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In reply to the discussion: The Convergence of the ‘Glenn Greenwald Left’ and the ‘Alex Jones Right’ [View all]AgingAmerican
(12,958 posts)45. This reeks of desperation
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The Convergence of the ‘Glenn Greenwald Left’ and the ‘Alex Jones Right’ [View all]
flamingdem
Jul 2013
OP
No, not the a-hole right: From the Isle of Denial; Cesca Leads the Liberal Crusade Against Greenwald
flamingdem
Jul 2013
#5
You know, at the end of the day your post is insulting to the majority of the board.
Mojorabbit
Jul 2013
#217
Exactly. The asshole Center Right, like conservative republicans, have to make things up because
Zorra
Jul 2013
#96
You're saying: If you’re not screeching about the conspiracy, you’re clearly part of the conspiracy.
flamingdem
Jul 2013
#37
Nah, she was just establishing credentials with that. There's no going back for some.
leveymg
Jul 2013
#146
Does that traitor Cheney support 'marriage equality'? Funny that he belongs
HardTimes99
Jul 2013
#127
Cheney's supported marriage equality for years. Must be anathema to our democratic republic, right?
SunSeeker
Jul 2013
#134
Pointing out that Snowden and Greenwald are wrong on many of the issues is not an ad hominem attack.
SunSeeker
Jul 2013
#182
Saying that they're like Alex Jones, and therefore should not be listened to
muriel_volestrangler
Jul 2013
#192
You think that the CIA, NSA and military all suddenly changed when Obama took over from Bush?
muriel_volestrangler
Jul 2013
#201
No. Holding a personal opinion that Greenwald or Smowden wrong on particular issues...
bvar22
Jul 2013
#193
I didn't bring up Cheney, HardTimes99 did, to do exactly what you are carrying on about.
SunSeeker
Jul 2013
#203
They've both been spilling the same garbage for years and nothing has come to fruition.
AllINeedIsCoffee
Jul 2013
#9
Information so critical to "liberty" we have to wait until 2014 to find out,
AllINeedIsCoffee
Jul 2013
#16
When Snowden spouts Russia's secrets I might believe he didn't give them intel
flamingdem
Jul 2013
#46
Not saying he's an agent, but he gave the Chinese intel, why not Russia as Greenwald said
flamingdem
Jul 2013
#56
Or maybe the issue is that Snowden never worked for the Russian government.
D23MIURG23
Jul 2013
#258
I'd say as a teenager I was prone to "anti-government" sentiment & was very cynical. George Carlin
KittyWampus
Jul 2013
#22
I'm 25 now, but from 18-22 I went from one extreme to another until I settled where I am now.
AllINeedIsCoffee
Jul 2013
#28
There are no cattle cars, FEMA camps, and drone strikes on Smalltown USA coffee shops
AllINeedIsCoffee
Jul 2013
#142
This idea that there is one "government" and we either trust it or not is a bizarre generalization.
D23MIURG23
Jul 2013
#292
Witness the freaking out over a man in a funny hat taking pix at Comic-Con and the presence
KittyWampus
Jul 2013
#14
does natural news claim the government is poisoning our water with flouride?
KittyWampus
Jul 2013
#27
no, but why don't you obsess over Catherine's hoax or conspiracies regarding security at Comic-Con.
KittyWampus
Jul 2013
#102
Ah, but you need to trot out "the map". And if I respond w/another appropriate map
KittyWampus
Jul 2013
#107
LOL! It's happened several times… my response to the map goading got hidden several times AND
KittyWampus
Jul 2013
#120
Oh damn! I saw that. That was the thread that made me want to join this place.
matthews
Jul 2013
#167
No, this clearly points to the methods both extremes use and circumstances they take advantage of.
KittyWampus
Jul 2013
#26
It is an ad hominem attack on anyone who does not like the continuation of Bush data-mining programs
AgingAmerican
Jul 2013
#65
Actual "Democrats" already "support" the president. He's gone from 81% to 84% in recent weeks.
Tarheel_Dem
Jul 2013
#170
Everything is a logical fallacy if you don't agree with the law school dropout keyboard warriors. nt
AllINeedIsCoffee
Jul 2013
#185
I like it how you are using an Ad hom in an attempt to dismiss people who point out bad arguments.
D23MIURG23
Jul 2013
#226
If someone has a valid point to make they shouldn't need to employ fallacies.
D23MIURG23
Jul 2013
#229
Whether or not something constitutes an ad hominem attack is a pretty empirical question n/t
markpkessinger
Jul 2013
#264
But would you agree that the accusation is used incorrectly, more often than not?
Politicub
Jul 2013
#267
Maybe, if the FSB sets him up at a work station and gives him all the passwords. That would be
leveymg
Jul 2013
#57
THANK YOU!! I am DYING laughing at the people who have posted 12, 13 times in this thread
Number23
Jul 2013
#284
You really have to wonder at the insistence that the topic is "tedious", but then they proceed to...
Tarheel_Dem
Jul 2013
#298
"The refugees from the Beavis & Butthead Chatroom at AoL have had an effect"
D23MIURG23
Jul 2013
#263
"potentially gathering metadata from Facebook" yeah that is what happened,. lolz
Civilization2
Jul 2013
#79
Cesca is an idiot. Single payer would have the same confidentiality regulations as Medicare...
Luminous Animal
Jul 2013
#87
Reps. Brad Miller and James Sensenbrenner were concerned about data mining in 2007.
OnyxCollie
Jul 2013
#95
Funny that, huh? They want the government all up in their colon, but not their internet porn.
Tarheel_Dem
Jul 2013
#190
Bob Cesca is extremely dishonest and his attacks on Dan Choi were not only
Bluenorthwest
Jul 2013
#104
AMEN!! kNR!! and it's coming from the same nuts who claimed George W. Bush lied us into the
Douglas Carpenter
Jul 2013
#108
Everyone is for transparency, but no one is for public confession and repentance
FarCenter
Jul 2013
#168
Privacy is an inadequate substitute for minimal laws and broad civil moral and ethical standards
FarCenter
Jul 2013
#181
Definitely, a "subsection". Actual Democrats, especially liberal "Democrats" support the POTUS.
Tarheel_Dem
Jul 2013
#208
He had a drop in CA over marijuana enforcement. He'll recover. He always does. It's CA.
Tarheel_Dem
Jul 2013
#245
Actual Democrats, especially liberal Democrats, aren't bigots, either, Tarheel_Dem
muriel_volestrangler
Jul 2013
#296
I stand by both statements. If I didn't, I would've deleted the post. People like you are such....
Tarheel_Dem
Jul 2013
#299
No, it's you, a proud bigot, posing as a Democrat, that I can't stand
muriel_volestrangler
Jul 2013
#300
You should discuss your "concerns" with MIRT. Who died & left you the key to DU?
Tarheel_Dem
Jul 2013
#301
Shorter Flamingdem: Why would you worry about government surveillance if you have nothing to hide?
D23MIURG23
Jul 2013
#149
I s'pose I'm apolitical as I've never invested any time in listening to either one.
LanternWaste
Jul 2013
#169
And Dennis Kucinich is "hugely popular" in Europe! Not a single link from that one.
Tarheel_Dem
Jul 2013
#302
"Please, please, please, please, pleeeeeease bring back the unrec feature for..."
bunnies
Jul 2013
#316