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stupidicus

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32. which of course invalidates everything he's ever said and done
Fri Aug 16, 2013, 06:18 PM
Aug 2013

You might top post this to provide further inspiration http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/08/16/julian-assange-praises-matt-drudge-as-news-media-innovator/ for the "I hate the messenger, ergo all their messages are bunk" crowd.
Good bye, Julian. jessie04 Aug 2013 #1
Post removed Post removed Aug 2013 #2
I smelled that long ago Rosa Luxemburg Aug 2013 #51
Yeah, me too. AverageJoe90 Aug 2013 #148
I've had it with Obama apologists smearing civil liberties activists as Ron/Rand Paul supporters! geek tragedy Aug 2013 #3
He just said he is a big admirer of Ron Paul iandhr Aug 2013 #5
He DID qualify his admiration MNBrewer Aug 2013 #81
No. He said he admired their principled positions on drone war, spying and wikileaks NoOneMan Aug 2013 #87
Also anti-choice, anti-teacher, anti-union....yeah, a real upstanding "leftie." MADem Aug 2013 #103
Anti-gay. anti-environmental protection, mountain top removal supporter, wants a Christian nation. freshwest Aug 2013 #139
An intelligent human being looks at the whole package, and in so doing, MADem Aug 2013 #143
+1,000. freshwest Aug 2013 #145
So all civil libertarians are bad now? NoOneMan Aug 2013 #6
Anyone who supports Ron/Rand Paul is playing for the wrong team. No exceptions, nt geek tragedy Aug 2013 #8
Fuck the ACLU. Terrorists NoOneMan Aug 2013 #37
The ACLU didn't slobber over the Paul crime syndicate. nt geek tragedy Aug 2013 #62
Anyone who is against domestic spying is against us. NoOneMan Aug 2013 #72
One can oppose privacy violations without geek tragedy Aug 2013 #75
Perfect post. nt Mojorabbit Aug 2013 #124
Civil libertarianism isn't a subset of libertarianism struggle4progress Aug 2013 #9
I understand that. Some people don't NoOneMan Aug 2013 #38
True. But Assange aligned himself with the "Libertarian section of the Republican party." pnwmom Aug 2013 #65
Assange isn't a "right-wing Republican". He isn't even American NoOneMan Aug 2013 #74
You're right, I misspoke. He merely said that the Libertarian section of the Republican party pnwmom Aug 2013 #128
The Democratic Party has held the reigns for the last few years NoOneMan Aug 2013 #129
Where do you live? Since when is Bonehead Boehner a Democrat? MADem Aug 2013 #144
What difference does it make? Does it make the spying ok because of their political Mojorabbit Aug 2013 #125
Well, that's funny. In all the anti-Greenwald threads for several weeks Hissyspit Aug 2013 #91
huh? struggle4progress Aug 2013 #92
For weeks people deliberately conflated civil libertarian and Libertarian Hissyspit Aug 2013 #93
I knew that an Authoritarian like you would say something like that ... JoePhilly Aug 2013 #41
But, but, but!!! He brings up important points!!! freshwest Aug 2013 #56
The Ends Justifies the Means Crowd won't understand your joke! VanillaRhapsody Aug 2013 #79
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
Guilty as charged. But not about DUers. Media heroes are fair game, though. freshwest Aug 2013 #140
Of course he is BeyondGeography Aug 2013 #4
Video available. Assange says "The only hope as far as electoral politics are concerned struggle4progress Aug 2013 #7
Well then. I guess we are doomed. /nt Ash_F Aug 2013 #43
Well that is very telling... xoom Aug 2013 #118
He's gonna get GOTV for the GOP? Fuck that idea. No, nope, non, nein, nyet. freshwest Aug 2013 #141
"Con man" is absolutely right, fresh. He knows he has a lot Cha Aug 2013 #147
i have thought for some time that Snowden is hoping Rand Paul becomes President and that's when JI7 Aug 2013 #10
It's so obvious. he better not have a snowball's chance Cha Aug 2013 #146
shouldnt be all that shocking.. iamthebandfanman Aug 2013 #11
He doesn't have to live in the US NoOneMan Aug 2013 #39
obama says he has similar views to mitt romney so are you all gonna dump obama now? nt msongs Aug 2013 #12
and he admires reagan iamthebandfanman Aug 2013 #16
Except he never said that ... JoePhilly Aug 2013 #45
Bandman bravely ran away ... eom Kolesar Aug 2013 #134
Other than the fact that Obamacare is based on Romneycare, they have remarkably different views pnwmom Aug 2013 #19
And thats probably pretty much the same for Assange and Paul NoOneMan Aug 2013 #40
Assange is a huge supporter of the Paul's and other Libertarian Republicans. pnwmom Aug 2013 #63
They might be. NoOneMan Aug 2013 #64
Why isn't he saying that people like Warren and Grayson are our "best hope"? pnwmom Aug 2013 #67
For the love of God. He isn't even American NoOneMan Aug 2013 #73
I am aware of that. But he reveals his political preferences when he discusses his beliefs pnwmom Aug 2013 #80
Is Ralph Nader going to get the Democratic nod and win the nation over? NoOneMan Aug 2013 #86
If he is progressive, why doesn't he support Elizabeth Warren or Alan Grayson? pnwmom Aug 2013 #96
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
Haha, you didn't watch the video! Watch it. NoOneMan Aug 2013 #101
