Edward Snowden

By Dean Obeidallah, Special to CNN

Editor’s note: Dean Obeidallah, a former attorney, is a political comedian and frequent commentator on various TV networks including CNN. He is the editor of the politics blog The Dean’s Report and co-host of a new CNN podcast “The Big Three” that looks at the top three stories of the week. Follow him on Twitter@deanofcomedy.

(CNN) — What do you think of Edward Snowden? By leaking classified documents to the media and revealing that the National Security Agency has been monitoring our phone and Internet usage, is he a traitor or a hero? Could he simply be a narcissist looking to get famous? Or do you not care about either him or the NSA surveillance programs?

Chris Cuomo, co-host of the new CNN morning show, “New Day,” joined us to discuss the top issues in this week’s episode of “The Big Three” podcast. (Be sure to tune in to “New Day,” which premieres on Monday June 17 at 6 a.m. ET.)

I must note that while I disagreed with Cuomo’s view on Snowden, as a fellow graduate of Fordham Law School, his logic and comedy chops were impeccable. It’s something we share and that distinguishes me from my co-hosts Margaret Hoover and John Avlon. (At least that’s what I keep telling myself.)

Back to Edward Snowden. A poll this week found that 31% of Americans consider him a patriot while 23% view him as a traitor. But a whopping 46% say they don’t know. Is it because these 46% simply aren’t following the story or because they have accepted government surveillance as the price for security?

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