I am confused that so many people turn against Medina so quickly. To those that criticize her for not bending to the national phenomenon of structured discourse, while not perfectly responding to explicit schemes to sabotage her character, I say congratulations, you discovered she is human.
I doubt any other person in the country could have accomplished what she did in Texas. I know she had a lot of help, but even others with a lot of help wouldn't have been able to make such a strong connection to Texas citizens or would have been able to skillfully articulate the philosophy of liberty on a national stage next to the two biggest politicians in Texas.
Medina is a treasure. On many levels, I now trust her more than other leaders within the movement. This is not the end of her political career. Saying so would be equivalent to declaring that the foreign policy debate between Ron Paul and Rudy Giuliani was the end of Ron Paul's political career. Many people claimed as much. Ron Paul continues because we are here. Medina will continue for the same reason.
The national dialogue is shifting in our favor. Any attempt to limit the dialogue to what is perceived as safe by us, and declared as safe by the powers that be, is another type of compromise that will only damage the intellectual and moral integrity the movement. If such politically motivated attempts at maintaining "safety" are successful, I will congratulate again those responsible for transforming an honest, effective, and growing liberty movement into the next TeaParty.
My intuition tells me that in the long run, this incident will work out in our favor.
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