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Rand! Rand! Do you have any opinions on AT&T or Comcast? What about Massey Energy? -- nm

Posted by Mop (222 lbs) (aka rburriel) May 21 '10, 09:44

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one thing I'll give him is that we're at least getting the true Rand - Reagen May 21, 09:46 12
- might as well not bother regulating anything, really. it's an entropic universe. accidents just happen! -- nm - pixman May 21, 09:51 1
  - especially when regulators look the other way while companies fake the results of safety tests... -- nm - znufrii May 21, 09:56
- Yup. I said as much yesterday. He's a true libertarian and credit to him for sticking to his principles. -- nm - Mop (222 lbs) May 21, 09:48 9
  - I really don't think (or at least I hope it's not) a widely held libertarian view that denial of service equals free speech. - pmb May 21, 09:57 5
    - I believe it is the libertarian view that a business can do pretty much what it likes without gov't intervention. - Mop (222 lbs) May 21, 10:04
    - I thinks it's a widely held libertarian view that the government should stay out of their business - znufrii May 21, 10:02 3
      - His argument was that it's a free speech right. - pmb May 21, 10:05 2
        
        regardless of how they rationalize it, the implications are the same. -- nm - znufrii May 21, 10:10
        
        whether it's based on property rights or free speech rights, it boils down to the same thing. -- nm - Reagen May 21, 10:07
  - "When does my honeymoon period start. I had a big victory," he said. "I thought I got a honeymoon period from you guys in the media." - Rand, on GMA this morning May 21, 09:55 2
    - Let's ask Howard Dean... -- nm - Mop (222 lbs) May 21, 09:57 1
      - YEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAARRRRRRRGGGGHHHHH!!!!!! -- nm - Howard Dean May 21, 10:10

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