More endorsements: TechCrunch backs Obama and McCain. An interesting one though, because the uber-geek site invited its readers to vote for the ‘tech candidate’ and Ron Paul, despite not being interviewed as part of the website’s series, won big on the republican side. To TechCrunch’s credit, they resisted the vocal minority and did not endorse Dr. Paul who, as I’ve said before, really can not match his supporters when it comes to web savvy.
Now, to his credit, Paul initiated a retro-interview and attempted to deliver a more nuanced view on net neutrality. But look closely at his words Paulites: your man is not exactly straight-talking. And beyond the circular reasoning, the dr. had time to figure this net-neutrality thing out and convey and actual understanding of an actual issue (as opposed to an unrealistic stance on a non-issue, which is Paul’s usual tact):
So it’s something I really struggle with and hope that I can come up with something that is practical and also consistent with my philosophy that you don’t resort to government regulation, because I want to be very consistent. I don’t want the government involved in the internet and I don’t want taxes on internet. And I may not understand everything I have to about the internet, but I do know one thing. That we can’t allow the government intrusion into the internet, because there has even been moves on for international controls and international taxation and to me it’s a saving grace.
Surprise, surprise, TechCrunch received 300 + comments in response to its failure to endorse Paul, the readers’ pick. Just like their candidate, the Paulites aren’t really interested in engaging on the issues on an analytical level.
