Snowden Destroys Hillary

[berni_mccoy]

From: https://mobile.twitter.com/Snowden/status/738014840543797249?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

Break classification rules for the public's benefit, and you could be exiled.

Do it for personal benefit, and you could be President.

For the record, I have never liked Snowden and I still feel he should be brought to justice. So don't even attempt to use the double-standard on me. You can check any of my posts regarding the topic.

[jberryhill]

1. I doubt Hillary was destroyed

Just glancing at the news, she appears to have not been destroyed.

[Rex]

26. Destroyed I tell you!!!

[Aerows]

86. Rex, you and I have not interacted much lately

and it's probably the primaries polarizing us.

You are a great DUer.

[Rex]

94. Love you Aerows! Yeah been a while my friend.

Just trying to interject some humor into this scary forum. I would never turn on my good friends here just because they picked Pepsi and not Coke. Friendship transcends political choice imo.

How has your garden been treating you? We just ate some okra from ours last night, fresh okra is da bomb!

[Aerows]

96. You can't make gumbo without okra.

The African word for okra is literally gumbo . Fresh from the garden is the best ingredient of quality gumbo!

[kstewart33]

85. Another reason to vote for Hillary.

Snowden's against her.

[Aerows]

95. What?

I have many questions, but they all boil down to WHAT?

[Lord Magus]

139. Snowden is a Ron Paul fanatic.

I don't want a candidate that he would approve of.

[randome]

2. Who?

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[KittyWampus]

109. How do you say "Feel The Bern" in Russian

[randome]

110. Literally, like this: Почувствуйте Бернской.

But in Russia, you only need to spend a few hours in Siberia to feel the burn.
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[Separation]

111. In Russia, the Bern feels you!!

[randome]

113. That's the one!

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[Tortmaster]

131. Edward Snowden was a lying, ...

... Anarcho-Libertarian Ron Paul supporter, who decided he was smarter than the Supreme Court, Congress and the President and didn't have to follow the whistleblowing procedures established by our elected representatives.

In 2013, he stole top secret documents revealing the Government's data mining operation that was actually revealed in a USA Today front-page story some seven years earlier in 2006.

He then fled US soil to China and then Russia because he had also let this cat out of the bag: The United States Government spies on foreign people.

Now he, like Donald Trump, tries to remain relevant by tweeting inane silliness and taking any interviews offered by disreputable media. That is, if we are talking about the same Edward Snowden, and not the branch manager of the Kinkos in West Lafayette, Indiana.

[Renew Deal]

3. Snowden wasn't exiled. He fled to the enemy.

He's a traitor and a fugitive.

[Kentonio]

18. Snowden proved that whistleblowers are so vulnerable that running off to Russia..

Is about the only course of action they have available unless they want to spend 30 years in a federal prison.

[brush]

39. He was for whistleblowers being "shot in the balls" until Obama became president

Google it.

He's a defector guilty of sedition.

[Fawke Em]

62. Actually, I think he was for it until he saw how the US was violating

the Constitution.

Obama just happened to be president when he opened his eyes to that reality.

[brush]

70. Curious that you avoided Snowden's quote about "whistleblowers should be shot in the balls"

That doesn't sound like someone too concerned about the Constitution.

It sounds like the right wing repug he was before he suddenly "got his eyes opened to reality".

The reality was most likely a black president.

How else do you explain his "whistleblowers should be shot in the balls" comment when Bush was president?

[frylock]

90. Perhaps he's evolved.

[JonLeibowitz]

127. Lol. Funny how they selectively allow for that. Authoritarianism explains a lot.

[Herman4747]

37. Russia is our enemy???

How many other enemies do you have? Of course, Hillary regards Iran as our enemy, so your list might start with that country.

[senz]

93. Righties like to reenact the Cold War.

[Lord Magus]

140. You DON'T think fascist Russia is our enemy?

They're certainly not our friend. Iran is closer to be a friend of America than Russia is to being one.

