Even in his private life, he manipulates facts by saying his partner can't come to the U.S. from Brazil because the U.S. doesn't recognize same-sex partners for the purpose of immigration. But gay people can immigrate in other ways.

Greenwald is stating the facts as they exist here in the U.S. Current immigration law does not allow a U.S. citizen in a same-sex relationship to sponsor his or her spouse or partner. Here is CNN stating the exact same thing regarding another couple.

But current immigration law does not allow a U.S. citizen in a same-sex relationship to sponsor his or her spouse or partner. There are nearly 30,000 such couples in America who now find themselves in the crosshairs of two critical national debates: the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act, or DOMA, and immigration reform.

Even if Servetas were to marry Amaral in the District of Columbia or one of the 12 states that allow gay marriage, that marriage would be invisible as far as immigration law is concerned. Servetas could not sponsor her wife because of DOMA, which prohibits the federal government from recognizing same-sex marriages. CNN

How about some more facts:

Many of the saddest personal stories we hear at Marriage Equality USA are from binational couples. Same-sex partners of U.S. citizens and permanent residents are sometimes faced with the prospect of deportation because of the absence of legal marriage rights. Often times both partners leave family and friends for countries that will accept gay couples. Marriage matters because American citizens have the right to fall in love with someone from another country. But in the case of gay people, our government is essentially telling us NOT to fall in love, to accept our second-class position, and allow our loved one to leave, never to return.

U.S. immigration is largely based on the principle of family unification, which allows U.S. citizens and legal permanent residents to sponsor their spouses (and other family members) for immigration purposes. Same-sex partners of U.S. citizens and permanent residents, however, are not considered "spouses" and are hence excluded from family-based immigration rights. Thousands of lesbian and gay binational couples are kept apart, torn apart or forced to live in fear of being separated.

Currently, lesbian, gay men, bisexual and transgender Americans in relationships with foreign nationals have no legal way to bring their partners into the United States.* The foreign partner would have to qualify independently, usually by demonstrating some special skill that is needed by employers in the United States. This is very difficult to do, as many people lack the specific skills sought by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS).  Even if they possess these skills, they would still be subjected to the strict quota limits on legal immigration. U.S. immigration law would also tear apart a foreign same-sex couple if one of them were to get a job in the United States. Under current law, the spouse of a married heterosexual person would be permitted into the country, but the partner of a gay man or lesbian would have to be left behind. (If you are in a same-sex binational relationship, please be sure to read the information listed below for Stop the Deportations - The DOMA Project.)

I don't think there's anyone who thinks Glenn is perfect, or that he isn't capable of making a mistake, but this whole NSA story isn't about him.  That you are making it about him plays ever-so-neatly into the hands of those who would prefer you be distracted by credentials - just as they would prefer that we be repulsed by the cowardly computer geek who couldn't even get a high school diploma.