Not sure whether you’re a Newbie or Retread, but Ron Paul is not a candidate who will garner support on this forum. Sorry, but them’s the facts.
Prepare to be hassled about this. Countdown: 1, 2, 3...
IBTZ!
To quote Shakespeare, words, words, words... Paul has 30 plus years as a career politician accomplishing nothing but talk and slamming a lot of Pork on bills.
wRong Paul hearts OWS. And vice versa.
No thanks.
I hate to get all technical and sound like some sort of inquisitor, but RuPaul is not a Conservative.
-—Conservatives don’t accept endorsements from Code Pinko.
-—Conservatives don’t think turning the Green Berets into the Raspberry Berets is acceptable.
-—Conservatives don’t count Neo-Nazis, 9/11 Truthers, and Islamo-Fascists as friends and followers.
-—Conservatives generally think legalizing drugs and prostitution are really bad ideas.
-—Conservatives think out-earmarking leftist pigs like Pete Starke Naked and Nazi Pelosi is a terrible idea.
-—Conservatives don’t normally have anarchists like Murray Rothbard as their mentor, nor do they have anarchists like Cindy Sheehan’s main squeeze Screwy Lewy Rockwell as their svengali and chief apologist.
ABOVE ALL, CONSERVATIVES DO NOT INSULT THEIR COUNTRY BY CALLING IT “IMPERIALIST”!
FREE REPUBLIC IS A CONSERVATIVE WEBSITE, NOT A LIBERALTARIAN WEBSITE!!!
IBTZ!!!
I’m a part of the local and national homeschooling culture. (We are all different, my group is more suburban — the Moms have usually been to college and have worked prior to having children).
About 2/3 of my homeschooling friends love Ron Paul. Leigh Bortins, the founder of Classical Conversations with its thousands of members, endorsed him.
I’m also in the tea party.
The local Republicans lament the lack of youth involvement, while doing nothing about it except snarling at new ideas. The local tea party laments the lack of youth involvement ... Except, there is one old lady who is for Ron Paul, and whenever there’s a rally, she’ll dependably find some young people.
Wouldn’t it be nice to have a candidate that young people fought for? I remember Reagan was a big hit in 1980 with them.
There’s something about Mr. Paul that appeals to them.
I think Newt is going to be hard-pressed to garner their fervent support.
I write this as simply an observer.
Just a few examples from the article...
REP. PAUL: I vote against it, so I don't endorse the system.
MR. RUSSERT: But when it passes overwhelmingly, you take the money back home.
REP. PAUL: I don't take it. That's the system.