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echochamberlain

(56 posts)
Sun Jul 27, 2014, 06:35 AM Jul 2014

Glenn Greenwald may be about to embarrass himself.

Last edited Sun Jul 27, 2014, 08:43 AM - Edit history (1)

Glenn Greenwald, the Pulitzer Prize winning journalist who exposed United States and British global surveillance programs, is about to subject himself to a spectacle so crazy Hollywood would struggle to invent it - involving an obese German hacker / millionaire / electronica musician / pink-Cadillac and signed Mein-Kampf owning / aspiring politician named Kim Dotcom, who had his mansion raided several years ago by New Zealand's spy agency. Greenwald should do a little more research before accepting the invitation and booking his ticket.
The whole crazy saga is explained here: http://sheppardpost.com/greenwald/

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Glenn Greenwald may be about to embarrass himself. (Original Post) echochamberlain Jul 2014 OP
One can only hope that GG accepts Kim's money. Seriously...it sounds like GG msanthrope Jul 2014 #1
He certainly has the acrobatic skills for it! randome Jul 2014 #2
I wonder how his supporters will justify his speaking fee, paid for by Kim? msanthrope Jul 2014 #3
KIM didn't do anything wrong Cicada Jul 2014 #4
... conservaphobe Jul 2014 #12
OMFG he made money too! Warren Stupidity Jul 2014 #19
Sorry, I have no sympathy for the hardships of wealthy people. conservaphobe Jul 2014 #24
If he won in court, then I'm guessing he didn't violate the law. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jul 2014 #26
Meh. Rich people fighting rich people. conservaphobe Jul 2014 #27
Well, I know very little about him, so Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jul 2014 #28
All the OWS 1% b.s. aside, he does love him some billionaires, don't he? n/t Tarheel_Dem Jul 2014 #30
I'm voting for a moratorium on truebluegreen Jul 2014 #5
Your blog seems obsessed with name-calling muriel_volestrangler Jul 2014 #6
Why do I get the feeling that the Greenwald haters are PUMA 2.0 folks... ReverendDeuce Jul 2014 #9
One can only imagine the shit storm of puma pugnacity that would ensue should HRC not get the Warren Stupidity Jul 2014 #18
I'm no fan of John key at all, echochamberlain Jul 2014 #11
Character assassinate much? What drivel. ReverendDeuce Jul 2014 #7
Basically you recently joined DU to attempt character assination joeybee12 Jul 2014 #8
I get so sick of these unhinged cartoon characters. conservaphobe Jul 2014 #10
You'll be popular whatchamacallit Jul 2014 #13
I love how obese gets first billing dsc Jul 2014 #14
He probably won't embarrass himself half as bad QC Jul 2014 #15
People who make the surveillance industry look bad always turn out to be such weird, awful people! Marr Jul 2014 #16
Or dead. Or in jail for approximately forever. Warren Stupidity Jul 2014 #20
Contact The Sheppard Post: echochamberlain@hotmail.com Downwinder Jul 2014 #17
Oops... WillyT Jul 2014 #21
"Echo Chamberlain"? Spider Jerusalem Jul 2014 #22
Oh my god! He's fat? Iggo Jul 2014 #23
Is his wig about to catch fire? sibelian Jul 2014 #25
Oh my god, he's associating with a fat electronica musician who owns an ugly car? Warren DeMontague Jul 2014 #29
He took *MONEY*?!1 n/t UTUSN Jul 2014 #31
 

msanthrope

(37,549 posts)
1. One can only hope that GG accepts Kim's money. Seriously...it sounds like GG
Sun Jul 27, 2014, 07:36 AM
Jul 2014

has a lost childhood dream of joining the circus.

 

randome

(34,845 posts)
2. He certainly has the acrobatic skills for it!
Sun Jul 27, 2014, 07:48 AM
Jul 2014

[hr][font color="blue"][center]Treat your body like a machine. Your mind like a castle.[/center][/font][hr]

 

msanthrope

(37,549 posts)
3. I wonder how his supporters will justify his speaking fee, paid for by Kim?
Sun Jul 27, 2014, 07:54 AM
Jul 2014

Checkbook journalism. But maybe Glen wants to see Hobbiton.

Cicada

(4,533 posts)
4. KIM didn't do anything wrong
Sun Jul 27, 2014, 08:10 AM
Jul 2014

And who says he's paying Greenwald a fee? Kim was the innocent victim of illegal surveillance and illegal seizure. He won in court.

 

conservaphobe

(1,284 posts)
24. Sorry, I have no sympathy for the hardships of wealthy people.
Sun Jul 27, 2014, 06:35 PM
Jul 2014

Especially when they bring it on themselves by violating the law.

Got too many poor people problems to concern myself with than be some champion for that disgusting creature.

Erich Bloodaxe BSN

(14,733 posts)
26. If he won in court, then I'm guessing he didn't violate the law.
Sun Jul 27, 2014, 06:42 PM
Jul 2014

Wasn't he the guy that ran some peer sharing site or somesuch, like the pirate bay place, that the movie and record crowd got ticked at?

