Edward Snowden donated to RON PAUL in 2012

[Warlord]

RON PAUL....

What a true patriot and HERO.

http://images.nictusa.com/cgi-bin/fecimg/?12952514893

H/T tsai

Lets make a sub-forum to support this brave man!

[mod: from posts further down it looks like opensecrets also shows an additional $199.99 prior to the two $250 donations for a total of $699.99]

[eleganz]

Cool but how do we know its not another Edward Snowden?

[Warlord]

Cool but how do we know its not another Edward Snowden?

It's very likely him...Hawaii listed as state.

[CaseyJones]

sent to drudge

[Warlord]

Drudge probably not the best to send to... send it to a journalist so they can write about it

[Cshelton21]

When he gave the who left-right dichotomy in that article. I knew he was one of us.


Fucking Hero.

[andrew1229649]

Looks as if that is him, he does live in Hawaii.
http://www.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/1g03zh/nsa_whistleblower_edward_snowden_donated_250_to/

[Elias Graves]

Looks as if that is him, he does live in Hawaii.
http://www.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/1g03zh/nsa_whistleblower_edward_snowden_donated_250_to/

That settles it. He's clearly a right wing extremist tea party flag waving racist! Burn him at the stake!

Ten bonus points for the first person who finds the left's inevitable attack on his character.

[trey4sports]

one word to describe this man: patriot.

[Warlord]

Look in Grassroots central

tsai broke the news!

[jct74]

Buzzfeed picked it up, I'm sending this to drudge.

http://www.buzzfeed.com/hunterschwarz/edward-snowden-donated-to-raul-paul-in-2012

[Warlord]

I will definitely fork out that $250 if there's a way get to him.

He#s been in HK hotel room since May 20th.

Those hotels are expensive ! like hundreds a night! He must be running low.

[jct74]

Looks like he donated $500 in total actually, and there is also a second address listed in Maryland. The main NSA facility is in Maryland I think, so it would make sense that he lived there at one time.

http://s3-ec.buzzfed.com/static/enhanced/webdr06/2013/6/9/17/enhanced-buzz-8915-1370812959-15.jpg

[Warlord]

Wow... He's amazing.

[tsai3904]

Looks like he donated $500 in total actually, and there is also a second address listed in Maryland. The main NSA facility is in Maryland I think, so it would make sense that he lived there at one time.

Yea, that's him.


Snowden has been working at the National Security Agency for the last four years as an employee of various outside contractors, including Booz Allen and Dell.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jun/09/edward-snowden-nsa-whistleblower-surveillance

[jct74]

Yea, that's him.



http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jun/09/edward-snowden-nsa-whistleblower-surveillance

oh yeah, OK. the way I initially looked at it I thought it was showing his middle name was Dell, but that it is actually his employer, so it is definitely him.

[juleswin]

Good for him

I just wonder how long before these intelligence agencies start screening for Libertarian/ real tea partiers types for employment. You know a Michelle Bachmann or Diane Feinstein supporter wont do a damn thing about this spying.

[tsai3904]

Actually, he's donated even more.

Here's his Maryland $250 donation. It lists election cycle-to-date contributions of $449.99, which means he also contributed $199.99 prior to the $250 donation. It sure seems like he donated just under $200 so it wouldn't be reported by the FEC.

http://images.nictusa.com/cgi-bin/fecimg/?12951941678

[CaseyJones]

Buzzfeed picked it up, I'm sending this to drudge.

http://www.buzzfeed.com/hunterschwarz/edward-snowden-donated-to-raul-paul-in-2012

sent also

[CaseyJones]

everyone upvote andrews reddit to

[Warlord]

He's already being smeared on cable tv as a chinese agent.

[RM918]

He's already being smeared on cable tv as a chinese agent.

He doesn't look very Chinese to me, but I post on this forum so I'm a racist...so what do I know.

[sailingaway]

I figured this guy was a Ron Paul supporter. If he cares about civil liberties, who else could he support?

[2young2vote]

There is probably going to be 500 times the amount of surveillance on RPF than there was before. I bet every single one of us is going to be zeroed in on and specifically listened to using the very same program that was just announced to the public.

[Cap]

Can someone get this to Ben Swann?

