David Gregory vs. Glenn Greenwald. Who is the Journalist?
We should consider the exchange between Glenn Greenwald and David Gregory on Meet The Press yesterday. Of all of the questions David Gregory could have asked Glenn Greenwald, the journalist who broke the story of whistleblower Edward Snowden and the biggest leak in NSA history, that in fact the United States government was collecting phone records on an ongoing, daily basis of millions upon millions (if not all) of its citizens, Gregory choose to ask Greenwald this dozy: "to the extent that you have aided and abetted Snowden, even in his current movement, why should you Mr. Greenwald be charged with a crime?" The question, Greenwald's response, and Gregory's rebuttal, like a boxer stuck in a corner waiting for the bell to end the round and save him, are worth closer examination.
