Ron Paul and Ralph Nader Outline Progressive-Libertarian Agenda

The Population ^

[mnehring]

And you see, that's where you are wrong. Rejecting a specific entreaty from the McCain campaign, Ron Paul extended his support to a field of third-party candidates this morning, highlighting their shared frustration with the two-party system....the Constitution Party’s Chuck Baldwin, a former officer in Jerry Falwell’s Moral Majority; the Green Party’s Cynthia McKinney, a six-term Democratic congresswoman who had made a “declaration of independence from this current political system;” and independent candidate Ralph Nader, whom many consider partly responsible for Al Gore’s 2000 loss to George W. Bush

Yea, I forgot Baldwin but he is forgettable. And yes, I know, the old Paultard excuse, 'encouraging people to vote for someone is not the same as endorsing them...' whatever. Bob Barr was supposed to even be part of this but he would have none of it. Pretty sad when it was too kooky for the Libertarian. Not that Barr is kooky, he was/is a FReeper after all and the closest to sanity the Libertarians have had in a while.

[mnehring]

[Mtner77]

How could anyone NOT vote for “DR. Paul”. First Dennis the Menice, now Ralph freakin’ Nader? Nooooo. The ‘Great’ “DR. Paul” is not a liberal. Never has been. And that is the truth. Just ask all his lil’ nazi supporters.

[Bokababe]

Rejecting a specific entreaty from the McCain campaign, Ron Paul extended his support to a field of third-party candidates this morning, highlighting their shared frustration with the two-party system...

And what was happening at precisely the same time in Sept 2008 that Ron Paul suggested that a third party vote was the way to go? The DC insiders were in the process of creating the TARP bailout! Within a week or two of this press conference, John McCain would even suspend his campaign to come back to Washington to be part of it.

In his remarks to reporters, McCain said he did not think the Bush administration’s $700 billion bailout plan, being shepherded by Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson, adequately addresses the crisis at hand.

In other words, not only was McCain supporting TARP -- this bailout of what would prove to be to largely foreign banks -- McCain didn't think that we were giving them enough!

Ron Paul was getting out the message that we needed outsiders not insiders to be elected because the American people were getting screwed by Washington -- something that the Santelli Tea Party wouldn't wrap their brain around for another seven months, or even build up the steam to act on for another two years!

Sorry, but Ron Paul was on the right side of this issue. We were getting screwed by DC insiders.