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In reply to the discussion: Greenwald: Progressives and the Ron Paul fallacies [View all]girl gone mad
(20,634 posts)75. Mineral Man's post was an embarrassment to this forum.
If that's what DU3 aspires to be... a place where progressives are mindlessly called "asshats" and "idiots" for criticizing shitty White House policies, I want no part of it.
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I'm sure that when he read it, he recognized the Rush Limbaugh-esque defense of
Luminous Animal
Dec 2011
#39
when you're not quashing dissent in all forms, you're giving glen the vapors... not bad for a long
dionysus
Dec 2011
#27
Link to where Greenwald has pimped for Paul, called him great, not fringe at all, and
Luminous Animal
Dec 2011
#58
Libertarian who taunts progressives about losing entitlements (welfare) that wants to end them.
freshwest
Jun 2013
#76
What world is this guy living in, Obama has a 84% approval rating among Libs/Progressives.
FarLeftFist
Dec 2011
#8
Matt Yglesias: "Everything bad people say about Ron Paul seems true to me,
Luminous Animal
Dec 2011
#13
I guess any mention is good. Even when your being called simple-minded.
Luminous Animal
Dec 2011
#25
The contention of the thread was that he SUPPORTS Paul, that position is not supported.
TheKentuckian
Dec 2011
#65
Of course, few want to address his actual point. Now they are criticizing
Luminous Animal
Dec 2011
#57
Yup, tough guys let lies stand and lets face it the accusation made in the post is unsupported.
TheKentuckian
Dec 2011
#67
The anonymous poster should not make up shit out of thin air and attempt to justify the falsehood
TheKentuckian
Dec 2011
#69