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Glenn Greenwald is holding an Oscar on TV right now. [View all] cui bono Feb 2015 OP

This message was self-deleted by its author MohRokTah Feb 2015 #1

Aw... cui bono Feb 2015 #2

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Aw... cui bono Feb 2015 #5

"Edward Snowden couldn't be here for some (t)reason." uhnope Feb 2015 #184

Comrade Snowden was too busy,, Cryptoad Feb 2015 #202

Hello NSA Lover billhicks76 Feb 2015 #263

You make Papa Paul Proud,,,,,,, Cryptoad Feb 2015 #284

This message was self-deleted by its author BeanMusical Feb 2015 #286

Hahaha. billhicks76 Feb 2015 #289

Treason is Treason ,,,, Cryptoad Feb 2015 #297

Yes And You Support Treason billhicks76 Feb 2015 #303

YOu have no idea what or whom I support or not. Cryptoad Feb 2015 #308

You're The One Making This A Job...Not Me billhicks76 Feb 2015 #312

That was hilarious - TBF Feb 2015 #209

One of the best lines spoken all night :) fadedrose Feb 2015 #211

Loved it amuse bouche Feb 2015 #220

It was a great line, he put a pause between the t and reason. And the audience got it. The very fact sabrina 1 Feb 2015 #276

Stupid joke. Hissyspit Feb 2015 #213

Yup, totally agree. BeanMusical Feb 2015 #285

I guess some feel more comfortable wallowing in the authoritarian bubble of rhett o rick Feb 2015 #219

Same old Beltway Bandits - making off with the taxpayer $s erronis Feb 2015 #233

Only if you ... staggerleem Feb 2015 #237

Unbelievable billhicks76 Feb 2015 #305

Well, it's not the first time in history that a nation has given up its rights in the name of sabrina 1 Feb 2015 #306

Let's See These Jerks Attack Poitras billhicks76 Feb 2015 #307

I think someone's jealous! nt Logical Feb 2015 #12

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? Electric Monk Feb 2015 #137

They've posted that four times in this thread. Along with... one_voice Feb 2015 #144

What??? How would you know that? sabrina 1 Feb 2015 #140

It was just another disruptor who hates Sid. hrmjustin Feb 2015 #162

But the one demanding that a reporter be killed is just on vacation??? BeanMusical Feb 2015 #165

Well skinner and Earlg will review that tomorrow or Tuesday. hrmjustin Feb 2015 #166

Well it was reviewed and that fine poster will be back to make DU a better place. BeanMusical Feb 2015 #287

I am suprised somewhat but it is their call. hrmjustin Feb 2015 #300

Certain trolls have always enjoyed a kind of protected status here. QC Feb 2015 #311

I would have liked an answer from the poster who made the claim. sabrina 1 Feb 2015 #169

The poster was looking to cause disruption. hrmjustin Feb 2015 #170

It smeared Skinner. To claim that he is in any way related to Sid would cause hundreds of people to sabrina 1 Feb 2015 #174

I don't believe there is a comparison. bvar22 Feb 2015 #254

That's for sure! n/t sabrina 1 Feb 2015 #256

I am interested in this also. Mojorabbit Feb 2015 #217

He didn't. It was an attempt at disruption. hrmjustin Feb 2015 #224

He disrupts through time, ad nauseam ... MrMickeysMom Feb 2015 #277

The person just banned? i would agree. hrmjustin Feb 2015 #278

I'm not sure who was banned... MrMickeysMom Feb 2015 #279

I am not going to get into the peronal stuff. hrmjustin Feb 2015 #280

Wouldn't expect that... MrMickeysMom Feb 2015 #281

Agreed. hrmjustin Feb 2015 #282

Delirious would be a more accurate word. BeanMusical Feb 2015 #139

Wow! What are the charges against Greenwald again? grasswire Feb 2015 #13

This message was self-deleted by its author MohRokTah Feb 2015 #14

no, the REAL CHARGES grasswire Feb 2015 #23

Did you indict him yourself? Comrade Grumpy Feb 2015 #25

Apparently. cui bono Feb 2015 #37

Of course malaise Feb 2015 #194

He was invited onstage by the film maker. ScreamingMeemie Feb 2015 #18

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One of the filmmakers explicitly said they shared their Oscar with him. cui bono Feb 2015 #26

