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In reply to the discussion: Only AFTER the Iraq War became an unpopular clusterfuck did Greenwald begin to back away from Bush [View all]Scootaloo
(25,699 posts)On the face of it, I don't Like I said, I figure anyone who supported the Iraq war is some variety of asshole, recanted or not. The problem is, the angle of criticism here is one that can be just as effectively launched at Democrats. Maybe more so, as Greenwald never had a vote on the war.
While that weakens the argument, it's not inherently fatal - after all, maybe Cali_Democrat is just as critical of those people, too. So, I asked.
She's not. neither are you. Nor is 11 Bravo.
The three of you don't give a shit about what Greenwald did, not at all. The actions taken don't phase you in the least, you're in open support and defense of other people who have done exactly the same thing.
Your only problem is that it was done by Glenn Greenwald.
This really isn't a stable basis for complaint, and just makes the three of you - and whoever else is jerking around about this - look like opportunistic, hypocritical dickheads without a valid basis for complaint. As if were greenwald to show a Voter registration card that has "Democratic party" under his name, all would be forgiven and he'd become a personal hero of yours.