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In reply to the discussion: So Greenwald weighs in...telling us to read Kennedy's concurrence, noting that Ginsburg is incorrect [View all]msanthrope
(37,549 posts)11. You can read GG's book for free on the Cryptome site...it's pretty apparent
Greenwald is in it for the lulz.
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So Greenwald weighs in...telling us to read Kennedy's concurrence, noting that Ginsburg is incorrect [View all]
msanthrope
Jun 2014
OP
The thing is....I agree the NSA should be exposed, but as Cryptome has pointed out, GG's
msanthrope
Jun 2014
#2
Ask yourself why it doesn't. Personally, I think we are watching internecine
msanthrope
Jun 2014
#14
That sweet, sweet Omidayar money, coupled with being of the 'owner' class, undoubtedly
msanthrope
Jun 2014
#6
Well - we could have just ignored his statements - would that have been preferable? nt
el_bryanto
Jun 2014
#17
He probably jizzed himself just like his worship for the Citizens United decision. Fuck him. n/t
Tarheel_Dem
Jun 2014
#12
Yeah...if you read the white male opinion on your reproductive rights, bettyellen, you'll
msanthrope
Jun 2014
#25
Well, between the liberal woman who sued the military, and the Libertarian who defended a Nazi,
msanthrope
Jul 2014
#97
Isn't that the excuse the ditto heads use everytime Limbaugh jumps the shark?
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
Jul 2014
#196
+10000 Typical propaganda tactic. Deliberately trying to incite visceral emotion to override logic.
woo me with science
Jul 2014
#146
Why? It's the same outrage that is being directed at everyone who supports this
pnwmom
Jul 2014
#172
No...in fairness, he's pushing the idea that the religious rights of the owner class allow them to
msanthrope
Jun 2014
#24
I didn't answer your examples because I didn't want to be rude and point out to you that
msanthrope
Jun 2014
#54
Any ruling or law that further transfers "human" rights to corporations is wrong.
bluesbassman
Jun 2014
#39
again your analogies are assuming the laws were passed to restrict religious freedom.
bluesbassman
Jun 2014
#45
Someone injecting imaginary facts into a debate about reality is where i try to jump off also.
nolabels
Jul 2014
#126
can you think of a single hypothetical case that would actually make it to court?
bettyellen
Jun 2014
#72
Paul Reikoff destroyed him on Maher's show the other day! Totally destroyed him!
Liberal_Stalwart71
Jun 2014
#26
No no no... that was "before I had a major blog" ... so ... that GG racism doesn't count /sarcsm
uponit7771
Jun 2014
#38
BUT WAAAAAAAAAAAIT... he and Snowden repeated what Obama said just louder and with stolen docs
uponit7771
Jun 2014
#35
but he is attending a socialist event and took a pic with a member of the socialist party
JI7
Jun 2014
#52
And there are those who insist otherwise. If Citizens United weren't enough, they defend even this.
Tarheel_Dem
Jun 2014
#57
Snowden, though!!!1! NSA!!11! LOOK AT ME I'M SUCH A LIBERAL LOOK AT ME LOOK!!!1!
LadyHawkAZ
Jun 2014
#55
Also, notice how they're conspicuously absent from Octafish's TISA thread?
Electric Monk
Jun 2014
#69
We use a trusted third party and only get relatively small x number of warrants a year
snooper2
Jul 2014
#156
I think the NSA spends 90% of their time mining the public intertubes from all the slides-
snooper2
Jul 2014
#158
They're not going to like this: the NSA review team says the NSA is doing a good job.
randome
Jul 2014
#160
I think you are correct, the OP seems rather shameless in the link you provided
nolabels
Jul 2014
#127
Are we back to using "Stasi?" I've missed that! Again....I'm still waiting for.you
msanthrope
Jul 2014
#128
Kindly cite a single post where I've 'defended' illegal actions by the NSA. I'll wait. nt
msanthrope
Jul 2014
#98
I had a host tell me I must support spying because I never post in NSA threads!
bettyellen
Jul 2014
#100
Obviously, since I've never posted about my dislike of NAMBLA, I must be a member. nt
msanthrope
Jul 2014
#107
tell me about it- I got a why don't "you people" meaning feminists and POC post on Snowden/ GG
bettyellen
Jul 2014
#164
yeah, feminists get the why do people ignore or get mad when I post about women having X happen in Y
bettyellen
Jul 2014
#176
+1, the only reason the usual crew cares about Greenwald's thoughts on this issue
Marr
Jul 2014
#151
A question about what Greenwald ACTUALLY SAID (if we can stop flinging poo for a moment)
Jim Lane
Jun 2014
#75
That's expected. Libertarians are the architects of the coming Kochstitution, so they oppose Obama:
freshwest
Jul 2014
#95
No glen, Ginsburg is not correct. This ruling is specifically against women. In fact it says
lostincalifornia
Jul 2014
#101
The OP's linked post doesn't link to where he linked the conservative reading.
joshcryer
Jul 2014
#123
The text makes no such distinction. The law applies to the free exercise of religion by persons.
Vattel
Jul 2014
#192
You may be right. Be that as it may, the stupidity of most of the smears never ceases to amaze me.
Vattel
Jul 2014
#167
Again we see his agenda isn't to do the right thing, it's to promote Libertarianism and...
stevenleser
Jul 2014
#129
Ha, like the cult of GG gives a shit what he does.. he could go out and defend a misogynistic
Cha
Jul 2014
#191
How stupid of him to jump forums and speak! Now, WOMEN won't give a crap about Snowdon.
TheNutcracker
Jul 2014
#159