Who is a bigger hero? Wendy Davis or Edward Snowden

[Douglas Carpenter]

86. and she did not do anything that required any sacrifice whatsoever. Her popularity is going to soar

No doubt she will be the toast of the town from Austin to San Francisco to Washington D.C. She will never have to left a finger again to raise funds for any of her campaigns. Having said that, I support what she did 100%. It was a brilliant tactic for sure.

To see so many siding against human rights tells me that many people here have no more depth to their convictions than junior high kids campaigning for prom queen or king. Whoever Mr. Snowden is, whatever he has done in the past or will do in the future, whatever his motivations - he has put everything on the line for his country and perhaps the whole world. Like with Paul Revere - also a party of a group of seamy characters who broke the law, stole things and certainly committed vandalism - the fate of our nation and perhaps the whole world is riding with him tonight. If his enemies succeed - the clandestine services of the government will continue to expand their ability to make records of every single electronic communication you or I will ever make for the rest of our lives. The growth of technology and the ever increasing budget backed by both parties including almost all of the mainstream media and most of the liberal establishment will continue to set up networks that will in time be nothing more than networks of control - control of you and control of me - building a society where no one is free. For whatever his motives, Mr. Snowden has thrown a monkey wrench into that system. The stand Mr. Snowden has taken for freedom is not going to win him any popularity contest - He will not be the toast of the cocktail party circuit - He will face a very difficult future - paying a very dear price for opposing the ever increasing expansion of the instruments of the authoritarian future that awaits all of his - should those who are behind the darkening of his name succeed in their agenda..