2016 Postmortem

Sunlei

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10. had to search Lawrence Lessig bio to see who he is. He looks pretty legit to me at first read.

Tue Jul 1, 2014, 06:31 PM

Jul 2014

Here's the wiki info, looks well educated has worked both sides in politics but seems to be able to change his mind and not go all out for one side or another.

His focus seems to be the corruption in politics, I agree with a lot of what he presents in his written works. Our Congress is corrupt and useless.

I think it may be best to not pass judgment off a short youtube video and check more in depth his plans before condemning him outright.

Here's his wiki bio-

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawrence_Lessig

here is google search on his name with a lot of information about him.

https://www.google.com/#q=lawrence+lessig

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This feels like a Bait and Switch campaign [View all] Veilex Jul 2014 OP

Very likely Koch-funded astroturf - as you noted Anansi1171 Jul 2014 #1

obvious TexinD Jul 2014 #2

Very true, and very sad. Xyzse Jul 2014 #11

Lawrence Lessig is a great guy and is carrying forward on a cause The Traveler Jul 2014 #3

Good Call Velix. Got your Koch radar on I see. misterhighwasted Jul 2014 #4

Lessig's parable of "Lesterland" The Traveler Jul 2014 #5

So besides having "gotten some of their statistics from Cato" The Traveler Jul 2014 #6

My problem with the campaign stems largly from its vagueness... Veilex Jul 2014 #7

Wait and see, my friend The Traveler Jul 2014 #12

I hope you're right. EOM Veilex Jul 2014 #13

We know LOTS about bait & switch in the DEM Party. It usually goes by phony terms like triangulation blkmusclmachine Jul 2014 #8

Anybody who talks of "taking our democracy back" is not planning to give it to you and me. nt bemildred Jul 2014 #9

had to search Lawrence Lessig bio to see who he is. He looks pretty legit to me at first read. Sunlei Jul 2014 #10

I've gotten emails about it through Demand Progress davidpdx Jul 2014 #14

I'm in the same camp... Veilex Jul 2014 #15

An interesting update davidpdx Jul 2014 #16