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In reply to the discussion: Every single person who refers to Glenn Greenwald as GG is using a homophobic meme. [View all]struggle4progress
(120,066 posts)217. Are you sure? I would happily repeat that, if I knew it were true, but
the hits I'm getting for Greenwald + "National States' Rights" seem to refer to his White Supremacist client
I did find some articles about GG's unsuccessful runs for city council:
LAUDERDALE LAKES ... Greenwald, a Nova High School senior, is challenging three incumbents and a fourth candidate for a council seat. Only three will win. The grandson of former Councilman L.L. Greenwald, young Greenwald attempted to tackle the topics of roads and council expense accounts at Tuesday night's council meeting. "The road with the 7-Eleven," said Greenwald. "You can`t even drive on it." (Greenwald later acknowledged the store was a Tenneco and not a 7- Eleven) ...
Young Candidate Stirs Lakes
By Alan Cherry, Staff Writer
January 24, 1985
... Incumbents Mac Klein, Lou Tenner and Harry Rosenkrantz easily retained their seats Tuesday, beating first-time candidates Glenn Greenwald and Alfonso Scott Junious ...
Lakes Voters Decree More Of The Same
By Alan Cherry, Staff Writer
March 14, 1985
... Greenwald, the grandson of former Lauderdale Lakes City Council member L.L. Greenwald, is now attending George Washington University in Washington, D.C. He has joined the Young Democrats on campus and has kept his interest in government. "You might see me run again, once I finish school," Greenwald said. "That`s maybe still six or seven years off, but the wait will be worth it" ...
Quiet Lauderdale Lakes Faces Year Of Unprecedented Change
By Alan Cherry, Staff Writer
January 1, 1986
LAUDERDALE LAKES -- The grandson of a former City Council member was physically escorted from a council meeting by Broward sheriff`s deputies on Tuesday night after refusing to leave the podium. Glenn Greenwald, 23, stepped up to the podium during the public portion of the meeting to decry the city`s committee form of government, which, Greenwald said, prevents working people from participating in city affairs ... Gereffi said the matter will be taken up in committee and Greenwald reiterated that he could not attend committee meetings. Gereffi and Greenwald went back and forth about the matter for several minutes and Gereffi then asked the deputies to take Greenwald from the room ...
Lakes Mayor Refuses Reform Discussion
By TAO WOOLFE, Staff Writer
October 4, 1990
... Lauderdale Lakes resident Glenn Greenwald, 23, filed on Monday to run for a one-year term on the City Council. He has lived in the city for 22 years and ran unsuccessfully for office when he was 18 years old ...
Five More Candidates Seek Government Seats
January 9, 1991
... Opposing them -- and losing -- was Glenn Greenwald, 23, who was making his second bid for a council seat ...
Lauderdale Lakes Incumbents Sweep Races, Dominate Seats On Council
March 13, 1991
LAUDERDALE LAKES -- A former City Council candidate who charged that his opponent`s candidacy was illegal and took the city to court will have to pay about $700 in court costs to the city, City Attorney James Brady said. Before the election, Glenn Greenwald, 23, had asked the court to prevent the city from putting Abe Hassing`s name on the ballot, claiming Hassing`s candidacy was illegal because he served on a city board and received a salary for his work. Election laws say that anyone who receives a salary for his work on a city board must resign before running for political office. City code said Hassing`s position was voluntary and his reimbursement was for expenses ...
Ex-candidate Must Pay Court Costs
May 5, 1991
Young Candidate Stirs Lakes
By Alan Cherry, Staff Writer
January 24, 1985
... Incumbents Mac Klein, Lou Tenner and Harry Rosenkrantz easily retained their seats Tuesday, beating first-time candidates Glenn Greenwald and Alfonso Scott Junious ...
Lakes Voters Decree More Of The Same
By Alan Cherry, Staff Writer
March 14, 1985
... Greenwald, the grandson of former Lauderdale Lakes City Council member L.L. Greenwald, is now attending George Washington University in Washington, D.C. He has joined the Young Democrats on campus and has kept his interest in government. "You might see me run again, once I finish school," Greenwald said. "That`s maybe still six or seven years off, but the wait will be worth it" ...
Quiet Lauderdale Lakes Faces Year Of Unprecedented Change
By Alan Cherry, Staff Writer
January 1, 1986
LAUDERDALE LAKES -- The grandson of a former City Council member was physically escorted from a council meeting by Broward sheriff`s deputies on Tuesday night after refusing to leave the podium. Glenn Greenwald, 23, stepped up to the podium during the public portion of the meeting to decry the city`s committee form of government, which, Greenwald said, prevents working people from participating in city affairs ... Gereffi said the matter will be taken up in committee and Greenwald reiterated that he could not attend committee meetings. Gereffi and Greenwald went back and forth about the matter for several minutes and Gereffi then asked the deputies to take Greenwald from the room ...
Lakes Mayor Refuses Reform Discussion
By TAO WOOLFE, Staff Writer
October 4, 1990
... Lauderdale Lakes resident Glenn Greenwald, 23, filed on Monday to run for a one-year term on the City Council. He has lived in the city for 22 years and ran unsuccessfully for office when he was 18 years old ...
Five More Candidates Seek Government Seats
January 9, 1991
... Opposing them -- and losing -- was Glenn Greenwald, 23, who was making his second bid for a council seat ...
