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In reply to the discussion: Greenwald now says Snowden's email is irrelevant after calling it the "biggest news" one day ago [View all]OilemFirchen
(7,143 posts)Charles Johnson used to be a neocon and LGF used to be a noxious little wingnut paradise. Five years ago, Johnson repudiated his fellow travelers, stating "The American right wing has gone off the rails, into the bushes, and off the cliff. I wont be going over the cliff with them." Since then, the site has become a reliably liberal outlet with some of the best contributors on the web, second perhaps only to Sadly, No!
Unsurprisingly, some here, either as a result of having never actually been to LGF or, perhaps, prevarication, enjoy continuing the meme that the new LGF is still the old LGF.
That's especially amusing coming, as it usually does, from Snowden / Greenwald fanboyz who, when presented clear and convincing evidence that their crushes were grotesque Libertarians insist that they have "evolved" - especially with no evidence to suggest that the excuse is true.
Johnson, OTOH, has evolved, and quite dramatically. He is repentant and exhibits his liberal bona fides every day.
BTW, David Brooks went through a comparable conversion. One wonders if MMfA had been a different website at its onset whether we'd be witnessing the same embarrassing spectacle today.