[Herman4747]

142. Life must not be pleasant if...

...you're declaring all kinds of people to be your enemies.
As for me, I have nothing against the Russian people.
A quote, just for you:
"Do I not destroy my enemies when I make them my friends?" -- Abraham Lincoln

[Lord Magus]

147. Price of "friendship" with Russia is overturning the post-WW2 consensus of no expansion by conquest.

Unless they renounce their current fascist leadership, they can't be our friends.

[Herman4747]

148. And what exactly is the price of being their enemy?

You don't have to be their friend, but why do you want to be their enemy???

[cstanleytech]

63. Ok ..................

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[2banon]

119. Right,? And Who knew all he actually had to do was run for president to be free!!

Daaaaamm.

It's a racket, but damn it pays well.

In the wrong business I tell ya!

[cantbeserious]

4. So Do You Equally Dislike HRC

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[berni_mccoy]

6. I believe she should be equally held accountable for her mishandling of classified info

[randome]

12. There's still that annoying problem about 'intent', though.

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[TCJ70]

51. "Sorry officer! I didn't know the speed limit...

...but I did arbitrarily decide not to go over 120." Intent doesn't matter nearly as much as people think it does when it comes to mishandling things...

[randome]

65. But 'intent' is, um, INTENTIONALLY written into the laws regarding classified info leaks.

And since no evidence has emerged that Clinton let classified info roam free, she will not be charged.

Granted, there was the possibility of classified info being leaked, but (so far), no evidence that it actually was.
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[Fawke Em]

64. How many times do you HRC supporters have to be told "intent" is not necessary?

I, personally, have posted many links to stories about others who inadvertently released classified and sensitive information and were prosecuted.

You either mishandle national defense data or you don't.

Period.

[randome]

83. You use 'released' and 'mishandle' interchangeably.

They have different meanings. 'Released' would mean that someone else is in possession of classified documents. 'Mishandled' carries as much weight as a misdemeanor since she was actually in charge of the State Dept.
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[libdem4life]

108. The point being raised is that she was too ignorant

and uninformed to understand the intricacies of her job. That right there disqualifies her...if true...from any higher office.

IOW, she, in essence claims she was in over her head. Can't have it both ways, logically.

[randome]

123. She should have had aides that stood up to her more, perhaps.

Hopefully they will do a better job of ushering her about when she's President.
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[libdem4life]

133. Yes, our delicate flower. Maybe she should have had aides that were not

overworking themselves in 2-3 other positions and likely complicit...that's closer to what appears to have been happening.

Strictly my opinion. Lots still to come, make no mistake.

[Mother Of Four]

112. Here's the thing the law states about intent

http://www.lawteacher.net/resources/criminal-law/intent-specific-basic.php

BASIC INTENT
A basic intent crime is one where the mens rea is intention or recklessness and does not exceed the actus reus. In simple terms this means that the defendant does not have to have foreseen any consequence, or harm, beyond that laid down in the definition of the actus reus.

SPECIFIC INTENT
A specific intent crime is one where in theory the mens rea goes beyond the actus reus, in the sense that the defendant has some ulterior purpose in mind.

As a lawyer she would know this backwards and forwards. As SoS she would know what is required of her for security. So lets say she didn't have ANY nefarious intent at all. She would still fall under Basic Intent via recklessness.

[randome]

118. Only if charges are brought and she is found to be guilty of something.

But every SoS had their own ways of getting around the rules. Clinton did it differently than others. Big deal.
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[Separation]

114. I commented on this on another thread so Ill copy & past it here

In many posts I have explained that I dealt with classified intel on an almost daily basis. I have also told the tales of people losing their careers and being charged with mishandling classified materials. Here is one of those tales. In the operations room there are no cell phones allowed in, you have to leave them at the door. You also have to know the combination to get into said room. Once in the room there are many cabinets all with double combo locks or key locks on them, with said keys being locked into another lock box. One member forgot to engage one of the locks in a double locked cabinet and left for chow. The only thing that was unsecured in that room was that one lock on a double locked cabinet. While at chow, the Staff Duty Officer was making his rounds and found that the cabinet was not double locked. That member was brought up on charges, lost her security clearance and ended up in jail for 60 days.

Tell me, where was the intent on her part? It was an honest to goodness brain fart on her part and she was toasted and fried! Not many people have experience dealing with classified, secret, & top secret material. I do, I am familiar with people losing their jobs and not having many good outlooks on further jobs.

