Llewellyn H. Rockwell Jr.'s Blog, page 2709

The Latest Smear

Politics always steps up the smears; I guess it's because of the sort of people attracted to politics (not counting the Paulians and a few others). And because the two parties are arms of the State.

Usually I am besmirched because I do not adopt the state moral code--i.e., political correctness--as my own. The vaunted champions of tolerance are actually the most intolerant bunch in American society, especially those on the Koch Bros. payroll. They hate live-and-let-live guys. If, say, Polish Catholics--to take an unapproved minority--want to have their own community, I see it as an exercise of freedom. Kochites would denounce it as racist, sexist, antisemitic, antiatheist, antireason, reactionary, antidiversity, and all the rest. By the way, I would also be tolerant of anti-religious social liberals who wanted their own community. That's just as much an exercise of freedom. Let a hundred flowers bloom.

But now there is a new smear, perhaps inspired by the old ones: that I am the son of George Lincoln Rockwell, the late head of the National Socialist American Workers Party--Nazis, for short. Now, since I am an opponent of both nationalism and socialism, as a Rothbardian, having such a unfortunate father would hardly prove that I shared his views (unless one were a Marxist, as my accuser is). In fact, I had a great father, Llewellyn H. Rockwell, MD, a Taft Republican. But there is an interesting connection. In the 1950s, when my dad was staying at The Breakers in Florida, recuperating from an illness; his mail got mixed up with "Doc" Rockwell's, a vaudeville performer and the father of George Lincoln, who was staying at the same hotel. His son, as you can imagine, broke his heart. But in discussing the name Rockwell, Doc told my dad that he had changed his name from a longer one for show business purposes.

I should note one other connection: as a young man, I had a second job as the night manager of small department store. A woman attempted to return an expensive raincoat because she had burned a cigarette hole in the sleeve, and "could not wear it anymore." I explained that we could not take it back, since store policy required that returns be in resalable condition. But she got furious, finally peering at my name tag and saying, "Rockwell. Rockwell. Any relation to George Lincoln?" "Neither politically nor genetically, Madam," I told her. "And we are not taking your raincoat back."

Doc Rockwell's letterhead, btw, had a row of ducks flying across the top, each one saying "quack, quack, quack." Reminds me of the smear bund!

Hmmm

Perry to skip the DeMint candidates' forum today, allegedly because of fires in Texas. Is that the real reason? It's not because DeMint is a the warmongering police-statist, since Perry is, too. (Thanks to Travis Holte)

It's So Much Fun To Kill

No wonder Perry wants to be president: then he can kill in the hundreds of thousands, rather than just the hundreds.

Government Insiders Galore

On Perry's campaign staff.

You Can Vote for Ron

In this Houston Chronicle poll, until midnight Monday.

Ron Paul Dominates

The Houston Chronicle blog. (Thanks to Travis Holte)

Roger Stone's Ron Paul Tweet

"Why does CNN cover Jon Huntsman and not Ron Paul? I have a better chance of being GOP nominee." (Thanks to Bob Wenzel)

Yawn

Will she or won't she? Sarah.

Chris Christie Plugged by Bloodthirsty Chickenhawk

Christie is "actively considering" running for president, says a Ron hater and former war propagandist for W.

National Review Tries To Ridicule Ron Paul

The CIA-founded imperial mouthpiece can't stand the anti-CIA, anti-empire candidate. This is an endorsement, of course.

Writes Travis Holte: "Contrast their treatment of Ron with their treatment of Romney."