Topic: Wall Street 11

Democracy Now! host Amy Goodman is criticized for framing the acquittal of the "Wall Street 11" protesters as a judicial endorsement of climate change science. The actual legal ruling was based on improper police instructions rather than environmental concerns, yet the segment used the trial to link local snowstorms to global "extreme weather events."

The hosts critique a Wall Street Journal editorial segment featuring Dorothy Rabinowitz, who labeled Ron Paul's supporters as "neo-Nazis" and "9/11 truthers." Rabinowitz argued that Paul is not a true libertarian and expressed concern over the "raging quality" of his disenfranchised followers. The hosts dismiss her commentary as elitist propaganda aimed at marginalizing a popular political movement.

The Wall Street Journal editorial board, specifically Dorothy Rabinowitz, published a scathing critique of Ron Paul, labeling him a "homegrown propagandist" for American enemies. The piece attacked Paul's suggestion that the Bush administration reacted with "glee" to the 9/11 attacks as an excuse to invade Iraq. The rhetoric is described by observers as highly envenomed and designed to disqualify Paul from the mainstream Republican primary.