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ashling

(25,771 posts)
Fri Aug 16, 2013, 10:15 PM Aug 2013

Assange Says Rand Paul Is The Only Hope For America

It's always good to know where people really stand-what their core beliefs are. Well, for those who may not have been sure about Julian Assange, he gave us a peak during a forum hosted by Campus Reform and OurSay.org. :

am a big admirer of Ron Paul and Rand Paul for their very principled positions in the U.S. Congress on a number of issues, * * * * They have been the strongest supporters of the fight against the U.S. attack on WikiLeaks and on me in the U.S. Congress. Similarly, they have been the strongest opponents of drone warfare and extrajudicial executions.

Assange concluded by saying

The only hope as far as electoral politics presently, is the Libertarian section of the Republican party.



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Well, alright then . . .
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Assange Says Rand Paul Is The Only Hope For America (Original Post) ashling Aug 2013 OP
And Edward Snowden was a pole dancer who dated a Russian spy Newsjock Aug 2013 #1
And Greenwald was the first to be interviewed on Ron Paul's brand new web Channel BumRushDaShow Aug 2013 #3
Assange just lost me brush Aug 2013 #29
I'm going to go wash my hands and keyboard with bleach for typing this. Autumn Aug 2013 #2
Still very anti-woman. Laffy Kat Aug 2013 #5
Anti-choice, anti-gay, anti-minority. nt msanthrope Aug 2013 #6
Yes, but those are things our Democratic Party leaders are willing Autumn Aug 2013 #8
No, Autumn, they're not Summer Hathaway Aug 2013 #39
Thanks, and good luck trying to change any minds. ucrdem Aug 2013 #4
Rand Paul has no problem using armed drones against store robbery suspects, Dawson Leery Aug 2013 #7
Oh and he does NOT want them peeking at him in a jacuzzi Rex Aug 2013 #25
LOL!!! Number23 Aug 2013 #9
If Assauge thinks the only hope for America is Rand Paul then we are without hope. Thinkingabout Aug 2013 #10
+1,000 freshwest Aug 2013 #18
Why no link? n/t That Guy 888 Aug 2013 #11
It's from the Daily Kos website - a direct link to the article below Tx4obama Aug 2013 #17
DU rec...nt SidDithers Aug 2013 #12
Not this shit again PowerToThePeople Aug 2013 #13
Lol! And, what's the only hope for fucking Julian Ass-ange? So what..? Cha Aug 2013 #14
You betcha! Elect Rand for Faith and Freedom! Theocracy and Plutocracy are cool!!!! freshwest Aug 2013 #28
kind of hard to take this seriously when the person does not know the difference between "peek" niyad Aug 2013 #15
Little Curly is our only hope? TwilightGardener Aug 2013 #16
Little Curly.... Whisp Aug 2013 #23
Yep.. TwilightGardener Aug 2013 #31
If that imbecile is our only hope, we're truly beyond fucked. Initech Aug 2013 #19
And the article says Assange is an admirer of Drudge too... Tx4obama Aug 2013 #20
We have been told that that was 'taken out of context'. Whisp Aug 2013 #21
See Comment #22 for the VIDEO / AUDIO of the interview - in his own words. n/t Tx4obama Aug 2013 #24
The VIDEO of the interview below Tx4obama Aug 2013 #22
That was an incredible dumb thing to say. hrmjustin Aug 2013 #26
It's official: Ass-angle is a bona fide "Delta Bravo" DinahMoeHum Aug 2013 #27
I understand they'll be running as Prez and VP on the crazier-than-a-shithouse rat ticket. n/t winter is coming Aug 2013 #30
Oh sure,...because Liberals are all authoritarian,....right? Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2013 #32
LOL and I've been told Liberals can't Iliyah Aug 2013 #33
That's why most Republicans are "single issue voters". Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2013 #37
He's really hitting the BONG penndragon69 Aug 2013 #34
Oh for fuck's sake... awoke_in_2003 Aug 2013 #35
Assange the same asshole who duped Manning & Snowden into thinking... Historic NY Aug 2013 #36
He's wrong. Wyden and Udall are the only hope for America n/t eridani Aug 2013 #38
K&R B Calm Aug 2013 #40
If this group of buffoons truly thought they could wage a Libertarian 'jihad'... randome Aug 2013 #41
+infinity BumRushDaShow Aug 2013 #42

brush

(53,469 posts)
29. Assange just lost me
Sat Aug 17, 2013, 12:37 AM
Aug 2013

Talk about irony — he of all information is so misinformed about US culture, politics, and apparently our politicians.

Rand Paul is as much a closet racist (but not really that much in the closet), and therefore not suitable, as his father, and this is who Assange thinks is the savior or the repugs?

Guess being isolated in an embassy leads to forgetfulness of such minor details as racism and sexism if someone claims to be anti-war.

Under Paul ff we were fortunate enough to get out of the wars and drone campaigns we'd still have his positions on race and civil rights laws — good for the Afghans and drone victims (a good thing) but not so good for African-Americans, Latino-Americans and women.

Nah! Assange your opinion on this stinks.