I'm not going to watch the video because Assange, pnwmom Aug 2013 #117
Neener neener, I can't hear you! NoOneMan Aug 2013 #123
You're making a fool of yourself. bitchkitty Aug 2013 #135
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
Well, is Nader going to win the nomination? NoOneMan Aug 2013 #109
Everyone is entitled to an opinion. So fucking what? phleshdef Aug 2013 #110
And talking shit is all you are doing indeed. NoOneMan Aug 2013 #112
I feel this right here says it all! xoom Aug 2013 #119
Yeah, but did he have boxes in his garage? mindwalker_i Aug 2013 #13
OK, this is gonna be an interesting night Iliyah Aug 2013 #14
Barack Obama: George W Bush is a good man, generous, compassionate Skeeter Barnes Aug 2013 #15
This thread isn't about Obama. Tobin S. Aug 2013 #18
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
Its not even about Ron Paul? NoOneMan Aug 2013 #55
Thank you!!! Peace Patriot Aug 2013 #22
And the President admires Ronald Reagan. progressoid Aug 2013 #17
Please post the video where he said that. JoePhilly Aug 2013 #46
This video is no longer available due to a copyright claim by pscompany progressoid Aug 2013 #68
Not really.. Cha Aug 2013 #70
Oh my dear Cha! sheshe2 Aug 2013 #71
+1 for the truth Politicub Aug 2013 #126
.. Cha Aug 2013 #127
Fuck Him. he is a user and abuser CBGLuthier Aug 2013 #20
Assange could iandhr Aug 2013 #21
This is certainly an interesting turn of events, it'll send shockwaves through Neo-DU. tridim Aug 2013 #27
Ron Paul Says TV Venture Contributes To The 'Cause of liberty'... tridim Aug 2013 #23
Sad...I'd always assumed Assange to be smarter than this... Blue_Tires Aug 2013 #24
Lots of Tea Party people hated the bank bailouts eridani Aug 2013 #25
The irrelevance. It burns. Maedhros Aug 2013 #26
does he think he'd be better off under president ron paul ? madrchsod Aug 2013 #28
? Hissyspit Aug 2013 #94
A potential President Ron Paul would be much worse than President Obama Cali_Democrat Aug 2013 #97
For Julian Assange? Hissyspit Aug 2013 #115
I guess that makes me a Paulite, as well MNBrewer Aug 2013 #29
well, aren't all we all racists, etc, for disagreeing with the spying and such? stupidicus Aug 2013 #33
Whatever, asshole. ellie Aug 2013 #30
Either Assange is naive, or he's a woman-hating, poor people-hating lunatic racist. Zen Democrat Aug 2013 #31
which of course invalidates everything he's ever said and done stupidicus Aug 2013 #32
Read that at RS Iliyah Aug 2013 #35
I updated the OP to include this in the comments. n/t Cali_Democrat Aug 2013 #49
Well heaven05 Aug 2013 #34
So much for him being a left-wing hero. Just another libertarian dirt bag!! OregonBlue Aug 2013 #36
With us or against us NoOneMan Aug 2013 #44
The quote from Assange should've been... Cooley Hurd Aug 2013 #42
Whoa....."an admirer"? Seriously? Hulk Aug 2013 #48
Watch the video. He was asked a question by the audience on a variety of controversial people/groups NoOneMan Aug 2013 #76
Haha! Thanks for the comical relief in this thread! xoom Aug 2013 #121
Guilt by association is one of the informal logical fallacies Jack Rabbit Aug 2013 #50
Fuck him. Snowden too. Libertarian fuckwads. nt onehandle Aug 2013 #52
*snicker* freshwest Aug 2013 #53
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
Thank you for this thread, Cali Democrat. Maedhros Aug 2013 #58
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
" Julian needs to get out more...." Quasimodem Aug 2013 #100
Yeah, I'll just bet he's an admirer of that racist pig, ron paul while calling Cha Aug 2013 #66
The Pauls? Drudge? BumRushDaShow Aug 2013 #69
You do realize, he wasn't asked about Grayson or Warren. It was an audience question NoOneMan Aug 2013 #78
Well certainly Ron Paul loves these folks BumRushDaShow Aug 2013 #89
WOW Cali_Democrat Aug 2013 #95
Now stop it with nuance and context! Hissyspit Aug 2013 #90
How does this stack up to Obama's praise of Ronald Reagan? villager Aug 2013 #77
Funny you asked Cali_Democrat Aug 2013 #82
Funny, some of his policies still seem indistinguishable from many Reagan-era ones. villager Aug 2013 #83
You are certainly entitled to your opinion Cali_Democrat Aug 2013 #84
well, I wish there was less of a ballooning MIC informing my opinion villager Aug 2013 #85
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
Good way to avoid the point. phleshdef Aug 2013 #111
My point is, people like you would defend each of those acts, uncritically, and loudly. villager Aug 2013 #122
Blue Team Good fujiyama Aug 2013 #114
I believe it is possible to be wrong about something Live and Learn Aug 2013 #102
Quelle surprise. 6000eliot Aug 2013 #113
Am I reading this right? xoom Aug 2013 #116
Hmmm, not surprised. maddezmom Aug 2013 #120
I'm not really bothered by this fujiyama Aug 2013 #131
And this surprise who? grantcart Aug 2013 #132
reply 2 should not have been hidden ... eom Kolesar Aug 2013 #133
And white supremacists too, apparently Number23 Aug 2013 #136
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
Sorry--that's ad hominem REASONING to reject the guy. MADem Aug 2013 #142
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