President Barack Obama on Friday seemed to acknowledge that the determined effort by the White House and Congress to demonize Edward Snowden has not exactly worked. The White House has put pressure on many people in this town to make clear that Snowden is
not to be praised in the media or by members of Congress.
Various reporters and new organizations have held the line in
mocking Snowden
or
refusing to call him a “whistleblower”
rather than a “leaker.” After all, the fear seems to be that Snowden has to be a traitor or Obama would look like a tyrant. Even
high-ranking members have been frog walked back before cameras
for uttering a work of praise for Snowden. The problem is that it has convinced few people, even with
alteration of Wikipedia
and other sites to maintain the party line. Now Obama has come forward to assure people that Snowden…
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