As a US citizen scurries around looking for asylum, the US spokespeople sound whiney and weak.

[Stinky The Clown]

[JustAnotherGen]

1. Who is

Looking for Asylum?

[railsback]

2. Describe 'whiney and weak'

Like how people sound when someone doesn't label Snowden as a 'hero'?

[Stinky The Clown]

3. I think Snowden is a punk.

So that "hero" won't fly with me. He is no hero.

The issue you need to consider (if you can get past your clear knee-jerk reaction to "defend Obama&quot is that there is strong sentiment out there to oppose us on this matter. One must ask oneself why.

But that's okay. Go ahead and flatten the issue if that gets you through the day.

[railsback]

5. So many 'powers of assumption' on this board

Where can I get this magic fairy dust?

[Stinky The Clown]

6. What are you talking about?

"powers of assumption"?

"fairy dust"?

[railsback]

10. Classic

You accuse me of thinking one way, then go 'huh? what?'

Alrighty, then.

[Stinky The Clown]

12. I'm not accusing you of anything. I simply didn't understand what you wrote.

Whatever.

[JustAnotherGen]

4. Oh!

Snowden again. Thanks for the clarification.

[treestar]

7. I thought people were happy the US was "weakened?"

[Stinky The Clown]

8. Please don't lump me in with anyone but me.

I have no idea - nor do I care - what this event makes some people think. I said what *I* think and it seems to have interested you. If you want to discuss what I think, be direct.

[Pale Blue Dot]

9. We have compounded the fact that we are dead wrong about universal surveillance

With looking laughably incompetent as we try to bring the person who exposed the program to "justice."

[nadinbrzezinski]

11. The empire is looking pretty impotent indeed

Snowden will earn a footnote in history, maybe a paragraph...but the world is pretty much PO'ed at us, and rightly so