Snowden Lawyer Compares Edward Snowden To Underground Railroad Runaway Slaves
Whistleblowing testicle-annihilator-cum-Russian television star Edward Snowden was back in the news this week by virtue of his feature length interview with NBC News’ Brian Williams.
To follow up the PR blitz, Snowden attorney Ben Wizner appeared on Sunday morning’s Up with Steve Kornacki to explain that Snowden is kinda like slaves who escaped the South via the Underground Railroad, before quickly explaining that he wasn’t doing that.
Toward the end of his interview with Wizner, Steve Kornacki asked “Should Edward Snowden come back and face a trial?”
Wizner responded predictably, drawing comparisons to Daniel Ellsberg and equating a trial in U.S. courts with an automatic life sentence (even though none of the “whistleblowers” the Snowdies cite came anywhere close to a sentence like that), but Kornacki, to his credit, wouldn’t let Wizner off the hook.
“It seemed to me part of the deal, fair or unfair, if you’re going to claim whistleblower status, leak highly classified stuff, if you’re going t0 bring it out there, part of the deal is you’ve got to stand and take the consequences,” Kornacki said.
“Do you think people who used the underground railroad should have stayed and faced the consequences of the Fugitive Slave Act?” Wizner said, adding “We don’t always mean that.”
With an astonished laugh, Kornacki said “So you’re likening Edward Snowden to… that’s quite a comparison.”
Wizner explained that, no, Snowden isn’t like a fugitive slave, or isn’t only like a fugitive slave, but also like Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr…READ MORE
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Tom Ward June 1st, 2014 at 23:01
Probably the same guy who thought the interview with Putin was a good idea. Snowden needs to fire them asap.
granpa.usthai June 1st, 2014 at 23:41
exactly how much was Edward stashing back to pay for what should be a very expensive international legal/PR team?
Documents were signed by Edward, and if anything like TS clearances use to be, are very explicit about consequences. No doubt, those same documents will be used should Edward opt to leave his much more opulent lifestyle than many of Russia’s top security/family members could possibly even dream of having by remaining loyal to their nation.
Tom Ward June 1st, 2014 at 23:01
Probably the same guy who thought the interview with Putin was a good idea. Snowden needs to fire them asap.
granpa.usthai June 1st, 2014 at 23:41
exactly how much was Edward stashing back to pay for what should be a very expensive international legal/PR team?
Documents were signed by Edward, and if anything like TS clearances use to be, are very explicit about consequences. No doubt, those same documents will be used should Edward opt to leave his much more opulent lifestyle than many of Russia’s top security/family members could possibly even dream of having by remaining loyal to their nation.
fahvel June 2nd, 2014 at 04:21
Snowden should get a peace prize and a truth prize.
fahvel June 2nd, 2014 at 04:21
Snowden should get a peace prize and a truth prize.