Comments on: Update V: Son Of Ron For Senate (Civil Wrongs?) https://barelyablog.com/son-of-ron-for-senate/ by ilana mercer Wed, 02 Apr 2025 19:29:09 +0000 hourly 1 By: Van Wijk https://barelyablog.com/son-of-ron-for-senate/comment-page-1/#comment-10427 Sat, 22 May 2010 06:17:57 +0000 http://barelyablog.com/?p=25515#comment-10427 Upon further meditation, I guess what bothers me most about this debacle is that when Maddow set the terms of the discussion, Paul immediately agreed to them. (In military parlance this is called losing the initiative.) She then deftly corralled him into the Racist camp and dared him to squirm his way out. What followed is by now very familiar to everyone: a conservative (or somewhat conservative) politician or public figure kneeling before one of the left’s favorite idols, unable to stand again without its blessing.

The issue of civil rights is one with a tortured history in this country. We have made great strides, but there is still work to be done to ensure the great promise of Liberty is granted to all Americans.

This strikes me as something Al Sharpton or some other accomplished hustler might say. I take it as an admission of defeat.

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By: sunny black https://barelyablog.com/son-of-ron-for-senate/comment-page-1/#comment-10419 Sat, 22 May 2010 03:19:50 +0000 http://barelyablog.com/?p=25515#comment-10419 re: HBD…
I went out of my way to find out what this meant (just to impress Ms. Mercer) and I feel dumber by 10 IQ points (the things I do for you)…

HBD = human biodiversity
Definition: “Human biodiversity is an acknowledgment that humans differ from each other in various ways because of our different genotypes. Differences include, but are not limited to, physical appearance, athletic ability, personality, and cognitive abilities. ”

Lefty crap…If you’re that curious for more info… http://www.halfsigma.com/2009/06/hbd-human-biodiversity.html

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By: Roger Chaillet https://barelyablog.com/son-of-ron-for-senate/comment-page-1/#comment-10388 Fri, 21 May 2010 17:29:37 +0000 http://barelyablog.com/?p=25515#comment-10388 Silly me, I thought race was a social construct?

And where does Howard Fineman reside? Does he live in the ‘hood or barrio? If not then why not? Is he a bigot or racist for electing not to live in such a neighborhood?

He reminds me of Dubya’s bigoted behavior.

Remember the brouhaha from years ago involving Governor Bush and conservative Lino Graglia? Seems Graglia suffered from a bad case of CTS (Conservative Tourette Syndrome). That is, he spoke the truth about differences. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lino_Graglia In response Jorge sobered up long enough to mau mau Professor Lino Graglia.

And Jorge most assuredly is a bigot. He opted to “retire” from politics (Not true. No politician ever retires from politics.) and move to Dallas. Except he did not move to the ‘hood or barrio; he moved to the obscenely affluent, lily white enclave of Preston Hollow. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preston_Hollow,_Dallas,_Texas The only “Hispanics” Jorge will encounter there are the guys with leaf blowers and the “artists” who wish to “tag” private property.

Fineman and Duby are two of a kind: Self-righteous, self-anointed Masters of the Universe who reside in their own little ghettos full of like minded, narrow minded folks.

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By: Derek https://barelyablog.com/son-of-ron-for-senate/comment-page-1/#comment-10385 Fri, 21 May 2010 16:14:50 +0000 http://barelyablog.com/?p=25515#comment-10385 A couple more items. First, this reminds me of when the folks on MSNBC questioned Ron Paul about Lincoln during the last campaign, and got all bent out of joint when Ron told them Lincoln could have freed the slaves without the war.

Second, I wish someone would ask Rand or anyone running for office how they would have voted on the 1965 Immigration Act. I would love to have a debate on that monstrosity.

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By: Myron Pauli https://barelyablog.com/son-of-ron-for-senate/comment-page-1/#comment-10381 Fri, 21 May 2010 15:11:48 +0000 http://barelyablog.com/?p=25515#comment-10381 This (trashing of Paul) is only the beginning. Next thing, Paul will be tied to inventing sickle-cell anemia when he wasn’t laughing alongside Bin Laden during 9/11 – etc. ad nauseum. This is all predictable. The establishment (Republicrat and Demoplican) are apoplectic of the thought of a libertarian crashing their exclusive club. Besides, Paul is philosophically an opponent of Social Security and all the other SACRED COWS of the Welfare-Warfare state. He is an EXTREMIST (like Goldwater 1964) – true since belief in limited government is not “Mainstream”.

Fineman at his most despicable: “Tea Party philosophy runs smack into the wall of rights the Constitution creates, and if Paul doesn’t want to recognize that, he will turn the entire election into a referendum on racial discrimination.” It is not Paul who is turning this into a referendum on discrimination but the media. There are black strip clubs in DC with 99% black clientele and no one cares – there’s a greasy spoon Kosher “Chinese Restaurant” with 99% Orthodox Jewish clientele – since no one else would want to eat there! But to Fineman, it is all Bull Connor and Klan if one claims that private property is, in fact, PRIVATE.

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By: Derek https://barelyablog.com/son-of-ron-for-senate/comment-page-1/#comment-10362 Fri, 21 May 2010 05:41:34 +0000 http://barelyablog.com/?p=25515#comment-10362 At least this is happening in May, six months before the election. It would be a problem if it happened a couple of weeks prior. But I think there is enough time that he should be able to weather the storm.

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By: Jamie https://barelyablog.com/son-of-ron-for-senate/comment-page-1/#comment-10359 Fri, 21 May 2010 03:13:19 +0000 http://barelyablog.com/?p=25515#comment-10359 I’m not sure what Dr. Paul had to gain by going on Rachel Maddow. No one watches MSNBC to begin with, and only bad things could have come of it. I’m disappointed his people did not anticipate the trap she was going to try and set. It’s a shame he fell into it. I still think he will be elected, though. He doesn’t need to convince the American people of anything. He needs to convince the people of KY, and I think he will. The MSM does not control public opinion anymore.

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By: Michael Scott https://barelyablog.com/son-of-ron-for-senate/comment-page-1/#comment-10358 Fri, 21 May 2010 02:01:45 +0000 http://barelyablog.com/?p=25515#comment-10358 Libertarians never seem to learn-continually applying reason where a bullhorn is more apt.

Libertarian shall either find a sexy, elk-shooting mom of their own, find a Two Minutes Hate of their own, or be marginalized to the three or four percent of the mob that can comprehend their arguments.

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By: Greg https://barelyablog.com/son-of-ron-for-senate/comment-page-1/#comment-10345 Fri, 21 May 2010 00:30:30 +0000 http://barelyablog.com/?p=25515#comment-10345 Dr. Paul is in a no win situation. It would require thinking to actually understand what he is talking about. The American people are too mentally lazy and uneducated on the issue.

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By: Robert Glisson https://barelyablog.com/son-of-ron-for-senate/comment-page-1/#comment-10312 Thu, 20 May 2010 20:16:52 +0000 http://barelyablog.com/?p=25515#comment-10312 By saying everyone has a right to be served, no one has the right to say who won’t have to serve. Public civil rights vs private civil rights, no freedom remains. Like the song ‘Resign to surrender’ by Epica states, “none are so enslaved as those who think they are free” the growler is right.

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