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YAF kicks out Ron Paul
Politico ^ | February 12, 2011 | Byron Tau

Posted on 02/13/2011 8:42:44 AM PST by Tolerance Sucks Rocks

A prominent conservative activist group has given Ron Paul the boot.

The Young Americans for Freedom has voted the Texas congressman off its national advisory board in the aftermath of his straw poll win at CPAC over his positions on national security issues. Continue Reading

"It's a sad day in American history when a one-time conservative/libertarian stalwart has fallen more out of touch with America's needs for national security then our current socialist presidential regime," said the group's national director Jordan Marks.

The dispute between Paul and the the group seems to stem from Paul's anti-war activities and the prominence of his supporters at conservative events like CPAC.

"Rep. Paul is clearly off his meds and must be purged from public office. YAF is starting the process by removing him from our national advisory board. Good riddance and he won't be missed," added Marks.

"I hadn't heard of YAF doing anything in years, I thought they were defunct. Young Americans for Liberty is the group of the future," said Ron Paul's political director (and in-law) Jesse Benton in an email to POLITICO.


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Texas; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: antiwar; conservatism; cpac; libertarianism; losertarian; nationalsecurity; ouster; ronpaul; yaf
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To: Absolutely Nobama
I think you are wrong on that point.
I see reasonable, smart young people and many conservative forums who seem far more mature than the Pauliacs!
21 posted on 02/13/2011 9:23:51 AM PST by Kansas58
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To: MNnice

I disagree. While service in the military is the highest form of patriotism, not serving doesn’t make anyone less patriotic.

(By the way, there is no draft, so therefore, comparing Ron Paul’s supporters to draft dodgers is a real stretch.)


22 posted on 02/13/2011 9:24:09 AM PST by Absolutely Nobama (I'll be civil when the left stops trying to destroy America.)
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To: mnehring
Can I be honest?

If you're against it, I'm for it..

LOL!

23 posted on 02/13/2011 9:25:14 AM PST by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: KevinDavis

Bingo. I like Ron Paul in that crazy uncle kind of way, but I can’t say the same for a lot of his supporters.


24 posted on 02/13/2011 9:25:49 AM PST by Absolutely Nobama (I'll be civil when the left stops trying to destroy America.)
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To: dragnet2
Actually, much of modern liberalism is anti Israel and anti organized religion, including the Jewish religion.
Hitler didn't care much for Christians, either.

The Muslims in Hitlers day mostly sided with Hitler.

Socialism/Communism and Islamic radicalism have much in common.

25 posted on 02/13/2011 9:27:32 AM PST by Kansas58
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks
I'm not a huge Ron Paul fan or anything but it seems to me he's not so much anti-war as he is anti-quagmire.

I highly doubt Paul is opposed to American defending herself when necessary.

I don't know that for sure.

26 posted on 02/13/2011 9:27:54 AM PST by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all -- Texas Eagle)
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To: OldDeckHand

I’ll give you that. I sometimes scratch my head on some of his stances.


27 posted on 02/13/2011 9:28:02 AM PST by Absolutely Nobama (I'll be civil when the left stops trying to destroy America.)
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To: Kansas58
they do not respect our right to disagree with them!

First, you give a lecture on rudeness and anti-social opinions and then you pontificate, without a shred of evidence that that Ron Paul supporters (wihtout qualifiers) "do not respect our right to disagree with them!" If you want to have a respectful conversation count me in. One pointer, however. Try to apply this standard to yourself. You might make more headway.

28 posted on 02/13/2011 9:31:20 AM PST by Captain Kirk (Q)
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To: Allegra

Honestly, I just don’t know what to make of Ron Paul. However, I’d trust Ron Paul to run the country a heck of a lot faster than I would John McPain, Lindsey Grahamnesty, Olympia Snowejob, and the rest of the RINO herd.


29 posted on 02/13/2011 9:36:30 AM PST by Absolutely Nobama (I'll be civil when the left stops trying to destroy America.)
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To: Captain Kirk
Experience.
It has been my experience that the Paul crowd tries to disrupt any political gathering that I have been to.
The interrupt.
They make rude comments during speeches.
I am right on this, and the vast majority of Freepers reading this Blog will, more than likely, give you their own stories of how the Ron Paul crowd “does not play well, with others”.
You can state your views, all you want, in a civil manner, but -— most Paul supporters want to run the “sand box” and kick anyone out who does not agree.
30 posted on 02/13/2011 9:37:48 AM PST by Kansas58
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To: Kansas58
Actually, much of modern liberalism is anti Israel and anti organized religion, including the Jewish religion. Hitler didn't care much for Christians, either.

So lets recap, Ron Paul and or liberals are liberal college kids, Nazis, leftist, Anti-Jewish Hitler supporters, and on another thread last night, I was told their right wing zealots.

Got it!

31 posted on 02/13/2011 9:39:31 AM PST by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: dragnet2

Well, you know the retarded left are in cahoots with all the other retards, the national-socialists, the jihadists, the paulestinians, and generally all the stinking dregs of society.

Thus, you have your stormfronters managing Ron Paul’s blimp project and Cindy Sheehan boinking Lew Rockwell.

Repellent, but not real complicated.


32 posted on 02/13/2011 9:39:43 AM PST by Hardraade (I want gigaton warheads now!!)
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To: Absolutely Nobama

Shh...the Republican Party is becoming the War Party, the more wars, the better.


33 posted on 02/13/2011 9:40:19 AM PST by garbanzo (You better hold on; This one's about to get bumpy.)
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To: Captain Kirk

More to the point:

WHEN HAS RON PAUL EVER ASKED HIS FOLLOWERS TO BEHAVE LIKE GROWN UPS?


34 posted on 02/13/2011 9:41:15 AM PST by Kansas58
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To: mnehring

The “extreme right” doesn’t exist. The Right has nothing to do with anarchy, they want the federal government within its boundries as set forth by the Constitution. That’s not an extremist view.


35 posted on 02/13/2011 9:41:42 AM PST by Absolutely Nobama (I'll be civil when the left stops trying to destroy America.)
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To: Kansas58

It’s possible. I don’t really think Ron Paul or his supporters are really that much of an issue.


36 posted on 02/13/2011 9:43:51 AM PST by Absolutely Nobama (I'll be civil when the left stops trying to destroy America.)
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To: Kansas58
You can state your views, all you want, in a civil manner. Despite your purple prose defense of civility, it is revealing that did not bother to condemn (or even recognize) the only "uncivil comment in the entire article: "Rep. Paul is clearly off his meds and must be purged from public office

Again, if you are going to lecture others on civility, you should at least hold people you agree with to the same standard.

37 posted on 02/13/2011 9:45:18 AM PST by Captain Kirk (Q)
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To: garbanzo

Do I have to turn in my decoder ring now ? :)


38 posted on 02/13/2011 9:46:11 AM PST by Absolutely Nobama (I'll be civil when the left stops trying to destroy America.)
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To: garbanzo

I think the most important thing we should do as Republicans/Libertarians/Tea Partiers is stay united. If we don’t, America will will slide into socialism.

Defeating Barack Hussein Obama should be our main and only goal until 2012. We can squabble with the Paulistas later. Our country is in massive trouble. If Obama is reelected, all bets are off and America is finished.


39 posted on 02/13/2011 9:52:52 AM PST by Absolutely Nobama (I'll be civil when the left stops trying to destroy America.)
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To: Hardraade

lol...


40 posted on 02/13/2011 10:04:17 AM PST by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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