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(24,979 posts) Tue Oct 1, 2013, 05:23 PM Oct 2013

Greenwald: Approve or Disapprove? [View all]

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As a whole and on balance, have the works of Glenn Greenwald in the last few years been...

ON EDIT: Added "Not of great impact" as an option. (At that point there were 40 votes: 27 "Good" for both, 12 "Bad" for both, 1 pass.)

43 votes, 2 passes \| Time left: Unlimited
	Good for the world and Americans?
	32 (74%)
	Bad for the world and Americans?
	9 (21%)
	Good for the world but not for Americans?
	0 (0%)
	Good for Americans but not for the world?
	0 (0%)
	Not of great impact
	2 (5%)
	2 DU members did not wish to select any of the options provided.
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Greenwald: Approve or Disapprove? [View all] JackRiddler Oct 2013 OP

Exposure 1-Old-Man Oct 2013 #1

Valerie Plame: What are your thoughts on the leaks of Edward Snowden? bananas Oct 2013 #44

''...that power of information is astounding...'' Octafish Oct 2013 #53

Makes you wonder how many supported Robert Novak. Hmmmmm. adirondacker Oct 2013 #71

Here's one of his many finest moments, BBC JackRiddler Oct 2013 #80

WOW! That was an excellent watch. adirondacker Oct 2013 #113

I'm going to reserve judgment until I read Glenn's excoriation of the Right for the shutdown..... msanthrope Oct 2013 #2

+1 joshcryer Oct 2013 #4

LOL. Good luck with that. Cali_Democrat Oct 2013 #10

Why should he? teabaggers not his beat..n/t 2banon Oct 2013 #33

To give a loyalty oath to Democrats. JackRiddler Oct 2013 #46

+ 1000. BlueCaliDem Oct 2013 #82

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Oct 2013 #3

Without question, his works and words have been good for this nation. DisgustipatedinCA Oct 2013 #5

He's a big old meaniebutt!!! QC Oct 2013 #6

Hooray! More votes! JackRiddler Oct 2013 #7

Can you list some examples? Is he an artist or something? leftstreet Oct 2013 #8

He does impersonations. randome Oct 2013 #9

Yes, he impersonates real journalists. It's hard to absorb since we don't have too many sabrina 1 Oct 2013 #48

Simple enough poll... JackRiddler Oct 2013 #11

Good (nt) bigwillq Oct 2013 #12

Are we voting for prom king? BainsBane Oct 2013 #13

You, maybe. JackRiddler Oct 2013 #14

This exemplifies perfectly BainsBane Oct 2013 #18

As you wish... JackRiddler Oct 2013 #28

Think of it as a discussion of journalism then. sabrina 1 Oct 2013 #49

I listened to all of his lectures or book tours before the snowden story broke. Introduced here xiamiam Oct 2013 #15

Neither. None. Which question are you asking? Cerridwen Oct 2013 #16

Fact: JackRiddler Oct 2013 #17

Fact #1: Not one person, you, I, or another DUer Cerridwen Oct 2013 #19

Not on an individual basis but as a group we come closer to knowing. Uncle Joe Oct 2013 #21

The poster referred to "America." Cerridwen Oct 2013 #22

Would America and the world for that matter be debating FISA's mass collection of metadata Uncle Joe Oct 2013 #24

You and the OP seem to be of the opinion, Cerridwen Oct 2013 #25

I never said you were anti-Greenwald, I simply asked your opinion as to whether you believe Uncle Joe Oct 2013 #26

No. You did not "simply ask" my opinion. Cerridwen Oct 2013 #27

No, I didn't, I asked a simple straightforward question and I never implied anything in either of my Uncle Joe Oct 2013 #45

What you say is a general criticism of "approval" polls. JackRiddler Oct 2013 #30

No it wasn't. I specifically noted this OP. Cerridwen Oct 2013 #32

What do you expect? JackRiddler Oct 2013 #39

I can answer your questions, which are similar to questions I ask myself sabrina 1 Oct 2013 #50

Greenwald has an agenda: it is to split voters away from the major parties and get them to vote struggle4progress Oct 2013 #20

I always enjoy your remote viewing talents. JackRiddler Oct 2013 #31

Greenwald is on tape pushing exactly this libertarian organizing tactic in November 2010 struggle4progress Oct 2013 #51

Since you make an unsupported assertion readers would have to read your mind to know Bluenorthwest Oct 2013 #84

I've posted links on that dozens of times in recent years. Here are a couple of examples struggle4progress Oct 2013 #95

I would be interested in hearing this tape, or reading its transcript. Vanje Oct 2013 #93

Neither: GG is a distraction. He is, in effect, the publisher and if he didn't publish grantcart Oct 2013 #23

Really? Hundreds would have done it? JackRiddler Oct 2013 #29

lol that's pretty funny. You do realize that GG wasn't the 1st contact and he had already leaked grantcart Oct 2013 #34

