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81. So? BFD. I and many others on DU have appreciated

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Reply #78)

Sat Jul 13, 2013, 07:05 AM

Jul 2013

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How the Snowden Affair Became a Freak Show [View all] ProSense Jul 2013 OP

Kick! n/t ProSense Jul 2013 #1

Some good quotes by Snowden making the rounds from this flamingdem Jul 2013 #2

Unless you're gay. Then the gloves are off! randome Jul 2013 #7

Well, there is that. Russia is no champion of human rights, MineralMan Jul 2013 #21

Yeah, that's just the most flagrant example. Russia is no bastian of freedom by many measures. randome Jul 2013 #54

Do you need any further proof that this guy was a complete tool, and not ready for primetime? Tarheel_Dem Jul 2013 #22

holy shit, Snowman actually said That? Whisp Jul 2013 #28

Stockholm Syndrome? Cha Jul 2013 #73

It's certainly a freak show on DU whatchamacallit Jul 2013 #3

Yeah, those authoritarians who are backing Russia pnwmom Jul 2013 #5

You must be reading a different DU. Luminous Animal Jul 2013 #9

Same DU. You must be skipping posts like this: pnwmom Jul 2013 #17

Well, that was stupid. Luminous Animal Jul 2013 #65

lol.. I read your post and Cha Jul 2013 #75

Through the looking-glass, we are! -nt CakeGrrl Jul 2013 #102

How extended surveillance and secret courts made it back into the media... allin99 Jul 2013 #4

Yeah, if only ProSense Jul 2013 #6

the only person trying to avoid the talk about surveillance... allin99 Jul 2013 #11

That would ProSense Jul 2013 #19

and yourself. But if anything about nsa activities... allin99 Jul 2013 #23

You know ProSense Jul 2013 #27

okay, next time you post about... allin99 Jul 2013 #31

The point ProSense Jul 2013 #39

I'm with you allin RobertEarl Jul 2013 #61

Clap on... clap off... the clapper... Life Long Dem Jul 2013 #29

You, personally, are primarily responsible for trying to make it about Snowden on DU muriel_volestrangler Jul 2013 #56

No ProSense Jul 2013 #63

No, she's not. ProSense is posting facts and there are those who can't Cha Jul 2013 #76

ProSense has started 151 threads about Snowden muriel_volestrangler Jul 2013 #78

So? BFD. I and many others on DU have appreciated Cha Jul 2013 #81

So you appreaciate the freak show. It diverts attention from the US government spying on Americans muriel_volestrangler Jul 2013 #82

Just because you say it's a "freak show" doesn't make it so. In fact Cha Jul 2013 #83

ProSense calls it a 'freak show' in the title muriel_volestrangler Jul 2013 #84

One man's freak show, is another man's revolutionary movement. Rex Jul 2013 #8

There are lots of things to find funny, MineralMan Jul 2013 #25

Ya maybe not funny but ironic. Rex Jul 2013 #32

It's not an enviable position to be in, certainly. MineralMan Jul 2013 #40

More smear ... GeorgeGist Jul 2013 #10

It surely has on DU. Take a bow. cali Jul 2013 #12

Well, ProSense Jul 2013 #13

oh myyyyyyy.... Whisp Jul 2013 #33

no matter how many times you post that link cali Jul 2013 #36

How many of those 17 hide do you consider to be "gratuitous?" Number23 Jul 2013 #67

I would take cali's posts anyday, over some repetative, boring ass rethoric darkangel218 Jul 2013 #93

So now hateful, anti-social behavior is just "honesty and integrity?" You people Number23 Jul 2013 #96

And I got jumped on by this person for an offhand remark about Bolivia? Tarheel_Dem Jul 2013 #69

Perheps because she ACTUALLY contributes to the board. darkangel218 Jul 2013 #92

!!???!! Tarheel_Dem Jul 2013 #104

Thats how you feel about anyone who disagrees with you? darkangel218 Jul 2013 #105

!!???!! Tarheel_Dem Jul 2013 #106

The joke is on you. darkangel218 Jul 2013 #107

Well alrighty then! Tarheel_Dem Jul 2013 #108

Meanwhile, folks are cheering for graham4anything's PPR Number23 Jul 2013 #97

G4A was harmless. I never monitor tp's, but I haven't seen a page like that since BBI. Tarheel_Dem Jul 2013 #103

