Tag Archives: Glenn Greenwald

There Is No Pro-Obama Bias on MSNBC

Posted on December 4, 2012 at 7:25 am by Bob Cesca

My Tuesday column continues a topic from last week with a new twist — Greenwald has weighed in. Glenn Greenwald wrote a response to the Michael Calderone Huffington Post article from last week about MSNBC’s so-called “pro-Obama bias.” (My response … Continue reading →

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MSNBC and the Well-Known Liberal Media Bias

Posted on November 27, 2012 at 7:26 am by Bob Cesca

My Tuesday column hits some familiar territory… Last week, Michael Calderone of The Huffington Post published an extensive item on MSNBC’s alleged pro-Obama, pro-Democratic Party bias, as well as network president Phil Griffin’s defensiveness about the conventional wisdom’s perception of … Continue reading →

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The President's LGBT Successes

Posted on May 10, 2012 at 1:56 pm by Bob Cesca

The president’s remarks yesterday on same-sex marriage are absolutely welcome, but not entirely surprising, given his record so far. Even Greenwald gave ample credit where credit is due: President Obama today became the first American president to endorse same-sex marriage, … Continue reading →

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New Daily Banter Column is Up

Posted on March 28, 2012 at 3:33 pm by Bob Cesca

Big programming note: beginning Friday, I will be posting a new extended item at The Daily Banter every weekday, including the Friday “Mailbag” feature. Meanwhile, here’s my latest: Debating Greenwald and The Murkiness of War. The title speaks for itself.

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And Here's a Less Important Debate…

Posted on March 27, 2012 at 8:56 am by Bob Cesca

For what it’s worth, @ExtremeLiberal assembled the transcript of my brief Twitter debate with Greenwald yesterday. I’m not sure why he stopped replying to my tweets at the end, but I’d love to hear what he has to say about … Continue reading →

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Sullivan vs Greenwald on Al-Awlaki

Posted on March 26, 2012 at 3:07 pm by Bob Cesca

On Friday night’s Real Time, Sullivan and Greenwald debated the assassination of Anwar Al-Awlaki and, naturally, Greenwald opposed the killing while Sullivan and Maher defended the killing. You can watch the debate here. As soon as someone takes up arms … Continue reading →

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Why Is Kucinich So Weird?

Posted on March 11, 2012 at 11:45 am by Bob Cesca

Via John Cole, here’s Glenn Greenwald’s defense of Dennis Kucinich: Both the Prospect and Post recite the trite case demonstrating Kucinich’s supposed weirdness. He’s friends with Shirley McLaine, who believes in reincarnation, and he once (according to McLaine) claimed to … Continue reading →

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Is President Obama a Centrist Republican?

Posted on December 28, 2011 at 12:06 pm by Bob Cesca

Glenn Greenwald thinks so, and his primary evidence is that Paul Krugman thinks so. He also off-handedly dismissed the president’s progressive record on such meaningless issues as abortion, the Supreme Court, civil rights, the rescuing of the national economy from … Continue reading →

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Yes. There's Indefinite Detention in the Bill.

Posted on December 17, 2011 at 10:56 am by Bob Cesca

The National Defense Authorization Act does, in fact, include indefinite detention in there. And, as we all complained about during the Bush years, the war against terrorism — “hostilities” — could ostensibly continue forever because there will always be terrorism … Continue reading →

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'Liberals Are Incapable of Feeling Satisfied'

Posted on November 22, 2011 at 7:01 am by Bob Cesca

Jonathan Chait wrote a brilliant editorial for the New York magazine about liberal dissatisfaction with the president. Other than the headline, it’s impossible to pull a single quote of from the piece (but I’ll try), so you’ll have to take … Continue reading →

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