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He's always been an a**h***. CherokeeDem Jun 2014 #1
The thing is....I agree the NSA should be exposed, but as Cryptome has pointed out, GG's msanthrope Jun 2014 #2
I know..... CherokeeDem Jun 2014 #10
You can read GG's book for free on the Cryptome site...it's pretty apparent msanthrope Jun 2014 #11
His appearance on Bill Maher's show.... CherokeeDem Jun 2014 #13
Ask yourself why it doesn't. Personally, I think we are watching internecine msanthrope Jun 2014 #14
That could be true... CherokeeDem Jun 2014 #20
Yep. joshcryer Jun 2014 #51
Well said. I have thought that myself and agree with you. Justice Jun 2014 #22
He's using it to sell books and shit too uponit7771 Jun 2014 #36
that's what all of this is mostly for him JI7 Jun 2014 #61
We are not surprised. frazzled Jun 2014 #3
That sweet, sweet Omidayar money, coupled with being of the 'owner' class, undoubtedly msanthrope Jun 2014 #6
This ought to be good. MohRokTah Jun 2014 #4
I expect to be accused of smearing GG by quoting GG. nt msanthrope Jun 2014 #7
The BEST way to smear GG is t let GG speak. MohRokTah Jun 2014 #8
"Let an asshole be an asshole." nt msanthrope Jun 2014 #9
See post #143. joshcryer Jul 2014 #170
I adore him, but don't agree with him on this issue. Fawke Em Jul 2014 #132
Good. any day is a good day for a FUCK GREENWALD thread. BootinUp Jun 2014 #5
Well - we could have just ignored his statements - would that have been preferable? nt el_bryanto Jun 2014 #17
No, not any day. pnwmom Jul 2014 #173
He probably jizzed himself just like his worship for the Citizens United decision. Fuck him. n/t Tarheel_Dem Jun 2014 #12
Glenn Greenwald has offered nothing of value to this world. Dawson Leery Jun 2014 #15
He's a weasel.....a Libertarian one. nt msanthrope Jun 2014 #16
This^^^ Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jul 2014 #195
the visceral hatred on this thread is shameful... grasswire Jun 2014 #18
Yeah...I fucking hate overprivileged white Libertarians who could give two msanthrope Jun 2014 #19
Incredibly fucking paternalistic-thank you! bettyellen Jun 2014 #23
Yeah...if you read the white male opinion on your reproductive rights, bettyellen, you'll msanthrope Jun 2014 #25
Damn.....what she said. Bobbie Jo Jun 2014 #63
You seem to judge a lot of people by their gender, race and religion. hugo_from_TN Jun 2014 #78
Ya know what's even less "productive"? GG. Tarheel_Dem Jul 2014 #84
I'm no Greenwald fan hugo_from_TN Jul 2014 #87
this has a lot to do with gender, race and religion JI7 Jul 2014 #90
Well, between the liberal woman who sued the military, and the Libertarian who defended a Nazi, msanthrope Jul 2014 #97
Right on! Well said! MADem Jul 2014 #131
+1000. pnwmom Jul 2014 #194
What's shameful is GGs overt hackery and the reflexive support for it uponit7771 Jun 2014 #37
It's no more important than... Wait Wut Jun 2014 #46
I haven't seen anyone discuss Palin's, Limbaugh's or.. grasswire Jul 2014 #96
He's Not A Likable Guy otohara Jun 2014 #64
so GG is just a comedian now... VanillaRhapsody Jul 2014 #104
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
Exactly Andy823 Jul 2014 #193
In fairness he only is discussing whether corporations have religous rights dsc Jun 2014 #21
No...in fairness, he's pushing the idea that the religious rights of the owner class allow them to msanthrope Jun 2014 #24
I notice you didn't answer my examples dsc Jun 2014 #41
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
so the Congress could pass a law banning corporate owned newspapers from dsc Jun 2014 #40
Much as your "kosher" analogy is false these are too. bluesbassman Jun 2014 #42
If a jurisidiction passed a law banning kosher slaughtering dsc Jun 2014 #43
again your analogies are assuming the laws were passed to restrict religious freedom. bluesbassman Jun 2014 #45
there would be no court hearing under your theory that is my point dsc Jun 2014 #47
Of course there would be court hearings. bluesbassman Jun 2014 #58
I really don't know what else to say to you dsc Jun 2014 #59
You know, it's sad when a debater resorts to insults. bluesbassman Jun 2014 #60
Someone injecting imaginary facts into a debate about reality is where i try to jump off also. nolabels Jul 2014 #126
HHS already exempted non profits. joshcryer Jun 2014 #48
and how you never learned to read, I don't know dsc Jun 2014 #49
