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RON PAUL WINS ANOTHER ROUND [so says a commie at The Nation]
The Nation ^ | 11/28/2007 | John Nichols

Posted on 11/29/2007 9:26:18 AM PST by nsmart

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To: wideawake
Come November 2008, you might want to check the numbers and see how many Americans voted for the GOP nominee - who will be a supporter of the war effort - and how many voted for Paul and whichever other loser he chooses to run alongside him on this third party ticket.

Sure, let's go to the tape.

In the primaries, you have 8 candidates who support the ongoing war that should have been won decisively within a couple of years going after a GOP base that has been decimated by the ass-kicking received in the 2006 midterms.

You have 1 candidate who is bringing in newcomers, independents, cross-over Reagan Democrats, and retaining a sizable portion of conservatives angry at the GOP.

Heads: the good doctor wins in a plurality; Tails, the statist Republican loses.

And I know you're not going to vote for Hillary if her opponent is Paul.

221 posted on 12/02/2007 10:56:16 AM PST by Extremely Extreme Extremist
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To: wideawake
Taking money from neo-Nazis is an issue.

There's no law prohibiting neo-Nazis from donating to the candidate of their choice.

Anywho, Paul has said the money will be used to promote his agenda, not some wacko.

222 posted on 12/02/2007 11:01:56 AM PST by Extremely Extreme Extremist
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To: Calvinist_Dark_Lord
Fortunately, most people can see through the nonsense, whether they support Paul or not.

**************

Fortunately, most people don't support Ron Paul.

223 posted on 12/02/2007 11:07:48 AM PST by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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To: Calvinist_Dark_Lord
Congratulations, you let a nobody manipulate you for free publicity, proving that you don't have the intelligence of the Ron Paul Campaign.

But of course. Getting Paul to apologize profusely and on the defensive like George Allen is the first step to taking him down. Then they'll demand that he apologizes for the "racist" newsletter that he "wrote" about blacks. Paul's not going to be their organ-grinder monkey, and it pisses them off.

224 posted on 12/02/2007 11:08:04 AM PST by Extremely Extreme Extremist
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
Paul's not going to be their organ-grinder monkey...

He's going to be his own, fiercely-independent organ-grinder monkey.

225 posted on 12/02/2007 11:12:07 AM PST by Petronski (Reject the liberal troika: romney, giuliani, mccain)
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To: Petronski
He's going to be his own, fiercely-independent organ-grinder monkey

Man in the Yellow Hat, is that you?

226 posted on 12/02/2007 11:14:07 AM PST by Extremely Extreme Extremist
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To: nsmart

“The turn will come when we entrust the conduct of our affairs to the men who understand that their first duty as public officials is to divest themselves of the power that they have been given. It will come when Americans, in hundreds of communities throughout the nation, decide to put the man in office who is pledged to enforce the Constitution and restore the Republic. Who will proclaim in a campaign speech: ‘I have little interest in streamlining government or in making it more efficient, for I mean to reduce its size. I do not undertake to promote welfare, for I propose to extend freedom. My aim is not to pass laws, but to repeal them. It is not to inaugurate new programs, but to cancel the old ones that do violence to the Constitution, or that have failed in their purpose, or that impose on the people an unwarranted financial burden. I will not attempt to discover whether legislation is “needed” before I have first determined whether it is constitutionally permissible. And if I should later be attacked for neglecting my constituents’ “interests,” I shall reply that I was informed their main interest is liberty and that in that cause I am doing the very best I can.’”

With this quote from Senator Goldwater who do you think best defines conservatism out of the current field of candidates?


227 posted on 12/02/2007 8:14:46 PM PST by JediHal (DON"T PANIC! (from "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy"))
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To: trisham
Fortunately, most people don't support Ron Paul.

Which doesn't really address the comment one way or the other.

Here's a scary thought for you (unless i've completely misjudged your comment)...Most People didn't support Bill Clinton either...look where he ended up.

228 posted on 12/02/2007 8:36:01 PM PST by Calvinist_Dark_Lord ((I have come here to kick @$$ and chew bubblegum...and I'm all outta bubblegum! ~Roddy Piper))
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
But of course. Getting Paul to apologize profusely and on the defensive like George Allen is the first step to taking him down. Then they'll demand that he apologizes for the "racist" newsletter that he "wrote" about blacks. Paul's not going to be their organ-grinder monkey, and it pisses them off.

In situations like this, i've always followed the advice of George S. Patton Jr.

Our Flanks? Let the enemy worry about his flanks, we're attacking.

229 posted on 12/02/2007 8:38:12 PM PST by Calvinist_Dark_Lord ((I have come here to kick @$$ and chew bubblegum...and I'm all outta bubblegum! ~Roddy Piper))
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
There's no law prohibiting neo-Nazis from donating to the candidate of their choice.

This isn't a matter of law - it is a matter of right and wrong.

I understand that Paul supporters may believe that as long as it isn't technically a crime, then it's OK.

But decent people hold themselves to a higher standard of behavior than simply avoiding indictment.

231 posted on 12/03/2007 4:10:26 AM PST by wideawake (Why is it that so many self-proclaimed "Constitutionalists" know so little about the Constitution?)
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To: Calvinist_Dark_Lord

OK, let me put it another way. Most of the people who vote and are not insane don’t support Ron Paul.


232 posted on 12/03/2007 6:00:43 AM PST by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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To: trisham
OK, let me put it another way. Most of the people who vote and are not insane don’t support Ron Paul.

Congratulations, you've just slandered an entire congressional district in Texas that re-elected Paul by a greater than 60% plurality, in an election where Republicans were getting their @$$ handed to them nation wide.

Since he has run unopposed for that rather large district a couple of times, it is rather likely that if he fails to gain the Presidential nomination, he'll be easily re-elected to his seat.

Sorry, but it just doesn't wash.

233 posted on 12/03/2007 7:40:06 PM PST by Calvinist_Dark_Lord ((I have come here to kick @$$ and chew bubblegum...and I'm all outta bubblegum! ~Roddy Piper))
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To: Allegra
For the record...girl...i'm a Libertarian, will remain a Libertarian, and NOT cross over to the Republicans to vote for Paul...it's wrong when the Democrats do it for who they perceive as the weakest Republican Candidate, it's wrong when anyone else does it who isn't a Republican.

i don't have a dog in this Republican nomination fight.

I never said or did anything to you

You trashed my integredy, and that of my son. You deserved everything you got, and apparently can't take it.

On a completely unrelated issue, you have freepmail.

234 posted on 12/04/2007 5:25:14 PM PST by Calvinist_Dark_Lord ((I have come here to kick @$$ and chew bubblegum...and I'm all outta bubblegum! ~Roddy Piper))
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