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MH1

(17,537 posts)
17. +1000
Mon Jan 2, 2012, 12:23 AM
Jan 2012

It's complete bullsh*t to call criticism of Greenwald "swiftboating". It really shows an ignorance of history.

The comments you posted don't look like swiftboating to me. Renew Deal Jan 2012 #1
That would be because its not. grantcart Jan 2012 #95
This message was self-deleted by its author tabatha Jan 2012 #2
Next: Glenn Greenwald Trades Jokes About Obama Raping a Nun on Twitter. Bolo Boffin Jan 2012 #3
Twitter and liquor don't mix. I keep telling people this....nt msanthrope Jan 2012 #10
Whoa! Spazito Jan 2012 #15
That's some sick shit! n/t ProSense Jan 2012 #16
His defenders will ignore this deplorable action. He's a child. n/t vaberella Jan 2012 #23
Post removed Post removed Jan 2012 #32
So we've got one person here happy to endorse rape jokes about the President. Bolo Boffin Jan 2012 #42
How the fuck is that a rape joke??? Odin2005 Jan 2012 #45
Read it. DrDawg makes a hideous joke about Obama raping a nun on television... Bolo Boffin Jan 2012 #48
Instead of saying, "That was in extremely poor taste, and I will not dignify that with an answer." Ikonoklast Jan 2012 #54
Like other varieties of "apologists" Bobbie Jo Jan 2012 #57
Btw, Swiftboating is an organized movement. tabatha Jan 2012 #4
You assume we are ignorant. girl gone mad Jan 2012 #7
Organized by who? tabatha Jan 2012 #12
When you find out, can I submit an application for funding? msanthrope Jan 2012 #21
Me? Find out? Most of the time I am too busy to even post much here anymore. tabatha Jan 2012 #36
Yup. Odin2005 Jan 2012 #33
I don't agree with you at all about The Nation. northoftheborder Jan 2012 #5
He was quoting a comment by Rita Miller tabatha Jan 2012 #9
I think you demean what Kerry went through when you use that word so lightly. msanthrope Jan 2012 #6
I felt the same way Renew Deal Jan 2012 #11
... Summer Hathaway Jan 2012 #14
+1000 MH1 Jan 2012 #17
I think it shows an ignorance Dewey Finn Jan 2012 #62
Well said...nt SidDithers Jan 2012 #61
the word "Swiftboating" has been used many times with different people fascisthunter Jan 2012 #88
LOL. I love it. Random internet comments are a 'swiftboat smear machine' in 'high gear' RZM Jan 2012 #8
I'm confused. We're now smearing Lefty posters who are unhappy with Greenwald smearing the Left?! FarLeftFist Jan 2012 #13
Godamn it!!! Keep up!!! msanthrope Jan 2012 #18
smear everyone, let God sort 'em out Capn Sunshine Jan 2012 #22
This. Bobbie Jo Jan 2012 #26
Greenwald may be that person. FarLeftFist Jan 2012 #31
Snicker. FSogol Jan 2012 #34
"over the top mouthpiece who thinks he can turn a buck off the outrage wing of the party." Renew Deal Jan 2012 #43
So, people who call out Kermitt Gribble Jan 2012 #94
I have been simply amazed at the massive amounts of ink coalition_unwilling Jan 2012 #19
When Greenwald offers a logical argument, it can be critiqued. boppers Jan 2012 #76
This seems to be the central core of Greenwald's argument at issue: coalition_unwilling Jan 2012 #78
Oh no,people disagree with me on the internet! sufrommich Jan 2012 #20
I never thought of him as being like her, but you may be right. Major Hogwash Jan 2012 #44
Can you elaborate? MicaelS Jan 2012 #90
Anyone ever who is deemed a heretic or an obstacle, they were ruling on friggin Bill Moyers TheKentuckian Jan 2012 #24
Glen Greenwald is not running for President, so how could he be "Naderized?" blue neen Jan 2012 #25
Did he lose his job or something? CakeGrrl Jan 2012 #27
Because they just got the memo. Major Hogwash Jan 2012 #46
I am wondering myself. I have not been on much the past few days Mojorabbit Jan 2012 #77
Sounds like commenter, hockley really gets it right. FSogol Jan 2012 #28
Whenever did the Libertarian Greenwald become a 'Progressive'? Ikonoklast Jan 2012 #29
