Wow, that Cavuto clip was something. That was a Fox News hitjob, and anyone who complains when they do it to Democrats should object to the technique when they do it to Ron Paul. Take a previous comment, twist the meaning (usually prespun by an unmentioned third party) and issue rapidfire questions, seeing if you can get the person to slip up.

Notice the phrase 'those people', which we are supposed to assume are the Browns. Also notice the crawl beneath Ron Paul which mentions 'Convicted Tax Evaders', again we are to assume this is the Browns, even as Paul says that he doesn't know the specifics of this particular case.

Textbook.

"You should be forced to register. But with some place able to deal with your proclivities for cultist behavior."

What the hell is cultist behavior? Is that like when you masochistically vote for the same party year in and year out while they continue to ignore your wishes, all the while believing that this time they will really do something? Yeah, you keep waiting for the Dems to end the war and return civil liberties and I'll keep rooting for the Cubs to win the World Series.

"You really need to see the original video that he was being questioned about. Straight talkin' guy that Ron Paul"

Like the Fox interview, in this interview he says that he is only supports nonviolence, and doesn't demonstrate much knowledge about the particulars beyond what the host tells him. If anything he is guilty of speaking on the case without knowing enough to specifically criticize the militancy of the Browns' stance. They certainly weren't going the nonviolent route.

Also, do you think you've posted enough letters on this site yet? Do you have a job? Do you do anything besides posting letters to Salon? I mean damn!

"Perhaps because you are a member of a group where everyone's wishes are so similar, almost identical, as to be "cultist" in nature?"

I'm not a member of any group. The only group that that Ron Paul reminds me of is my high school civics class, where we learned about the constitution, the separation of powers, and the bill of rights. Fact is, I just heard of the guy a couple months ago. He's not perfect but unlike the Democrats I believe that if elected he will do what he says he will do.

"All of us here know the Democrat's sh!t stinks. We aren't in denial about it. Hell, I'm only a Dem by default but I'm not a cultist."

Great, so we both agree that the Democratic Party is infested with soulless hypocrites who constantly betray their base, thereby rendering any support based on their supposed ideals completely pointless!

And for God's sakes, put the keyboard down and slowly back away. You shouldn't risk carpal tunnel posting to websites. They don't pay you by the word around here.

"If this is all you've got, a high school civics class and idealism, back away from politics. You'll get burned worse than any carpal tunnel syndrome, n00b."

This isn't politics. We're just posting to a website, some more than others. Noone's going to get burned, so get over yourself. All that's going to happen is that you're going to continue to waste a large portion of your life by posting here 30 times a day.

And I didn't say anything about idealism, I said the Constitution, Bill of Rights, separation of powers, etc. If you consider paying attention to these things idealism then you deserve your shitty party's constant betrayal.

It's not universally true, but in general, women tend to like diamonds and pearls more than men do (Guiliani being an exception). Is that really a controversial statement? If a young college guy got up and asked John Edwards what football team he supports, would that be sexism? Oh my God, does that somehow imply that men tend to like football more than women?

I wish that these guys would more accurate metaphors, instead of invoking Tony Soprano, or a guy with a baseball bat. How about, 'We need to pack their hospitals with disembowled children', or 'We need to destroy their economy and kill their family-supporting men', or something more reflective of the realities of war. These Soprano, tough guy metaphors are just a way to softpedal the horrors of war, what really happens when the tough guys get tough.

Incidentally, I haven't heard a lot from the msm about how the religious right is egging on the fear and hatred of Iran. I've seen preachers like John Hagee run tv specials on TBN, with apocalyptic, fear-producing rhetoric about Iran, and this has to be having an effect.