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In reply to the discussion: Have the champions of the NSA/Obama, and the detractors of Snowden apologized yet? [View all]Scurrilous
(38,687 posts)58. I'll never apologize for championing President Obama. n/t
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Have the champions of the NSA/Obama, and the detractors of Snowden apologized yet? [View all]
20score
Nov 2013
OP
They're just doing their jobs. Plus, powerpoint documents aren't proof of anything.
DesMoinesDem
Nov 2013
#3
Fuck naw, Snowden still a traitor to his country and Glen is still an asshole to humans...
uponit7771
Nov 2013
#4
No, we don't. That was a mistake of mine. But Snowden did nothing to help the US
pnwmom
Nov 2013
#24
Wait, you forgot "the Vatican, when we had no fucking reason whatsoever", and
Warren Stupidity
Nov 2013
#68
Notice the deflections using an obvious typo... SnowGlen had other means that were more progressive
uponit7771
Nov 2013
#25
Kerry, Gore and too many to mention have all acknowledged the NSA has exceeded its legal authority
riderinthestorm
Nov 2013
#43
Mistakes occur in every law enforcement agency. This was an internal audit, too.
randome
Nov 2013
#60
I wasn't one of the former, & proudly *am* of the latter, & nothing to apologize for!1
UTUSN
Nov 2013
#30
Snowden is a modern day Paul Revere with a thumb drive full of news that Tyranny is coming!...nt
SidDithers
Nov 2013
#38
Sid, one thing is for sure . . . Snowden now has something in common with Sister Sarah Palin . . .
Major Hogwash
Nov 2013
#71
You've said no more than that people should apologize for disagreeing with you
treestar
Nov 2013
#46
If anyone should apologize, it should be people who act like the NSA is something new,
Jamaal510
Nov 2013
#62
Seems like nothing, or little has changed. I have never understood the authoritarian mind.
20score
Nov 2013
#63
There may be one or two with honor but most like their dumber cousins further right will double down
TheKentuckian
Nov 2013
#67