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Blue_Tires

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70. I agree her heart was in the right place (unlike Snowden)

Tue Jun 6, 2017, 06:02 PM

Jun 2017

but she went about it all wrong... If she was going to throw her life and career and freedom away she should have done it for an irrefutable smoking gun instead of confirming what was already reported...

And if she *DID* send the Intercept an irrefutable smoking gun, she sent it to the wrong fucking people and should have known better, since Glenn will happily sit on any files which make his Russian partners too uncomfortable...

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The face of Reality Leigh Winner, NSA whistle-blower/leaker. [View all] pnwmom Jun 2017 OP

This message was self-deleted by its author AngryAmish Jun 2017 #1

Most people keep the name their parents give them. pnwmom Jun 2017 #4

Sounds like she had shitty parents. AngryAmish Jun 2017 #5

Geez..her father just died... HipChick Jun 2017 #12

No, it sounds like she had "hippie" parents. n/t pnwmom Jun 2017 #14

And the hippie parents taught her a few things about integrity DBoon Jun 2017 #59

That's a shitty thing to say. WhiskeyGrinder Jun 2017 #6

Fair play. AngryAmish Jun 2017 #7

Sounds like she had the patriotism we so far have not seen from a single republican in the Eliot Rosewater Jun 2017 #2

Yes I agree just like Daniel Ellsberg. benfranklin1776 Jun 2017 #45

I know what she did was legally wrong. Tatiana Jun 2017 #3

+1. It's a mixed up world, but sometimes the Ends do justify the Means. NightWatcher Jun 2017 #9

i'm with you. barbtries Jun 2017 #21

Yes. I hate the precedent, but these are not normal times. Squinch Jun 2017 #23

The Intercept did virtually nothing to help protect her identity. geek tragedy Jun 2017 #8

I was going to mention this. They should have done a better job of protecting her identity. Tatiana Jun 2017 #10

Yep they did not know how to protect their source. Madam45for2923 Jun 2017 #11

Or maybe they didn't care. This is Greenwald's publication, don't forget. pnwmom Jun 2017 #16

+1, the Intercept is a joke. n/t FSogol Jun 2017 #17

Yeah I was thinking the same thing. woolldog Jun 2017 #19

Greenwald of the Russian persuasion? Barack_America Jun 2017 #55

Yeah, that one. n/t pnwmom Jun 2017 #58

Pure speculation. You don't know what happened onit2day Jun 2017 #51

They'll reap what they sowed on this ... they could've helped her and decided not to YCHDT Jun 2017 #20

It appears they caught her because only 6 people accessed that data.... PoliticAverse Jun 2017 #29

Seems that last bit would be pivotal. deurbano Jun 2017 #35

Good point. hrmjustin Jun 2017 #36

Wonder Woman? Pffft. This one is the real heroine. 50 Shades Of Blue Jun 2017 #13

Trumpsters are all over her Facebook page teach1st Jun 2017 #15

cool. i'm growing my blocked list. barbtries Jun 2017 #22

This message was self-deleted by its author Alhena Jun 2017 #56

There's so many in the intel community that feel there's SOMETHING wrong with D2S !!! She seems ... YCHDT Jun 2017 #18

K&R Scurrilous Jun 2017 #24

If she has a GoFundMe page or something I'm in for a donation. Anyone know? AnotherMother4Peace Jun 2017 #25

Same here. I'm in. Duppers Jun 2017 #41

I hope she gets a good lawyer and a merciful prosecutor. hrmjustin Jun 2017 #26

Whistleblower conviction! yallerdawg Jun 2017 #27

25-year old Federal Contractor with TS clearance. My40+ daughter with a Ph.D. in criminology nikibatts Jun 2017 #28

She's ex military. woolldog Jun 2017 #30

The languages she speaks certainly indicate that. Barack_America Jun 2017 #49

I know quite a few people with TS/SCI. tammywammy Jun 2017 #44

Wait so we like whistleblowers/leaks now? vi5 Jun 2017 #31

Either way, Intercept still sucks. So, there is consistency on that point. deurbano Jun 2017 #37

Guess it depends on who you ask and on what day Nevernose Jun 2017 #60

Exactly.... vi5 Jun 2017 #61

It could also be predicated on context, detail, difference, agenda, etc LanternWaste Jun 2017 #63

It all sounds fishy to me . How long have they been blueinredohio Jun 2017 #32

She possibly and most likely knew someone there. Duppers Jun 2017 #42

She was only there since Feb. Historic NY Jun 2017 #33

In my book she is a hero. I just wonder if it would have been better for the Intercept still_one Jun 2017 #34

the replies in the comment section of your link (heavy) are horrible orleans Jun 2017 #38

Sometimes you have to do the "wrong" thing for the right reasons FailureToCommunicate Jun 2017 #39

So it was OK for blotus to give secrets to Russian spies but ..... BSdetect Jun 2017 #40

Yeah, I'd like to see that case brought first before Ilsa Jun 2017 #46

If there were not leekers in this country.... Duppers Jun 2017 #43

Sacrifice orangecrush Jun 2017 #47

She deserves a presidential pardon dalton99a Jun 2017 #48

Not from this goober onit2day Jun 2017 #52

From the next D president dalton99a Jun 2017 #54

Anyone can flip votes in under 5 minutes on e-machines as shown on television years ago judesedit Jun 2017 #50

I like to think I would have done the same if I saw that document. Barack_America Jun 2017 #53

Look at this Freeper filth commenting, another female to boot ... Alhena Jun 2017 #57

So all the outlets she *could* have gone to, she chooses the motherfucking Intercept? Blue_Tires Jun 2017 #62

I don't think RT would have been receptive orangecrush Jun 2017 #65

Final verdict: She really was that fucking dumb... Makes Ed look like Mensa Blue_Tires Jun 2017 #68

My "verdict" orangecrush Jun 2017 #69

I agree her heart was in the right place (unlike Snowden) Blue_Tires Jun 2017 #70

I think it's entirely possible orangecrush Jun 2017 #71

The News outlet itcfish Jun 2017 #64

She's a brave young woman. A real American hero. jalan48 Jun 2017 #66

Seemingly bright person who screwed up their life...for a mediocre secret info jmg257 Jun 2017 #67

Obviously a novice the printers have coding that identifies them.... Historic NY Jun 2017 #72

I know her heart is in the right place, but she just gets dumber by the day: Blue_Tires Jun 2017 #73