Did your brain hurt as you typed "Liberthoritarians"? That's chock full of cognitive dissonance. nt (Reply #19)

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19. Did your brain hurt as you typed "Liberthoritarians"? That's chock full of cognitive dissonance. nt

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If the NSA Humpers are correct about Miranda, the NSA is even more incompetent than I thought [View all]	Vinnie From Indy	Aug 2013	OP
DURec for 'NSA humpers' alone	leftstreet	Aug 2013	#1
Another +1 here.	hobbit709	Aug 2013	#3
ditto, +1	quinnox	Aug 2013	#4
+1000	GoneFishin	Aug 2013	#6
+1001.	closeupready	Aug 2013	#13
+1002	forestpath	Aug 2013	#27
Maybe. Or they are paranoid he may have something worse, but are unsure, and desperate to find out.	GoneFishin	Aug 2013	#2
Interesting questions.	Autumn	Aug 2013	#5
NSA Humpers? How about Greenwald Fluffers?	Pretzel_Warrior	Aug 2013	#7
I think the Greenwald Fluffers were replaced by the Assange Felchers	jberryhill	Aug 2013	#28
The kids are coming up with new games in the sandbox.	CakeGrrl	Aug 2013	#54
technicality	grasswire	Aug 2013	#8
Yes. Quite unlikely, I would think, he would say that.	bemildred	Aug 2013	#14
watch out or you will be accused of being an agent of the Chinese government nt	msongs	Aug 2013	#9
Must we insult each other? nt	ZombieHorde	Aug 2013	#10
NSA HUMPERS? LOL. You must be in the anger stage of grief.	KittyWampus	Aug 2013	#11
LOL - "NSA Humpers" - thanks for the laugh -	closeupready	Aug 2013	#12
Is it possible they knew exactly what Miranda had, and they detained him in order to get it back?	arcane1	Aug 2013	#15
That would make sense if they assumed that Miranda, Snowden et al	Vinnie From Indy	Aug 2013	#17
If they knew what Miranda had, and that he had it, why wait 'til the airport to get it back? n/t	winter is coming	Aug 2013	#20
Is it possible that if he had what they wanted, that they would have charged him	notadmblnd	Aug 2013	#26
No.	GliderGuider	Aug 2013	#56
The Liberthoritarians are making a list of NSA Humpers as we type.	JoePhilly	Aug 2013	#16
Did your brain hurt as you typed "Liberthoritarians"? That's chock full of cognitive dissonance. nt	Electric Monk	Aug 2013	#19
Saw Commie Libertarian earlier	Hydra	Aug 2013	#23
The concept of Republican Libertarians is chuck full of cognitive dissonance	pnwmom	Aug 2013	#25
I figure as long as were playing the name game ...	JoePhilly	Aug 2013	#55
That pretty much puts a huge hole	Harmony Blue	Aug 2013	#18
At CYA and damage control they're rather pathetic and hamhanded.	Tierra_y_Libertad	Aug 2013	#21
Here is a possibility: they did not detain him for NSA files but hoping they would find files	JDPriestly	Aug 2013	#22
Excellent comment and prob right. I still don't think they have any idea what Snowden has	Catherina	Aug 2013	#24
That was what I was figuring too.	JoeyT	Aug 2013	#50
You convert nobody by disrespecting them so severely with terms like "humpers". nt	Bernardo de La Paz	Aug 2013	#29
He gets stimulation from the responses	Kolesar	Aug 2013	#30
I hope so! Well presented points of view and humor is a	snappyturtle	Aug 2013	#32
I spend most of my time working or reading about money	Kolesar	Aug 2013	#35
You definitely need a good laugh...it's the best medicine.	snappyturtle	Aug 2013	#41
Convert? Defenders of this shit are beyond help.	morningfog	Aug 2013	#57
And those who are keeping open minds are not persuaded by such language. nt	Bernardo de La Paz	Aug 2013	#59
I'm in my small studio, alone, and this is the funniest	snappyturtle	Aug 2013	#31
"... Mr. Miranda was in Berlin to deliver documents related to Mr. Greenwald’s investigation	struggle4progress	Aug 2013	#33
Is that terrorism?	morningfog	Aug 2013	#58
I'll have to defer to experts on UK law regarding the actual scope of Schedule 7	struggle4progress	Aug 2013	#61
You have no opinion on the use of anti terrorism laws	morningfog	Aug 2013	#62
(1) "Snowden has enough information to cause harm to the U.S. government in a single minute than any	struggle4progress	Aug 2013	#68
(2) ... Mr. Miranda was in Berlin to deliver documents related to Mr. Greenwald’s investigation	struggle4progress	Aug 2013	#69
(3) ... Greenwald ... said ... “I have many documents about England’s espionage system ..." ...	struggle4progress	Aug 2013	#70
(4) I do not feel competent to discuss interpretation or scope of Schedule 7	struggle4progress	Aug 2013	#71
(5) ... UK police can stop, examine and search passengers at ports, airports and international rail	struggle4progress	Aug 2013	#72
(6) Terrorism Act 2000 definitions of "terrorism" seem to include "the use or threat of action ...	struggle4progress	Aug 2013	#73
(7) Discussion. Some of Greenwald's remarks (e.g. #68) may be construed as threats; Snowden's	struggle4progress	Aug 2013	#74
The standard for searching international travelers may often be somewhat lower	struggle4progress	Aug 2013	#34
This is what gets me. Hundreds of people were probably in	snappyturtle	Aug 2013	#39
You will have to ask those who detained him, if you want a definitive answer. But perhaps	struggle4progress	Aug 2013	#40
I see your point...thank you. But....how did random airport	snappyturtle	Aug 2013	#42
There's extensive passenger screening in some airports and for some flights after 9/11:	struggle4progress	Aug 2013	#44
Until we know for certain that screening you mentioned	snappyturtle	Aug 2013	#45
Well, you may want to look up the Passenger Name Record Agreement that the EU agreed to in 2012,	struggle4progress	Aug 2013	#47
Thank you. nt	snappyturtle	Aug 2013	#48
WOW! Thank you. I knew zip about this agreement. It explains how the U.S.	snappyturtle	Aug 2013	#49
Do you have a copy of Schedule 7? It's possible, for example, that both (1) the public justification	struggle4progress	Aug 2013	#36
Miranda was detained by UK authorities in the UK, not by US authorities	struggle4progress	Aug 2013	#37
Snowden obtained his documents via a private contractor, so his acts do not necessarily	struggle4progress	Aug 2013	#38
Nobody with a brain	Aerows	Aug 2013	#43
My guess would be that	JoeyT	Aug 2013	#51
why dont teabaggers deserve to be put out to pasture?	sigmasix	Aug 2013	#53
The NSA is not in the UK. nt	Progressive dog	Aug 2013	#46
Actually, that is not so. They are in the UK.	MineralMan	Aug 2013	#60
Actually it is so, Menwith Hill is a RAF airbase	Progressive dog	Aug 2013	#63
The NSA has personnel there, too.	MineralMan	Aug 2013	#64
NSA doesn't run the airport,	Progressive dog	Aug 2013	#67
snowden stole secrets he is a,traitor	Dustin DeWinde	Aug 2013	#52
+1	uponit7771	Aug 2013	#65
I'm not convinced that they do know what Greenwald has -	TBF	Aug 2013	#66
A commentator	nadinbrzezinski	Aug 2013	#75

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