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what is the disinformation exactly? arely staircase Jun 2013 #1
I think it was Four stolen laptops of secrets. Whisp Jun 2013 #3
I stand corrected arely staircase Jun 2013 #6
or not. n/t mhatrw Jun 2013 #98
Well... if THAT was the disinformation... sibelian Jun 2013 #25
Yup. You stick with that! I think some others may be proven "naive", but not who you think. Tarheel_Dem Jun 2013 #2
Character assassination is not the same as disinformation NoOneMan Jun 2013 #4
Now that is exqctly what I see happening. JEB Jun 2013 #76
Snowden is a scumbag, criminal, you can't soar with eagles when you dine with buzzards. Thinkingabout Jun 2013 #5
Now, now, don't hold back. sibelian Jun 2013 #26
This is the starter course. Thinkingabout Jun 2013 #38
... sibelian Jun 2013 #42
Meh.....computer says no. Th1onein Jun 2013 #53
It's all about the eagle! this ones for you!!! Dragonfli Jun 2013 #71
hahahahahahaha zappaman Jun 2013 #7
why would anyone deny it? Enrique Jun 2013 #8
Some people keep trusting the gov ...like a battered wife keeps going back to the beater. L0oniX Jun 2013 #16
and some liberals fall for ratfucking… like the fools they are. KittyWampus Jun 2013 #31
And some further still have a tendency to repeat the same thing over and over again... sibelian Jun 2013 #41
How bout giving the "ratfucking" theme a rest for a minute or two? DirkGently Jun 2013 #51
insiders can't stop with the inside baseball. their concern is solely about which 'team' wins, not HiPointDem Jun 2013 #90
What is the root of your apparent beastiality fixation? Do you even know who ratfuckers were? Dragonfli Jun 2013 #77
Great analogy! n/t truth2power Jun 2013 #72
Some people keep trusting SNOWDEN... sheshe2 Jun 2013 #85
Doesn't change the fact that this government has lied to us over and over. L0oniX Jun 2013 #93
Lie blatanty to Congress? Even after this top-level guy swore to tell the truth?" AnotherMcIntosh Jun 2013 #22
Maybe same reasoning why Snowden lied through his hiring process, and just because others lie Thinkingabout Jun 2013 #60
Snowden did it to himself. Whisp Jun 2013 #9
your breathless attacks say more about you than him. grasswire Jun 2013 #11
seriously, holding this kind of criminal to lofty titles says what then? Whisp Jun 2013 #13
so, you have been wrong? nt grasswire Jun 2013 #17
Snowden is a thief, criminal, traitor to his country. I am not wrong to say that. Whisp Jun 2013 #19
there you go again... grasswire Jun 2013 #20
he did admit he got the job in order to steal... Whisp Jun 2013 #24
there you go again... sheshe2 Jun 2013 #84
if you don't know the difference... grasswire Jun 2013 #88
I do know that Snowden is flawed sheshe2 Jun 2013 #89
What is this weird thing you've all got about eggs? sibelian Jun 2013 #46
always? are you the Eggman? n/t Whisp Jun 2013 #48
I'd have expected some other euphemism by now, I suppose... sibelian Jun 2013 #57
breathless? How is an attack typed on the internet 'breathless'? KittyWampus Jun 2013 #34
an ATTACK? sibelian Jun 2013 #47
it was suggested in another thread that Snowden did that to cover for himself from the NSA JI7 Jun 2013 #12
wow. that's desperate. n/t Whisp Jun 2013 #14
not to mention batshit bizarre.nt Bobbie Jo Jun 2013 #43
Gosh! He gets worse and worse with every post. sibelian Jun 2013 #28
I think she's Polish and strips floors for a living. Whisp Jun 2013 #30
Have you noticed Summer Hathaway Jun 2013 #59
Who just happened to nineteen50 Jun 2013 #68
OHMIGOD, some guy who is beside the point posted some dumb shit on the internet mhatrw Jun 2013 #100
hahahaha Cali_Democrat Jun 2013 #10
...... sibelian Jun 2013 #36
Anyone who accepts without question the portrait of Snowden that Greenwald has painted baldguy Jun 2013 #15
oh, I've been seeing quite a bit of douchebaggery right here in the last week or so. nt grasswire Jun 2013 #18
I've no interest in any portrait of Snowden at all. sibelian Jun 2013 #37
What's with all these Snowden post if it's not about Snowden Life Long Dem Jun 2013 #21
