McCain: Young Americans admire Snowden, see him as "some kind of Jason Bourne"

[Ichingcarpenter]

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A deep distrust of government has led young Americans to hold up NSA leaker Edward Snowden as a hero, Sen. John McCain said Sunday.
“There’s a young generation who believes he’s some kind of Jason Bourne,” the Arizona Republican said during on “Fox News Sunday,” referring to the lead character in the Bourne movie trilogy who battled his own government, particularly the CIA.


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I loved the part in Bourne Ultimatum where Jason lodged in that international transit zone for nearly two months. Totally badass.


McCain initially wanted to compare him to that young Richard Burton fellow, but his staff got a hold of notes.


I think it's sweet that that doddering old fool thinks of those of us in our 60s as "young americans"

[JDPriestly]

1. 70 here and moving up.

Snowden so obviously did the courageous thing, and McCain et al. are so obviously oblivious to human rights.

[dipsydoodle]

2. Getting there......not long now.

I am increasingly surprised at the number of us here who are of an age.

[Fumesucker]

4. DU runs pretty old I figured out a good while back, I'm sixtymumble myself..

[newfie11]

3. 67 here and husband 77

So we are part of the changing seniors as both of us have always voted Dem.

[bravenak]

5. I'm 32.

I think he's been used. But he'll have a good life and he's healthy and free.
Jason Bourne was awesome! Snowden? Not awesome.
My younger family has never heard of him.

[KG]

6. 'you little bastards get off of my lawn'