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Assange on Hannity

Leaks that reveal impropriety, corruption, criminality, material lies and deceit are always welcome; so long as Assange outs misdeeds with sunlight and honesty, he will always be a hero, regardless of the political leaning of his target; even if he were to out those I respect and admire, I would be grateful for the knowledge assuming the information were legitimate, and that he spared me from being fooled any longer.

That said, I too have noticed the fickle and hypocritical partisan disgust and elation with the man depending on who he happens to be exposing; disappointing albeit unsurprising.
 
NonoBadDog said:
I don't approve of what Assange has been doing as far as his non redaction philosophy. I do find it funny that he was a hero when he was leaking docs about Bush.
Richard Cohen - WikiLeaks provides the truth Bush obscured

WikiLeaks Iraq War Logs: No Evidence of Massive WMD Caches - CBS News

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/14/opinion/sunday/how-to-end-the-stigma-of-guantanamo.html?_r=0


A couple of other articles just for the hell of it.

Jill Stein: 'No question' Julian Assange is a hero - CNNPolitics.com
Film-maker Michael Moore visits WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange at embassy - Daily Record
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This is a strange post. Because the group that was calling him a traitor in response to those hero claims has also now swapped positions, now that the new leaks might hurt Hillary and/or the Dems.
 
coldjoint said:
All Hannity wants is for Hillary to lose. He could give a **** where the information that helps do that comes from. Seeing how the Left is capable going pretty low themselves, more power to him.
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Personally I am of the opinion that because the other guy does something wrong it does not give me an excuse to do the same thing, must be my upbringing.
 
Mr Person said:
This is a strange post. Because the group that was calling him a traitor in response to those hero claims has also now swapped positions, now that the new leaks might hurt Hillary and/or the Dems.
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That was exactly my point.
 
NonoBadDog said:
That was exactly my point.
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Well I didn't read the articles you cited, but the text you wrote yourself seemed to indicate a focus solely on the people to whom "he was a hero when he was leaking docs about Bush." The titles of the first three indicated that Assange leaks disproved right wing claims about Iraq and/or related Bush claims. The second two were about Jill Stein and a Giant Socialist Weasel who liked Assange.

Were the bits about right-wingers who said Assange was a traitor and now praise him because new leaks might hurt Hillary/The Left elsewhere in the thread? I may have missed them if so.
 
Mr Person said:
Well I didn't read the articles you cited, but the text you wrote yourself seemed to indicate a focus solely on the people to whom "he was a hero when he was leaking docs about Bush." The titles of the first three indicated that Assange leaks disproved right wing claims about Iraq and/or related Bush claims. The second two were about Jill Stein and a Giant Socialist Weasel who liked Assange.

Were the bits about right-wingers who said Assange was a traitor and now praise him because new leaks might hurt Hillary/The Left elsewhere in the thread? I may have missed them if so.
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Nope, they weren't. My post was mostly targeted to the OP, which was from a liberal perspective and about Hannity interviewing Assange. Assange is dangerous in the fact that he never redacts anything. He has been a liberal hero longer than he has been a conservative hero. Personally I think he is a threat to our country because of his non redaction policy. Always has been.
 
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Phys251 said:
Not quite. Only a statute-of-limitations exclusions got him off the hook on some of the charges, and he's still not in the clear yet.

In other words, the dilly-dallying may have helped an alleged sexual predator escape justice.
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That's not quite what and said, and that's not what I was referring to. It's a confirmed fact that the officers involved in the case --meaning the original interviewers of witnesses and detectives assigned the case-- suggested to drop the case for a lack of evidence. In fact, to quote the lead detective, "I don't think there is reason to suspect that [Julian Assange] has committed rape." After several inconclusive interviews, the case was repeatedly resurrected by high-ranking officials within the government.

It's not a secret that the US and the UK hate Julian Assange, and while it may or may not be the case that Assange sexually molested two women, it's pretty difficult to believe that this is why the UK and Sweden have expended this much effort on a molestation case with, according to the lead investigator of the case, no evidence to back up the claim.

He should have never been respected in the first place. He seems to care about nobody but himself.
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Right, it was out of his own self-interest that he published Chelsea Manning's documents and helped Edward Snowden's legal case. This is pretty unserious commentary, unless you genuinely believe that the public and the world shouldn't have known about what our military was doing in our name and with our money.

