Reason Writers on Freedom Watch: Matt Welch Weighs in on Ben Bernanke's R&D Pitch, and So-Called Debt Ceiling "Deniers"

On Tuesday, May 17, Reason Editor in Chief Matt Welch appeared on Judge Andrew Napolitano's Freedom Watch program to discuss the appropriateness of a Federal Reserve push for more government Research & Development spending, and debate debt-ceiling politics. Approximately 8 and 1/2 minutes:

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[Achtung Coma Baby]

NIH opinions, anyone?

[Movie studio]

You presented yourself sophisticatedly and, won the image contest (except for the perpetually charming Judge Napolitano)

[Achtung Coma Baby]

Don Ciccio: I see you took the name of the town. What was your father's name?

Vito Corleone: Antonio Andolini.

Don Ciccio: You'll have to speak up. I can't hear you

Vito Corleone: My father's name was Antonio Andolini... and this is for you!

[rather]

what part of girl do you people don't get? Godfather sucks

[GILMORE]

Blazer = Win

[Joshua Corning]

Lithium Ion batteries were invented by Exxon.

[Tulpa]

Come to think of it, maybe we should put off all this talk of cutting spending until my NSF grant proposal goes through.

[Charlie Sheen]

How do I get a grant for my turdpedoes of truth awareness symposias of dingleberries?

[Charlie Sheen]

It's the second arm of my tour that's spanking the tornado-raped portions of the country this fall.

Donate, y'all!

[Platypus]

Hey, remember when you had that acting career? #notwinning

[Gilbert Martin]

Helicopter Ben should stick to his alleged area of expertise - monetary policy - and refrain jabbering about fiscal policy spending objectives.

[FigFii]

Dude makes a lot of sense.

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