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KittyWampus

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24. Really? After setting your partner up as a mule to transport stolen classified documents you'd be

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Mon Aug 19, 2013, 12:45 PM

Aug 2013

pissed if he was detained? Come on now.

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Greenwald VOWS Vengance: ENGLAND 'WILL BE SORRY' [View all] Segami Aug 2013 OP

Well, I guess that is unbiased reporting... EC Aug 2013 #1

Try looking at it as a change of timetable Segami Aug 2013 #2

That's why I prefer seeing everything at once instead of waiting on "timetables" Blue_Tires Aug 2013 #23

Well, damn if he does and damn if he doesn't. Segami Aug 2013 #57

I'd string it out as long as possible Aerows Aug 2013 #97

What about the public's right to know? Blue_Tires Aug 2013 #100

That's why I'm pleased with how they are releasing them Aerows Aug 2013 #102

+1 Segami Aug 2013 #103

So it would be like any other usual day on the Hill? Blue_Tires Aug 2013 #106

Well, it appears you are going to get it piece-meal Aerows Aug 2013 #107

The unintentional irony is that under slightly different circumstances Blue_Tires Aug 2013 #110

Playing coy are we? GeorgeGist Aug 2013 #121

What's coy about my desire to see the data? Blue_Tires Aug 2013 #125

But then Greenwald wouldn't have any leverage brush Aug 2013 #112

Good, the bullies should taste some of their own. n/t fasttense Aug 2013 #3

That sounds blackmail-ish. TwilightGardener Aug 2013 #4

Yeah Aerows Aug 2013 #108

And thus a super-villain is born! randome Aug 2013 #5

"First they exposed my boyfriend LearningCurve Aug 2013 #9

Furst* they came for my partner Aerows Aug 2013 #20

He was in possession of stolen classified documents. KittyWampus Aug 2013 #26

Ex post facto justifications are fun, aren't they? Scootaloo Aug 2013 #129

Grr, now I need to Google this LearningCurve Aug 2013 #27

Here you go. Aerows Aug 2013 #45

Fond memories LearningCurve Aug 2013 #46

No Problem Aerows Aug 2013 #47

Yeah, that's a great quote Babel_17 Aug 2013 #86

Thanks for that :) Aerows Aug 2013 #87

Go to youtube and watch the 20th anniversary/reunion video Babel_17 Aug 2013 #91

A sensationalist headline, taken out of context from what GG said... limpyhobbler Aug 2013 #6

I agree. This is sensationalist crap. n/t backscatter712 Aug 2013 #37

He refers to England's spy system Babel_17 Aug 2013 #66

BINGO! Little Star Aug 2013 #79

ROFL... SidDithers Aug 2013 #7

The best kind of clown LordGlenconner Aug 2013 #17

A clown that will not take any responsibility.. "It's all England's Cha Aug 2013 #96

I'll bet England is shaking in their boots...LOL..n/t monmouth3 Aug 2013 #8

why would you post this piece of dung? cali Aug 2013 #10

Indeed--posting Greenwald's own words could be taken as dung....nt msanthrope Aug 2013 #29

dung? trumad Aug 2013 #63

Threatening to use stolen info as a weapon in a personal vendetta? NightWatcher Aug 2013 #11

Headline does not match story nadinbrzezinski Aug 2013 #15

I'd say the headline pretty closely matches the story. Donald Ian Rankin Aug 2013 #18

Here, Reuters copy nadinbrzezinski Aug 2013 #21

OK, that's "story does not match Reuters", not "headline does not match story"... N.T. Donald Ian Rankin Aug 2013 #28

Sorry if it is complicated nadinbrzezinski Aug 2013 #30

Uh, no, actually it does. That's what he said LordGlenconner Aug 2013 #19

Speaking in Portugeuse Hissyspit Aug 2013 #32

Riiighhhhht. LordGlenconner Aug 2013 #36

Look, I don't really care what he said. I have no problem with it. Hissyspit Aug 2013 #55

Maybe more like, First translated from GG's native English Jackpine Radical Aug 2013 #88

The headline is Huffington Post's. Segami Aug 2013 #60

Meh. We'd need to see his statement PRE-translation leftstreet Aug 2013 #12

he's pissed because they detained his partner for 9 hours Enrique Aug 2013 #13

Amen. Aerows Aug 2013 #14

Really? After setting your partner up as a mule to transport stolen classified documents you'd be KittyWampus Aug 2013 #24

"Mule" Hissyspit Aug 2013 #33

There are enough assumptions in this post Aerows Aug 2013 #39

HE set his partner as a mule with stolen classified documents- so whose honor is in question? KittyWampus Aug 2013 #22

? Aerows Aug 2013 #42

Miranda has calves the size of cantaloupes Capt. Obvious Aug 2013 #56

"set him up" Hissyspit Aug 2013 #70

He's very good at that. He lets others take the real risks. Tarheel_Dem Aug 2013 #74

Honorable, yes. Something a real journalist would say? never. nt geek tragedy Aug 2013 #41

He shall bring England to its knees!!1! Scurrilous Aug 2013 #16

Germany couldn't take down England Cali_Democrat Aug 2013 #50

Neither could the AsahinaKimi Aug 2013 #101

The guy is becoming unhinged Pretzel_Warrior Aug 2013 #25

They should be on their knees, begging BeyondGeography Aug 2013 #31

Yeah, that's GG's(initials b/c I'm tired of writing his damn name all time) Cha Aug 2013 #95

I'll take 'punishment journalism' over 'punishment government' any day. nt EOTE Aug 2013 #128

