Posted on 01/20/2008 10:20:44 PM PST by Extremely Extreme Extremist
Edited on 01/20/2008 11:17:40 PM PST by Admin Moderator. [history]
ARLINGTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul today issued the following statement reflecting on the struggle for civil rights and the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. :
“It is especially fitting that we take the time to reflect on one man’s struggles to defend our Constitutional freedoms during this primary election season. January 15 was the birthday of the great freedom fighter, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and on Monday, we honor him nationwide for his sacrifice and love of liberty for all people.
“To me, the timing is more than a coincidence. The American people, regardless of color or creed, have the opportunity to choose a candidate who will uplift the ideals for which Dr. King fought—and died.
“The fight for freedom—the preservation of our civil rights—is the fight of our lives. Sadly, after Dr. King’s passing we are faced with a violation of our civil rights in the same vein as Jim Crow: The Patriot Act. I have stood against this and all unconstitutional violations of American’s civil rights, and will continue Dr. King’s charge as President.
“Dr. King would be disappointed in our current administration for more than its continued disregard for civil rights, as he stated ‘a nation that continues year after year to spend more money on military defense than on programs of social uplift is approaching spiritual doom.’ We need to change our interventionist foreign policy, and take care of our brothers and sisters at home. Our nation is in a crisis: we are spending billions on war overseas while those around us are suffering and losing jobs, homes, and hope. It is inexcusable; we must solve the economic crisis at home and bring hope to America.
“Dr. King’s heroic actions should resonate with us today, as we recognize that our votes strengthen the fight for our civil rights. Liberty is the true antidote to racism, and freedom-- limited, constitutional government devoted to the protection of individual rights—can uplift us all.”
Dr. Ron Paul is a ten-term Texas congressman seeking the Republican nomination for President of the United States.
A typical aPaulogist talking point. And you make it again. You aPaulogists make it on every Paul thread. That's only one of you inconsistencies.
I'm confused. So now RP is for big government socialism??? Or is there really anything RP is for, other than his own demented ego?
If/when the GOP loses in November the only lesson they will take from it is that they didn’t moderate (read: shift leftward) enough.
There is nothing that will cause the GOP leadership to think the problem is that haven’t been conservative enough.
When Thompson bows out you can stick a fork in the GOP. It’ll be dead and the only thing left to do for conservatives is to bury it and start again.
You forgot the part about RP eating babies and clubbing puppies! Does anyone know exactly where RP was in November of 1963, ‘cause be probably shot JFK, too
I would expect an aPaulogist to cherry pick the wrong sentence to mislead a valid point. "We need to change our interventionist foreign policy, and take care of our brothers and sisters at home." I believe this is the statement that made Double Tap imply Paul's socialist intentions.
You libertoonians want smaller government. How does this statement by Paul fit that role model?
Dr Paul has always been very clear about his support for private sector assistance to those who need it. Churches and private citizens took care of this role until government usurped it. Theres nothing in his remark that indicates that he endorses government as the provider of this support. Please point me to something in his record or writings where he advocates increase government action in this area. You can’t because it doesn’t exist. No sane person who took more than 30 minutes honestly investigating Dr. Paul’s political philosophy would make the accusations you make.
re: Ron Paul, the socialist
Dr. Paul is an advocate of the Austrian School of Economics and as such is well versed in the writings of Ludwig Von Mises, F.A. Hayek, Murray Rothbard and others. These men wrote the best arguments every put forward against socialism and in favor of free markets. Really free markets, free of government intervention. And this same Dr. Ron Paul is a socialist? Dr. Paul is the clearest, most principled voice in the US Congress for Liberty and the Constitution and he is a socialist? Come on...
Paul is running for the Presidency on a non-interventionist, anti-war campaign. The fact that he'd use such a statement appears he's seeking support from folks who'd have no idea he means private sector assistance instead of from the government sector. And that's especially true in today's world where the government dole seems to be the norm.
No, you can put that spin on it. But most people would infer he means government assistance since he implies war funding could be better spent in such a manner, and I believe that was his intent.
You filter this stuff through the prism of libertarian hoopla. I filter it through the prism of reality.
When he is raising money from Nazis via his scurrilous newsletter, he speaks their language.
When he is raising money from Truthers, he evokes the conspiratorial rhetoric they enjoy.
When he is raising money from Code Pinkers he speaks the anti-American/stab the troops in the back rhetoric they like.
When he speaks to the Washington press corps he talks the anti-Bush, pro-"programs of social uplift", anti-defense rhetoric they love.
When he is raising money from libertarians he speaks the anti-"WOD" rhetoric they enjoy.
When he is raising money from gullible conservatives, he speaks the anti-tax, pro-Constitution language they respond well to.
He is all things to all people - he will tell any lie and make any excuse to solicit cash from whoever he is speaking to at the moment.
He is essentially Bill Clinton with a sublimated sex drive.
I wondered how long it would take for someone to drag the Nazi’s into the discussion.
Godwin’s Law FAQ
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“How to post about Nazis and get away with it”
One of the most famous pieces of Usenet trivia out there is “if you mention
Hitler or Nazis in a post, you’ve automatically ended whatever discussion
you were taking part in”. Known as Godwin’s Law, this rule of Usenet has a
long and sordid history on the network - and is absolutely wrong. This FAQ
is an attempt to set straight as much of the history and meaning of Godwin’s
Law as possible, and hopefully encourage users to invoke it a bit more
sparingly. Of course, knowing Usenet, it won’t do an ounce of good...
I guess we’re done with rational discourse.
If you are discussing someone who takes money from and meets publicly with the internet's number one Nazi, Don Black, then you are probably going to have to address the Nazi question.
And if you're talking about Ron Paul you're not only going to have to address the Nazi question, but the Truther question, and the Code Pink question, and the MoveOn.org question, and the treason question, and the honesty question and the sanity question.
Um, Ron Paul, either by his actions or inaction, has done that.
You don't have to be subtle to understand RP is pandering.
Would a true Conservative consider voting for Rudy or John?
Can anyone hate America more than a president who has made us MORE beholden to ME potenatates in the past eight years? Can anyone be a worse friend to Israel than a president who has to cow-tow to its enemies, hat in hand, for a few more wee drops of oil?
The free flow of oil at market prices = a 300% increase in the cost per barrel since 2000, precarious national security via emperilled energy independence, costly wars in the ME, inflation due to increased oil costs, and no end in sight.
If Clinton had done this we’d all be screaming til we were hoarse and the Pubbies would be running against the precarious economy and foreign policy mess.
im right there with you - opening wallet right now - and I dont give a bloomin fart if he upsets anyone of those career jackasses - theyve abandoned us - its about time we return the favor
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