tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post7719190173285946244..comments2024-02-13T02:39:22.756-05:00Comments on EconomicPolicyJournal.com: Knockin' On Heaven's Door, While on the Plague Tour with the Undiva-Like Rand PaulRobert Wenzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14296920597416905488noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-35052578192058749952013-01-15T21:40:04.248-05:002013-01-15T21:40:04.248-05:00Hardly, bullshit pop cockrock from the 80s?
That&...Hardly, bullshit pop cockrock from the 80s?<br /><br />That's like saying someone in 2025 would have good musical tastes by listening to Linkin Park and Nickelback.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-83558307361038973452013-01-15T20:36:55.260-05:002013-01-15T20:36:55.260-05:00I hope that Interim Vice President Ron Paul has th...I hope that Interim Vice President Ron Paul has the good sense not to appoint his son or grandson-in-law (Jesse Benton) to any posts in the interim administration.<br /><br />Alex Jones at 17:15-17:45:<br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9WeliGPmcPM<br /><br />Towards the end:<br />http://removingtheshackles.blogspot.ca/2013/01/jan-14-update-rv-rumours-and-truth.html<br /><br />However, I do John G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09127952173210718830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-5688832469258173962013-01-15T18:57:41.170-05:002013-01-15T18:57:41.170-05:00It is not his fault that he is being called, or as...It is not his fault that he is being called, or assumed to be, a libertarian. That is true.<br /><br />But nevertheless his positions need to be put under scrutiny and criticized not because he pretends to be a libertarian, but because others claim he is one, and because several so-called libertarians claim we should get behind him.<br /><br />It is to make sure actual libertarianism is not beingTonynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-42266905869432348682013-01-15T18:05:51.171-05:002013-01-15T18:05:51.171-05:00Say what you want about him as a politician, but R...Say what you want about him as a politician, but Rand has good musical tastes! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09153766510906010466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-10426322010680986462013-01-15T15:43:30.341-05:002013-01-15T15:43:30.341-05:00Yes, i have.
I have done more simply by not votin...Yes, i have.<br /><br />I have done more simply by not voting for sanctions against Iran. (remember the 500.000 kids of Iraq?)<br />I have done more by not associating liberty with Mitt Romney.<br />I have done more simply by virtue of not working for the state.<br />I have done more by only working in the productive sector, rather than mooch off the taxpayer's forcibly extracted dime Tonynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-86819835778373173382013-01-15T15:39:31.891-05:002013-01-15T15:39:31.891-05:00While I agree with you all that the "Libertar...While I agree with you all that the "Libertarian Wing" talk is bullshit, I feel I have to defend Rand Paul somewhat:<br />He doesn't claim to be a libertarian. He says he is a conservative. And that seems to me to be quite accurate.<br />He's not responsible for the way OTHERS describe him. Same as his dad, who has been repeatedly misrepresented.<br />Capn Mikenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-21674178215539814852013-01-15T15:00:21.535-05:002013-01-15T15:00:21.535-05:00I must say: it would appear that libertarianism an...I must say: it would appear that libertarianism and capitalism suffer quite a bit from mistaken identity. That seems to be the best way for opponents to discredit them both. <br /><br />Unfortunately, it seems pretty damn effective, too. Education takes a lot longer than just quickly throwing out misinformation.<br /><br />I'm trying to be patient.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-9742366995916181392013-01-15T14:38:27.611-05:002013-01-15T14:38:27.611-05:00Tony I'm sure you've done more for liberty...Tony I'm sure you've done more for liberty than Rand right? <br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-55395365696504038382013-01-15T14:23:53.236-05:002013-01-15T14:23:53.236-05:00That just proves he is not a libertarian.That just proves he is not a libertarian.Agoranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-65953874369205626692013-01-15T13:56:35.380-05:002013-01-15T13:56:35.380-05:00Why would a libertarian want to visit a kibbutz? Why would a libertarian want to visit a kibbutz? Melvin Megawitznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-79193816008424770892013-01-15T13:35:08.468-05:002013-01-15T13:35:08.468-05:00"With the retirement of his father Ron Paul, ..."With the retirement of his father Ron Paul, Rand Paul has taken over the mantle of the GOP's libertarian wing, fusing it with his growing coalition of Tea Partiers and social conservatives."<br /><br />Goddamn it.<br />THIS is why his bullshit needs to be continued to be called out.<br />He has NOT taken over the GOP's "libertarian wing". As a matter of fact, the GOP Tonynoreply@blogger.com