- BumRushDaShow Aug 2013 #34

He's going to send sharks with frikkin' laser beams on their heads!!! msanthrope Aug 2013 #35

Why, I'll... MineralMan Aug 2013 #38

Even egomaniacal narcissists have a role to play. nt geek tragedy Aug 2013 #40

Now Greenwald is making his partner a mule Aerows Aug 2013 #43

I hope he get them published soon, to keep this in the news cycle. Autumn Aug 2013 #44

The Redcoats are coming! nt. MrScorpio Aug 2013 #48

LOL Cali_Democrat Aug 2013 #49

England has more of a police state than we do. I bet they have some pretty big secrets. liberal_at_heart Aug 2013 #51

What the little putz failed to mention is that his partner was transporting stolen classified OregonBlue Aug 2013 #52

SPEAKING IN PORTUGUESE = lost in translation. dkf Aug 2013 #53

England's spy system will regret Babel_17 Aug 2013 #71

That isn't Greenwald's first language either. dkf Aug 2013 #85

Good. Flush out all the vermin. n/t Fire Walk With Me Aug 2013 #54

You tell 'em GG! Tarheel_Dem Aug 2013 #58

He's been misquoted again, apparently. Hissyspit Aug 2013 #61

Delete your homophobic bullshit DisgustipatedinCA Aug 2013 #62

What's homophobic about my post? Tarheel_Dem Aug 2013 #67

The GeeGee shit. Hissyspit Aug 2013 #69

Apparently, unlike you, I have a real job. So, yes, I missed it, but my sentiment remains the same. Tarheel_Dem Aug 2013 #72

Why is that your sentiment? Hissyspit Aug 2013 #77

You know what, I believe I missed the argument about 'GG' being homophobic Cali_Democrat Aug 2013 #81

If "GG" has been used by homophobes then I disassociate myself from that Babel_17 Aug 2013 #90

I saw a thread on the subject for the first time today. I had no idea GG was gay, much less married. Hekate Aug 2013 #104

You only just now found he is gay? Hissyspit Aug 2013 #113

Yes, that is right, Hissyspit. I did not know he was gay. Hekate Aug 2013 #117

I didn't type "GG" now did I? Hissyspit Aug 2013 #114

I actually didn't mean to reply to you Cali_Democrat Aug 2013 #115

Poster changed her reference from GeeGee to GG in her original post. Hissyspit Aug 2013 #116

Actually, apparently *I* missed it. Le Taz Hot Aug 2013 #124

I already explained in the other posts. Hissyspit Aug 2013 #127

Which I didn't see either Le Taz Hot Aug 2013 #130

Unfortunately narcissists tend to fool lots of people for a long time. tridim Aug 2013 #126

I hope they crush that little smug ass weasel. Tarheel_Dem Aug 2013 #131

I don't necessarily want him crushed... tridim Aug 2013 #133

There's a very good & insightful article on him from a few years back. If I can locate it, I'll.... Tarheel_Dem Aug 2013 #134

This guy's a jackass. Releasing intel as REVENGE? CakeGrrl Aug 2013 #59

He says that's not what he said. Hissyspit Aug 2013 #64

The header to my post is taken directly from the Huffington Post. Segami Aug 2013 #65

The Huffington Post doesn't sensationalize? Hissyspit Aug 2013 #68

Oh no,...thats NOT my position... Segami Aug 2013 #73

Greenwald says both Reuters and HP are quoting him wrong Hissyspit Aug 2013 #75

You really need to get new heroes. The current ones are turning you into a..... Tarheel_Dem Aug 2013 #132

Seriously? Hissyspit Aug 2013 #135

You're quibbling about the difference between "regret" and "revenge"? No matter how you slice-n-dice Tarheel_Dem Aug 2013 #136

Greenwald is the one who sensationalizes Cali_Democrat Aug 2013 #76

What the hell is the difference between threatening that someone will "regret" something BumRushDaShow Aug 2013 #82

Right. And Mitt Robme didn't make the 47% comment ecstatic Aug 2013 #120

Aww..his personal revolutionary war SummerSnow Aug 2013 #78

They already are. MPs, civil libertarians, the UK press, Brazil, are going after the government. Tierra_y_Libertad Aug 2013 #80

NOW he is starting to sound like a terrorist. Rex Aug 2013 #83

@ggreenwald: Thank you, @kansasalps - great job, Reuters and HuffPost http://t.co/CMRniGPOSR - Re Hissyspit Aug 2013 #94

Thanks! Rex Aug 2013 #118

"The personal ... is political" Babel_17 Aug 2013 #84

Interesting book Aerows Aug 2013 #89

@ggreenwald: Reuters told me they're correcting all the things they got wrong in reporting my commen Hissyspit Aug 2013 #92

I am not surprised... nadinbrzezinski Aug 2013 #105

@ggreenwald: Thank you, @kansasalps - great job, Reuters and HuffPost http://t.co/CMRniGPOSR - Re Hissyspit Aug 2013 #93

Thanks Hissyspit! Segami Aug 2013 #99

Maybe you should not use your partner as a mule krawhitham Aug 2013 #98

Maybe you shouldn't have a partner that talks to the other people you talk to Aerows Aug 2013 #109

Somewhere, Greenwald Sits in a Comfy Chair, Stroking a White Cat Skraxx Aug 2013 #111

So... his plan was to sit on secret intel involving the UK, but now ecstatic Aug 2013 #119

He sounds more and more like a Bond villian. One of the 99 Aug 2013 #122

This frame is sensationalist spew. Taking quotes out of context. backscatter712 Aug 2013 #123