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quinnox

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5. it is just a personal pet peeve of mine, whenever I have heard the term, it is used in conjunction

Reply to David Krout (Reply #3)

Mon Aug 19, 2013, 05:19 PM

Aug 2013

with the terrorists, as in "We shouldn't embolden the terrorists" or, "the militants have become emboldened" So when I see Greenwald use it on himself, it is like he is playing into that lingo, when he is not a terrorist or a militant.

It is just a personal gripe I have.

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Did Greenwald really vow vengeance? [View all] cthulu2016 Aug 2013 OP

Sure he did Aerows Aug 2013 #1

Ok, I am a huge Greenwald fan, but I don't think he should be using the word "Emboldened" quinnox Aug 2013 #2

That's a Cheney-like thing to say David Krout Aug 2013 #3

it is just a personal pet peeve of mine, whenever I have heard the term, it is used in conjunction quinnox Aug 2013 #5

I like "Embiggened" myself. nt msanthrope Aug 2013 #9

a quick thesaurus look up shows there are so many other terms that don't remind me of the terrorism quinnox Aug 2013 #11

A perfectly cromulent word. ;) n/t Behind the Aegis Aug 2013 #15

Do you see how many hours I had to wait for that? DU is slipping! nt msanthrope Aug 2013 #16

''They will be sorry for what they did'' railsback Aug 2013 #4

Karma cthulu2016 Aug 2013 #7

How is that 'snark'? railsback Aug 2013 #13

Go ahead and defend the petty little miscreant, and he'll keep making you look foolish. MjolnirTime Aug 2013 #6

You apparently didn't read the OP, so your input is... comical. cthulu2016 Aug 2013 #8

Nope Shivering Jemmy Aug 2013 #10

ignore them, they never contribute anything but negative one-liners to DU quinnox Aug 2013 #12

Is there a link to the Huffington Post article? n/t Turborama Aug 2013 #14