Comments on: Can you stack bullshit higher than a Kochtopus is tall? http://bradspangler.com/blog/archives/971 the bottom of the rabbit hole Fri, 19 Mar 2010 18:20:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: David Gordon http://bradspangler.com/blog/archives/971/comment-page-1#comment-27286 David Gordon Tue, 13 May 2008 01:33:30 +0000 http://www.bradspangler.com/?p=971#comment-27286 You are quite right that whatever Weigel's motives, this does not settle the issue of the newsletters. But what I am writing about is Koch versus Rothbard and the Mises Institute. I'm not looking for an excuse to avoid addressing the contents of the newsletters: that isn't my subject at all. The subject is evidently much on your mind, but it is not on mine. Please allow me to say, if it was not evident from my previous post, that I do not believe that anyone concerned with these newsletters is a Koch lackey. My suspicions are entirely confined to those who receive money from that source. You are quite right that whatever Weigel’s motives, this does not settle the issue of the newsletters. But what I am writing about is Koch versus Rothbard and the Mises Institute. I’m not looking for an excuse to avoid addressing the contents of the newsletters: that isn’t my subject at all. The subject is evidently much on your mind, but it is not on mine.
Please allow me to say, if it was not evident from my previous post, that I do not believe that anyone concerned with these newsletters is a Koch lackey. My suspicions are entirely confined to those who receive money from that source.

]]> By: Brad Spangler http://bradspangler.com/blog/archives/971/comment-page-1#comment-27285 Brad Spangler Mon, 12 May 2008 23:13:54 +0000 http://www.bradspangler.com/?p=971#comment-27285 The point remains that Weigel's motives (and Koch approval or disapproval) are no excuse for failing to address what Weigel wrote about <a href="http://reason.com/blog/show/126262.html" rel="nofollow">here</a> and elsewhere. <br /><br /> Saying it's irrelevant is not addressing it. <br /><br /> Saying it was a long time ago is not addressing it. <br /><br /> Calling Dave Weigel a poopy-head is not addressing it, even if Weigel really IS a poopy-head. The point remains that Weigel’s motives (and Koch approval or disapproval) are no excuse for failing to address what Weigel wrote about here and elsewhere.

Saying it’s irrelevant is not addressing it.

Saying it was a long time ago is not addressing it.

Calling Dave Weigel a poopy-head is not addressing it, even if Weigel really IS a poopy-head.

]]> By: Brad Spangler http://bradspangler.com/blog/archives/971/comment-page-1#comment-27284 Brad Spangler Mon, 12 May 2008 18:04:17 +0000 http://www.bradspangler.com/?p=971#comment-27284 re: <em>"I don’t see..."</em> Fair enough. I'm willing to accept I may have misread you. I'm not yet convinced of that, but I'll grant the possibility and state that if it's true then I owe you a sincere apology. re: <em>"What I do think..."</em> You would get no disagreement from me on that point. re: “I don’t see…”

Fair enough. I’m willing to accept I may have misread you. I’m not yet convinced of that, but I’ll grant the possibility and state that if it’s true then I owe you a sincere apology.

re: “What I do think…”

You would get no disagreement from me on that point.

]]> By: David Gordon http://bradspangler.com/blog/archives/971/comment-page-1#comment-27283 David Gordon Mon, 12 May 2008 17:54:06 +0000 http://www.bradspangler.com/?p=971#comment-27283 I don't see why Brad Spangler suggests that I am insinuating that anyone who raises the issue of the Ron Paul newsletters is a Koch lackey. What I do think is this: When there are substantial Koch contributions to a group, there is reason to think that the policies and statements of the group have Koch's approval. I don’t see why Brad Spangler suggests that I am insinuating that anyone who raises the issue of the Ron Paul newsletters is a Koch lackey. What I do think is this: When there are substantial Koch contributions to a group, there is reason to think that the policies and statements of the group have Koch’s approval.

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