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CaseyJones
06-10-2013, 12:52 PM
front page of politico

Whistleblowing

What do you think of Edward Snowden’s decision to leak classified surveillance information?

It was the right call. 39%
It was the wrong call. 49%
I’m not sure. 11%

Results are based on 2483 votes

lets tip that if we can

newbitech
06-10-2013, 12:53 PM
voted

Warlord
06-10-2013, 12:57 PM
Let's not... I'm sure they will be doing real polls over the next few days that will show Obama with 150% approval and 90% demanding Snowden be burned at the stake and for the US to be turned into a military state headed by the Joint Chief of Staff's just to keep everyone safe from cave dwelling ragheads.

tangent4ronpaul
06-10-2013, 12:57 PM
about 75 votes since you posted. numbers haven't budged and there are only 590ppl online here.

needs to go to DP, twitter and FB if anything is going to tip.

-t

Dr.3D
06-10-2013, 12:57 PM
It was the right call. 39%
It was the wrong call. 49%
I’m not sure. 11%
Results are based on 2520 votes

CaseyJones
06-10-2013, 01:12 PM
about 75 votes since you posted. numbers haven't budged and there are only 590ppl online here.

needs to go to DP, twitter and FB if anything is going to tip.

-t

ya definitely spread it around ,,, there is also one at foxnews but that one is calling him a hero by a wide margin already

andrew1229649
06-10-2013, 01:27 PM
Voted, still 39/49/11 Results are based on 2689 votes

Cleaner44
06-10-2013, 01:34 PM
Still at 39/49/11
Results are based on 2726 votes

CaseyJones
06-10-2013, 01:49 PM
It was the right call. 39%
It was the wrong call. 48%
I’m not sure. 11%

Results are based on 2810 votes

starting to work

jkob
06-10-2013, 01:50 PM
voted

moostraks
06-10-2013, 01:53 PM
2831 votes

It was the right call.39%
It was the wrong call.48%
I’m not sure.11%

tangent4ronpaul
06-10-2013, 01:55 PM
ya definitely spread it around ,,, there is also one at foxnews but that one is calling him a hero by a wide margin already

68/16 :D

-t

CaseyJones
06-10-2013, 02:06 PM
h xxp://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/opinion-la/la-ol-edward-snowden-poll-hero-or-criminal-20130610,0,1334349.story

another poll:

A hero, because he exposed a huge potential threat to civil liberties. 65.63% (1,663 votes)

A criminal, because he disclosed classified documents he'd sworn to keep secret. 9.75% (247 votes)

Worse than a criminal -- a traitor. 7.38% (187 votes)

Both a hero and a criminal. He should be willing to go to jail for what he did. 11.6% (294 votes)

Neither. It was old news. 5.64% (143 votes)


Total Votes: 2,534

thoughtomator
06-10-2013, 02:08 PM
Everybody with a lick of sense has long abandoned Politico as a serious news outlet.

CaseyJones
06-10-2013, 02:10 PM
h xxp://www.businessinsider.com/edward-snowden-a-hero-or-traitor-poll-2013-6

another poll:


What is your opinion of Edward Snowden?

He's a hero:
71%
He's a traitor:
13%
I haven't made up my mind yet:
17%

Total: 3205

CaseyJones
06-10-2013, 02:16 PM
h xxp://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2013/06/security_or_privacy_did_edward.html

another poll :

Yes, he did. The government shouldn't be monitoring phone records and Internet usage. 49.75% (101 votes)

No, he didn't. Leaking classified information weakens our secruity. 28.57% (58 votes)

Monitoring phone records and Internet? Old news. I figured they were doing it anyway. It doesn't bother me. 20.2% (41 votes)

Something else? (Post in the comments.) 1.48% (3 votes)

Total Votes: 203

69360
06-10-2013, 03:27 PM
I think he's both a hero and a criminal. He did the right thing exposing the spying, but legally he is guilty. I would have done the same thing.

Dr.3D
06-10-2013, 03:30 PM
I think he's both a hero and a criminal. He did the right thing exposing the spying, but legally he is guilty. I would have done the same thing.
Is is illegal to break a law that is unconstitutional?

Schifference
06-10-2013, 03:35 PM
The president has declared the world a war zone and drones are his weapon of choice. Send a drone to Hong Kong and the terrorist out.