Laura Poitras was working with Greenwald. JackRiddler Oct 2013 #35

That's not true and you obviously didn't read the NPR article grantcart Oct 2013 #36

Your assumptions are endless. JackRiddler Oct 2013 #38

Yuck. Bluenorthwest Oct 2013 #41

No, I wonder if *you* read the article properly muriel_volestrangler Oct 2013 #55

Bravo for the complete treatment. JackRiddler Oct 2013 #112

There are a whole lot of assumptions in your comment. Eg, I've seen this phrase sabrina 1 Oct 2013 #42

Some hate Greenwald so they say GG and characterize anyone who supports him Bluenorthwest Oct 2013 #87

Truth vs Government Press Release Octafish Oct 2013 #37

I first started reading him because of DUers who attacked him for being gay Bluenorthwest Oct 2013 #40

Anyone, who attacked Greenwald for being gay, didn't last long here at DU struggle4progress Oct 2013 #52

The person who repeatedly referred to him by a woman's name QC Oct 2013 #91

Made incredibly stupid mistakes in reporting an incredibly important story Recursion Oct 2013 #43

puh-lease..nt xiamiam Oct 2013 #47

Hm, wonder why... JackRiddler Oct 2013 #54

David Korn- Mother Jones. KittyWampus Oct 2013 #100

Well? Please give an example... JackRiddler Oct 2013 #56

Can't come up with a better journalist? JackRiddler Oct 2013 #57

Anyone who wouldn't make absurd claims like "the NSA can watch you as you type" Recursion Oct 2013 #58

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Yes, that's me quoting Greenwald who was quoting Snowden Recursion Oct 2013 #60

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It cannot be used to get real-time keystrokes from arbitrary Internet users Recursion Oct 2013 #62

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Cannot. Real-time keystrokes are not even transmitted Recursion Oct 2013 #64

NAME ONE!!! JackRiddler Oct 2013 #65

Name one what? I don't understand your question Recursion Oct 2013 #66

You: "I wish a better journalist had gotten the scoop." JackRiddler Oct 2013 #67

I don't care who; someone who would have done some basic technical fact-checking on that Recursion Oct 2013 #68

That's the problem. You "don't care who." JackRiddler Oct 2013 #69

Yawn Recursion Oct 2013 #70

Fantastic! My, you are so well connected! JackRiddler Oct 2013 #73

I'm still not understanding your question Recursion Oct 2013 #75

Is your point that only Greenwald would have "dared" to run with that? Recursion Oct 2013 #76

My point is you made a comparative statement. JackRiddler Oct 2013 #79

Why are you making this about the journalists rather than the journalism? Recursion Oct 2013 #81

Because you're exposing yourself. JackRiddler Oct 2013 #89

I don't have any nationally important journalists on my Rolodex, Vanje Oct 2013 #96

Beeeee-yootiful! JackRiddler Oct 2013 #106

thanks for pressing this point. xiamiam Oct 2013 #97

LOL DAVID KORN. There's one. For a starter. You've exposed yourself and the reason for your thread. KittyWampus Oct 2013 #104

Would David Gregory have broken story? Vanje Oct 2013 #98

I can come up with a number of better journalists who are actually journalists. KittyWampus Oct 2013 #101

What mistakes did he make? And who would a 'better journalist' be sabrina 1 Oct 2013 #90

Bravo! JackRiddler Oct 2013 #107

Just another louse on the body politic. ucrdem Oct 2013 #72

Speaking of Godwin's Law... JackRiddler Oct 2013 #74

... you just invoked it. C'est fini. n/t ucrdem Oct 2013 #77

Good in some ways, bad in others. eom tarheelsunc Oct 2013 #78

I'm of two minds on him. JNelson6563 Oct 2013 #83

Greenwald's "victimhood Vanje Oct 2013 #99

It's been there long before NSA JNelson6563 Oct 2013 #108

I just think it's a personality cult Doctor_J Oct 2013 #85

Ye shall know them by their insults. They call Greenwald 'GG' now that admins don't let Bluenorthwest Oct 2013 #88

"For weeks they all called him by a woman's name"- gross exaggeration. KittyWampus Oct 2013 #102

Really, is the BOG on this thread in full attack mode? I have been surveying this thread KittyWampus Oct 2013 #103

Sorry. I meant the president's fan club. They may or may not be BOGers. Doctor_J Oct 2013 #105

I guess that is what makes DU so inclusive. Jakes Progress Oct 2013 #86

Well, that was when there was no Third Way/DLC, the right wingization of the sabrina 1 Oct 2013 #109

I chose 'pass' War Horse Oct 2013 #92

I think he's a pompous ass. MirrorAshes Oct 2013 #94

Sure. Except for the balls part. JackRiddler Oct 2013 #110

As of Oct 8, the results... JackRiddler Oct 2013 #111

He's back in the news, damn him. JackRiddler Oct 2013 #114

Reviving May 14, 2014, because... JackRiddler May 2014 #115