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nashville_brook

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38. just to have a justice who reveres the Constitution would be a good start.

Mon Jun 11, 2012, 08:59 PM

Jun 2012

i'd take Turley too.

i don't love all of GG's positions on everything, but that's the nature of the law. it's not supposed to be political. it's supposed to be principled. GG pisses many off b/c he's not in lock-step with their political aspirations. this is one of the amazing and wonderful things about the Constitution...it's intended to provide a basis for fairness rather than a basis for a hegemonic group to get everything they want. you want freedom of speech, you have to deal with "offensive" speech. you want freedom of religion...then you have to deal with my want for freedom FROM religion. etc and so on.

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Raw Story apologizes to Glenn Greenwald and Jeremy Scahill [View all] Enrique Jun 2012 OP

Excellent that kind of garbage doesn't belong on any credible blog. sabrina 1 Jun 2012 #1

Ooo, I know somebody who is not going to like this, MadHound Jun 2012 #2

Nice apology k/r Autumn Jun 2012 #3

K&R n/t myrna minx Jun 2012 #4

The 'let's attack Greenwald' crowd is among the lowest I have seen Bluenorthwest Jun 2012 #5

I don't know if you saw the reports of how he was a target sabrina 1 Jun 2012 #8

Right, ProSense Jun 2012 #20

Someone said that a certain Obama supporter would Vattel Jun 2012 #57

Someone corrected you earlier. Here is a blue link to it - possibly for your edification... xocet Feb 2014 #82

Yes...thanks for the repost. It's well worth the read. n/t KoKo Jun 2012 #27

I do read Greenwald frequently. EFerrari Jun 2012 #16

Agreed. snot Jun 2012 #32

Yes... for me it's Jeremy, Matt & Glenn 2banon Jun 2012 #58

*edit* Marr Jun 2012 #59

Kick. Luminous Animal Jun 2012 #6

Good on Raw Story. Comrade Grumpy Jun 2012 #7

K&R me b zola Jun 2012 #9

ABL is a good blog - usually Capt. Obvious Jun 2012 #10

It would be hard for anyone to endorse the kind of vitriol sabrina 1 Jun 2012 #11

More high quality blogs both political and financial these days KoKo Jun 2012 #28

What? Referring to GG as "High Lord Douchenozzle" isn't the sort of... WorseBeforeBetter Jun 2012 #30

well....exactly....! KoKo Jun 2012 #31

Or "asshat"... SixString Jun 2012 #34

It's from the same Brain Trust that brought us... WorseBeforeBetter Jun 2012 #48

I don't think this is the kind of 'fame' anyone wants. When you act like a deranged person online sabrina 1 Jun 2012 #43

It did backfire, yet in "I'm back, bitchez"... WorseBeforeBetter Jun 2012 #52

They probably wanted to give some attention to minority blogs. But the minority blogosphere is huge sabrina 1 Jun 2012 #54

+1 nashville_brook Jun 2012 #36

Bad writing, worse thinking and reactive as hell. EFerrari Jun 2012 #14

Yes, that was my reaction to her blog. There are way too many other places sabrina 1 Jun 2012 #15

She's a lightweight trying to play with the big boys and girls. WorseBeforeBetter Jun 2012 #29

spot on with the diablo cody reference. nashville_brook Jun 2012 #37

Ah, gotcha. WorseBeforeBetter Jun 2012 #53

Her spat with Joan Walsh was kind of entertaining Capt. Obvious Jun 2012 #71

She took on Walsh? WorseBeforeBetter Jun 2012 #75

Glenn Greenwald JackHughes Jun 2012 #12

welcome to DU quinnox Jun 2012 #13

Just what the ProSense Jun 2012 #21

Across the vast gulf of time and space sudopod Jun 2012 #65

just to have a justice who reveres the Constitution would be a good start. nashville_brook Jun 2012 #38

Excellent post, thank you! sabrina 1 Jun 2012 #45

It is an excellent post... Luminous Animal Jun 2012 #49

an excellent summation of his position. nashville_brook Jun 2012 #78

Turley came to mind as I read your subject line... WorseBeforeBetter Jun 2012 #55

Yeah, Greenwald's thinly veiled racism would fit right in with this court. Ikonoklast Jun 2012 #51

Actually, he flat out said it did happen... Luminous Animal Jun 2012 #62

A Catholic school attacking Mexicans seems quite bizarre nxylas Jun 2012 #70

Responding to Jack Hughes : Completely agree! and Welcome! 2banon Jun 2012 #60

Raw DURec KG Jun 2012 #17

RAWrrrrrrrr+++ patrice Jun 2012 #18

Good. WilliamPitt Jun 2012 #19

Glenn Greenwald reminds me of Rush Limbaugh... DFab420 Jun 2012 #22

Your comparison is apt, except for the part where Rush EFerrari Jun 2012 #24

exactly. 2banon Jun 2012 #63

...aaaaaand...folks heaping on Greenwald need to know that he's going to push back. as is his right. nashville_brook Jun 2012 #39

And what makes you think he doesn't? He's pretty tough and I laugh when I see people try to take him sabrina 1 Jun 2012 #47

+1 Ichingcarpenter Feb 2014 #81

No politician is worth abandoning principle. It's been fucking embarrassing to witness. whatchamacallit Jun 2012 #23

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Jun 2012 #25

Thanks for this post Enrique and applause to Raw Story for their action. n/t KoKo Jun 2012 #26

Kicked And Recommended !!! WillyT Jun 2012 #33

Extreme Liberal has always been rather overheated and overhyped. Starry Messenger Jun 2012 #35

There is a large cross over between the freeperish anti gay types and the anti Greenwald activists Bluenorthwest Jun 2012 #40

that's a very good point -- it's an extension of debates that began nashville_brook Jun 2012 #41

I totally agree. Starry Messenger Jun 2012 #42

The anti-gay types sometimes refer to Greenwald as "Gigi". Luminous Animal Jun 2012 #46

Huh, I wasn't aware of that. WorseBeforeBetter Jun 2012 #56

Thank you! (n/m) Luminous Animal Jun 2012 #67

ABL's Twitter comments are among the most irrational & nasty I've ever seen. DirkGently Jun 2012 #44

A far left version of Glenn Beck does exist. Dawson Leery Jun 2012 #50

So many critics of Glenn Greenwald, but so few critics of his writing. Marr Jun 2012 #61

Exactly. 2banon Jun 2012 #64

I'm considering writing a guide for smearing Greenwald Luminous Animal Jun 2012 #66

You nailed it! Blue_In_AK Jun 2012 #68

Yeah, many others have criticized Obama's policies... WorseBeforeBetter Jun 2012 #73

# 7 is the most important point of all. sabrina 1 Jun 2012 #69

"Tool," you forgot "tool"! WorseBeforeBetter Jun 2012 #72

You need to update the list now Capt. Obvious Jun 2012 #74

Good synopsis of the problem at hand....... KoKo Jun 2012 #79

As they should have stupidicus Jun 2012 #76

Um, this? uberblonde Jun 2012 #77

I'm not that familiar with her stupidicus Jun 2012 #80