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In reply to the discussion: A Glenn Greenwald Survey [View all]merrily
(45,251 posts)126. I suffer from voter apathy on this issue, so no vote. Will just enjoy the show.
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most of them...nope...but he is an obsession for the Dem Leaning Indies!
VanillaRhapsody
Oct 2014
#37
What do you mean by 'obsession'? If someone has respect for another person who
sabrina 1
Oct 2014
#144
Thanks, these are true heroes, and a clear threat, as we can see, to the corrupt powerful elite who
sabrina 1
Oct 2014
#175
Always count on some here to sling the mud. It is easier than actually entering into a discussion.
rhett o rick
Oct 2014
#161
no,no it's not specifically about that. i think that he is, from reading his stuff, a pompous douche
dionysus
Oct 2014
#171
A pompous, ego inflated douchebag who is doing more to save our country from tyranny and putting
Douglas Carpenter
Oct 2014
#13
Damn the man for making a living!1!11 He should be working for free!!1!!!1
riderinthestorm
Oct 2014
#21
Right. "Wholly irrelevant" probably would have been more precise than "straw man."
merrily
Oct 2014
#133
He is not and has never been my hero. You will not fnd one post of mine praising him, so
merrily
Oct 2014
#145
Why do conservatives all hate investigative journalists and whistleblowers?
rhett o rick
Oct 2014
#160
I suppose you think Pres Obama is not conservative. I suppose you think his stand on
rhett o rick
Oct 2014
#168
The point is that Glenn Greenwald the libertarian whines claiming Obama & Clinton aren't liberal.
baldguy
Oct 2014
#179
While Obama and H. Clinton are liberal related to social issues, they are definitely
rhett o rick
Oct 2014
#180
Yes he nailed it. Winning elections is more important than maintaining Democratic Values.
rhett o rick
Oct 2014
#190
Of course not. Pres Obama and H. Clinton are strongly conservative in the
rhett o rick
Oct 2014
#192
Liberals have a hard time running for office because the Ruling Oligarchs put their money
rhett o rick
Oct 2014
#195
How very scary to think that H. Clinton is the "best" Democratic candidate
rhett o rick
Oct 2014
#197
Why do conservatives all hate investigative journalists and whistleblowers?
rhett o rick
Oct 2014
#174
Sibel Edmonds has provided ZERO evidence that any of the documents copied by
Luminous Animal
Oct 2014
#150
That's not true. He wrote a lot of high profile pieces during the Bush Administration and was
Marr
Oct 2014
#28
Nope. The guy had no impact on politics at all until he attacked a Democratic President.
stevenleser
Oct 2014
#114
WHOOP! They it is! "...until he attacked a Democratic President." So predictable.
cherokeeprogressive
Oct 2014
#178
I chalk it up to professional envy. There is not one whistle blower in the world that would
Luminous Animal
Oct 2014
#121
Yep. That's why his first 2 books, critical of the Bush admin, were on the NY Times Best Seller list
Luminous Animal
Oct 2014
#54
Looking forward to your best seller book and when Foreign Policy magazine names you one of the
Luminous Animal
Oct 2014
#116
Nonetheless, being on the best seller list with 2 books does not equal "non entity"
merrily
Oct 2014
#130
I am saying that his biggest pet peeve is SUPPOSEDLY spying on Americans...
VanillaRhapsody
Oct 2014
#48
He wrote regularly about Bush's illegal surveillance while he was in office.
Luminous Animal
Oct 2014
#49
Do you only read titles? I literally wrote one sentence in the body of that post, and all it said
Marr
Oct 2014
#75
She's pretending that you didn't also write: "He was also covering NSA warrantless surveillance"
Luminous Animal
Oct 2014
#50
Lots of articles between 2005 and through the end of 2008 about surveillance
Luminous Animal
Oct 2014
#47
I just see him as a name I have to scroll past way too much to read things of actual substance. nt
Ykcutnek
Oct 2014
#22
My opinion of his opinions varies with the opinion, but my strongest feelings are around his
Bluenorthwest
Oct 2014
#38
I have tried, myself, to understand the bitterness of the hate toward Greenwald.
grasswire
Oct 2014
#41
+1. You should teach a course on posting and seeing through message board bullshit tactics.
merrily
Oct 2014
#135
I don't know if the homophobia motivates them, but clearly they are willing to employ such tactics
Bluenorthwest
Oct 2014
#62
What do you mean by 'self promoting opportunist'. I see that talking point aimed at
sabrina 1
Oct 2014
#147
i think that's kind of a cheap shield to hide behind. sure, maybe RWers hate him for being gay.
dionysus
Oct 2014
#184
or... his arrogant personality plus disagreement with his politics makes him easy to dislike.
dionysus
Oct 2014
#189
“News is what somebody somewhere wants to suppress; all the rest is advertising.” Lord Northcliffe
Tierra_y_Libertad
Oct 2014
#56
I neither like nor dislike him, it is what he does that either gets praise or criticism from me.
Rex
Oct 2014
#74
"I just don't get the fandom, and accusations of Obama worship or homophobia if you distrust him."
Number23
Oct 2014
#176
As much as it seems like GG has a fan club here, it seems like they are more about
bettyellen
Oct 2014
#181
No it did not. In fact, it has published nothing about FEMA. Zero, nil, zilch.
Luminous Animal
Oct 2014
#90
Now that you know that The Intercept did not report the homeless RFID lie, do you
Luminous Animal
Oct 2014
#119
Asking a question about something just mentioned in the same thread is "buying in"? LOL.
bettyellen
Oct 2014
#125
I defended Ellsberg when I was 14 years old. I gave a crap when the full force of the U.S.
Luminous Animal
Oct 2014
#123
I welcome the information about the NSA, but that seemed a different issue to me than
merrily
Oct 2014
#127
Indeed, that is why he raised money for a Democratic candidate and endorsed Rush Holt.
Luminous Animal
Oct 2014
#91
When was the last time GG praised anything Obama or the Democratic Party has done?
baldguy
Oct 2014
#141
Sorry, but it's still your turn. Prove what YOU said in your original post, before you backpedaled
merrily
Oct 2014
#149
Wrong. All I need to do is wait for you to prove what you posted in Reply 86 and what I called BS on
merrily
Oct 2014
#154
No, thank YOU for proving my bs call on your reply 86 was 100% spot on. It was obvious, but it's
merrily
Oct 2014
#159
After that bullshit with Matt Taibbi today, my opinion is lower than "unfavorable"
Blue_Tires
Oct 2014
#89
No. Greenwald does not run the show at First Look and you should know that.
Luminous Animal
Oct 2014
#104
But if you think for one second that Greenwald has any authority over Tiabbi's division...
Luminous Animal
Oct 2014
#108
And you would think that is Greenwald why? From the beginning it has been clear the Greenwald
Luminous Animal
Oct 2014
#118
He was/is tasked with no such thing. Greenwald's role is a reporter not an administrator.
Luminous Animal
Oct 2014
#122
Fine...So if Greenwald is a lowly peon blogger with ZERO administrative input whatsoever
Blue_Tires
Oct 2014
#124
For some reason, I am unable to click on any of the "Vote" buttons . . .
markpkessinger
Oct 2014
#95
I suffer from voter apathy on this issue, so no vote. Will just enjoy the show.
merrily
Oct 2014
#126
If you change the clock back one hour for daylight savings will it reappear?
adirondacker
Oct 2014
#166
I find it interesting that those that disparage whistleblowers and investigative journalists
rhett o rick
Oct 2014
#164