Comments on: Why Is Ron Paul Paying 911 Truther Conspiracy Nut, Alex Jones?

By: Eric

Eric — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 20:16:23 +0000

I don’t understand why this is an issue. Why focus on one donation? The individuals that contribute to a campaign don’t make the candidate. It is dismissive and arrogant to simply call Alex Jones a conspiracy nut. Everyone herds in like sheep to utter this insult. Alex Jones knows far more about the issues he proposes than most who dismiss him. His conclusions may be fairly viewed as extravagant but to call him a nut means that facts do not matter if you don’t buy the conclusion. The whole issue of who donates is entirely irrelevant.

By: Linda Deaver

Linda Deaver — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 04:32:14 +0000

Sounds like a lot of old women sitting around talking about the
old men in a old folks home, because they can’t do anything for
themselves, like read…..the facts people! Quit just blowing
hot air, we have enough in this country already. Ron Paul The
Revolution

By: Curtis

Curtis — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 13:48:43 +0000

I’m not so sure anyone but people who already hate Ron Paul really care about this “9/11 Troofer” and “Neo-Nazi” donation stuff. It’s not like anyone who is illogical enough to not vote for a guy because of a donation he received would ever be logical enough to vote for Ron Paul anyway. One look at the blogroll on the sidebar and ya notice tons of crap blogs that spread a lot of hate. It’s like they have a circle jerk in an echo chamber everytime Ron Paul or a Muslim passes gas.

By: Liberty Pundit

Liberty Pundit — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 11:28:15 +0000

More Ron Paul Hanky Panky

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By: USpace

USpace — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 03:27:23 +0000

Ron Paul has some good ideas, just some that is…
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absurd thought -
God of the Universe says
just blame America

for all the ills of the world
don’t blame simple dictators

.
absurd thought -
God of the Universe says
ignore the threat of jihad

SCREAM that it’s made up
an excuse for blood for oil
.

http://absurdthoughtsaboutgod.blogspot.com/

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By: Beth

Beth — Sun, 28 Oct 2007 22:32:43 +0000

Paul Eres: I should note that the comment I just posted here is also being held in moderation, and I’m not freaking out about it. Get a life.

By: Beth

Beth — Sun, 28 Oct 2007 22:31:30 +0000

$1300 of Alex Jonesâ€™ $2300 donation was refunded, per the FEC disclosure. (See the update to my post.) Why only a partial refund? Iâ€™m guessing RP sees a need to distance himself from troofer scum, but not COMPLETELY disavow them. If he did, his support base would all but disappear. Paul Eres, you're being paranoid. Captain Ed is as fair-minded as anyone on the internet. It's entirely possible your comment is being held in moderation or was mistakenly flagged by the software as spam. IT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME, and it doesn't matter what the commenters' ideology is. Lighten up.

By: John P Slevin

John P Slevin — Sun, 28 Oct 2007 18:11:53 +0000

Before I posted here, I posted a similar correction on Captain Ed’s blog, and it has not been deleted, yet.

By: Paul Eres

Paul Eres — Sun, 28 Oct 2007 17:12:42 +0000

I just checked back at the comments to the Captain’s post — and I noticed he allows 9/11 conspiracy theorists comments on that entry in support of Alex Jones (talking about the lawn in the Pentagon and all that) but he doesn’t allow sensible comments pointing out that where the $1300 came from, the very question he asked in his post?

By: Paul Eres

Paul Eres — Sun, 28 Oct 2007 17:06:49 +0000

“The $1,300.00 item was a CONTRIBUTION REFUND. Anyone going to the FEC page and looking under disbursements can see this for themselves.”

Exactly. A few minutes after Captain Ed posted his blog entry I posted a comment pointing that out. He deleted it. Make your own decisions about his motivation.

What’s ironic is that a few days prior he had posted a blog entry about how he would never censor Ron Paul supporters the way Red State has done so long as their comment is relevant. Wasn’t my comment relevant?

Hopefully this blog doesn’t delete it to the way the Captain’s Quarters does.