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Bluenorthwest

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170. Note to Mr and Mrs Scorpio: DOMA is still the law of the land. Nothing has 'turned out
Sat May 11, 2013, 12:24 PM
May 2013

differently' because not only is DOMA the law, but LGBT people can still be legally discriminated against in 29 States in employment and housing. Not just in marriage, which is not equal anywhere in the US.
I'm sick of straights who declare that things 'turned out' well when nothing has turned yet at all.
It's turned out much differently? In what way? Obama muttered a few words and stopped hiring openly bigoted surrogates! Wow!
Hubris on the half shell.

I'm so old.. Fumesucker May 2013 #1
I'm so old I remember when he would regularly criticize the Bush Admins policies. Luminous Animal May 2013 #18
so what? We can part company with a pundit. treestar May 2013 #133
The same is true for a president whatchamacallit May 2013 #148
No because a President has to actually treestar May 2013 #153
if this reply was an op DonCoquixote May 2013 #240
To Bill Maher's credit, he has gone after the president, but he also defends the president when the Liberal_Stalwart71 May 2013 #228
Maybe Obama shouldn't keep giving GG the ammunition with which to do so, then. MotherPetrie May 2013 #2
Glenn Greenwald was talking about Benghazi MrScorpio May 2013 #6
I would trust GG before just about anyone in the Obama administration. MotherPetrie May 2013 #7
And you're on this site, why? nt MrScorpio May 2013 #8
So she can say shit like that. nt DevonRex May 2013 #9
You're damn right! And if you don't like it, that's too damn bad. MotherPetrie May 2013 #11
And damned right I'll call it bullshit. I don't like Greenwald. I think he's a slimy poser. DevonRex May 2013 #19
Glenn wanted Democrats to impeach Republicans Fumesucker May 2013 #34
So fucking what? You love Glenn and Hate Nancy? what's yer point? DevonRex May 2013 #55
Bless your heart n/t Fumesucker May 2013 #60
Yours too. DevonRex May 2013 #65
they try so hard don't they? waching the tiny fists flail in impotent rage is quite entertaining. dionysus May 2013 #224
That they do. DevonRex May 2013 #231
+ 1000 BlueCaliDem May 2013 #71
Thank you. DevonRex May 2013 #79
You're welcome. BlueCaliDem May 2013 #87
Crystal clear. Summer Hathaway May 2013 #84
You've displayed cult behavior in your responses twice now. Occulus May 2013 #95
I'm sorry, but did you confuse yourself with God or perhaps Skinner? DevonRex May 2013 #101
Here they are. Occulus May 2013 #102
What? treestar May 2013 #135
i'm sure she's torn up about that. dionysus May 2013 #223
It just broke DevonRex May 2013 #233
who the fuck are you to use that stale cult bullshit? it's soooo 2007. dionysus May 2013 #222
He still calls Obama DevonRex May 2013 #236
He's a bit player, up for bidding by whomever for whatever. - AND - He's messianic. patrice May 2013 #159
So he is more of an extremist than many a Republican is then treestar May 2013 #134
The Greenwald fans are lining up. ProSense May 2013 #81
I call them The GeeGees. DevonRex May 2013 #88
Good God, woman Summer Hathaway May 2013 #113
+1 davidpdx May 2013 #123
Heh! Scurrilous May 2013 #210
! dionysus May 2013 #221
True and when it comes to other issues treestar May 2013 #136
Exactly!! I can understand liberals being upset with Obama for not being liberal enough... Liberal_Stalwart71 May 2013 #230
Notice how GG never has anything to say about the Senate PROTECTING PRIVATE ARMS MARKETS all patrice May 2013 #162
Excellent point… I'd LOVE to hear his opinion on that little nugget, my damn self nt MrScorpio May 2013 #188
iirc, isn't he an ex-pat? i give him less cred for not staying to fight the fight . eom ellenfl May 2013 #271
He's possibly amongst those who think they are going to step into the wreckage and do patrice May 2013 #272
Except now he's parroting FAUX News/GOP talking points One of the 99 May 2013 #20
^^^This!^^^ BlueCaliDem May 2013 #82
Black media (The Grio) calling out Greenwald. And doing it well. Number23 May 2013 #98
I wish that Joy would've been more forceful than she was last night on the show. Liberal_Stalwart71 May 2013 #232