She knew, she was told not to have her own personal email server. To me it reeks of "I am above that and I can do what the hell I want", and it really pisses me off!

If she becomes the Democratic nominee Ill have two options. Either vote for her, or abstain from voting in the Presidential race. There is no way ever that I would vote for Trump in any lifetime.

[randome]

116. Sounds like you had launch codes in those cabinets!

Different agencies, different situations. I won't pretend to know all the ins and outs of the situation. You probably have a clearer idea of what's involved. But there was no data compromised -that we know of- and I'm unaware of any law that prohibits such an arrangement. Especially with the understanding that security at State was never very good and every other SoS did similar -not the same- runarounds of the rules.
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[Separation]

138. You would be surprised at the unimpressive or uncool stuff that can be classified. :)

[840high]

75. .that^

[pdsimdars]

80. Do you think we should have two separate and unequal standards of justice?

[cantbeserious]

89. Just Assessing Consistency

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[NCTraveler]

5. I have spoken highly of Snowden but that is just stupid on his part.

I really mean dumb.

[Kentonio]

20. Why? Should he instead of pointed out the servicemen serving jail time for less egregious offenses?

[NCTraveler]

25. Read your sentence multiple times and can't make sense of it. Thanks. nt.

[Kentonio]

27. That's ok, I'm sure when you move up to big school you'll pick up new words.

[NCTraveler]

36. I wasn't being snarky but thanks for the personal attack.

I wish you the best and hope you have an amazing Thursday.

[Kentonio]

38. Ok, sorry. Thought you were.

[NCTraveler]

41. You bring a lot of excitement.

[thesquanderer]

57. That subject line was hard to understand

Where you typed "instead of" I think you meant "instead have"

[Marr]

53. I can't help but notice you didn't actually address the point or explain exactly

why it's 'dumb'.

You're basically just huffing and puffing.

[NCTraveler]

58. It's what I do best. Thanks for noticing.

I won't lower myself to explain such obvious stupidity. It's pretty clear that a majority here get it.

[oberliner]

7. Snowden could probably get elected president of DU

He certainly would beat Hillary.

[Gomez163]

13. DU is 85% Bernie people.

[Carolina]

44. Because Bernie is the REAL D/democrat

not a lying, pandering, war-loving, self-serving, corporate owned Turd way fraud.

The Clintons need to take their money and be gone. That all their questionably begotten wealth is not enough for them tells you all need to know. They need power, power and more power. And it sure ain't to help everyday Americans. Just look at the 2-for-1 Clinton legacy of NAFTA, the Telecommunications Act, the Crime and Welfare Deform bills, and the Gramm-Bliley-Leach act which overturned FDR's Glass-Steagall Banking Act. Then look what HRC did in the Senate and as SoS: aye votes on IWR, the Bankruptcy bill and the Patriot Acts I & II; devastating regime change in Honduras, Libya, Syria; arms deals with the Saudis that benefitted the Clinton Slush Fund (aka Foundation), worldwide promotion of fracking, and the private server to avert scrutiny of all!

As Bill said of Bush-Quayle in 1992: It's time for them to go

In 2016: It's time for Bill and Hill to go

[JudyM]

100. +1.

Notwithstanding the false drumbeat here about Clinton being progressive.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

52. I would certainly hope so. The "security state" isn't very popular in these parts.

[oberliner]

79. He voted against the Democratic candidate for President in 2008

So, he would technically not be welcome here if he were to advocate for that sort of thing in the future.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

81. So did a lot of people and their still welcome here.

[BillZBubb]

134. He'd have my vote.

[reddread]

8. I know what you mean

I think Hillary should be brought to justice.
and the whole charade of the last few decades addressed.

[Cali_Democrat]

9. I thought Bernie supporters were concerned about Hillary compromising classified info?

Now you guys love Snowden who disclosed loads of classified info?

You guys need to make up your minds.

[MADem]

15. And BOOM goes the dynamite--this is it, exactly. nt

[randome]

16. Who INTENTIONALLY disclosed classified info. Big difference there right out of the gate.

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[TwilightZone]

19. Yeah, that's a rather curious double standard.

They're not even comparable. For one of the parties, even assuming that data was somehow obtained by a third party, there's zero indication that it was intentional. Or classified, for that matter.