69360
06-10-2013, 03:37 PM
Is is illegal to break a law that is unconstitutional?

Short answer yes. Long answer, you can't take it upon yourself to determine. Legal is not necessarily constitutional, but we have a legal and legislative system to deal with when they aren't.

Dr.3D
06-10-2013, 03:39 PM
Short answer yes. Long answer, you can't take it upon yourself to determine. Legal is not necessarily constitutional, but we have a legal and legislative system to deal with when they aren't.
The legal and legislative system would never deal with it if somebody didn't point to it and say there is a problem.

69360
06-10-2013, 03:40 PM
The legal and legislative system would never deal with it if somebody didn't point to it and say there is a problem.

No it wouldn't. He made himself a martyr for all of us and is worthy of our praise and thanks. Things like this are tough and he has a lot of character to do the right thing.

CaseyJones
06-10-2013, 04:16 PM
It was the right call. 41%
It was the wrong call. 47%
I’m not sure. 10%

Results are based on 3700 votes

CaseyJones
06-10-2013, 04:37 PM
It was the right call. 42%
It was the wrong call. 46%
I’m not sure. 10%

Results are based on 3820 votes

MelissaWV
06-10-2013, 04:48 PM
Voted.

Ashamed to say I know several people who think he should be killed for this.

NERVE
06-10-2013, 04:52 PM
I did my part.

CaseyJones
06-10-2013, 04:59 PM
It was the right call. 43%
It was the wrong call. 46%
I’m not sure. 10%

Results are based on 3979 votes

AFPVet
06-10-2013, 05:12 PM
Short answer yes. Long answer, you can't take it upon yourself to determine. Legal is not necessarily constitutional, but we have a legal and legislative system to deal with when they aren't.

... just remember, there is a distinction between what is legal and what is lawful. Breaking a regulation can be illegal, but not unlawful. Note the term 'regulation'... there are many 'regulations', but few true 'laws'.

green73
06-10-2013, 05:17 PM
It was the right call. 39%
It was the wrong call. 49%
I’m not sure. 11%

YHGTBFKM

green73
06-10-2013, 05:19 PM
Maybe the voting is skewed because people are afraid to vote.

CaseyJones
06-10-2013, 05:23 PM
did you see the other polls? this is the only one against what he did and now that people are getting home from work its going in his favor

Dr.3D
06-10-2013, 05:24 PM
Maybe the voting is skewed because people are afraid to vote.

What with the government looking over their shoulders, I can't really blame them. They prolly think the IRS will be around to give them an audit or freeze their financial accounts if they vote the way they believe.

CaseyJones
06-10-2013, 05:41 PM
It was the right call. 43%
It was the wrong call. 45%
I’m not sure. 10%

Results are based on 4246 votes

cajuncocoa
06-10-2013, 05:44 PM
voted. still same results as in post #33, 4267 votes

PSYOP
06-10-2013, 05:45 PM
Voted.

fisharmor
06-10-2013, 05:50 PM
http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/closeread/2013/06/edward-snowden-the-nsa-leaker-comes-forward.html

"We also learned that James Clapper, the Director of National Intelligence, flat-out lied to the Senate when he said that the N.S.A. did not “wittingly” collect any sort of data on millions of Americans."

So, riddle me this, internet... when the fuck is James Clapper's perjury trial?

Anyone? Anyone but the crickets have anything to say?

Well, then, the naysayers can take the "illegal" talk and cram it.

kcchiefs6465
06-10-2013, 06:19 PM
did you see the other polls? this is the only one against what he did and now that people are getting home from work its going in his favor
It's the only one the MSM is talking about too.

CaseyJones
06-10-2013, 07:20 PM
It was the right call. 44%
It was the wrong call. 45%
I’m not sure. 10%

Results are based on 4694 votes

rprprs
06-10-2013, 07:25 PM
voted

talkingpointes
06-10-2013, 07:28 PM
Voted, 44yes,45no,10%

evilfunnystuff
06-10-2013, 07:32 PM
its close

CaseyJones
06-10-2013, 09:39 PM
It was the right call. 44%
It was the wrong call. 45%
I’m not sure. 10%

Results are based on 5201 votes