The right-wing Politico cesspool

Salon by Glenn Greenwald | May. 30, 2008 (Opinion)

When he referred to "left wing haters," he just meant "critics" of the administration -- war "skeptics" and Bush "opponents." That's all synonymous in his mind with "left wing haters" -- interchangeable terms. Thus: "you can call them 'critics' or 'skeptics' or 'opponents'" -- or the phrase I used: "left wing haters" -- "or whatever." So according to Politico's chief political correspondent (the former White House Correspondent of Time), administration ... Full Story »

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 by Kaizar Campwala - Oct. 1, 2008

While perhaps Greenwald is making more out of Allen's comment than is warranted, I found this an interesting, thought-provoking read. Greenwald doesn't disclose his long-standing arguments with The Politico, but his point rings true regardless. I would hope that if Allen were to respond, Greenwald would link to it.

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