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msanthrope

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18. My Smear? How am I smearing Mr. Greenwald by using his own words and the DU search
Tue Sep 30, 2014, 10:24 AM
Sep 2014

function?

How is it smearing to encourage DUers to use the search function that admin has given them?

How is it a smear to post from Media Matters?

K & R. n/t FSogol Sep 2014 #1
Somebody's been had, eh? nt msanthrope Sep 2014 #2
Yup, some of us can smell the BS sooner than others. FSogol Sep 2014 #7
Some people believe--still--that GG was a civil rights attorney. msanthrope Sep 2014 #12
and had, bad. Bobbie Jo Sep 2014 #8
Agreed. good work, msanthrope. FSogol Sep 2014 #14
Thanks! nt msanthrope Sep 2014 #51
Anytime. n/t FSogol Sep 2014 #53
It seems this Greenwald fellow is the propaganda tool. LawDeeDah Sep 2014 #3
He's an adept manipulator of people. What struck me about all the people repeating his msanthrope Sep 2014 #9
I don't think he is an adept manipulator at all. LawDeeDah Sep 2014 #10
So, in terms of Democracy Now and their frequently having GG as a guest? Dont call me Shirley Sep 2014 #106
I have no opinion as to DN. nt msanthrope Sep 2014 #137
K, thanks for your reply and post. I'll do a little more research. Dont call me Shirley Sep 2014 #139
When our least favorite RW journos say it, it's trash. When Greenwald says it, it's genius! stevenleser Sep 2014 #4
Many thanks!! nt msanthrope Sep 2014 #46
How's your appearances at those Fox circus shows going for ya? L0oniX Sep 2014 #93
Does the poster you're trying (and failing) to snark at spout FOX party line like Greenwald? KittyWampus Sep 2014 #157
er...uh... Caretha Sep 2014 #173
Prove that. I've never seen it. Thanks. nt babylonsister Sep 2014 #179
Bullshite. Cha Sep 2014 #184
Could you defend this admin as he does? No, but defend he does. babylonsister Sep 2014 #178
That has been long obvious... Peacetrain Sep 2014 #5
Bah, Greenwald can't fail, he can only be failed jeff47 Sep 2014 #6
I was waiting for someone like Media Matters to catch on to this.......... wandy Sep 2014 #11
Right before an election, mind you. It's like when Obama hit OBL..... msanthrope Sep 2014 #16
You and msanthrope have won DU this week. I saw your other post in geek tragedy's thread Number23 Sep 2014 #182
This Is Because, Ma'am, There Really Is Not A Dime's Worth Of Difference Between Their Aims The Magistrate Sep 2014 #13
It Is Nice Work If You Can Get It, Sir. msanthrope Sep 2014 #19
That Is True, Ma'am The Magistrate Sep 2014 #20
Your smear would be more effective whatchamacallit Sep 2014 #15
Maybe they all got the same memo at the same time. LawDeeDah Sep 2014 #17
My Smear? How am I smearing Mr. Greenwald by using his own words and the DU search msanthrope Sep 2014 #18
Ye old (and feeble) association fallacy whatchamacallit Sep 2014 #22
If you find my OP lame and ineffective, then why are you posting on it? msanthrope Sep 2014 #25
I don't want to hide your lame OP whatchamacallit Sep 2014 #29
Okay....let me know when you've found the circuit breaker. nt msanthrope Sep 2014 #30
As is yours. LawDeeDah Sep 2014 #27
A lot of people of all stripes are questioning the information we're getting whatchamacallit Sep 2014 #32
The OPs motives can't do anyone here any harm LawDeeDah Sep 2014 #37
Greenwald is only harming the Ministry of Peace n/t whatchamacallit Sep 2014 #49
I'm sure you've seen a lot in your 14 days. TBF Sep 2014 #118
I know it is quite amazing that I learned to read, and write, in 14 days. LawDeeDah Sep 2014 #125
My group of friends do not have a name for us group of friends. ieoeja Sep 2014 #36
indeed stupidicus Sep 2014 #50
So to hide the truth all they have to do is zeemike Sep 2014 #21
that's how the game is played alrighty stupidicus Sep 2014 #55
Dem war good, Rep war bad. FlatStanley Sep 2014 #23
Nope--all war, bad. nt msanthrope Sep 2014 #28
Exactly FlatStanley Sep 2014 #34
K&R mountain grammy Sep 2014 #24
K&R mountain grammy Sep 2014 #26
I don't buy into the anti-Greenwald hate fest Bragi Sep 2014 #31
he is a gigantic force for good... LawDeeDah Sep 2014 #33
Kudos to you for working pro bono. FlatStanley Sep 2014 #38
So you would be on the side of money on anything, a fan of the Koch Bros? LawDeeDah Sep 2014 #40