This isn't about the corporation, it's about the employees. joshcryer Jun 2014 #50
can you think of a single hypothetical case that would actually make it to court? bettyellen Jun 2014 #72
I'll help! OilemFirchen Jul 2014 #86
Paul Reikoff destroyed him on Maher's show the other day! Totally destroyed him! Liberal_Stalwart71 Jun 2014 #26
Greenwald loses one on one arguments all the time. BootinUp Jun 2014 #28
That's probably because he does not represent the "Liberal PoV." eom. 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2014 #29
Yes, there is that. BootinUp Jun 2014 #30
Absolutely... CherokeeDem Jun 2014 #31
Nothing against Reikoff (he has done excellent work for veterans) Dawson Leery Jul 2014 #111
Assholes can still do a lot of good. NCTraveler Jun 2014 #27
Grayson is an abrasive liberal, Greenwald is a libertarian geek tragedy Jun 2014 #32
What is a "borderline white nationalist xenophobe" NCTraveler Jun 2014 #33
He used the same tropes about how illegal immigration geek tragedy Jun 2014 #34
No no no... that was "before I had a major blog" ... so ... that GG racism doesn't count /sarcsm uponit7771 Jun 2014 #38
It must be a Libertarian thing. Chan790 Jul 2014 #80
BUT WAAAAAAAAAAAIT... he and Snowden repeated what Obama said just louder and with stolen docs uponit7771 Jun 2014 #35
All hail corporations! joshcryer Jun 2014 #44
but he is attending a socialist event and took a pic with a member of the socialist party JI7 Jun 2014 #52
Greenwald is a right winger Cali_Democrat Jun 2014 #53
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
Such a liberal, except when it comes to women and minorities. nt msanthrope Jun 2014 #56
just another self loathing Republican..... VanillaRhapsody Jul 2014 #106
OMG, you got me ROFLMAO here! You crack me up. freshwest Jul 2014 #91
Thank you, msanthrope. Cha Jun 2014 #62
The mere mention of Greenwald turns some here into adolescent idiots TriplD Jun 2014 #65
Agreed! nt elias49 Jun 2014 #70
It's Greenwald who acts like an "adolescent idiot". He's such a "petulant hater". Cha Jul 2014 #79
DU would be better again... Chan790 Jul 2014 #82
It's all very serious business, the smear. woo me with science Jul 2014 #144
+1, they're embarrassing, I agree. Marr Jul 2014 #150
I'm sure everyone who leftynyc Jul 2014 #184
What a giant turd he is alcibiades_mystery Jun 2014 #66
Fuck the smear machine. Seriously. woo me with science Jun 2014 #67
Also, notice how they're conspicuously absent from Octafish's TISA thread? Electric Monk Jun 2014 #69
+100000 Isn't that remarkable? woo me with science Jun 2014 #71
I wish you could take the science part out of your handle LOL snooper2 Jun 2014 #73
Could probably take out the bit about "wooing" too... Number23 Jun 2014 #74
This. nt Bobbie Jo Jul 2014 #105
USA NSA USA NSA USA NSA n/t bobduca Jul 2014 #138
now on the other hand, your sig line you sport is perfect snooper2 Jul 2014 #139
yup just like your username bobduca Jul 2014 #140
Says I got paid $11.23 this last quarter to denounce your posts snooper2 Jul 2014 #148
Nah we both know i'm referring to your day job, not your hobby bobduca Jul 2014 #153
day job has been boring lately, just working on some PCI compliance issues snooper2 Jul 2014 #154
SOX compliance eh? bobduca Jul 2014 #155
We use a trusted third party and only get relatively small x number of warrants a year snooper2 Jul 2014 #156
You and me, we're network plumbers DisgustipatedinCA Jul 2014 #157
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
Ah Mr Roffle Waffles, the mark of quality for any pro-nsa post! bobduca Jul 2014 #168
The OP is ardently against the spying machine. joshcryer Jun 2014 #76
War is Peace! woo me with science Jul 2014 #99
Lies are Truth! joshcryer Jul 2014 #121
I think you are correct, the OP seems rather shameless in the link you provided nolabels Jul 2014 #127
+1 woo me with science Jul 2014 #141
What's shameless about their comments there? joshcryer Jul 2014 #178
The exent of the post was to the OP's veracity nolabels Jul 2014 #182
Are we back to using "Stasi?" I've missed that! Again....I'm still waiting for.you msanthrope Jul 2014 #128
+1, wow-- hadn't seen that one. Marr Jul 2014 #152
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
I bet I can guess which Host it was... SidDithers Jul 2014 #102
LOL. I think I know that host Cali_Democrat Jul 2014 #116
Yep Bobbie Jo Jul 2014 #120
Name drop, please. joshcryer Jul 2014 #125