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"Hang the fucker."? NYC_SKP Feb 2015 #64

Harsh is kind of mellow to describe a call for lynching a reporter. Rex Feb 2015 #97

+1 BeanMusical Feb 2015 #155

+ another Scuba Feb 2015 #189

Even I wouldn't go so far as to say that... Blue_Tires Feb 2015 #320

I was happy to see that right wing troll take two hides Ramses Feb 2015 #115

+1,000 Scuba Feb 2015 #190

... SidDithers Feb 2015 #198

Will you be equally as excited if MohRokTah gets the same treatment? rhett o rick Feb 2015 #248

That poster got away with it and will be back after some time off. BeanMusical Feb 2015 #288

I find that strange, but you are probably correct. nm rhett o rick Feb 2015 #296

Um... cyberswede Feb 2015 #204

and how did that work out for you? snooper2 Feb 2015 #232

. Egnever Feb 2015 #271

Harsh is putting it mildly. n/t sabrina 1 Feb 2015 #143

Glad to see him take a vacation. L0oniX Feb 2015 #161

me too! Nt Logical Feb 2015 #251

What is sad is that two jurors agreed with the lynching of Greenwald. rhett o rick Feb 2015 #225

Curious. NYC_SKP Feb 2015 #227

Very likely. nm rhett o rick Feb 2015 #230

Dup. nm rhett o rick Feb 2015 #246

I don't care for Greenwald, but your posts in this thread are over the top tammywammy Feb 2015 #74

Not all that proud, apparently. He or she reigns with self deletes. merrily Feb 2015 #176

Have to wonder marym625 Feb 2015 #103

Probably did it to avoid a forced DU vacation Iggo Feb 2015 #108

Link to cached page: BeanMusical Feb 2015 #152

Thanks! marym625 Feb 2015 #154

You google the URL of the OP and if the page is cached you click on the little arrow BeanMusical Feb 2015 #157

Cool! Thanks! n/t marym625 Feb 2015 #158

OK but he was not chosen as a winner for one by the Academy treestar Feb 2015 #146

That film would not exist without Glenn Greenwald and one of the filmmakers cui bono Feb 2015 #171

+1 BeanMusical Feb 2015 #179

pretty scary talk there... grasswire Feb 2015 #29

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Calm down... you're having some trouble typing. cui bono Feb 2015 #36

This message was self-deleted by its author MohRokTah Feb 2015 #38

Come on... lay it out... cui bono Feb 2015 #41

This message was self-deleted by its author MohRokTah Feb 2015 #43

So no evidence. cui bono Feb 2015 #44

This message was self-deleted by its author MohRokTah Feb 2015 #45

Again, no evidence. And now we see you don't like the first amendment either. cui bono Feb 2015 #47

This message was self-deleted by its author MohRokTah Feb 2015 #48

No, what's "telling" is that you have yet to provide any evidence. cui bono Feb 2015 #52

And back that one goes into timeout land. Rex Feb 2015 #58

I wonder how that one is still here LittleBlue Feb 2015 #69

Friends in the right places. Rex Feb 2015 #73

@ whoever got all those last minute alerts in before deletion LittleBlue Feb 2015 #87

Totally. Rex Feb 2015 #92

. NYC_SKP Feb 2015 #117

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This message was self-deleted by its author Aerows Feb 2015 #153

I dedicate this song to them: Hassin Bin Sober Feb 2015 #119

There's ones that are on MIRT with the full knowledge and acceptance of admins Ramses Feb 2015 #118

