On Ron Paul...

I keep reading how Ron Paul is different from the other torture savants that are running on the family values side. But as the saying goes: ...buuut Wait There's More*... from orcinus, who I thank for his nonstop amazing writing.

"A more important point, though, that's overlooked in all this is that Ron Paul has made a career out of transmitting extremist beliefs, particularly far-right conspiracy theories about a looming "New World Order," into the mainstream of public discourse by reframing and repackaging them for wider consumption, mostly by studiously avoiding the more noxious and often racist elements of those beliefs. Along the way, he has built a long record of appearing before and lending the credibility of his office to a whole array of truly noxious organizations, and has a loyal following built in no small part on members of those groups."

*saying may not exist