His libertarian leanings should be enough to drive even the most rabid DUer away from him davidpdx May 2013 #122
Well, as we all know... BlueCaliDem May 2013 #128
Thank you, MotherPetrie. Octafish May 2013 #72
+100000 woo me with science May 2013 #161
The only sickening thing is you affection for his specious right-wing benghazi claims-Nt Anansi1171 May 2013 #86
So he analyzed each embassy attack during the Bush Administration treestar May 2013 #132
I'll give GG this amuse bouche May 2013 #137
Greenwald is a pompous douchenozzle. he should go play in traffic... dionysus May 2013 #220
What are the charges? And do you agree with them? GG couldn't explain what the controversy is. Liberal_Stalwart71 May 2013 #229
Yup Champion Jack May 2013 #118
+1 treestar May 2013 #131
... MotherPetrie May 2013 #10
I mean, basically, you've stated that you trust a muckraker more than ANYONE in the current admin MrScorpio May 2013 #14
Did you think Greenwald was a "muckraker" when he was criticizing Dubya and Cheney? Fumesucker May 2013 #21
He lost me during that time when he was daily accusing Obama of running an anti-gay administration MrScorpio May 2013 #24
You do know Glenn was living in Brazil at that time because his partner was not allowed in the US? Fumesucker May 2013 #33
Well, if anything, that leaves GG open to an accusation of losing his objectivity about the Prez MrScorpio May 2013 #35
No one is completely objective Fumesucker May 2013 #40
My problem during that time was his insistence that HE KNEW Obama's mind MrScorpio May 2013 #46
Obama himself said he was against gay marriage. Fumesucker May 2013 #50
He equated Obama's equivocal mindset with what he depicted what his policy would be MrScorpio May 2013 #53
Obama was against gay marriage *at* *the* *time* Fumesucker May 2013 #57
Some of us still do not and will not ever trust this administration on that score. Occulus May 2013 #99
yeah how dare he call an adminstration anti gay while it was dsc May 2013 #141
IS this administration anti-gay? nt MrScorpio May 2013 #143
it was certainly a fair question back then dsc May 2013 #149
I never held to the premise of what GG was saying: MrScorpio May 2013 #158
Note to Mr and Mrs Scorpio: DOMA is still the law of the land. Nothing has 'turned out Bluenorthwest May 2013 #170
And, yes, it's still an ongoing process, I admit that MrScorpio May 2013 #173
But you have no compunction about using language that suggests resolution. You say the 'outcome' Bluenorthwest May 2013 #214
I have to say on the Obama administration's performance on gay issues my take is closer to greenwald dsc May 2013 #174
It was. Would it still be if not for every last person who called him out on it? Yes. Yes. Bluenorthwest May 2013 #160
Yet, one could think that Obama actually betrayed Warren and McClurkin… MrScorpio May 2013 #166
That does not even make sense. When a person appoints a surrogate that is what it is. Bluenorthwest May 2013 #172
Let's consider that Obama's interaction with both of those ministers… MrScorpio May 2013 #181
So hate speech against good people you excuse with a thousand words, criticism of a politician who Bluenorthwest May 2013 #213
Why on Earth would we assume a person can't be one way in one situation and different in another? patrice May 2013 #36
What's the difference in the situations? Fumesucker May 2013 #43
And therein, lies the rub. They MAY be "similar" situations, but they are NOT the SAME situation. patrice May 2013 #156
Then he does not like anyone then treestar May 2013 #152
to troll. dionysus May 2013 #225
I agree with you. Greenwald has never given me any reason to distrust him, not so for this Admin. 1-Old-Man May 2013 #180
He actively is trying to burn down America's two parties and have a 3rd party graham4anything May 2013 #28
This is one of the few times we are in agreement davidpdx May 2013 #121
I agree with Glenn that a two party system is not the healthiest form of democracy. Luminous Animal May 2013 #155
Probably not davidpdx May 2013 #216
That is why I prefer proportional representation. Luminous Animal May 2013 #241
