Pataki Demands Twitter Ban ‘Traitor’ Snowden’s Account, Gets Smacked Down by Greenwald
George Pataki became the first presidential candidate today to weigh in on Edward Snowden‘s new Twitter account, and he wants it taken down immediately.
See, Snowden’s new social media presence has revived that really fun and reductive debate about whether he’s a “hero” or “traitor,” and Pataki made it clear what side he’s on:
Some say you have courage, I saw real courage on #Sept11 You are just a traitor who put American lives at risk. https://t.co/RRWtmMzyxE
— George E. Pataki (@GovernorPataki) September 29, 2015
.@Twitter is a great American company that should not give a platform to terrorists or traitors – @Jack shutdown @Snowden today.
— George E. Pataki (@GovernorPataki) September 29, 2015
Not a traitor who put Americans at risk, hides in Russia and belongs behind bars. https://t.co/LMXVLjta1B
— George E. Pataki (@GovernorPataki) September 29, 2015
And in case you’re wondering whether Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey would be receptive to Pataki’s complaint…
Yes! Welcome to Twitter. https://t.co/gUBQpET6Gg
— Jack (@jack) September 29, 2015
…yeah, that’s probably a no.
Pataki got a lot of snark for his tweets, not least of all from Glenn Greenwald:
George Pataki invokes- guess what?- 9/11 to demand Twitter terminate Snowden account http://t.co/y2sYtnTIhG – but: https://t.co/17wCfu1Etj
— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) September 29, 2015
In 1/2 day, @Snowden amassed 10 times more followers than @GovernorPataki has accumulated for forever https://t.co/VGDhOQqFQK #Democracy
— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) September 29, 2015
Hi, I'm running for President. My support in all polls is an asterisk. And I'm here to say who should & shouldn't be allowed on Twitter.
— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) September 29, 2015
@MattSchiavenza He probably has, but he's in such obscurity we didn't hear about it.
— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) September 29, 2015
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