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Is Barry Manilow a Closet Libertarian? (He Gave $2,300 to Ron Paul's Campaign)
Reason Magazine ^ | July 17, 2007 | Nick Gillespie

Posted on 09/18/2007 9:08:04 AM PDT by lormand

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To: ejonesie22

Not if the RIAA has anything to do with it.


141 posted on 09/18/2007 12:21:42 PM PDT by mnehring (Thompson/Hunter 08 -- Fred08.com - The adults have joined the race.)
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To: Allegra

142 posted on 09/18/2007 12:22:22 PM PDT by monkapotamus
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To: lormand

Why would a “closet Libertarian” give money to Hillary(!) Clinton or Barak bin Ubama? I think “confused poofter” is a more appropriate label.


143 posted on 09/18/2007 12:22:37 PM PDT by Redcloak (The 2nd Amendment isn't about sporting goods.)
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To: Allegra
"It generates a Letter of Marque?"

LOL...that would have been my guess too.

144 posted on 09/18/2007 12:24:17 PM PDT by lormand (Ron Paul - Surrender/Suicide Monkey for GOP nominee and a steaming POS)
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To: mnehrling
Fascist, let them try and sue the Paulinati!

We use our parent's address super secret locations, they could never find us!

145 posted on 09/18/2007 12:24:39 PM PDT by ejonesie22 (I don't use a sarcasm tag, it kills the effect...)
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To: Allegra
They’ve some really odd customs and habits in the Paulistinean caucus.
146 posted on 09/18/2007 12:27:15 PM PDT by elhombrelibre (RUN Paul - a man proudly putting al Qaeda's interest ahead of America's.)
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To: mnehrling; Allegra
"The Letter of Marque virus protection software only works on viruses written before 1853."

The biting sarcasms just on this thread is enough to keep me laughing for weeks.

Thanks guys and gals.

147 posted on 09/18/2007 12:27:44 PM PDT by lormand (Ron Paul - Surrender/Suicide Monkey for GOP nominee and a steaming POS)
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To: ejonesie22

Not that there’s anything wrong with that...


148 posted on 09/18/2007 12:28:04 PM PDT by elhombrelibre (RUN Paul - a man proudly putting al Qaeda's interest ahead of America's.)
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To: L.N. Smithee

He can’t name any. He doesn’t deal in facts. If he did, he’d not be a Run Paul supporter.


149 posted on 09/18/2007 12:29:10 PM PDT by elhombrelibre (RUN Paul - a man proudly putting al Qaeda's interest ahead of America's.)
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To: lormand; mnehrling; Allegra
Arrgh...

It just hit me.

We could update the Virus protection to the latest version of Avast!

The could make a special edition called Avast Ye, with Scurvy Dog Anti Spam...

150 posted on 09/18/2007 12:33:02 PM PDT by ejonesie22 (I don't use a sarcasm tag, it kills the effect...)
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To: elhombrelibre

Of course not....


151 posted on 09/18/2007 12:33:41 PM PDT by ejonesie22 (I don't use a sarcasm tag, it kills the effect...)
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To: ejonesie22; mnehrling; lormand
We could update the Virus protection to the latest version of Avast!

The could make a special edition called Avast Ye, with Scurvy Dog Anti Spam...

Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum!

GREAT idea, Matey!

152 posted on 09/18/2007 12:40:35 PM PDT by Allegra ((Sigh...) Had to change the tagline. BOOM!)
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To: ElkGroveDan
Did you see the masterful keywords on this thread?

Whoever came up with "stenchhippiesforpaul" should be given the key to the city. I liked it so much, I added it to this thread. :)

153 posted on 09/18/2007 12:41:08 PM PDT by lormand (Ron Paul - Surrender/Suicide Monkey for GOP nominee and a steaming POS)
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To: mupcat
"AMEN! I cannot for the life of me understand why more people can't see this! Every time I see his signs in our very liberal area it's just so obvious"

Same here in Seattle. Ron Paul is almost exclusively supported by liberals. I suspect it's because they are hoping to sabotage the republicans, but they might actually say "well, I'm a lifelong republican, but I just hate the Iraq war". Total BS. I don't know if Paul is smart enough to realize this, or is he like Hagel where he thinks it will endear him to the electorate by getting all the press attention for being anti-war. Instead he ends up alienating his base, and won't pick up a single liberal vote.