I think you are operating on a false premise. msanthrope Sep 2014 #41
Common sense? Bragi Sep 2014 #54
You made an assertion, and I have asked you to provide proof of that msanthrope Sep 2014 #61
What nonsense Bragi Sep 2014 #69
I think when you go to donor dinners, a book tour, and write whitepaper for a person, you msanthrope Sep 2014 #72
Could you document those allegations? Bragi Sep 2014 #122
Oh, lordy....very well documented in this thread---I think post 93 msanthrope Sep 2014 #132
That's it? Bragi Sep 2014 #141
And the donor dinners, and the book tour, and the speaking tour? Look, you msanthrope Sep 2014 #143
That was all part of the same CATO project, thing, right? Bragi Sep 2014 #147
Um, no. Not part of the same CATO project. Unless you think that appearing at msanthrope Sep 2014 #149
Look. Misanthrope has made more wild accusations she can't support. DisgustipatedinCA Oct 2014 #188
Nonsense is right. Greenwald: "Billionaire self-pity and the Koch brothers " deurbano Sep 2014 #110
Dd he return the checks? Not go to the donor dinners? In 2012, did he denounce the Koch's msanthrope Sep 2014 #117
...starts with common knowledge... libertarians caring about survey state isn't common uponit7771 Sep 2014 #89
Libertarians are not against surveillance. joshcryer Oct 2014 #209
LOL, you talk about false premises, then begin by saying Greenwald is a "right-wing libertarian". Marr Sep 2014 #144
Um no--I am directly quoting Bragi, who used the term.... msanthrope Sep 2014 #146
Oh, ok. Good to know you aren't suggesting Greenwald is a right-wing libertarian. /nt Marr Sep 2014 #148
No, it was Bragi who used the term. I think Greenwald is a Libertarian, however, and as a former msanthrope Sep 2014 #150
Yeah... tabloid paranoia doesn't interest me. Marr Sep 2014 #154
His current article has been proven to be demonstrably false....as was the near-identical msanthrope Sep 2014 #155
And That Is What The Acolytes Refuse To Engage, Ma'am The Magistrate Sep 2014 #159
You are correct--he is taking the "left" position, much as he did with the dog and pony show msanthrope Sep 2014 #162
If Juan Cole doesn't believe Khorason is real... druidity33 Oct 2014 #197
Great Post hueymahl Sep 2014 #56
Greenwald is his own damn hate fest.. it ooozes out of his keyboard with ignorance and stupidity Cha Oct 2014 #186
And yet, he never notices you Scootaloo Oct 2014 #202
Snark. Media Matters, which was created expressly to debunk Fox, is "right wing media" Doctor_J Sep 2014 #35
Um, what? Wow.....just wow. nt msanthrope Sep 2014 #39
Whoooosh Bobbie Jo Sep 2014 #43
I'm trying not to get thrown off my own thread. But Jeebus, right? nt msanthrope Sep 2014 #45
Might wanna try reading that again. (nt) jeff47 Sep 2014 #86
It's one of the funnier posts on the thread, frankly. nt msanthrope Sep 2014 #94
I think he just defended your source, and in doing so, validated MM's criticism of Greenwald... SidDithers Sep 2014 #172
Is it wrong that I am dying laughing while reading this thread?? Number23 Sep 2014 #181
that's about the only response you can give to something like this now JI7 Oct 2014 #194
The Brunnen-G LawDeeDah Sep 2014 #151
... SidDithers Sep 2014 #171
HAHAHAHHAHAH JI7 Oct 2014 #192
More of the fairytale surfaces............. wandy Sep 2014 #42
Oh, look.....now Breitbart has picked up the Smear!! GG is in good company! nt msanthrope Sep 2014 #44
We really need to anchor this turkey somewhere........... wandy Sep 2014 #52
It's like Greenwald just copied National Review--these articles are within HOURS msanthrope Sep 2014 #83
Wow allinthegame Sep 2014 #47
For you.... msanthrope Sep 2014 #48
I am glad that I called BS on it. Thanks msanthrope underpants Sep 2014 #57
Good post. Andy823 Sep 2014 #58
And, a whole bunch of right wingers agree with Obama that we need to go to war. Tierra_y_Libertad Sep 2014 #59
I am sorry---but weren't the Right Wingers accusing the President of doing too little? msanthrope Sep 2014 #63
But, they certainly agree with his war. Tierra_y_Libertad Sep 2014 #66
No--actually, they do not agree with his objectives, or his methods. nt msanthrope Sep 2014 #74
So, he's not conducting a war? A little bit of arsenic is better than a lot of arsenic? Tierra_y_Libertad Sep 2014 #77
