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In reply to the discussion: Assange: 'I am a big admirer of Ron Paul' [View all]Hissyspit
(45,788 posts)115. For Julian Assange?
He's not an American citizen.
The grand jury apparently trying to prosecute him is happening under the Obama administration.
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I've had it with Obama apologists smearing civil liberties activists as Ron/Rand Paul supporters!
geek tragedy
Aug 2013
#3
No. He said he admired their principled positions on drone war, spying and wikileaks
NoOneMan
Aug 2013
#87
Anti-gay. anti-environmental protection, mountain top removal supporter, wants a Christian nation.
freshwest
Aug 2013
#139
Anyone who supports Ron/Rand Paul is playing for the wrong team. No exceptions, nt
geek tragedy
Aug 2013
#8
True. But Assange aligned himself with the "Libertarian section of the Republican party."
pnwmom
Aug 2013
#65
You're right, I misspoke. He merely said that the Libertarian section of the Republican party
pnwmom
Aug 2013
#128
What difference does it make? Does it make the spying ok because of their political
Mojorabbit
Aug 2013
#125
I think some folks don't understand what the end results will be. Just sayin'
freshwest
Aug 2013
#88
If you look past the fact that Paul is a massive racist who pals around
Adenoid_Hynkel
Aug 2013
#130
Video available. Assange says "The only hope as far as electoral politics are concerned
struggle4progress
Aug 2013
#7
i have thought for some time that Snowden is hoping Rand Paul becomes President and that's when
JI7
Aug 2013
#10
obama says he has similar views to mitt romney so are you all gonna dump obama now? nt
msongs
Aug 2013
#12
Other than the fact that Obamacare is based on Romneycare, they have remarkably different views
pnwmom
Aug 2013
#19
I am aware of that. But he reveals his political preferences when he discusses his beliefs
pnwmom
Aug 2013
#80
For the love of God. Badger the audience for not asking about Warren or Grayson
NoOneMan
Aug 2013
#98
Does the video prove that he didn't speak in support of the Paul's and the Libertarians?
pnwmom
Aug 2013
#99
Not being American doesn't exclude you from having an identifiable ideology.
phleshdef
Aug 2013
#104
He answered an audience question about the Pauls. I would of basically said the same fuckn thing
NoOneMan
Aug 2013
#105
"The only hope as far as electoral politics are concerned in the United States presently..."
phleshdef
Aug 2013
#107
Bob Dylan: "but I got to admit honestly that I too - I saw some of myself in [Lee Harvey Oswald]"
NoOneMan
Aug 2013
#47
1. No need to get personal. 2. You don't me from Bob Dylan or what I do or have done.
Tobin S.
Aug 2013
#54
This is certainly an interesting turn of events, it'll send shockwaves through Neo-DU.
tridim
Aug 2013
#27
well, aren't all we all racists, etc, for disagreeing with the spying and such?
stupidicus
Aug 2013
#33
Either Assange is naive, or he's a woman-hating, poor people-hating lunatic racist.
Zen Democrat
Aug 2013
#31
Watch the video. He was asked a question by the audience on a variety of controversial people/groups
NoOneMan
Aug 2013
#76
I thought RT was red commie propaganda? I guess only when the truth is off script?
Civilization2
Aug 2013
#57
I know it's hard to keep up, but the Free Magic Market Handers disassembled the Soviet Union
struggle4progress
Aug 2013
#60
As the fog gets clearer we can see more of the sky, the message becomes clear, they
Thinkingabout
Aug 2013
#59
Julian needs to get out more. I think he is losing it. Next he'll be open to more of Lyndon LaRuche.
marble falls
Aug 2013
#61
You do realize, he wasn't asked about Grayson or Warren. It was an audience question
NoOneMan
Aug 2013
#78
Funny, some of his policies still seem indistinguishable from many Reagan-era ones.
villager
Aug 2013
#83
Maybe Obama should round up asians, drop a nuclear bomb and start a war in Vietnam.
phleshdef
Aug 2013
#106
well if he did, he'd have vociferous, unquestioning defenders for each of those acts
villager
Aug 2013
#108
My point is, people like you would defend each of those acts, uncritically, and loudly.
villager
Aug 2013
#122
I disagree with him on this, but that doesn't change whether the info he released was true or not
yurbud
Aug 2013
#137
Ad Hominem (Guilt by Association) argumentum ad hominem (also known as: bad company fallacy
askeptic
Aug 2013
#138