Greenwald makes an ironic point about the value of Politico.com, stating that it helpfully brings together every vivid example of toxic journalism that can be collected in a single cesspool. Politico reporter Mike Allen had appeared on air with radio host Mike Gallagher and referred to Bush administration critics as "left wing haters." When asked by Greenwald about the characterization, Allen suggested that he just meant skeptics or opponents. The Salon opinion columnist also noted Gallagher's suggestion that all administration critics should be imprisoned in detention camps as traitors. Allen responded weakly to Greenwald's "gotcha" but seemed oblivious to his odious participation in totalitarian thought. Glenn Greenwald is a powerful writer who frequently uses the words of his targets as the main evidence against them. It is scary that he finds subjects so readily.