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3. Obviously just another authoritarian tool of the MIC

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Mon Apr 6, 2015, 09:00 AM

Apr 2015

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Fun interview. Snowden comes off well, apart from his continued blind faith in journalists with his document trove.

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John Oliver Makes Edward Snowden Squirm on ‘Last Week Tonight’ [View all] DonViejo Apr 2015 OP

The general comment I would make, which is independent of a pro or con position on Snowden, is that still_one Apr 2015 #1

I thought that was a very good interview... Adrahil Apr 2015 #2

Obviously just another authoritarian tool of the MIC BeyondGeography Apr 2015 #3

interesting that is the focus of the article marym625 Apr 2015 #4

Every tough question exposes a little more that what Snowden did is the opposite of heroic. stevenleser Apr 2015 #5

No, it doesn't. Hissyspit Apr 2015 #13

Yes, it does. nt stevenleser Apr 2015 #14

Snowden is a hero. Nitram Apr 2015 #22

Why does he have to be considered a hero? treestar Apr 2015 #24

He risked his life for the greater good. MannyGoldstein Apr 2015 #37

He didn't risk his life treestar Apr 2015 #38

We forced down the plane of a head of state in the attempt to get Snowden MannyGoldstein Apr 2015 #40

No one forced down any plane. nt msanthrope Apr 2015 #47

LOL! nt MannyGoldstein Apr 2015 #49

When Snowden went to China, he became a traitor. Major Hogwash Apr 2015 #76

Americans Are Traitors Buying Chinese Products At Walmart - Why Does Capitalism Get A Pass cantbeserious Apr 2015 #84

Hahahaha!!!!!!!!!!!! Major Hogwash Apr 2015 #86

So Typical - However, Ridicule Substantiates The Point cantbeserious Apr 2015 #88

.... Major Hogwash Apr 2015 #89

More Ridicule - Thank You For Validating The Truth cantbeserious Apr 2015 #90

The tough questions expose him as anything but. nt stevenleser Apr 2015 #29

Heroes Don't Run krawhitham Apr 2015 #39

George Washington, Jesus, the British at Dunkirk, MLK at the 1st March in Selma... Bucky Apr 2015 #75

But that's not a three-word phrase. MannyGoldstein Apr 2015 #80

Good way to put it. deurbano Apr 2015 #87

wannabe hero... DCBob Apr 2015 #58

He did a fantastic job MannyGoldstein Apr 2015 #36

Wrong, what every interview does is to allow Snowden to answer questions sabrina 1 Apr 2015 #48

Total bollocks. truebrit71 Apr 2015 #57

You can tell he squirmed by the bizarrely determined elements committed to 'proving' that he didn't Number23 Apr 2015 #81

Interesting that the comments on that article pretty much mirror the positions on DU. randome Apr 2015 #6

I have a theory that explains that. Major Hogwash Apr 2015 #85

“Right. But you have to own that then,” grilled Oliver. “You’re giving documents with information Cha Apr 2015 #7

So long as Snowden keeps to himself, only allowing like-minded individuals into his orbit... randome Apr 2015 #8

'Fraid so.. he doesn't want to "own" anything but what a hero he is and how great his benefactor Cha Apr 2015 #10

Yeah, Snowden should have known that 'journalists' today aren't Erich Bloodaxe BSN Apr 2015 #12

Of course he should have....he's been hanging with Greenwald long enough. nt msanthrope Apr 2015 #71

Zing! zappaman Apr 2015 #72

Expect the Glenn Greenwald attacks on John Oliver any time now...nt SidDithers Apr 2015 #9

Oh, I expect they'll come.... Adrahil Apr 2015 #18

And here they are Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Apr 2015 #96

Not everyone is a simpleton, Sid. DisgustipatedinCA Apr 2015 #97

This is the interview... CanSocDem Apr 2015 #11

Almost a nice try. He simply has no good answer for the hard questions. stevenleser Apr 2015 #15