Autumn

(44,755 posts)
2. I'm going to go wash my hands and keyboard with bleach for typing this.
Fri Aug 16, 2013, 10:22 PM
Aug 2013

But the Libertarian section of the Republican party seems to be the only partially sane part of that party. If they could take over the republican party then at least they wouldn't be all bat shit crazy. Anti war, anti spying. The rest of their shit could be countered.





Fuck Rand Paul and his little boy too.

Summer Hathaway

(2,770 posts)
39. No, Autumn, they're not
Sat Aug 17, 2013, 03:36 AM
Aug 2013

No DEMOCRATIC Party Leader has ever stood up for a woman's right to choose, the LGBT community, or minorities.

How incredibly astute of you to have noticed that.




<<< for the sarcasm-impaired.

ucrdem

(15,512 posts)
4. Thanks, and good luck trying to change any minds.
Fri Aug 16, 2013, 10:29 PM
Aug 2013

Barack Obama bad, James Blond good. That is all they know or need to know. Go figure.

Dawson Leery

(19,348 posts)
7. Rand Paul has no problem using armed drones against store robbery suspects,
Fri Aug 16, 2013, 10:36 PM
Aug 2013

yet opposes the use of drones against violent terrorists.

 

Rex

(65,616 posts)
25. Oh and he does NOT want them peeking at him in a jacuzzi
Sat Aug 17, 2013, 12:23 AM
Aug 2013

probably afraid they will catch a peek at his GOP spandex suit.

Thinkingabout

(30,058 posts)
10. If Assauge thinks the only hope for America is Rand Paul then we are without hope.
Fri Aug 16, 2013, 11:05 PM
Aug 2013

Assauge has shown his hand, has no trump cards there and to fold. Rand Paul would never make a good president nor would any other libertarian, thoughts are wrong thinking. Just like when Rand thought he could take on Christie and got his butt handed back quickly. TP is bad and so is the libertarians. Come on, there is many qualified people to be presidents, don't sell this country to the likes of a libertarian.

Cha

(295,903 posts)
14. Lol! And, what's the only hope for fucking Julian Ass-ange? So what..?
Fri Aug 16, 2013, 11:16 PM
Aug 2013

Rand Paul wins and Asshat gets to go free? What a insipid creep.

So are all his little troops in America going to GOTV for rand freakshow paul in 2016?

freshwest

(53,661 posts)
28. You betcha! Elect Rand for Faith and Freedom! Theocracy and Plutocracy are cool!!!!
Sat Aug 17, 2013, 12:35 AM
Aug 2013

Let's have a theocracy! Something we can all get behind (just walk a few steps behind, gals)

Faith and Freedom Coalition


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faith_and_Freedom_Coalition

http://www.rightwingwatch.org/category/organizations/faith-and-freedom-coalition

And why, pray tell would this not bother Assange? Since when have the 1% been ruled by theocrats?

Never, they use them to control us. So, never mind, folks, it's all good! Just forget about history and what happened...

There, there... And all you little women, you can forget about your 4th amendment rights forever, as it's against Gawd's Will.

Says the guy who tries to tack a Personhood.Law on every single bill - Yup - Rand Paul! Freedumb!

And Real Wymen wear Pink!



niyad

(112,434 posts)
15. kind of hard to take this seriously when the person does not know the difference between "peek"
Fri Aug 16, 2013, 11:17 PM
Aug 2013

and "peak".

 

Whisp

(24,096 posts)
23. Little Curly....
Sat Aug 17, 2013, 12:21 AM
Aug 2013


now that you mention it, his hair looks like a new born calf's when it still wet and the mama cow licks it.
 

Whisp

(24,096 posts)
21. We have been told that that was 'taken out of context'.
Sat Aug 17, 2013, 12:17 AM
Aug 2013

Apparently Assange didn't say what he said and there is another message hidden between the lines?

Tx4obama

(36,974 posts)
22. The VIDEO of the interview below
Sat Aug 17, 2013, 12:21 AM
Aug 2013



Published on Aug 16, 2013

Campus Reform Editor-in-Chief Josiah Ryan Interviews Julian Assange about Matt Drudge and Senator Rand Paul.

Historic NY

(37,449 posts)
36. Assange the same asshole who duped Manning & Snowden into thinking...
Sat Aug 17, 2013, 01:44 AM
Aug 2013

that giving up secrets was honorable.......Assange the king of narassistic morons. He only cares about himself.

 

randome

(34,845 posts)
41. If this group of buffoons truly thought they could wage a Libertarian 'jihad'...
Sat Aug 17, 2013, 07:27 AM
Aug 2013

...then i wonder about their panicked frames of mind. They tried to make a martyr out of Manning then Snowden. Neither of those panned out, primarily because Obama stayed cool under pressure, even when that pressure was joined by fellow Democrats.

When the discourse at DU resembles repetitions of Joe Wilson's "You lie!", it's become clear that too many Democrats have bought into the notion that the party cannot be salvaged.

They are ripe for the plucking into some 'safe harbor' such as Rand Paul. At least I think that was the 'hopes and dreams' of Assange, Greenwald, etc.

But just as Rumsfeld figured on Iraq being a cake walk, these Libertarian assholes are finally seeing that taking over the world is not as easy as it's portrayed in a James Bond movie.

They are panicking, showing their true colors. And feeling powerless. Desperate action may follow but they have already lost.
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