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To: mnehrling
The fact that a libertarian (as opposed to a Socialist or Green Party Candidate or Communist or ...) is polling at 10% in a number of states should be considered to be a generally good thing.

Those who knew that Ron Paul would never succeed should have stood back and applauded his efforts for bringing to the fore some of the key issues that even the Republicans are avoiding.

Instead lots of whack jobs feared that he might actually have a chance and went into massive carpet bombing attacks on him and his ideas.

And this auther is particularly annoying: those of us who aren't dyed-in-the-wool republicans are urged by republicans to work within the party to advance our ideas rather than start third parties and split the conservative/libertarian vote. But this author just wants to talk about how unsuccessful the libertarian party has been, and imply that all libertarianism will always be trounced and everyone who doesn't agree with the republicans should stay in the party AND shut up about their true beliefs.

That's a great strategy for continued republican success! /sarcasm

17 posted on 01/14/2008 2:38:29 PM PST by who_would_fardels_bear
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To: who_would_fardels_bear
"Instead lots of "whack jobs feared that he might actually have a chance" and went into massive carpet bombing attacks on him and his ideas."

Yes, it takes a whack job to believe that this lunatic had a chance of winning.

My problem is Ron Paul dancing with the enemy, not his other ideas. Running a national campaign while trashing this nation and it's military is not a way of winning support.

Freepers who shill for Ron Paul should be shown the Zot kitty as well.

41 posted on 01/14/2008 2:54:24 PM PST by lormand (Paultards - The Hemorrhoids of American Politics)
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To: who_would_fardels_bear
And this auther is particularly annoying: those of us who aren't dyed-in-the-wool republicans are urged by republicans to work within the party to advance our ideas rather than start third parties and split the conservative/libertarian vote. But this author just wants to talk about how unsuccessful the libertarian party has been, and imply that all libertarianism will always be trounced and everyone who doesn't agree with the republicans should stay in the party AND shut up about their true beliefs.

Sounds like the freepers Jim booted last year.

93 posted on 01/14/2008 3:39:28 PM PST by jmc813 (Don't screw this up, vote for Thompson.)
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To: who_would_fardels_bear
“Instead lots of whack jobs feared that he might actually have a chance and went into massive carpet bombing attacks on him and his ideas.”

As opposed to the whack jobs who support paul that attack people with a savagery reminiscent of a rabid pack of wolves?

Those same whack job supporters of his who call those who do not support him “traitors” who should be “lined up and shot”?

The same whack job supporters of his who think the Israelis or our own government was behind 9/11?

The same whack job supporters of his who come up with excuse after excuse after excuse to cover his and their actions by trying to draw some sort of moral equivelancy between them and other groups?

The same whack job supporters of his that say that death threats are “no big deal” and even go as far as blaming their own actions on the “paul haters” who they claim are the “ones doing it to make paul and his supporters look bad”?

227 posted on 01/14/2008 7:09:48 PM PST by 2CAVTrooper (The next thing from the ron paullution supporters: Krystalnacht)
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To: who_would_fardels_bear
I know the Paul supporters like to think that Paul was attacked because he was “feared” but that is just wishful thinking on the Paulbots part. He was attacked because of his unwillingness to fight the war that we *know* we are engaged in.
299 posted on 02/02/2008 7:04:17 AM PST by Ditter
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