If I'm Allowed... I Like To Raise A Toast To Bradley Manning... To Edward Snowden... To...

[WillyT]

Glenn Greenwald... To Julian Assange... To Anonymous... To Greg Palast... To Micheal Hastings... To Bill Moyers... To BradBlog... To Even... Bernstein And Woodward (Although I Probably wouldn't clink Woodward's glass at this point)... And to all those folks brave enough to take on The Powers That Be.

You may not agree with everybody on this list, or... you may just point out those I've missed...

BUT... I for one am grateful to them all for giving me the information that I need, that MY government was hiding from me (AND DOING IMMORAL SHIT IN MY NAME, AND IN THE NAMES OFF ALL OF US) to make more INFORMED decisions.

AS IS MY RIGHT AS A CITIZEN OF THIS COUNTRY.

Thank you all.

[cantbeserious]

1. Kick And Recommend

eom

[Fire Walk With Me]

2. K&R, while it's still not a terrorist act! n/t

[WillyT]

3. LOL !!!

[Luminous Animal]

4. To Laura Poitras and to Alexa O'Brien

[WillyT]

6. THANK YOU !!!

[backscatter712]

5. To the above! And to Daniel Ellsberg! n/t

[WillyT]

7. THANK YOU !!!

I Feel like I'm gonna be doing this a lot, LOL !!!

[1monster]

23. And Dan Rather.

[WillyT]

41. True...

[Fantastic Anarchist]

83. And Jimmy Carter for at least saying that they are heroes.

[snappyturtle]

8. Hear! Hear!

K&R

[WillyT]

11. Back Atcha...

[Vinnie From Indy]

9. Cheers Willy!

K & R

[WillyT]

10. Vinny...

[ralps]

12. I'll toast all of them too!

[WillyT]

16. Hey ralps !!!

[navarth]

55. you're using adorable kitties in your post....unfair

that little baby is drop dead cute.....I have a weakness for that for sure...

[Catherina]

13. Livestream - March in DC for Manning "Bradley Manning Not A Traitor"

http://www.ustream.tv/occupycarlisle?utm_campaign=ustre-am&utm_source=9763106&utm_medium=social

Bradley Manning's not a traitor
Release him now!
Now later!



People are joining the chant from restaurants and their cars. Some are spontaneously joining the marchers.

RT America ?@RT_America 40m

Bradley Manning supporters rally outside of the White House following sentencing hearing for WikiLeaks soldier

They're heading back towards Dupont Circle now.

[snappyturtle]

19. This is wonderful to see! Thank you! nt

[idwiyo]

50. K&R

[Downwinder]

14. And Sibel Edmonds

[WillyT]

17. THANK YOU !!!

That one hurt...

[Cooley Hurd]

15. Funny how these threads get rec'd to the top...

...while the other side never gets rec'd beyond 25 or so.

Funny, eh?

[WillyT]

18. No Comment...

[Purveyor]

79. And it drives 'them' fucking insane. K&R +1 eom

[cascadiance]

90. That's because we're only the "far left"... The "mainstream left" doesn't care I guess..

[forestpath]

20. :::::::raising my glass::::::::::

[Hydra]

21. You read my mind

Which is a little scary. I was going to post a silent tribute thread to all of them, even Bernstein and Woodward, because at the time their contribution was immeasurable.

When people don't speak up and do the right thing, things like SCOTUS 2000 and Reagan's Hostage win happen.

I can't drink, so this is for all the risks the whistleblowers throughout our country's history have taken and the price they've paid:

Oh, and this is for Michael Hastings too. Sleep well, truth teller.

[grasswire]

22. To Keith Olbermann and Phil Donahue, too nt

[UTUSN]

24. How'bout one to your fellow DUers. n/t

[riverbendviewgal]

40. yes!

I come to DU for the truth. And enlightenment.

[Jack Rabbit]

25. Bottoms up, Willy

Every time I finish reading the news these days, I feel like I need a drink.

[Half-Century Man]

26. La chiam

[Ken Burch]

27. Here, here!

Most of those who are bashing Manning, Assange, Greenwald and Snowden are ONLY doing it because they happened to do what they did when there was a Democratic president. They know perfectely well that those four would have done the same thing if Republicans had been in the White House at the time, but can't accept that, for some twisted reason.

The issue is secrecy. Secrecy in foreign policy is always reactionary and always works solely in the service of death and mayhem. Secrecy in government cannot liberate any oppressed people, cannot lift anyone out of poverty, and cannot ever end a war. Face it people.

The only hope the world has is to get the whole damn thing out in the open and make sure that the majority of the planet's occupants KNOW everything that their(often self-designated) leaders are doing. The people themselves would naturally work for peace and justice...it's only the leaders who insist on maintaining division, continuing killing, and perpetuating injustice.

