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In reply to the discussion: EVERY SINGLE INSTANCE of a discussion instigated regarding Greenwald's character [View all]Chan790
(20,176 posts)178. The character of the journalist is always relevant to the credibility of their reporting.
Your desire to declare the issue "case closed" when it is clearly not...belies the weakness of your position and that of the other defenders of Greenwald and his ilk.
His character matters and if you wish to declare otherwise...you'll need to declare his revelations equivalently null. They're inseparable.
Not credible reporters yield not credible reports.
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EVERY SINGLE INSTANCE of a discussion instigated regarding Greenwald's character [View all]
sibelian
Feb 2014
OP
What does that mean? Republican Whistle Blowers exposed Bush's crimes during his administration.
sabrina 1
Feb 2014
#172
It's McCarthyite bullshit and very often couched in homophbia. It has gone on for
Bluenorthwest
Feb 2014
#15
Examining multiple examples of Greenwald's style of argument and his history convinced me
struggle4progress
Feb 2014
#17
That's fine as long as you refute the reporting on the NSA rather than attack his character. n/t
cui bono
Feb 2014
#113
Where are the insults to Du members in the OP? And case closed is about attacking the messenger,
cui bono
Feb 2014
#115
"A small cohort of losers are smarting over their loss." could be interpreted as such
dionysus
Feb 2014
#157
They dont discuss issues but only disrupt. Why they are allowed to stay is beyond me. nm
rhett o rick
Feb 2014
#150
and unlike greenwald, they won't be making a living doing it. checkbook journalism 101
dionysus
Feb 2014
#156
But that's all they have. They cannot argue substance and they cannot argue law.
bemildred
Feb 2014
#18
And everybody should vote third-party, because it's so much easier than making a serious
struggle4progress
Feb 2014
#29
And to those that disparage whistle-blowers and Occupy this should make you happy.
rhett o rick
Feb 2014
#147
You won't get the NSA shut down -- and you won't get much of the public behind you
struggle4progress
Feb 2014
#37
Yes, Totally impossible, Ridiculous really. Fatuous. I suggest you stop worrying about it.
bemildred
Feb 2014
#41
That style won't work either. It may make you feel witty and morally superior, but
struggle4progress
Feb 2014
#43
Good grief, bemildred. Why would I give a fugg who or what you "believed in"?
struggle4progress
Feb 2014
#56
If you spend just half the time you spend pissing and moaning on this website...
ConservativeDemocrat
Feb 2014
#108
No. He shouldn't resign. He should do his job and not be intimidated by the big brass in the NSA.
JDPriestly
Feb 2014
#36
So you are giving Pres Obama credit for starting to fix what he and you said wasnt broken.
rhett o rick
Feb 2014
#130
If you're supporting Snowden despite him handing the Chinese government
struggle4progress
Feb 2014
#26
Anyone who supports the excessive surveillance of the NSA is unlikely to vote for Democrats
JDPriestly
Feb 2014
#33
You've got to stop thinking in terms of slogans and start thinking in terms
struggle4progress
Feb 2014
#42
Could you please list a few of the policy reforms you are talking about? Thanks.
JDPriestly
Feb 2014
#70
You haven't seen any evidence that the NSA is doing this to American citizens, either.
randome
Feb 2014
#72
I saw no slogans in JD Priestly's comment. That tactic is so old but DUers, as this thread
sabrina 1
Feb 2014
#174
You should look up the S China Morning Post article and review its effect on the Obama-Xi summit
struggle4progress
Feb 2014
#40
Could be, if it was an isolated incident -- but over and over again Snowden and pals
struggle4progress
Feb 2014
#59
Defending Snowden won't produce NSA changes: it drives the debate in the wrong direction
struggle4progress
Feb 2014
#46
look at the upper right panel of this cartoon from 2006. a lot of us knew a long ass time ago.
dionysus
Feb 2014
#159
And if you feed them bullshizz, instead of good information, they'll start running away
struggle4progress
Feb 2014
#52
Actually a majority of the American people are on her side. It is your position that appears
sabrina 1
Feb 2014
#168
ROFL +1000 Shhh, we're not allowed to say anything bad, no matter how true it is. Of course,
okaawhatever
Feb 2014
#89
Agreed. Don't take the bait when you see an OP filled with personal attacks and logical fallacies.
pa28
Feb 2014
#124
OH BULL!! If Greenwald had a clue what real journalism is he would understand that it is his
Douglas Carpenter
Feb 2014
#78
I've seen far more character fluffing for Greenwald on the Internet than character assassination.
TheMathieu
Feb 2014
#102
Why would someone need faith? This isn't church and these players aren't gods or saints.
TheKentuckian
Feb 2014
#144
I've been using Full Ignore on what I believe are paid operatives that attack GG or ES
davidlynch
Feb 2014
#107
Thank you, thank you! It's a disinformation tactic, and there's a certain contingent here
truth2power
Feb 2014
#125
Those you refer to have nothing left to post but hatred. They have nothing to say about
rhett o rick
Feb 2014
#131
"Isn't Greenwald sitting on the very same secrets that the NSA is/was?" We really dont
rhett o rick
Feb 2014
#136
Are you pulling my leg? Trust Congress? LOL. Good grief Charlie Brown. nm
rhett o rick
Feb 2014
#140
Just look at the number of recs (I'm 201) at this point… If it was all about "character"...
MrMickeysMom
Feb 2014
#153
His actions have revealed nothing ground breaking and will not result in reforms.
joshcryer
Feb 2014
#154
actually, there's more than a "small cohort" of people who can recognize that Greenwald is a
dionysus
Feb 2014
#155
Thank you, this needs to be repeated as often as the smears appear on this Democratic forum. And
sabrina 1
Feb 2014
#160
It'll never stop. Pavlovian Propaganda is all the scoundrels have. n/t
whatchamacallit
Feb 2014
#166
The character of the journalist is always relevant to the credibility of their reporting.
Chan790
Feb 2014
#178
The credibility of Greenwald's critics has been absent for me since that 'I found out Greenwald
Bluenorthwest
Feb 2014
#186