by Zack Beauchamp
Totally in agreement with Ta-Nehisi Coates' reaction to Ron Paul's ridiculous comments about FEMA here:
It's always bugged me that Ron Paul was allowed to basically pull a "Wasn't Me" after a trove of bigoted literature was found bearing his name. Whatever…Ron Paul's thoughts on FEMA, like his thoughts on black people, are the spoutings of a nihilistic reactionary. Having a critique of Libya isn't enough.
Steve Benen piles on. Remind me again why we're supposed to lament this man not getting more media coverage? Pareene insists "there is no shortage of Ron Paul coverage":
The Web is full of Ron Paul coverage, and it has been for years. Researchers have found that 75 percent of the Web traffic that isn't dedicated to torrenting porn is taken up by discussions of Ron Paul. (Researchers have not actually found that, because researchers are IGNORING THE RON PAUL RevolUTION.) The sort of people with whom Ron Paul's message resonates are already awash in coverage of Ron Paul. (And the sort of people who find his philosophy repulsive are similarly inundated.)
The Dish 