Posted on 11/11/2007 12:39:35 PM PST by 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 hes 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
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That little nugget falls into the category of over-general. Some folks support the vets in their own families or churches, like we did this morning, and my family did all during my dad's retirement and illnesses.
People with a thirst for real change or revolution need to hear from some voice other than the Ted Stevens "tax apologist/spend and promise" wing of the Republican party. There is no Republican out there challenging the status quo except Paul. If there were, he would not even be the blip on ther radar he is. Everyone else fits the Who's addage of "Meet the new boss/same as the old boss." Kids' thirst for change is something very useful and would be a boon to a party that sincerely want to lessen the weight of government on everyone.
“People posting this on Free Republic are making this site look ridiculous.”
I think that we are looking pretty good. With all of the RP spam for months on end, 90% of freepers know a charlatan and a dangerous choice for president when they see one.
It makes me think 90% of Freepers are above average intelligence.
You ask why Republicans are freaking out over Ron Paul’s nurturing of new campaign contributions sources that were previously untapped by Republicans. Here is your answer:
http://www.nysun.com/article/53420
Clinton and Obama Raiding Donors Who Backed Bush
By JOSH GERSTEIN
Staff Reporter of the Sun
April 30, 2007
As senators Clinton and Obama crisscross the country seeking the Democratic presidential nomination and sharply criticizing President Bush, they have been collecting hundreds of thousands of dollars from donors who funded one or both of Mr. Bush’s campaigns for the White House.
In the first quarter of this year, more than 150 former Bush donors pitched in for Mrs. Clinton’s campaign, while a similar number anted up for Mr. Obama, according to an analysis of Federal Election Commission data performed for The New York Sun by the Washington-based Center for Responsive Politics.
The motives of those who lend financial support to candidates with divergent views are difficult to assess. For some donors, personal ties to politicians or their top fund-raisers transcend partisan politics. Executives at businesses susceptible to government regulation regularly straddle the field, even supporting multiple candidates in the same race. Some contributors find that their politics change over time or that the politicians they formerly supported failed to follow through on their promises.
LOL! That's perfect!!
Your picture says it all right there. Thanks for the contribution.
granted!
And computer have made all our lives easier and freedoms more secure. Right?
It will not take long for the Big Momma Taxation Apologistd to come out of the woodwork and say "Yeah, but everything changed after [The Maine, WWI, Pearl Harbor, 9-11, fill in the blank]. You need to have your life run by a superstate now, and heck that costs munny! So bend over and kiss the picture of Trent Lott on the floor while we perform this year's withdrawal."
And you wonder why Ron Paul attracts any attention - it's because the Republican Party welched on its promise of more freedoms and less government.
You might want to ping the list, as this article appears to base much of its information off of the testimonies of Eric Dondero...who, if I recall from earlier this year, was shown to be a suspect source of information.
No, I was thinking more about yellow fever, dyptheria, no antibiotics, typhoid, small pox, polio, lack of sanitation, running water, electric lights, no movies, internet, phones, easy travel, mail service, no ironing, washing machine, shaving my legs, no long skirts in the summer, wearing pants, bras not corsets, abundance of fresh food and water.......
you know stuff like that.............
Since Paul isn’t included in FR polls anymore, I wonder if his supporters are voting for FDT to keep him ahead of the one true patriot, consistent Conservative, Duncan Hunter these days. Just a thought.
That ties in perfectly with the following info, from this article:
What we have here is a candidate trying to win the Republican nomination by raising money from liberals across the political aisle.
This is why his fund-raising is not translating to improved poll positions.
His donors are not Republicans. So no matter how much money he raises, it is not translating into Republican support in the polls. He remains at or below 5% support in every national Republican poll, no matter how much money he raises.
That’s a hoot.
Thanks.
Since Paul isn’t included in FR polls anymore, I wonder if his supporters are voting for FDT to keep him ahead of the one true patriot, consistent Conservative, Duncan Hunter these days. Just a thought.
Fred was winning these polls consistently when Paul was included. He’s still winning now. I know you will keep beating the Hunter drum until the end, but I hope some of those who read here will decide to get behind Fred before Rudy takes the prize.
Ron Paul is the new Lyndon LaRouche.
Whack job.
Oh well, I'll back you up on most of those, though I don't shave my legs or wear a bra. But I think private industry brought us most of those, not the taxes I listed.
Hard to tell. I get the impression that the Paulestinians are either nominate "Ron Paul or I am going home" I don't believe they voted.
Look for them, in a few months, to transform into Conservatives, Republicans Vets, or Libertarians for Hillary. In may analysis, it fits the hissy fit mentality that the they have.
Exactly
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