 

conservaphobe

(1,284 posts)
27. Meh. Rich people fighting rich people.
Sun Jul 27, 2014, 06:46 PM
Jul 2014

He'll always have more money than I can dream about...

So even if he was done wrong... I just can't muster up enough fucks.

The fact some people treat him like a martyr is chronically humorous and acutely infuriating.

Erich Bloodaxe BSN

(14,733 posts)
28. Well, I know very little about him, so
Sun Jul 27, 2014, 06:48 PM
Jul 2014

I don't know if he's along the lines of Elon Musk or David Koch.

So in my inability to give enough f...s, I'll also be unable to be acutely infuriated about anything to do with him

muriel_volestrangler

(101,149 posts)
6. Your blog seems obsessed with name-calling
Sun Jul 27, 2014, 09:05 AM
Jul 2014

In one entry:
fat
morbidly-obese cyber-geek who seems to have modeled his appearance off the main character in Despicable Me
nerd
exhibits a weird and annoying mix of paranoia and narcissism
looking uncannily like the murderous Ice-skating character Sub-zero from the film The Running Man

and you're concerned about the quality of music he makes. Your obsession with the trivial looks silly.

You don't seem to actually have evidence this will be 'embarrassing' for Greenwald. You acknowledge that the New Zealand authorities did illegally spy on Dotcom; we know that they are also involved in global spying, as part of the 'Five Eyes' system. You are basically taking the NZ PM's side on this, once we strip the personal insults out of this.

Was it really necessary to flog your blog entry supporting a centre-right politician?

ReverendDeuce

(1,643 posts)
9. Why do I get the feeling that the Greenwald haters are PUMA 2.0 folks...
Sun Jul 27, 2014, 09:11 AM
Jul 2014

I seriously am getting this impression...

 

Warren Stupidity

(48,181 posts)
18. One can only imagine the shit storm of puma pugnacity that would ensue should HRC not get the
Sun Jul 27, 2014, 05:25 PM
Jul 2014

nomination. This place would have a monumental melt down.

echochamberlain

(56 posts)
11. I'm no fan of John key at all,
Sun Jul 27, 2014, 09:19 AM
Jul 2014

and there's a lot about Glenn Greenwald that I admire - he did some tremendous work - and if anything, I'm highlighting the disconnect between Greenwald's gravitas and the silly media event he's being invited to.

ReverendDeuce

(1,643 posts)
7. Character assassinate much? What drivel.
Sun Jul 27, 2014, 09:08 AM
Jul 2014

Seriously, Kim is a eccentric as hell, but WTF does this article do other than lob insults at the guy for being big and somewhat wealthy? Absurd commentary. Absolutely absurd.

 

joeybee12

(56,177 posts)
8. Basically you recently joined DU to attempt character assination
Sun Jul 27, 2014, 09:10 AM
Jul 2014

because the NSA, in your opinion, is the greatest thing in the world since sliced bread...apparently a lot of people here are already buying this.

dsc

(52,129 posts)
14. I love how obese gets first billing
Sun Jul 27, 2014, 10:53 AM
Jul 2014

and we wonder if there is such a thing as fat shaming, no not at all.

QC

(26,371 posts)
15. He probably won't embarrass himself half as bad
Sun Jul 27, 2014, 10:56 AM
Jul 2014

as the author of that craptastic little blog has done.

 

Marr

(20,317 posts)
16. People who make the surveillance industry look bad always turn out to be such weird, awful people!
Sun Jul 27, 2014, 10:59 AM
Jul 2014

It's so strange!

Meh, another smear from the smear department. This one is centered around something that hasn't even happened, so I have to assume the shills are running low on material.

 

Spider Jerusalem

(21,786 posts)
22. "Echo Chamberlain"?
Sun Jul 27, 2014, 05:48 PM
Jul 2014

I am imagining a Dalek wearing a bowler hat and armed with an umbrella instead of a death-ray that says "APPEASE" instead of "EXTERMINATE", for some reason. (Or possibly arguments that NSA mass surveillance and flagrant violations of civil liberties are the key to securing "peace in our time".)

sibelian

(7,804 posts)
25. Is his wig about to catch fire?
Sun Jul 27, 2014, 06:38 PM
Jul 2014

Send me pics. Better still, amuse yourself with some other more constructive hobby.

Warren DeMontague

(80,708 posts)
29. Oh my god, he's associating with a fat electronica musician who owns an ugly car?
Sun Jul 27, 2014, 06:49 PM
Jul 2014

Holy FUCK!

I assume you're talking about the megaupload guy, who got raided IIRC as part of a crackdown on intellectual property and copyright stuff. Arguably shady, but not exactly damning character evidence, particularly if the gist of it was that other people were using his site to share pirated justin beiber songs or some shit.

As for the "signed copy of mein kampf", it may be questionable and exceptionally bad taste from a collector's point of view, but unless he's espousing agreement with the content of the book, it's pretty fucking meaningless.



I'm no blind fan of Glenn Greenwald, but your OP is LAME.

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