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In reply to the discussion: How a Rich Kid Politician Was Spun as a Working Class 'Oysterman' [View all]cliffside
(1,488 posts)47. About Daniel Greenfield from the link - I have appeared on the shows of Tucker Carlson, Mark Levin, Glenn Beck and ...
https://www.danielgreenfield.org/2005/03/about-daniel-greenfield.html
"My name is Daniel Greenfield. I am a Shillman Journalism Fellow and the Executive Vice President of Programs at the David Horowitz Freedom Center. My beat at Front Page Magazine, its blog, The Point, and my own blog, DanielGreenfield.org also known as SultanKnish covers everything from the Left's war on America at home to Islamic terror abroad.
I was named a "hate group of one" by the Southern Poverty Law Center. The SPLC may not have been too happy that I caught them faking statistics.
From exposing Biden's theft of money from 9/11 victims to fund the Taliban to surveying the Most Corrupt Village in America to racial quotas in the military to being among the first to break the story of government mandates causing widespread COVID deaths in nursing homes, I cover everything..."
"My name is Daniel Greenfield. I am a Shillman Journalism Fellow and the Executive Vice President of Programs at the David Horowitz Freedom Center. My beat at Front Page Magazine, its blog, The Point, and my own blog, DanielGreenfield.org also known as SultanKnish covers everything from the Left's war on America at home to Islamic terror abroad.
I was named a "hate group of one" by the Southern Poverty Law Center. The SPLC may not have been too happy that I caught them faking statistics.
From exposing Biden's theft of money from 9/11 victims to fund the Taliban to surveying the Most Corrupt Village in America to racial quotas in the military to being among the first to break the story of government mandates causing widespread COVID deaths in nursing homes, I cover everything..."
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It's not unusual for Repug donors to back a spoiler candidate as a Dem, Green or Independent.
hedda_foil
Oct 23
#60
Some of those defending this candidate might as well be saying "well, boys will be boys".
Behind the Aegis
Oct 23
#17
He was ahead in polls apparently. Heck, the Dem governor is running. What's wrong with her?
Silent Type
Oct 23
#9
a well known politician from Vermont is ok with all this so who are we to nitpick lol nt
msongs
Oct 23
#13
Bronson Platner, Graham's father, was a major donor to Democrats, including ... Bernie Sanders,
Abolishinist
Oct 23
#78
The sources that have been posted are pretty much right wing scammers
questionseverything
Oct 24
#93
One needs to know the source - His first book, Domestic Enemies: The Founding Fathers' Fight Against the Left
cliffside
Oct 23
#59
Get back to me when Hegseth changes his tattoos and stops actually acting like a Fascist.
thought crime
Oct 24
#102
Dan Greenfield, author of your OP's article, is a RW MAGAt racist, homophobic, Islamophobic, Democratic Party-hating POS
Celerity
Oct 23
#31
Just looked at the website myself, this is BS that many do not care to spend a minute or two to look at the source ...
cliffside
Oct 23
#49
Glad they outed him. I'm from South and have spent my life explaining to racists/bigots
Silent Type
Oct 23
#46
About Daniel Greenfield from the link - I have appeared on the shows of Tucker Carlson, Mark Levin, Glenn Beck and ...
cliffside
Oct 23
#47
Seriously, a little more - His first book, Domestic Enemies: The Founding Fathers' Fight Against the Left ...
cliffside
Oct 23
#58
Please. His article about Platman is dripping with biased phrasing and word choices.
LearnedHand
Oct 23
#82
I prefer to look at the totality of what one says and does instead of one writing, Sanders backed him initially ...
cliffside
Oct 24
#86
Exactly! And thank you, it only takes a minute or two to look at Daniel Greenfield's bio and their agenda. nt
cliffside
Oct 23
#62
Let's play 'What part isn't true?' games w/ some of your OP author's (Dem-hating MAGAt Daniel Greenfield) other articles
Celerity
Oct 24
#83
Yes, no sign of remorse or any awareness of how hurtful his slurs were to vulnerable people.
summer_in_TX
Oct 23
#80
Democratic Reawakening: With Al Franken's resignation, Democrats are holding their politics accountable to their values
Celerity
Oct 23
#75
United States Senate election in Maine, 2026 - There are other candidates which we need to focus on ...
cliffside
Oct 23
#73
How Trump Can Bust The Dem Money Machine Funding Antifa & Mamdani Will Unleash Violence Against Women
cliffside
Oct 23
#81
I have no opinion about Graham Platner - I don't live iin Maine, so, not my circus, not my monkey -
Ocelot II
Oct 24
#85
Typical for such candidates, there's a working class, no political experience purity requirement.
betsuni
Oct 24
#89
Ironically, this intended hit piece from a right-winger's site says a lot of good things about Platner.
thought crime
Oct 24
#108
But the article You linked to "accuses" him of being a Progressive activist.
thought crime
Oct 25
#117