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Douglas Carpenter

(20,226 posts) Tue Jul 22, 2014, 08:48 AM Jul 2014

Glenn Greenwald showed his true colors when he addressed a socialist/Trotskyite conference in 2013

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Glenn Greenwald showed his true colors when he addressed a socialist/Trotskyite conference in 2013 (Original Post) Douglas Carpenter Jul 2014 OP

Why would socialists give him a platform to spread his libertarian ideas? (nt) anti partisan Jul 2014 #1

Anything for a buck frazzled Jul 2014 #2

Yeah, he was hawking his latest "product" -- via Skype. MADem Jul 2014 #3

Damn, he was 'hawking' a book. I've never seen anyone do that before, sabrina 1 Jul 2014 #5

As the world's best limbo player? conservaphobe Jul 2014 #4

anti partisan

(429 posts)

1. Why would socialists give him a platform to spread his libertarian ideas? (nt)

Reply to Douglas Carpenter (Original post)

Tue Jul 22, 2014, 08:54 AM

Jul 2014

frazzled

(18,402 posts)

2. Anything for a buck

Reply to Douglas Carpenter (Original post)

Tue Jul 22, 2014, 09:21 AM

Jul 2014

Cato Institute, Trotskyites (who the hell is a Trotskyite anymore?) ... he's not picky. Anywhere he can find some anti-government, individual freedoms listeners (or just the plain feeble-minded), he's game.

MADem

(135,425 posts)

3. Yeah, he was hawking his latest "product" -- via Skype.

Reply to Douglas Carpenter (Original post)

Tue Jul 22, 2014, 05:07 PM

Jul 2014

Drumming up interest in the book of secrets he was writing; lining up those potential purchasers!

If he cared about their political views, he'd have attended their gathering in person.

sabrina 1

(62,325 posts)

5. Damn, he was 'hawking' a book. I've never seen anyone do that before,

Reply to MADem (Reply #3)

Tue Jul 22, 2014, 05:13 PM

Jul 2014

how dare he.

conservaphobe

(1,284 posts)

4. As the world's best limbo player?

Reply to Douglas Carpenter (Original post)

Tue Jul 22, 2014, 05:10 PM

Jul 2014

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