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In reply to the discussion: Pierre Omidyar - Libertarian GG's Libertarian Billionaire Boss [View all]muriel_volestrangler
(106,141 posts)31. You didn't link to 'Boiling Frogs', you linked to DailyPaul
From the DailyPaul page you linked to (by 'AnCapMercenary' - I presume that's 'Anarcho-Capitalist Mercenary, but since it's a site you frequent, you may be able to clear that up):
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UPDATE 1:
Who's Controlling The Snowden Documents and to What Purpose? Link to infowars, followed by video clearly marked 'infowars.com' (you don't even have to play it to see that)
Then text marked "TheAlexJonesChannel"
then links to infowars, prisonplanet, and Alex Jones' twitter feed and facebook page
Then an excerpt from Edmonds
Then another video clearly marked "infowars.com"
then text marked 'infowars.com'
UPDATE 2:
an RT video
UPDATE 3:
an interview of Edmonds by tracesofreality.com
Then another infowars video
Who's Controlling The Snowden Documents and to What Purpose? Link to infowars, followed by video clearly marked 'infowars.com' (you don't even have to play it to see that)
Then text marked "TheAlexJonesChannel"
then links to infowars, prisonplanet, and Alex Jones' twitter feed and facebook page
Then an excerpt from Edmonds
Then another video clearly marked "infowars.com"
then text marked 'infowars.com'
UPDATE 2:
an RT video
UPDATE 3:
an interview of Edmonds by tracesofreality.com
Then another infowars video
What is 'Traces of Reality'? Glad you asked:
Guillermo Jimenez is the host of the Traces of Reality Radio show and Demanufacturing Consent, an exclusive weekly podcast on Boiling Frogs Post. In 2012, he served as a National Delegate for Ron Paul, and is now working to advance the message of liberty outside of politics through a venture into independent media and grassroots activism.
http://tracesofreality.com/about/
http://tracesofreality.com/about/
This continuous linkage of Ron Paul and Sibel Edmonds is not surprising - she likes him:
Not only that. I want you to look up and checkout the candidates photos above. I took these pictures from that same iWatch News story. Please do it. What do you see? A tough and confident looking number 1-Obama. A happy, confident and relaxed smiling Romney. Lip smacking and beaming Newt Gingrich. A typical silly male bimbo on his way out of the race, but too silly to realize it, thus semi-smiling-Santorum. And then, there comes the candidate they list as the last in money raising, bottom of the barrel, the one on the loser-spot a real worried, grim and sour looking-Ron Paul.
Reality in this case: As far as raising money for the campaign goes, Ron Paul is the third candidate in the race overall, As far as Republican candidates are concerned, Ron Paul is number 2 in both raising and spending money.
Weve been reading everyday on the establishment medias belligerent attitude towards Ron Paul and all their attempts to avoid providing coverage when it comes to him. But this? At this level? Come on. This goes way beyond belligerence. It reaches ultimate pathetic levels and makes them look like fools. Or a better way to say it: their role as the establishments jokers.
http://www.boilingfrogspost.com/2012/01/31/media-belligerence-against-ron-paul-reaches-a-pathetic-point/
Reality in this case: As far as raising money for the campaign goes, Ron Paul is the third candidate in the race overall, As far as Republican candidates are concerned, Ron Paul is number 2 in both raising and spending money.
Weve been reading everyday on the establishment medias belligerent attitude towards Ron Paul and all their attempts to avoid providing coverage when it comes to him. But this? At this level? Come on. This goes way beyond belligerence. It reaches ultimate pathetic levels and makes them look like fools. Or a better way to say it: their role as the establishments jokers.
http://www.boilingfrogspost.com/2012/01/31/media-belligerence-against-ron-paul-reaches-a-pathetic-point/
https://www.boilingfrogspost.com/2011/05/28/ron-paul-we-live-in-a-dictatorship/
http://www.boilingfrogspost.com/2012/11/16/congressman-ron-pauls-farewell-speech-to-congress/
All in all, it seems pretty clear that Edmonds is very supportive of libertarians, such as Paul, so it does seems strange you use her, plus Paulites and the lunatic Alex Jones, to try to paint Omidyar and/or Greenwald as a libertarian.
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Guy's not perfect, but he's one of the few billionaires interested in supporting democracy.
Octafish
Jun 2014
#3
eBay Shrugged: Pierre Omidyar believes there should be no philanthropy without profit
Whisp
Jun 2014
#4
Libertarians like Omidyar and Greenwald believe in completely unfettered free markets. nt
Cali_Democrat
Jun 2014
#23
Half of the article on DailyPaul that you linked to is from Infowars
muriel_volestrangler
Jun 2014
#20
You may think Stormfront and infowars are okay to link to here now, but I don't
muriel_volestrangler
Jun 2014
#43
GG and Co. give a shit about domestic spying. It's a ruse, it's bait for the gullible.
Whisp
Jun 2014
#29
No, I'm saying Omidyar and Co. are using people's fear for profit. Just like the NRA.
Whisp
Jun 2014
#32
I disagree wholeheartedly. I am seeing the same kinds of reactions from the groups.
Whisp
Jun 2014
#40
Ah. So all his experience in cyber security is null and void if he profits from it?
Cerridwen
Jun 2014
#44
Then the Vanity Fair article from 2004 will really make things tough for you.
Cerridwen
Jun 2014
#56
So if someone's boss isn't ideologically pure enough for anonymous internet dudes
riderinthestorm
Jun 2014
#34
There's a lot of distance between ideologically pure and filthy money grubbing ghoul. n/t
Whisp
Jun 2014
#38
Since when do "investors" in Kiva make anything from their "investments?"
Jackpine Radical
Jun 2014
#53