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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-03-09 09:45 PM Original message |
So Richard Wolffe is now a bad guy. |
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madaboutharry (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-03-09 09:54 PM Response to Original message |
1. I think this is an overreaction. |
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havocmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-03-09 09:59 PM Original message |
Agree with you. All this rending of shirts and hair is nonsense |
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Bluenorthwest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-03-09 09:59 PM Response to Original message |
2. I find it funny that you think being an MSNBC talking head |
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vaberella (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-03-09 10:00 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. Good to know that Rachel Maddow and Olbermann are corporate spin-meisters. n/t |
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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-03-09 10:14 PM Response to Reply #2 |
5. I can find some truth and opinions there, vs. the corporate spin |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-03-09 10:06 PM Response to Original message |
4. He'd only be a bad guy if he did the job in secret. |
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MarjorieG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-03-09 10:25 PM Response to Original message |
6. He has access and respected by the administration, so who first fingered and why. |
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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-03-09 10:31 PM Response to Reply #6 |
7. Thanks. Good points. |
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MarjorieG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-03-09 11:31 PM Response to Reply #7 |
18. I do think jealousy is part of it. Pack mentality, but surprised with TPM, if he too, |
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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-04-09 12:29 AM Response to Reply #18 |
21. Thanks. It almost seems like when one talks, the others 'must' agree. |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-04-09 09:43 AM Response to Reply #21 |
35. And Helen Thomas is affiliated with the American Enterprise Institute. |
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Mass (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-04-09 10:05 AM Response to Reply #35 |
41. Not true. Read your own link at least!!! |
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Lord Helmet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-03-09 10:32 PM Response to Original message |
8. I didn't get the memo. I like him. |
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Cha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-03-09 10:34 PM Response to Original message |
9. I don't know..I saw his name on |
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Becky72 (457 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-03-09 10:37 PM Response to Original message |
10. Glen Greenwald gets results |
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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-03-09 10:47 PM Response to Reply #10 |
12. He does, but I'm not always so impressed. nt |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-03-09 11:15 PM Response to Reply #10 |
16. Greenwald is a crank. |
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eleny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-03-09 10:44 PM Response to Original message |
11. I'm reading his book about the '08 campaign and find it even handed to pro Obama |
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Political Tiger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-03-09 10:57 PM Response to Original message |
13. Glenn Greenwald is so full of shit. |
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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-03-09 10:59 PM Response to Reply #13 |
14. Thanks. I think he is at times, too. nt |
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Becky72 (457 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-03-09 11:08 PM Response to Reply #13 |
15. Obama reportedly disagrees with that characterization |
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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-03-09 11:21 PM Response to Reply #15 |
17. Excellent. I'm glad they read him. And I read Ambinder, though |
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Political Tiger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-03-09 11:49 PM Response to Reply #15 |
19. Of course, if it appears on a blog it must be true. |
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Becky72 (457 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-04-09 05:52 AM Response to Reply #19 |
26. We also have Keith Olbermann praising Greenwald |
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bullwinkle428 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-04-09 08:09 AM Response to Reply #26 |
27. Becky, some people just don't like to admit when they've been PWNED! |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-04-09 08:55 AM Response to Reply #27 |
31. read between the lines of Olbermann's statement THE WHOLE STATEMENT. A few DU'ers are such tools |
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spiritual_gunfighter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-04-09 09:58 AM Response to Reply #31 |
38. You obviously didnt read the statement in reference |
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spiritual_gunfighter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-04-09 08:53 AM Response to Reply #26 |
30. Reading between the lines |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-04-09 08:56 AM Response to Reply #30 |
32. Oh please, Greenwald just wants attention. |
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spiritual_gunfighter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-04-09 09:51 AM Response to Reply #32 |
37. Yes |
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DevonRex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-04-09 10:05 AM Response to Reply #13 |
42. And I think he's envious of Richard's popularity. nt |
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solstice (278 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-04-09 10:06 AM Response to Reply #13 |
43. How does he blur the line? Examples, please. |
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Hutzpa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-03-09 11:54 PM Response to Original message |
20. This is your typical hit piece |
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Engineer4Obama (610 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-04-09 12:41 AM Response to Original message |
22. I'll wait till I hear him say something that sounds corproate spin meistery |
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noamnety (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-04-09 01:44 AM Response to Reply #22 |
24. I think the issue is not necessarily what he has or hasn't said |
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Jennicut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-04-09 11:23 AM Response to Reply #24 |
51. I read about this a month ago, how could KO not know? |
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democracy1st (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-04-09 01:31 AM Response to Original message |
23. I call bs I've yet to see him come out full steam ahead in support of corps |
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democracy1st (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-05-09 12:29 AM Response to Reply #23 |
55. i fully apologize for my ignorance on the matter |
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Are_grits_groceries (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-04-09 03:26 AM Response to Original message |
25. I like Wolffe. |
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Enrique (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-04-09 08:26 AM Response to Original message |
28. he's not a "bad guy," he's a corporate PR strategist |
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Mass (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-04-09 08:52 AM Response to Original message |
29. I've never understood the attraction that Wolfe had on some people here. |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-04-09 09:01 AM Response to Reply #29 |
33. "attraction"? You mean appreciation? Can you really cite instances where DU'ers go ga-ga over Wolffe |
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Mass (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-04-09 09:31 AM Response to Reply #33 |
34. All I was saying is I do not like him. Why should I? Is it mandatory? |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-04-09 09:46 AM Response to Original message |
36. Hey, DU, guess who Helen Thomas is affiliated with? Take a breath-- |
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Mass (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-04-09 10:03 AM Response to Reply #36 |
40. American entertainment international!!! (not American Enterprise Institute) |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-04-09 11:09 AM Response to Reply #40 |
48. My, big, big BIG bad! Wow; thanks for setting me straight! |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-04-09 11:10 AM Response to Reply #40 |
49. Thank you--as I say below, my big, big bad. My apologies to all. nt |
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mrs_p (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-04-09 09:59 AM Response to Original message |
39. i like him and haven't detected any bias in his reporting |
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solstice (278 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-04-09 10:07 AM Response to Original message |
44. This is a huge conflict of interest. It is unethical and disturbing. |
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ErinBerin84 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-04-09 10:59 AM Response to Original message |
45. I think |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-04-09 11:00 AM Response to Original message |
46. Sounds like it's deserved, to me. |
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Hell Hath No Fury (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-04-09 11:03 AM Response to Original message |
47. I have always found him to be insightful -- |
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Jennicut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-04-09 11:17 AM Response to Original message |
50. I have known this for a long time since his book on Obama came out. |
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noamnety (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-04-09 05:05 PM Response to Original message |
52. A few people in this thread have stated |
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high density (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-04-09 05:06 PM Response to Original message |
53. SNL predicted this of course |
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Gabi Hayes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-04-09 08:02 PM Response to Original message |
54. holy hannah....is everybody's memory that short? nobody remembers his cheerleading |
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Justitia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-05-09 12:43 AM Response to Original message |
56. I dunno, I like Wolffe. Don't like the ties mentioned, but liked him on Countdown. -eom |
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