Really? Please tell liberalhistorian Feb 2015 #135

Sad isn't it? And good Democrats are not here anymore! sabrina 1 Feb 2015 #148

Sad.. Chimeradog Feb 2015 #261

Sad to see someone on DU post that journalists should be hung. Autumn Feb 2015 #78

Reminds me of the gamergate assholes. Rex Feb 2015 #85

That was a satisfying Triple Decker lock. Those posts were the ugliest I have seen in a long Autumn Feb 2015 #91

True I don't remember the last time someone started calling for the lynching of a reporter. Rex Feb 2015 #95

He/she is a strong Hillary supporter. Enough said. JDPriestly Feb 2015 #128

+1 BeanMusical Feb 2015 #163

I wonder... cyberswede Feb 2015 #205

If the goal is to make Hillary supporters look bad LondonReign2 Feb 2015 #239

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Calling for a lynching is so uncharacteristic of progressives. Wanting to kill a reporter, my my. Rex Feb 2015 #89

That entire string of posts Aerows Feb 2015 #99

Time for Pretzel Warrior aka functioning_cog aka (?) to pull another sock out of their drawer Electric Monk Feb 2015 #110

If only they would put them in the laundry... cui bono Feb 2015 #116

Lol! BeanMusical Feb 2015 #164

I thought that person seemed familiar. /nt Marr Feb 2015 #245

Well, you have Progressives, Fuddnik Feb 2015 #101

As I've said before, the Big Tent is diverse. Rex Feb 2015 #107

+100 truth 840high Feb 2015 #67

I don't even know what MohTahMouth said, but I admire your handling of it! Dark n Stormy Knight Feb 2015 #191

He's no Judith Miller that's for fucking sure. Autumn Feb 2015 #40

=) cui bono Feb 2015 #42

Now come the self deletes Autumn Feb 2015 #59

Yeah, that's hilarious! cui bono Feb 2015 #62

+1 Jack Rabbit Feb 2015 #121

I've noticed you've deleted many of your own posts in your time at DU. pa28 Feb 2015 #51

Interesting. cui bono Feb 2015 #54

Now he's on vacation again. QC Feb 2015 #55

Guess he didn't self-delete fast enough. cui bono Feb 2015 #57

It seems he compiled a couple of hides before he could self delete all the death threats. pa28 Feb 2015 #81

OMG... too funny!!! cui bono Feb 2015 #94

Thank you. JDPriestly Feb 2015 #142

Hate-induced rage spiral accompanied by fits of self-deletion. DisgustipatedinCA Feb 2015 #105

Come on, tell us what you really think.. Fumesucker Feb 2015 #4

Haha haha!! riderinthestorm Feb 2015 #6

Seriously. As if GG had nothing to do with the film. cui bono Feb 2015 #15

I felt nausea actually. FarPoint Feb 2015 #7

No, he is not. He was born in Queens, NY. ScreamingMeemie Feb 2015 #17

Yes, his writing for the Guardian was the British connection. FarPoint Feb 2015 #20

He's as American as I am. :) ScreamingMeemie Feb 2015 #24

Awwww, somebody's grumpy. Naptime! Lol nt Logical Feb 2015 #8

Was a really good documentary. Saw it when it was... JaneyVee Feb 2015 #9

This message was self-deleted by its author MohRokTah Feb 2015 #11

We know you refuse to look at truth. cui bono Feb 2015 #21

Give it a shot, it's on HBO tomorrow. JaneyVee Feb 2015 #33

Nope MohRokTah Feb 2015 #34

Part of me thinks you're just fucking with us, no one can be that close minded! Nt Logical Feb 2015 #49

This message was self-deleted by its author MohRokTah Feb 2015 #50

Well you have quite a way with words, you have impressed with your knowledge! LOL Logical Feb 2015 #53

