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In reply to the discussion: Greenwald: Approve or Disapprove? [View all]sabrina 1
(62,325 posts)90. What mistakes did he make? And who would a 'better journalist' be
who would have had the courage these days to release the story? We know, eg, that our major 'news' organizations have been asked by our government to 'sit' on stories, the NYT eg and have done so, as important as this one.
I'm curious to know what journalist in this country in the atmosphere that we now have regarding Jouranilsts and Whistle Blowers would have been a better choice than Greenwald.
I can't think of one. And if one did emerge, s/he would be subject to the exact same attacks as Greenwald has been. Because it isn't about the journalist, it is about protecting and defending the status quo and covering up for the malfeasance of powerful people.
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I'm going to reserve judgment until I read Glenn's excoriation of the Right for the shutdown.....
msanthrope
Oct 2013
#2
Yes, he impersonates real journalists. It's hard to absorb since we don't have too many
sabrina 1
Oct 2013
#48
I listened to all of his lectures or book tours before the snowden story broke. Introduced here
xiamiam
Oct 2013
#15
Would America and the world for that matter be debating FISA's mass collection of metadata
Uncle Joe
Oct 2013
#24
I never said you were anti-Greenwald, I simply asked your opinion as to whether you believe
Uncle Joe
Oct 2013
#26
No, I didn't, I asked a simple straightforward question and I never implied anything in either of my
Uncle Joe
Oct 2013
#45
Greenwald has an agenda: it is to split voters away from the major parties and get them to vote
struggle4progress
Oct 2013
#20
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
Neither: GG is a distraction. He is, in effect, the publisher and if he didn't publish
grantcart
Oct 2013
#23
lol that's pretty funny. You do realize that GG wasn't the 1st contact and he had already leaked
grantcart
Oct 2013
#34
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
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
Anyone who wouldn't make absurd claims like "the NSA can watch you as you type"
Recursion
Oct 2013
#58
I don't care who; someone who would have done some basic technical fact-checking on that
Recursion
Oct 2013
#68
LOL DAVID KORN. There's one. For a starter. You've exposed yourself and the reason for your thread.
KittyWampus
Oct 2013
#104
I can come up with a number of better journalists who are actually journalists.
KittyWampus
Oct 2013
#101
Ye shall know them by their insults. They call Greenwald 'GG' now that admins don't let
Bluenorthwest
Oct 2013
#88
Really, is the BOG on this thread in full attack mode? I have been surveying this thread
KittyWampus
Oct 2013
#103
Well, that was when there was no Third Way/DLC, the right wingization of the
sabrina 1
Oct 2013
#109