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Ron Paul Wins Big in Alabama(Landslide Republican Victory
Ron Paul (2008) ^ | August 18, 2007

Posted on 08/18/2007 1:36:47 PM PDT by Captain Kirk

Ron Paul received 216 votes for a commanding first-place finish in a straw poll today sponsored by the West Alabama Republican Assembly. Mitt Romney came in second with 14 votes.

The poll was open to Alabama residents.

(Excerpt) Read more at blog.ronpaul2008.com ...


TOPICS: Politics
KEYWORDS: al2008; asseenonstormfront; howlongolord; iowa; makeitstop; paul; paulestinian; paulestinians; ronpaul; strawpoll
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To: Nervous Tick

“Sounds like another leftist position to me. “We’ve got to understand why they hate us” and all that baloney.”

I don’t think this is necessarily a leftist position. If they hate us because we are free, are wealthy, like football or because we have “violated” some holy site and are willing to kill us for it we should try to find out.

Why do we continue to let Muslims in the country?

If we had understood why they hate us perhaps we could have kept them out and should deport all non U.S. citizens from Muslim countries ?

I think it is foolish not to try to understand what we are up against .


121 posted on 08/18/2007 4:24:35 PM PDT by lfrancis
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To: Nervous Tick
So Dr. Paul’s response to 9-11 would have been to /trade/ with Afghanistan and Saddam Hussein’s Iraq?

Likely he would have immediately asked Congress for a full declaration of war, instead of waiting to see what the "international community" thinks.

122 posted on 08/18/2007 4:26:08 PM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist
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To: George W. Bush

We sure aren’t getting many “Ron whos” anymore.


123 posted on 08/18/2007 4:28:50 PM PDT by KDD (Ron Paul for President)
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To: SoldierDad
216 votes? And how many people of voting age live in that state? You’re excited about 216 votes?

Are you implying that these votes should be disregarded because they don't represent the MSM/GOP establishment template?

Had it been any other candidate you'd be bloviating about how strong that candidate is.

124 posted on 08/18/2007 4:29:28 PM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist
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To: Petronski; elhombrelibre; ejonesie22; BlackElk; KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle
Wow.

216 votes.

That's almost enough to get elected Homecoming Queen at a small school.

125 posted on 08/18/2007 4:31:29 PM PDT by Allegra (0....I am on R&R -in the FREE western world! Yeeeeehaaaaaa!!)
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
TripE, we went into Afghanistan with in days...
126 posted on 08/18/2007 4:31:51 PM PDT by ejonesie22 (Vote for the man who will keep those Barbary Pirates at bay, RON PAUL 1816!)
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To: Captain Kirk

I guess an anthill is a landslide.


127 posted on 08/18/2007 4:35:32 PM PDT by EveningStar
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To: Krodg
If the "load-mouthed kooks" were drowning out his "base of support"...wouldn't that mean that his base is very quiet?

His supporters are vocal and enthusiastic. They're not the kooks that the MSM and GOP establishment make them out to be.

Or, does that mean that his numbers are wrong and those voting for him are "loud-mouthed kooks"? Which is it??

Paul's numbers aren't wrong. His base of supporters are being smeared as a bunch of kooks, thanks in part to the MSM and GOP establishment who can't comprehend why people are excited over Paul, and the minority of far left and far right fanatics who are trying to capitalize on Paul's campaign.

128 posted on 08/18/2007 4:35:45 PM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist
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To: ejonesie22
TripE, we went into Afghanistan with in days...

We went into Afghanistan on October 7th. That was nearly a month later after the attacks.

129 posted on 08/18/2007 4:38:04 PM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist
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To: lfrancis
Yeah, the organization as a whole, the core believes and all are very much still there. It is sad that got usurped by the huts, thats all.

Ron Paul is a good old line conservative in a few ways, and very much a libertarian. But some of that philosophy has to be reworked in the 21st century. I am not saying abandoned it, but allow it to fit the realities of our current world. Until everyone is conservative, we will not get very far relying on our most extreme beliefs.

130 posted on 08/18/2007 4:38:54 PM PDT by ejonesie22 (Vote for the man who will keep those Barbary Pirates at bay, RON PAUL 1816!)
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To: Allegra

You are so bad...


131 posted on 08/18/2007 4:39:41 PM PDT by ejonesie22 (Vote for the man who will keep those Barbary Pirates at bay, RON PAUL 1816!)
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To: ejonesie22; Allegra
I meant to type A-L-A-B-A-M-A but I slipped and typed I-O-W-A.

I hate it when that happens!

132 posted on 08/18/2007 4:43:48 PM PDT by Petronski (Why would Romney lie about Ronald Reagan's record?)
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To: KDD
You know we have our differences, but I will hand it to you guys, your optimism is above reproach. If that was all it took, Paul would be in like Flynn...

And I am not joking, I really do respect that. So from a hippie liberal globalist faux conservative to a radical hyper conservative bunch of nut jobs, my hats off to you...

133 posted on 08/18/2007 4:44:15 PM PDT by ejonesie22 (Vote for the man who will keep those Barbary Pirates at bay, RON PAUL 1816!)
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

Paul won another straw poll in New Hampshire today...right next door to Romney’s Massachusetts. Funny how these ‘straw polls’ are considered irrelevant; but if a similar sampling is used in a phone poll; they are quoted as gospel. (If the results go the right way; that is.)


134 posted on 08/18/2007 4:44:58 PM PDT by who knows what evil? (G-d saved more animals than people on the ark...www.siameserescue.org.)
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To: Petronski

I was checking my birth certificate a momment ago...
Them nuts is my people...


135 posted on 08/18/2007 4:45:07 PM PDT by ejonesie22 (Vote for the man who will keep those Barbary Pirates at bay, RON PAUL 1816!)
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To: who knows what evil?
Funny how these ‘straw polls’ are considered irrelevant; but if a similar sampling is used in a phone poll; they are quoted as gospel.

That's not "funny," that's science. Ever study statistics? Do you understand "random sampling" and how it is corrupted by "self-selection?"

Good grief.

136 posted on 08/18/2007 4:47:12 PM PDT by Petronski (Why would Romney lie about Ronald Reagan's record?)
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To: Petronski
Yeah, I have this tendency to get Hawaii and North Dakota mixed up sometimes, too.

I'm sure a lot of people do that, though.

137 posted on 08/18/2007 4:47:13 PM PDT by Allegra (0....I am on R&R -in the FREE western world! Yeeeeehaaaaaa!!)
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

Damn man, they had to pack, but the orders were cut with in two days. I know, I was sitting next to two buddies when they came down. Best and saddest steak dinner I had in years..


138 posted on 08/18/2007 4:47:30 PM PDT by ejonesie22 (Vote for the man who will keep those Barbary Pirates at bay, RON PAUL 1816!)
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To: Allegra

Man, I hope you are not a pilot...


139 posted on 08/18/2007 4:48:31 PM PDT by ejonesie22 (Vote for the man who will keep those Barbary Pirates at bay, RON PAUL 1816!)
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To: ejonesie22
Nah....cartographer.
140 posted on 08/18/2007 4:51:57 PM PDT by Allegra (0....I am on R&R -in the FREE western world! Yeeeeehaaaaaa!!)
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