The other is Snowden.

[Marr]

21. Actually this is the double standard that destroys the Hillary fans.

Snowden was a whistleblower. Hillary's email problem is about her disregard for the law as SoS, and an extreme appearance of impropriety.

[brush]

46. Snowden wasn't a whistleblower until Obama became president

During Bush's admin he was all for "whistleblowers being shot in the balls".

Google it. That's a direct quote from Snowden.

He's no hero, he blew that status when he disclosed details of his own country's covert, international operations.

He should have stopped at the domestic spying revelations.

He didn't. He fled to our two biggest international rivals who undoubtedly now have the gigabytes of info he stole.

He's a defector guilty of sedition.

[Marr]

48. Completely irrelevant. The act was one of a whistleblower. /nt

[Cali_Democrat]

60. That's your opinion

BTW, Bernie will not be the nominee.

[brush]

72. So his "whistleblowers should be shot in the balls" comment means nothing?

Wasn't he advocating that he himself should be shot in the balls?

Sorry to shatter your "Snowden is a hero" mindset, but no, he's a defector guilty of sedition who didn't know enough to stop at the domestic spying revelations, as he also divulged details of his own country's covert, international operations.

No getting around it. That's sedition.

[Herman4747]

42. Hillary compromised classified info due to incompetence...

...while Edward Snowden disclosed classified info dealing with malfeasance.

Try next time just a bit harder

[Surya Gayatri]

55. Boom! Mic drop!

[Fawke Em]

66. Speaking of intent...

Snowden INTENDED to show the public that the US government was violating the Constitution.

Hillary INTENDED to keep her emails away from FOIA requests.

One committed a crime to show a bigger crime, while the other committed a crime to hide other criminal acts.

This isn't hard to figure out.

[Cali_Democrat]

74. Nope.

Snowden intended to disclose classified information and he did.

BTW, Bernie will lose the Democratic nomination.

Cheers!

[Number23]

137. Is it just me or does there seem to be an especially large number of flameouts in this forum today?

Some of the stuff in this forum today is even more ridiculous than usual and that is truly saying something.

But I gotta say, that seeing some of the folks Flagged for Review has been a delightful surprise. Absolutely delicious. I really do think that given the hidden posts and flame outs, that alot of people who love to scream that "THIS. AIN'T. OVA!!!!!111one" are CLEARLY starting to realize that it is.

[Gomez163]

10. What are you going to do after the pivot to the GE???

[Surya Gayatri]

68. He's going to take early retirement, kick back, and observe the fruits of his labors.

The more dissension and turmoil, the better.

[Fawke Em]

69. Work like hell to get someone else nominated at the convention.

See, the convention isn't until late July. The pivot here will be before that, which is plain silly, but I'm OK with it. I can go to JPR or Reddit.

When Bernie supporters go, you'll have the ghost town in a bubble you've been dreaming of.

[frylock]

91. Imma lay low and wait for the FBI to recommend an indictment.

Then the fun begins!

[AntiBank]

128. I'm with you on that one. If it happens. Big if.

[FarPoint]

11. I never liked Snowden...

Now, I hate him.

[MADem]

14. Destroys? Really? Who's the presumptive POTUS nominee, and who is a prisoner in Putin's Russia?

He's a real "destroyer" all right!


No one thinks about him anymore--except maybe Glenn Greenwald, who didn't get as much dough out of him as he hoped to get...!

[VulgarPoet]

17. I personally don't believe Snowden was in the wrong.

He found out who our alphabet soup agencies were REALLY spying on, and publicized it. Meanwhile, you've got General Betrayed-Us and Clinton running around, cavorting with classified information and they've yet to be run out. There is a double standard here-- rank and file American, you get chased, exiled, or imprisoned. Politician? You get barely a slap on the wrist, if that.

[farleftlib]

105. You nailed it, VP!

The double standard is nauseating. Clinton isn't fit to be dogcatcher.

[MineralMan]

22. Weakest Attack on Hillary Ever!

This doesn't even make sense.

