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In reply to the discussion: Glenn Greenwald never passes up an opportunity to take a crack at Pres. Obama [View all]DevonRex
(22,541 posts)19. And damned right I'll call it bullshit. I don't like Greenwald. I think he's a slimy poser.
I don't like motherfuckers that help Republicans impeach Democrats. And I frankly don't give a rat's ass WHAT you "believe" unless you're going to start some Benghazi nonsense in here.
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Glenn Greenwald never passes up an opportunity to take a crack at Pres. Obama [View all]
MrScorpio
May 2013
OP
I'm so old I remember when he would regularly criticize the Bush Admins policies.
Luminous Animal
May 2013
#18
To Bill Maher's credit, he has gone after the president, but he also defends the president when the
Liberal_Stalwart71
May 2013
#228
Maybe Obama shouldn't keep giving GG the ammunition with which to do so, then.
MotherPetrie
May 2013
#2
And damned right I'll call it bullshit. I don't like Greenwald. I think he's a slimy poser.
DevonRex
May 2013
#19
they try so hard don't they? waching the tiny fists flail in impotent rage is quite entertaining.
dionysus
May 2013
#224
He's a bit player, up for bidding by whomever for whatever. - AND - He's messianic.
patrice
May 2013
#159
Exactly!! I can understand liberals being upset with Obama for not being liberal enough...
Liberal_Stalwart71
May 2013
#230
Notice how GG never has anything to say about the Senate PROTECTING PRIVATE ARMS MARKETS all
patrice
May 2013
#162
Excellent point… I'd LOVE to hear his opinion on that little nugget, my damn self nt
MrScorpio
May 2013
#188
iirc, isn't he an ex-pat? i give him less cred for not staying to fight the fight . eom
ellenfl
May 2013
#271
He's possibly amongst those who think they are going to step into the wreckage and do
patrice
May 2013
#272
I wish that Joy would've been more forceful than she was last night on the show.
Liberal_Stalwart71
May 2013
#232
His libertarian leanings should be enough to drive even the most rabid DUer away from him
davidpdx
May 2013
#122
The only sickening thing is you affection for his specious right-wing benghazi claims-Nt
Anansi1171
May 2013
#86
What are the charges? And do you agree with them? GG couldn't explain what the controversy is.
Liberal_Stalwart71
May 2013
#229
I mean, basically, you've stated that you trust a muckraker more than ANYONE in the current admin
MrScorpio
May 2013
#14
Did you think Greenwald was a "muckraker" when he was criticizing Dubya and Cheney?
Fumesucker
May 2013
#21
He lost me during that time when he was daily accusing Obama of running an anti-gay administration
MrScorpio
May 2013
#24
You do know Glenn was living in Brazil at that time because his partner was not allowed in the US?
Fumesucker
May 2013
#33
Well, if anything, that leaves GG open to an accusation of losing his objectivity about the Prez
MrScorpio
May 2013
#35
He equated Obama's equivocal mindset with what he depicted what his policy would be
MrScorpio
May 2013
#53
Some of us still do not and will not ever trust this administration on that score.
Occulus
May 2013
#99
Note to Mr and Mrs Scorpio: DOMA is still the law of the land. Nothing has 'turned out
Bluenorthwest
May 2013
#170
But you have no compunction about using language that suggests resolution. You say the 'outcome'
Bluenorthwest
May 2013
#214
I have to say on the Obama administration's performance on gay issues my take is closer to greenwald
dsc
May 2013
#174
It was. Would it still be if not for every last person who called him out on it? Yes. Yes.
Bluenorthwest
May 2013
#160
That does not even make sense. When a person appoints a surrogate that is what it is.
Bluenorthwest
May 2013
#172
So hate speech against good people you excuse with a thousand words, criticism of a politician who
Bluenorthwest
May 2013
#213
Why on Earth would we assume a person can't be one way in one situation and different in another?
patrice
May 2013
#36
And therein, lies the rub. They MAY be "similar" situations, but they are NOT the SAME situation.
patrice
May 2013
#156
I agree with you. Greenwald has never given me any reason to distrust him, not so for this Admin.
1-Old-Man
May 2013
#180
He actively is trying to burn down America's two parties and have a 3rd party
graham4anything
May 2013
#28
I agree with Glenn that a two party system is not the healthiest form of democracy.
