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68. I'm decidedly on the side of Greenwald. But an OP like this is bad news...
Sat May 24, 2014, 05:36 AM
May 2014

We'll have to wait and see.

I was just thinking this evening that the people demanding to know why he wasn't in the US, LeftyMom May 2014 #1
Poitras doesn't put herself out there--that's why. MADem May 2014 #63
It's beyond disgusting. joshcryer May 2014 #73
I have to wonder about people who make everything about sex. MADem May 2014 #79
You think a Greenwald's identity as a gay man is "about sex"? LeftyMom May 2014 #135
No--I think YOU do, as evidenced by your doubling and tripling down on a false accusation. MADem May 2014 #169
So you only hate homosexuals when using your phone MannyGoldstein May 2014 #81
Apparently. joshcryer May 2014 #83
Anything whatsoever we post can be construed as a hate crime these days MannyGoldstein May 2014 #84
Wrong link? joshcryer May 2014 #85
Yes, wrong link MannyGoldstein May 2014 #87
Wonder what it means when we type EW or BO or HC or for that matter....POTUS!!!? VanillaRhapsody May 2014 #101
I can't speak for the OP but I'm not veiling shit, thinly or otherwise. LeftyMom May 2014 #134
No, you're coming right out and endorsing a false charge. MADem May 2014 #167
So your problem isn't reporting on the leaks, it's being visible while doing it? LeftyMom May 2014 #148
My "problem" --- as you call it -- is false accusations of homophobia, MADem May 2014 #166
So you think every single person knows what the right wing called him during the Bush years? pnwmom May 2014 #2
It's a big stretch Puzzledtraveller May 2014 #5
Stop Using "DU" jberryhill May 2014 #15
No, pnwmom may have a point here........ wandy May 2014 #131
Great question. Why is she so familiar with what the "rightwing" was doing? n/t Tarheel_Dem May 2014 #203
Those are his initials: I'm a poor typist and sometimes use GG to save keystrokes struggle4progress May 2014 #3
I smell bullshit. What other names do you abbreviate due to your poor, poor typing skills? morningfog May 2014 #165
I'm sure you do "smell bullshit". Cha May 2014 #180
I'm a good typist and use "GG" interchangably with "Greenwald" "Glenn" or Cha May 2014 #182
The OP uses it too. MADem May 2014 #223
Thank you for that.. it was Ridiculous before and now it's just in the Cha May 2014 #226
Hypocritical, at the least. MADem May 2014 #228
Oh, that's right.. I get it now why it can't be "deleted".. nm Cha May 2014 #229
Probably would have been long gone by now, otherwise... nt MADem May 2014 #230
We never would have had the hypocrisy written down for Posterity. nm Cha May 2014 #232
Oh snap! MA, I dub thee "Hypocrite Slayer". I'm hoping you'll get a response, but that ain't gonna Tarheel_Dem May 2014 #238
It's a real "Do As I Say, Not As I Do" attitude up in here, I guess! nt MADem May 2014 #239
Links? ucrdem May 2014 #4
I don't see it. Maybe I'm too young to remember? Gravitycollapse May 2014 #6
Since when are someone's initials SheilaT May 2014 #7
It's just his initials (wink, wink) MNBrewer May 2014 #103
that's homophone, not homophobe nt arely staircase May 2014 #149
good god uppityperson May 2014 #8
Well, why did we spell Dubya all the way? jberryhill May 2014 #28
many just used *, I called him shrub or babybush uppityperson May 2014 #158
Actually, when we wanted to insult that assclown, we called him Dumbya instead of "W." nt MADem May 2014 #171
Oooh, you seem to have struck the expected nerves. LeftyMom May 2014 #9
Yes, the humerus nerve primarily jberryhill May 2014 #29
I'm genuinely offended. joshcryer May 2014 #75
Josh...I once had a post hidden for "homophobia" for calling GG a ratfucker. msanthrope May 2014 #93
