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In reply to the discussion: Glenn Greenwald: U.S. manufactured militant threat as pretext to bomb Syria [View all]Ruby the Liberal
(26,219 posts)47. Your jury results
On Tue Sep 30, 2014, 07:05 PM an alert was sent on the following post:
You mean AQ still exists? I was just told on DU that 'AQ no longer exists' because
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Fox News/GOP meme. How much right-wing grandstanding do we need during an election season?
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Glenn Greenwald: U.S. manufactured militant threat as pretext to bomb Syria [View all]
DonViejo
Sep 2014
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Terrorism experts believe that the actual danger posed by ISIS has been distorted in hours of TV
J_J_
Sep 2014
#21
Yeah, don't trust what Jimmy Carter, Bernie Sanders, and Elizabeth Warren have to say about ISIS..
Cha
Sep 2014
#25
Well, I don't believe your theory about Ferguson.. AG Holder is on that. I trust Bernie, Elizabeth,
Cha
Oct 2014
#79
Yeah, they kind of appeared out of nowhere and suddenly became the 'greatest threat
sabrina 1
Sep 2014
#41
Damn GG, you've entered Alex Jones territory. Has he written about Russia's encroachment?
Tarheel_Dem
Sep 2014
#2
And his internet denizens wait for every pearl that falls from that swine's lips. It's what they do.
Tarheel_Dem
Sep 2014
#22
Fuck Libertarians, and the selfish, money grubbing, dope smokin' boat they rode in on.
Tarheel_Dem
Sep 2014
#31
"This black or white, us or them way of looking at the world or people in it is so 2001."
Tarheel_Dem
Sep 2014
#39
Yes, fact or fiction! This was a perfect example of the difference. Thanks for pointing it
sabrina 1
Oct 2014
#50
You mean AQ still exists? I was just told on DU that 'AQ no longer exists' because
sabrina 1
Sep 2014
#43
Wow! Thanks Ruby. I would like to know since when is wanting to stop all these
sabrina 1
Oct 2014
#49
Lol, I've been called a lot of things, but RW is a new one! Thank you taking the trouble to read
sabrina 1
Oct 2014
#104
Lol, I don't help Right Wing propaganda machines stay on the air. I remember when
sabrina 1
Oct 2014
#120
I agree that starving the beast of any legitimate left voices was and still is the best approach.
bobduca
Oct 2014
#121
Lol! Not only does he not 'get' your odd opinion, the more he is attacked, the more
sabrina 1
Sep 2014
#44
I'm talking about poor journalism not whether the bombing is the right thing to do
brush
Oct 2014
#66
They've turned the Bogeyman-of-the-day threat up to 11 too many times. Go for 12.
Tierra_y_Libertad
Sep 2014
#6
No one believes anything anymore. That is what happens when people are lied to
sabrina 1
Sep 2014
#45
Well, divide and conquer is a given. Us versus Them. It's learned at an early age.
valerief
Sep 2014
#33
Maybe Glenn would like to travel to Iraq and Syria to "report" on this first hand?
George II
Sep 2014
#12
He should make a "First Look" movie, and call it..."Desperately Seeking Hits".
Tarheel_Dem
Sep 2014
#26
and those making the ad homs project their own "messenger not message" onto others
KurtNYC
Sep 2014
#30
They're always the same too, childish, without any substance. I remember the exact same
sabrina 1
Oct 2014
#57
Never forget that Assad and Putin are the "good guys" in Greenwald's universe....
Blue_Tires
Sep 2014
#37
By that standard Greenwald supports Ebola. He's never commented on that either
riderinthestorm
Oct 2014
#80
That's pretty desperate. There are three superpowers in the world. Any political journalist who has
stevenleser
Oct 2014
#106
Thanks Koko, I wondered how long it would be before someone tried to discredit Democracy Now
sabrina 1
Oct 2014
#115
Well, a man sees what he wants to see and I'm still seeing the media as the problem......
wandy
Oct 2014
#100
You're certainly right about our media. Which is why most of us here turned to more credible
sabrina 1
Oct 2014
#131
A lot to consider here. One of my problems is I do not have a 'trusted source'.............
wandy
Oct 2014
#132
Here's a simple question for you. For how long have you been aware of either ISIS and/or
sabrina 1
Oct 2014
#134