ron paul

  • PBS's NOW has an excellent interview with Zephyr Teachout -- who was the director of online organizing for Howard Dean's 2004 campaign -- about the Ron Paul phenomenon.
    There is some part of the Ron Paul story that is a little bit of expression of anger at how limited our political debate has become. The feedback for a lot of media, I think, is unfortunately very small because we spend a lot of time—or political reporters spend a lot of time—around political staff. And they have their own set of language, metrics, fundraising, and what's serious and what's not serious, and what's okay and what's not okay, and what's crazy, and what's not crazy.
    (via techpres) (22) #
    12/14/2007
  • While I like what Ron Paul symbolizes in the Republican primary -- namely, the awakening of a segment of the Republican party that its positions as represented by its mainstream candidates are anti-freedom, pro-torture, and generally unethical -- this list of bills that he sponsored, co-sponsored, or supported in Congress disabuses me of any notion of ever supporting him in the general election. I don't disagree with every bill on the list, but the sum gives me a general idea of where Paul's priorities lie. (via andrew sullivan) (8) #
    11/13/2007
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