He most certainly is conducting the war authorized under the AUMF of 9/18/2001. msanthrope Sep 2014 #80
I'm anti-war. Anti-killing. No matter who does it. Aren't you? Tierra_y_Libertad Sep 2014 #87
I Am Certainly Not, Sir The Magistrate Sep 2014 #102
Is that the "Sacrifice few to save many" morality you are speaking of? Tierra_y_Libertad Sep 2014 #109
I Do Not Expect To Convince You Of Anything, Sir The Magistrate Sep 2014 #124
No. nt msanthrope Sep 2014 #108
Uh-oh. Now you've done it. Prepare for a tidal wave of cognitive dissonance from the sockpuppet club RufusTFirefly Sep 2014 #64
crickets, crickets...nt grasswire Sep 2014 #104
K and effing R wryter2000 Sep 2014 #60
It's so CONVINCING when all the corporate voices talk to one another. woo me with science Sep 2014 #62
Welcome to my thread! nt msanthrope Sep 2014 #65
Yep. We're supposed to rely on the ever trustworthy CIA, NSA, and Pentagon for our info. Tierra_y_Libertad Sep 2014 #68
I don't trust the CIA, NSA nor Pentagon either & I think it's unhealthy to trust Greenwald as well LawDeeDah Sep 2014 #70
Well, I trust him a helluva lot more than the warmongers that Obama trusts. Tierra_y_Libertad Sep 2014 #76
What has Greenwald said about the Ukraine situation, talking about wars. LawDeeDah Sep 2014 #79
Are we at war with Ukraine? Or, Russia? Tierra_y_Libertad Sep 2014 #88
Greenwald being the journalist he is, I would think he has an opinion on that! LawDeeDah Sep 2014 #99
Aren't we "fiddling" in Ukraine? Tierra_y_Libertad Sep 2014 #100
Omidyars fiddling is the sort of the symphony of the Koch's kind of fiddling. LawDeeDah Sep 2014 #101
Nothing. OilemFirchen Sep 2014 #96
No kidding... Helen Borg Sep 2014 #95
This weak correlation of Greenwalds "guilt" is pretty pathetic riderinthestorm Sep 2014 #78
heh grasswire Sep 2014 #105
That's sort of what a discussion forum is about, you know. Discussion. Sometimes agreement. randome Sep 2014 #82
And that's why we should continue to spend billions... Android3.14 Sep 2014 #67
+1000 nt 99th_Monkey Oct 2014 #201
If it is true that the Khorasan group does not exist . . FairWinds Sep 2014 #71
Does al-Asiri not exist? nt msanthrope Sep 2014 #75
The ever morphing evil terrorists = fear the boogeyman ...keep making bombs ...MIC stocks happy L0oniX Sep 2014 #81
These guys aren't morphing--al-Fadhli? al-Asiri? Awlaki? If these names msanthrope Sep 2014 #84
What happened to the Taliban? War rah rah and fear is for the lemmings. Mean while keep trusting the L0oniX Sep 2014 #91
So--these names are not familiar to you? Yes or No. nt msanthrope Sep 2014 #92
Thanks for playing. L0oniX Sep 2014 #97
I'm not playing. I'm pleased as all hell that the President hit an AlQaeda cell. msanthrope Sep 2014 #114
Excuse me if I'm not falling all over myself 99th_Monkey Oct 2014 #203
How long has the Khorason Group been a name familiar to you? DisgustipatedinCA Oct 2014 #189
Best estimates are that the Khorasan group is 50 guys who were/are affiliated with AQ riderinthestorm Sep 2014 #98
Do you doubt al-Asiri's or al-Fadhli's capabilities with 49 other guys? msanthrope Sep 2014 #111
Asiri and Awlaki are/were affiliated with AQ which has the bucks riderinthestorm Sep 2014 #116
Al-Fadhli was a major AQ financier and fundraiser. It's probably why he knew of 9/11 msanthrope Sep 2014 #119
So here we come to the crux of it - the Khorasan group IS a new entity riderinthestorm Sep 2014 #121
No--they aren't "new." 'Khorasan' is a term that refers to the coming of Jihad-- msanthrope Sep 2014 #129
Al Fadihl may be a criminal mastermind but he wasn't planning or funding 9-11 riderinthestorm Sep 2014 #169
Before ya know it ...Greenwald will be a republican. L0oniX Sep 2014 #73
At last Glenn Greenwald's Grand Finale! randome Sep 2014 #85
Closer to Election Day, I think. What do you think the over/under will be for msanthrope Sep 2014 #90
Kick and Hell yes Recommend! sheshe2 Sep 2014 #103
National Review and GReenwald apparently published within HOURS of each other.... msanthrope Sep 2014 #107
Thanks to the link to wandy's post, msanthrope. sheshe2 Sep 2014 #158
Greenwald apparently is an activist. He does not mind using others to accomplish his dirty deeds. Thinkingabout Sep 2014 #112
