Wikipedia bias in favor of Rand Paul....

FLAprogressive

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Thu May-20-10 06:20 AM
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Wikipedia bias in favor of Rand Paul....

"Paul opposes any kind of institutional racism and would have marched with to abolish legalized racism in the south. Paul favors 9 out of 10 titles (parts) of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and only has some constitutional reservations with respect to title 2 of the act which deals with civil rights laws impinging on freedom of choice for private businesses. He is against the Americans with Disabilities Act, believing that both infringe on personal liberty. <57>"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rand_Paul#Political_views

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It's like every one of his talking points crammed into two sentences.

Can someone who is familiar with Wikipedia challenge this?

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argonaut

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Thu May-20-10 06:21 AM
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1. Paultards infest the internet like a plague. nt

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FLAprogressive

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Thu May-20-10 06:22 AM
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2. that they do,

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sendero

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Thu May-20-10 06:47 AM
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8. Libertarian-tards..

.... in general infest the net. The most delusional dipshits on the face of the earth.

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polichick

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Thu May-20-10 06:35 AM
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3. That's what he said on Maddow last night - it's just that the part he has...

...reservations about would lead to segregated private businesses if he had his way, which isn't made clear here.

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FLAprogressive

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Thu May-20-10 06:37 AM
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4. they put his "I would have marched with Martin Luther King" up there like it's some sort of

accomplishment.

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polichick

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Thu May-20-10 06:39 AM
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5. He says it over and over to deflect the reality behind his "reservations." nt

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Phoebe Loosinhouse

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Thu May-20-10 06:46 AM
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7. Why would he have marched with King to pass Civil Rights laws he disagrees with? nt

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polichick

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Thu May-20-10 06:52 AM
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9. He says that he doesn't believe in "institutionalized racism" but he doesn't...

...want the feds to tell business owners what they can do with private property.

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morgan2

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Thu May-20-10 06:44 AM
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6. its not racist to claim you support someone else's right to be racist

Yes the practical ramifications of forcing private businesses to not discriminate on the basis of race did a lot of good, but philosophically disagreeing that the government has a right to do so does not make one evil. Now I completely disagree with Rand Paul's view of the role of government, but his view on the role of government isn't racist. It allows people the freedom to be racist in business practices; the same as the constitution allows people to be racist in speech.

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FLAprogressive

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Thu May-20-10 07:13 AM
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10. the lunch counters wouldn't have desegregated themselves no matter what he says

the free market / invisible hand bullshit is a myth.

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morgan2

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Thu May-20-10 10:27 AM
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11. no ones saying they would

but the idea of telling someone what they can or can't do with their property is comparable, not equal, to telling someone what they can or can't say.

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