Thanks for the quote. It led me to relisten to one of my favorite Greenwald speeches. Luminous Animal May 2013 #190
Glenn SamKnause May 2013 #270
What was the US doing in Bengazi to begin with? Libya was none of our business. We were sabrina 1 May 2013 #129
+1 LWolf May 2013 #164
Maybe Greenwald shouldn't adopt Republican Benghazi talking points emulatorloo May 2013 #253
Fuck Greenwald. Adding fuel to impeachment fire DevonRex May 2013 #3
I'm fucking dying laughing here. Best laugh all week. freshwest May 2013 #45
Greenwald is a clown... SidDithers May 2013 #4
Why, yes he is! 'Wurgle-Blurgle!' freshwest May 2013 #44
He's a little taken with himself. jessie04 May 2013 #5
I also wanted to smack that Charles Cooke. DevonRex May 2013 #12
Cooke was one serious prick. MrScorpio May 2013 #15
I almost turned it off. DevonRex May 2013 #23
Well... she is a... girl... you know. And fuck him. Not in a good way. freshwest May 2013 #47
I would have been happy DevonRex May 2013 #63
This is why the old saying is that the love of money is the root of all evil. He has some pretty freshwest May 2013 #67
ha ha I was wondering how that would go over WhaTHellsgoingonhere May 2013 #13
It has been Investigated Ad Nauseum. And, that creep greenwad knows damn Cha May 2013 #58
+1 freshwest May 2013 #70
Did you even watch? All y'all really missed the point, which was very simple! WhaTHellsgoingonhere May 2013 #89
If he ProSense May 2013 #90
ProSense, you are hilarious! WhaTHellsgoingonhere May 2013 #93
^^^ Spot On ^^^ JustAnotherGen May 2013 #116
Wait. Did this guy Jamaal510 May 2013 #186
Yes! I'm calling those who shout "F%#$ (insert name here)! because... WhaTHellsgoingonhere May 2013 #211
All you have are Ignorant insults. Which is nothing. Cha May 2013 #92
Far from accurate. That's all you want to believe I have to say. WhaTHellsgoingonhere May 2013 #107
Yeah, you were hurling insults. Cha May 2013 #108
LOL...deservedly. Have you read some of the comments here? WhaTHellsgoingonhere May 2013 #110
No, the one who spews insults loses. Cha May 2013 #111
Oh, you're all such angels... WhaTHellsgoingonhere May 2013 #115
ROFL! Puglover May 2013 #150
I usually say, "What a bunch of dandies." WhaTHellsgoingonhere May 2013 #191
WTF... one_voice May 2013 #209
Post removed Post removed May 2013 #246
I don't read Greenwald or many pundits for that matter. Puglover May 2013 #248
lol I don't either! WhaTHellsgoingonhere May 2013 #249
Who is you? one_voice May 2013 #250
you just blew your cover WhaTHellsgoingonhere May 2013 #252
You just proved you're... one_voice May 2013 #263
PHEW! I found a thread and people who've restored my faith in DU!! WhaTHellsgoingonhere May 2013 #247
Right cuz I'm real... one_voice May 2013 #251
are you... WhaTHellsgoingonhere May 2013 #255
Excuse me... one_voice May 2013 #264
YOU. you are funny. Call your mother. Stop talking to me. WhaTHellsgoingonhere May 2013 #265
I'll leave you the last word. Have a nice day. WhaTHellsgoingonhere May 2013 #266
the reason we distrust Paul DonCoquixote May 2013 #243
Of course Greenwald and the right winger One of the 99 May 2013 #16
If GG had said that the Admin's message was inconsistent because of situational fluency MrScorpio May 2013 #22
1+++ patrice May 2013 #39
No, he's hiding something that doesn't exist in any reality but that of RW fucksticks. freshwest May 2013 #73
And expect the Loud high post count DU'ers to adopt the Repug Benghazi talking points emulatorloo May 2013 #254
Yup, the money's on the right... follow the money. freshwest May 2013 #48
Greenwald had nothing good to say. Dawson Leery May 2013 #56
Hey, ProSense May 2013 #17
Hey, but Obama... 'Wurgle-Blurgle!' freshwest May 2013 #51
This reaction was soooo predictable...thank you MSNBC WhaTHellsgoingonhere May 2013 #25
If parroting Fox/GOP talking points against Obama is a sign of being "Objective" MrScorpio May 2013 #26
Libertarian Objectivism? Ayn Randism? Puke Paulism? Fuck me, I'm still dying over 'Wurgle-Blurgle!' freshwest May 2013 #52
Glad you're loving it MrScorpio May 2013 #54
Thank you for proving my point! WhaTHellsgoingonhere May 2013 #91