[Warlord]

There is probably going to be 500 times the amount of surveillance on RPF than there was before. I bet every single one of us is going to be zeroed in on and specifically listened to using the very same program that was just announced to the public.

Do you really care?

[2young2vote]

Do you really care?
I don't think anything will happen to me. I actually had several more sentences typed up talking about other people who may have important jobs within the government like Snowden did and how they are the ones who should be worried for their jobs, but deleted that because I just assumed probably nobody on RPF even has a job like that.

[jct74]

Daily Caller and IB Times
http://dailycaller.com/2013/06/09/nsa-whistleblower-donated-to-ron-pauls-presidential-campaign/
http://www.ibtimes.com/nsa-whistleblower-revealed-edward-snowden-donated-500-ron-pauls-2012-presidential-campaign-does-nsa

[MelissaWV]

I don't think anything will happen to me. I actually had several more sentences typed up talking about other people who may have important jobs within the government like Snowden did and how they are the ones who should be worried for their jobs, but deleted that because I just assumed probably nobody on RPF even has a job like that.

THAT is a ridiculous assumption.

[CaseyJones]

Daily Caller and IB Times
http://www.ibtimes.com/nsa-whistleblower-revealed-edward-snowden-donated-500-ron-pauls-2012-presidential-campaign-does-nsa
http://dailycaller.com/2013/06/09/nsa-whistleblower-donated-to-ron-pauls-presidential-campaign/

sent to drudge

[Warlord]

If they want to monitor us they will... don't get too worked up about it. There's hundreds of members/guests/visitors. They'd have to be pretty damn bored to monitor this forum.

[mad cow]

Then they would have to deprogram the ones who started agreeing with us.

[georgiaboy]

There is probably going to be 500 times the amount of surveillance on RPF than there was before. I bet every single one of us is going to be zeroed in on and specifically listened to using the very same program that was just announced to the public.

Can the admins tell when the site is being specifically surveilled? I'd love to see a widget on the homepage showing it when it happens. Smile for the cameras! :)

[randpaul2016]

how'd it make it on those 2 other sites like that? lol

[helmuth_hubener]

Mr. Snowden: We Totally SALUTE You!

http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSSo8k3APIet1jJL4ICooqq8pWailHlq RHc3uaC76xaBEGSLDRHWEvBQS5P

[CaseyJones]

how'd it make it on those 2 other sites like that? lol

:) now send them to drudge and upvote that reddit entry!

[RDM]

everyone upvote andrews reddit to

Please Rave my post on SodaHead. http://www.sodahead.com/united-states/ron-paul-supporter-whistleblower-of-nsa-spying-reveals-himself/question-3737113/?page=1&new=1&scroll=1#post_110319845

[Occam's Banana]

Mr. Snowden: We Totally SALUTE You!

http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSSo8k3APIet1jJL4ICooqq8pWailHlq RHc3uaC76xaBEGSLDRHWEvBQS5P


Don't forget the NSA! We should salute them, too ...

http://cdn.memegenerator.net/instances/400x/21507163.jpg

[sailingaway]

Can the admins tell when the site is being specifically surveilled? I'd love to see a widget on the homepage showing it when it happens. Smile for the cameras! :)

LOL!

That would be kind of cool.....

[PSYOP]

To the NSA spying on these forums:

http://imamook.files.wordpress.com/2010/03/middle-finger-kid.jpg

[kylejack]

Goes to show how important even a losing Ron Paul campaign is to inspire people to do the right thing when they see rights being violated.

[helmuth_hubener]

One man can make a difference.

Thank you for making a difference.

http://macaulay.cuny.edu/eportfolios/george11/files/2011/10/Tank-Man1.jpg


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5QrdxnoL98

(Of course, needless to say, the account that created and posted this video originally? Suspended.)

http://youtube.com/user/TheChannelOfLiberty

[sailingaway]

He's already being smeared on cable tv as a chinese agent.

I figured that was coming when he went to Hong Kong.

We don't know enough about him to know for a fact it isn't true, and I don't see how we could ever know, so I'm going to take him at face value until I see reason not to.

