Posted on 06/21/2007 10:32:09 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
GOP presidential hopeful Ron Paul has been excluded from an upcoming political forum in Iowa on the grounds that he is not a "credible” candidate.
The event, sponsored by Iowans for Tax Relief and the Iowa Christian Alliance, is set for June 30 in Des Moines.
GOP candidates who will speak at the forum include Mitt Romney, Sam Brownback, Duncan Hunter, Mike Huckabee, Tommy Thompson and Tom Tancredo.
But Paul, a Texas congressman, was left out because the invitation went only to those candidates who are "credible,” said Ed Failor Jr., vice president of Iowans for Tax Relief.
"To plan an event of this scope, we invited credible Democratic and credible Republican candidates,” he told the Des Moines Register.
"We had to draw the line somewhere.”
No Democrats accepted the invitation.
The exclusion of Paul, an outspoken critic of the Iraq war, sparked protests from several Paul supporters, who sent e-mails to the Register calling the decision "evil” and "fascist.”
Paul’s campaign chairman Kent Snyder appeared with Failor on an Iowa radio station and acknowledged that Paul has no Iowa campaign office. But he said: "Failor’s explanation is weak . . . People want to see Ron Paul.”
I’m gettin’ some popcorn!
So sad, Ron Paul is exactly what you guys in the U.S. need to reclaim America.
The debate on the radio can be found here, about 3/4ths way through...
http://blog.ronpaul2008.com/ron_paul_2008/2007/06/ron-paul-exclud.html
lol
Fred Thompson will fill the need!!
I’m not a fan of Paul because of his comments regarding Iraq and 9/11 and his desire to legalize drugs. I actually thought Ron Paul would run on a libertarian ticket.
The torch and pitchfork wing of the Republican Party will be greatly disappointed.
btw, here is the best, IMO, summary of the positions and opinions of Ron Paul:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_positions_of_Ron_Paul
Hard to find much to disagree with there... :)
How is someone being excluded from a private gathering “censorship”?
Well, at leat Ron Paul isn’t as blue as Papa Smurf. That’s gotta count for something! LOL!
We’ll trade him to you so you can “reclaim” your country. For a six pack of beer. It doesn’t even have to be cold.
it’s a start
No, Fred Thompson will no fill the need. He is not a vialbe candidate. He hasn’t even declared himself in the race, silly. :)
And he will not be in Iowa, missing yet another Republican debate. Perhaps he could hold one with Ron Paul? I’d probably watch that one over the the main debate. :P
lmao............man that was funny
Guy’s a goofball, but he provides comic relief. Stupid decision to exclude him.
>>>I’m gettin’ some popcorn!<<<
Take it over to YouTube. Those boobs are going to going absolutely bonkers over there! :)
RP should be allowed to speak in Iowa....let’s face it though...he’s got a snowballs chance in a Texas summer to be the GOP nominee.....
If no Dems accepted then there is room. I say let him in.
Ron Paul? Who’s he? Is he related to Paul Bunyan?
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