Snowden and others respond to 60 Minutes' latest broadcast
In the days leading up to the November 8 broadcast, and in the days that followed, 60 Minutes stories were discussed in tweets from some notable viewers. Take a look below for some of the more interesting messages we saw, including tweets from former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden, "Hamilton" creator Lin-Manuel Miranda and Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont.
Sen. Tester tweeted on the heels of Scott Pelley's story, "Into Dangerous Hands," highlighting critical lapses in the U.S. government's security clearance process.
Following @60Minutes report, I'm calling on Senate HSGAC to hold a hearing on background investigation process. https://t.co/ruXeLtJZyp
— Senator Jon Tester (@SenatorTester) November 9, 2015
On his website, Sen. Tester says the broadcast "exposed flaws in the background investigations of Bradley Manning, Aaron Alexis and Edward Snowden."
As Pelley reported, key details were missing in those individuals' evaluations -- details that could have prevented them from getting security clearances in the first place.
Snowden responded:
#CBS just compared me with a spree shooter. On grounds even CIA said were ridiculous - in 2013! Old people TV, man. pic.twitter.com/B7u8zxgEgM
— Edward Snowden (@Snowden) November 9, 2015
Many viewers came to the leakers' defense:
@60Minutes Snowden is a hero. He let us know that this administration is violating the law . Where were you people ?
— Utahmarionet (@kpr864) November 9, 2015
One viewer was more fascinated by Lesley Stahl's story on the Large Hadron Collider.
Me, watching #60Minutes on security clearance problems: 😴
Me, watching #60Minutes on CERN: 🤓😂🤔
#science
— Gradon Tripp (@gradontripp) November 9, 2015
The most tweeted about story of the week was Charlie Rose's behind-the-scenes look at the Broadway smash hit "Hamilton" and its creator, Lin-Manuel Miranda, who shared this memory from his time spent with the 60 Minutes team:
1) Okay, 1 story about taping 60 Minutes then bedtime.
So they are shooting B-roll of me and @charlierose walking down Dyckman St.
— Lin-Manuel Miranda (@Lin_Manuel) November 9, 2015
2) And no one recognizes @charlierose except ONE Dominican lady who is super excited and pointing him out to the domino playing crew...
— Lin-Manuel Miranda (@Lin_Manuel) November 9, 2015
3) Lady: "ESE ES @CHARLIEROSE!"
Domino guys: "Quien es ese?"
Lady: "CHARLIE ROSE ES COMO EL @jorgeramosnews AMERICANO."
Domino guys: "Ohhh."
— Lin-Manuel Miranda (@Lin_Manuel) November 9, 2015
As the broadcast aired, Dave Itzkoff, a reporter for The New York Times, was quick to notice Charlie's Rose's excitement when he got up on the "Hamilton" stage's turntable. The rotating table is used in the musical to portray, among other things, a scene in which Alexander Hamilton faces off in a duel with Vice President Aaron Burr.
Charlie Rose really appreciates Hamilton's turntable stage. Like, *really* appreciates it. pic.twitter.com/46RQqyiIfZ
— Dave Itzkoff (@ditzkoff) November 9, 2015
After the broadcast aired, 60 Minutes Overtime published a look at the "Hamilton" cast recording an album in the studio, and other extra footage of the Broadway show. One fan posed this question:
let's play a game called: "how many times can i watch the 60 minutes overtime of Hamilton in the space of 24 hours?"
— Adriana Lo Piccolo (@AdriLoPiccolo) November 11, 2015
The answer, if she really wanted to try it: just about 117 times.
And then there was Tuesday night's presidential debate, in which Donald Trump commented that he's gotten to know Russian President Vladimir Putin "very well" because they both were interviewed on 60 Minutes' 48th season premiere in September.
"We were stablemates," Trump said at the Republican debate.
Given that Trump's interview took place in New York while Putin's took place in Moscow, viewers were quick to call out Trump:
@USATODAY @60Minutes well I guess I'm Trump's stablemate because I stood next to him at a golf tournament once
— Tomsula moustache (@chrisns2010) November 11, 2015
Apparently Trump "got to know [Putin] very well" by being in separate taped Q&As for the same episode of 60 Minutes: https://t.co/p2gcaIAZ9f
— Jesse Walker (@notjessewalker) November 11, 2015
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