I voted for the wrong thing on sodahead, I voted that he is a hero. There was another choice I should have chosen about 'working to change government so his sacrifice will not be in vain', but I didn't read all the choices before I voted. I think Obama and congress ignoring their oath to the Constitution is worse than what he did, by far, but he put himself in the line of fire, working where he did, and with the agreements he had to have signed. As Ron says, when you practice civil disobedience, you are doing it despite the risk of consequences, not because there are none. I hope the political fallout from this makes it as unacceptable to 'go after' him as it would have been to prosecute for the Pentagon Papers during the Vietnam war.

[helmuth_hubener]

Front Page!

Whoops, never mind, it's already there!

[RDM]

It's getting attention.

http://dailycaller.com/2013/06/09/nsa-whistleblower-donated-to-ron-pauls-presidential-campaign/

http://www.ibtimes.com/nsa-whistleblower-revealed-edward-snowden-donated-500-ron-pauls-2012-presidential-campaign-does-nsa

[sailingaway]

It's getting attention.

http://dailycaller.com/2013/06/09/nsa-whistleblower-donated-to-ron-pauls-presidential-campaign/

http://www.ibtimes.com/nsa-whistleblower-revealed-edward-snowden-donated-500-ron-pauls-2012-presidential-campaign-does-nsa

It should.

[helmuth_hubener]

They are obviously getting their information from this thread, yet give no credit. They should have at least waited for subsequent follow-up posts correcting the total amount donated. Or maybe the dailycaller's copycat just didn't comprehend what he was reading.

"OpenSecrets.org*shows*that Snowden twice donated*$250 to Paul’s campaign, once on March 18, 2012 from a Maryland address, and a second time on May 6, 2012 from Hawaii. Paul ceased active campaigning for the Republican presidential nomination on May 14, 2012."

Read more: http://dailycaller.com/2013/06/09/nsa-whistleblower-donated-to-ron-pauls-presidential-campaign/#ixzz2VlgYoopX

[sailingaway]

daily caller is saying it was twice, so he donated $500.

[sailingaway]

They are obviously getting their information from this thread, yet give no credit. They should have at least waited for subsequent follow-up posts correcting the total amount donated. Or maybe the dailycaller's copycat just didn't comprehend what he was reading.

"OpenSecrets.org*shows*that Snowden twice donated*$250 to Paul’s campaign, once on March 18, 2012 from a Maryland address, and a second time on May 6, 2012 from Hawaii. Paul ceased active campaigning for the Republican presidential nomination on May 14, 2012."

Read more: http://dailycaller.com/2013/06/09/nsa-whistleblower-donated-to-ron-pauls-presidential-campaign/#ixzz2VlgYoopX

I tweeted it to Mark Dice who retweeted it, These stories were out five minutes later, it seemed.

[Carlybee]

I'm not sure Hong Kong will protect him.

[sailingaway]

I'm not sure Hong Kong will protect him.

Nor would it necessarily be good for him if they did, it might just be to make it a little harder to disappear.

[helmuth_hubener]

But opensecrets also shows an additional $199.99 prior to the two $250 donations for a total of $699.99. Tsai3904 pointed this out in this thread. I guess they just didn't read that far. Shoddy journalism, and total lack of class for no attribution, on the part of all the media outlets. Well, we already know we hate them.

[kylejack]

But opensecrets also shows an additional $199.99 prior to the two $250 donations for a total of $699.99. Tsai3904 pointed this out in this thread. I guess they just didn't read that far. Shoddy journalism, and total lack of class for no attribution, on the part of all the media outlets. Well, we already know we hate them.
Big deal. The important fact is that he was a Ron Paul supporter, not that the forums looked up the donations.

[sailingaway]

But opensecrets also shows an additional $199.99 prior to the two $250 donations for a total of $699.99. Tsai3904 pointed this out in this thread. I guess they just didn't read that far. Shoddy journalism, and total lack of class for no attribution, on the part of all the media outlets. Well, we already know we hate them.

I'll take out the $250 then from the title.

