Ron Paul & FEMA – An Open Letter to Huffington Post

Dear Jason Linkins & Elyse Siegal, We would like to correct some false and misleading material in your commentary on Ron Paul and the recent FEMA related attacks made on him. 1) In an attempt to illustrate the ridiculousness of Paul’s anti-FEMA position, you write that the Galveston Sea Wall was built (and repaired after Ike) with Federal dollars. While the sea wall was repaired with Federal assistance in 2008, the original Galveston Sea Wall was funded through tax abatement and the sale of bonds issued by Galveston County. (http://www.texasalmanac.com/topics/history/galvestons-response-hurricane-1900) 2) You imply... 

The Political Trolls vs. Chris Hedges & Ron Paul

In Chris Hedges’ latest article posted at Truthdig, the Pulitzer Prize winning journalist issues a damning indictment of both Democrats and Republicans. Ridiculing politicians on both sides of the aisle as trolls (deformed corporate toll-masters not annoying internet users), Hedges writes: Rick Perry and John Boehner overtly make war on Social Security. Barack Obama and Nancy Pelosi say they would like to save Social Security but are sadly powerless before the decisions of a congressional super committee they helped form. The result, of course, is the same. We get to choose the rhetoric and manner in which we are deceived and disempowered....