Greenwald, Comrade Snowden, Papa Paul, Babino Paul, Palin, Media Matters, FOX... Cryptoad Sep 2014 #113
Um...not Media Matters. nt msanthrope Sep 2014 #115
What's a little guilt by association among friends? neverforget Sep 2014 #180
If the RW News Media says something about Obama, it must be false, because Obama can do no bad! AZ Progressive Sep 2014 #120
Darn right. The sooner you realize this, the happier you'll make DU's crack critical thinking squad RufusTFirefly Sep 2014 #126
Get over it lark Sep 2014 #123
“What is Greenwald Covering Up? – BFP Roundtable #02″, published on 20 Dec 2013 at corbettreport dawn frenzy adams Sep 2014 #127
You do know we lost posters here because they dare criticize Greenwald... Tikki Sep 2014 #128
Who? And I've been writing about GG for years with only one stupid hide to show for it. nt msanthrope Sep 2014 #133
We are not suppose to call out names...doesn't say in SOR that we can call out names and... Tikki Sep 2014 #140
PM me?? nt msanthrope Sep 2014 #142
Greenwald was never this bad with Bush. Dawson Leery Sep 2014 #130
HUGE K&R...Greenwald and his right wing cohorts.....EXPOSED Cali_Democrat Sep 2014 #131
You're really just gonna go with an association fallacy, right in the headline? Marr Sep 2014 #134
sure G_j Sep 2014 #138
+1 leftstreet Sep 2014 #156
The same people you are talking about..... NCTraveler Sep 2014 #135
50 million Americans get their news from RT! zappaman Sep 2014 #145
DU rec... SidDithers Sep 2014 #136
I've always considered him an advocate. moondust Sep 2014 #152
Indeed--libertarian and anti-American ideology does attract the fringes. nt msanthrope Sep 2014 #153
"America, love it or leave it" again? Tierra_y_Libertad Sep 2014 #160
"anti-American" ideology that discourages voting and participation in civics by msanthrope Sep 2014 #161
So, would that make "pro American" ideology Tierra_y_Libertad Sep 2014 #163
Well, Schopenhauer preferred monarchy to democracy, so I get why you would pick him msanthrope Sep 2014 #164
No. It was a requirement to get a job. Tierra_y_Libertad Sep 2014 #165
I'm sad that you thought a personal oath to uphold democratic values was msanthrope Sep 2014 #166
I needed the job. Tierra_y_Libertad Sep 2014 #167
OMG, even Amy Goodman has gone to the dark side! Oilwellian Sep 2014 #168
+100 ~nt 99th_Monkey Oct 2014 #205
Did Glenn ever provide any actual proof for anything he ever wrote? Major Hogwash Sep 2014 #170
Bush and Obama have same warmonger tactics. cui bono Sep 2014 #174
Obama worse than Bush on whistleblowers. cui bono Sep 2014 #175
Obama worse than Bush on spying on American citizens. cui bono Sep 2014 #176
BOGGERS have same swiftboat tactics as Tea Party. cui bono Sep 2014 #177
+1. nt OnyxCollie Oct 2014 #213
Post so good you appear to have made some folks go completely bananas Number23 Sep 2014 #183
I see what you mean.. Brawaaaaa.. "BOGGERs Have Same Tactics has Teaparty".. wah wah wah.. Cha Oct 2014 #185
da Jury pronounces flamingdem Oct 2014 #191
"Facepalm this poster is off the rails. Suggest they take the rails over to Free Republic." LOL Cha Oct 2014 #193
Juror #6 once again nails why the jury system is beyond all hope and redemption Number23 Oct 2014 #199
There's always hope that the system could be improved. Major Hogwash Oct 2014 #208
We try...but it looks like geek tragedy rought the can of whoop ass msanthrope Oct 2014 #198
He should be a member of the Justice League. Major Hogwash Oct 2014 #206
The usual AgingAmerican Oct 2014 #187
i agree, there are some thin skinned ones on here JI7 Oct 2014 #195
GGreenwald and Andrew McCarthy.. two little vacuous peas in a pod.. Cha Oct 2014 #190
Quote w/link of GG claiming Khorsan was made up please. grahamhgreen Oct 2014 #196
Matthew Hale, CATO Institute, PayPal Pierre, Rand and Ron, now NRO . . . ucrdem Oct 2014 #200
Escuse me if I'm not falling all over myself ... 99th_Monkey Oct 2014 #204
Clickbait journalism. joshcryer Oct 2014 #207
Oh...I still have to give it the old college try. I suspect many on this board msanthrope Oct 2014 #210
I am glad you posted this Andy823 Oct 2014 #211
Why bother? It's a humongous waste of time. Major Hogwash Oct 2014 #212
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