Andrew Napolitano

[[File:Andrew Napolitano by Gage Skidmore.jpg|thumb|right|165px|Napolitano made him an offer he couldn't refuse.]]
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'''Judge Andrew Napolitano''' {{lived|1950|}} is a former Judge of the New Jersey Superior Court and current [[libertarian]] pundit on 
that CNBC knock-off no one watches
 [[Fox Business Network]] who has a sweet Don Corleone coiffure. He is a major case of [[stopped clock]] syndrome. [[Ed Brayton]] has this to say about him:

{{cquote|He's one of those guys who can be absolutely right or batshit crazy depending on the issue being discussed. When it comes to [[civil liberties]], he's actually pretty strong. He's an outspoken critic of asset forfeiture laws, prosecutorial immunity, abuse of [[eminent domain]] and is in the right on many other issues. But he's also one of those folks who rants about the evils of the 17th amendment,{{efn|[[United States Constitution#17th Amendment|The 17th Amendment shifted the election of Senators from state legislators to direct elections.]]}} which is definitely [[crank]] territory.<ref>[http://scienceblogs.com/dispatches/2010/11/bachmann_chooses_teachers_for.php Brayton on Napolitano]</ref>}}

Napolitano was also notable for being one of the few pundits on Fox openly supporting [[Wikileaks]] and not calling for [[Julian Assange]]'s assassination. On the other hand, he's incredibly [[paranoid]] and has endorsed [[9/11 conspiracy theories]],<ref>[http://scienceblogs.com/dispatches/2010/11/29/napolitano-is-a-911-truther/ Napolitano is a 9/11 truther]</ref> [[gold standard (economics)|gold buggery]],<ref>[http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2010/11/fox_news_discusses_return_of_gold_as_everyday_curr.php Fox News Discusses Return of Gold as Everyday Currency]</ref> [[deep state]],<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/08/20/biggest-s-trump-ranked/ Anthony Scaramucci and the 9 biggest 180s on Trump, ranked] by Aaron Blake (August 20, 2019 at 9:05 AM) ''The Washington Post''.</ref> and [[Federal Reserve]] conspiracies.<ref>[http://manifestliberty.com/2011/napolitano-on-the-federal-reserve/ Napolitano on the Federal Reserve]</ref> Your mileage may vary.

Fox News removed Napolitano following sexual harassment allegations. <ref>https://thehill.com/homenews/media/566006-andrew-napolitano-out-at-fox-news-amid-allegations-of-harassment</ref> <ref>https://tvline.com/2021/08/03/andrew-napolitano-fired-fox-news-sexual-harassment-allegations/</ref>

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