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In reply to the discussion: Greenwald: Vote Obama – If You Want a Centrist Republican for US President [View all]Luminous Animal
(27,310 posts)on the same day?
For what it is worth, I think Conor is grasping (though I agree with him that the newsletters are odious but I also believe that, unlike Conor, Paul, whether he wrote anything in the newsletters or not, needs to be hung with the words that were published under his name. I give Paul absolutely no quarter in this regard.) BUT, I also found the article worth reading. People, especially Democrats really need to grasp why young liberals are supporting Paul and Conor's article lays them out pretty clearly. Paul's campaign reminds of Reagan's when he was able to appeal to Democratic union members.
Oh yes and regards to Glenn's opinion on the Manning defense? This? This is your complaining about?
"Of course I hate seeing them blame his noble acts on a mental illness, and hate even more having gender issues characterized that way (though I am sure that being a 22-year-old with gender struggles in the middle of the Iraq war - in a military that bans you even from being openly gay - does produce real psychological distress). I would love for Manning to stand up in court and say: I did it and I should have done it - my duty as a soldier compelled it.
But it's not my preferences that should govern their strategy."