It's a little difficult to keep Obama out of it sibelian Jun 2013 #39
It's a little difficult to keep SNOWDEN out of it sheshe2 Jun 2013 #49
Well, there may be some similar to what you suggest, but I can't see 'em. sibelian Jun 2013 #106
Those damn Obama supporters... they must be paranoid Life Long Dem Jun 2013 #52
That is an excellent question. If it ain't about Snowden, why the umpteenth thread? Tarheel_Dem Jun 2013 #66
Because the NSA's corporate media talking points are to keep this mhatrw Jun 2013 #101
And it seems to be working! Look what we're talking about. Tarheel_Dem Jun 2013 #102
Before you know it no one will give a crap about anything the NSA is doing. That's what they want. L0oniX Jun 2013 #23
People stopped giving a crap way back in 2006 railsback Jun 2013 #29
Yes, Bush was doing so many awful things at the same time people pretty much lost track... sibelian Jun 2013 #40
Psh, I have nothing but complete trust in the M$M! RedCappedBandit Jun 2013 #27
Character assassination is tactic #1 to shoot the messenger and redirect any discussion. backscatter712 Jun 2013 #32
Damned effective, ain't it? Link Speed Jun 2013 #44
Despicable is what it is. backscatter712 Jun 2013 #73
It's the same thing Nixon tried to do to Ellsberg. History repeating itself. Th1onein Jun 2013 #58
Exactly, hence the plumbers and the break-ins to Ellsberg's psychologist's office... backscatter712 Jun 2013 #75
i think it is more character suicide in snowden's case arely staircase Jun 2013 #62
If people haven't figured that out by now... ljm2002 Jun 2013 #33
It's very subtle anymore... kentuck Jun 2013 #35
It's not working. The NSA is in trouble despite the distractions and smears. Tierra_y_Libertad Jun 2013 #45
It's probably making everything worse. sibelian Jun 2013 #55
The disinformation campaign is that this is *about* Snowden at all. Marr Jun 2013 #50
^ astute observation nt markiv Jun 2013 #95
Whatever it was, it seems to be over. FarCenter Jun 2013 #54
The Wikileaks attorneys have declined to represent him. randome Jun 2013 #56
You wish the game was over. I do, too, in fact. Th1onein Jun 2013 #61
Their statement is short and interesting: sofa king Jun 2013 #105
Of course, black helicopters, world government, etc etc etc etc etc etc etc Narkos Jun 2013 #63
Why do you think the Wikileaks attorneys have declined to represent him pnwmom Jun 2013 #64
With tens of thousands working for the intelligence industry, it would be naive Incitatus Jun 2013 #65
oh man that has become verrrrry obvious in the last few weeks HiPointDem Jun 2013 #91
THIS^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ L0oniX Jun 2013 #96
Well, there ya go, cali... Zombies gotta... MrMickeysMom Jun 2013 #67
Snowden is like someone who ever asks me if "that dress" makes them look fat... MrScorpio Jun 2013 #69
Maybe the right response . . . freedom fighter jh Jun 2013 #70
Yes, the character issue is a distraction. And they're working overtime. truth2power Jun 2013 #78
Exactly! It isn't about Snowden, Obama, Glenn Greenwald, God or Satan Dragonfli Jun 2013 #80
anyone who thinks there isn't a disinformation campaign being conducted against OBAMA sheshe2 Jun 2013 #74
^ ^ thread winner ucrdem Jun 2013 #82
Why thank you ucrdem~ sheshe2 Jun 2013 #83
Reframe winner. L0oniX Jun 2013 #97
Of course there is. But do you think the fact Obama smokes mhatrw Jun 2013 #103
Yes, of course there is. And against Glenn Greenwald also. You must remember that we know sabrina 1 Jun 2013 #79
Et tu, cali? ucrdem Jun 2013 #81
+1~ sheshe2 Jun 2013 #86
thanks sheshe! ucrdem Jun 2013 #87
More than a generation ago, I worked as a Mall Security Guard. Savannahmann Jun 2013 #92
'We live in the age of appearances and setting the narrative' markiv Jun 2013 #94
yes and here at DU even. I will refrain from naming names because everybody knows who they are. boilerbabe Jun 2013 #99
This would make an interesting poll, cali. LiberalAndProud Jun 2013 #104
Anyone who thinks that a disinformation campaign Summer Hathaway Jun 2013 #107
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