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114. Edward Snowden is a modern day Paul Revere with a thumb drive full of news that Tyranny is coming!

Wed Aug 7, 2013, 10:06 PM

Aug 2013

Edward Snowden's Dad Calls Him 'Modern Day Paul Revere'
http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/edward-snowdens-dad-calls-modern-day-paul-revere/story?id=19554337

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Civil Rights Icon John Lewis: Snowden�s Actions In Line With Gandhi, Thoreau [View all] last1standing Aug 2013 OP

Under the bus he goes!!! ForgoTheConsequence Aug 2013 #1

From the back to the bottom. last1standing Aug 2013 #2

I never knew John Lewis was a racist! backscatter712 Aug 2013 #27

I'd rather be under the bus with Lewis and Sanders. ForgoTheConsequence Aug 2013 #53

Up on top, they're playing Ashcroft singing "Let the Eagle Soar" backscatter712 Aug 2013 #55

He can sit next to Harry Belafonte. WorseBeforeBetter Aug 2013 #37

Belittling Harry Belofonte? sheshe2 Aug 2013 #117

Spare me the lecture, I'm on Mr. Belafonte's side. WorseBeforeBetter Aug 2013 #124

That thread that you wished you had bookmarked?! sheshe2 Aug 2013 #122

LOL Wow, could your ego be any more massive? WorseBeforeBetter Aug 2013 #123

I think the key part of that commentary was "...and be willing to pay the price." MADem Aug 2013 #3

I think you should read that article again. last1standing Aug 2013 #4

They see what they want to see. ForgoTheConsequence Aug 2013 #6

When compared to � 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2013 #106

No, snowden is not willing to pay the price.. he's a hacker/leaker/coward in Cha Aug 2013 #118

I read it--in fact, I went all the way back to the source document, the Guardian. MADem Aug 2013 #12

Snowden hasn't paid the price you'd like to inflict on him. last1standing Aug 2013 #13

Many have walked the talk riverbendviewgal Aug 2013 #29

I'm afraid they're informed all too well. last1standing Aug 2013 #31

Exactly - Snowden must pay the price they prescribe! mazzarro Aug 2013 #62

This isn't about ME. Stop making your comments personal and nasty. MADem Aug 2013 #111

Question for you last1standing and many others here on the DU. cstanleytech Aug 2013 #113

Can I write you down as supporting kangaroo court, torture and life in prison then Hydra Aug 2013 #43

Can you have a conversation without maligning and impugning fellow DUers? MADem Aug 2013 #50

I don't have to malign you Hydra Aug 2013 #57

If you don't have to, then maybe you should stop doing it. MADem Aug 2013 #63

And we're back at point 1 Hydra Aug 2013 #71

You are conflating an apple with an orange. MADem Aug 2013 #72

Excellent post, MADem Cha Aug 2013 #77

Gotta tell it like it is...! nt MADem Aug 2013 #78

It will be a kangaroo court nevertheless cosmicone Aug 2013 #94

No it won't and what an ABSURD thing to say. MADem Aug 2013 #97

+1! sheshe2 Aug 2013 #103

I am afraid you're the one who needs to do the rereading, and here's a link. MADem Aug 2013 #129

He has paid a price. former9thward Aug 2013 #7

No he hasn't--he left a job he would have been fired from, because his MADem Aug 2013 #9

He never will get praise from you. former9thward Aug 2013 #16

If he comes home and faces the music he will. MADem Aug 2013 #32

"Racially pure"? In a thread about John Lewis praising Snowden, you're going to imply that Snowden muriel_volestrangler Aug 2013 #39

I didn't say he "needed" it. But it was his first choice. nt MADem Aug 2013 #68

a language that isn't too hard to learn. ForgoTheConsequence Aug 2013 #56

Ha ha ha! Aren't YOU ever-so-clever? MADem Aug 2013 #115

I have read bureaucratic boilerplate many times. former9thward Aug 2013 #65

I've given evidence in this thread. The fact that you refuse to MADem Aug 2013 #66

You seem to have inside knowledge muriel_volestrangler Aug 2013 #34

I've had to fill out those forms. I know how detailed and precise they are. MADem Aug 2013 #76

So you're making the stuff up about him being in trouble muriel_volestrangler Aug 2013 #82

You can play the "obtuse" game if you'd like. MADem Aug 2013 #88

Yes, *you're* telling me - it's all made up by you muriel_volestrangler Aug 2013 #98

Interim clearances happen ALL THE TIME. MADem Aug 2013 #99

Yup. bluedigger Aug 2013 #104

Thank you. I really didn't appreciate "muriel's" rudeness. MADem Aug 2013 #110

No kidding! He could have traveled a much easier path. Instead, he chose to become one of the rare deurbano Aug 2013 #15

Snowden committed the ultimate sin: Maedhros Aug 2013 #21

you are aware that your statement can just as easily be turned on snowdens supporters Bodhi BloodWave Aug 2013 #40

I think not. Maedhros Aug 2013 #41

Depends on what you are criticizing them for Hydra Aug 2013 #49

that is very true Bodhi BloodWave Aug 2013 #60

I don't have a problem dealing with the facts Hydra Aug 2013 #69

When compared to � 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2013 #108

And Lewis was the one who lauded Snowden's civil disobedience. backscatter712 Aug 2013 #28

