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stevenleser

(32,886 posts)
30. Greenwald is the Hypocrite. He's the one who insists on nuance when its him being evaluated
Sun Feb 19, 2017, 09:40 PM
Feb 2017

Everyone else should be viewed under the same broad brush as if both situations are the same.

Let's all not forget this just happened:

https://goo.gl/LpijwY

Greenwald complained that the two situations aren't the same. He insisted on nuance.

Here is why its OK that Trump intel officials are leaking and its not OK with Snowden

- Trump is at war with the intelligence community and is trying to undermine them

- Trump and his campaign had inappropriate contact with Russia

- Intel officials have been trying to brief Trump and he seems resistant to taking their advice

- Intel officials are discussing this among themselves to try to figure out how to handle this

- Intel officials aren't looking for publicity for THEMSELVES

Whereas

- Snowden never attempted to approach the President

- His information was not new

- Snowden never attempted to discuss this with colleagues to determine if there was another way to handle the situation. He never made use of the inspector general, he never went to a senator, he never did anything. He wanted to play the hero.

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Conversely, publicans loved leaks under PBO, but suddenly hate them. ret5hd Feb 2017 #1
Good one Cha Feb 2017 #21
Yes absolutely. But we aren't under any illusions why that is. I'm constantly astonished that JCanete Feb 2017 #42
Not me. Jamaal510 Feb 2017 #2
GG is a RW tool mcar Feb 2017 #3
Yeah, he always seemed like one but he's totally outed himself now.. as Cha Feb 2017 #22
He really has mcar Feb 2017 #32
And Trump loved leaks, too - before the election! 50 Shades Of Blue Feb 2017 #4
Trump loved leaks like a Russian whore... Wounded Bear Feb 2017 #5
Leaks that expose and discredit fascism and bigotry; I very much approve bhikkhu Feb 2017 #6
Right... intention matters. Adrahil Feb 2017 #12
He can fuck himself. God he is an insufferable bastard. boston bean Feb 2017 #7
+1 grantcart Feb 2017 #13
Ditto. yardwork Feb 2017 #18
yes he is. irisblue Feb 2017 #33
Doesn't exonerate Trump, though, does it? WinkyDink Feb 2017 #8
Democrats still don't like GG. stopbush Feb 2017 #9
Greenwald's leaking his own illiberal, anti-Democrat Hortensis Feb 2017 #10
"Leak" vs whistle blower. Same as terrorist versus "freedom fighter." McCamy Taylor Feb 2017 #11
Eat. My. Shit., Glenn Greenwald. DinahMoeHum Feb 2017 #14
If this was a balanced article he would attack both sides for this not just the Dems Quixote1818 Feb 2017 #15
I heard him being interviewed on Democracy Now about this and while I can understand his point of OnDoutside Feb 2017 #16
Speak for yourself. I prefer a leaky government regardless of the party in power. PSPS Feb 2017 #17
Amen. Dr. Strange Feb 2017 #23
Unchanged Glenn Greenwald asshole then asshole now. IADEMO2004 Feb 2017 #19
Getting a little touchy there aren't you Greenwald. Talk about hypocrites, he should look in the still_one Feb 2017 #20
Greenwald is a Russian whore...fuck him. roamer65 Feb 2017 #24
Can he quote any major Dem who Trumpocalypse Feb 2017 #25
lol shut up Glenn JHan Feb 2017 #26
Still clueless after all these years struggle4progress Feb 2017 #27
Blow it out your nose, Greenwald. Utterly insufferable. catbyte Feb 2017 #28
Glenn Greenwald: Democrats 'Suddenly Love Leaks,' But Attacked Them Under Obama. LenaBaby61 Feb 2017 #29
Greenwald is the Hypocrite. He's the one who insists on nuance when its him being evaluated stevenleser Feb 2017 #30
+1 nt JTFrog Feb 2017 #35
Trump likes leaks Warren DeMontague Feb 2017 #31
Poor baby has a sad that Poooty's gig is up. nt JTFrog Feb 2017 #34
The Democrats did NOT SAY THEY LOVE LEAKS. What they did say is they do NOT like Russian still_one Feb 2017 #36
collusion, it is determined he also is on the payroll of putin Demonaut Feb 2017 #40
no doubt still_one Feb 2017 #41
I'm having a lot of trouble Blue Idaho Feb 2017 #37
The DNC leaked emails were done by Putin to take down the US. herding cats Feb 2017 #38
please fuck the hell off Glen, a foreign power made the leaks during the campaign Demonaut Feb 2017 #39
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