From: fascistflea@gmail.com   
      
   mINE109 wrote:   
   >    
   > >> Shapley and Ziegler are leakers, not whistleblowers.    
   > >    
   > > Like I said....you're truly alone trying to make that silly argument.   
   > I'm distinguishing between the informal definition and the legal one,    
   > which requires a “protected disclosure” be made to a proper authority.    
   >    
   > I acknowledge Shaply and Ziegler are informally referred to as    
   > whistleblowers.   
   >   
   At this juncture, a reasoned response would acknowledge that the term   
   has, as you point out, different meanings in different contexts. But Scottie   
   doesn't earn his "debating trade" points by being reasonable. Maybe they'll   
   suggest the Fifth Amendment should shield anyone the LRWEC calls a    
   "whistleblower". Or maybe they'll demand that Congress pass a law to   
   ban the use of the term in any technical or legal context. Or maybe, if the   
   mutt is feeling desperate or cornered, they'll claim sole ownership of the   
   word for use against the hated Democrats. If someone tries to blow a whistle   
   on    
   a fuckuplican, Witless will exhort the hated FBI to harass and prosecute the   
   rat.   
      
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