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tnlefty

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22. Well I have to say that I can't figure out why the focus is on Snowden as there
Mon Jul 1, 2013, 10:58 PM
Jul 2013

have been a few before him. Some of them were republicans hoping that the President Obama would reign the abuses of the Bush** misadministration in: Bill Binney, Thomas Drake, Russell Tice, and James Bamford has been writing about this for years and I hope that this link brings up one of the first: a female Army reservist who didn't like what she was tasked to do...http://www.democracynow.org/2008/10/14/james_bamford_the_shadow_factory_the

I have to say... [View all] MannyGoldstein Jul 2013 OP
Yup, Snowden is a modern day hero, like Paul Revere riding to warn us quinnox Jul 2013 #1
There's old Paul warning the British that they can't take our guns. Enthusiast Jul 2013 #49
And like Revere, a bit of an incompetent. ieoeja Jul 2013 #67
And just like the war for Independence we must be willing to fasttense Jul 2013 #70
Benjamin Franklin most importantly said "An ounce of Prevention is worth a pound of cure" graham4anything Jul 2013 #2
We are so fortunate to have such an MannyGoldstein Jul 2013 #5
bwahahahahaha usGovOwesUs3Trillion Jul 2013 #21
Can you reduce that picture to a thumbnail? Not Skidmore Jul 2013 #48
"everything else he said was less important"... awoke_in_2003 Jul 2013 #33
you are smearing Bob Graham. and twisting my name. It refers to Bob Graham graham4anything Jul 2013 #42
Bob Graham voted Yes on DOMA, how is that for equality? idwiyo Jul 2013 #72
How about a pound of prevention for an ounce of cure? Union Scribe Jul 2013 #46
If it indeed was both of those two guys. truedelphi Jul 2013 #66
Forty tonnes of prevention and NO cure. sibelian Jul 2013 #76
And you have said it brilliantly! Thank you! n/t markpkessinger Jul 2013 #3
Unfortunately, I believe that we are too far gone. Link Speed Jul 2013 #4
well ya just blew that deal elehhhhna Jul 2013 #6
Hah! I broke into the library to post this. Link Speed Jul 2013 #13
THat was Donovan The Blue Flower Jul 2013 #24
My apologies Link Speed Jul 2013 #38
You know that your laptop has an address that can be recorded where ever you access? nm rhett o rick Jul 2013 #74
I do know that Link Speed Jul 2013 #81
I am not being critical, just curious. Do you buy anything via the internet, maybe anti-spyware? n rhett o rick Jul 2013 #82
I do not Link Speed Jul 2013 #83
Sounds like you are about as far off the grid as possible. nm rhett o rick Jul 2013 #84
I'm curious as to what "off the radar" means. MannyGoldstein Jul 2013 #8
sorry Link Speed but tiredtoo Jul 2013 #73
i increased the size of my ignore list over this and I'm glad I did xiamiam Jul 2013 #7
Good point. This saps the life out of us. MannyGoldstein Jul 2013 #10
there are many talking like this right now xiamiam Jul 2013 #26
I think she would be a great president but I keep wondering about Howard Dean. reusrename Jul 2013 #41
So, again, we should all wish President Obama do as FDR did then? I am trying to understand now. graham4anything Jul 2013 #43
I think Congress is where to place all the energy now. One person cannot do what is needed even sabrina 1 Jul 2013 #51
I agree, I don't want to waste time on the pro-surveillance state contingency. We have to do sabrina 1 Jul 2013 #27
I fight like cats and dogs with a liberal friend of mine. Maedhros Jul 2013 #61
I don't think the rank and file Democrats are as easily fooled as they used to be. Hatred for sabrina 1 Jul 2013 #68
He's slowly coming along. Maedhros Jul 2013 #69
+100 nt Mojorabbit Jul 2013 #30
I have too. Le Taz Hot Jul 2013 #50
What if we hit the streets, 2003 Pre Iraq War Style? Maedhros Jul 2013 #62
There can be no prosperity without nationalizing shit leftstreet Jul 2013 #9
+1000 abelenkpe Jul 2013 #39
The VERY LEAST that should have been done was restoring Glass Steagal. Enthusiast Jul 2013 #45
Snowden's pal Rand Paul isn't a fan of Occupy: baldguy Jul 2013 #11
What makes you think that I thought he'd be? nm MannyGoldstein Jul 2013 #14
Do you have anything to say about the OP? . sabrina 1 Jul 2013 #28
No, he doesn't... awoke_in_2003 Jul 2013 #34
I'm not a fan of Rand Paul...........nt Enthusiast Jul 2013 #47
Who cares what Snowden thinks of Rand Paul? Maedhros Jul 2013 #63
. jazzimov Jul 2013 #12
I deeply appreciate this post today. woo me with science Jul 2013 #15
Between Snowden and Zimmerman, DU's recruiters have been mailing it in. bluedigger Jul 2013 #16
Manny ya gotta work across the aisle a little better flamingdem Jul 2013 #17
Suggestions? nm MannyGoldstein Jul 2013 #18
Message auto-removed Name removed Jul 2013 #20
You have to state the view of the other side to show you understand flamingdem Jul 2013 #23
Do you think that's in short supply at this point? MannyGoldstein Jul 2013 #25
We're talking past each other, that's true. flamingdem Jul 2013 #29
Wow! Don't you see an accelerating rise in corporate-military police-state crap? Civilization2 Jul 2013 #78
I don't think Obama = Bush flamingdem Jul 2013 #79
No they are different people, however the same policies march on, and are expanded. Civilization2 Jul 2013 #80
K&R'd! snot Jul 2013 #19
Well I have to say that I can't figure out why the focus is on Snowden as there tnlefty Jul 2013 #22
The problem is that the US wasn't an empire in the 1860s or 1930s starroute Jul 2013 #31
So, the bigger they are, the harder they fall? MannyGoldstein Jul 2013 #44
The US wasn't an empire in the 1860s or the 1930s??? hootinholler Jul 2013 #53
The Spanish-American War was us dipping a toe into the waters of empire starroute Jul 2013 #54
Well ok, but there was also the Phillipines hootinholler Jul 2013 #55
The Philippines were part of the Spanish-American War starroute Jul 2013 #56
Ah yes, I was confusing the Mexican-American war with the Spanish-American war. hootinholler Jul 2013 #57
I completely agree with you about the expansionism starroute Jul 2013 #60
It's us. We are easily manipulated and anxious to do whatever to whomever to get what Egalitarian Thug Jul 2013 #65
Damn, Manny, that's inspirational. Thanks, I needed that. Zorra Jul 2013 #32
. blkmusclmachine Jul 2013 #35
"Some of the best writing on DU"...it is true, zeemike Jul 2013 #36
I did not take occupy seriously enough, or rather the actions against occupy. dkf Jul 2013 #37
K&R!!! DeSwiss Jul 2013 #40
oh, fuck bigtree Jul 2013 #52
Most Excellent Post !!! - K & R !!! WillyT Jul 2013 #58
Rec'd. Corruption Inc Jul 2013 #59
K&R JDPriestly Jul 2013 #64
K&R forestpath Jul 2013 #71
Your last statement is significant. timdog44 Jul 2013 #75
Great post. Honored to k&r. n/t Laelth Jul 2013 #77
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