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22. Greenwald flip-flopped because the Paulbots

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Tue Feb 12, 2013, 12:20 AM

Feb 2013

already had an idol and he had to chase the liberaltarian audience while taking Koch money.

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Fed up by Glenn Greenwald's criticism, drone supporters unearth 2005 post [View all] Gentle-man Feb 2013 OP

Oh, THIS GG? "Should an armed drone be dispatched to kill Christopher Dorner?" Fire Walk With Me Feb 2013 #1

What point did Greenwald make in that piece? nt Gentle-man Feb 2013 #2

Pretty much that anything threatening the government or status quo should be destroyed Fire Walk With Me Feb 2013 #8

Dorner is a murderer on the run--he's not "threatening the status quo." Greenwald isn't that msanthrope Feb 2013 #11

You got it completely upside down. kenny blankenship Feb 2013 #20

That has been my fear. Once the door is opened then it goes downhill from there. Mojorabbit Feb 2013 #56

Thank you for taking the trouble to clear that up - nt dreamnightwind Feb 2013 #69

Fantastic analysis. Thank you. Luminous Animal Feb 2013 #76

Thank you for your great post. truedelphi Feb 2013 #81

"Obama cultists"? Fuck Glen Greenwald...nt SidDithers Feb 2013 #3

But isn't it great that one of his apologists started this brand new thread? nt msanthrope Feb 2013 #5

Wow. We had the exact same thought. Drunken Irishman Feb 2013 #7

Yeah, fuck that cult leader grreenwad. Cha Feb 2013 #17

And are the same as 'Bush cultists: exactly the same mentality.' freshwest Feb 2013 #18

I love the explanation---he didn't have many readers then, so it's okay to be racist. msanthrope Feb 2013 #4

And he can make more money by pretending not to be racist now. DevonRex Feb 2013 #30

Well, as long as he is anti-Obama, it's all good. Read some rape apologia/Assange threads on msanthrope Feb 2013 #32

I did and they DevonRex Feb 2013 #49

You put 'CIA' on something, and there's a certain contingent who will believe any fish story. nt msanthrope Feb 2013 #55

Remember when he swore ProSense Feb 2013 #51

He said Ron Paul was principled? DevonRex Feb 2013 #57

Did you click on the link and then the other link? Zero. Nothing. Nada. Zilch Luminous Animal Feb 2013 #78

'Obama cultists...' Drunken Irishman Feb 2013 #6

This guy is a circus sideshow alcibiades_mystery Feb 2013 #9

He and Jane Hamsher had a PAC that paid him, but apparently, never paid out to any msanthrope Feb 2013 #12

This guy is irrelevant. tritsofme Feb 2013 #10

"Cultists" is an amusing epithet used here at DU. AtomicKitten Feb 2013 #13

+a million. But I'd take a Greenwald cultist over an Assange cultist any day of the dang week Number23 Feb 2013 #89

This is not what proves the drones are the right policy. What proves the drones are the policy Douglas Carpenter Feb 2013 #14

More proof of how the drone supporters have nothing Catherina Feb 2013 #15

Oh bullshit. This is racist drivel and ProSense Feb 2013 #16

Oh bullshit. I've been hearing things like that from Democrats for decades. Luminous Animal Feb 2013 #21

Good for you. It's still racist drivel, and it's bullshit. ProSense Feb 2013 #26

Too bad for you that Obama has been and continues to be a bigot on marriage equaility. Luminous Animal Feb 2013 #27

Who really cares that you heard other people say it? ProSense Feb 2013 #33

The President of the United States is a bigot, according to you? nt msanthrope Feb 2013 #34

On full and equal rights for the LGBTQ community? Yes. Luminous Animal Feb 2013 #53

You're just figuring out One of the 99 Feb 2013 #19

I'd say that, at the time, he was at the bigoted end of the spectrum in regards to illegal Luminous Animal Feb 2013 #24

He's a racist. One of the 99 Feb 2013 #29

Ooohkay, then he must be racist against white folks, as well Luminous Animal Feb 2013 #39

Silly Strawman arguement. One of the 99 Feb 2013 #91

Greenwald flip-flopped because the Paulbots geek tragedy Feb 2013 #22

I'm neither a 'cultist' or a drone supporter... one_voice Feb 2013 #23

Okay. Then based on Obama's words in regards to marriage equalty, Obama just 4 years ago Luminous Animal Feb 2013 #25

