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The Top 5 Exaggerations By Glenn Greenwald On NSA - Extreme Liberal [View all]

I have analyzed Glenn Greenwald’s writing many times over the years. His slick use of rhetorical devices, and his propensity to exaggerate, jump out at me and smack me upside the head when I read his writings. I’ve compiled what I think are the top 5 exaggerations by Glenn Greenwald since the NSA story broke. These are mostly from his appearances, where he apparently feels more free to exaggerate than when he commits something to paper.

Before I get to the list, I feel it is my duty to point out Glenn’s incredible hypocrisy about the right of privacy.

In his one big case as a lawyer, defending the white supremacist Matt Hale, Glenn Greenwald was smacked down by the judge for unethically recording witnesses without their knowledge. Mr. Privacy, Glenn Greenwald, invaded the privacy of witnesses in order to defend that vile creature...

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The Top 5 Exaggerations By Glenn Greenwald On NSA - Extreme Liberal [View all]	michigandem58	Jun 2013	OP
"The United States government, collectively, thinking as one giant Dr. Evil..."	randome	Jun 2013	#1
PLONK	backscatter712	Jun 2013	#2
Doin a lotta PLONKIN there dude, please add me to the list if	pkdu	Jun 2013	#4
Greenwald is fantasizing that Snowden has some secrets he can use to get his criminal charges reduce	Kolesar	Jun 2013	#3
You make it seem like David has all the cards to play against	nineteen50	Jun 2013	#45
hmm, there is a special word for those types	giftedgirl77	Jun 2013	#57
Lol! Extreme liberal!!! Is that supposed to be a slur?	dkf	Jun 2013	#5
It's the name of the blog he's quoting from n/t	Scootaloo	Jun 2013	#6
A cheap shot to get clicks I think.	xtraxritical	Jun 2013	#51
It means "extreme Democrat"	burnodo	Jun 2013	#71
Nice diversion,	tavalon	Jun 2013	#7
and that doesn't make Snowden a hero any more than it just made you	VanillaRhapsody	Jun 2013	#12
And you have so missed the point of what is going on right in front of you	tavalon	Jun 2013	#13
Oh good gawd...	VanillaRhapsody	Jun 2013	#16
China - Most Favored Nation...	Whisp	Jun 2013	#64
Yeah....why not tell everyone that works at NSA they can blab all they want about our	VanillaRhapsody	Jun 2013	#69
"...it's still true..." How do you know this?	randome	Jun 2013	#17
it was just revealed by the whistle blower	usGovOwesUs3Trillion	Jun 2013	#42
It was alleged by Snowden.	randome	Jun 2013	#53
Right, among others who are/were in a position to know	usGovOwesUs3Trillion	Jun 2013	#54
I wouldn't have a problem with a 'Secrecy Commission' or some such.	randome	Jun 2013	#59
Full investigation and a SCOTUS descision	usGovOwesUs3Trillion	Jun 2013	#61
The NSA verified it?	reteachinwi	Jun 2013	#65
PowerPoint is a tool used by bureaucrats. It's not to be taken seriously.	randome	Jun 2013	#68
A person putting together a PowerPoint presentation is nearly always concerned with putting pretty s	reteachinwi	Jun 2013	#72
My apologies for misinterpreting you, then.	randome	Jun 2013	#73
HUGE K & R !!!	SidDithers	Jun 2013	#8
So I should keep focusing on Greenwald and	think	Jun 2013	#9
The problem is many of the claims are based only on Snowden and Greenwald.	jeff47	Jun 2013	#21
Railing I am...... Apparently you've not seen these:	think	Jun 2013	#25
And neither of those are relevant to your previous statements.	jeff47	Jun 2013	#27
I provided factual evidience to back up statements in regards to the NSA law violations & senators	think	Jun 2013	#33
If you provided that information, the word "Congress" would appear in it.	jeff47	Jun 2013	#37
So a FISA court ruling from 2011 is not valid because they changed the law in 2010?	think	Jun 2013	#46
No, the ruling was about how they did things before the 2010 law.	jeff47	Jun 2013	#94
Perjury trap? Bwaahhhaaahahahha	reusrename	Jun 2013	#67
You should question why this came up out of the blue when progress was being made on gun control.	Spitfire of ATJ	Jun 2013	#35
Gun control?	think	Jun 2013	#36
I'm sorry, did I distract you?	Spitfire of ATJ	Jun 2013	#38
