Reason Writers on The Alyona Show: Matt Welch Talks Independents and Ron Paul

On Monday, January 9, Reason Editor in Chief Matt Welch appeared on RT's The Alyona Show to talk about new Gallup numbers showing the percentage of self-identified independents reaching an all-time high of 40 percent in 2011. Nine-and-a-half minutes, below:

Comments

[sarcasmic]

OMG you wrote a book? That's so cool!

[Almanian]

See Dick.

See Dick rent seek.

Rent seek, Dick, rent seek!

See Jane.

See Jane rely on government handouts.

Rely, Jane, rely!

[sarcasmic]

F-

[Almanian]

🙁

[Tim]

Not bad.

[Almanian]

Alyona...

*sigh*

I just found her on The Tweeting, so I can stalk...follow her there.

[Drax the Destroyer]

I'd like to be on Alyona. No, not the show.

[Tim]

Welch was on her for nine and half minutes...

[Drax the Destroyer]

Greedy Bastard. I only need 30 seconds.

[drunk]

I'd fuck Matt in the ass while punching Alyona in the face. (consensual of course)

[Drax the Destroyer]

You better be donkey punching somebody regardless of it being consensual.

[drunk]

Matt...

*sigh*

I just found him on The Tweeting, so I can stalk...follow him there.

[John Thacker]

Eh, the 40% is overdone. People who are "leaners" tend to be about as consistent in their vote patterns as identified members. The real numbers are closed to 45% reliable D voters, 45% reliable R voters, and 10% real party switchers and third party voters.

What there has been an increase of in recent years hasn't exactly been people apt to switch the party for which they mostly vote for, but rather people who don't want to be seen as actually being a member or wearing a label.

[Habeer Thomas]

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[Brian D]

Matt Welch wants all gays to marry him? OMG GAY POLYGAMY??!!/1?!

[Tim]

They warned us this would happen.

[F Hart]

What, no tie? That would be like Nick without his Jacket!

[Matt Welch]

Mixing it up.

[RandomJerk]

I still can't shake the feeling that there is something sinister about RT. I don't fault Matt for representing a libertarian point of view there. But the Russian government is not paying for this Alyona show to be on American cable tv for purely altruistic purposes.

[Mongo]

You can detect the pro-Russian spin and anti-Western bias.

Foxski News -- good for a laugh once in awhile (and Chechen atrocity footage).

[marya]

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