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NOVA_Dem

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12. I don't think "doing the right thing" is Toobin's forte .

Wed Aug 21, 2013, 04:05 PM

Aug 2013

http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/cnn-legal-eagle-jeffrey-toobin-baby-mama-drama-daughter-cbs-news-jeff-greenfield-article-1.194924

A friend of Greenfield's said the outspoken Toobin has resisted putting his name on the infant's birth certificate and hasn't given his former lover the child support she's requested.

Toobin, 49, has been married since 1986 to his Harvard sweetheart, 51-year-old Amy McIntosh, who has held top positions with Verizon and the Zagat Survey.

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Greenwald Critic Jeffrey Toobin Stole Classified Documents for Profit [View all] NOVA_Dem Aug 2013 OP

Thanks for posting this. I wanted to but didn't have time. Luminous Animal Aug 2013 #1

I was shocked it hadn't been posted yet since it was on twitter for a couple of hours. n/t NOVA_Dem Aug 2013 #2

Finger pointers need to be sure they have nothing to hide. Especially the more moralistic sabrina 1 Aug 2013 #50

Count me unsurprised... The most vocal are often the most hypocritical... n/t hlthe2b Aug 2013 #3

If you had something like this in your background why would you speak on this issue? NOVA_Dem Aug 2013 #6

Very interesting! MotherPetrie Aug 2013 #4

What a find....thank you! Now maybe Toobin will stfu. nt snappyturtle Aug 2013 #5

how completely apropos. nashville_brook Aug 2013 #7

I'm sure Toobin will courageously turn himself in and face justice...won't he? Tierra_y_Libertad Aug 2013 #8

I don't think "doing the right thing" is Toobin's forte . NOVA_Dem Aug 2013 #12

The case was tried and appealed in 1991: Walsh lost (Toobin won) frazzled Aug 2013 #17

What profit is Greenwald making? NOVA_Dem Aug 2013 #18

I assume he is paid for writing for the Guardian frazzled Aug 2013 #19

How dare he take a paycheck for doing his damn job. NOVA_Dem Aug 2013 #22

Wow, like arguing with a block of wood. frazzled Aug 2013 #25

You accused him of taking a paycheck from his job? What's wrong with you? NOVA_Dem Aug 2013 #28

of course he will not say. Whisp Aug 2013 #20

Understood. You've provided nothing. NOVA_Dem Aug 2013 #21

I can find a link where GG says he takes donations Whisp Aug 2013 #26

You can use however he makes money (salary and/or donations) against him but NOVA_Dem Aug 2013 #29

Information can be very affected, depending on who is paying you Whisp Aug 2013 #31

That is correct but you still need to evaluate if the information is correct. NOVA_Dem Aug 2013 #32

I might have you mixed up with someone else... Whisp Aug 2013 #37

I read the article and you can include donations as part of your skepticism but for the situation... NOVA_Dem Aug 2013 #43

so transparency is okay for everyone except GG. Whisp Aug 2013 #51

It's about hypocrisy. n/t NOVA_Dem Aug 2013 #55

Toobin? or someone else? JDPriestly Aug 2013 #40

More from that link Babel_17 Aug 2013 #48

and didn't his loose lips get Ollie North's case thrown out AFTER HE WAS CONVICTED? MisterP Aug 2013 #9

Pot, meet Kettle. City Lights Aug 2013 #10

Toobin has become a total tool quinnox Aug 2013 #11

I think he sucks up to power period. n/t NOVA_Dem Aug 2013 #13

a tubby tool riverbendviewgal Aug 2013 #46

"..a sort of proto-Linda Tripp" DisgustipatedinCA Aug 2013 #14

He's obviously pissed Snowden is getting away with it & Greenwald's making a decent profit. KittyWampus Aug 2013 #15

Obviously. Fearless Aug 2013 #38

I remembered that when I saw him on AC and that had Autumn Aug 2013 #16

What about this lady who reportedly smuggled out classified documents in her underwear? AnotherMcIntosh Aug 2013 #23

aw, firedoglake is barking again. Whisp Aug 2013 #24

It's in Michael Isikoff’s book G_j Aug 2013 #27

She didn't bother to read the article when she found an easy way to discount it in her own mind. NOVA_Dem Aug 2013 #30

Sad, but true apparently! Vinnie From Indy Aug 2013 #33

good clip thanks nt navarth Aug 2013 #41

LOL n/t RainDog Aug 2013 #34

... SidDithers Aug 2013 #35

It's info from Michael Isikoff's book but don't bother refuting the facts presented in the article. NOVA_Dem Aug 2013 #36

How dare he attack the messenger attacking the messenger! Robb Aug 2013 #45

Sure am Glad GG isn't makeing any money on this .....heh? Cryptoad Aug 2013 #39

The situation isn't analogous. n/t NOVA_Dem Aug 2013 #42

If Greenwald said "buy my book for the lowdown" it would be Babel_17 Aug 2013 #49

If someone stole the docs and handed them to Toobin and THEN he wrote NOVA_Dem Aug 2013 #54

L.O.effin.L.! MNBrewer Aug 2013 #44

It's okay when he does it Aerows Aug 2013 #47

Greenwald on what reader funding enables for his articles Babel_17 Aug 2013 #52

Toobin is such a authoritarian stooge blackspade Aug 2013 #53