re: #265 wrenchwench

What makes him an American hero?

To get the Presidential Medal of Freedom, one must make “an especially meritorious contribution to the security or national interests of the United States, world peace, cultural or other significant public or private endeavors”..

Note it doesn’t say “contribution to the american government”, or “the current administration”.. it says the United States.

I believe Snowden, while pissing off the current administration, and the NSA, has done the United States, and it’s people, a huge favor. He spoke up, he stood up on the bus, and he did something he wasn’t supposed to. If that’s not american, I don’t know what is.