Comments on: Ron Paul ends ‘active campaigning’ after spending five times more than Romney for each delegate won

By: Issodhos

Issodhos — Thu, 17 May 2012 00:11:57 +0000

If nothing else, I think it was good that some younger folk had the opportunity to hear a politician questioning and criticizing the established order on principle.
Yours,
Issodhos

By: griff

griff — Wed, 16 May 2012 17:57:34 +0000

I was referring to doing without most of government, not this site.

My point was that, while you may be non-partisan in your opinions and reporting, taking on both sides, you are in fact supporting both sides and the system itself.

Of course, I know that is your style and prerogative.

By: Almandine

Almandine — Wed, 16 May 2012 16:00:14 +0000

My leftist comment was in response to your charge of my being a partisan… apparently for posting a link to a more conservative website, no matter the content of the article. The article itself was not pushing a partisan agenda, just analyzing the apparently strategic motives driving the Ron Paul candidacy. It ain’t propaganda, though it might be decribing some.

By: Doug Thompson

Doug Thompson — Wed, 16 May 2012 13:11:38 +0000

We are not an news aggregator. Aggregators post links to other web sites and publish very little original content. We are a news site. Our news stories are produced by our staff or selected from news services to which we subscribe and pay a fee to use. When we link to another site it’s part of a news story or an opinion column.

That’s why Capitol Hill Blue’s articles are listed on Google News and others news aggregation sites. Hotair.com is not because the primary original material produced is from a one-man blog section.

We don’t look for or give a damn about “points of view.” We produce our own stories or publish news articles from established sources. And don’t give me a trite crap line about being “lefist.” A leftist site would not publish the criticism that we do about Obama and Democrats. You should know that.

There is a difference Mac between partisan and non-partisan. You should know that too.

I’ve restored your comment. The readers can decide if the thinking behind the blog post is “strategic.”

By: Almandine

Almandine — Wed, 16 May 2012 12:20:22 +0000

That Hot Air “blog” is as much a news aggregator as is CHB, posting news articles and commentary from numerous mainstream sources around the world, and taking comments from its readers. The only difference is it provides many more points of view.

As for my characterization of why I linked to it, I thought saying the article had a “strategic perspective” could add context to your own article, which would allow better to understanding.

Sorry I wasn’t concrete enough… or doggedly leftist.

By: Doug Thompson

Doug Thompson — Wed, 16 May 2012 08:12:46 +0000

As usual Michael you offer a sweeping conclusion without bolstering it with a single fact or example. The choice of what this web site can or cannot do without is not yours.

By: Doug Thompson

Doug Thompson — Wed, 16 May 2012 08:10:50 +0000

This web site does not exist to promote partisan blogs and your continuous efforts to link to them will be moderated — as are efforts of others to flood us with links to partisan sites from the right or the left.

Links are welcome when they are used to bolster the arguments of a poster. But those links should be to sites that offer facts, not propaganda. In many cases, you don’t offer arguments. You just offers up a link to some fringe partisan site.

Governments censor. Web site owners moderate.

By: Jon

Jon — Wed, 16 May 2012 04:37:59 +0000

I liked this quote, “Leaving $1.78 million in hand”

I wonder if we’re ever going to hear about what happened to that million and three-quarters. I’m sure there’s all kinds of FEC regulations about what it could be spent upon, but who’s going to look too closely now?

A little shell-company/charity shuffling, and off it goes into nowhereland. Or perhaps into a slightly-used Bugatti Veyron.

I suppose he could give it back to his donors *cough* *giggle* *cough* Ahem. Never mind.

PS – Of course, Governor Romney still has far more “in hand”, but then his candidacy is still a going concern. I have no idea what the Obama campaign has ‘in hand’ these days. Probably a lot. J.

By: Jon

Jon — Wed, 16 May 2012 04:24:48 +0000

I’ll give you my two cents.

By: Almandine

Almandine — Wed, 16 May 2012 03:14:48 +0000

Now why in hell did my article link that addressed this topic directly get canned, Doug?

Is there NO ability to discuss or share opinions adverse to yours?

Would a COMMENTARY caveat at the top help move past your censorship?

This is just weird, big guy…