Rachel and Ed hate Barack Obama. They both lost me forever. Only listen to Al Sharpton graham4anything May 2013 #29
Oh, fuck, this is ruining this thread with the RW talking points. freshwest May 2013 #59
I wouldn't go so far as to say they hate him. Jamaal510 May 2013 #187
Should I Not Watch? otohara May 2013 #27
Yep, he's on the panel MrScorpio May 2013 #31
How was Joy? Pirate Smile May 2013 #37
Oh, she was great MrScorpio May 2013 #49
Hey, it's a living BeyondGeography May 2013 #30
Damn Skippy! nt MrScorpio May 2013 #32
To me, Greenwald is a proto-citizen-of-the-archipelagos (thank you Matt Taibbi). He'll be amongst patrice May 2013 #38
I almost got that. It will take a while to sink in while I try to stop giggling. 'Wurgle-Blurgle!' freshwest May 2013 #42
Ow! '...assigned to provide token-progressive cache for rich parasites' Yup, a lackey. freshwest May 2013 #100
Sompe people think they're media-prostitutes, i.e. clicks on the internet. Selling ADVERTISING, i.e. patrice May 2013 #165
ZOMG! I nearly choked on dinner giggling! 'Wurgle-Blurgle!' freshwest May 2013 #41
not correct, at times Greenwald defends Obama n/t Enrique May 2013 #61
When he's not parroting FOX/GOP talking points on Maher, I gather. nt MrScorpio May 2013 #62
Oh bullshit. nt DevonRex May 2013 #66
Which is why you don't see GG in many mainstream forums. I'm just sorry Joy.... Tarheel_Dem May 2013 #64
Yup, pass the nausea. Mr. Scorpio does the news better than them! freshwest May 2013 #75
"Obama's political courage should not be minimized" Enrique May 2013 #68
LOL! So does this give him a pass to spew BS RW talking points on Benghazi? n/t ProSense May 2013 #76
"Obama deserves massive credit for this, period" Enrique May 2013 #69
Who has moral courage? Glenn Greenwald said Obama did Enrique May 2013 #74
Has Greenwald said ProSense May 2013 #77
It still won't make him popular, or even respected. MADem May 2013 #78
"Obama's choice of Sotomayor deserves praise" Enrique May 2013 #80
And yet: ProSense May 2013 #85
can't stand that whiny jerkoff. Whisp May 2013 #83
Not even what he said watch the video here Report1212 May 2013 #94
GG sat up there and asserted that the GOP/FOX witch hunt "investigation" was valid MrScorpio May 2013 #103
Anybody got video yet? And please no Hula! They don't like furrners Number23 May 2013 #96
A poster above said this is the Vid, 23.. I won't be watching. Cha May 2013 #106
Never cared for him much. moondust May 2013 #97
What a perfect opportunity Summer Hathaway May 2013 #104
Its a discussion show. ForgoTheConsequence May 2013 #105
Maher is right about Muslim Extremists. Quantess May 2013 #109
Thats not what Maher said. ForgoTheConsequence May 2013 #112
That's what I heard. bravenak May 2013 #114
And here I always thought Hitler & John Birch Society were Christian. Silly me. graham4anything May 2013 #117
That last exchange was interesting ucrdem May 2013 #119
Okay but the segment was about Benghazi, not US militarism or Islam, ucrdem May 2013 #120
I'd comment on Greenwald's libertarianism and offensive MineralMan May 2013 #124
He deserves it. alarimer May 2013 #125
You stand with that sack of shit? MjolnirTime May 2013 #127
This ProSense May 2013 #138
The record is chilling, woo me with science May 2013 #178
If you "loathe" Obama Jamaal510 May 2013 #198
Blind contempt Bobbie Jo May 2013 #262
Glenn Greenwald, American Crackpot MjolnirTime May 2013 #126
Can we stop with the cult of personality truebluegreen May 2013 #130
i watched it, it was worth listening to Enrique May 2013 #139
I watched it too truebluegreen May 2013 #142
So ProSense May 2013 #144
Greenwald is not thinking for himself. No thinking person would say what he did about Benghazi stevenleser May 2013 #154
i watched it Enrique May 2013 #157
And what he said does not make sense and indicates a lack of thinking. nt stevenleser May 2013 #177
It's not like Greenwald has been living in a cave since the GOP takeover MrScorpio May 2013 #193
Exactly. I said the same of folks who agreed with GOP persecution of Clinton over a Blowjob stevenleser May 2013 #239
Despite claims by some, I see very little cult of personality for Obama. stevenleser May 2013 #140
