Postcards from the Bleeding Edge
Monday, November 12, 2007
Glenn Greenwald fact checks Dave Neiwert on Ron Paul
Glenn Greenwald, a constitutional lawyer who has probably written the most insightful and well commented (850 comments at last glance) article on Ron Paul thus far, fact checks Dave Neiwert on Ron Paul's stances regarding flag burning. Good stuff. Read it. Check out the comments. Try also Paul's speech on the topic, talking about all the time wasted on this issue.Dave Neiwert is probably the most organized and fact driven anti-Paul journalist out there, he uses links back to source materials, we have exchanged a civil email, he's written some great stuff about hate groups, and for these four characteristics I give him a bit of respect.
He does see Paul through a progressive's lens, and definately Paul is no progressive.
I read through the piece in question, and started with the last bill mentioned, H.R. 7955. (I figured everybody else would be dissecting from the top down, so I started working from the bottom up)
Read the text for yourself - and then read how Neiwert described it.
One thing I really like about Greenwald's postings, is that he goes back and updates them when in error, so the facts are all laid out on one page.
I would hope that Neiwert would do the same.
Labels: Dave Neiwert, election 2008, Glenn Greenwald, Ron Paul
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