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In reply to the discussion: Anti-Obama former top aide to Alan Grayson writes love letter to Ron Paul on CT blog [View all]leveymg
(36,418 posts)4. Stoller is saying that the system is rotten, Obama is part of the problem, and libertarians
possibly offer a piece of the solution. Those are valid arguments with flaws that need to tussled out. I read the other post, and do not see "a love letter to Ron Paul"; and, Naked Capitalism is not a "Conspiracy Theory blog."
You work very hard to smear everyone with a broad brush who strongly criticize Obama and the Democratic establishment, and your arguments are weakened by all the hyperbole and poo you fling.
You're doing the Party apparatus no good with these broad brush attacks on Left-wing critics. It smacks of propaganda, McCarthyism and character assassination. I'm tired of seeing it here at DU.
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Jan 2012
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Stoller is saying that the system is rotten, Obama is part of the problem, and libertarians
leveymg
Jan 2012
#4
I caught a piece on NPR earlier in which they interviewed several under-30 types at a Paul Rally.
PeaceNikki
Jan 2012
#6
this was a dominant theme at our holiday family gatherings -- vote for the outsider.
nashville_brook
Jan 2012
#18
The misnamed "audit the Fed" bill passed as part of Dodd-Frank and turned out to be
banned from Kos
Jan 2012
#25
yeah - the "audit" listed the loans. That is what central banks do - they make emergency loans.
banned from Kos
Jan 2012
#38
The key argument seems to be that there's a touch of statism at the heart of liberalism
starroute
Jan 2012
#14
The decision to let the big fish fascisti go and haul in some small fry instead was also made by
leveymg
Jan 2012
#46
Ex parte Quirin draws precedence from the military tribunals of the Civil War era.
leveymg
Jan 2012
#47
well said -- just finished reading the Stoller piece, and it's clearly not a love letter
nashville_brook
Jan 2012
#15
Not close. Primary dealers do auction Treasuries but that is 1/100 of what the public Fed does.
banned from Kos
Jan 2012
#33
Meanwhile, would you care to comment on the points in my post about libertarianism?
MH1
Jan 2012
#23