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Douglas Carpenter

Douglas Carpenter's Journal
Douglas Carpenter's Journal
July 22, 2014

Smearmaster Glenn Greenwald's smear campaign against George W. Bush

AS they say - haters are going to hate and smearers are going to smear. Glenn Greenwald did not begin his smear career with President Obama - he was doing it way back before Obama came to the White House. It seems that he thinks that just because someone is in powerful position - that they are supposed to be criticized - Imagine that!~!


2008 Bill Moyer interview with Glenn Greenwald about the George W. Bush legacy


http://billmoyers.com/content/glenn-greenwald-on-the-george-w-bush-administration-and-the-rule-of-law/

He also wrote three books about the George W. Bush Administration; The New York Times-bestsellers How Would A Patriot Act? (2006) and Tragic Legacy (2007), and his 2008 release, Great American Hypocrites.

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Glenn Greenwald showed his true colors when he addressed a socialist/Trotskyite conference in 2013

July 22, 2014

I hope no one interprets this as sacrelege - I just thought it was so funny



My apologies to anyone who might be inadvertently offended.
July 20, 2014

How much empathy do you have? - a professional psychological test - The Empathy Quotient (EQ)

NOTE: You do NOT have to sign up on the site to take this test. You only have to answer your age group, your sex and whether or not you have or are suspected of having an Autism Spectrum Disorder. After answering those questions you can skip the rest and go straight to the test.


http://aspietests.org/eq/index.php

Usage - From the Oxford Dictionary

People often confuse the words empathy and sympathy. Empathy means ‘the ability to understand and share the feelings of another’ (as in ‘both authors have the skill to make you feel empathy with their heroines’), whereas sympathy means ‘feelings of pity and sorrow for someone else’s misfortune’ (as in ‘they had great sympathy for the flood victims’).

http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/empathy





Here is another interesting test that measures one's empathy level. It should be noted that a person can be compassionate, sympathetic and quite willing to help others - but not necessarily very empathetic which requires an ability to spontaneously and intuitively understand what and how someone else is thinking and feeling.

http://aspietests.org/eq/index.php
July 9, 2014

The Quick and Easy Asperger's Test (Asperger's Syndrome is basically a mild version of Autism)

Asperger's Syndrome is basically a mild version of Autism. Many, probably most Asperger's Syndrome people hold normal jobs and live fairly normal lives - but with some difficulties. Of course as with all diagnosis there are severe and mild cases of Asperger's Syndrome and much in between.. An interesting quiz to say the least.

http://aspergersquiz.com/#fgY0tgDBttioiTEJ.01

If I may quote something from this website: This this quiz does NOT replace the examination and diagnosis that should ONLY be made by a trained medical/mental health professional. It is for informational purposes only. Ergo, if you believe that you have Asperger’s, or your quiz results point toward that possibility, it is your responsibility — to yourself, as well as those close to you — to seek the guidance and expertise of a medical/mental health professional."

Read more at http://aspergersquiz.com/#bGwsJqUY8l78ufvG.99

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Gender: Male
Hometown: Corry (Erie County), Pennsylvania 16407
Home country: USA
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