Lauderdale Lakes Incumbents Sweep Races, Dominate Seats On Council
March 13, 1991
LAUDERDALE LAKES -- A former City Council candidate who charged that his opponent`s candidacy was illegal and took the city to court will have to pay about $700 in court costs to the city, City Attorney James Brady said. Before the election, Glenn Greenwald, 23, had asked the court to prevent the city from putting Abe Hassing`s name on the ballot, claiming Hassing`s candidacy was illegal because he served on a city board and received a salary for his work. Election laws say that anyone who receives a salary for his work on a city board must resign before running for political office. City code said Hassing`s position was voluntary and his reimbursement was for expenses ...
Ex-candidate Must Pay Court Costs
May 5, 1991
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Every single person who refers to Glenn Greenwald as GG is using a homophobic meme. [View all]
Luminous Animal
May 2014
OP
I was just thinking this evening that the people demanding to know why he wasn't in the US,
LeftyMom
May 2014
#1
No--I think YOU do, as evidenced by your doubling and tripling down on a false accusation.
MADem
May 2014
#169
Wonder what it means when we type EW or BO or HC or for that matter....POTUS!!!?
VanillaRhapsody
May 2014
#101
So your problem isn't reporting on the leaks, it's being visible while doing it?
LeftyMom
May 2014
#148
So you think every single person knows what the right wing called him during the Bush years?
pnwmom
May 2014
#2
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
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
Actually, when we wanted to insult that assclown, we called him Dumbya instead of "W." nt
MADem
May 2014
#171
Josh...I once had a post hidden for "homophobia" for calling GG a ratfucker.
msanthrope
May 2014
#93
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
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
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
Yes, that is actually a marked improvement. He did support them as he himself has admitted.
Gravitycollapse
May 2014
#37
Okay, but where is the evidence? I'm seriously asking and you haven't shown it.
Gravitycollapse
May 2014
#42
Okay, but he recanted on that subject, giving a similar explanation as before
Gravitycollapse
May 2014
#56
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
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
The preface to that book was a reflection on his past views and how they had changed...
Gravitycollapse
May 2014
#22
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
Yes, whenever you can do so, I would greatly appreciate it if you could document it for me.
Gravitycollapse
May 2014
#52
Um, no..his law licence is "suspended" as opposed to "lapsed." In NY state you can voluntarily
msanthrope
May 2014
#151
70% of the population supported the Iraq invasion. Including leading Dems in Congress.
Luminous Animal
May 2014
#92
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
If you have animus for Hillary Clinton & her Iraq vote… why not Greenwald?
KittyWampus
May 2014
#178
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
Wait, here's you in 2011 talking about how great it was that a dog was named GiGi after him...
Gravitycollapse
May 2014
#36
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
How strange! I have a friend named Johnna. Named after her father but no one calls her father Johnna
Luminous Animal
May 2014
#90
So cool that you came out of retirement to entertain us with your word salad. Double spaced!
Luminous Animal
May 2014
#260
I'm confused. That post is by Oilwellian, not the OP of this thread. What am
ChisolmTrailDem
May 2014
#132
Here's the poster in 2012 USING the "GG" term griping about a post getting hidden.
MADem
May 2014
#224
This is an accusation of HOMOPHOBIA and it is uncivil as hell. This thread is calling
MADem
May 2014
#64
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
You're shitting me. What kind of slur is ES for Edward Snowden? How about GWB and
MADem
May 2014
#62
LA, this thread is disturbing because I find myself agreeing with MannyGoldstein
msanthrope
May 2014
#91
I think there's a word for such behavior, but it's somehow slipped me mind
struggle4progress
May 2014
#112
This thread is so stupid it's spawning apologia threads for it. N.B.....this will not end well. nt
msanthrope
May 2014
#146
unfortunately, there has always been an undercurrent of homophobia with some of the Greenwald hate
quinnox
May 2014
#100
That is fuckin' awesome. And it's pretty obvious you got under some skin. nt
msanthrope
May 2014
#143
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 about none, before or after? I find it interesting how far you had to stretch to place doubt on
ChisolmTrailDem
May 2014
#188
Someone used the words Tigerbeat crowd. I think that describes Greenwald and Snowden fans
stevenleser
May 2014
#213
I don't embrace or reject terms depending on the GOP's opinion of them.
winter is coming
May 2014
#176
Everybody who high five'd that "gd used car salesman" post is a fucking racist. That how it works?
Tarheel_Dem
May 2014
#202
My partner would be stunned to learn that I'm homophobic-especially after this morning!
Rowdyboy
May 2014
#237
Apparently anyone disliking GG in any way is by her definition homophobic. Well I have no respect
Rowdyboy
May 2014
#241
Come back Luminous=(Fire)Animal=(Dog)! You & the 18 recc'ers should address post #223.
Tarheel_Dem
May 2014
#243
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
See you've mastered the googling. Thank your grandchildren for the assist.
Luminous Animal
May 2014
#274
I agree-- some of them actually used to use Gigi, and now use "GG" because it's so
Marr
May 2014
#273
Or. People could stop using the homophopic meme originated by the right wing when Greenwald
Luminous Animal
May 2014
#281
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
Hey saltpoint.. LA used it herself in META so it cannot be deleted.. posted upthread
Cha
May 2014
#290
Interesting! Every single person who refers to Glenn Greenwald as GG is using a homophobic meme
Madam45for2923
Nov 2017
#296