"Lying is Not Patriotic "- Ron Paul Defends WikiLeaks on the House Floor (6:23 min. video clip)

[Poboy]

Congressman Ron Paul speaks on the house floor. December 9, 2010

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxPB9yy7IJ4&feature=youtu.be

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Nice speech!

[Poboy]

1. He talks about being lied into war, about lying about Al-queda, about

lying about Iraq, etc.

[Recursion]

4. He took the GOP to task for calling Obama a socialist

And went on a rant about how Obama was a corporatist and that there are too many corporatists in the GOP. *shrug* if the Tea Party doesn't implode we'll probably see more candidates like him.

[Poll_Blind]

2. On the face of it, excellent speech and very good points. n/t

PB

[upi402]

3. Which caused more death, lying US into war - or wikileaks?

That was a great quote. This guy has components of character that I really respect. Wikileaks caused no deaths, Cheney leaked CIA hand Plame, neocons caused countless deaths knowingly for profit.

[Poboy]

5. Ron Paul’s Passionate Defense Of Julian Assange And WikiLeaks On House Floor

Ron Paul’s Passionate Defense Of Julian Assange And WikiLeaks On House Floor
by Colby Hall | 10:19 am, December 10th, 2010
videoRon Paul is nothing if not an conservative iconoclast. The Texas Republican House Representative, with deep libertarian roots is taking a counter-intuitive departure from the traditional and established GOP rhetoric on the issue of WikiLeaks. In an impassioned speech on the U.S. House floor, Paul likened the attack on Julian Assange to “killing the messenger for bringing bad news” before providing nine provocative questions for Americans to consider.

Mr. Paul concluded his speech with a list of questions for the American citizens to consider, the transcript of which is below (via FromTheOld.)

Number 1: Do the America People deserve know the truth regarding the ongoing wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Yemen?

Number 2: Could a larger question be how can an army private access so much secret information?

Number 3: Why is the hostility directed at Assange, the publisher, and not at our governments failure to protect classified information?

Number 4: Are we getting our moneys worth of the 80 Billion dollars per year spent on intelligence gathering?

Number 5: Which has resulted in the greatest number of deaths: lying us into war or Wikileaks revelations or the release of the Pentagon Papers?

Number 6: If Assange can be convicted of a crime for publishing information that he did not steal, what does this say about the future of the first amendment and the independence of the internet?

Number 7: Could it be that the real reason for the near universal attacks on Wikileaks is more about secretly maintaining a seriously flawed foreign policy of empire than it is about national security?

Number 8: Is there not a huge difference between releasing secret information to help the enemy in a time of declared war, which is treason, and the releasing of information to expose our government lies that promote secret wars, death and corruption?

Number 9: Was it not once considered patriotic to stand up to our government when it is wrong?

Watch the entire speech from C-Span below:



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[reggie the dog]

6. once again i find myself

in agreement with ron paul from texas

[Poboy]

14. Yes, an important distinction, as his son however, is a piece of shit.

[Duppers]

7. a quote....

"Truth is treason in the empire of lies."
- Ron Paul


(No matter the source, if truth is spoken, I'll share it. -d)

[Poboy]

11. That is the perfect quote for this occasion-"Truth is treason in the empire of lies."

[somone]

8. When Ron Paul makes sense, he makes perfect sense

Definitely one of his finest moments

[tuckessee]

9. This is why many people really respect Ron Paul.

When there's one person in Washington standing alone saying something truthful but unpopular to the elites it's always either Ron Paul or Dennis Kucinich.

Many liberals respect Paul. Many conservatives respect Kucinich. They have principles which come before party or career.

[Poboy]

12. Very true.

[Hannah Bell]

15. he's a fascist.

[tuckessee]

17. Fascist?? LOL!

True small government people aren't fascists. One must have a large state structure in order to have fascism.

If you have any proof Ron Paul is a fascist please post it.

[krabigirl]

10. Good for him!

We need more brave people in our government! Where are they? Why are they all hiding behind false patriotism and supporting a failed foreign policy? Go Ron!

[Poboy]

13. kick for exposure.

[Poboy]

16. evening kick

[lunatica]

18. Daniel Ellsberg agrees with and supports Ron Paul on this

He said it last night on either Olberman's show or Rachel Maddow's.