[boomer55]

78. want an explanation?

[JI7]

23. he wasn't exiled. he left.

[notadmblnd]

43. Exile

Exile means to be away from one's home, while either being explicitly refused permission to return and/or being threatened with imprisonment or death upon return. It can be a form of punishment and solitude. Wikipedia

[jberryhill]

49. He is threatened with trial upon return

Roman Polanski is in the same boat.

[msanthrope]

125. Actually, I think Polanski fled post plea agreement...

Once you realize he was going to be confined to a state hospital for. Time.

[brush]

47. Correction. He fled with stolen, classified info. He's a defector guilty of sedition . . .

for divulging details of his own country's covert, international operations.

He forfeited his hero status when he didn't stop with the domestic spying revelations.

[Kentonio]

24. So the most vocal Hillary fans are also vehement Snowden haters.

Now there's a surprise...

[NCTraveler]

28. The op is no Hillary fan. lol. nt.

[Kentonio]

31. I was referring to the replies, not the op.

[AzDar]

34. Whole Lotta Cognitive Dissonance Goin' On...

[2banon]

121. I know! Reading Hillary Supporters dissing Snowden is making my tummy hurt laughing so hard

Cog-Dis-Itus epidemic.

and they still don't get it.

that's sad.

[Lil Missy]

29. Oh fuck Snowden. He's a traitor that should be punished.

[Kentonio]

33. Without that 'traitor' you wouldn't know most of what you know today about domestic spying.

Jesus Christ, are you really content knowing your constitutionally protected rights were being trampled on freely by agencies held to exactly zero public accountability?!

[NCTraveler]

40. You are a hoot. I have often talked positively about the end result of Snowdens actions.

Was your comment directed at the op? I think you replied to the wrong person.

[Logical]

84. I dont think he responded to you at all. Nt

[NCTraveler]

88. Multiple times.

It's really not difficult to see. Thank you for your input.

[brush]

50. A clarification: Many call him a traitor (actually he's guilty of sedition) because . . .

he didn't stop at revelations of the domestic spying you so glowing speak of.

He divulged details of his own country's covert, international operations.

That's why he's no hero. He didn't know when to stop.

And btw, did you know he thought whistleblowers "should be shot in the balls" until Obama became president?

Google it.

[cstanleytech]

59. Sorry but the evidence isnt there to support a charge of treason. Mind you I am not disagreeing

with you that he should be punished rather I am just disagreeing with your traitor accusation because US law is pretty clear on what is treason and what he did isnt treason.
Espionage? Maybe.

[brush]

67. Sedition is the operative word, and possibly espionage. He was in Europe for a few months . . .

and was possibly turned by Russian operatives.

It was after that that he signed on with Booz Allen and actively began stealing classified info.

His time spent in China after he fled, with room and board and without arrest, is curious, as is his continued room and board and stay in Russia.

[840high]

76. He is my hero.

[hrmjustin]

30. Destroy? I think not.

[BeyondGeography]

32. Well, that was super smart, wasn't it?

Snowden destroys himself (again) is more like it. His whole road to Moscow has more than anything been an exercise in self-destruction. Add another page to the book.

[RandySF]

35. Says the traitor who skipped off to Russia and endorsed Bernie.

[wyldwolf]

45. Regarding these constant "________ DESTROYED __________" posts

_______ wasn't actually destroyed if he/she was not there at the time of the alleged 'destroying.'

[annavictorious]

61. What personal benefit?

What classification rules were broken?

I'm going to check Sanders's May FEC filings (if he ever releases them) to see if Snowden's on the payroll.

[redstateblues]

54. Isn't he still on the lam?

He'll probably have his own show on Russia Today

[seabeyond]

56. Snowden is a piece of shit republican that took the shit until Obama got in, then

became all outraged. Who the fuck cares what Snowden says.

[ucrdem]

73. Exactly. nt

[Broward]

71. Thank you Edward Snowden.

[Fuddnik]

77. Snowden should be the Vice Presidential candidate for either candidate.

[Juicy_Bellows]

87. Steal a little and they throw you in jail, steal a lot and they make you king - Dylan. NT.

[MyNameGoesHere]

92. I wonder if he cast an absentee ballot?

He could just come back and vote in person.

