Edward Snowden NSA Leaker: Boehner Says 'He's a Traitor'

Speaker of the House talks to George Stephanopoulos about the screening of Americans' phone records.

[gravestoner]

All I heard was "he told the public the truth about our secrets hes a traitor, but what he exposed is false" huh? How is he telling your secrets if they aren't your secrets? 🤣

[jakw]

Lying like its truth. A real public servant, could not care less about people.

[junto]

"Every time I've been in a briefing, 9 of the 10 people in the room are lawyers." So he has had several briefings where it is just him and 9 lawyers.

[rabuliz]

Thank God the lawyers are watching out for us

[BryanCastleman]

Did the American people ask to be spied on ? No.

[hsa]

why r u worry if u r not criminal ? those who do no wrong have no problem with NSA periods.

[StarDarkAshes]

The only thing I can equate this to is the time I let a woman get raped. I was walking by a field at like 1 in the morning. I heard a woman screaming but I am a little dude and I was tired. I didn’t respond but even 15 years later I still feel like I could have done something and I didn’t. I didn’t want to deal with going up against anyone or any confrontation. I don’t know if it was a woman getting raped for sure but I could have done something the way that Edward Snowden did. The man raping the woman would probably have been very upset with me in the same way that the US government is upset with Snowden. At least he did something. There was this person who was not willing to stand idly by when he knew something was wrong. He is the hero I never have been. At least he won’t look back thinking about what he could have done. The US government was breaking the law. Sorry, but just because you are in a certain type of position where you can break the law in secrecy doesn’t give you the license to do it. The rapist was breaking the law in secrecy too. He felt that just because it was dark and he was behind some bushes where nobody could see him that it would be fine to force himself into this woman. Obama and Trump are both rapists of the American people. They think that as long as nobody can see them it’s fine because they are above the law. But now it’s out in the open thanks to Ed. Reminds me of the Rodney King beating too. Thankfully there was someone there who wasn’t willing to stand idly by while the pigs were killing Mr. King. They filmed it. They took action. I am sorry that I didn’t in the case of that poor woman who was being raped behind some “firewall” of darkness and shrubbery. 😵

[vitkomusic]

Noone. likes the truth but this. man explained what happened. you don't want yo listen...

[mgofthefc]

NSA wiretapping is legitimate but, the IRS... now that is a problem!

[ssszar]

Treason in the United States constitution is defined as "Treason against the United States, shall consist only in levying War against them, or in adhering to their Enemies, giving them Aid and Comfort." Now since Mr. Snowden did not levy war against the United States, you must now prove he provided aid and comfort to an enemy of the United States. To which enemy and in what form did Mr. Snowden provide aid and comfort?

[ZieglerDentalSales]

I created a petition on WhiteHouse.Gov to have Obama ask Boehner to step down from the House Speaker position on behalf of GOP taxpayers. I can't link it but you can go there and sign it. Need 100, 000 petitions and we can finally put pressure on Boehner.

[dragonme]

They have passed laws violating every constitutional admenment.

[jimjim]

how am i a coward? im NOT scared of terrorists or the govt. i am a huge ron paul supporter, in fact i wrote him in during the last election but the argument here is about balance. you cannot have 100% privacy and 100% security. im not vouching for either completely. oh, and an authoritarian state? if you think terrorism is minor, than you have no idea what people filled with hate and a purpose are capable of. go live in iran as a woman and we'll see how you feel afterwards.

[djancak]

i think it has more to do with making certain assholes rich than it is to take everybody's freedom

[dimensionalyspeaking]

HE IS AFRAID HIS COMMUNICATES WILL BE READ BY AMERICANS, ...

[RichardDavis-ibdh]

Yes yes, it's in our best interest, you care about us. thank you government, I thought you just wanted more power or something.

[ReligionWhistleBlower]

GOD says in Quran 49:12, "O you who believe, you shall avoid any SUSPICION, for even a little bit of SUSPICION IS SINFUL. You shall NOT SPY ON ONE ANOTHER, nor shall you backbite one another; this is as abominable as Eating the Flesh of your Dead Brother. You certainly abhor this. You shall observe GOD. GOD is Redeemer, Most Merciful".
Do you remember 911, when those twin towers and CIA building were crumbling down? Those Dusts that we were Eating was Mixed with the Fleshes of our brothers!

[mrcheezle]

He’s only a traitor to the people who have power . Normal people love him for exposes our crooks of a government.

[hsa]

hero don't run way for what they believe

[jimjim]

how are drones terrorism? we can/have done the same things UAVs do with manned platforms. i agree we should NOT be over there at all. what i would like to know is exactly what laws this program breaks. the patriot law which Obama extended gives them the legal right. also, the FISA courts give warrants for specific types of surveillance. beyond the philosophical arguments, i would be really curious to know which laws are being broken. (not sarcastic, im genuinely interested to find out)