Today, the Guardian held a Twitter question and answer session with Edward Snowden, the man who claims to be the NSA leaker.
LIVE Q&A w/ Edward Snowden: NSA whistleblower answers your questions at 11am EST | 4pm BST http://t.co/UzrQRXst54 #AskSnowden
— Guardian US (@GuardianUS) June 17, 2013
The Q & A was rich with snarky and sarcastic questions. Here are just a few examples:
https://twitter.com/kinoptika/status/346679303125229568
We doubt he can.
https://twitter.com/expatina/status/346666545344290816
https://twitter.com/DanFosterNRO/status/346670106673287168
https://twitter.com/JulieReddington/status/346663257358077953
#ASKsnowden did Ron Paul put you up to this?!?!
— ¡El Sooopèrr! ن c137 (@SooperMexican) June 17, 2013
#AskSnowden why didn't u change area 51 to area 69 when you had the chance
— my crow (@rownage) June 17, 2013
https://twitter.com/TheMorningSpew/status/346674087579512832
#AskSnowden Can you give me your ex-girlfriends phone number?
— Cali (@TalktoCali) June 17, 2013
#askSnowden do you look forward to experiencing the web freedom of mainland China?
— Whitepaw the Cat (@WhitePaw2012) June 17, 2013
https://twitter.com/FakeHELLoKITTY/status/346666031001001984
Here’s a good question:
#AskSnowden Why didn't you spill your guts aka inform us before the election? Why wait?
— Cherokee Rube (@MGFreelance) June 17, 2013
Here’s an answer from Snowden:
Snowden: "Bathtub falls and police officers kill more Americans than terrorism" pic.twitter.com/mKmT31pW8M
— Michelle Fields (@MichelleFields) June 17, 2013
That was a response that generated this question:
#AskSnowden From your experience at NSA, how can we prevent this terrible "bathtub fall" epidemic?
— Koji Mizuno (@Ijok1998) June 17, 2013
We mustn’t capitulate or the bathtubs win.
And then, a meme was born:
" I could be living in a palace petting a phoenix by now." (http://t.co/eWa5Oevp8Q) pic.twitter.com/UQneEnjf4r
— southpaw (@nycsouthpaw) June 17, 2013
Best quote of Snowden Q& A. "If I were a Chinese spy…..I could be living in a palace petting a phoenix by now.” #askSnowden
— Ewen MacAskill (@ewenmacaskill) June 17, 2013
Best quote of Snowden Q& A. "If I were a Chinese spy…..I could be living in a palace petting a phoenix by now.” #askSnowden
— Ewen MacAskill (@ewenmacaskill) June 17, 2013
#AskSnowden Q: Is the NSA worried about the Chinese phoenix threat?
— Greg Pollowitz (@GPollowitz) June 17, 2013
#askSnowden is it true that your nickname for @ggreenwald is "my little Phoenix"?
— ¡El Sooopèrr! ن c137 (@SooperMexican) June 17, 2013
https://twitter.com/DaveClark_AFP/status/346680852694040576
WTF does that mean, in a palace petting a phoenix? Is that a euphemism? #AskSnowden
— Bogey Carmichael (@the_heavy_stuff) June 17, 2013
If you didn’t have time to catch the Q & A, here’s the CliffsNotes version:
So, to sum up, Snowden was surprised that the NSA spies on people, thinks Hong Kong is free, and that you can pet a phoenix.
— Jim Geraghty (@jimgeraghty) June 17, 2013
Editor’s note: This post has been updated with additional tweets.
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