Miller msanthrope Oct 2014 #19

+1 liberal_at_heart Oct 2014 #20

I think you watch too many movies Cali_Democrat Oct 2014 #21

Unfair. Marr Oct 2014 #9

Magic wand! OnyxCollie Oct 2014 #11

Jailing the press is definitely one of the things that a dictator does. Maedhros Oct 2014 #28

Laws are being deliberately changed to suppress dissent and criminalize journalism. woo me with science Oct 2014 #32

+1 Marr Oct 2014 #37

Mission creep indeed! Maedhros Oct 2014 #40

It's Nader's fault Doctor_J Oct 2014 #33

No one disputed that Judith Miller should go to jail for the exact same thing James Risen is msanthrope Oct 2014 #13

There is a world of difference between the two situations . . . markpkessinger Oct 2014 #31

No...the law does not recognize this purported difference. And the person Mr. Risen msanthrope Oct 2014 #38

+1. I made that point on another thread and got crickets riderinthestorm Oct 2014 #41

But the law does not recognize political affiliation as a defense. Nor should it. nt msanthrope Oct 2014 #48

Miller didn't operate in a vacuum. And clearly Fitzgerald, DUers, and the judge knew it riderinthestorm Oct 2014 #52

James Risen was famous for falsely smearing Wen Ho Lee. He is exactly like msanthrope Oct 2014 #53

DU on "Judith in jail".. Cha Oct 2014 #45

We try! That the guy who smeared Wen Ho Lee is now a "progressive cause" msanthrope Oct 2014 #46

It fucking figures though, doesn't it? Cha Oct 2014 #47

Because, Obama. nt msanthrope Oct 2014 #49

This thread has been designated "doubleplusungood" and is predictably being swarmed woo me with science Oct 2014 #27

Good. No one should be leaking national security. JaneyVee Oct 2014 #43

Ellsberg should be rotting in jail. Luminous Animal Oct 2014 #51

Good. Nt NYC Liberal Oct 2014 #44

Hush Hush DesMoines Dem - truedelphi Oct 2014 #50