That strange pretzel logic at work again! Rex Feb 2015 #60

So you've noticed and I noticed. When will the people in charge? nt Guy Whitey Corngood Feb 2015 #72

It's been years since they cared what happens here. nt QC Feb 2015 #76

Yep. And now they opened their new playground where anything goes. cui bono Feb 2015 #83

Yep. Absentee landlords. Hassin Bin Sober Feb 2015 #132

Have you ever lived in a neighborhood with lots QC Feb 2015 #196

They don't run the ship anymore. Rex Feb 2015 #79

Yes, a little vacation. Did you mean pretzel logic or pretzel warrior? :-) Logical Feb 2015 #265

NSA Considered Traitors By Most Democrats billhicks76 Feb 2015 #290

Exactly shenmue Feb 2015 #10

Woo Hoo! bigwillq Feb 2015 #16

And heads all over DU start exploding... truebrit71 Feb 2015 #22

That's right! I saw it and def recommend it. JaneyVee Feb 2015 #28

Someones did all over this thread. Rex Feb 2015 #98

Is Oscar Rage related to Carlos Danger? n/t xocet Feb 2015 #151

That is complete and utter . . . Jack Rabbit Feb 2015 #124

It's free on the Internets. Cryptome should have it. nt msanthrope Feb 2015 #199

DU Rec. SixString Feb 2015 #27

Someone should tell the academy about the awful things I've read of "GG" here on DU. pa28 Feb 2015 #31

I'm more afraid of those threatening violence against him. grasswire Feb 2015 #35

And those who have already accused, indicted, tried and sentenced him. cui bono Feb 2015 #46

+100 nt 99th_Monkey Feb 2015 #70

Me too Aerows Feb 2015 #129

Snort. progressoid Feb 2015 #39

Karma... WillyT Feb 2015 #56

This message was self-deleted by its author 1000words Feb 2015 #61

And yet still extremely amusing. cui bono Feb 2015 #65

This message was self-deleted by its author 1000words Feb 2015 #66

+1 merrily Feb 2015 #178

Greenwald is a self absorbed... one_voice Feb 2015 #63

My personal feelings... SoapBox Feb 2015 #68

lol, so talk about heads exploding! Some kind of explosion happend in this thread, looks like dissentient Feb 2015 #71

LOL !!! - Yep... "Clean-Up... Meltdown On Aisle Four..." WillyT Feb 2015 #88

Kaboom! :) dissentient Feb 2015 #96

K&R n/t zentrum Feb 2015 #75

Snowden's girlfriend was on stage too. DesMoinesDem Feb 2015 #77

Was that the young woman in the shoft tulle skirt? hedda_foil Feb 2015 #93

Yes DesMoinesDem Feb 2015 #113

The ballerina whose heart he so cruelly shattered? QC Feb 2015 #102

I seem to remember Snowden's cruel and caddish ways told us about his character. pa28 Feb 2015 #106

He probably threatened her! QC Feb 2015 #109

He menaced her Aerows Feb 2015 #122

I heard he threatened to take away her dancin' pole! QC Feb 2015 #123

She doesn't talk to her neighbors Aerows Feb 2015 #131

Of course she doesn't talk to the neighbors-- QC Feb 2015 #197

Thank for a most satisfying thread! And congratulations to the filmmakers. Luminous Animal Feb 2015 #80

My pleasure! cui bono Feb 2015 #84

And the record for most posts hidden for an individual in a GD thread is.... HERVEPA Feb 2015 #86

And also for best special effect. pa28 Feb 2015 #90

That was insane Aerows Feb 2015 #104

And very well "deserved." (That was... epic.) deurbano Feb 2015 #112

Also nominated: posts #125, #130, #134 muriel_volestrangler Feb 2015 #193

And they've won the coveted Wharrgarbl. Guy Whitey Corngood Feb 2015 #100

That was a thing of beauty Oilwellian Feb 2015 #111

I can't believe what I saw skimming thru this thread. stone space Feb 2015 #114

No fan of Greenwald, didn't want to see him, but will see the film. mountain grammy Feb 2015 #120