[newbitech]

it is so past the time for an enclave stateside where folks like this can "disappear" to and be among friends. Also, we really ought to consider setting up a pony express. Folks, something tells me that things are gonna be escalating soon. We've organized for money bombs, we've organized for blimps (seriously, no lie), we may very well need to begin organizing for more serious matters. We need to get to know each other personally. We need to make sure we are connected outside the forum. I am scared for this guy, and I am scared for others who are probably in a very close situation to his. I think for every one of these guys that are gonna start stepping forward, there are 100 more waiting in the wings. Overall, this is an amazing development and I am proud to be a part of a movement that will put everything on the line for truth, liberty, and principle. I hope all of you would do the exact same thing if the opportunity arises.

[XTreat]

I don't think anything will happen to me. I actually had several more sentences typed up talking about other people who may have important jobs within the government like Snowden did and how they are the ones who should be worried for their jobs, but deleted that because I just assumed probably nobody on RPF even has a job like that.


I have a job like that.

[helmuth_hubener]

Big deal. The important fact is that he was a Ron Paul supporter, not that the forums looked up the donations.

Very true.

[Tod]

The attempt to smear him, painting him as a loser who is not a hero or patriotic begins...

directorblue.blogspot.com/2013/06/the-resume-of-nsa-whistleblower-edward.html


I'd hate to be in the Public Relations department at government contractor Booz Allen Hamilton this weekend. It's not just the fact that Snowden is/was a Booz employee (http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jun/09/booz-allen-hamilton-edward-snowden).

Booz Allen Hamilton, Edward Snowden's employer, is one of America's biggest security contractors and a significant part of the constantly revolving door between the US intelligence establishment and the private sector.

The current of director [sic] of national intelligence (DNI), James Clapper, who issued a stinging attack on the intelligence leaks this weekend, is a former Booz Allen executive.
And it's not just that DNI Clapper is an ex-BAH exec and his statement is just a tad embarrassing.

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-5iyu3o6fnqM/UbUliiCJA8I/AAAAAAABMdw/gzzNdCg4nsg/s400/130609-edward-snowden.jpg (http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jun/09/edward-snowden-nsa-whistleblower-surveillance)No, let's examine the reported resume of Snowden (dates are estimated):

• Raised in Elizabeth City, North Carolina and later moved to Maryland.

• Attended a community college, but never completed his coursework and never graduated from high school.

• 2003-2004: U.S. Army, discharged after training accident

• 2005: NSA, Security Guard, University of Maryland.

• 2006: CIA, IT security.

• 2007-2009: CIA, diplomatic cover, Switzerland.

• 2009-2013: NSA Contractor, Dell and later Booz Allen Hamilton.

• Salary: around $200,000.

What? Seriously? So a guy who never even graduated from high school (he later reportedly earned a G.E.D.) and started his professional career as a security guard, got hired by a couple of defense contractors and -- at age 29 -- was making $200K a year?

If this story is true, I don't know what's more bizarre: the leak itself or the sheer profligacy of the federal spending machine.

Anyone listening to him speak in the video here http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jun/09/edward-snowden-nsa-whistleblower-surveillance quickly comes to realize that the above paints a very misleading portrait of the man.

[Occam's Banana]

If this story is true, I don't know what's more bizarre: the leak itself or the sheer profligacy of the federal spending machine.Anyone listening to him speak in the video here http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jun/09/edward-snowden-nsa-whistleblower-surveillance quickly comes to realize that the above paints a very misleading portrait of the man.

In this context, anyone pretending to be surprised by "the sheer profligacy of the federal spending machine" is clearly a scoundrel.

And if he's not pretending, then he's a staggering fool ...

[sailingaway]

The attempt to smear him, painting him as a loser who is not a hero or patriotic begins...

directorblue.blogspot.com/2013/06/the-resume-of-nsa-whistleblower-edward.html


Anyone listening to him speak in the video here http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jun/09/edward-snowden-nsa-whistleblower-surveillance quickly comes to realize that the above paints a very misleading portrait of the man.

After initially joining the Obama bashing Malkin is kind of walking it back too, one of those odd bipartisan consensi

[randpaul2016]

• Raised in Elizabeth City, North Carolina and later moved to Maryland.

• Attended a community college, but never completed his coursework and never graduated from high school.

• 2003-2004: U.S. Army, discharged after training accident

• 2005: NSA, Security Guard, University of Maryland.

• 2006: CIA, IT security.

• 2007-2009: CIA, diplomatic cover, Switzerland.

