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In reply to the discussion: It's amazing that John Lewis can be so easily insulted by people hiding behind keyboards. [View all]pnwmom
(108,925 posts)30. Snowden himself is unfocused.
He should have kept the focus on US internal surveillance and not let himself get duped by Greenwald and Assange into handing them thousands of documents related to foreign intelligence instead.
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It's amazing that John Lewis can be so easily insulted by people hiding behind keyboards. [View all]
geek tragedy
Aug 2013
OP
What's funny is that Lewis is very much on the progressive side regarding NSA and Spying.
geek tragedy
Aug 2013
#6
" In fact, The Guardian itself agreed to retract the word “praise” from its headline. "
ucrdem
Aug 2013
#47
What does another excuse from the Guardian have to do with Lewis' statement? n/t
ProSense
Aug 2013
#61
1) I have loads of respect for Alan Grayson nowadays; 2) Alan Grayson is no John Lewis.
geek tragedy
Aug 2013
#8
No, but a guy with a reputation for mixing it up and throwing bombs is more likely
geek tragedy
Aug 2013
#18
Agreed, but everyone in this country has benefitted from his sacrifices. Some don't konw that yet.
freshwest
Aug 2013
#137
When I said this place had been overrun by the Ron Paul crowd, I was not kidding.
geek tragedy
Aug 2013
#11
I'm just not as interested in Snowden as I am in the problems that the internal surveillance present
JDPriestly
Aug 2013
#119
The issue isn't Snowden. The issue is the surveillance program and the concentration of power
JDPriestly
Aug 2013
#120
No. It's not about Snowden. And I think that is the point that John Lewis is trying to make.
JDPriestly
Aug 2013
#121
Because I think that the point that John Lewis is making, the important point is that we
JDPriestly
Aug 2013
#122
Enjoy. Ignorance is bliss. The block function removes ideas that are unpleasant, concepts
JDPriestly
Aug 2013
#123
In a later statement, Lewis said that that report of his remarks was misleading and out of context.
pnwmom
Aug 2013
#32
He did that in his second statement, saying the Guardian report was misleading. Did you read it? n/t
pnwmom
Aug 2013
#67
It's not a condemnation of Snowden. And it's not nominating him for sainthood, either.
pnwmom
Aug 2013
#75
he's paying a price. exile. you can't do something illegal and not pay a price. unless you're a
HiPointDem
Aug 2013
#114
Same thing happened to Naomi Wolfe. She had the audacity to question Snowie's declarations.
Tarheel_Dem
Aug 2013
#84
We know you worship the ground Gen Alexander walks on. Booz-Allen uber alles. nm
rhett o rick
Aug 2013
#117
If it wasn't so insulting to a great man, it'd be hilarious. It's a slur by media who never cared.
freshwest
Aug 2013
#135
John Lewis is an incredible man. I had the privilege to hear him speak and meet
morningfog
Aug 2013
#14
don't know much about John Lewis. If he has done the things you say he has done, he does indeed
liberal_at_heart
Aug 2013
#19
I have a great deal of respect for civil rights leaders. I think it is that kind of action we need
liberal_at_heart
Aug 2013
#36
"Many did lose their lives. None ran." Because none ran..."support came from around the nation."
SunSeeker
Aug 2013
#48
Another excellent point: "He could have bought a plane ticket straight to South America from Hawaii"
SunSeeker
Aug 2013
#72
And to promote a Libertarian Paul supporter who doesn't believe in anything Lewis did.
freshwest
Aug 2013
#140
Wait, so has there been an update to the obvious "massaging" of Lewis' quotes re: Snowden?
Number23
Aug 2013
#25
It's not just them. As I said in the other thread, yesterday was Claim a Negro day here
Number23
Aug 2013
#56
I saw that. Well, that's what happens when lilly white libertarian nutjobs
geek tragedy
Aug 2013
#43
I had forgotten that.. mahalo, for the pic of PBO giving John Lewis the P M of F, she!
Cha
Aug 2013
#132
Hiding behind keyboards? Aren't we all using keyboards? How else are we going
totodeinhere
Aug 2013
#73
Please provide a few links to where DU'ers were calling Lewis a "liar" and a "coward"
Vinnie From Indy
Aug 2013
#74
Thank you! I grew up in Atlanta and he was my congressman at that time.
Liberal_Stalwart71
Aug 2013
#77
I'm often on opposite sides from you on various policy disputes, but on this you and I
HardTimes99
Aug 2013
#78
According to Paul Lewis, John Lewis' office told him that they have no complaint about the article
totodeinhere
Aug 2013
#116
This whole thread is one big flame fest. DU's version of a B-29 raid on Tokyo. So is the original
leveymg
Aug 2013
#107
Rep Lewis has called out the Guardian for grossly misrepresenting him. Called them out but good.
ucrdem
Aug 2013
#110