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Luminous Animal

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49. He's never been with Fire Dog Lake.

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Tue Jun 11, 2013, 08:33 PM

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Those who have Serious Problems with Glenn Greenwald..Is it Him or His Reporting? [View all] KoKo Jun 2013 OP

it's not about Greenwald Enrique Jun 2013 #1

pppfffffffttttt VanillaRhapsody Jun 2013 #2

You forgot the smiley to go with it.. Fumesucker Jun 2013 #4

No, Greenwald was slobbering over Ron Paul back in 2007 geek tragedy Jun 2013 #12

and no one here cared Enrique Jun 2013 #23

He was a puny blogger back then, no? OilemFirchen Jun 2013 #35

Nobody cared about Glenn Greenwald period back then--very few hits. geek tragedy Jun 2013 #40

I think he was with FireDogLake at that time Whisp Jun 2013 #46

He's never been with Fire Dog Lake. Luminous Animal Jun 2013 #49

He was on FDL's payroll. AtomicKitten Jun 2013 #69

Um no. That was a PAC started by Hamsher and Greenwald. The PAC paid them. Luminous Animal Jun 2013 #74

Bzzzzz. Wrong answer. AtomicKitten Jun 2013 #75

This message was self-deleted by its author seaglass Jun 2013 #38

Ron Paul is right about some issues. He's also a foul racist enabling nutjob. geek tragedy Jun 2013 #39

This message was self-deleted by its author seaglass Jun 2013 #47

Greenwald was outspoken in denouncing geek tragedy Jun 2013 #65

This message was self-deleted by its author seaglass Jun 2013 #70

I quoted directly. geek tragedy Jun 2013 #71

Yes, all the criticisms Kelvin Mace Jun 2013 #77

His reporting is often very sloppy and that is true in this case. pnwmom Jun 2013 #3

This... SidDithers Jun 2013 #14

+1000 baldguy Jun 2013 #15

I've heard this a couple time here and haven't seen what it is about. Whisp Jun 2013 #48

This is one example of his overblown "reporting." pnwmom Jun 2013 #50

thanks for that link and quote. yep, wee bit over the top. Whisp Jun 2013 #54

He made no claims about the slides. He reported precisely what they said with no personal viewpoint Luminous Animal Jun 2013 #58

Here is a classic DU Greenwald bashing thread chock full of insights Bluenorthwest Jun 2013 #5

Not a Greenwald fan, but I feel like taking a shower after reading that post geek tragedy Jun 2013 #9

It was hosted happily in GD for nearly a week, why? Bluenorthwest Jun 2013 #10

Eh, when he started promoting Ron Paul that was enough for me to dismiss him geek tragedy Jun 2013 #13

I stopped reading him when he supported the Iraq war, DU brings him up constantly Bluenorthwest Jun 2013 #20

I linked to a few examples upthread. geek tragedy Jun 2013 #24

That counts as promotion in my book. Bluenorthwest Jun 2013 #28

Nice thing about quoting Sullivan is that if you change your mind you can geek tragedy Jun 2013 #31

He wasn't writing when he supported the Iraq war. Please read this. I'd really appreciated it. Luminous Animal Jun 2013 #51

I had a melt down when that post was allowed to stand and had a melt down in Meta.. Luminous Animal Jun 2013 #52

No surprise there. William769 Jun 2013 #22

To be fair that is a golden oldie, but that thread changed the way I think of DU. Bluenorthwest Jun 2013 #25

General rule is that if it's possible to be an asshole on a given subject, geek tragedy Jun 2013 #30

Be sure to check out the recommends on that thread. QC Jun 2013 #26

Greenwald is an opinion writer, not a reporter. geek tragedy Jun 2013 #6

^ I am of this opinion as well^ Raine1967 Jun 2013 #32

He comes across as wanting to be 'right'. randome Jun 2013 #7

He has integrity noise Jun 2013 #8

He's a Paulite/Libertarian. He hates both the Dems and the Rethugs. n/t pnwmom Jun 2013 #16

He is neither... Luminous Animal Jun 2013 #56

Then why did he take money from the Cato Institute for his white paper? And why pnwmom Jun 2013 #63

He took money for the precise reason he said. To write a paper about drug Luminous Animal Jun 2013 #68

Deliberately printing falsehoods ≠ integrity baldguy Jun 2013 #17

+1 Luminous Animal Jun 2013 #57

Secret Blackwater Contractors Surveying all of us and Small Business... KoKo Jun 2013 #11

Look who "progressives" are making common cause with: ucrdem Jun 2013 #18

So he's a Paulite, libertarian, that explains flamingdem Jun 2013 #19

He is neither a Paulite or a libertarian. Luminous Animal Jun 2013 #55

He left out his flamingdem Jun 2013 #61

I'll be perfectly honest olddots Jun 2013 #21

If Greenwald's reporting is inaccurate, then show exactly where & how that is true. 99th_Monkey Jun 2013 #27

I know...many of us ask what IS IT ABOUT GREENWALD? Reporting or Hate of Him? KoKo Jun 2013 #36

Yes. blue neen Jun 2013 #29

He's a troublemaker who doesn't toe the party line. We need more like him. Tierra_y_Libertad Jun 2013 #33

He does the bidding of the Koch Brothers. Ikonoklast Jun 2013 #60

But, does he have a girlfriend in Hawaii? Tierra_y_Libertad Jun 2013 #62

Boiled down to it's very essence...you. Ikonoklast Jun 2013 #64

Not really. I never voted for a surveillance state. Tierra_y_Libertad Jun 2013 #67

I'll desnark for a moment. OilemFirchen Jun 2013 #34

What OilemFirchen said, especially the Skidmore Jun 2013 #41

I guess partly what others have said - too much opinion, not enough journalism. nomorenomore08 Jun 2013 #37

Greenwald is now more of a Left Anarchist than Right Libertarian FarCenter Jun 2013 #42

It's about not worshipping Obama. DesMoinesDem Jun 2013 #43

I feel the same way about him as I did eissa Jun 2013 #44

I've never had a problem with Glenn Greenwald, Blue_In_AK Jun 2013 #45

I have never like this guy. Long before all this secret stuff came out because he is never happy southernyankeebelle Jun 2013 #53

Both. I consider them inseparable. Chan790 Jun 2013 #59

He speaks truth to power, which makes many uncomfortable -nt- b.durruti Jun 2013 #66

He's abrasive, confrontational, always looks tired from overwork.... I like that. reformist2 Jun 2013 #72

All he needs to do is write a few columns about how handsome Barack Obama is. cherokeeprogressive Jun 2013 #73

It's because he is gay. The Link Jun 2013 #76

I dislike him because of your post. jeff47 Jun 2013 #78