I had a post hidden a few days ago AnalystInParadise May 2014 #152
You do understand the difference between calling a DUer "daft" and a non-DUer "daft?" nt msanthrope May 2014 #154
Yeah, the fuckingus bullshitticus nerve--and your little "OOOooooh" rofl piling on MADem May 2014 #76
LMAO...now referring to him by his initials is verboten... Cali_Democrat May 2014 #10
Yeah shenmue May 2014 #39
More than embarrassing themselves--they're showing their true colors. MADem May 2014 #173
They have ALWAYS embarrassed themselves. But this is extra face palm-y Number23 May 2014 #185
... savalez May 2014 #211
Absurd. Behind the Aegis May 2014 #11
Thank. You. Hekate May 2014 #13
thank you, that is my take also. uppityperson May 2014 #159
Thanks you! sheshe2 May 2014 #204
I thought it stood for Gay Gay, LuvLoogie May 2014 #12
Golly Gee! Goodness Gracious! jberryhill May 2014 #14
Good Game! Lancero May 2014 #138
BTW...he was never really "Bush's bane" when it counted Cali_Democrat May 2014 #16
Good point. Thanks. n/t pnwmom May 2014 #17
I'll be straight with you. I'm too young to know if what you are claiming of him is true... Gravitycollapse May 2014 #18
Here ya go Cali_Democrat May 2014 #19
Yep that's it. nt ucrdem May 2014 #21
As stated below, the preface to that book was a reflection on previous views which had changed... Gravitycollapse May 2014 #24
Like I said, his views "changed" only after the war became an unpopular clusterfuck... Cali_Democrat May 2014 #27
You haven't presented any evidence yet that he was a cheerleader for the Bush administration. Gravitycollapse May 2014 #32
LOL Cali_Democrat May 2014 #34
Yes, that is actually a marked improvement. He did support them as he himself has admitted. Gravitycollapse May 2014 #37
He has also railed against undocumented immigrants in the past Cali_Democrat May 2014 #40
Okay, but where is the evidence? I'm seriously asking and you haven't shown it. Gravitycollapse May 2014 #42
You asked me for evidence of his war-hawking and I gave it to you. Cali_Democrat May 2014 #45
Well, you said he was anti-immigrant. How so? Gravitycollapse May 2014 #49
Here ya go... Cali_Democrat May 2014 #53
Okay, but he recanted on that subject, giving a similar explanation as before Gravitycollapse May 2014 #56
He's 'recanted' quite a bit, hasn't he? randome May 2014 #104
Is twice quite a bit? Gravitycollapse May 2014 #161
No he didn't, he just said "it was long time ago" as if that exonerates his asshat views on the uponit7771 May 2014 #142
He always "recants" when his position becomes unpopular. Tarheel_Dem May 2014 #210
Hillary Clinton: I cast my Iraq war vote "With Conviction" nationalize the fed May 2014 #61
How did you find out about Greenwald's views on the Iraq War?? sabrina 1 May 2014 #136
You mean "think tanks" like this one? Tarheel_Dem May 2014 #212
Thank you, and now we have talking point #2, the 'Cato Talking point'. Also refuted so often it's a sabrina 1 May 2014 #235
Well, you certainly know from "talking points". When you're not running around the board.... Tarheel_Dem May 2014 #236
Of course I do. I was hoping you would supply us with talking point #3. sabrina 1 May 2014 #245
Just for you! Tarheel_Dem May 2014 #246
I'm underwhelmed. Smarmie Doofus May 2014 #74
Yeah, "bush's bane".. :( nm thanks Cali Cha May 2014 #183
It's in the preface to How Would a Patriot Act ucrdem May 2014 #20
The preface to that book was a reflection on his past views and how they had changed... Gravitycollapse May 2014 #22
How could any sentient being living on the planet earth trust Cheney and Dumbya ucrdem May 2014 #25
Not buying what? That his political perspective changed? What is so hard to believe about that? Gravitycollapse May 2014 #31
