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Politics : President Joe Biden -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Broken_Clock who wrote (4549)	12/22/2021 3:06:14 PM
From: Eric L	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 12185

Glenn Greenwald: Another View from the radical fringe ... ... with yet another ad hominem attack on a fellow poster to this subject board: << Actually, he's one of the world's greatest, most fearless journalists and you're nothing but pond scum. ... Glenn Edward Greenwald [ 1] (born March 6, 1967) is an American journalist, author, and lawyer. " >> Oy Vey! Worlds greatest journalist? That is an opinion I do not share. Glenn Greenwald (54) is a gay activist (out since he was 20) anti-American expatriate 'American' journalist, author, and lawyer who left the States to reside and write in Brazil 15 years ago when he met his wife David Miranda a high school dropout on Ipanena Beach and then moved in with him a week later then married him when was 38; and David was 19. He visits the States a few times each year to guest on radical talk shows. Radical Left or Right? Distinctions blur. You might want to read these essays by Radical Left frequent Biden critic Paul Smith ... >> Glenn Greenwald and Iowa’s latest WTF Moments Paul Street CounterPunch September 17, 2021 counterpunch.org >> Glenn Greenwald is Not Your Misunderstood Left Comrade Paul Street CounterPunch September 24, 2021 counterpunch.org The above article includes several of Greenwald’s right-wing giveaways provided to Smith by "the prolific left political scientist and media critic Anthony DiMaggio.". ... and, No I'm not a Paul Smith fan by any means, but I do think he every bit as much or as not so great a "great journalist' as Glenn Greenwald and I did enjoy this piece by Paul: >> Beyond the Stench: Reflections on Violence, Fascism, and Revolution Paul Street CounterPunch December 03 2021 paulstreet.org It includes this paragraph (and since you like color I'll embellish this one for you .. "Greenwald has appeared dozens of times on his “misunderstood” friend Carlson’s despicable Fatherland News show (likely accounting for the lions’ share of his 72 appearances on Fox News between December of 2017 and June of 2021) and the leading forum of white nationalist hate and neofascist propaganda in the United States today. " I seldom read Breitbart but this dated Greenwald article focused on his anti-Americanism published by them in 2014 is interesting: and it reminds me of your own anti -Americanism. >> Fox Panel Misses Greenwald's Real Motivation for Anti-NSA Activism Lee Stranahan Breitbart July 8 2013 breitbart.com BTW: I don't like the word faggot but occasionally do use the word fag. I'm less homophobic than I was some years ago but I do have phobia's about trolls, anti-vaxers and other denialists. Troll on! ... - Eric L's ET -