Assange did not fail: He made a brilliant move.

[vinny9698]

Assange knew that if had just had a press conference on Wikileaks 10th anniversary; he would have gotten very little coverage. But baiting the press and he got millions to watch. And then he pitched for donations. Got maximum coverage. Which in today's global medium is a very difficult thing to do.
Good job Assange. You got to give credit where credit is due.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

1. That's if you think Donald J tRump's hotel rick-roll news "conference" was brilliant. :eyes:

Short term gain, long term turnoff of the media.

[TreasonousBastard]

3. Looks like Trump's rickroll was the final straw...

the press is pissed at being insulted, and is getting its revenge.

Good bye Donnie.

Assange is going the same way.

[Cakes488]

2. He's also damaging his "credibility" by crying wolf

[PunksMom]

4. I wouldn't congratulate this prick for anything!

[JTFrog]

5. Lol, ok. n/t

[Democat]

6. He was probably going to announce a new leak

But decided not to once he realized the new documents are fakes.

[jcgoldie]

8. That or...

The Clintons sent their death squad after him

[RonniePudding]

16. Or more likely, he realized that there was nothing he could do that would salvage Trump's canidacy

[Joe941]

7. That's what trump did when he said he was going...

to make a major announcement on birtherism.

[Orsino]

9. Maximum coverage for what turns out to be...nothing?

Unless he was trying to dump stock in Wikileaks, that doesn't seem smart.

[NCTraveler]

10. Such a brilliant Trump supporting rapist.

His brilliance is the greatest. No one is more brilliant. No one can harm others like he can in such a great manner. He is going to make the world great again, one right winger and one woman at a time. His level of brilliance is brilliant. Just ask him.

If you consider shredding ones own credibility to be brilliant, Trump must be the brilliantest!!!!!

[Gabi Hayes]

14. birds of a feather.....

rape together!

[BobbyDrake]

11. "Brilliant," eh?

[oasis]

12. I wouldn't be surprised if he got caught up in a cyber frame-up situation

involving the embassy, then "out you go parasite".

[LanternWaste]

13. I suppose if I were played by my tin god, I'd rationalize it as genius as well.

I suppose if I were played by my tin god, I'd rationalize it as genius as well.

[Blue_Tires]

15. So you're applauding him for setting up this fraud?

So the world could watch as he jacked off to his own ego? Julian is only killing whatever remaining credibility he has left...

And Wikileaks hasn't needed donations in a long time -- This was just a straight-up fleece job.

Granted, I'm happy that the people most pissed off are the alt-right and Emoprog dudebros who got suckered in, but that's the only positive.

[Scurrilous]

17. Long (but worth it) read about the 'brilliant' one:

Ghosting - Andrew O’Hagan

http://www.lrb.co.uk/v36/n05/andrew-ohagan/ghosting

[LexVegas]

18. ...

[geek tragedy]

19. he Wikirolled them nt