I don't believe a word of it. A Manhattan lawyer politically isolated and uneducated ucrdem May 2014 #35
One of my best philosophy professors was a former Manhattan attorney... Gravitycollapse May 2014 #38
If Greenwald was teaching existential philosophy somewhere I might believe him. ucrdem May 2014 #41
He let his law license lapse much like President Obama. Gravitycollapse May 2014 #44
I would say Obama is making excellent use of his legal knowledge ucrdem May 2014 #50
Yes, whenever you can do so, I would greatly appreciate it if you could document it for me. Gravitycollapse May 2014 #52
here's a piece on lies he told about Miranda's arrest: ucrdem May 2014 #60
the unintended irony in this post is off the charts grasswire May 2014 #179
Um, no..his law licence is "suspended" as opposed to "lapsed." In NY state you can voluntarily msanthrope May 2014 #151
He seemed to have forgotten how close he was to being censured. Ikonoklast May 2014 #191
+1. Sibel Edmonds called him "an ambulance chasing style attorney". Tarheel_Dem May 2014 #215
70% of the population supported the Iraq invasion. Including leading Dems in Congress. Luminous Animal May 2014 #92
Are you calling Greenwald a Clinton supporter? ucrdem May 2014 #94
Ask all those Democrats who voted for Bush and Cheney's war. Comrade Grumpy May 2014 #121
Greenwald was not to my knowledge an elected representative. nt ucrdem May 2014 #122
I have to wonder how anybody manages to stay apathetic until age 35 struggle4progress May 2014 #89
yeah, it makes no sense arely staircase May 2014 #108
Well, he says he was a constitutional lawyer, but he originally practiced corporate law, and struggle4progress May 2014 #110
Because he's full of shit. He ran locally, at age 17, on "The National States' Rights" ticket. Tarheel_Dem May 2014 #216
Are you sure? I would happily repeat that, if I knew it were true, but struggle4progress May 2014 #217
I can't find the blurb right now. Perhaps I saved it on my home pc. Will check when I get home. Tarheel_Dem May 2014 #220
Interesting! on Greenwald! Madam45for2923 Nov 2017 #295
Same goes for Hillary Clinton MannyGoldstein May 2014 #82
If you have animus for Hillary Clinton & her Iraq vote… why not Greenwald? KittyWampus May 2014 #178
My position on this is clear MannyGoldstein May 2014 #189
I would love to see links Crunchy Frog May 2014 #129
it's the Tiger Beat crowd - what do you expect? Skittles May 2014 #23
I don't see how "GG" is homophobic. JohnnyRingo May 2014 #26
People have been using it in a... TDale313 May 2014 #48
I prefer BHO to BO, is less derisive imo. uppityperson May 2014 #160
But-but-but!!!! That "H" is for HUSSEIN, which must mean that you're making fun of him!!! MADem May 2014 #168
Heh. I mock those who think that of his middle name, wear it proudly to show them they are uppityperson May 2014 #177
Those people are anti-religious blessings, too, MADem May 2014 #184
Thank you for bringing this up. TDale313 May 2014 #30
What about married people who use it? jberryhill May 2014 #33
Wait, here's you in 2011 talking about how great it was that a dog was named GiGi after him... Gravitycollapse May 2014 #36
How did you search for that post without a star? HangOnKids May 2014 #43
google JI7 May 2014 #46
Hey thanks for reminding me that I never put you on ignore HangOnKids May 2014 #51
Cute. joshcryer May 2014 #77
I searched "Glenn Greenwald gigi" on Google because I wanted to see what came back... Gravitycollapse May 2014 #47
I think this thread is an insult to DUers because the thread starter is angry at people MADem May 2014 #66
I'm decidedly on the side of Greenwald. But an OP like this is bad news... Gravitycollapse May 2014 #68
Especially when the OP writer has used the GG term herself in the past. MADem May 2014 #222
