tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post5706471769165538077..comments2024-02-13T02:39:22.756-05:00Comments on EconomicPolicyJournal.com: HOT: Koch Brothers Ignore Ron Paul Give Cash to BachmannRobert Wenzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14296920597416905488noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-56085485031312557572014-07-06T10:23:58.483-04:002014-07-06T10:23:58.483-04:00One thing I hate and can't respect from anyone...One thing I hate and can't respect from anyone, even fellow Libertarians, is putting words in your adversary's mouth to make your argument because your advisory won't actually give you those word. That makes your argument a lie and if you must lie to make your case you lose. Ron Paul has spoken out repeatedly for years against all victimless crimes including all drug laws whether GARY WORKMANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17085069791014893085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-14358220697447513852013-10-25T12:07:55.956-04:002013-10-25T12:07:55.956-04:00Well said.....Thank you!!Well said.....Thank you!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-21392560583315382462013-10-25T12:03:31.039-04:002013-10-25T12:03:31.039-04:00FYI......Ron Paul supports legalizing Marijuana fo...FYI......Ron Paul supports legalizing Marijuana for recreational use. He feels the federal government should step out on what voters in individual states choose to do. Ron Paul doesn't want to throw people in to prisons. If I am incorrect about this and apologize for my comment, but I have been following Ron Paul and I feel your comment is false. PEACE Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-64078674422914873032012-08-25T09:22:00.946-04:002012-08-25T09:22:00.946-04:00The Kock's are still inconsistent: NOT Liberta...The Kock's are still inconsistent: NOT Libertarian. Libertarians follow ONE path, NOT the path they feel like following!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-77435585032286203872011-08-27T21:22:19.442-04:002011-08-27T21:22:19.442-04:00The Koch Bros. did not donate to Rand's oppone...The Koch Bros. did not donate to Rand's opponent. They actually donated $17k to Rand in 2010.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-34854219648797887282011-07-17T23:57:46.984-04:002011-07-17T23:57:46.984-04:00Anon834pm-
I'll admit, I went to a GWBush ral...Anon834pm-<br /><br />I'll admit, I went to a GWBush rally in late 1999, but compared to Gore he seemed like a better choice. Post 9/11 I knew he was just another tool and fought (and lost friends over) everything he did after I realized his true nature. Thank God for Lew Rockwell or I might have been just another cog in his neocon machine. <br /><br />Now I know that any career pol who isn&#Richard Dale Fitzgeraldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05223505358122633852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-4839088961601955662011-07-17T20:34:36.684-04:002011-07-17T20:34:36.684-04:00Where were you guys all calling yourselves "l...Where were you guys all calling yourselves "libertarians" now, from 2000 to 2008? MOST of the new "tea partiers" are just theocrats and cultural conservatives jumping on a bandwagon they'll jump right off of once they think they're back on top. You guys supported and went along with all the fascist laws, the wars of empire, and the horrors and shame that the people youAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-20785743302981828412011-07-16T19:18:32.568-04:002011-07-16T19:18:32.568-04:00Wenzel and Lew Rockwell kiss up to progressives?Wenzel and Lew Rockwell kiss up to progressives?Arthur Sayedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17401982676295868291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-4399158647251945282011-07-16T03:24:23.179-04:002011-07-16T03:24:23.179-04:00"However, in calling Paul a "fake libert..."However, in calling Paul a "fake libertarian" in while giving preference for the Koch's - who have less consistency with their political stances than infants have with potty training aptitude - you demonstrate your claims to be based on a lack of understanding of, and poor judgement on, this topic. Either that or you're trolling."<br /><br />Let's just say I'mAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-60456724921981248932011-07-15T22:25:59.672-04:002011-07-15T22:25:59.672-04:00Anonymous at 2:28 and 3:01:
You are completely ou...Anonymous at 2:28 and 3:01:<br /><br />You are completely out of your minds and calumniating Ron Paul.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-48940533455561465932011-07-15T22:20:44.232-04:002011-07-15T22:20:44.232-04:00@ Anonymous at 2:31PM
Come on, now... if you'...@ Anonymous at 2:31PM<br /><br />Come on, now... if you're going to disagree, at least do so in a noninflammatory manner with a sound argument.<br /><br />Paul's position for federal decriminalization (as opposed to outright federal legalization) is consistent with libertarian principles, at least within the context that we are (or at least we're supposed to be) in a federalist systemAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-64035597703498816142011-07-15T15:08:27.318-04:002011-07-15T15:08:27.318-04:00Bachmann voted for the bailouts, voted to extend t...Bachmann voted for the bailouts, voted to extend the PATRIOT Act. She doesn't support spending cuts for the "defense" budget. She is a theocrat, and it's a shame that the tea party folks don't see this.Kit Mairanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-26802460455941558872011-07-15T15:01:53.990-04:002011-07-15T15:01:53.990-04:00Bachmann's a fascist like Congressman Paul Rya...Bachmann's a fascist like Congressman Paul Ryan - both voted to extend the Patriot Act early this year. As for the Koch Brothers' financing think tanks, I still cannot understand how CATO has remained consistent on virtually all minarchist/libertarian issues.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-87441901888266092472011-07-15T15:01:33.706-04:002011-07-15T15:01:33.706-04:00Let's see, the Koch brothers support full drug...Let's see, the Koch brothers support full drug legalization, while Ron Paul wants drug users thrown into state prisons instead of federal prisons. <br /><br />So who's the fake libertarian?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-74438995557965452962011-07-15T14:28:15.054-04:002011-07-15T14:28:15.054-04:00Maybe because Ron Paul has no chance of winning, p...Maybe because Ron Paul has no chance of winning, plus every organization that strongly supports Paul likes to bash the Koch brothers for not passing their little Libertarian purity tests.<br /><br />It's like Ron Paul's quote about Gary Johnson..."he's a different kind of libertarian..."<br /><br />Oh really? Maybe Gary Johnson's not as racist/anti-immigrant/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-77476017285239303612011-07-15T13:36:30.567-04:002011-07-15T13:36:30.567-04:00@ Shadow19D
I hate to break it to you, but the Te...@ Shadow19D<br /><br />I hate to break it to you, but the Tea Party is not libertarian. Ask how many people in the Tea Party would like to scale down defense spending or an end to the war on drugs. People like Michelle Bachmann and Sarah Palin are embraced by many in the Tea Party. Forget the Tea Party, it was co-opted the moment is started.<br /><br />P.S. People here are NOT supporting MichelleTonynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-69535854599959333852011-07-15T13:11:05.695-04:002011-07-15T13:11:05.695-04:00Why does everyone keep thinking of Bachmann as the...Why does everyone keep thinking of Bachmann as the Tea Party candidate? Have you people lost your minds? Do you not remember last election when the Tea Party was spawned by "Ron Pauls'" campaign? That is also why he wins almost every Tea Party poll over her. No one has a more consistently conservative stance. I am not wasting my vote on Bachmann because I don't think she'll Shadow19Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11088039394120980572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-50626598985801060902011-07-15T12:12:50.968-04:002011-07-15T12:12:50.968-04:00Gee, what a shock.Gee, what a shock.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-19105839855438447012011-07-15T12:01:44.865-04:002011-07-15T12:01:44.865-04:00The Kochs have bad history with Ron Paul (and Lew ...The Kochs have bad history with Ron Paul (and Lew Rockwell). Koch Bros are only interested in libertarians / conservatives that are willing to support Koch interests while paying lip service to "small government" and "TEA Party".<br /><br />In other words, they're crony capitalists, which is to say NON-libertarian, NON-capitalists.<br /><br />~Texas ChrisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com