So who's the next target? Michael Moore, Uygur, Maher, The Nation, The Progressive, the ACLU? Better Believe It Jan 2012 #30
Target of what? blue neen Jan 2012 #41
So you're equating criticism with targeting? Dewey Finn Jan 2012 #63
Good question. Bobbie Jo Jan 2012 #70
You might be right Dewey Finn Jan 2012 #71
+1000. When they "criticize" the President, it's all good. CakeGrrl Jan 2012 #73
Cenk is a perpetual target. nt Union Scribe Jan 2012 #91
"Greenwald’s smears of Sonia Sotomayor should have been a big red flag to everyone." Enrique Jan 2012 #35
Thanks for looking that up. tabatha Jan 2012 #39
That's another good find. Major Hogwash Jan 2012 #56
Wow!!! Thanks for establishing just how low some people will go to misrepresent Greenwald. JackRiddler Jan 2012 #72
Thank you. Union Scribe Jan 2012 #92
what bothers me more than the attacks on Greenwald paulk Jan 2012 #37
Unlike the tone of your own post pre-judging "Obama's core support" CakeGrrl Jan 2012 #38
no, I wouldn't put myself in that column paulk Jan 2012 #50
I have seen a lot of people attacking those who support Obama. tabatha Jan 2012 #40
good for you. paulk Jan 2012 #51
I do not alert on people expressing their opinion. tabatha Jan 2012 #53
if the opinion is a personal attack paulk Jan 2012 #58
I have recently made two comments about people attacking Obama posters. tabatha Jan 2012 #66
that's interesting paulk Jan 2012 #67
Yup. They are in Purge Mode, now. Odin2005 Jan 2012 #47
well, there's one thing that's hysterical, that's for sure... dionysus Jan 2012 #55
Exactly. girl gone mad Jan 2012 #49
it's been that way since the 2008 primaries and caucuses paulk Jan 2012 #52
They never really loved him!!1! Robb Jan 2012 #59
Leave Greenwald alone!!!... SidDithers Jan 2012 #60
I know Cenk Uygur has been in the smear machine's headlights recently slay Jan 2012 #64
The irony is that this behavior does nothing to get Obama re-elected. JackRiddler Jan 2012 #74
So NOT voting for Obama (as Cenk recommends) is actually more productive in jefferson_dem Jan 2012 #83
Cenk has not recommended "not voting for Obama" in the general election and you know it. JackRiddler Jan 2012 #85
Impressive flourish. jefferson_dem Jan 2012 #99
It may be your judgement that primaries always damage the winner... JackRiddler Jan 2012 #104
Yep. Union Scribe Jan 2012 #93
"The smear machine?" Who operates this ominous thing? CakeGrrl Jan 2012 #75
Well since you asked... slay Jan 2012 #106
Juan Cole? joshcryer Jan 2012 #65
these criticisms come from their party-first worldview MisterP Jan 2012 #68
So only a "party-first worldview" could conceivably account for any of the criticism? Dewey Finn Jan 2012 #69
Good grief! HappyMe Jan 2012 #79
Calling out Greenwald for what he is = swiftboating? jefferson_dem Jan 2012 #80
Leave Glenn ALONE!!!! JoePhilly Jan 2012 #84
Sure. As if Greenwald gives a crap what gets written here. JackRiddler Jan 2012 #86
All Glenn cares about is "eyeballs". JoePhilly Jan 2012 #89
Whole lot of projecting going on. JackRiddler Jan 2012 #96
I enjoy reading it ... he's becoming more and more screechy. JoePhilly Jan 2012 #97
Oh my. I hadn't seen that one. jefferson_dem Jan 2012 #102
Isn't that awesome!!! JoePhilly Jan 2012 #103
Ha. jefferson_dem Jan 2012 #100
The truth hurts Eddie Haskell Jan 2012 #81
The Nation is far left extremist? Starry Messenger Jan 2012 #82
OMG the poor thing! treestar Jan 2012 #87
K'd & R'd DeathToTheOil Jan 2012 #98
This post makes it clear, that the term "swiftboating" mzmolly Jan 2012 #101
+1 johnaries Jan 2012 #105
+1 AtomicKitten Jan 2012 #107
David Swanson is currently being run over by the bus just1voice Jan 2012 #108
Jonathan Turley n/t Jeroen Jan 2012 #109
I like the third one by hockley. A Simple Game Jan 2012 #110
Greenwald is an unbalanced extremist, who keeps company with some rightist extremists. nt bluestate10 Jan 2012 #111
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