The film wouldn't have existed without him. Hissyspit Feb 2015 #212

I get that and I'll see the film. mountain grammy Feb 2015 #218

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What exactly got self deleted? ybbor Feb 2015 #126

You can see the hides up above earlier in the thread if you click on them. They were pretty ugly dissentient Feb 2015 #141

Almost every post was a profanity filled, name-calling call for lynching a journalist. n/t cui bono Feb 2015 #145

So just the same as the hides? ybbor Feb 2015 #147

And as someone who respects both GG and ES... ybbor Feb 2015 #150

put a lot of folks on ignore when the line was drawn in the sand here a few years ago..happy to say, xiamiam Feb 2015 #177

Weird. With the U.S. being a police state and all, it's remarkable he's free to walk around... Drunken Irishman Feb 2015 #127

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How many times you gonna post this? one_voice Feb 2015 #136

It was a night for meltdowns. herding cats Feb 2015 #167

Kick lild Feb 2015 #138

Good on Laura Poitras et al! xocet Feb 2015 #149

"Leakers should be shot in the balls." –Edward Snowden NYC Liberal Feb 2015 #156

Both Snowden and Greenwald are operating under false flags. Ikonoklast Feb 2015 #207

K&R'd! snot Feb 2015 #159

K & R! deurbano Feb 2015 #160

This thread is all kinds of awesome... SidDithers Feb 2015 #168

frwrfpos? Electric Monk Feb 2015 #175

No one should get away with calling for the lynching of anyone. Don't you agree? nm rhett o rick Feb 2015 #226

Yep. This is one of *those* threads. Tuesday Afternoon Feb 2015 #235

I think we need your long form please. stonecutter357 Feb 2015 #242

this should go with a picture reorg Feb 2015 #172

Congratulations Glenn Greenwald. nt Cali_Democrat Feb 2015 #173

And unlike a couple of Peace Prizes..... DeSwiss Feb 2015 #180

Bravo! Thank you again Glenn Greenwald and Edward Snowden. Tierra_y_Libertad Feb 2015 #181

+1,000 malaise Feb 2015 #186

K & R for the exploding heads and pissing off the right people neverforget Feb 2015 #182

Amazing thread and well deserved oscar Ichingcarpenter Feb 2015 #183

Wow, this thread. Jamastiene Feb 2015 #185

First link worked for me Go Vols Feb 2015 #236

I thought he was afraid leftynyc Feb 2015 #187

good for him! NuttyFluffers Feb 2015 #188

I never would have predicted that a thread bout the Academy Awards would be my all-time favorite. Scuba Feb 2015 #192

I know! Right? All this stoopid in one place. SaveOurDemocracy Feb 2015 #244

Haha... I didn't see that thread. n/t cui bono Feb 2015 #255

When I saw your OP title I knew it wold be a hoot. SaveOurDemocracy Feb 2015 #257

The Reality Based Community has Spoken Once Again carolinayellowdog Feb 2015 #195

The hides were all because of profanity laced calls to lynch a journalist and cui bono Feb 2015 #258

Polite and justified replies are invisible if the anti-Greenwald nut to whom they reply is on ignore carolinayellowdog Feb 2015 #301

Ah... I see. When I read your post I was thinking "invisible" was the self-deletes. cui bono Feb 2015 #319

Morning Kick !!! WillyT Feb 2015 #200

Good place for him Cryptoad Feb 2015 #201

Cool, is he invited to any of the fun parties with the wealthy? jberryhill Feb 2015 #203

Only in Ecuador. randome Feb 2015 #210

This message was self-deleted by its author Hissyspit Feb 2015 #215

I saw that and felt the seismic activity from DU Jakes Progress Feb 2015 #206

Got it on TIVO elias49 Feb 2015 #208

I was so surprised and Duval Feb 2015 #214

Damn... freebrew Feb 2015 #216

Hats off to all that fight for our freedoms and liberties. They are the heroes. rhett o rick Feb 2015 #221