I disagree. truebluegreen May 2013 #147
You have no proof of that. Name someone here who has never criticized the President. You can't. stevenleser May 2013 #151
one well-known character here said "Obama had me at hello" Enrique May 2013 #168
That doesnt mean they have never criticized them. You are making that part up. nt stevenleser May 2013 #176
Try to prove a negative? truebluegreen May 2013 #218
That is exactly my point. You can't do it and thus shouldn't claim it is so. nt stevenleser May 2013 #226
Oh dear. truebluegreen May 2013 #235
Oh dear is right. At DU if you are going to make an assertion be prepared to be asked for proof stevenleser May 2013 #237
Whatevs, dude. truebluegreen May 2013 #260
HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!!! woo me with science May 2013 #163
Really. Marr May 2013 #197
That's too logical. nt LWolf May 2013 #167
Post removed Post removed May 2013 #145
I'll say this before you're MIRTed MrScorpio May 2013 #146
I'm an American first and it is our job to The Second Stone May 2013 #169
Criticism isn't the problem MrScorpio May 2013 #171
Bullshit. Your post here is an example of the problem. woo me with science May 2013 #182
Greenwald sat there last night and defended a FOX/GOP witch hunt investigation MrScorpio May 2013 #185
"He's right on other things, to be sure…" woo me with science May 2013 #192
Yeah, I don't see any conflict on anything I've stated MrScorpio May 2013 #195
Wow! woo me with science May 2013 #196
I'll just give you this: He's jumped on the Benghazi cover-up bandwagon MrScorpio May 2013 #203
Aw, gee, thanks. But that wasn't what I asked for. woo me with science May 2013 #204
Alrighty, let's see what we have here: MrScorpio May 2013 #206
Thank you very much for posting the links to all those Greenwald pieces, woo me with science May 2013 #219
Wow. I wish I could rec your analysis. truedelphi May 2013 #244
But what's the diff between GG calling Obama... MrScorpio May 2013 #245
Just like you to jump on a wingnut conspiracy emulatorloo May 2013 #257
That is disingenuous. Marr May 2013 #194
Who knows? Maybe he thinks that Issa would conduct an honest investigation of Benghazi MrScorpio May 2013 #199
Thank god someone is. 1-Old-Man May 2013 #175
+100000 woo me with science May 2013 #179
If he's wrong, argue that. Tell us how. Just accusing him of being disloyal is worthless. (nt) DirkGently May 2013 #183
... forestpath May 2013 #184
People like Greenwald make it clear that many Democrats only ever paid lip service to Marr May 2013 #189
Except ProSense May 2013 #200
ROFL! woo me with science May 2013 #201
LOL! ProSense May 2013 #202
What does Greenwald have to say bout Paul's defense of Dawson Leery May 2013 #205
GG can solve that DonCoquixote May 2013 #238
You do realize that those links make *my* point, and not yours, right? Marr May 2013 #208
Oh please, ProSense May 2013 #215
Exactly. I hold ALL politicians to the same standard. forestpath May 2013 #207
So Very True and So Very Sad ... slipslidingaway May 2013 #242
I liked when he took cracks at Obama's homophobia. The Link May 2013 #212
At least Obama did actually address gay rights. CheapShotArtist May 2013 #217
But you refuse to give credit to the activists who spent years pressuring him while he claimed God Bluenorthwest May 2013 #256
I had to remind myself who he was. Thought I was listening to some Teabagger asshole!! Liberal_Stalwart71 May 2013 #227
You're overreacting MNBrewer May 2013 #234
Time will tell. Fully expect the "Loud DU'ers" to jump on the Repug Benghazi Bandwagon emulatorloo May 2013 #259
From what I can tell, all he said is that some incorrect information came from the administration MNBrewer May 2013 #267
It has been investigated to death. Greenwald knows that as well as I do. emulatorloo May 2013 #273
Nor should he... lame54 May 2013 #258
Especially over Benghazi! IMPEACH HIM! emulatorloo May 2013 #261
Sometimes I agree with Glenn Greenwald and sometimes I disagree. Blue_In_AK May 2013 #268
It's better when he's not peddling bullshit nt. MrScorpio May 2013 #269
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