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Puregonzo1188

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28. Our President for one thing. And nearly all of our elected officials of either party.

Reply to FarLeftFist (Reply #19)

Mon Jan 2, 2012, 03:48 PM

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The echoing futility of attacking Greenwald with shallow discourse [View all] quinnox Jan 2012 OP

And ditto for ... frazzled Jan 2012 #1

good for you then quinnox Jan 2012 #4

Greenwald regularlly soiled diapers when he was an infant. Wilms Jan 2012 #2

lol quinnox Jan 2012 #7

I've seen plenty of intelligent rebuttals to Greenwald. Here's the thing though FarLeftFist Jan 2012 #3

What does any of that have to do with it? MNBrewer Jan 2012 #5

I'm responding to the OP, not a specific Greenwald article. FarLeftFist Jan 2012 #8

No one is perfect. Yeah. That's it. Wilms Jan 2012 #6

Yeah, that IS it. Being 'perfection' is in the eye of the beholder. FarLeftFist Jan 2012 #10

And which one of those groups pressed him on indefinite detention? Wilms Jan 2012 #11

Congress and senate who have the votes to override a veto. FarLeftFist Jan 2012 #12

So? Wilms Jan 2012 #13

You DO KNOW that the bill WASN'T just about that one section, right? There's actually alot of good FarLeftFist Jan 2012 #14

I used to believe that "Big Tent" stuff, too. Wilms Jan 2012 #15

Everyone is entitled to their own opinions I guess. FarLeftFist Jan 2012 #16

not on civil liberties getdown Jan 2012 #18

I believe they are looking for a repeal of certain provisions. FarLeftFist Jan 2012 #23

I'd find that refreshing. Wilms Jan 2012 #24

yeah getdown Jan 2012 #25

And supporters of murder of Pakistani children... a country we are not at war with. Luminous Animal Jan 2012 #17

Who supports murdering Pakistani children? Or a racist drug war? FarLeftFist Jan 2012 #19

When you vote for most Democrats, you are also Luminous Animal Jan 2012 #27

SO your solution is to vote republican? Or just not vote at all? FarLeftFist Jan 2012 #29

I never said that. That's kind of like the "you're with us or with the terrorist" Luminous Animal Jan 2012 #30

But I expect everyone to know this info. We don't need some journalist to make up our own minds. FarLeftFist Jan 2012 #34

Our President for one thing. And nearly all of our elected officials of either party. Puregonzo1188 Jan 2012 #28

Greenwald has attacked "Lefty posters"? Excuse my skepticism. Do you have a link for such attacks? AnotherMcIntosh Jan 2012 #20

I have NO POWER whatsoever to destroy Greenwald's reputation, nor do I have interest in doing so. FarLeftFist Jan 2012 #22

That's not responsive and does not support your claim that Greenwald attacked "Lefty posters". AnotherMcIntosh Jan 2012 #36

Several of the people in that painting owned slaves. Odin2005 Jan 2012 #21

Well, in that case... Wilms Jan 2012 #26

Ineffective against what? treestar Jan 2012 #9

I just got a call from an old friend who has been a lifelong Democrat and spends about 25% of his grantcart Jan 2012 #31

It's a piece of lint gazing at its own navel, inside of a navel being gazed at. MilesColtrane Jan 2012 #32

heh, thanks for that report quinnox Jan 2012 #33

Is the criticism of Greenwald hitting too close to home for you? MjolnirTime Jan 2012 #35