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In reply to the discussion: Let's talk about Glenn Greenwald [View all]johnaries
(9,474 posts)12. As I point out, Greenwald does not rely on REALITY
at all. He only spins his own agenda.
This is obvious to all thinking people. My question was 'Why?"
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Just fyi, while in the Senate, the President did vote against the Uniting American
Bluenorthwest
Jan 2012
#2
Read here. Learn that the President, while in the Senate, voted against the bill that
Bluenorthwest
Jan 2012
#160
I always thought he was an asshole--since he called the victims of Matt Hale 'odious and repugnant.'
msanthrope
Jan 2012
#42
Tell me--can you recall the ACLU calling a plaintiff 'odious and repugnant' because they wanted
msanthrope
Jan 2012
#68
Seriously? You think that 'context' might provide cover for calling teenage shooting victims
msanthrope
Jan 2012
#74
Try the case where he wiretapped for Matt Hale--159 F. Supp. 2d 1116; 2001 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 13001
msanthrope
Jan 2012
#87
CCR repped the Plaintiff in the Anderson case, Michael Ian Bender repped the teens.
msanthrope
Jan 2012
#98
You are clearly not familiar with Greenwald's writing. This description of him, as being 'emotional'
sabrina 1
Jan 2012
#148
Um... look who he has in his admin and what how he has helped corporate America
fascisthunter
Jan 2012
#44
I'm more interested in the motivations behind all the hyperbolic and dishonest attacks
quinnox
Jan 2012
#9
A civil rights attorney cited for unethical behavior for recording witnesses.
msanthrope
Jan 2012
#92
No I do not. But I have a lot of gay relatives, and they still support the pres.
Kahuna
Jan 2012
#65
He's at 82% among Democrats. And his approval rating with gays continues to rise.
msanthrope
Jan 2012
#47
Substitute "black" or "a woman" in that post and see if you still think it's not offensive.
girl gone mad
Jan 2012
#94
I think that if someone is gay, they do have a vested, personal interest in the DOMA policy.
msanthrope
Jan 2012
#35
Well, I'm not dismissing him because he's gay, but because he's unpersuasive. nt
msanthrope
Jan 2012
#164
And yet, no one ever accused him of being bitter when he was writing about these
sabrina 1
Jan 2012
#150
I'm not the poster who used the word 'bitter.' Perhaps you could direct your
msanthrope
Jan 2012
#167
I directed my comment to you because you have agreed with the OP and despite all the comments
sabrina 1
Jan 2012
#178
I think you should direct questions about comments to the posters who make them.
msanthrope
Jan 2012
#180
No, I do not. It is what it is. The OP is no longer here, and I think most questions have been
sabrina 1
Jan 2012
#182
Maybe it's not just DU. Remember he was a target of HB Gary/BOA before Anonymous took them down.
sabrina 1
Jan 2012
#152
Wait a second--is he actually married??? When did Brazil get same sex marriages?
msanthrope
Jan 2012
#18
Brazil is a nation. NY, MA are States. The US is a nation. It does not allow gay couples
Bluenorthwest
Jan 2012
#155
Again, you are conflating prosecutorial discretion with the constitutional mandate to
msanthrope
Jan 2012
#81
Maybe the President should read the Bi-Partisan Senate Committee's two year findings on whether or
sabrina 1
Jan 2012
#153
Do you have a cite for that report? Did it reccommend certain prosecutions?
msanthrope
Jan 2012
#168
Reasons that you refuse to state? What are they, national security issues?
Bluenorthwest
Jan 2012
#156
It's 17 now. And while this is thread is allowed to stand, a post calling out people who support
Puregonzo1188
Jan 2012
#173
Too bad Johnaires didn't use this analysis to make his case that Greenwald
Old and In the Way
Jan 2012
#183
My beef with Greenwald is that he is a Libertarian pretending to be a Leftist.
Ikonoklast
Jan 2012
#72
What reasons? If you demand to do nasty stuff for 'reasons of my own' then just
Bluenorthwest
Jan 2012
#157
WAIT--You were on that jury and did not see the need to recuse yourself?
Puregonzo1188
Jan 2012
#175
Well, you need to consider that that is how it will be interpreted by many- me included.
PA Democrat
Jan 2012
#154
HE (Greenwald) only objects to Obama policies because he's GAY--where does johnaires say that?
Kolesar
Jan 2012
#126
Alternate thread title: Let's Change The Subject Away From Obama's Sell-Out Presidency
brentspeak
Jan 2012
#117
"I have found out that Greenwald is Gay..." Nice hard-hitting investigative journalism.
JVS
Jan 2012
#124
HE (Greenwald) only objects to Obama policies because he's GAY--where does johnaires say that?
Kolesar
Jan 2012
#130
I realize you are quoting someone else's thread, but there's factual inaccuracy in the assertion
MADem
Jan 2012
#132
Fun fact- Straight Couples get to make use of that process, and we don't.
Bluenorthwest
Jan 2012
#159
I think you are trying to put words and attitudes in my mouth that I don't hold.
MADem
Jan 2012
#163
Are you serious? Is this a joke? This is just homophobic and deeply disgusting.
Puregonzo1188
Jan 2012
#169