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In reply to the discussion: Glenn Greenwald’s Mitt Romney Surrogacy [View all]Marr
(20,317 posts)138. Very well said.
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Seems some Progressives are going to "disillusion" themselves into a Romney presidency.
FarLeftFist
Jun 2012
#134
now, don't pee the britches... i didn't coin that phrase, but it always made me laugh!
dionysus
Jun 2012
#44
Obama is better than Romney but that doesn't mean all criticism must be on hold for five months.
Jim Lane
Jun 2012
#11
Could you provide an example of misleading dubious dishonest fictional mistruth.
Luminous Animal
Jun 2012
#96
The irony is that Juan Cole made a statement supportive of the troops in Iraq...
joshcryer
Jun 2012
#86
I was one of the few people here who said Bush was going on old UN resolutions.
joshcryer
Jun 2012
#102
Well Hey... It's Damned Bi-Partisan Of Y'All To Encourage Low Information Voters On The Dem Side Too
WillyT
Jun 2012
#17
Poll numbers have little to do with vote suppression via demoralization from the "extreme" left.
joshcryer
Jun 2012
#87
What is your criticism of these mercenaries. I've been trying for months to find out (online)
Luminous Animal
Jun 2012
#92
Yeah, sounds like he's bemoaning that we're building prisons in Afghanistan as opposed to here.
joshcryer
Jun 2012
#99
His criticism is that the government is diverting funds from necessary domestic
Luminous Animal
Jun 2012
#115
Again. It is a double point... 1) Our prison system is so horrendous that judges have to
Luminous Animal
Jun 2012
#120
Decriminalization. Not legalization. Jeesh. You are proven wrong over and over again
Luminous Animal
Jun 2012
#131
A minor distinction. And no, sorry, he's bemoaning the lack of prison money here being spent...
joshcryer
Jun 2012
#132
Greenwald: We’ve created the world’s largest and one of its harshest and most merciless penal states
Luminous Animal
Jun 2012
#136
Neither of those links changes the fact that he is bemoaning that we spent money on prisons...
joshcryer
Jun 2012
#148
Read what he wrote. His concern in that article is not the needless drug imprisonment.
joshcryer
Jun 2012
#160
Well, in my "extreme left" locale in Seattle, we re-elected our progressive Democrat Jim McDermott
suffragette
Jun 2012
#123
The "extreme" left isn't actually involved in politics to a significant extent.
joshcryer
Jun 2012
#129
Trying to have it both ways again - the all-powerful left actively demoralize yet isn't involved
suffragette
Jun 2012
#144
We lefties in Seattle are the numbers that elect our Democratic US Senators and have kept them in
suffragette
Jun 2012
#151
You started with the ad homs. I'm just glad you realize $$$ isn't needed for GOTV.
joshcryer
Jun 2012
#174
Actually, I stand by the points I made as I made them and not as you're attempting
suffragette
Jun 2012
#178
But See... You Kind Of Make My Point... I'm Supposed To Believe The Queen Of The Blue-Links...
WillyT
Jun 2012
#21
the problem with the links is the fact they are never labelled despite people requesting that she do
dsc
Jun 2012
#33
The real problem is that Prosense links very often are irrelevant, nonresponsive, or misleading.
woo me with science
Jun 2012
#179
I understood perfectly well what GGM is saying. She was clear and on point.
Electric Monk
Jun 2012
#164
I've always been surprised this cat has been allowed to disrupt this board
Change has come
Jun 2012
#83
You do know there are many DU'ers abroad don't you? I guess "disruption" is subjective.
Tarheel_Dem
Jun 2012
#91
Glenn Greenwald is an American citizen. But you know that but persist in pretending
Luminous Animal
Jun 2012
#106
"I'll take the constitutional scholar's interpretation over that of a Brazilian asswipe any day."
Bluenorthwest
Jun 2012
#182
Oh my Gosh! And the same articles are also published on Common Dreams, Al Jazeera, & (gasp)
Luminous Animal
Jun 2012
#72
I used to think of Greenwald as a Iraq War supporter, then his critic/promoters here made him
Bluenorthwest
Jun 2012
#49
It was anti gay propaganda of the worst kind, you claim that is on topic, I do not agree and did
Bluenorthwest
Jun 2012
#183
And all your complaints about that post fall under the responsibility of the DU juries...
SidDithers
Jun 2012
#186
If you would have taken the time to read what Greenwald wrote since January 2009
Major Hogwash
Jun 2012
#51
It does not matter what he wrote. I am discussing the tactics used against him which are often
Bluenorthwest
Jun 2012
#184
And 4-5 years prior to that, he criticized Bush's war and surveillance policies.
Luminous Animal
Jun 2012
#187
Yes. Just like we held Dubya accountable for doing what he said he'd do.
Tierra_y_Libertad
Jun 2012
#93
So, the boss is to be held accountable only by those who didn't vote for him?
Tierra_y_Libertad
Jun 2012
#113
Indeed. If a person is not happy with Obama doing what he said he would do...
Luminous Animal
Jun 2012
#97
So let me get this straight. I voted for Obama even though I understood that
Luminous Animal
Jun 2012
#103
Accountability is also considering someone answerable for their current actions.
Luminous Animal
Jun 2012
#107
I do believe that the civilian death toll from both NATO strikes in Afghanistan and
Luminous Animal
Jun 2012
#116
Your assertions are debatable. Thus the debate. So love how you use Bush's term unlawful combatants
Luminous Animal
Jun 2012
#121
actually that's not Bush's term, it's been around for a century used in legal literature, case law
SunsetDreams
Jun 2012
#122
Greenwald has always come across as a scorned, vindictive Libertarian.
great white snark
Jun 2012
#70