This message was self-deleted by its author Capt. Obvious Feb 2015 #222

Why? He didn't make the fuckin' movie.... Blue_Tires Feb 2015 #223

The film wouldn't have happened without him. Hissyspit Feb 2015 #229

He's IN the 'fucking movie' which wouldn't have happened without him. And if the directors and sabrina 1 Feb 2015 #241

Glenn Greenwald is holding an Oscar on TV right now Ichingcarpenter Feb 2015 #243

... Marr Feb 2015 #249

ROFLMAO! BeanMusical Feb 2015 #293

Phew, talk about "kill the messenger" ...I wish we could discuss what the docu is about randys1 Feb 2015 #228

I'll be watching it. Fuddnik Feb 2015 #231

Yes, it was excellent. bigmonkey Feb 2015 #234

Yes...it is well worth a view... KoKo Feb 2015 #252

! City Lights Feb 2015 #238

And I was told the US is a fascist police state. NCTraveler Feb 2015 #240

Leakers be warned: Blue_Tires Feb 2015 #247

seems a lot rtracey Feb 2015 #250

Those that value freedom see whistle-blowers and investigative journalists as heroes, while the rhett o rick Feb 2015 #253

WOW!!! bvar22 Feb 2015 #259

rec for causing all the right heads to explode and earn a vacay. KG Feb 2015 #260

K&R woo me with science Feb 2015 #262

Dear cui bono... Thank You For Starting One Of The Top Ten Threads In DU History !!! WillyT Feb 2015 #264

Haha... I was noticed and thanked by WillyT!!! Wow! cui bono Feb 2015 #267

You've Always Been There My Friend... WillyT Feb 2015 #268

Aw shucks... cui bono Feb 2015 #270

Authoritarian concern trolls will be the first ones to tattoo a barcode on their forehead whereisjustice Feb 2015 #266

For all the abuse that so-called "Snowden-haters" get, his and Greenwald's supporters.... George II Feb 2015 #269

"the abuse that so-called "Snowden-haters" get" WillyT Feb 2015 #272

.... dissentient Feb 2015 #273

Yes, they do an awful lot of projecting. betsuni Feb 2015 #274

So Glenn has an award for entertainment. Progressive dog Feb 2015 #275

As Michael Moore showed us with 9/11, a good documentary makes the truth engaging even when it is whereisjustice Feb 2015 #283

That's the best you could come up with? DeSwiss Feb 2015 #292

Yes, that's pathetic. BeanMusical Feb 2015 #294

Yes it was, simply because it is true. Progressive dog Feb 2015 #310

You are wrong. Documentaries are not all made for entertainment. cui bono Feb 2015 #317

DU Sock Puppets? billhicks76 Feb 2015 #291

so let us get this right,,, Cryptoad Feb 2015 #298

Nope billhicks76 Feb 2015 #304

Facts,,,, that's funny Cryptoad Feb 2015 #309

You're So Diligent billhicks76 Feb 2015 #313

I bet not as proud as Papa Paul is of you. Cryptoad Feb 2015 #314

Wow That Was Quick billhicks76 Feb 2015 #315

knr Douglas Carpenter Feb 2015 #295

This thread is still delightful. Autumn Feb 2015 #299

Yes It Is... WillyT Feb 2015 #302

Tee-Hee... cui bono Feb 2015 #318

NSA Trolls Taking Over This Thread billhicks76 Feb 2015 #316

There haven't been mods for years now.. Fumesucker Feb 2015 #322

Yeah I Know billhicks76 Feb 2015 #324

Not bad for a failed attorney and one-time producer of low-grade gay porn Blue_Tires Feb 2015 #321

Wow, you came back days later just to say that? cui bono Feb 2015 #323