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MannyGoldstein

(34,589 posts) Mon May 12, 2014, 09:20 PM May 2014

Greenwald: Thumbs Up or Down? [View all]

Pretty controversial fellow!

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	Overall, I'm GLAD Greenwald does what he does
	53 (93%)
	Overall, I'm SAD Greenwald does what he does
	3 (5%)
	Other (please explain below)
	1 (2%)
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Greenwald: Thumbs Up or Down? [View all] MannyGoldstein May 2014 OP

Did someone say something mean about Greenwald again? ProSense May 2014 #1

Post removed Post removed May 2014 #63

Looks like you're in the minority. ForgoTheConsequence May 2014 #75

You mean popularity contest? Bobbie Jo May 2014 #79

Watch out, now! Number23 May 2014 #77

The reason people hate Greenwald so much is because they are terrified of him Bjorn Against May 2014 #2

I think people ProSense May 2014 #5

I know you like to pretend he focuses his energy promoting Ron Paul... Bjorn Against May 2014 #9

Wait, ProSense May 2014 #13

He claimed that Ron Paul was the most "anti-war, anti-Surveillance-State, MannyGoldstein May 2014 #15

Well, ProSense May 2014 #33

I guess there's not a straightforward answer to my question. nt MannyGoldstein May 2014 #36

LOL! ProSense May 2014 #37

This message was self-deleted by its author Dragonfli May 2014 #71

He also said continuously that he did not endorse Ron Paul Bjorn Against May 2014 #28

"the simple-minded Manicheans and the lying partisan enforcers will claim the opposite" Hassin Bin Sober May 2014 #51

That's certainly how it works around here. n/t QC May 2014 #91

It only "works" for a handful who post far more often than their actual presence here. bvar22 May 2014 #98

So because Greenwald says, ProSense May 2014 #60

The fact that he's an asshole who promotes people who want to destroy this country baldguy May 2014 #19

Oh yeah, greenwald is a big ol scary asshole and wants everyone to be very afraid of him. Cha May 2014 #44

I'm gonna go out on a limb and say there isn't a single DUr terrified of Greenwald nt arely staircase May 2014 #53

I concur psiman May 2014 #64

you think DUers are afraid of Greenwald? a few suits in govt agencies, perhaps, but regular people? dionysus May 2014 #89

Big thumbs up! Three cheers for Greenwald! Autumn May 2014 #3

"sad" - does "Milquetoast" count?!1 n/t UTUSN May 2014 #4

Greenwald is a user and abuser, his patsy is stuck in Russia after flying there on advice, Thinkingabout May 2014 #6

A patsy is a person who pays for a crime another person committed 365fx May 2014 #8

Wrong, check another dictionary, one who is easily fooled, that be Snowden. Thinkingabout May 2014 #11

Are you saying that Greenwald told Snowden to steal the NSA documents? 365fx May 2014 #12

Who has used the information to write articles? Snowden, who ask Putin a trumped Thinkingabout May 2014 #17

Snowden offered and gave Laura Poitras, Glenn Greenwald and Barton Gellman the information 365fx May 2014 #25

You're forgetting about Greenwald's astonishing powers of mind control MannyGoldstein May 2014 #29

Thank you for your fact-based comments truebluegreen May 2014 #45

Message auto-removed Name removed May 2014 #50

how dare anyone make money! bobduca May 2014 #82

It's easy, just need a list of patsies and sit back and get big contracts for yourself. Thinkingabout May 2014 #83

Up !!! & Rec !!! WillyT May 2014 #7

yeah, callous remarks about stolen children can be controversial. nt arely staircase May 2014 #10

I couldn't agree with you more, arley! sheshe2 May 2014 #16

Sure, among people with poor reading comprehension skills who are unable to parse a sentence. nt Electric Monk May 2014 #18

ah, the old taken out of context excuse arely staircase May 2014 #20

You are opposed to the 6th amendment? Electric Monk May 2014 #26

I am against assholes arely staircase May 2014 #31

Glenn was Hale's civil attorney. By choice...the 6th has nothing to do with Greenwald's decision to msanthrope May 2014 #54

