Yes, but it's not a positive image.
Yes, but it's not a positive image.
I wish your analysis were correct and Ron Paul would draw attention to libertarian principles but his attention has been mainly fueled by his anti-war message. Far more Democrats than libertarians are coming to his support.
I think he has raised the profile. I’m not sure he has raised it in a positive direction.
Yeah, but that profile isn't complimentary. His campaign has done more damage to libertarianism than anything else by connecting it with surrendering in the WOT and appeasement of Islamists rather than what that political movement should be known for -- limited gov't advocacy.
n. 1. a person who believes in the doctrine of the freedom of the will
2. a person who believes in full individual freedom of thought, expression and action
3. a freewheeling rebel who hates wiretaps, loves Ron Paul and is redirecting politics
Libertarians are for the Freedom of all but the Ragheads in faraway places with hard to pronounce names
Destroy? The only Defense the Liberatarian uses is an all-out frontal assault with HOT AIR weaponry.
It’s of interest to me as well. The problem as I see it is this. Those that agree with Paul’s decent views stand a very good chance of being blackballed as simply another fellow traveler of Paul.
Paul presidential campaign has done nothing for true conservatives as far as I am concerned. No, instead he has given the press grounds to dismiss those that support smaller government, less taxation and on and on...
I think the one thing that Ron Paul running will guarantee is a Democratic victory. Much like Ralph Nadar’s running guaranteed Bush’s election by drawing off votes from then vice-president Al whats his name.
(gad) As long as I don’t have to see the “VOTE RON PAUL” threads any more. Da freak.
But, why post this article here?
We were defending ourselves in Bosnia? We were defending ourselves in Somalia? Are we defending ourselves in Djibouti, Ghana? Or in the Philipines, Kyrgyzstan, Paraguay, Uganda, Denmark, Cyprus, Germany, Honduras, and Spain?
He’s attracted a lot of nuts. Temporarily.
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Ahem! Would that be like the Ross Perot movement? Ross was a lot bigger.
“In the past few months, Ron Paul has dramatically raised the profile of libertarianism inside the Republican Party”
Great! THIS is why I have supported Ron Paul. Not because he would be a good president, but because the GOP has got their collective head up their a$$ and has so for years. They need to be pushed into being more conservative. The term Republican has become a bad word lately. Just listen to the talk hosts.
Ron Paul is wrong on several items. His idealism is to be admired, although I would be more pragmatic. I’d take Ron Paul over RINOs like Trent Lott any day. He drives me crazy. Good riddance, Trent.
The problem is that DC will kill most anybody. Freshmen come in and are idealistic, then after a few years they start accepting the good old boy deal and begin voting for pork like everybody else.
The GOP has drifted from principles (Ron Reagan) to Finger in the Air Democrats. I’m glad Ron Paul has had an effect on the campaign and love many of his libertarian principles. Our government will survive only if it adopts a few. Tough economic times are coming and a burgeoning government under Hillary Clinton and a democrat Congress will be hard to reverse. Government bankruptcy will get us before AQ.
Come November I will be voting for ABH - Anybody But Hillary.