These kooks are lost. Ron Paul is an Icon who leads in free thought and anti-government. This Tea Party thing is just about history.
“Fundraising reports showed he (Ron Paul) had $1.9 million on hand, compared with the $15,508 Graney had amassed. The two other candidates, Wall and John Gay, had less than that.”
Ron Paul isn’t going anywhere, except back to congress.
He has three Tea Party connected challengers for his seat in Texas Congressional District 14.
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When it comes to national security/defense/sovereignty, he's a bizarre lunatic.
How can anybody trust libertarians when their favorite
“son” loads up legislation that he knows will pass and
gives the pork while giggling “I voted against it.”?
Ron Paul is OK as a congressman from Texas. He’s good on fiscal matters and the Federal Reserve. His kookie ideas on other matters aren’t that important while he is just one vote in congress.
The problem is that he has delusions of grandeur, and keeps running for President. This has produced a Ron Paulite movement all over the country with a constant tendency to siphon away 3 or 4% of the vote from Republicans and help elect Democrats.
If Ron Paul had just stuck to congress, he would be fine. He’s a voice that’s needed on fiscal matters. But on the national stage, he is a persistent nuisance and spoiler.
If real conservatives want to get rid of him, I presume that’s the reason.
It’s really turning into a frenzied free-for-all, isn’t it.
I wish they’d come here are take on my sometime RINO House candidate. He’s running unopposed by any other R’s so far.
{snicker!}
THis is the BEST thing the Tea Party folks in Texas could do! While Paul is great on economic and political liberties, his foreign policy ideas are a complete disaster! If they can put up a candidate that holds to a similar vision on economics and domestic policy, but who is strong on national defense, I’ll support him or her for SURE! Can’t vote in Texas — but they’d have my backing in other ways!
Thanks onyx.
Good. He is the Lyndon LaRouche of the right.
I am not sure why the tea party would target Ron Paul. You may not agree with everything thing about him, but on the core issue of smaller government you have to like him.
If Ron Paul had his way, America would:
1) Legalize prostitution in every community
2) Sell heroin at 7-Elevens
3) Screw every one of our allies
Who votes for this loon?
HAHAHAHAAHAHA! So much for the Paulbots taking over the Tea Party. But I’m willing to bet they hang around and make enough noise to raise the chatter of ‘extremists’ by the MSM.
The ONLY ones who credit him with starting the movement are his own starry eyed worshippers.
He didn’t inspire the movement. Santelli maybe. “R”’s and “D’s screwing us one too many time’s absolutely.
Paul’s kooks just want to co-opt the movement to advance their own version of extremisism. Forget it. I’d love to see Paul knocked out by a GOOD replacement.
I respect him but he could never win. Problem is a certain percentage of the Tea Partiers would favor him over anyone else. My feeling is they are good for helping to win smaller, local elections but of no help at all with winning the presidency. The Tea Party movement really does turn off moderates and independents. And they vote. You need them to win. I don’t know who could win but it has to be someone most Republicans would like plus moderates and independents. That’s just reality.
Ron Paul is not my cup of tea, but he is the one guy in Congress whose votes consistently reflect the proper constitutional limits on the power of the Federal government. And this is the first guy the Tea Party movement goes after? How about they go after free-speech busting McCain? Or how about one of those Northeast RINOs like Olympia Snowe? Unbelievable how frigging stupid some people are. Talk about shooting your own foot.
Dumb move by the Tea Party
so many candidates to work on, why start w Ron Paul
there may be disagreements, but save the energy
makes me think less of the Tea Party