Hero Edward Snowden?

NSA leaker Edward Snowden attends a news conference at Moscow's Sheremetyevo Airport with Sarah Harrison of WikiLeaks, left, Friday, July 12, 2013.

Bring him home. Thats what The New York Times' and The Guardians editorial pages say about NSA leaker, Edward Snowden. In other words, hes a hero, not a villain, for breaking the law and disclosing top secret documents.

The Times editorial board is arguably the most influential in the nation, and its typically pro-Obama views usually shine brightly on the White House. Thats why, when the Times takes an anti-Obama position, Twitter goes crazy.

Should Obama forgive him? These pundits say youbetcha.

Former high-ranking Obama official, now Atlantic writer, Anne-Marie Slaughter, surprised many with her endorsement.

Journalist Glenn Greenwald, who broke the story for The Guardian, and published Snowdens leaked documents, finds the pronouncement remarkable, and predicts Slaughters endorsement will be confusing for talking heads.

The tweet from a Washington correspondent for the Huffington Post drips in irony:

Top strategist for Mitt Romney's 2012 presidential campaign, Stuart Stevens, finds fault with more than just the Snowden editorial.

While Blake Hounshell, deputy editor of Politico Magazine, finds fault with one word:

And it seems no matter what the controversy, all roads lead to Hillary. Radio host, Tammy Bruce:

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Hero Edward Snowden?