154 posted on 09/18/2007 12:41:36 PM PDT by boop (Trunk Monkey. Is there anything he can't do?)
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To: Allegra

Arrgh...


155 posted on 09/18/2007 12:45:03 PM PDT by ejonesie22 (I don't use a sarcasm tag, it kills the effect...)
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To: boop
Ron Paul is almost exclusively supported by liberals.

You bet! What bothers me is I'm afraid some on the right are falling for it, and boy if that's the case then we deserve what will happen to us. Talk about dumb! I'm sorry, but the old adage of selling yourself before you can sell anything else is so true. This man is just unelectable by anyone's standards IMHO.

156 posted on 09/18/2007 1:13:16 PM PDT by mupcat
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To: MEGoody
Perhaps, but the Paulestinians on here are trying to spin it as though they are 'converting' those people to conservative values. We all know that is hogwash.

And I was the first to denounce them for doing it too.

Tell the truth, do you have any HARD evidence that Paul's campaign (his official campaign, not the work done independently by grassroots volunteers on his behalf) is in coordination with the MoveOn folks? If there is, I'd be the first to denounce Paul and won't support his candidacy from here on out. 104 posted on 08/26/2007 2:10:27 PM CDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1886824/posts?q=1&;page=101

Well actually it's not in that specific post, it's buried among the thread where I stated I don't approve of what Paul supporters were doing.

157 posted on 09/18/2007 2:35:35 PM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist (Hillary Clinton is the most corrupt presidential candidate to ever run for office)
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To: Hemorrhage
Because he is the only player in the Republican Primary representing a clearly liberal view of American foreign policy.

A liberal view of American foreign policy would be to send troops into Darfur, Haiti, or use them for humanitarian purposes. Paul doesn't advocate that. Yes, he wants the troops out immediately but that's not a "liberal" view it's a non-interventionist, traditional Republican view.

Thus, his lone support for leftist foreign policy stances makes him the ONLY person in the Republican Primary fighting AGAINST conservatives.

Give me a break. His foreign policy is not leftist. It's traditional Republicanism and I'll admit part of it sucks, but what about his other positions? Good grief, are you really going to say Paul's a liberal just because he doesn't agree with the rest of the candidates on one part of a single issue which is foreign policy?

158 posted on 09/18/2007 2:41:21 PM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist (Hillary Clinton is the most corrupt presidential candidate to ever run for office)
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To: Ingtar
I'm sure that the $2300 is a lot higher percent of the total donations to Dr. Paul than the donations mentioned in your post.

I doubt it. Most of Paul's donations came from individuals less than $20.

159 posted on 09/18/2007 2:43:19 PM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist (Hillary Clinton is the most corrupt presidential candidate to ever run for office)
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To: Charles Martel
Is Ron Paul seen by the left as an acceptable worst-case-scenario alternative? We'll find out in the open primary states, just wait.

Please explain to me why would liberals support Paul in the primaries? He's virtually the only candidate who can pull a coalition of voters together like Reagan did in 1980. If he's nominated, the Dims will lose a good third of their voting base (young adults, single professionals, Reagan Democrats fed up with Bush, etc) right there.

Except for withdrawing from Iraq (and even then, his reasons for withdrawing is not similar to the liberals' reasons), Paul has nothing in common with liberals or liberalism. He wouldn't use troops to help the Left's favorite humanitarian causes. He supports limiting the federal government and is pro-life.

160 posted on 09/18/2007 2:48:06 PM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist (Hillary Clinton is the most corrupt presidential candidate to ever run for office)
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