Personally I wouldn't shed a single tear if he disappeared to some remote island without any internet access. After potentially doing his time behind bars, that is.
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That's an ugly sentiment. If he is guilty, he should be sentenced and jailed in the country where he allegedly committed his crimes; not in some Guantanamo Bay-esque detention facility, assuming that's what you meant. I don't support this for even the most vile terrorists, and I sure as hell don't support this happening to someone who spoke truth to power --even if it were discovered conclusively that he molested two women.
 
ModerateGOP said:
WHA? Julian Assange was actually interviewed on Fox News Channel by none other than Trumpkin Sean Hannity. Is he a Contributor? Own Show coming soon? These were the thoughts going through my head as Assange peddled right wing conspiracy theories about his latest "bombshell reveal" in the Clinton emails. That or he could just be working for Trump/Putin.

Assange says Clinton leaks might come as early as next week | Fox News
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Hannity is a partisan hack. Assange is benefiting Russia. Russia wants Trump to be President. Ergo, Hannity and Assange share a common goal.

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PerfectStorm said:
Hopefully the release of these emails will refresh Ms. Clinton's memory.
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Fat chance. The woman stood on stage last night and proclaimed that we didn't lose a single person in Benghazi.
 
Mr Person said:
Well I didn't read the articles you cited, but the text you wrote yourself seemed to indicate a focus solely on the people to whom "he was a hero when he was leaking docs about Bush." The titles of the first three indicated that Assange leaks disproved right wing claims about Iraq and/or related Bush claims. The second two were about Jill Stein and a Giant Socialist Weasel who liked Assange.

Were the bits about right-wingers who said Assange was a traitor and now praise him because new leaks might hurt Hillary/The Left elsewhere in the thread? I may have missed them if so.
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I missed something with your post. What makes Assange a traitor? I certainly don't agree with his leaking but I don't see how he is a traitor.
 
cpwill said:
Quick quiz: the city of Benghazi IS or IS NOT located in the county of Libya?
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Quicker quiz: Show the actual quote from Clinton that shows this: "The woman stood on stage last night and proclaimed that we didn't lose a single person in Benghazi."
 
Paperview said:
Quicker quiz: Show the actual quote from Clinton that shows this: "The woman stood on stage last night and proclaimed that we didn't lose a single person in Benghazi."
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She said we didn't lose anyone in Libya. Benghazi is in what country, again?

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Paperview said:
Perhaps you failed to understand the question, or the meaning of the words "actual quote."
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:shrug: I'm on the phone. Are you claiming she didn't say that?

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Paperview said:
Being on the phone means you can't show the actual quote or even a link to it?
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Yup. Are you denying she said that? Can't help but notice you refused to answer the question, which suggests you are hoping instead to try to wriggle out of it.

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cpwill said:
Yup. Are you denying she said that? Can't help but notice you refused to answer the question, which suggests you are hoping instead to try to wriggle out of it.
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Oh you poor thing. Can't even type the actual quote. My phone disallows it!

Tsk.
 
Paperview said:
Oh you poor thing. Can't even type the actual quote. My phone disallows it!

Tsk.
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So.... you looked it up, realized you are incorrect, and am now hoping to pivot away to whether or not my phone has a copy/paste function.

Got it.

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cpwill said:
So.... you looked it up, realized you are incorrect, and am now hoping to pivot away to whether or not my phone has a copy/paste function.

Got it.
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I read the story yesterday, bubbie.

That's how I know you're lying. And why your widdle fingers can't type out the actual quote.

Cuz: Phone! Waaaaa.
 
radioman said:
Hoo-boy, Sean pals around with sexual predators.
This helps explain Hannity's defense of Roger Ailes.
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He hasn't been found guilty, the same way Hillary hasn't been found guilty. The possibility is there, but until either of them are convicted it is up for debate.
 
cpwill said:
Hannity is a partisan hack. Assange is benefiting Russia. Russia wants Trump to be President. Ergo, Hannity and Assange share a common goal.

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The bold is grasping at straws. Assange is not intentionally benefiting Russia, and the only reason Putin would want Trump to be President is because he is easily manipulated.
Hillary and Putin are friendly rivals/rival friends.
 
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