Hold the phone. Bradley Manning was outed. He was ripped apart in mainstream media as a traitor to his country. I remember. What makes it permissible for the govt to out one but not the other? Because they followed the official guidelines? He's in prison today!
I haven't seen any of Paul's conference on this, just read a blurb online. Although if there was a plot to get the president impeached I think that is relevant information the public should know about. I don't think the "abuse of power" the Trump whistleblower revealed was all that consequential really. In fact I think this sort of power dynamic happens all the time in DC. Doesn't make it right, but it doesn't make it the impeachment crusade people tried to pretend it was either. I know that's a controversial opinion around here.
It's because I know people like Pelosi and Schiff will never in a million years have the moral courage to punish him for his serious crimes against humanity, rather than an inconsequential phone call, that they can not and will not present a serious opposition to what Trump represents. When push comes to shove, they're on the take too.
On a side, it's not really a whataboutism if Henry tags me in a conversation about whistleblowers. We've talked about Manning & Ciaramella before. Sometimes, "whataboutisms" are hypocritical deflections. But other times they refer to important historical context. Not a fan of dumbing down conversations this way.
