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Vivek Ramaswamy stands out at first Republican presidential debate
Newsbytes ^ | 8/2423 | Shehadri Sarkar

Posted on 08/24/2023 11:08:03 AM PDT by DallasBiff

According to the news outlet CNN, Ramaswamy called the climate change agenda a hoax, which drew reactions from other candidates, including former Vice President Mike Pence, who labeled him a "rookie." Meanwhile, fellow Republican and presidential candidate Chris Christie attacked Ramaswamy, saying, "I've had enough already tonight of a guy who sounds like ChatGPT." "Climate change is a hoax...The reality is more people are dying of bad climate change policies than they are of actual climate change," Ramaswamy had said

Details on Christie's Obama remarks

Christie continued to lay into the Indian-American during the debate, saying, "He stands up here, and the last person in one of these debates, Brett, who stood in the middle of the stage and said, 'What's a skinny guy with an odd last name doing up here' was Obama." "I'm afraid we're dealing with the same type of amateur tendencies tonight," added Christie. Ramaswamy's epic response to Christie

However, the Indian-American candidate came up with an epic response to Christie and said, "Give me a hug like you did to Obama, and you'll help elect me just like you did to Obama. Give me the damn hug, brother." To note, Ramaswamy's response alluded to the backlash Christie received for hugging Obama in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, days before the 2012 presidential polls. However, he has since denied those claims.

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TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Society
KEYWORDS: christie; obama; ramasmarmy; ramaswamy; sandy
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To: cowboyusa

Could you offer some specifics to support your assertion that VR is a phony? I’m trying to get a clear picture based on facts.


61 posted on 08/24/2023 12:47:21 PM PDT by _longranger81
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To: HamiltonJay

Good talker. Most criminals are. Like Nobama with special mic to sound like a G**.


62 posted on 08/24/2023 12:50:45 PM PDT by TribalPrincess2U (MURDER IS MYRDER)
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To: JayGalt
You want to ignore his book advocating a minimum of 59% taxation

An attention seeker is what you are. I can't use the word that I would like to use for civility's sake. Did you even do your research on the full context of the "59% tax"? It's there on Youtube. But you didn't. You just sifted through some garbage and found something that apparently shows Vivek in a bad light and you start spamming these threads with it, which you've been doing for quite some time. And why are you doing it ? You are doing it to take a contrarian position to show what a brilliant "researcher" you are. Also I see that you are female but you use a deceptively male name, not that it's relevant to this topic.

63 posted on 08/24/2023 12:50:52 PM PDT by libh8er
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To: DallasBiff

I found Ramasmarmy to be a smarmy, annoying, little jerk.


64 posted on 08/24/2023 12:52:37 PM PDT by Charles Henrickson
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To: cowboyusa
Still trying to build Rama swampy, huh?

100% with you on this. I don't blame them for their eagerness to find a leader, but it's getting them manipulated. Keep going my brutha.

65 posted on 08/24/2023 12:53:49 PM PDT by Right Wing Vegan (Conservatism's last hope, last recourse, in fact last expedient, against the libertarian hordes)
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To: Michael.SF.
BTW, both Vivek and Nikki Haley are not natural born citizens.

Why does the RNC allow these people to run for president?

66 posted on 08/24/2023 12:54:04 PM PDT by JesusIsLord
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Swamy isn’t a serious contender — too smart to be a delusional possibility.

The others are simply Swampy. Swamy & the Swampies

No high caliber individual is foolish enough to participated only to get politically gunned down by the Stasi eviscerating the Constitution. Until that’s corrected, the same extreme dichotomy between the swampies and Trump will continue.


67 posted on 08/24/2023 1:01:45 PM PDT by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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To: Charles Henrickson
I found Ramasmarmy to be a smarmy, annoying, little jerk.

Even though there are so many issues I disagree with Christie on, including his position with regards to Trump, got to admit comparing Ramasmarmy to ChatGPT was one of the funniest things I've heard in a while eheh.

68 posted on 08/24/2023 1:07:29 PM PDT by Right Wing Vegan (Conservatism's last hope, last recourse, in fact last expedient, against the libertarian hordes)
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To: libh8er

For Pete’s sake I read it in Vivek’s book. His words, I posted his words and the book reviewers analysis.
Your comment is overwrought. I used Jay Galt because JGalt was taken in 2008.
If you want to be an ostrich go ahead but don’t expect the world to play the 3 monkey game with you.
Anything I post I check first and include references. It is how I roll. Please feel free to ignore my posts and I will try to remember not to point out where you have posted less than factual information.
I am sorry this is so personal to you. My Country is what matters to me and I want to protect her from people like Vivek who will use her for profit based on his past actions no matter his present fascile words of patriotism.

Vivek Ramswamy is a dangerous man because he is glib, intelligent and unscrupulous.
You would do yourself a favor if you watched the video posted by Hamilton Jay https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4177455/posts


69 posted on 08/24/2023 1:07:30 PM PDT by JayGalt
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To: Right Wing Vegan

If they had a more traditional debate format, perhaps Ramaswamy will come off a bit different than he did last night.