[NRaleighLiberal]

28. I want to add Daniel Schorr. Sorely missed. K and R!

[MotherPetrie]

29. K&R. Lifting my glass of water.

[Jackpine Radical]

30. Skaal, WillyT.

And Daniel Ellsberg.

[Bragi]

31. Yes, and if you won't toast and thank those folks...

...then I can't see much else of any importance that we'd likely agree on, so which one of us is in the wrong place?

[raindaddy]

32. Clink!

I have to add Occupy..

[sabrina 1]

33. Happy to join you WillyT n/t

[Hell Hath No Fury]

34. Absolutely!

[Z_I_Peevey]

35. Absolutely

K&R

[Blue_In_AK]

36. I'll join you.

[WillyT]

42. Love...

[annm4peace]

37. and Coleen Rowley

she was at a rally in Minneapolis today and held up 3 signs and was on a local radio show informing the listeners of what a hero Manning is and why Whistleblowers are important.

[Peregrine Took]

38. You are more than allowed! Slainte!! Nt

[mimi85]

39. Yes it's you're right

but I also have the right to disagree. Maybe Bill Moyers. The others are more concerned with themselves than their "cause."

BTW, no women? That says a lot right there. Gabby alone is worth three of those guys. Sonia Sotamayer and the other two women justices. So there are at least four that you missed. Or maybe you don't agree. We both have that right.

[OnyxCollie]

43. You're allowed to raise a toast. It's still a free country.

Oh, wait... Fuck it.

To Amy Goodman and Jeremy Scahill!

[Norrin Radd]

44. kr

[PowerToThePeople]

45. Joseph Charles Wilson IV.

[JDPriestly]

46. K&R.

[Oilwellian]

47. Clink! nt

:cheers:

[Cleita]

48. Thank you WillyT.

A thousand toast as far as I'm concerned.

[Blue_In_AK]

49. May I raise a toast to local journalistic hero

Shannyn Moore? She is fearless.

[orpupilofnature57]

51. +1000 !!!!

[LuvNewcastle]

52. Cheers!

[Nite Owl]

53. To all

Cheers!

They are our only links to the truth.

[Little Star]

54. hera, hear!

[navarth]

56. clink! nt

[NealK]

57. Clink! & R

[CrispyQ]

58. Right on~!

[Egalitarian Thug]

59. 100th rec. n/t

[michigandem58]

60. ...and to Benedict Arnold...and to Judas....

n/t

[Hell Hath No Fury]

61. What is the damn troll still doing here???

Seriously, DUers, the poster has been doing nothing but trolling since they got here.

[michigandem58]

62. Small tent much?

Not everyone here admires their actions.

[Rex]

63. Of course you are allowed to!

This is DU, NOT FR!

[rhett o rick]

64. I bet the CT posse will be along to alert any minute. nm

[Rex]

66. Ya that will not go down well.

Funny what is left standing in GD and what is not. The CT posse is having a hard time keeping up the narrative lately imo. They cry about a 'CS' they don't like, but rec the ones they do like!

[rhett o rick]

67. They arent against all CT, just those that differ from their agenda. nm

[Rex]

68. Yeah I think the average poster is catching on to that.

By the lack of replies I see in their threads.

[rhett o rick]

69. I think that a lot of them are being ignored. nm

[Rex]

70. Didn't think about that.

Agree 100%.

[rhett o rick]

65. Thank you, dont mind if I do.

[rexcat]

71. ...

[tblue]

72. And Amy Goodman!

We owe them a commitment help them and keep them in our thoughts, and also to continue the fight.

[G_j]

74. word

[hwmnbn]

73. K&R

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

75. Yeah, I'd leave Woddward's cocktail party ass out of that one. nt

[DLevine]

76. Hear, hear. nt

[KamaAina]

77. To Chelsea Manning!

[pauliedangerously]

86. Yay, at least one other person on DU heard the news!

http://www.alternet.org/gender/bradley-manning-im-chelsea-manning

[KamaAina]

87. So did Wikipedia

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023515769

(one reply so far )

[Fuddnik]

78. I'll drink to that!

[Purveyor]

80. Hear, hear! +1 eom

[TRoN33]

81. K&R!!!

[Fantastic Anarchist]

82. Salute! K&R

[East Coast Pirate]

84. You left out Daniel Ellsberg.

[RetroLounge]

85. Absolutely!

RL

[99Forever]

88. Cheers to today's REAL American Patriotic Heros, WillyT.

Their selfless sacrifices are on a par with those the freed this Nation from the bootheels of the English monarchy.

"During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act."-George Orwell

[niyad]

89. k and r.

[drokhole]

91. I'm reminded of the words of Khalil Gibran...

He who would seek truth and proclaim it to mankind is bound to suffer.

Cheers to those with the courage to suffer for exposing harsh truths.

[railsback]

92. Pretty low standards

Cries of impeachment should be ringing across the land.. unless, of course, its not really THAT bad..