It's rich. joshcryer May 2014 #78
How strange! I have a friend named Johnna. Named after her father but no one calls her father Johnna Luminous Animal May 2014 #90
Is her father's name Johnna? If it is, maybe saltpoint May 2014 #257
So cool that you came out of retirement to entertain us with your word salad. Double spaced! Luminous Animal May 2014 #260
LL Bean. No No Nanette. CSNY. saltpoint May 2014 #262
What does a 300 pound canary say. Luminous Animal May 2014 #268
If you have a canary that saltpoint May 2014 #269
We spoon. Luminous Animal May 2014 #271
It's very simple: THAT was a post by somebody who admired GG struggle4progress May 2014 #111
I'm confused. That post is by Oilwellian, not the OP of this thread. What am ChisolmTrailDem May 2014 #132
Read the whole thread--the thread starter here was an enthused participant MADem May 2014 #174
And with that, this thread just became bookmarkable Number23 May 2014 #186
LOL Cali_Democrat May 2014 #207
But wait...there's MORE! MADem May 2014 #231
Here's the poster in 2012 USING the "GG" term griping about a post getting hidden. MADem May 2014 #224
Or they're just lazy and only feel like tapping the 'G' key twice Blue_Tires May 2014 #54
Good thing his letters aren't written by a secretary jberryhill May 2014 #55
Or trying to conserve space in the title/reply line itsrobert May 2014 #57
Is this a joke? Beearewhyain May 2014 #58
This is an accusation of HOMOPHOBIA and it is uncivil as hell. This thread is calling MADem May 2014 #64
It also, IMO, devalues homophobia. Behind the Aegis May 2014 #65
You're damn tooting. I think this thread is a huge step over that line. MADem May 2014 #67
Also, the OP hasn't returned to the thread that I see ... LisaLynne May 2014 #86
I know what you mean... MADem May 2014 #88
^^^ This davidpdx May 2014 #214
Also, the OP making the accusation USED THE TERM in a post her very self. MADem May 2014 #221
WOW, OMGoodness, MADem! The Blatant Hypocrisy is Stunning.. and this member of the Cha May 2014 #225
As they say in Tennis, Game, Set, Match. OP Loses 6-0, 6-0 in two golden sets. stevenleser May 2014 #249
Gigi yes, GG no. tammywammy May 2014 #59
You're shitting me. What kind of slur is ES for Edward Snowden? How about GWB and MADem May 2014 #62
..... saltpoint May 2014 #261
What a goofy statement. Demit May 2014 #69
JFK, FDR, RFK, LBJ, BHO... Drunken Irishman May 2014 #70
Gigi perhaps but not GG. maddezmom May 2014 #71
Bullshit. I use "GG" when posting on my phone. joshcryer May 2014 #72
Is it even worse than using "etc"? MannyGoldstein May 2014 #80
Omg, Manny, what is WRONG with you!! sabrina 1 May 2014 #133
Good Lord... Blue_In_AK May 2014 #153
I'm amazed no one's pounced for the use of "nags." WorseBeforeBetter May 2014 #198
I must have slipped under the radar. Blue_In_AK May 2014 #200
Guess that got under your skin Manny. sheshe2 May 2014 #205
I cannot live with this terrible shame. MannyGoldstein May 2014 #209
LA, this thread is disturbing because I find myself agreeing with MannyGoldstein msanthrope May 2014 #91
jesus, mary and joseph arely staircase May 2014 #95
JMJ, you mean? nt msanthrope May 2014 #98
LOL ucrdem May 2014 #102
What a crock! Whisp May 2014 #96
You posted this at 2 am EST, and have answered only one post..... msanthrope May 2014 #97
I think there's a word for such behavior, but it's somehow slipped me mind struggle4progress May 2014 #112
You used "EST" instead of "EDT"! Jim Lane May 2014 #144
This thread is so stupid it's spawning apologia threads for it. N.B.....this will not end well. nt msanthrope May 2014 #146
Sorry, but that never even crossed my mind. City Lights May 2014 #99
