Here Comes the Glenn Greenwald Hit Piece [View all]

[Catherina]

Here Comes the Glenn Greenwald Hit Piece
Abby Ohlheiser Jun 26, 2013

Following a series of stunning revelations concerning the NSA's surveillance and data collection tactics, queries into Guardian journalist Glenn Greenwald's personal life weren't on the top of the list of pressing questions for most. But for those who did have questions about the columnist, who broke the bulk of the stories so far out of Edward Snowden's leaks, the New York Daily News is here for you. Perhaps Rep. Peter King will take a break from calling for Greenwald's prosecution and glean some new material from the story.

Of all the reporters publishing material based on the Snowden leaks, Greenwald has faced the strongest and most public scrutiny in the media for his role in reporting the story — essentially the same treatment levied at Snowden himself almost immediately after he revealed himself as the source.

Essentially, the Daily News revelations boil down to three broad stories: first, Greenwald's involvement as a partner in Master Notions, a company that settled a lawsuit with a former client, which just happens to be a porn company, after the company's owner refused to pay Master Notions for business consulting services.

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<quotes of idiotic asshole smear bullshit related to representing a porn company, backtaxes, and a lawsuit>

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While newsworthy figures, and bombshell stories, are generally fair game for scrutiny, the Daily News doesn't exactly make the case for the relevance of any of their dirt the actual reporting that put Greenwald in the spotlight in the first place.

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http://www.theatlanticwire.com/national/2013/06/here-comes-glenn-greenwald-hit-piece/66635/

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That how the assholes drain people's fighting energy. They get you to step in their quicksand of lies so you can't do anything else.

IGNORE THEM. Don't entertain. Your freedom and the freedom of generations to come are at stake.

Prehistoric bullshit and repetitive cut'n'paste jobs, straight from Carney's office to the disreputable Daily News, are NOT worth any thinking person's time or energy.

Fuck any assholes trying to take our rights away.