You have no good answer... CanSocDem Apr 2015 #19

The best Snowden could point to was entirely hypothetical. randome Apr 2015 #21

I believe his point..... CanSocDem Apr 2015 #23

for the record it isn't the Daily Show dsc Apr 2015 #25

What Daily Show are you talking about? trumad Apr 2015 #28

I rest my case. (eom) CanSocDem Apr 2015 #31

Then you fucking lose. trumad Apr 2015 #32

It's the details of our international covert operations that he revealed . . . brush Apr 2015 #27

Your "international covert operations"... CanSocDem Apr 2015 #35

Oliver showed in the video to Snowden that details leaked out . . . brush Apr 2015 #65

Hence the squirming that his sycophants pretend not to see. zappaman Apr 2015 #73

Except that he answers every question he's asked... truebrit71 Apr 2015 #60

At my peril? alcibiades_mystery Apr 2015 #16

Yes, he's a comedian Bradical79 Apr 2015 #20

Oh look, Snowy is starting to actually understand the fucking programs he disclosed snooper2 Apr 2015 #17

I thought this was going to be an article about John Oliver making Snowden laugh. Arkana Apr 2015 #26

Snowden never laughs! He only grins knowingly! randome Apr 2015 #44

That's no grin... Scurrilous Apr 2015 #77

Blah, blah, blah. ronnie624 Apr 2015 #30

TDB is a GOP rag anyway. nt valerief Apr 2015 #43

I've always found that it reads like one. ronnie624 Apr 2015 #53

Diversion is the PTB's main strategy for controlling the masses. valerief Apr 2015 #56

Maybe the word, "Hero", is too strong Yavin4 Apr 2015 #33

How? valerief Apr 2015 #42

the term "hero" was introduced on this thread by Steven Leser... grasswire Apr 2015 #54

Below the belt falsehood. You lose. randome Apr 2015 #59

Leser works for Fox News? zappaman Apr 2015 #63

comedians are the new patriots and the newsmen samsingh Apr 2015 #34

Dear GOP rag, Snowden said he evaluated all the documents. valerief Apr 2015 #41

How can you evaluate documents you haven't read? nt msanthrope Apr 2015 #46

REALLY? Okay, I'll bite. valerief Apr 2015 #50

Let me see if I follow your logic, here. You were evaluating which national security documents? msanthrope Apr 2015 #52

Buh bye forever. You lost. nt valerief Apr 2015 #55

I think attempting to mitigate the actions John Oliver so clearly called a "fuck up" settles the msanthrope Apr 2015 #64

Comrade Eddie's hubris got the best of him. nt msanthrope Apr 2015 #45

Todays interviews. NCTraveler Apr 2015 #51

Greenwald will no doubt publish his Oliver/HBO smear column in 24 hours... Blue_Tires Apr 2015 #61

Sorry but that's foolish logic by Oliver. Oneironaut Apr 2015 #62

Whistleblowers, by legal definition, do not leak to journalists. The Pentagon isn't immune to msanthrope Apr 2015 #67

Great interview. zappaman Apr 2015 #66

No---he really doesn't. The exchange over Mosul/Al Qaeda was stunning. I can't msanthrope Apr 2015 #68

I'm sure he expected the usual softballs. zappaman Apr 2015 #69

He was not prepared for that question, and if I was his legal counsel, I'd be squirming. msanthrope Apr 2015 #70

Exactly. And he knows that no matter what he messes up in interviews, his libertarian fans Number23 Apr 2015 #82

Oliver makes a great point about getting Americans to care about the government... Sancho Apr 2015 #74

Not as much as the NSA is squirming because of Snowden. Tierra_y_Libertad Apr 2015 #78

That's about it, the NSA and their supporters are Autumn Apr 2015 #79

Some of the folks that Oliver talked to didn't know who the hell Snowden was. After all this time Number23 Apr 2015 #83

Hell, most of the people who support Snowden don't even realize that he didn't leak anything new! Major Hogwash Apr 2015 #91

John Oliver just exposed a very big lie surrounding Edward Snowden Blue_Tires Apr 2015 #92

Greenwald has his official spin response: Americans are all idiots and media corrupt Blue_Tires Apr 2015 #93

Heh. So Oliver's discussion is "misguided," according to Greenwald Number23 Apr 2015 #94

Traitor is damned from his own lips Blue_Tires Apr 2015 #95