unfortunately, there has always been an undercurrent of homophobia with some of the Greenwald hate quinnox May 2014 #100
I don't think that's true. People use initials to abbreviate names MineralMan May 2014 #105
Now look, LA, you may be painting with too wide a brush here. randome May 2014 #106
be careful, using LA is like saying LA LA, and saying LA LA LAND Whisp May 2014 #119
Sorry about that, W. Whoops! Sorry about that, too! randome May 2014 #124
I was thinking of changing my name to Hisp because of that. Whisp May 2014 #128
Greenwald's "assumed feminity"? grasswire May 2014 #181
Greenwald's "assumed femininity"? (n/t) WorseBeforeBetter May 2014 #199
Sometime "GG" is just a pair of letters rock May 2014 #107
Sometimes it's just a horse. Denzil_DC May 2014 #114
LOL! Sometimes it's just a movie rock May 2014 #155
No, they're not... SidDithers May 2014 #109
Maybe some. Puglover May 2014 #113
Even when it's his Initials? Katashi_itto May 2014 #115
They know what they're doing. Iggo May 2014 #116
^^ this. nt laundry_queen May 2014 #123
Exactly. (n/t) WorseBeforeBetter May 2014 #197
I know why you are making this ridiculous accusation: Whisp May 2014 #117
Yep, I think you got it. MADem May 2014 #118
That is fuckin' awesome. And it's pretty obvious you got under some skin. nt msanthrope May 2014 #143
I love it! Tarheel_Dem May 2014 #218
They're comparing him to GG Allin. Despicable. Throd May 2014 #120
and hot dogs nt arely staircase May 2014 #147
So can we call him "Glenwald" or something? LOL. AverageJoe90 May 2014 #125
'Gled Snowwald'. randome May 2014 #126
Edlenn Greendon Whisp May 2014 #130
BS - it's JUST his initials. 840high May 2014 #127
One of the silliest posts I've ever read on DU. Should we also speill out OregonBlue May 2014 #137
How about straight folks stop fighting equality, act like humans toward LGBT people for 10 minutes Bluenorthwest May 2014 #141
How about we all fight stupidity and not get our collective undies in a bunch over "GG"? Throd May 2014 #145
How is using GG instead of Glen Greenwals fighting equality? Silly. OregonBlue May 2014 #157
GG. There, I said it. Funny... ChisolmTrailDem May 2014 #139
hitler nt arely staircase May 2014 #140
How about any less? Hassin Bin Sober May 2014 #175
How about none, before or after? I find it interesting how far you had to stretch to place doubt on ChisolmTrailDem May 2014 #188
Sorry. I couldn't resist the low hanging fruit. Hassin Bin Sober May 2014 #192
Ah they're fine with right wing memes. JoeyT May 2014 #150
+1 QC May 2014 #227
cry me a fucking river d_b May 2014 #156
I am a gay man and have no idea how calling him GG is homophobic. hrmjustin May 2014 #162
Thanks for writing this OKNancy May 2014 #164
I imagine this poster would liken calling Elizabeth Warren EW as the same as MADem May 2014 #170
Someone used the words Tigerbeat crowd. I think that describes Greenwald and Snowden fans stevenleser May 2014 #213
does he bellydance too? MisterP May 2014 #163
Hmm...that post was written by someone with a user name with the initials GG. MADem May 2014 #172
I don't embrace or reject terms depending on the GOP's opinion of them. winter is coming May 2014 #176
kick for hilarity. Whisp May 2014 #187
kick. nt msanthrope May 2014 #190
New issue of Tiger Beat out: Whisp May 2014 #193
Ok....that's hysterical!! nt msanthrope May 2014 #194
That's PRICELESS!!!!!!!!!!! nt MADem May 2014 #196
+1. And they still don't see the irony. Tarheel_Dem May 2014 #201
hahahahaha nt Cali_Democrat May 2014 #208
Nominated for best Tiger Beat cover of the year. nt ucrdem May 2014 #219
Whisp, you are simply the (wo)man Number23 May 2014 #234
I don't think we'll be hearing that Tiger Beat crap much anymore. Whisp May 2014 #252
