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I may not agree with the guy but I am impressed by him. He had the balls to go on stage in front of a crowd of people who could be aggressive, and presented his case. Not sure how well it was, since I wasn't there. However, that takes courage.

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A group of hackers is not physically intimidating in the slightest, so what's to admire? I would have admired him if he had apologized and resigned.

Not to mention that if you are head of the worlds most powerful intelligence agency, how much does courage even have to come into play?

He most likely had an armed escort, unlike his opponents.

What is he going to do? Shoot at people on a live video feed for being mean to him.

That's not really the point to having an armed escort, is it?

I'm not sure I follow your point then. Could you elaborate?

The man showed up to a civil affair in military garb and most likely, though we don't know, had some kind of muscle with him.

His point is already made without firing a shot at the hoi-polloi.

You're joking, but would that surprise you at this point?

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