• 2009-2013: NSA Contractor, Dell and later Booz Allen Hamilton.

• Salary: around $200,000.

What? Seriously? So a guy who never even graduated from high school (he later reportedly earned a G.E.D.) and started his professional career as a security guard, got hired by a couple of defense contractors and -- at age 29 -- was making $200K a year?





mind=blown

[angelatc]

After initially joining the Obama bashing Malkin is kind of walking it back too, one of those odd bipartisan consensi


Neocons are bipartisian.

[angelatc]

One man can make a difference.

Thank you for making a difference.




http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5QrdxnoL98

(Of course, needless to say, the account that created and posted this video originally? Suspended.)

http://youtube.com/user/TheChannelOfLiberty

What difference did the guy in Tianamin Square make?

[CaseyJones]

Gates and Zuckerberg never graduated college and they are billionaires and Gates cannot even program for shit

[libertyjam]

Let me ask heretical questions= Is this guy for real? How many of you know who Joseph Heller is? How many of you have read Catch-22? How many of you have ever met anyone with a familial name of Snowden? How many of you are Psy-ops agents?

I may be barking up the wrong tree, but the name sends up red flags.

[Feeding the Abscess]

I figured that was coming when he went to Hong Kong.

We don't know enough about him to know for a fact it isn't true, and I don't see how we could ever know, so I'm going to take him at face value until I see reason not to.

I voted for the wrong thing on sodahead, I voted that he is a hero. There was another choice I should have chosen about 'working to change government so his sacrifice will not be in vain', but I didn't read all the choices before I voted. I think Obama and congress ignoring their oath to the Constitution is worse than what he did, by far, but he put himself in the line of fire, working where he did, and with the agreements he had to have signed. As Ron says, when you practice civil disobedience, you are doing it despite the risk of consequences, not because there are none. I hope the political fallout from this makes it as unacceptable to 'go after' him as it would have been to prosecute for the Pentagon Papers during the Vietnam war.

Did those who were contracted by the government to capture runaway slaves and return them to their "owners" and instead helped said slaves get away do anything wrong? Why or why not?

[helmuth_hubener]

What difference did the guy in Tianamin Square make?

He made an appearance in this thread on RPF. Without him, this thread would be different.

[brushfire]

Were the contributions made during money bombs, or in between?

I'm betting this guy IS one of us.

[BenIsForRon]

I just wonder how long before these intelligence agencies start screening for Libertarian/ real tea partiers types for employment. You know a Michelle Bachmann or Diane Feinstein supporter wont do a damn thing about this spying.

This is what I'm worried about. I'm sure they already do to some extent. They may buckle down now even though I'm sure it's illegal to do so.

[mad cow]

Let me ask heretical questions= Is this guy for real? How many of you know who Joseph Heller is? How many of you have read Catch-22? How many of you have ever met anyone with a familial name of Snowden? How many of you are Psy-ops agents?

I may be barking up the wrong tree, but the name sends up red flags.

SNOWDEN ranks # 3081 in terms of the most common surnames in the United States for 2000.

SNOWDEN had 10,788 occurrences in the 2000 Census, according the U.S. government records.

53 of us are Psy-ops agents.

[J_White]

http://i.imgur.com/YQ5FUMi.jpg

Salute to a Patriot !

[Jackie Moon]

Were the contributions made during money bombs, or in between?

I'm betting this guy IS one of us.

They both came just days before money bombs. "Give Me Liberty" was March 23rd, and "Rise For Liberty" was May 17th.

[Warlord]

His background is odd to say the least and the "200k a year" might be an exaggeration (no one has seen his payslips).

He did work for Dell between his stint at the CIA and the contractor so it's not easy to question his credentials since he's been in the commercial sector.

The neocons will be going crazy when they find he's a Ron Paul supporter.

[VoluntaryAmerican]

shared! this guy is so inspiring.

[Brian4Liberty]

The neocons will be going crazy when they find he's a Ron Paul supporter.

Less than 24 hours later, and prominent teo-cons are using this against Rand.

Personally, I wish that this guy never donated to Ron Paul.

[FSP-Rebel]

Word has it that this guy is off living in Hong Kong. Good for him.