heheh	think	Jun 2013	#40
Excellent questions, all. Answers: NO! Spying. Lies. BS	chimpymustgo	Jun 2013	#58
This message was self-deleted by its author	DevonRex	Jun 2013	#10
Repeat after me:	Hissyspit	Jun 2013	#22
This message was self-deleted by its author	DevonRex	Jun 2013	#30
?	Hissyspit	Jun 2013	#41
This message was self-deleted by its author	DevonRex	Jun 2013	#48
O.k. I remember seeing those. Not sure what it has to do with my point.	Hissyspit	Jun 2013	#74
How many times have we seen this in a murder mystery?	Spitfire of ATJ	Jun 2013	#49
I wrote an OP on his wiretapping last year...	msanthrope	Jun 2013	#11
"Slimey fuck", indeed.	Cha	Jun 2013	#15
Indeed squared.	ucrdem	Jun 2013	#18
Here's your Squared, ucrdem.. "Glenn Greenwald expertly previews the 2012 election"	Cha	Jun 2013	#91
KnR.	ucrdem	Jun 2013	#19
+1...nt	SidDithers	Jun 2013	#20
And a racist when he thought no one was looking.	Ikonoklast	Jun 2013	#26
Oh yeah...his racism is disgusting and defended here by his fans...	msanthrope	Jun 2013	#34
"As my subsequent writing reflects over the next many years, this post does not remotely reflect my	Hissyspit	Jun 2013	#75
What, he wrote it by mistake? Or was it just that he wrote something that he realizes bit him on	msanthrope	Jun 2013	#76
I guess he changed his mind.	Hissyspit	Jun 2013	#78
I'm glad you are posting his rationalizations. I especially like how he blames his racism on	msanthrope	Jun 2013	#80
I see.	Hissyspit	Jun 2013	#81
If you can provide any evidence of that enlightenment, why don't you? But recent events, including	msanthrope	Jun 2013	#83
Oh good grief.	Hissyspit	Jun 2013	#84
Amen to that. IMHO Glenn also didn't vet any of this info because he was second choice and was	okaawhatever	Jun 2013	#29
His defense of Joseph Massad's linking of Zionism with Nazism is pretty disgusting...	msanthrope	Jun 2013	#39
That never happened. He criticed AJ for silently yanking Massad's article that they published.	Luminous Animal	Jun 2013	#55
You conveniently forget his racist tweet and link.....	msanthrope	Jun 2013	#60
There was nothing racist in the Al Jazeera tweet...	Luminous Animal	Jun 2013	#62
I really cannot believe you defend the racist behavior detailed by AngryBlackLady--	msanthrope	Jun 2013	#70
By the way, Al Jazeera subsequently reposted the article.	Luminous Animal	Jun 2013	#63
I guess Greenwald's anti-Semitism was appealing, then. nt	msanthrope	Jun 2013	#66
False claims of racism and anti-Semitism.	Hissyspit	Jun 2013	#82
Who are "the usual suspects" Mr. Greenwald referred to? Care to explain that comment?	msanthrope	Jun 2013	#87
The pundits, etc. who constantly unwaveringly use false claims of anti-Semitism against any critics	Hissyspit	Jun 2013	#89
When I saw "Matt Hale" thought about you and your OP	Number23	Jun 2013	#85
I am sure that Glenn thinks there is no inconsistency--his wiretapping was justified. nt	msanthrope	Jun 2013	#88
Hi 23.. Here's Greenwald being a consistent asshole. "Glenn Greenwald expertly previews the 2012"	Cha	Jun 2013	#92
Slimy fuck, and possibly racist.	Tarheel_Dem	Jun 2013	#90
This is NOT a diversion.. They are FACTS that question Glenn Greenwald's credibility.. deal with it.	Cha	Jun 2013	#14
It will be possible some day.	Hissyspit	Jun 2013	#23
When I see someone call themselves an "Extreme Liberal"	zeemike	Jun 2013	#24
Smear Machine: DU Edition is working overtime these days	MNBrewer	Jun 2013	#28
These days?	Bobbie Jo	Jun 2013	#77
Great post. K & R. n/t	FSogol	Jun 2013	#31
Oh, very well then! I guess I'm OK with domestic spying after all!	PSPS	Jun 2013	#32
oh, yeah... some wordpress guy just persuaded me that it's ok to spy on everyone	usGovOwesUs3Trillion	Jun 2013	#43
This post begins	sulphurdunn	Jun 2013	#44
Yargle Bargle Blargh!!1! n/t	Egalitarian Thug	Jun 2013	#47
So Greenwald defended a white supremacist and	One of the 99	Jun 2013	#50
You're still here?	JNelson6563	Jun 2013	#52
Huh?	Kolesar	Jun 2013	#56
Excellent.	Major Hogwash	Jun 2013	#79
Shortly Snowden will be arrested and tried for his criminal acts and the the cause will get a new	Thinkingabout	Jun 2013	#86
I can agree with that nt	Progressive dog	Jun 2013	#93