Luminous Animal
May 2013
#155
Thanks for the quote. It led me to relisten to one of my favorite Greenwald speeches.
Luminous Animal
May 2013
#190
What was the US doing in Bengazi to begin with? Libya was none of our business. We were
sabrina 1
May 2013
#129
This is why the old saying is that the love of money is the root of all evil. He has some pretty
freshwest
May 2013
#67
Did you even watch? All y'all really missed the point, which was very simple!
WhaTHellsgoingonhere
May 2013
#89
Yes! I'm calling those who shout "F%#$ (insert name here)! because...
WhaTHellsgoingonhere
May 2013
#211
PHEW! I found a thread and people who've restored my faith in DU!!
WhaTHellsgoingonhere
May 2013
#247
If GG had said that the Admin's message was inconsistent because of situational fluency
MrScorpio
May 2013
#22
No, he's hiding something that doesn't exist in any reality but that of RW fucksticks.
freshwest
May 2013
#73
And expect the Loud high post count DU'ers to adopt the Repug Benghazi talking points
emulatorloo
May 2013
#254
If parroting Fox/GOP talking points against Obama is a sign of being "Objective"
MrScorpio
May 2013
#26
Libertarian Objectivism? Ayn Randism? Puke Paulism? Fuck me, I'm still dying over 'Wurgle-Blurgle!'
freshwest
May 2013
#52
Rachel and Ed hate Barack Obama. They both lost me forever. Only listen to Al Sharpton
graham4anything
May 2013
#29
To me, Greenwald is a proto-citizen-of-the-archipelagos (thank you Matt Taibbi). He'll be amongst
patrice
May 2013
#38
I almost got that. It will take a while to sink in while I try to stop giggling. 'Wurgle-Blurgle!'
freshwest
May 2013
#42
Ow! '...assigned to provide token-progressive cache for rich parasites' Yup, a lackey.
freshwest
May 2013
#100
Sompe people think they're media-prostitutes, i.e. clicks on the internet. Selling ADVERTISING, i.e.
patrice
May 2013
#165
Which is why you don't see GG in many mainstream forums. I'm just sorry Joy....
Tarheel_Dem
May 2013
#64
LOL! So does this give him a pass to spew BS RW talking points on Benghazi? n/t
ProSense
May 2013
#76
GG sat up there and asserted that the GOP/FOX witch hunt "investigation" was valid
MrScorpio
May 2013
#103
And here I always thought Hitler & John Birch Society were Christian. Silly me.
graham4anything
May 2013
#117
Greenwald is not thinking for himself. No thinking person would say what he did about Benghazi
stevenleser
May 2013
#154
Exactly. I said the same of folks who agreed with GOP persecution of Clinton over a Blowjob
stevenleser
May 2013
#239
You have no proof of that. Name someone here who has never criticized the President. You can't.
stevenleser
May 2013
#151
That doesnt mean they have never criticized them. You are making that part up. nt
stevenleser
May 2013
#176
That is exactly my point. You can't do it and thus shouldn't claim it is so. nt
stevenleser
May 2013
#226
Oh dear is right. At DU if you are going to make an assertion be prepared to be asked for proof
stevenleser
May 2013
#237
Greenwald sat there last night and defended a FOX/GOP witch hunt investigation
MrScorpio
May 2013
#185
Thank you very much for posting the links to all those Greenwald pieces,
woo me with science
May 2013
#219
Who knows? Maybe he thinks that Issa would conduct an honest investigation of Benghazi
MrScorpio
May 2013
#199
If he's wrong, argue that. Tell us how. Just accusing him of being disloyal is worthless. (nt)
DirkGently
May 2013
#183
People like Greenwald make it clear that many Democrats only ever paid lip service to
Marr
May 2013
#189
But you refuse to give credit to the activists who spent years pressuring him while he claimed God
Bluenorthwest
May 2013
#256
I had to remind myself who he was. Thought I was listening to some Teabagger asshole!!
Liberal_Stalwart71
May 2013
#227
Time will tell. Fully expect the "Loud DU'ers" to jump on the Repug Benghazi Bandwagon
emulatorloo
May 2013
#259