[Sparkly]

97. She didn't "break classification rules"

and what he did goes far beyond that.

[randome]

98. I thought Snowden would be married by now.

I guess all the parading of his fiance was just for show. His 'fish out of water' fiance.
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[DesMoinesDem]

102. Again with the fiance lie. Didn't I call out your lies years ago about that?

Remember all the pathetic shit you used to say to attack Snowden. He doesn't understand FTP! Those are just powerpoint slides, they don't mean anything! LOL. Good memories.

[randome]

104. What lies? All I'm saying is that his fiance appears to have vanished once more.

How many years have they been engaged now? 3 or is it going on 4? I lose track of time.

She and her 'fish out of water' comment make her out to be about as clueless as Snowden himself so they may have been a good match.
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[DesMoinesDem]

106. You are the only person I have ever seen call her his fiance. She's his girlfriend.

I've called you out on it before but apparently you don't have a very good memory.

[randome]

107. Okay, fine. Snowden's been out of the news for quite a while and I forgot.

But Snowden's lawyer hinted they may soon be married -almost two years ago so I guess that's not happening. Maybe the 'fish out of water' found a new pond. That's how prehistoric amphibians did it, you know.
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[JonLeibowitz]

129. Source?

[randome]

141. Here it is.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2792940/ed-snowden-enjoys-date-theatre-pole-dancer-girlfriend-lawyer-hints-pair-soon-marry-moscow.html

Granted, the 'hint' from one of Snowden's attorneys was pretty vague.
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[JonLeibowitz]

143. He didn't 'hint' they were going to be married. The DailyMail is trash and we don't know

what question the lawyer was answering.

Pretty silly reason to attack Snowden.

[randome]

144. Agreed. It just seems strange that they were dating for 4-5 years before his run.

And now, nearly 4 years later...still nothing? Not that I put any stock in the institution of marriage, mind you. It just plays into the notion that Snowden was an isolated loner who couldn't relate well to others. Apparently he never related well to his girlfriend, either.

It's a common theme in his aborted military career, in his reversal of "shoot leakers in the balls" remarks, in how he fell under the influence of Glenn Greenwald and in how he mistakenly thought PRISM was basically a means of monitoring and downloading the entire Internet. He was so trapped inside his own head, imo, that he never questioned what he was doing.
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[JonLeibowitz]

146. Or maybe he doesn't believe in the institution of marriage

I know plenty of people in long term relationships who do not intend to get married.

"It just plays into the notion that Snowden was an isolated loner who couldn't relate well to others."

You realize this is the quintessential means to discredit someone, when most Americans are social people: the loners must be Bad (TM).

"Apparently he never related well to his girlfriend, either. "

Evidence?

"in how he fell under the influence of Glenn Greenwald and in how he mistakenly thought PRISM was basically a means of monitoring and downloading the entire Internet."

Sources for any of this?

"that he never questioned what he was doing. "

Actually if you listen to all his public interviews he is incredibly introspective and contemplative of the effects of his actions.

[DesMoinesDem]

99. Snowden is a hero. Hillary is a corrupt, lying politician.

[AliceWonderland]

103. Agreed. nt

[Arazi]

132. +1 eom

[BillZBubb]

135. Yes.

[MrWendel]

101. I'll glad...

he stopped giving Putin a lap dance long enough to tweet that. Donnie would be proud.

[findrskeep]

115. K & R nt

[JoePhilly]

117. Snowden WISHES he could have hacked into Hillary's emails.

[Beacool]

120. Yeah, she seemed "destroyed" yesterday when she ripped Trump a new one.

Hyperbolic nonsense.

[Dem2]

122. Trash yet another

Silly thread

[baldguy]

124. Still availing himself of Putin's hospitality, I assume?

[RandySF]

126. If Snowden is such a badass

Why is he the one who's hiding in the Sanders' honeymoon destination?

[Metric System]

130. Did he tweet that while sitting on Putin's lap?

[Uncle Joe]

136. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread, berni_mccoy.

[PowerToThePeople]

145. I would vote Snowden before Hillary.