And John Adams represented British soldiers accused of attacking Americans around the time of JDPriestly May 2014 #72

Thank you for underscoring my point....Greenwald protected the business interests of msanthrope May 2014 #74

John Adams was also close to a dictator as president. When Jefferson defeated him it wasnt called arely staircase May 2014 #76

There is nothing wrong with their reading skills. zeemike May 2014 #68

Suppose a president had, at his inaugural, the invocation given by a pastor MannyGoldstein May 2014 #21

suppose you just change the subject arely staircase May 2014 #22

Why? MannyGoldstein May 2014 #23

Why? You tell me. The most recent thing G has done is make an asshole comment about those arely staircase May 2014 #27

You're reducing Greenwald to an insensitive comment. MannyGoldstein May 2014 #32

so you don't want to discuss greenwald in your greenwald thread? arely staircase May 2014 #34

I assume no correction will be issued. MannyGoldstein May 2014 #35

I will explain it in detail in my book. ng arely staircase May 2014 #38

You win the thread! zappaman May 2014 #43

"Glad" for the apoplexy he causes some of my favorite DUers. WorseBeforeBetter May 2014 #14

Right psiman May 2014 #65

Trust me, DU "squabbling" about Glenn Greenwald... WorseBeforeBetter May 2014 #92

Same Capt. Obvious May 2014 #84

^^#63^^ WorseBeforeBetter May 2014 #93

It does Capt. Obvious May 2014 #97

No surprise there. Bobbie Jo May 2014 #94

Kick. By all means let's see. pa28 May 2014 #24

I think some people don't like him because JaneyVee May 2014 #30

I think the people who criticize his tweets are the ones who already hated him 365fx May 2014 #40

Always the victim. No one "hates" him. JaneyVee May 2014 #55

Thumbs up! 840high May 2014 #39

...and I'll add that it's a waste of time for some to continue personal attacks on Greenwald... Sancho May 2014 #41

Is this a contest.... Historic NY May 2014 #42

A contest. Everything's a contest. n/t DeSwiss May 2014 #46

Makes one really wonder WHY such a small minority is so vocal (nt) anti partisan May 2014 #47

Fragile egos too wrapped up in "identity politics" bobduca May 2014 #81

, blkmusclmachine May 2014 #48

The frothing hatred Greenwald gives some is hilarious neverforget May 2014 #49

I dont think it's hilarious but I agree it's sad. They are living in a denial bubble, thinking that rhett o rick May 2014 #66

neither DonCoquixote May 2014 #52

Up. Iggo May 2014 #56

greenwald pisses off the right people.. frylock May 2014 #57

I gotta say, I love threads about Glen Autumn May 2014 #58

definitely a guilty pleasure! frylock May 2014 #59

I would love to be in a newborn nursery and steal all the binkies just to hear the babies cry Autumn May 2014 #80

Actually Bobbie Jo May 2014 #96

In a post earlier today, there was a quote from Greenwald shawn703 May 2014 #61

Let's wait and see whether there are very explosive revelations and then decide whether JDPriestly May 2014 #73

"Our" interests? Whatchu mean WE, Kemosabe? eridani May 2014 #78

like him or not, snowden put his freedom in jeapordy.. as greenwalds trying to make a buck off it. dionysus May 2014 #87

I support Greenwald... nikto May 2014 #62

Greenwald is a distraction psiman May 2014 #67

Snowden made Obama look bad Fumesucker May 2014 #70

I'll have to go with "other" here War Horse May 2014 #69

oompah, loompah, doopity doo, i have another push poll for you... dionysus May 2014 #85

And this is a push poll... how? nt MannyGoldstein May 2014 #86

too narrow of a set of responses, sad\glad\other. other is too ambiguous. just my opinion though. dionysus May 2014 #88

How would you propose to word it in a way MannyGoldstein May 2014 #90

Exactly. I don't trust him. PeaceNikki May 2014 #95

Yay, Glenn Greenwald! Enthusiast May 2014 #99

I just wish Snowden had released the documents to a competent journalist psiman May 2014 #100