Slog - Comments on The Vet that Heckled McCain During His Acceptance Speech? http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/the_vet_that_heckled_mccain_during_his_a He was a radical righty and not, as he was no doubt described on FIX News, a radical lefty... Well I’ve been a Ron Paul supporter since the beginning of this campaign. Since before this campaign started, actually, I’ve been a fan of Paul. So I’ve got a lot of friends in the Ron Paul crowd. And he’s got a lot of delegates in there. More than the Republican Party is willing to admit. And the fact that I got into there is proof of that. One of Paul’s alternate delegates got me a guest pass. He plans to vote... Copyright 2008 Fri, 05 Sep 2008 09:29:22 -0800 Sun, 07 Sep 2008 22:29:16 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Mike in MO He plans to vote for Bob Barr in November.

sweet!

]]> Mike in MO http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/the_vet_that_heckled_mccain_during_his_a#c1126565 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/the_vet_that_heckled_mccain_during_his_a#c1126565 2008 Fri, 05 Sep 2008 09:39:56 -0800 Comment by P to the J Love it! Dissent is essential to an honest government, and this guy got the point across.

]]> P to the J http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/the_vet_that_heckled_mccain_during_his_a#c1126629 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/the_vet_that_heckled_mccain_during_his_a#c1126629 2008 Fri, 05 Sep 2008 10:03:59 -0800 Comment by w7ngman Ron Paul is basically a libertarian, which would make his supporters economic righties but (rather extreme) social lefties.

But you knew that.

]]> w7ngman http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/the_vet_that_heckled_mccain_during_his_a#c1126662 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/the_vet_that_heckled_mccain_during_his_a#c1126662 2008 Fri, 05 Sep 2008 10:15:50 -0800 Comment by Greg @3: That's why I always liked the libertarian political plane; it describes things so much better than the virtually useless left/right spectrum.

]]> Greg http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/the_vet_that_heckled_mccain_during_his_a#c1126694 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/the_vet_that_heckled_mccain_during_his_a#c1126694 2008 Fri, 05 Sep 2008 10:26:59 -0800 Comment by reverend dr dj riz ' What the Republican Party is doing with their take on the war in Iraq is spinning it in such a way that it’s about victory or defeat. But they can’t face up to the fact that you can’t win an occupation. In an occupation, everybody loses. What we’re calling for is an immediate withdrawal of all occupying forces in Iraq.'
bob barr excepted, we accept him one of us..
we accept him , one of us.

]]> reverend dr dj riz http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/the_vet_that_heckled_mccain_during_his_a#c1126736 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/the_vet_that_heckled_mccain_during_his_a#c1126736 2008 Fri, 05 Sep 2008 11:01:35 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle All former GOP conservatives should vote for Bob Barr.

Noone in their right mind would vote for McSame after eight years of failure and 38 years of his being a DC insider, a beltway patriarch.

Even if Obama is a better choice for the nation ...

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/the_vet_that_heckled_mccain_during_his_a#c1126738 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/the_vet_that_heckled_mccain_during_his_a#c1126738 2008 Fri, 05 Sep 2008 11:07:34 -0800 Comment by Captain Jack They're not actually social "lefties" though. They should be, but they're not.

]]> Captain Jack http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/the_vet_that_heckled_mccain_during_his_a#c1126777 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/the_vet_that_heckled_mccain_during_his_a#c1126777 2008 Fri, 05 Sep 2008 12:33:22 -0800 Comment by Your blog, right? That construction? It's getting old.

]]> Your blog, right? http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/the_vet_that_heckled_mccain_during_his_a#c1126814 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/the_vet_that_heckled_mccain_during_his_a#c1126814 2008 Fri, 05 Sep 2008 13:22:05 -0800 Comment by GK
Ron Paul is great. He's the only one who calls the Fed, big money, and big oil to task.
Only one.

Democrats=Republicans. 1st one steals with big government, second one with big business.

]]> GK http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/the_vet_that_heckled_mccain_during_his_a#c1127134 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/the_vet_that_heckled_mccain_during_his_a#c1127134 2008 Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:41:18 -0800 Comment by DF #9? In a libertarian world, big business would not only be just as bad as today, but even worse. There'd be NO constraints on big business.

I don't mind a libertarian argument, but that's it's somehow anti-business is just too bizarre to let sit there.

]]> DF http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/the_vet_that_heckled_mccain_during_his_a#c1127311 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/the_vet_that_heckled_mccain_during_his_a#c1127311 2008 Fri, 05 Sep 2008 17:09:21 -0800 Comment by Empact @10 Not necessarily. I don't speak for all libertarians, but it's in-line with libertarian thought to:

* Oppose limited liability for corporations
* Favor some governmental method of internalizing externalities, e.g. carbon taxes
* Never ever subsidize big corps or make laws which prop them up, or otherwise give them handouts or bailouts

Now how these add up relative to lower taxation and limited anti-trust action is the point of debate. But the point is that it is debatable.

]]> Empact http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/the_vet_that_heckled_mccain_during_his_a#c1127368 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/the_vet_that_heckled_mccain_during_his_a#c1127368 2008 Fri, 05 Sep 2008 17:37:54 -0800 Comment by Amelia Thomas Frank noted in his new book that Libertarian think tanks don't seem to be financially self-supporting. However, when they need sponsors, they tend to find them.

]]> Amelia http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/the_vet_that_heckled_mccain_during_his_a#c1127444 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/the_vet_that_heckled_mccain_during_his_a#c1127444 2008 Fri, 05 Sep 2008 20:09:56 -0800 Comment by Tracy Self-proclaimed "Libertarians" voted for Bush in 2000 and in 2004. Yes, their platform regarding civil rights looks good on paper, but they always value tax breaks and the 2nd Amendment over privacy and civil rights.

They may say that they'll fight for civil liberties, but they will sell-out the 1st Amendment to protect their guns and money every time.

Their priorities are out of wack in my opinion.

]]> Tracy http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/the_vet_that_heckled_mccain_during_his_a#c1129510 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/the_vet_that_heckled_mccain_during_his_a#c1129510 2008 Sun, 07 Sep 2008 07:27:45 -0800 Comment by teach people not books just dropping in to say you were BRILLIANT on bill maher. brilliant!

]]> teach people not books http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/the_vet_that_heckled_mccain_during_his_a#c1130483 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/the_vet_that_heckled_mccain_during_his_a#c1130483 2008 Sun, 07 Sep 2008 16:33:24 -0800 Comment by alion @14 ditto. Powerfully brilliant.

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