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mike_c

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41. you've spoken to him about that?

Reply to baldguy (Reply #32)

Wed Jun 26, 2013, 05:22 PM

Jun 2013

Or did you just make it up based on your own preconceptions? I mean, you know his inner motives and all!

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Who is a bigger hero? Wendy Davis or Edward Snowden [View all] Renew Deal Jun 2013 OP

i don't consider Snowden a hero at all JI7 Jun 2013 #1

Neither do i Jeneral2885 Jun 2013 #15

Excuse me, but what are you rambling on about? Gravitycollapse Jun 2013 #18

Yea brucefan Jun 2013 #81

I think Wendy is a hero, Snowden, not so much so I didn't vote. justiceischeap Jun 2013 #24

a big +1! n/t Lady Freedom Returns Jun 2013 #26

I don't either Glorfindel Jun 2013 #58

Davis. Dawson Leery Jun 2013 #2

Can't we all just be friends again? Democracyinkind Jun 2013 #3

Hero's don't run. nt hack89 Jun 2013 #4

Heroes stand and fight. aquart Jun 2013 #10

Yes - thank you Wendy Davis. nt hack89 Jun 2013 #22

So when Nelson Mandela went underground he was a coward? former9thward Jun 2013 #46

Nelson Mandela spent 27 years in prison nt hack89 Jun 2013 #51

Right like Snowden he was facing life in prison. former9thward Jun 2013 #53

Also Daniel Ellsburg went underground right after the NYT published the Pentagon Papers. n/t PoliticAverse Jun 2013 #61

I suggest you review your history hack89 Jun 2013 #63

He fled. former9thward Jun 2013 #64

He stayed in his country to fight oppression hack89 Jun 2013 #70

Actutally he didn't. former9thward Jun 2013 #72

So he was a coward and had to be ordered home to fight? Don't think so. hack89 Jun 2013 #73

You are the one smearing Mandela by saying anyone who flees authority is a coward. former9thward Jun 2013 #74

Mandela did not run away. The distinction is clear to most. hack89 Jun 2013 #76

"Snowden is no Mandela" former9thward Jun 2013 #78

Mandela showed moral strength at an early age. hack89 Jun 2013 #79

Even when they're wearing running shoes! csziggy Jun 2013 #47

No contest at all. MineralMan Jun 2013 #5

Here's a Big Hero MineralMan Jun 2013 #6

And here's a baloney sammich. MineralMan Jun 2013 #11

Wendy ranks with the Chinese guy staring down the tank bigbrother05 Jun 2013 #7

.... handmade34 Jun 2013 #28

That's a bit much Renew Deal Jun 2013 #33

Note my recognition of the physical risk difference bigbrother05 Jun 2013 #87

Snowden is a criminal not a hero Godhumor Jun 2013 #8

Elie Wiesel was a criminal too, until he wasn't anymore... mike_c Jun 2013 #14

just gets silly comparing Snowden to Eli Wiesel, Rosa Parks etc JI7 Jun 2013 #20

where did I compare Ed Snowden to Wiesel or Parks...? mike_c Jun 2013 #23

Two posts up Renew Deal Jun 2013 #35

reading comprehension isn't what it used to be.... mike_c Jun 2013 #43

Apparently Renew Deal Jun 2013 #48

what part of that statement do you disagree with? mike_c Jun 2013 #57

is it more silly than calling snowden a traitor? frylock Jun 2013 #66

Yeah, right. They're EXACTLY THE SAME!!! baldguy Jun 2013 #21

and you missed the point entirely.... mike_c Jun 2013 #25

Snowden's a self-serving douchebag. Wiesel, Parks, King, Scopes, TR, Ellsberg, Sullenberger are not. baldguy Jun 2013 #32

you've spoken to him about that? mike_c Jun 2013 #41

You've seemed to have been seduced by your own preconceptions, saying he's a hero & all. baldguy Jun 2013 #45

and you're still making stuff up.... mike_c Jun 2013 #52

not only that but he probably made things worse for the people of China JI7 Jun 2013 #44

i'll just bet you know from self-serving douchebags frylock Jun 2013 #68

Nelson Mandala was a criminal before he was a hero. avaistheone1 Jun 2013 #80

who is the greater hero: Rosa Parks or Theodore Roosevelt? mike_c Jun 2013 #9

Stupid poll. Gravitycollapse Jun 2013 #12

Snowden quinnox Jun 2013 #13

Snowden also has pissed off the most powerful nation on earth with his neck on the line NoOneMan Jun 2013 #60

this level of nonsense is just embarrassing to see. cali Jun 2013 #16

I thought you had lost all ability to be embarrassed. MjolnirTime Jun 2013 #89

I think they both did the right thing. My heros are dead. Autumn Jun 2013 #17

??? sibelian Jun 2013 #19

At least someone understands me Renew Deal Jun 2013 #37

if this is a joke it's a good one, flypaper in fact carolinayellowdog Jun 2013 #83

Who do you think would be a better president - her, or Obama? (nt) The Straight Story Jun 2013 #27

Do we actually know anything about her? Renew Deal Jun 2013 #40

Well in Texas she is very well known as fighting for us MagickMuffin Jun 2013 #65

lets elect her President so we can compare them JI7 Jun 2013 #42

Apples and oranges Marrah_G Jun 2013 #29

I am not a Snowden fan, but the fact is you cannot compare the two. It is not apples with apples still_one Jun 2013 #30

This thread has the appeal of those cage fights. Gregorian Jun 2013 #31

This is the stupidest OP I have seen so far on DU. IMNSHO idwiyo Jun 2013 #34

You obviously have not seen many of mine The Straight Story Jun 2013 #36

Link or it didn't happen! idwiyo Jun 2013 #50

Wendy! Cali_Democrat Jun 2013 #38

Without a doubt, Wendy Davis PennsylvaniaMatt Jun 2013 #39

Wendy's the hero; Snowden, I'm not sure about. hamsterjill Jun 2013 #49

Gary Gygax. nt ZombieHorde Jun 2013 #54

Wendy Davis, by far. graham4anything Jun 2013 #55

Davis Spirochete Jun 2013 #56

Because it's obviously a competition. (nt) Posteritatis Jun 2013 #59

Both. Arctic Dave Jun 2013 #62

i like turtles frylock Jun 2013 #67

Wendy Davis may be a hero too - But she did not have to sacrifice her former life for what she did. Douglas Carpenter Jun 2013 #69

Wendy did not break the law, she did not steal and she has not peddle stolen files abroad. Thinkingabout Jun 2013 #82

and she did not do anything that required any sacrifice whatsoever. Her popularity is going to soar Douglas Carpenter Jun 2013 #86

Wendy's stand is what courage looks like Politicub Jun 2013 #71

The word hero ohheckyeah Jun 2013 #75

good poll. DCBob Jun 2013 #77

Snowden is a traitor. Wendy's not a hero but someone to be admired.... 4bucksagallon Jun 2013 #84

Ouch. SnowdenWald got blown away. railsback Jun 2013 #85

OMG DU betrayed its hero? davidpdx Jun 2013 #88