It's against DU rules leftynyc Jul 2014 #185
Obviously, since I've never posted about my dislike of NAMBLA, I must be a member. nt msanthrope Jul 2014 #107
that is the level of paranoia and hatred here. and it's fucking up DU. bettyellen Jul 2014 #108
That's basically the idiotic sentiment. joshcryer Jul 2014 #124
tell me about it- I got a why don't "you people" meaning feminists and POC post on Snowden/ GG bettyellen Jul 2014 #164
Worse is when it's some issue not covered by the media. joshcryer Jul 2014 #175
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
You have been on record overturning these laws. joshcryer Jul 2014 #122
So Greenwald is smearing himself Cali_Democrat Jul 2014 #114
Machines don't smear people, personas do. bobduca Jul 2014 #136
+1 woo me with science Jul 2014 #142
+1, the only reason the usual crew cares about Greenwald's thoughts on this issue Marr Jul 2014 #151
+1 woo me with science Jul 2014 #163
You were not wrong... Tikki Jun 2014 #68
A question about what Greenwald ACTUALLY SAID (if we can stop flinging poo for a moment) Jim Lane Jun 2014 #75
This is an appeal to authority. joshcryer Jun 2014 #77
You set this out very clearly. Thanks. n/t pnwmom Jul 2014 #174
His observations are a mix of sophistry, lies, and presumption. OilemFirchen Jul 2014 #83
Yeah, it's obvious their dissent on RFRA is for flexibility. joshcryer Jul 2014 #92
Or... OilemFirchen Jul 2014 #94
KnR sheshe2 Jul 2014 #81
Post removed Post removed Jul 2014 #85
If it helps... OilemFirchen Jul 2014 #88
a good day for ignore reddread Jul 2014 #89
"unhinged" joshcryer Jul 2014 #93
Alert Swarming for the win! bobduca Jul 2014 #137
Well, that was ironic woo me with science Jul 2014 #143
Facts aren't smears. joshcryer Jul 2014 #169
You understate your point, but you are correct. Vattel Jul 2014 #110
+1 woo me with science Jul 2014 #147
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
DU rec for pissing off all the right people...nt SidDithers Jul 2014 #103
OMG, Greenwald didn't directly answer a tweeted question. He is so evil!!!!! Vattel Jul 2014 #109
Thank you for mansplaining to me why I shouldn't worry. nt msanthrope Jul 2014 #112
yw Vattel Jul 2014 #113
What does "yw" mean? msanthrope Jul 2014 #115
you're welcome Vattel Jul 2014 #117
Do I not rate full words? Capitals? Punctuation? nt msanthrope Jul 2014 #118
lol, IMHO prolly u do Vattel Jul 2014 #119
The OP's linked post doesn't link to where he linked the conservative reading. joshcryer Jul 2014 #123
The question he didn't directly answer was whether he agreed with the ruling. Vattel Jul 2014 #134
It doesn't matter whether he says he agrees. joshcryer Jul 2014 #171
The text makes no such distinction. The law applies to the free exercise of religion by persons. Vattel Jul 2014 #192
+10000 Any smear will do woo me with science Jul 2014 #145
I guess, but here is my puzzle. Vattel Jul 2014 #161
Well, woo me with science Jul 2014 #162
Some of it might be an organized attempt at disinformation and disruption, but Vattel Jul 2014 #165
Oh, I'm sure there's some of that, too. woo me with science Jul 2014 #166
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
Bwah. Yeah, you're right. woo me with science Jul 2014 #177
Again we see his agenda isn't to do the right thing, it's to promote Libertarianism and... stevenleser Jul 2014 #129
But...but....but...! Snowden!!! MADem Jul 2014 #130
This thread has more fireworks in it than what Greenwald promised. randome Jul 2014 #133
HATE GREENWALD RAWR ARGLE BARGLE bobduca Jul 2014 #135
Okay! You're in! randome Jul 2014 #149
GREENWALD IS HIS OWN WORST FUCKING ENEMY. I can lock my caps, too. Cha Jul 2014 #181
you be nice now, as you can see I'm now a member of the kewl kids club bobduca Jul 2014 #186
Don't be paranoid.. I see no club. Cha Jul 2014 #188
Dang if it doesn't work for him flamingdem Jul 2014 #190
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
Uhmm...your link doesn't say what you claim. TheKentuckian Jul 2014 #179
There is much about him that bothers me. nt arthritisR_US Jul 2014 #180
Greenwald continues to be the snotty, self serving, CEO fellating little prick he has always been. phleshdef Jul 2014 #183
that that... fellator!1111 bobduca Jul 2014 #187
Ugh flamingdem Jul 2014 #189
It's The S&G Show! Now in its second exciting season! randome Jul 2014 #197
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