Impressive. aquart Jul 2013 #90

Well, his "human rights" quote sure rings hollow, MineralMan Jul 2013 #18

I think that's deplorable, of course. you know you didn't have to ask cali Jul 2013 #30

I appreciate Prosense's posts. They always include MineralMan Jul 2013 #35

The same that was said about statistics can said about facts cali Jul 2013 #38

Indeed. So I have noticed. MineralMan Jul 2013 #41

do elaborate on the comment that "irony is an interesting thing" cali Jul 2013 #44

Irony is difficult to explain, so I think I'll pass. MineralMan Jul 2013 #46

Ah, I see. So irony to you is what pornography was to Justice Stewart cali Jul 2013 #47

:shrug: MineralMan Jul 2013 #48

Snowden is an anti US propaganda tool. He has much in common with his idol. Tarheel_Dem Jul 2013 #14

Didn't Kucinich use to vote similar to RP on surveillance bills?... allin99 Jul 2013 #15

You sound as if I'm supposed to be impressed by something Dennis Kucinich did? Tarheel_Dem Jul 2013 #58

Fair enough. :D allin99 Jul 2013 #60

This message was self-deleted by its author allin99 Jul 2013 #59

Sure does nt Progressive dog Jul 2013 #62

R#5 & K for, I'm in awe of the job you've done on this topic, P/S!1 n/t UTUSN Jul 2013 #16

My new BUNN is more of a hero than Snowden. AllINeedIsCoffee Jul 2013 #20

So this is okay with you? Quantess Jul 2013 #24

K & R Scurrilous Jul 2013 #26

Snowball just got the Kiss teh Pootie Bootie award! flamingdem Jul 2013 #34

"His brain has not only been washed, as they say... It has been dry cleaned." Scurrilous Jul 2013 #42

Slavery wasn't wrong. Just controversial NoOneMan Jul 2013 #37

Uhhhhhhh Maximumnegro Jul 2013 #71

Surprised? NoOneMan Jul 2013 #72

Snowden comedy on twitter - offers include a phoenix and agreement to keep Anna Chapman 100m away flamingdem Jul 2013 #43

There he goes again.. Mr I am so innocent as the driven snow.. or Cha Jul 2013 #77

"Something's wrong when the NSA manages to make the oppressive Vladimir Putin look like the good guy Hydra Jul 2013 #45

lmao. that's so true! allin99 Jul 2013 #49

It was right there staring at me Hydra Jul 2013 #51

It's the people praising Snowden that are doing that. AllINeedIsCoffee Jul 2013 #70

That's an easy one to answer -- HB Gary and friends. Waiting For Everyman Jul 2013 #50

DU rec...nt SidDithers Jul 2013 #52

Snowden's duality admirably summed up in the next-to-last graph BeyondGeography Jul 2013 #53

yeah, he's quite the little innocent.. and more than Cha Jul 2013 #79

The very fact that some here are trying so hard to refute this says the facade is crumbling leveymg Jul 2013 #55

"Refute" what? n/t ProSense Jul 2013 #57

I've never let the Wall Street Journal decide for me what constitutes a freak show. DisgustipatedinCA Jul 2013 #64

? n/t ProSense Jul 2013 #66

If the leaks showed no wrongdoing, then why is everyone so upset? burnodo Jul 2013 #68

Because this guy is a 2-bit hacker/criminal and is being treated like a hero. DCBob Jul 2013 #85

Interesting burnodo Jul 2013 #88

Yes it is.. DCBob Jul 2013 #89

"The National Security Agency leaker went out of his way to praise Moscow for its integrity and Cha Jul 2013 #74

Thank You For Sharing How Tortured Logic Becomes Terrible Policy Becomes PRISM Rationalization cantbeserious Jul 2013 #80

Unrec. nt darkangel218 Jul 2013 #86

"NSA leaker manages to make the oppressive Vladimir Putin look like the good guy" DCBob Jul 2013 #87

Hey bush looked into Putin's eyes and saw Cha Jul 2013 #91

This "Snowden hiding in Russia" thing needs to be put in perspective a bit 99th_Monkey Jul 2013 #94

Snowden ProSense Jul 2013 #95

Like Snowden had some wonderful alternative places to go 99th_Monkey Jul 2013 #98

Actually, ProSense Jul 2013 #99

Exhibit A: Bradley Manning <--that is why Snowden fled, and I don't blame him. 99th_Monkey Jul 2013 #100

Nonsense. n/t ProSense Jul 2013 #101