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In reply to the discussion: Julian Assange and Wikileaks Campaign Directly Against Obama! [View all]Chorophyll
(5,179 posts)130. Thanks Cha and everyone else who replied.
I'd been reading about the Voting Rights Act today, and it really set me off. People DIED to be able to vote, or so that other people could vote. That's bravery. They put their bodies on the line for what they believed in, and didn't go running off to some foreign embassy.
For Assange to even pretend to interfere with this election, or any election, for the purpose of collecting some cash is the work of a callous prick.
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Is this where you submit to some sort of brain wipe and have all the things they exposed erased?
Hassin Bin Sober
Oct 2012
#1
Wikileaks' "accomplishments" include scuttling the Copenhagen climate summit:
struggle4progress
Oct 2012
#4
Gee I thought it was right-wing and big business climate change deniers that scuttled the summit.
Hassin Bin Sober
Oct 2012
#9
My link includes video in which Assange takes credit for the Climategate release
struggle4progress
Oct 2012
#21
what exactly are they doing to 'catch' him?, mostly asking out of curiosity
Bodhi BloodWave
Oct 2012
#67
most investigations tho don't tend to be public, usually thats actually a rather bad idea nt
Bodhi BloodWave
Oct 2012
#123
No, he didn't. Courage and bravery would have been him using the MWPA of 1988 and forcing
msanthrope
Oct 2012
#108
He's a libertarian ideologue, and the libertarian ideologues are anti-Obama:
struggle4progress
Oct 2012
#3
Some on DU thinks Obama is above criticism, as evidenced by some of these responses.
Erose999
Oct 2012
#23
She doesn't know. She's in Finland ferchrissake. Anti-authoritarians who follow global summits....
Tarheel_Dem
Oct 2012
#99
I care about Americans voting for our American president. Finland? I could give a shit.
Tarheel_Dem
Oct 2012
#117
By supporting Obama without criticism, you are supporting NDAA and drones and Wall St cronies.
Erose999
Oct 2012
#136
yes, why measure yourself based on policy when you can just label yourself as liberal?
frylock
Oct 2012
#60
There's really no evidence that Assange has any coherent leftist views. Read his essays and you
struggle4progress
Oct 2012
#38
Orwell earned a reputation for honesty by not caving to the political pressure of his contempories
struggle4progress
Oct 2012
#131
If Glen Beck had been the one that had done or said half the things Assange has done or said
Ikonoklast
Oct 2012
#54
Actually, no. Drone bombing Tora Bora in November of 2001 by Bush would have saved us a shit-load
msanthrope
Oct 2012
#121
+1. Can't we just chip in & buy them all an island somewhere? How long b/4 they turn on each other?
Tarheel_Dem
Oct 2012
#98
If I were in Assange's position (or Manning's, god forbid) I'd be pretty pissed at Obama too.
Erose999
Oct 2012
#8
Perhaps Wikileaks would rather see a Republican in charge who would've rushed into
BenzoDia
Oct 2012
#16
I watched the video and theres no mention of support for another candidate. It seems that they're
Erose999
Oct 2012
#19
And they're still at war and there are still drones killing innocent people, and military
Erose999
Oct 2012
#102
I was under the impression that Obama bashing in that fashion was a banning offense
rl6214
Oct 2012
#138
Now THAT would set the world free, indeed. A real world example of where the money went.
freshwest
Oct 2012
#129
'Cuz there's not a lot of activity over where the nuts used to fill the trees. Smashed acorns....
Tarheel_Dem
Oct 2012
#105
Tired of holding back on this. Fuck that attention whoring, rapist piece of trash.
phleshdef
Oct 2012
#48
Oh, shush! Assange is an enemy of the state and very naughty..at least he is here.
Tierra_y_Libertad
Oct 2012
#86
I've long been a staunch and consistent Assange/Wikileaks supporter, and feel that they do important
Zorra
Oct 2012
#90
Yes, another good point, I totally get that. But Julian really needs to understand OUR perspective,
Zorra
Oct 2012
#101
And you were so very close to completely embracing Assange before now. He'll miss you.
DisgustipatedinCA
Oct 2012
#53
Julian Assange Launches Vote WikiLeaks Funding Campaign while Supporters Face £140,000 Bail Loss
struggle4progress
Oct 2012
#56
I'm pretty Obama designated Assange as a potential drone assassination target
nichomachus
Oct 2012
#76
the only reason he/the obama administation even mentions him these days it seems
Bodhi BloodWave
Oct 2012
#89
I am not surprised. It has been evident for a long time that Assange is for one thing: himself.
Honeycombe8
Oct 2012
#125