I sure there was a conspiracy to under count his votes. *eyes roll*
Well, this thread will generate another round of Paul bashing and mocking of his supporters, thanks to a biased article that only focused on a few nutjobs to portray the Paul campaign as a whole as driven by them. Which is primarily why you posted it.
Proof? Victory is Inevitable!
Can you at least make the flavor tropical punch this time?
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How many times do I have to tell you people, a Libertarian kook is not going to get elected president in our lifetime.
It is tough for folks who are really fired up and animated to realize that although they don’t have vocal opposition, they have opposition none the less.
Quiet reserved attendees able to vote seem to have outnumbered the vocal Paul majority attendees of which a lesser amount were qualified to vote.
I’m not sure how this came to be, but it does look as if out of state support was significant. Perhaps there’s another explanation which hasn’t occurred to me.
OMG, it’s Florida all over again!
I have been a broken glass republican, but the downward spiral of the past couple of years as far as immigration, expansion of social programs and spending have soured me to the point where only a (hillary!) has me motivated to do some work in 08.
Ron Paul and Duncan Hunter have more chance of being elected POTUS than my cat, but only in part because my cat is not running.
Prawn Power !
Dr. Demento, still a shrimp of a candidate.
Yep, must have been Deibold again!
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Ron Paul is the Dennis Kucinich of the Republican party.
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I was with Paul on taxes and getting rid of the DOE, but I just can’t bring myself to vote for someone that doesn’t understand the Islamic threat that we face.
That Paul fellar raked in $102,000 at a fundraiser in Dallas Fri night so all in all he didn’t do that bad this weekend. I’m surprised he finish as high as 3rd place with the criteria that was set for voting delegates.....
Some of the Paulette delegates are crying foul....... link here:
Ron Paul Delegates Turned Away from Straw Poll? Can You Confirm?
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1890199/posts
I find it just awful that the rules for Ron Paul were more restrictive than the other candidates.
A brief quote from this summary is as follows:
Kirk sees libertarians as radical doctrinaires, contemptuous of tradition, culture and faith. Of society’s old traditions and prescriptions they would retain only private property. Libertarians also seek an abstract liberty that has never existed. Contrary to the unlimited liberty theory of economics, the American economy is complex and requires government to enforce contracts and so forth. Government, then, is an economic necessity. Complete freedom from government of any kind would result in complete chaos.Our Constitution was conceived and written by an aristocratic body who “sought a more perfect union.” They knew, like Dostoevsky, that “unlimited freedom ends with unlimited despotism.” Kirk sees libertarians arguments as humorless, intolerant, self-righteous, badly schooled and dull. A specific quote is:
”..The libertarians are rejected because they are metaphysically mad.Lunacy repels and political lunacy especially. I do not mean they are dangerous; nay, they are repellant merely. They do not endanger our country and our civilization, because they are few, and seem likely to become fewer…
What Kirk means by “metaphysically mad” is that libertarians refuse to consider any question not answerable by direct observation or science; no religion, no prime mover, nothing of a spiritual nature. As such they are “mad” ignoring common human emotions and experience.
Is it any wonder believers reject libertarianism? Is it any mystery why Ron Paul does not sell to the masses?
Exactly what party is he trying to build?
They may be disappointed, but only a fool would be surprised.