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28. I don't care whether Sanders or anyone else agrees with it. There is only ONE ISSUE here no matter

Wed Jun 12, 2013, 09:01 PM

Jun 2013

how hard you all try to bury it with smoke and mirrors, and that is, we are being spied on and the President has admitted it, confirmed it. Additionally this president for whom we worked so hard, hoping to rid this country of Bush policies, told us this week, INCREDIBLY, that we 'cannot have 100% security without giving up some of our rights'' That floored me, it sounded like something Bush might say and if he did, and I believe even he was more careful than to say it out loud, although I could be wrong, this forum would be on fire with outrage.

Do you think you are helping anyone by trying to distract from an issue that is so important to this democracy??

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Sanders (re-posting from National Journal): Why I Don't Care About Edward Snowden [View all] Pale Blue Dot Jun 2013 OP

Bernie Autumn Jun 2013 #1

Bada bing! Vinnie From Indy Jun 2013 #2

According to ProSense, the article Bernie endorses goes on to caution that some spying may be ok Leopolds Ghost Jun 2013 #64

Correct. nadinbrzezinski Jun 2013 #3

Ditto Assange and Manning. snot Jun 2013 #42

Right. But it's also good to support those who take personal risk to reveal gov't abuses. limpyhobbler Jun 2013 #4

He may turn out to be despicable, Curmudgeoness Jun 2013 #13

This is not Senator Sanders. It's Ron Fournier. ProSense Jun 2013 #5

Obviously Sen Sanders agreed with it and posted it on his Senate website. Fuddnik Jun 2013 #17

Maybe, but ProSense Jun 2013 #23

That's the best you can do? Fuddnik Jun 2013 #24

Are you laughing because you have no counter? ProSense Jun 2013 #26

I'd like to know if Sanders took the intel briefings, like Franken did? MADem Jun 2013 #54

Its a lot better than what you've come up with madokie Jun 2013 #27

I don't care whether Sanders or anyone else agrees with it. There is only ONE ISSUE here no matter sabrina 1 Jun 2013 #28

No, ProSense Jun 2013 #30

.. NorthCarolina Jun 2013 #31

"I don't care whether Sanders or anyone else agrees with it." ProSense Jun 2013 #32

It matters to me who said it, fwiw. n/t Laelth Jun 2013 #48

Is that an NSA talking point? AnotherMcIntosh Jun 2013 #77

And would Bernie agree with the suggestion that Obama is smearing Snowden to "deflect attention"? SunSeeker Jun 2013 #34

But, it does sound like mediahackwhore, Ron Fournier Cha Jun 2013 #40

Nothing in the article says Snowden gave any marions ghost Jun 2013 #50

Yes, he did give up secrets. He described how our China surveillance system works. SunSeeker Jun 2013 #67

The way I see it marions ghost Jun 2013 #68

"Everybody knows this regardless of what Snowden has said." SunSeeker Jun 2013 #69

Absolutely bang on. nt snagglepuss Jun 2013 #72

We agree marions ghost Jun 2013 #75

Barack Obama is the biggest Bush apologist. OnyxCollie Jun 2013 #41

ROFLMAO!! Your defense of the abuses by this administartion is bordering on lunacy bowens43 Jun 2013 #76

It still strikes at the heart of the matter. NT quakerboy Jun 2013 #19

Thanks for the clarification, Pro. n/t Laelth Jun 2013 #47

BINGO Skittles Jun 2013 #6

Thank you! GoneOffShore Jun 2013 #7

It's the wrong question all right but I still care about Edward Snowden Catherina Jun 2013 #8

Well said, Catherina. Sometimes I think this country is completely lost. The American people sabrina 1 Jun 2013 #29

Zero, zilch, nada! Catherina Jun 2013 #38

Al Franken surprised me. Maedhros Jun 2013 #60

You got it. Enthusiast Jun 2013 #44

Interesting point. n/t Laelth Jun 2013 #49

^^^^This^^^^ snagglepuss Jun 2013 #73

Exactly, Catarina. RILib Jun 2013 #53

Well said. Tierra_y_Libertad Jun 2013 #57

I don't understand the mentality that if only we crush Snowden enough... BlueCheese Jun 2013 #9

Yup! BrotherIvan Jun 2013 #10

Exactly! Canuckistanian Jun 2013 #20

^^this^^ Puzzledtraveller Jun 2013 #66

+1 snagglepuss Jun 2013 #74

eh. SammyWinstonJack Jun 2013 #11

Bullseye!! Myrina Jun 2013 #12

THANK YOU !!! - K & R !!! WillyT Jun 2013 #14

Kick LondonReign2 Jun 2013 #15

Bernie hits a home run.....again. Fuddnik Jun 2013 #16

Bernie Sanders has obviously been brainwashed by Glenn Greenwald East Coast Pirate Jun 2013 #18

I feel I am among my people now. nt LaydeeBug Jun 2013 #21

K&R LWolf Jun 2013 #22

Yes - Bernie On Point And Focused cantbeserious Jun 2013 #25

K&R forestpath Jun 2013 #33

Same thing I've been saying on DU for days. morningfog Jun 2013 #35

I think the most important question now thucythucy Jun 2013 #36

K&R me b zola Jun 2013 #37

Thanks for posting this here. Bernie's one of the few whose intentions I trust anymore Catherina Jun 2013 #39

Great. Now Hong Kong Bernie is deflecting this back on Obama. Dr Fate Jun 2013 #43

Almost as good as Third Way Manny LondonReign2 Jun 2013 #55

The depends on your definition of "our" SomethingFishy Jun 2013 #71

Good questions. k&r for exposure. n/t Laelth Jun 2013 #45

Once again Bernie is the voice of reason. faithnomore Jun 2013 #46

Exactly right. n/t lumberjack_jeff Jun 2013 #51

I disagree. AtheistCrusader Jun 2013 #52

It's an ad hominem attack, is all. Standard RW attactics. grahamhgreen Jun 2013 #56

As usual, Bernie gets it right lark Jun 2013 #58

It is a disturbing trend in our political culture. Maedhros Jun 2013 #61

Senator Sanders is right, what the real scandal is the breadth of the data collection on AMS. CarmanK Jun 2013 #59

That and the way they deliberately outsourced it to private corporations Catherina Jun 2013 #62

Senator Bernie Sanders.... LovingA2andMI Jun 2013 #63

k&r Puzzledtraveller Jun 2013 #65

Hammer meets nail. marmar Jun 2013 #70