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In reply to the discussion: Much of Snowden's resume is made up of exaggerations or outright lies. [View all]SlimJimmy
(3,182 posts)224. I was agreeing with you, 99. The reference is from the movie "UP". When the dogs
are engaged in something important, all it takes is a squirrel to draw their attention away from the important things. Just like *this* issue. Some would rather focus on the unimportant issue and not the violation of our fourth amendment rights. Really, all you had to do was ask if you thought it was a slight. I would have been happy to clarify.
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Much of Snowden's resume is made up of exaggerations or outright lies. [View all]
Cali_Democrat
Jun 2013
OP
His character matters because he's making some serious assertions that aren't backed up
pnwmom
Jun 2013
#116
The division across DU on this issue does seem to be unusually clear, doesn't it?
sibelian
Jun 2013
#75
It's also possible the NSA is combing through your garbage. Hiding under your bed.
randome
Jun 2013
#154
This just raises the question of why Booz Allen hired him into a six-figure job
Sanity Claws
Jun 2013
#6
He already had the clearance, which was probably a key reason he got hired. n/t
pnwmom
Jun 2013
#118
No. Why did the CIA hire him. BAH can be forgiven for thinking the CIA did their job.
DevonRex
Jun 2013
#122
Yeah, I guess we should look more at finding the truth of massage therapist groping by Al Gore!...
cascadiance
Jun 2013
#38
Analogy fail. The "groping" had nothing to do with his credibility on climate chagne
yodermon
Jun 2013
#89
But it was CIA who gave him TS/SI clearance. Before that he was just a security GUARD
DevonRex
Jun 2013
#125
FBI still verify, but they are using contractors to do the verification more and more
HipChick
Jun 2013
#66
so if the CIA and the NSA are so incompetent, why do you trust them with your data?
Monkie
Jun 2013
#58
This speaks to a wider op in the CIA. A mole who's still there. maybe foreign but
DevonRex
Jun 2013
#127
I think he created documents to "prove" some of it & his background check is suspicious.
DevonRex
Jun 2013
#128
Problem is TS/SI clearances depend on character. His Army application? All lies.
DevonRex
Jun 2013
#138
And Switzerland has its own system of what? If your links have any meaning
A Simple Game
Jun 2013
#156
I used to work in defense and had top secret clearance also 20 yrs ago. I heard..
JackN415
Jun 2013
#23
Exactly. Many defense or homeland security contractors are very slack in hiring...
JackN415
Jun 2013
#19
So, you can't answer the question. And I'm not a dude so save the condescending crap.
forestpath
Jun 2013
#39
are you high? where do you get this crap? Booze-Allen is about as Reich-wing as they come since
Drew Richards
Jun 2013
#91
I'll bet any amount of money that his pole-dancing-stripper-ballerina girlfriend doesn't exist.
tridim
Jun 2013
#27
Oh, no. She's for realz!!! She posted 'scantily clad photographs' of herself.
freshwest
Jun 2013
#194
Ah, yes, the daring adventures of the one percent. Don't worry, they'll be fine...
freshwest
Jun 2013
#198
According to FBI counter terrorism agent Tim Clemente and others (who would know) they ARE.
KurtNYC
Jun 2013
#209
This an excellent piece, and helps to clear up why BAH hired Snowden. It's about
SlimJimmy
Jun 2013
#40
but he DID enlist, he WAS in the cia, he WAS in the nsa, he DID have the access.
Monkie
Jun 2013
#45
Any body language experts out there care to take a stab at how he looks on video?
randome
Jun 2013
#46
He doesn't have to since the Administration has not only copped but defended the practices.
TheKentuckian
Jun 2013
#79
he kind of reminds me of those guys in LA who talk about how they wrote huge movie scripts
JI7
Jun 2013
#49
Yet BoozAllen hired him. Revealing the utter incomptence of private spying companies is
snagglepuss
Jun 2013
#50
He could have said, "I'll answer that in a classified briefing Congressman." That would
SlimJimmy
Jun 2013
#85
Not at all. He would merely be saying that the information was classified and that
SlimJimmy
Jun 2013
#166
Of course there is. He could have said "Congressman, it's not a simple yes or no,
SlimJimmy
Jun 2013
#169
That's a pretty large leap to get to that answer. If I'm an intel guy and say
SlimJimmy
Jun 2013
#178
We're really just stuck on semantics here, Jeff. You say it *must* be answered as a yes/no
SlimJimmy
Jun 2013
#220
I doubt people had any idea of the scope of this program... and still don't.
SomethingFishy
Jun 2013
#152
Just be patient. They are sick and responding to a serious conflict between core beliefs and...
NoodleyAppendage
Jun 2013
#176
O boy... a padded resume that gets passed the meta data folks... Snowden didn't exaggerate
midnight
Jun 2013
#76
I've posted numerous times that I'm opposed to the program the way it's currently constituted
Cali_Democrat
Jun 2013
#110
The fact that he's lying on his resume doesn't mean he lied on his clearance paperwork. (nt)
jeff47
Jun 2013
#165
THEY CHECK THAT TOO!!! Background checkers will ask your neighbors how many times did you
uponit7771
Jun 2013
#216
Big Brother, Member of the W German Stasi, on par N Korea's Internal Security,
baldguy
Jun 2013
#139
And that's why it's fascism when Bush does it, but it's okay if Obama does it
Android3.14
Jun 2013
#147
who cares? It doesn't change the fact that Obama's administration is overseeing
bowens43
Jun 2013
#177
Well fer chrysake, do you *deny* that he held the jobs he did, that the info released was genuine?
delrem
Jun 2013
#187
I was agreeing with you, 99. The reference is from the movie "UP". When the dogs
SlimJimmy
Jun 2013
#224
No, Cali-Democrat, you're not a quisling. You're a whistleblower. We're all winners here!
freshwest
Jun 2013
#195
You analyzed it correctly. Rotten tomatoes indeed. Ratfucking Central Casting flopped a bit.
freshwest
Jun 2013
#200
I knew he was lying about everything once I heard he donated $250 to Ron Paul. n/t
hughee99
Jun 2013
#215