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freshwest

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32. Such devotion to oppressed Republicans is *touching.* Like gagging oneself with their fingers...
Fri Dec 27, 2013, 02:05 PM
Dec 2013

As far as some glorifying these guys, it's an effect of media. There are many who refute the media cult, such as the piece by Tim Wise:

http://www.timwise.org/2012/01/of-broken-clocks-presidential-candidates-and-the-confusion-of-certain-white-liberals/

They won't be considered because being part of the 'winning team' or 'wave of the future' that the GOP and Libertarians say is 'inevitable' is so enticing. Just blindly ignore all the prophecies the GAS team has put out so far:



There were hundreds of threads at the time in the DERP category. I was very grateful for EarlG's clearing it up.

The belief that Obama was going to be dining on the blood of Syrians, after a tasty snack of the blood of Libyans, while recovering from drinking the blood of Afghans, Iraqis and the prisoners of GITMO, was a sure thing with some.

It was and is an article of faith, more like the WBC's, Infowars' and Beck's dogmatic dogshit about Aurora, Newtown, Boston and every other event in the USA, that underlies it. Obama is up to NO GOOD! Don't be decieved by the anti-Christ, even if you aren't a Christian!



And that GAS is next on the menu, always, maintains their attempt at being relevant by hanging onto the Dark Lord's coat tails. All three will past their media expiration dates soon and PBO will never eat them. His vice is eating pie, not people.

There's also the element of being afraid of being 'left behind.' GAS and the GOP thorugh their new brand, Libertarianism, is cool, well funded, and rings all the right tones.

The media is what we get most of our food for thought, and we're drowning in an ocean of right wing bullshit. Hard to tell what's what, if one is only consuming 'news' and not thinking why anyone would concoct such elaborate ruses.

wow ...i guess he really is full of himself madrchsod Dec 2013 #1
He doesn't have to, if he doesn't want to. Hissyspit Dec 2013 #21
At least FINALLY he admits why he's down in Brazil.... George II Dec 2013 #22
WTF? Hissyspit Dec 2013 #36
So then his recently stated reason is no longer valid, so why not return to the US and... George II Dec 2013 #40
What are you talking about? Hissyspit Dec 2013 #43
Dear Glenn SCVDem Dec 2013 #2
Thank You Snowden - Thank You Greenwald - Please Keep Up The Good Work cantbeserious Dec 2013 #3
Someone help me out betsuni Dec 2013 #4
Greenwald's Shrillness is Always on Display eom Indykatie Dec 2013 #5
Ad Hominen Attacks - The Worst of The Logical Fallacies cantbeserious Dec 2013 #10
Greenwald is a Republican disguised as a Libertarian. Even a blind man BlueCaliDem Dec 2013 #27
MSM has edited, ignored, misreported, slandered and attacked Obama more than anyone in the USA. freshwest Dec 2013 #6
Exactly! But Snowden/Greenwald defenders will swallow BlueCaliDem Dec 2013 #26
Such devotion to oppressed Republicans is *touching.* Like gagging oneself with their fingers... freshwest Dec 2013 #32
Case in point....just minutes ago Alex (half) Witt asked a guest.... George II Dec 2013 #34
Nice slow pitch. You'll go far. n/t DeSwiss Dec 2013 #8
They stick to the same prefabricated criticisms that every other news organisation does... shaayecanaan Dec 2013 #9
The talking point of MSNBC being Jamaal510 Dec 2013 #12
^^^This!^^^ BlueCaliDem Dec 2013 #28
Or not a believer in leftist causes at all... n/t freshwest Dec 2013 #33
He clearly indicates that he doesn't mean everyone on the network: Hissyspit Dec 2013 #20
"Greenwald clarified that he wasn't talking about everyone." George II Dec 2013 #31
That's a valid point. Hissyspit Dec 2013 #37
It would make me feel better, if it were true, but.. George II Dec 2013 #38
But he's trying to make a valid point Hissyspit Dec 2013 #41
So then, what is the "point" that he's trying to make? George II Dec 2013 #42
That the reason the MSNBC host was criticizing him about his Snowden reporting carried no validity Hissyspit Dec 2013 #44
You're correct....he it totally wrong. Commentators on MSNBC have been.... George II Dec 2013 #24
K&R DeSwiss Dec 2013 #7
GG is sounding Jamaal510 Dec 2013 #11
Very well put - Greenwald is totally uninformed (and an egomaniac too!) George II Dec 2013 #25
Snowden is showing some of the best of humanity. In stark contrast to his detractors. 20score Dec 2013 #13
Well said! Titonwan Dec 2013 #16
I agree totally. drynberg Dec 2013 #18
... SoapBox Dec 2013 #14
But Snowden's fans here on DU keep telling me "It's not about Obama!" baldguy Dec 2013 #15
You never heard me say that bs. Titonwan Dec 2013 #17
Yep. Got my fair share of Snowden/Greenwald defenders spewing BlueCaliDem Dec 2013 #29
This message was self-deleted by its author Hissyspit Dec 2013 #19
Obviously he hasn't watched MSNBC in the last six months or more.... George II Dec 2013 #23
Or weekends when the prison shows are on. SunSeeker Dec 2013 #30
Bottom line, you're either a bullshitter that makes crap up, or a truthteller. GG is a bullshitter. stevenleser Dec 2013 #35
That's funny. I'm constantly having to debunk LIES and MISINFORMATION about GREENWALD, Hissyspit Dec 2013 #39
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