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March 1, 2008

See, this is why I won’t subscribe to Ron Paul newsletters

By Thoreau

I don’t know if you’ve been following the story of the ricin contamination in Nevada, but police are now saying that an “anarchist type textbook” was found in the same hotel room as the ricin contamination.

Great, now they’ll decide that we libertarians fit the profile of chemical terrorists, or something.

Posted by Thoreau @ 2:50 am, Filed under: Main

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14 Responses to “See, this is why I won’t subscribe to Ron Paul newsletters”

  1. Comment by Avram
    March 1, 2008 @ 3:01 am

    I wonder what sort of font could be considered “anarchist type”.

  2. Comment by Thoreau
    March 1, 2008 @ 3:17 am

    Wingdings, of course.

  3. Comment by IOZ
    March 1, 2008 @ 10:18 am

    I find the juxtaposition of “anarchist” and “textbook” sort of amusing. We believe in nossing, Lebowski, nossing.

  4. Comment by joe
    March 1, 2008 @ 10:33 am

    It’s gotta be the Anarchist Cookbook, right?

  5. Comment by IOZ
    March 1, 2008 @ 12:26 pm

    I was going to write an anarchist cookbook. Add some eggs. Or don’t. And some chicken. Or tofu. Or peppers. With a pot. Or not. However you want! Enjoy. Or don’t! It’s up to you.

  6. Comment by Joshua Holmes
    March 1, 2008 @ 12:46 pm

    Suddenly, I’m much hungrier. For Anarchy!

  7. Comment by Happy Jack
    March 1, 2008 @ 12:57 pm

    I was going to write an anarchist cookbook

    Is that why there was no Foodie Friday this week?

  8. Comment by Eric Dondero
    March 1, 2008 @ 5:14 pm

    Anachism is not the definition of libertarian. They are two separate political movements.

    Please do not confuse the two.

    Eric Dondero, Publisher
    MainstreamLibertarian.com

  9. Comment by Thoreau
    March 1, 2008 @ 5:28 pm

    DONDEROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO-

    In the eyes of a fed looking for somebody to profile, anarchists and libertarians are close enough that anybody subscribing to a radical newsletter is suspect.

    Of course, I’m not a REAL libertarian because I’ve never stood in 40 below weather handing out fliers before going to Tijuana and getting into trouble with a brothel owner.

  10. Comment by oodles
    March 1, 2008 @ 10:23 pm

    If you don’t stand for something you’ll stand for anything. Who cares. What makes me laugh is that Americans actually believe their opinions/views on issues really matter. We have no say in anything. That is all. End of story. It’s foolish to think that we do.

  11. Comment by John Emerson
    March 1, 2008 @ 10:32 pm

    Since 1978, ricin terrorism seems strongly correlated with ineptness and futility.

    These are my homies:

    In 1994 and 1995, four Minnesota men were the first to be tried and convicted under the 1989 Biological Weapons Anti-Terrorism Act, for the possession of ricin - a potent biological toxin. Douglas Baker, Leroy Wheeler, Dennis Henderson, and Richard Oelrich acquired this deadly substance in an alleged plot to kill local deputy sheriffs, U.S. marshals, and IRS agents.

    Wheeler still lives around here.

  12. Comment by Karen
    March 2, 2008 @ 5:21 pm

    Somewhere I have the PowerPoint handouts the mighty and non-terrorist State of Texas gave me when worked for TxDOT and had to take “Hazardous Materials Training.” (I occasionally might have to change a toner cartridge or something, and copier toner qualifies as a hazardous chemical, especially to non-Goths who wear something other than black.) Anyway, said documents include a list of common chemicals that can be lethal in combination with other common household stuff, listed together for easy reference. If for some reason I got arrested and they found my yellowing notes from that class, would I be a terrorist?

  13. Comment by Thoreau
    March 2, 2008 @ 7:07 pm

    If for some reason I got arrested and they found my yellowing notes from that class, would I be a terrorist?

    You’re not a Muslim. No worries.

  14. Comment by joe
    March 3, 2008 @ 1:13 pm

    Anachism is not the definition of libertarian. They are two separate political movements.

    Please do not confuse the two.

    Liberalism and “Islamofascism,” on the other hand, are precisely identical in form and detail.

    DONDEROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

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