The debate format sucked.


70 posted on 08/24/2023 1:09:26 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: JesusIsLord
Good question. The issue should have been brought up when Obama was a candidate in 2008. Even if born in Hawaii, he was not "Natural born" as his father was not a citizen.

I think the only way this comes up is if a secretary of state refuses to place Vivek or Haley on the ballot because they are both native born, not natural born.

I doubt it if anyone has the courage to do so.

71 posted on 08/24/2023 1:11:40 PM PDT by Michael.SF. ( Biden-Fetterman in ‘24: It's a no brainer)
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To: jimwatx

Thanks for the big grin. I get few enough of them. In your opinion churning billions of $ by conning investors with pump & dump schemes is fine and that makes Vivek a bright ambitious guy who would be a great POTUS.
BTW Pump & Dump is against the law
Pump-and-dump is an illegal scheme to boost a stock’s or security’s price based on false, misleading, or greatly exaggerated statements. Pump-and-dump schemes usually target micro- and small-cap stocks. People found guilty of running pump-and-dump schemes are subject to heavy fines.

https://news.bloomberglaw.com/securities-law/biotech-billionaire-among-10-accused-of-pump-and-dump-scheme-1

https://www.theverge.com/2022/12/14/23508963/twitter-atlas-trading-discord-pump-and-dump-sec-doj-lawsuit-criminal-charges

https://www.timothysykes.com/blog/stocks-true-pump-dumps/


72 posted on 08/24/2023 1:21:40 PM PDT by JayGalt
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To: 1Old Pro

I agree that none of this matters in terms of who the nominee will be, Trump will win the nomination will at least 60-65% of all votes cast if not more...

However, those jumping on the Vivek wagon need to do some digging, he’s a complete fraud and not remotely what he claims to be..

He’s good at telling folks what they want to hear, most hucksters are, but once you look at his actions they don’t line up.

Absolute slimeball


73 posted on 08/24/2023 1:30:08 PM PDT by HamiltonJay
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To: Dilbert San Diego

There are Freepers who liked George Santos too, doesn’t mean he’s not a criminal and fraud.

Vivek is as slimy as the day is long, absolute complete fraud.


74 posted on 08/24/2023 1:31:43 PM PDT by HamiltonJay
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To: jimwatx

SOROS puppet... be wary out there!

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/08/gop-presidential-candidate-vivek-ramaswamy-already-millionaire-when/

https://www.newsmax.com/politics/2024-vivek-ramaswamy-donors/2023/08/22/id/1131678/


75 posted on 08/24/2023 1:37:44 PM PDT by apostoli (When the Saxon awakes, continents will BURN!)
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To: jimwatx

“Vivek would be my second choice after Trump. Those on here dissing him are idiots.”

Vivek is a con-artist/crook. Anyone that supports him must either be unaware of that..... or A-OK with crooks in positions of power.

https://darntons.com/2023/08/07/vivek-ramaswamy-fraud/


76 posted on 08/24/2023 1:37:52 PM PDT by Danie_2023
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To: Verginius Rufus

“That doesn’t make me want to support him—I don’t trust him one bit—but his style seems to go over well with people who haven’t been following the race until now.”

Well he is definitely smooth, clean and articulate. But where has that gotten us in the past? Eight years and counting of Obamanation.


77 posted on 08/24/2023 1:39:01 PM PDT by Danie_2023
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To: HamiltonJay

My quote was from DeSantis. Not Ramaswampy, the Trojan Horse.


78 posted on 08/24/2023 1:39:09 PM PDT by Antoninus (Republicans are all honorable men.)
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To: HamiltonJay

But we Freepers are knowledgeable intelligent conservatives.

On various issues and opinions of people, Freepers have differing opinions. There is not a Free Republic consensus that Vivek is an absolute complete fraud.

I wish we had surveys or polls on Free Republic. It would be interesting to see how many of us like certain candidates vs. How many think they are frauds or charlatans.


79 posted on 08/24/2023 1:45:35 PM PDT by Dilbert San Diego
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To: JayGalt

I’ve played the stock market and am well aware of the sleazy hijinks that go on with the sort of businesses VR was involved with. The answer is to correct those aspects of our system that allow for such excesses. If you want to blame VR for being lavishly compensated because he was in a position to take advantage of it that’s unfairly blaming him for the inequity that already exists in the system itself.

Face it most of those dissing VR on here just don’t like/trust him because of his ethnicity an try to dress it up as something else. Or they think because he’s an extra smart guy they find scary and seem to think he must have a secret agenda and/or a pact with the elites.

The facts are VR is saying all of the right things and doing so in a direct and unambiguous manner unlike the typical politician. So why would think he wouldn’t try and follow through with them if elected? Trump Kennedy and VR are the ONLY candidates worth considering the rest are all a joke and willing lackeys of the elites. Anyone who doesn’t get this doesn’t understand the “big picture”.


80 posted on 08/24/2023 2:08:57 PM PDT by jimwatx
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