That's great... one_voice Feb 2013 #28

Hey, I appreciate everyone that learns and grows. I appreciate every single DUer Luminous Animal Feb 2013 #31

Greenwald calls people "unprincipled hacks" ProSense Feb 2013 #35

Likewise. After Obama's bigoted statements it is laughable that Luminous Animal Feb 2013 #42

Well, ProSense Feb 2013 #50

A candidate for the position for world leader gets a pass but Luminous Animal Feb 2013 #58

Oh my ProSense Feb 2013 #60

Hillary did, so fuck her? Luminous Animal Feb 2013 #66

Hey, whatever. ProSense Feb 2013 #68

Many powerful Democrats supprted the war. If Hillary runs in 2016 will you support her? Luminous Animal Feb 2013 #74

Why are you ProSense Feb 2013 #77

So yes. You will support a Democratic candidate who VOTED for the war. Luminous Animal Feb 2013 #80

I don't like Greenwald... one_voice Feb 2013 #94

They can't counter Greenwald's argument so they are trying to delegitimize him. NOVA_Dem Feb 2013 #38

So ProSense Feb 2013 #47

What's with the cut/paste gibberish? NOVA_Dem Feb 2013 #54

Really? Want ProSense Feb 2013 #61

You didn't say anything but re-post the original quote? n/t NOVA_Dem Feb 2013 #64

Yes, I did: I called it gibberish. n/t ProSense Feb 2013 #65

I guess he evolved on the issue. That's allowed, right? nt Bonobo Feb 2013 #36

Apparently, the evolving thing is reserved for Obama and Obama alone. Luminous Animal Feb 2013 #43

They knew Obama didn't "really" believe it in his "heart." NOVA_Dem Feb 2013 #45

It's really weird how Greenwald strikes such a nerve sometimes. BlueCheese Feb 2013 #37

He's a like a liberal Jiminy Cricket. NOVA_Dem Feb 2013 #40

I never supported the Iraq War. He did. nt msanthrope Feb 2013 #44

So did Obama's choice for VP. nt NOVA_Dem Feb 2013 #48

So? Welcome to DU! nt msanthrope Feb 2013 #52

Thank you! But I'm not new. And so what if Greenwald supported the war?n/t NOVA_Dem Feb 2013 #59

300 posts in 5 years? And so many in anti-Obama threads? Welcome! nt msanthrope Feb 2013 #63

Sorry I can't rack up posts apologizing for the President. NOVA_Dem Feb 2013 #67

Ignore the thinly veiled intimidation from the witch hunter. Comrade Grumpy Feb 2013 #88

Yep. Same reason the corporate defenders aim attacks woo me with science Feb 2013 #46

I swear it's like debating a horde of Ari Fleischer's n/t NOVA_Dem Feb 2013 #62

Says the poster here defending racist drivel. n/t ProSense Feb 2013 #70

Applying the same logic you're defending homophobic drivel. n/t NOVA_Dem Feb 2013 #71

Bullshit. n/t ProSense Feb 2013 #72

<Sigh> You can't even defend yourself. NOVA_Dem Feb 2013 #75

Nothing to defend. ProSense Feb 2013 #79

That Chomsky quote absolutely nails it. - nt dreamnightwind Feb 2013 #73

He's a libertarian asshat... SidDithers Feb 2013 #41

For the record Summer Hathaway Feb 2013 #82

And you have to go way back to 6 whole years ago to read Obama's bigoted comments Luminous Animal Feb 2013 #83

I had no idea Summer Hathaway Feb 2013 #86

Imagine if someone was against inter-racial marriage but then said they were evolving on the subject TheKentuckian Feb 2013 #95

But wasn't Obama's "bigotry" most likely due to religious beliefs? JaneyVee Feb 2013 #93

Brava Summer.. You've answered the ridiculous Cha Feb 2013 #90

"Obama cultists" ProudToBeBlueInRhody Feb 2013 #84

Gotta give this one a thumbs up. ucrdem Feb 2013 #85

Some people really hates 'em some Greenwald. Comrade Grumpy Feb 2013 #87

ha. Greenwald. dionysus Feb 2013 #92