Julian Assange hearts Drudge + Ron & Rand Paul

[uhnope]

no comment necessary

[last1standing]

1. And this makes the NSA abuses and lies all go away.

Bad Julian! Bad!

[Civilization2]

2. and I should care who he votes for too? Really not my concern.

NSA corporate-military mercenary spying and manipulations are much more interesting,. don't ya' think?

[uhnope]

3. you should care that you're being led by a right wing hysteria machine. nt

[Civilization2]

12. being lead? you presume too much bumbelfck. Some of us think freely, no party, no ruler,. .

"hysteria"? I thought that was the word they used to dismiss women who asked too many questions, or had actual thoughts of their own, like 60 years ago. Guess some folks still feel the need to dismiss actual challenge to their imposed narratives,. . good luck with that.

[NoOneMan]

4. Did you watch this?

Drudge? He said he should be applauded for breaking censorship. But also said he publishes rumors with political slant. Its was an even handed summary (being that Assange isn't a Democrat).

Yeah, I did hear I admire Ron and Rand Paul for their principled positions on..... (domestic spying and drone warfare and defense of wikileaks).

[Pharaoh]

5. Assange is very intelligent

He chooses his words carefully, and in his position, he is trying not to make more enemies, nevertheless, he continues to stay on track as a brilliant foil to the corporate news media.

[SunSeeker]

10. What is so intelligent about talking approvingly about Ron and Rand Paul's anti-abortion position?

Did you watch the video? He actually says Ron and Rand Paul's positions on abortion are "consistent" with their "nonviolent principles."

Ron and Rand Paul would force women to have their rapist's babies. How the fuck is that consistent with libertarian principles?!

[iandhr]

6. Ron Pauls works

“Order was only restored in L.A. when it came time for the blacks to pick up their welfare checks three days after rioting began. ... What if the checks had never arrived? No doubt the blacks would have fully privatized the welfare state through continued looting. But they were paid off and the violence subsided.”

Gays in San Francisco do not obey the dictates of good sense," adding: "[T]hese men don't really see a reason to live past their fifties. They are not married, they have no children, and their lives are centered on new sexual partners." Also, "they enjoy the attention and pity that comes with being sick."


Is it any coincidence that the AIDS epidemic developed after they came "out of the closet," & started hyper-promiscuous sodomy?

On the holiday honoring MLK, the films shown in the government schools depict whites as evil.


This is just some. Ron Paul is a racist and a homophobic bigot. It is wrong to stand with him on anything.

[NoOneMan]

8. You couldn't be more wrong

"It is wrong to stand with him on anything."

He likes water. He needs it to live. Me too

[cyclezealot]

16. Assange 's many attacks

on corporate maleficence around the Globe. that hardly makes him a libertarian. I hear nothing of Assange's full endorsement of the Paul's views other than their Social Libertarian values. Nothing of their economics.
. Social Libertarian views can cross ideological boundaries when it comes to issues such as the First Amendment . With WikiLeaks attacks on the role of corporations overseas, I think Assange would be extremely uncomfortable in Ayn Rand's world where corporations and the rich's rule goes unchecked.

[BlueToTheBone]

7. Speaks to his understanding of US politics

He goes for the good sound bites and doesn't look behind the screen. For such a brilliant man, he certainly is naive/

[SunSeeker]

9. He says the only hope for America is the "libertarian section of the Republican Party."

Oh, and he says Ron and Rand's hypocritical anti-choice positions are "consistent" with their "nonviolent principles." Have you ever seen the violence that an illegal abortion does to a women's body, you ignorant sexist ass?!

Fuck you, Julian Assange.

[Demo_Chris]

11. Intelligent people can have differing opinions and conclusions. nt

[Dawson Leery]

13. Julian Assange's hero supports the summary execution of robbery suspects

[Tx4obama]

14. Julian Assange Praises ‘Innovator’ Matt Drudge, ‘Principled’ Rand Paul

Julian Assange Praises ‘Innovator’ Matt Drudge, ‘Principled’ Rand Paul

Friday morning, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange participated in an online chat session hosted by Campus Reform, in which he offered up some special praise for conservatives Matt Drudge and Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY). Assange applauded The Drudge Report for disrupting the “self-censorship of the establishment press” and held up Paul as one of the most “principled” members of the U.S. Congress.

Responding to questions from Campus Reform editor-in-chief Josiah Ryan, Assange began by calling Drudge a “news media innovator” who has been on the rise since the Monica Lewinsky scandal. “It is as a result of the self-censorship of the establishment press in the United States that gave Matt Drudge such a platform,” Assange said, “and so of course he should be applauded for breaking a lot of that censorship.”

He also noted that social media has supplanted much of what Drudge is known for, which he described as “collecting interesting rumors that looked like they might be true and publishing them.” Assange said he only agrees with “some” of Drudge’s political opinions.

“I 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,” Assange said, saying they have been some of his “strongest supporters” when it comes to attacks on WikiLeaks. He called the position of the “libertarian Republican right” an “interesting phenomenon.” He pointed out that they principle of “non-violence” could include being against both drone warfare and abortion.

-snip-

http://www.mediaite.com/online/julian-assange-praises-innovator-matt-drudge-principled-rand-paul/

[delrem]

15. What a total repudiation of everything wikileaks has uncovered.

And everything Snowden uncovered as well.

Thank you, thank you, uhnope, for showing that these people are so unlike you.

They actually have principles that extend beyond party allegiance, which in your mind destroys their credibility in one shot.
They actually demonstrate their assertions, with documented evidence, unlike you.

Who'd've thunk it?
Who'd've thunk anyone gave a damn?

Not you.

(eta: I'm totally responsible for the contradictions in the above)

[Douglas Carpenter]

17. any praise is very nuanced and qualified - I can see where he is coming from and I at least have to

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partly agree - if I want to maintain any intellectual honesty at all

[stonecutter357]

18. I hate Libertarians more than Republicans.