The lying has taken on a new level.  There is a sick smear of CPAC going on within the left wing media apparatus.  A prog.soc shadow group called “Right Wing Watch” has initiated a desperate campaign against the entire conservative movement.  They are alleging a so-called leader of a “white supremicist” movement was part of a conference at the meeting.

http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/rick-santorum-just-had-dinner-white-nationalist-bob-vandervoort

They are arguing the entire conservative movement is complicit in a war against “other races.”  Their mudslinging knows no bounds.  The links for these accusations are a simple circular bounce back to the allegations made by other nutjobs.  While we cannot know the intentions or motivations of any person, the indictment of Robert Vandervoorst is spurious at best.  This is circulating around Facebook.  It isn’t possible to substantiate because the ideas are not supported by any evidence. They are like the nonsensical accusations of racism against the Tea Party, a presumption of racism based on dissent from the liberal policies of the far left wing of the Democratic Party.

Several Republicans are pulling back from statements about this conference because of leftwing attacks due to this ridiculous attack.  This kind of assault will be coming to a website near you.  You won’t hear any apologies from the Democratic establishment as to any wingnuts supposedly associated with them.  You also won’t hear of any media outlets asking them questions.

http://spectator.org/blog/2012/02/11/cpac-immigration-and-racism-ac

http://www.irehr.org/issue-areas/race-racism-and-white-nationalism/item/395-alert-white-nationalist-to-speak-from-podium-at-cpac-2012

Crossposted at Looktruenorth.com

Note: the following article was originally written in late June for another venue, but I’ve reprinted it here because I think its point is still relevant.

Hardcore libertarian Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX) and rabid leftist Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA) have united for a cause near and dear to many a crank’s heart: drug legalization. The two have introduced a bill to all but end the federal War on Drugs. While their proposal would still let the feds prohibit the transfer of marijuana across state lines and keep it from entering the country, it would recognize the states’ authority to legalize pot within their borders if they so choose.

Constitutionally, it’s not the federal government’s job to handle the states’ internal affairs, and as we struggle to trim the fat from our debt-ridden, bureaucratic federal government, every little bit helps. Also, comparing the results of varying drug policies in newly empowered states would help us clearly see whether or not legalizers’ rosy predictions of safer narcotics and collapsing cartels actually come true.

So, is Paul-Frank a win-win? Not quite.

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