Why the Ron Paul Campaign is Dangerous

NewsBull ^ | November 11, 2007 | JB Williams

[PlainOleAmerican]

I hate wasting this much press time on Ron Paul. But the Paul campaign is becoming a real threat to the Republican primary process and if allowed to continue, he will take votes away from the most conservative Republican candidates in the party, not the most liberal. This is bad for the party and the country.

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So, how Republican is Republican candidate Ron Paul?

If he’s funded largely by anti-war leftists, from Democrat stronghold districts and counting on Democrats, Libertarians and members of the Green Party to win the Republican nomination, not very…

[listenhillary]

Who is Behind Libertarians for Ron Paul? Ron Paul is the outstanding champion of freedom and free markets in the U.S. Congress and his campaign has attracted support from many active Libertarians. We have run this site as a service to promote the Ron Paul campaign and the Libertarian Party.

http://www.libertariansforpaul.com/category/libertarians-for-ron-paul/

This site is managed by Gene Trosper (http://www.noninterventionist.com/) Eric Garris (www.antiwar.com) and Gene Berkman (www.renbook.com)

[listenhillary]

Our Man in Pakistan by Robert Scheer

Robert Scheer a Libertarian now? WOW! Impressive

[DugwayDuke]

Thanks for taking the time to answer my question. I’ve found most RP supporters choose A.

[listenhillary]

What Is It Like to Be a Democrat?
by David Bromwich, 11/11/2007

Interesting Libertrian views on antiwar.com

[wagglebee]

So we should just cross our fingers and hope it works out? Have you forgotten what happened when Vietnam “reunited”?

[listenhillary]

http://www.antiwar.com/reese/?articleid=11892

The Bush administration has been the most secretive and deceptive bunch to occupy the White House thus far. The truth is, nobody knows for sure what the motive for going to war against Iraq really was.

The corporate friends of the Bush-Cheney gang have gained plenty of profits, but they haven’t shared them with the dead soldiers.

[listenhillary]

“We have to protect our interests”

Is keeping oil flowing in the world markets in our interests?

When Saddam invaded Kuwait, we should have let them sort it out? Or let Saddam have Kuwait?

[darkwing104]

If we withdrew from Korea now we would find out for sure if North Korea had nukes. We would see if Korea would become completely Communist or watching as Seoul became a glass bowl.

I don't believe for a second that Kim is going to give up power. Our next Korean mission will be to evacuate the South Korean refugees...

[fortheDeclaration]

[We have to protect our interests”]

Is keeping oil flowing in the world markets in our interests? When Saddam invaded Kuwait, we should have let them sort it out? Or let Saddam have Kuwait?

Then we should have fought for Kuwait as a U.S. operation, not a UN one and should not have ended the war before Saddam was deposed and we would not be dealing with these things today.

If it is worth going to war over, then define the issue and declare war over it.

Saddam thought our own State Dept had given him the green light on Kuwait (which they admitted) just as the North Koreans thought that the U.S. had no concern about South Korea based on what the State Dept had said.

Foreign policy has consequences.

[KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle]

you and Petronski, Kent and a few others would be banned on every other forum I frequent for rampant repeated trolling and TOS violations.

Says the filthy, guttermouthed little troll who oh-so-charmingly told a United States soldier to "go ****" herself just this morning, and promptly had his said post removed... because it was a site violation! ROTFLMAO!!!!!!!

So big. So brave. So righteous, these Paulestinians.

So full of crap.

[KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle]

Check your FR mail

I automatically delete ALL unsolicited FReepmail, unread.

[darkwing104]

Damn, I wish I've seen that...It wouldn't been pretty.

[fortheDeclaration]

[“We have to protect our interests”]

Is keeping oil flowing in the world markets in our interests? When Saddam invaded Kuwait, we should have let them sort it out? Or let Saddam have Kuwait?

Before it got to that, I would have let Saddam know that the U.S. would not allow any threat to its flow of oil.

The U.S. did not do that but gave Saddam the impression that he had a free hand in Kuwait.

[listenhillary]

Should have’s are a dime a dozen.

Is it still in our interests to keep the oil flowing?

[fortheDeclaration]

[Should have’s are a dime a dozen.]

Is it still in our interests to keep the oil flowing?

Yes it is, and we can best deal with that by making sure the region is stable which means having a consistent foreign policy, which we did not have with Saddam.

When legitimate U.S. interests are threatened the United States has a responsibility to protect them.

[listenhillary]

All of our troops are home, Ron Paul is president.

Words issued from Ron Paul will keep the Jihadist at bay and peace and nirvana will magically settle over the Middle East.

Cool! Who could be against that!

[DugwayDuke]

“If one, as a strict constructionist conservative, thinks the Constitution does not grant Congress the power to ban such things, then legalization thereof is a rational outcome - not because we “want them legal”, but because we want a government that only does what it is strictly allowed to, and no more.” - ctdonath2

“If this is how libertarians view America then thank God for logical conservatives. Just think what would happen if NAMBLA could be free from prosecution or gangbangers could legally wave a gun in your face?” - april15Bendovr

“But they’re not - and can be prosecuted precisely because the government is properly empowered to do so. Causing or threatening harm is one thing; simple possession of an inanimate object is something else entirely.” - ctdonath2

First, let me be clear. I’m in favor of banning both drugs and NAMBLA.

First, you say that there is no power for Congress to ban drugs. Then, you say there is a power to prosecute NAMBLA. What clause in the Constitution gives Congress the power to prevent harm or to stop threats? You cannot have it both ways.

[traviskicks]

[B4Ranch]

That is an excellent method to remain uninformed about current events.

[KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle]

That is an excellent method to remain uninformed about current events of increasing the ratio of signal to noise.