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House Speaker John Boehner: NSA Leaker a ‘Traitor’
CBS News ^ | Jun 11, 2013 7:00am | Abby D. Phillip

Posted on 06/11/2013 5:44:52 AM PDT by LibFreeUSA

House Speaker John Boehner today called NSA leaker Edward Snowden a “traitor” who put Americans at risk by releasing classified information to the media. “He’s a traitor,” the highest ranking Republican in the House of Representatives said in an extensive interview with ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos. “The disclosure of this information puts Americans ... continued here

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To: Orangedog

Moreover, there’s something extremely interesting about Manning’s leak.

After the leak, he had a couple of very vocal and eager to help sympathizers.

On further digging, these two were running a “security” firm. And they were air force vets. And they had a dod link.

Now, it seems they were on before the leak too. It’s tempting to see the Manning brouhaha as actually done by the administration.


161 posted on 06/11/2013 6:54:22 AM PDT by Hardraade (http://junipersec.wordpress.com (Obama equals Osama))
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To: TexasFreeper2009
The leadership in congress as well as the president are the true traitors.

I dream of the day a true conservative liberty loving leader will arise and call for all of us to march on the District of Corruption by the millions. Someday maybe.
162 posted on 06/11/2013 6:54:37 AM PDT by Cheerio (Barry Hussein Soetoro-0bama=The Complete Destruction of American Capitalism)
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To: Longbow1969

Thanks for providing more proof that garden variety americans are getting the tyrannical police state they so richly deserve. Too bad you sheep are hell bent on taking the rest of us with you.


163 posted on 06/11/2013 6:56:31 AM PDT by Orangedog (An optimist is someone who tells you to 'cheer up' when things are going his way)
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To: LibFreeUSA

John Boehner is exactly what is wrong with this country and why the GOP are Whigs.


164 posted on 06/11/2013 6:57:00 AM PDT by Manic_Episode (Some days...it's just not worth chewing through the leather straps....)
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To: LibFreeUSA

Boehner: Stupid or Evil?

Class, discuss.

165 posted on 06/11/2013 6:57:24 AM PDT by Mrs. Don-o ("Woe to those who call evil good and good evil; who put darkness for light, and light for darkness.")
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To: Hardraade

>Probably did not put anyone at risk. Manning did. So did McCain, Jane Fonda, John Kerry and God knows how many more rats.<

You left off the worst of all, our “esteemed” (spit) VP.


166 posted on 06/11/2013 6:57:40 AM PDT by Darnright ("I don't trust liberals, I trust conservatives." - Lucius Annaeus Seneca)
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To: Cheerio

We need to clean our own house first. Look at some of the statements on this thread. Pure leftist garbage.


167 posted on 06/11/2013 6:58:02 AM PDT by Norm Lenhart
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To: LibFreeUSA

Bonehead is a totally wasteful piece of humanity.


168 posted on 06/11/2013 6:58:05 AM PDT by Logical me
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To: New Jersey Realist
Name me just ONE incidence where the government used what they overheard in an
inappropriate manner. JUST ONE!


169 posted on 06/11/2013 6:58:15 AM PDT by Errant
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To: Bronzewound
Clueless in New Jersey.

You're painting with a broad stroke. I live in one of the few (very few) conservative counties in NJ

170 posted on 06/11/2013 6:58:37 AM PDT by Focault's Pendulum (I live in NJ....' Nuff said!)
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To: CodeToad
“When the people fear the government there is tyranny, when the government fears the people there is liberty.” ― Thomas Jefferson
171 posted on 06/11/2013 7:00:10 AM PDT by jazzlite (esat)
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To: Errant

Wrong(ish). But you might be forgiven for thinking so :).


172 posted on 06/11/2013 7:01:40 AM PDT by Hardraade (http://junipersec.wordpress.com (Obama equals Osama))
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To: Norm Lenhart
Who cares? He exposed a true evil.

Well, some folks see the Islamic terrorists as being the "true evil" here. Others, like Ron Paul, see our government as being the evil party and that the Islamic terrorists are just defending themselves against the Great Satan.

To me, it's pretty clear - the terrorists are the "true evil" here and our government, our intelligence services and our military are the instruments by which we as Americans protect ourselves from that "true evil."

173 posted on 06/11/2013 7:02:21 AM PDT by Tau Food (Never give a sword to a man who can't dance.)
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To: LibFreeUSA

What “classified information” did he release? Did he just confirm what we’ve known for years which is the NSA searches all call data based on a terrorist list, extracts the call data, identifies who talked with a terrorist and then goes to FISA court and gets permission to get further info on those calls including content. That is how it is supposed to work according to the Patriot Act

Or ... Boehner are you telling us they are doing more than is specified by the Patriot Act? Which is it? If NSA are violating the law then they are performing illegal acts as well aren’t they? If they are simply complying with the Patriot Act then what did he reveal that is classified? Boner - you can’t have it both ways.


174 posted on 06/11/2013 7:03:46 AM PDT by plain talk
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To: Longbow1969

“Snowden is a traitor to his country who dumped American secrets with a far left paper in the UK.”

Snowden didn’t dump any secrets. He just confirmed what many had suspected/ now known for years. Nothing that he has revealed so far has hurt the US. Only thing that could possibly hurt security is if the National outrage is so severe as to lead to the dismantling of these programs. And that would be a good thing. Maybe our security apparatus can get back to real investigation, by the book and respecting our constitution, instead of a lot of busy work. Throwing mud on the wall and seeing what sticks is not my idea of effective investigation.


175 posted on 06/11/2013 7:05:27 AM PDT by saleman
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To: New Jersey Realist
By exposing NSA’s listening techniques

What was there to expose? That the NSA knows absolutely everything about everything we do?

Snowden comprimised nothing and no one, but alerted us all to the danger.

176 posted on 06/11/2013 7:05:32 AM PDT by Praxeologue
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To: Errant

... a laurel and hardy handshake...


177 posted on 06/11/2013 7:05:57 AM PDT by Mashood
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To: Tau Food

Explain to me again, how the NSA monitoring DOMESTIC phone calls made by US Citizens with no connection to Islam is helping to keep me safe from terrorists.


178 posted on 06/11/2013 7:06:02 AM PDT by Hugh the Scot
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Yep


179 posted on 06/11/2013 7:07:58 AM PDT by chasio649 (Stop looking for heroes.)
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To: Norm Lenhart

Is this guy any different from Bradley Manning?


180 posted on 06/11/2013 7:08:46 AM PDT by TheGunny
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