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In reply to the discussion: It's all a right wing smear campaign [View all]ucrdem
(15,512 posts)15. K to the R
Yes, and many of us said so when the purloined Verizon subpoena first made the rounds, but did anyone listen to us? Well yeah!
But the ignorers pressed on with their internet horrors, piling Greenwald tweet upon Guardian "comment" until voila, the perfect scandal was born! Only to vanish into nothingness a few days later.
But soon enough a new nut-rage will promise to reveal the true nature of the Kenyan despot. So stay tuned!
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The point of this whole thing is that the "facts" aren't supposed to "come out"
Fumesucker
Jun 2013
#21
If all he was releasing was BS then he would not be so roundly castigated by the powers that be
Fumesucker
Jun 2013
#42
I don't think there are many people who think the government is listening to their phone calls
treestar
Jun 2013
#35
democrats were already in deep trouble even before this latest came out, and that's because
HiPointDem
Jun 2013
#16
Given that the right stands four square with Obama in regards to spying on people
DisgustipatedinCA
Jun 2013
#26
Of course the right is behind many smears, but not with regard to spying
DisgustipatedinCA
Jun 2013
#32
Yes, the smear campaign against Snowden and Greenwald IS a right wing smear campaign
MNBrewer
Jun 2013
#31