Nevada GOP's state convention shut down early (Ron Paul)

CNN.com Political Ticker ^ | Sun Apr 27, 2008 | (none)

[FReepapalooza]

“When I heard he had said”

That’s the problem....why don’t you and all the rest of you “I heard he said’s” go read about it for yourself before you completely discount what he stands for.

[dayglored]

> Hopefully he would withdraw from the role of world policeman and use our troops to defend us.

Our national defense must come BEFORE we try to defend others, especially those who don't give a sh!t about freedom (theirs or ours). If we had unlimited resources, then policing the world might be under discussion; but we don't, so it isn't.

Our own interests at home are under attack, and we should be taking care of business at home first.

That said, "first" doesn't mean "only" to me -- there are legitimate reasons for fighting terrorists on their soil before they get to ours. I'd like to see that war done with a lot more vigor and get it the hell over with. What good is all our military might if we're afraid to use it???

Mainly, though, I'd like us to defend ourselves at home better, before we worry about what's halfway around the globe.

[FReepapalooza]

The Ron Paul supporters are the only ones who are not going to take this “puppeteer” (s)election lying down.

They deserve every conservative’s support.

[FReepapalooza]

“Ron Paul is getting real money from somewhere.”

It sure isn’t from Soros like the three other puppets.

[FReepapalooza]

“THIS IS A NO BRAINER. If we lose the war as we certainly will if we cut and run from Iraq, we will lose the country. If we lose the country we can kiss our collective ashes good bye.”

And if we lose our sovereignty, our freedoms, our liberties; where are we then?

[FReepapalooza]

“Mainly, though, I’d like us to defend ourselves at home better, before we worry about what’s halfway around the globe.”

So you do agree with Ron Paul’s ideas.

[jmaroneps37]

“And if we lose our sovereignty, our freedoms, our liberties; where are we then?” maybe the meaning of ‘sovereignty’ means something different where you live. In my country “our sovereignty” is our country’s freedom. In your zeal to disagree you have repeated my argument which I will restate: If we lose the war we lose our country and of course our sovereignty. Our freedoms and liberties are EXACTLY what we would lose if we surrendered as Mr. paul would have us do. If we lost everything but our country we could start again. If we surrender and are overrun by Islamist vermin we could NEVER start again.

[FReepapalooza]

“overrun by Islamist vermin we could NEVER start again.”

Well with our borders “wide open” what do you think will happen?

[Man50D]

Wow, I hadn't really thought about that aspect. Hmmmm-mm... but can Ron Paul really capture the support of a bigger fraction of the GOP base than McCain?

I don't know. I'm not hoping Paul gets the nomination. I am hoping he creates a wide open GOP convention so a conservative can be nominated.

[DoughtyOne]

Can’t argue with that. I agree.

[DoughtyOne]

I think Paul’s folks should be applauded for giving the party and McCain hell. I cannot support what Paul stands for because of his stance on the war.

I wanted to make this clear.

[jmaroneps37]

“If we lose the war . .
The war, such as it was, was won several years ago with the destruction of Iraq's infrastructure and capture of its Baathist government.

Now, if you seriously believe withdrawing from an occupation of a defeated country will cause us to lose our own, you've been reading too much Victor Davis Hanson.”
You are painfully and dangerously delusional if you think that killing 20 or 30 thousand Islamists means the war is over and “let's get the boys home for the 4th of July for a big parade.” This war started in the seventh century and has not stopped. Over the past 1400 years the Islamists have constantly plotted the destruction of all of those who do not wish to yield to their perverted world view. Because of them we have two choices: surrender and be killed or enslaved or annihilate them to a man. It really isnt any more complicated than that. Even killing every living Islamist will not free us of the need to defend ourselves again and again in the future. They will and have taken unbelievable beatings, then gone off, regrouped and come back. In 732 Charles Martel's men killed 375,000 of them and they were back in ten years. Please learn so history. These people are seventh century minds armed with twenty first century weapons. We can never let our guard down.

[Man50D]

I hope you two are just visiting this planet.

I hope you get your head out of your behind and accept the fact the GOP has moved so far to the socialist left that it is ideologically merging with the socialist Democrats.

[Man50D]

I think Paul’s folks should be applauded for giving the party and McCain hell. I cannot support what Paul stands for because of his stance on the war.

I wanted to make this clear.

I couldn't agree more. Nothing can serve the conservative cause better than to create a wide open convention.

[CJ Wolf]

let freedom ping

[Nebr FAL owner]

And replace him with who ? Ron Paul? That guy has even less a chance of beating the communist Obama or the fascist Hillary than McCain has.

If on the other hand he fights like mad in Congress with a grass roots campaign to achieve his goals of changing the attitude in Washington D.C. the country might actually not descend into a fascist/marxist economic goat-roping festival.

[Man50D]

And replace him with who ? Ron Paul?

I'm not a Paul supporter because of his position against our troops being in Iraq. My preference would be Duncan Hunter. That being said there's no way to know who it would be until near the end of the convention.

There could be a surprise if history is an example. William Seward was the odds on favorite to be the GOP nominee at the 1860 GOP convention but when all was said and done an unheralded candidate who hadn't held political office for 11 years emerged. He was Abraham Lincoln.

[daler]

I’ll second that.

[FReepapalooza]

Someone who knows his history!

I applaud you.

[FReepapalooza]

I respect your position.

All conservatives should be behind letting the GOP know “We’re Not Taking It Anymore!”