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elleng

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32. Haven't followed the greenwald saga closely.

Reply to Blue_Tires (Reply #31)

Thu Mar 6, 2014, 05:12 PM

Mar 2014

Friend of mine, many years ago, represented, via ACLU, nazi parade through chicago suburb, prevailed in court, parade went on, and suburb + Chicago survived. (So did my friend survive.)

Its our JOB, as attorneys, and people really should know this, and the demagogues should stfu. (Heard twomey demagoging earlier today.) Again:

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WTF with these (8) Senate dems voting against DOJ Nominee Debo Adegbile??? [View all] elleng Mar 2014 OP

Only SEVEN really. Senator Reid had to switch his vote to no in order to bring it back to the floor Tx4obama Mar 2014 #1

I understand about Reid, elleng Mar 2014 #2

I posted on a previous thread that they Cha Mar 2014 #3

Thanks, Cha. elleng Mar 2014 #5

It became a revival of the whole Mumia/Cop killer thing, by singling out that case villager Mar 2014 #27

Ah yes Willie Horton -- A RED HERRING if there ever was one warrant46 Mar 2014 #34

Police unions. nt msanthrope Mar 2014 #4

??? elleng Mar 2014 #7

Officer Daniel Faulkner. nt msanthrope Mar 2014 #10

Norman Goldman explained on his show today that this is fallout from killing the filibuster. Gidney N Cloyd Mar 2014 #6

So there would have been no vote? elleng Mar 2014 #8

Yeah. It's a bluedog thing; I wouldn't understand it. Gidney N Cloyd Mar 2014 #9

Your own article laid it out.. Lost_Count Mar 2014 #11

Yep MO_Moderate Mar 2014 #25

You think PA's CASEY would have voted for a lawyer in ANY way associated with WinkyDink Mar 2014 #12

Should have, if he'd used his head and had the balls to explain elleng Mar 2014 #13

Do you live in PA? WinkyDink Mar 2014 #23

No, MD. elleng Mar 2014 #24

Mumia Abu-Jamal had a constitutional right to an attorney just like everyone else... Hippo_Tron Mar 2014 #14

Wasn't my point. WinkyDink Mar 2014 #22

You asked if I expected Bob Casey from Pennsylvania to support this nomination, the answer is yes... Hippo_Tron Mar 2014 #33

Most of them are from conservative states. Comrade Grumpy Mar 2014 #15

More than too bad. elleng Mar 2014 #16

Additional article... Tx4obama Mar 2014 #17

Excellent. Thanks. elleng Mar 2014 #18

Being a lawyer should disqualify you from political office davidpdx Mar 2014 #20

Sad, but not surprising davidpdx Mar 2014 #19

It's OK, they had a "D" next to their name Le Taz Hot Mar 2014 #21

who said that? CreekDog Mar 2014 #26

Seriously....who said that? Not the President, and I haven't seen a poster here who thinks this is msanthrope Mar 2014 #35

The authoritarians smearing Greenwald made the same arguments right here on DU. DesMoinesDem Mar 2014 #28

He's an attorney? elleng Mar 2014 #29

Yes, he's an attorney. DesMoinesDem Mar 2014 #30

He's a former attorney who defended that Neo-Nazi shooter in Illinois Blue_Tires Mar 2014 #31

Haven't followed the greenwald saga closely. elleng Mar 2014 #32

Mr. Greenwald decided to defend a patent lawsuit for Matt Hale. Hardly a civil rights issue. nt msanthrope Mar 2014 #37

Mr. Greenwald chose to take a patent case for a neo-Nazi, Matt Hale. A patent case. msanthrope Mar 2014 #36