That's one way to look at it. There are others. MADem Aug 2013 #36

look at what "do your time " means now questionseverything Aug 2013 #42

no bail,no family visits,solitary questionseverything Aug 2013 #46

Why are you giving me a link to a guy who hacked? MADem Aug 2013 #79

twas you that said snowden would not be silenced questionseverything Aug 2013 #80

You do know the guy bullshitted, didn't you? MADem Aug 2013 #84

nothing you said changes the facts questionseverything Aug 2013 #100

What "facts?" MADem Aug 2013 #107

He didn't say that. That's just you conjuring that talking point out of thin air. backscatter712 Aug 2013 #52

Yes, he did. MADem Aug 2013 #58

So, basically, you're deciding what "pay the price means" and/or what John Lewis meant? Dawgs Aug 2013 #127

I speak English pretty well--and it turns out, I was right. MADem Aug 2013 #130

Edward Snowden is a modern day Paul Revere with a thumb drive full of news that Tyranny is coming! usGovOwesUs3Trillion Aug 2013 #114

You're evil!!! And I have to admit, you made me laugh out loud!!! MADem Aug 2013 #116

Thank you. Every civil rights leader I am aware of paid the consequences of their actions either kelliekat44 Aug 2013 #119

I think if he comes home (and his father suggested he might MADem Aug 2013 #121

If he's arrested once, he'll never know freedom again. ronnie624 Aug 2013 #125

Did Gandhi and Thoreau flee prosecution? bluedigger Aug 2013 #5

+1 nt MADem Aug 2013 #10

Did they face life in prison? former9thward Aug 2013 #11

Ghandi never ran from prison, never, ever--and he got thrown in jail a lot. MADem Aug 2013 #18

Ghandi used prison for PR purposes. Prison and hunger strikes were how he expressed dissent. last1standing Aug 2013 #24

Heckuvajob--making it about ME. MADem Aug 2013 #44

Then you tell me what you want beyond a vague "come home and face the consequences." last1standing Aug 2013 #48

My name is not Miss Cleo. He will have to make his case. MADem Aug 2013 #54

Yep. Just what I thought. last1standing Aug 2013 #59

Not sure what that gratuitous remark is all about. MADem Aug 2013 #90

prison does silence dissent..even before conviction questionseverything Aug 2013 #51

Poor widdle "Jeremy" stole 65000 credit card numbers. MADem Aug 2013 #91

How much prison time did Thoreau serve for his act of conscience? I'll bet Snowden would be deurbano Aug 2013 #73

That's just silly. Snowden can't live without wifi. MADem Aug 2013 #81

So, yes... Thoreau spent only one night in jail, and got a book deal out of it! deurbano Aug 2013 #87

And Ghandi ended up murdered. MADem Aug 2013 #89

My guy? John Lewis made the comparison. deurbano Aug 2013 #92

If you can't bother to read what is written, I can't be bothered to continue on. MADem Aug 2013 #95

I'm sorry... you're right, I made a mistake and responded to something you didn't say... deurbano Aug 2013 #102

Snowden hasn't spent five minutes in jail. There's my answer to you. MADem Aug 2013 #112

no rtracey Aug 2013 #19

Count for what? former9thward Aug 2013 #22

So, if Snowden is assassinated by a Russian mobster, then all bets are off? nt MADem Aug 2013 #47

I haven't placed any bets on someone's life. former9thward Aug 2013 #61

Sure you did--you bet against Ghandi because the wrong guys assassinated him--just upthread. nt MADem Aug 2013 #64

What did I bet and who did I bet? former9thward Aug 2013 #67

You're getting personal again--why do you do that? MADem Aug 2013 #93

I have great respect for Lewis. bluedigger Aug 2013 #45

I have yet to see any Snowden supporter put him on par with Gandhi, Thoreau or Lewis. former9thward Aug 2013 #70

John Lewis just did. backscatter712 Aug 2013 #96

Lewis made a poor comparison. bluedigger Aug 2013 #105

Turns out the Guardian misrepresented Lewis's remarks--surprise.... MADem Aug 2013 #131

Persecution. Octafish Aug 2013 #17

and padilla questionseverything Aug 2013 #30

This is what they want. Suicide or insanity. last1standing Aug 2013 #35

K&R MotherPetrie Aug 2013 #8

Lewis is such a gem. Thank you John L. eom 99th_Monkey Aug 2013 #14

Oh please...Snowden is a Traitor. SoapBox Aug 2013 #20

Let's play your game. last1standing Aug 2013 #25

No, destroying the bill of rights you swore to uphold zeemike Aug 2013 #26

Mr. Edward Snowden carla Aug 2013 #33

+10 RC Aug 2013 #75

There's always a #13 in the crowd PSPS Aug 2013 #38

K&R forestpath Aug 2013 #23

Kicked and Recommended! nt Enthusiast Aug 2013 #74

As I said on the other thread....John Lewis is a great guy.... AverageJoe90 Aug 2013 #83

So lets see, John Lewis, Jimmy Carter, Daniel Ellsberg, Juan Cole, Naomi Klein riderinthestorm Aug 2013 #85

Valerie Plame and Joe Wilson burnodo Aug 2013 #101

Yup. Who you going to stand with on this issue? Its important... nt riderinthestorm Aug 2013 #109

K&R DeSwiss Aug 2013 #86

Sorry Congressman... Splinter Cell Aug 2013 #120

Sure, a traitor to who? n/t Dawgs Aug 2013 #128

+1. blkmusclmachine Aug 2013 #126