There must be a full moon

[ProSense]

Some things are in poor taste and this is one of them

Via Daily Kos, a Glenn Greewald tweet comparing an Obama supporter to Leni Riefenstahl

Bizarre!

[MinneapolisMatt]

1. Woah.

That is awful.

[elleng]

Sounds like it but sorry, full moon was

2010 Nov 21 17:28 Sun

Will be:

2010 Dec 21 08:15 Tue

Stuff IS nuts now, tho.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

2. Actually, no, there isn't.

There will be a new moon on Sunday.

:shrug:

[liberalmuse]

3. Wow.

I've not paid him much mind, but this is pretty over the top.

[zulchzulu]

4. Greenwald has been nuts for a while

I heard him in an interview recently where he basically came off as a conspiracy nut that has about as much credibility as a cross-eyed Teabagger.

It seems he's just looking for headlines.

[jenmito]

5. I unsubscribed from his site a while ago. He's nuts. n/t

[pinto]

6. Was listening to C-SPAN2 this afternoon, heard some great takes on media and political extremism.

"Extremism" from the right, and the left to an extent, of the American political make up framed in the larger sense that political discourse in the country has devolved to a more bitter, divisive format than in the past. Some good points made by the speakers.

_ Hard times have often fueled splinter politics, both between political parties and within parties.

- The media / pundit perception that politics is a war game, all or nothing. Not a civilian exercise in self government.

- The increasing effect of media driving political agendas, not reporting them.

- The overwhelming preponderance of right wing only media venues and a call for the return of the Fairness Doctrine at the FCC.

- And the general erosion of a common, civil discourse in the media and political arena.

Sorry to have no links to the show. It was on C-SPAN2 after the Senate to-do today. I had it on on the background while I was futzing around. I'll keep looking for the video from C-SPAN. It was a really interesting series of speakers.

[TheWraith]

7. And unfortunately, if he were a DUer he'd get heartily congratulated by some for the comparison.

Ugh.

[wndycty]

13. Yup. . .

:kick:

[struggle4progress]

8. That's just standard Greenwald, I'm afraid

[Phx_Dem]

9. Greenwald's nuts so this is no surprise. n/t

[jefferson_dem]

10. Greenwald making a habit out of extreme shark jumping.

Wonder how he feels to be the left's version of Glenn Beck.

[dionysus]

11. just as crazy, yet with none of the money!

[ampad]

17. Yup but I bet someone is paying him

Unlike BWD who is just an independent blogger.

[cornermouse]

12. The blog he linked to is dismissive of the other people in the room...

See "The only adult in the room" comment. The tone of near adoration is spooky. And comments below the Kos blogger entry indicate quite a few people do not agree with his or her opinion. n/t

[Odin2005]

14. New Moon.

[Enrique]

15. he rescinded the Riefenstahl comparison

http://twitter.com/ggreenwald

I affirm my distaste for photographic leader-glorification, but I'll rescind my invocation of Leni Riefenstahl as too inflammatory & extreme

[dionysus]

18. too late, he already said it....

[ampad]

16. Very telling of Greenwald

Going after a small time blogger for posting pics and being positive. I guess some cannot handle the fact that not everyone is disappointed in this president. Greenwald is nothing but a punk. From what I know this woman has never wished ill on Greenwald. Again, he is a coward and punk.

[Lisa D]

21. +1000

Portrait of a bully.

[johnaries]

19. If there was any doubt about Greenwald before, it should be

removed now. It wouldn't surprise me to see him ask for the birth certificate, next.

[ampad]

20. I just took a peek over at that blog

Seems that BWD is getting more traffic because of Greenwald. If his goal was to shame her out of her blog it has backfired.