Olbermann jousts with Salon's Greenwald on Obama FISA support

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http://rawstory.com/news/2008/Olbermann_jousts_with_Salons_Greenwald_on_0627.html

Nick Juliano
Published: Friday June 27, 2008


Barack Obama has upset key elements of his base with his indication that he will support what critics say is a deeply flawed surveillance bill that would undermine Americans' constitutional rights.

The Democratic presidential candidates' support for an update to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act has caused some contortions among progressive commentators seeking to justify Obama's decision while a few others are willing to criticize the Illinois senator for making what they say is the wrong choice.

The two sides of this debate have come into sharp relief in the last few days in a tete-a-tete between Salon.com blogger Glenn Greenwald, a former constitutional lawyer and leading critic of the FISA deal, and MSNBC host Keith Olbermann.

It started Wednesday night, when Olbermann praised Obama for "refusing to cower even to the left" by supporting FISA.

[Larkspur]

1. Olbermann should invite Greewald onto his show to have a classic liberal

debate on FISA.

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2. Gotta admire Greenwald

He's a brilliant, courageous guy who is one of the few true journalists left.