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So far Snowden hasn't revealed much that wasn't already said by NSA whistleblowers Drake, Binney, et al. Yet most folks had never heard of them or much about th

So far Snowden hasn't revealed much that wasn't already said by NSA whistleblowers Drake, Binney, et al. Yet most folks had never heard of them or much about the issues they were trying to raise. Yet Snowden is an international superstar and the substance of his disclosures are, in fact, front page news on a regular basis. If it takes paying some attention to the fact that his girlfriend was a pole dancer, I guess that's OK with me.

saraid216 13y ago
...this is the first I'd heard of the detail that his girlfriend was a pole dancer. I'm profoundly amused to discover it like this.
- marshray 13y ago
  I'm sorry!
- Amadou 13y ago
  Not that kind of pole. As far as anyone has said publicly she was not a stripper. She was part of a dance troupe while living in Hawaii and the about page on her blog she described herself as “a world-traveling, pole-dancing super hero.” http://www.salon.com/2013/06/12/edward_snowdens_girlfriend_probably_wasnt_a_stripper/ http://www.salon.com/2013/06/12/edward_snowdens_girlfriend_p...
  - marshray 13y ago
    So more like artsy acrobatic dancing that just happened to involve the occasional pole. Got it. Glad we got this sorted out. :-)