What about those who called George Zimmerman GZ? fried eggs May 2014 #195
Everybody who high five'd that "gd used car salesman" post is a fucking racist. That how it works? Tarheel_Dem May 2014 #202
GG RandySF May 2014 #206
What an absurd post. xfundy May 2014 #233
My partner would be stunned to learn that I'm homophobic-especially after this morning! Rowdyboy May 2014 #237
Turns out the thread starter has used the "GG" term herself. MADem May 2014 #240
Apparently anyone disliking GG in any way is by her definition homophobic. Well I have no respect Rowdyboy May 2014 #241
+1 nt MADem May 2014 #242
Come back Luminous=(Fire)Animal=(Dog)! You & the 18 recc'ers should address post #223. Tarheel_Dem May 2014 #243
Oh my....I never made THAT connection...! Now it ALL makes sense! nt MADem May 2014 #253
That's why her rants are so easy to dismiss. Tarheel_Dem May 2014 #294
So does that include you too? Rex May 2014 #244
Yep. Tears were flowing down my face that night. I had 3 hidden posts in one night. Luminous Animal May 2014 #248
There is no absolute in it. GG are his initials. Just like HRC, people know who I am talking about. Rex May 2014 #250
More than "approving"---actually USING the "GG" term. It's high and deep, the hypocrisy. nt MADem May 2014 #255
Makes me wonder what does the MAD stand for in MADem. Rex May 2014 #256
I'll confess! MADem May 2014 #265
I miss our DU2 days and endless rants on Dubya. Withstanding GHB was bad enough Rex May 2014 #276
Seriously? If using a man's initials as shorthand is "homophobic" then NYC Liberal May 2014 #247
It evidently was a proactive backfire on DU. Rex May 2014 #251
I have a James Taylor album called JT. saltpoint May 2014 #254
Barak Hussein Obama. GG. Luminous Animal May 2014 #258
JD Salinger. Bebe Rebozzo. NOLA. saltpoint May 2014 #259
WWJD? Rex May 2014 #263
Ol' JC would be A-OK. Kind of his M.O. saltpoint May 2014 #266
ttl M.O. Rex May 2014 #278
Sing. Sing a song. Sing it loud. Sing it long. Luminous Animal May 2014 #264
Koko Taylor. Mimi Farina. BLT. saltpoint May 2014 #267
One of the Butt Sisters. Luminous Animal May 2014 #270
Papa John's. Papa's daughter Johnna. RPM. saltpoint May 2014 #272
See you've mastered the googling. Thank your grandchildren for the assist. Luminous Animal May 2014 #274
I make a respectable saltpoint May 2014 #275
Natch. Luminous Animal May 2014 #280
I agree-- some of them actually used to use Gigi, and now use "GG" because it's so Marr May 2014 #273
And those same people have no problem typing out "Obama". Luminous Animal May 2014 #277
Exactly! nt Mojorabbit May 2014 #293
GG could just change his name and obviate saltpoint May 2014 #279
Or. People could stop using the homophopic meme originated by the right wing when Greenwald Luminous Animal May 2014 #281
I'm not too damn interested in GG, now or then, saltpoint May 2014 #282
Post removed Post removed May 2014 #283
If there's a darlin' in the room what ain't makin' saltpoint May 2014 #284
You can lead a canary to water... Luminous Animal May 2014 #285
But not to H2O? EKG? BB guns? AA meetings? saltpoint May 2014 #286
Yew don even call me ba ma name. Luminous Animal May 2014 #287
"LA" it is, then. Desmond Tutu. Bobo the Clown. CTA. saltpoint May 2014 #288
So,I was was wondering what I should do next, I really had to pee but my cat was sitting on my lap. Luminous Animal May 2014 #289
Grace's friendship to Janis Joplin saltpoint May 2014 #292
Hey saltpoint.. LA used it herself in META so it cannot be deleted.. posted upthread Cha May 2014 #290
Cha, fond tidings, and yes, saltpoint May 2014 #291
Interesting! Every single person who refers to Glenn Greenwald as GG is using a homophobic meme Madam45for2923 Nov 2017 #296
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