Part 2, Part 3, Part 4

A message from Daniel Patrick to all members of Bureaucrash Social!

I am certain that many of you, like me, are concerned about the direction in which it seems that those at CEI have chosen to take Bureaucrash.  By now, you have probably read Lee Doren’s bio and comments thread and realize that he does not hold the principles of non-aggression, revolutionary economics, or free markets.  He has openly ridiculed Anarchism as being “utopian” and said that he will not promote anti-state positions.  He has been given many opportunities to clarify his exact positions to which he has replied with cryptic answers about being for a “small government” and a “Constitutional Republic”.  No doubt you have heard  similar statements from Republican politicians in recent months since Obama’s election.  We are all aware enough to know that this is pandering.

While I recognize and appreciate that CEI is free to hire whomever they wish, I am not subject to the plans of any man even if he has a fancy title like “Crasher-in-Chief” nor the plans of CEI.  So long as I am given access to this site and its resources I will use it to promote the ideas of free markets, peaceful revolution, and voluntaryism.

Some, including myself, have mentioned leaving Bureaucrash.  We recognize that CEI may do what they want with their site.  However, I believe that there is a more effective way and I’m not ready to jump ship just yet.  I would like to invite you all to help me in an effort to subvert the attempt to steer Bureaucrash in a right-wing, statist position.  I believe that the most effective way to do this is to ignore the CIC.  Ignore his requests for volunteers.  Ignore his blog posts.  Ignore his comments.  Pretend that he doesn’t exist.  Carry on using Bureaucrash in all the ways that you did in the interim when Pete Eyre left.

Also please join the group dedicated to nominating Xaq Fixx for CIC.  He is a principled liberty-lover and it will be a great show of support for the direction that we wish Bureaucrash to take.

I missed the fact that the video I posted last night was done by the new Bureaucrash Crasher in Chief.

Dear BureauCrash:

I would like to briefly introduce myself. My name is Lee Doren, and I will be the new CIC of BureauCrash starting on May 29, 2009. My goal is to take this grassroots movement to the next level with your help. However, in order to make this a success, I would like to hear your input on how BureauCrash can be improved, both in substance and in terms of the website design, etc.

Please leave your feedback at the bottom so that I may consider your input.

My bio is as follows:

1) I grew up in Buffalo, NY;

2) Graduated from the University of Michigan;

3) I then finished my Law Degree at Chicago-Kent College of Law;

4) During Law School, I was on Chicago-Kent’s Moot Court Honor Society team (currently ranked #1 in the Country);

5) Between classes in Law School I started the blog, “Copious Dissent – Your Daily Dose of Liberty,” as a hobby, writing under the alias “Devil’s Advocate.” Copious Dissent soon was linked to most of the major Conservative/ Libertarian blogs, including Hot Air, Michelle Malkin, Instapundit, Gateway Pundit, Pajamas Media, Right Wing News, Ace of Spades, NewsBusters and Rush Limbaugh’s top headlines, etc. As a result, I was invited to numerous conference calls with Senators, Representatives and the American Petroleum Institute;

6) After I passed the Illinois Bar and began looking for work, I started the YouTube Channel, HowTheWorldWorks, in mid-December 2008, which currently has over 8,000 subscribers;

7) As a result of my YouTube videos, I was asked to blog exclusively for Right Wing News with John Hawkins;

8) In Mid-May of this year, I made a video critique of “The Story of Stuff” that was picked up by Fox News and emailed around to the Competitive Enterprise Institute, which is how BureauCrash found me;

9) Eventually, I was asked to interview for the CIC position, and was offered the job this week.

Here is my 4-Part critique on “The Story of Stuff.”

Here is a video I made regarding the merging of the Left-Wing Blogs and mainstream Media:

Here is a typical video that I make on HowTheWorldWorks:

Looking forward to meeting everyone.

Best,

Lee

There are a few videos he posts that seem to confirm he’s little more then a stereotypical Republican.

@JDTally, @blogofbile and @danrick77 had this back and forth last night:

(05/30/2009 10:44:24 PM) JDTalley: This thread on Bureaucrash will be fun to watch: http://ow.ly/a9dF #andsad #firewall

(05/30/2009 11:58:25 PM) blogofbile: @JDTalley Umm… how exactly does this guy fit in to Bureaucrash’s culture? Am I missing something?

(05/31/2009 12:33:51 AM) JDTalley: @blogofbile CEI is trying to change the culture of Bureaucrash. That’s fine but they should change the name.

(05/31/2009 05:51:12 AM) danrick77: @jdtalley I thought I’d give this guy a chance. Turns out he’s a grade A toolbag. Crasher since 2000 and I’m likely leaving over this.

Rather unfortunate that the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) would do this. Seems libertarianism has become a threat to the average big government Republican due to their slaughtering in recent elections along with the growing popularity of Ron Paul Revolution and libertarian ideas.

If you can’t beat’em, corrupt’em?

Who knows… perhaps I’m getting ahead of myself and the Bureaucrash culture will change Doren and CEI rather then the opposite. Here’s to hope and change.

Warms the heart to see how fucked the Republican Party is. Paul may actually have a real chance to influance things. Unfortuantely I’m not as hopeful that even if he did it would help… at least in the next few years.

http://www.npr.org/…

Forget University of North Carolina and Michigan State.

The real drama, excitement, emotion and tension came in our first annual March Madness pool — to determine (yeah right) the 2012 Republican presidential nominee.

And today, just hours after the NCAA tourney, we announce OUR winner, as voted by you. And it’s Rep. Ron Paul of Texas.

Paul defeated Sen. Jim DeMint of South Carolina in the finals by 13 points, 56-43 percent, with 963,719 total votes cast.

The names of 32 prospective (and yes, some unlikely) candidates were in the brackets when we began this madness on March 19.

Millions (literally!) of votes were cast. Hundreds of comments were sent in. Some of them, I should add, were not that civil.

Part of it is because of my picks. My brackets showed not necessarily whom I would have voted for — that is of nobody’s concern — but how I saw it playing out if GOP voters around the country actually had these choices in the primaries and caucuses. My Final Four were Romney, Sanford, Ryan and Huckabee. I had Romney beating Sanford and Huckabee toppling Ryan, and for the championship (oops, the nomination) I had Romney over Huckabee.

You wouldn’t believe the kind of emails I got for that. Or maybe you would.

But that’s not the point. This was about how YOU voted. And, judging from the response and the emotions it caused, it was a success. People paid attention to it.

Congratulations to Congressman Paul. And whatever this means, or doesn’t, regarding 2012, it does prove one thing — that his supporters are committed and passionate.

Indeed they are. I’d love to see Paul run again in 2012. It’s a long way off though and a younger Paul may come out of the woodwork which could carry Dr. Paul’s torch in a more aggressive and politically articulate fashion.