Ron Paul is for real in Iowa. Seriously.

The Washington Post ^ | November 17, 2011 | Chris Cillizza

[Kurt Evans]

Texas Rep. Ron Paul, long dismissed by the GOP establishment as a fringe candidate, has broadened his electoral appeal and emerged as a major player in the Jan. 3 Iowa caucuses, according to several recent polls and conversations with a handful of longtime Hawkeye political operatives...

In a Bloomberg News survey — conducted by renowned Iowa-based pollster Ann Selzer — Paul was in a four-way statistical tie for first along with businessman Herman Cain, former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich...

And, in a new Iowa State/Gazette/KCRG survey, Paul took 20 percent — behind only Cain at 25 percent...

Paul is using the relatively uncluttered airwaves to tell a story of himself as a consistent champion of fiscal responsibility in a field of candidates that have not always hewed so closely to that mantra.

One ad attacks the inconsistencies of Cain, Romney and Perry on fiscal matters — TARP, economic stimulus — before cutting to Paul; “I’ve been talking about these problems for a long long time...now we’re bankrupt and we have to decide which way we’re going to go,” he says.

And, it’s not just Paul’s television ads that have blanketed the state. Sixty seven percent of those tested in the Bloomberg poll said they had been contacted by the Paul campaign via email, direct mail, telephone or someone coming directly to their door over the last year — the highest percentage for any candidate...

“We have a strong ground game in the state that is reaching out at a faster pace than any other campaign,” argued Trygve Olson, a Paul adviser...

“We are picking up support among social conservatives in Iowa -- particularly ones who believe our country’s fiscal situation is in serious peril,” noted Olson...

[Kurt Evans]

>The same Ron Paul who voted to allow homosexuals to serve openly in the military and said that heterosexuals cause more problems than homosexuals? YThe same Ron Paul who said we must be friends with Iran? That Ron Paul?

You're getting closer, but Ron didn't say we "must" be friends with Iran.

[Darksheare]

Oh?
He didn’t say we had to be friends with Iran?
Are you going to flat out claim he never said it?

And do you support homosexuals?
Ron Paul does.

[Kurt Evans]

>Oh? He didn’t say we had to be friends with Iran? Are you going to flat out claim he never said it?

Yes I am. Ron never said we "had to" be friends with Iran.

>And do you support homosexuals?

Under some circumstances, yes.

[DJ MacWoW]

Not on FR. Homosexuality, nor ANY deviancy, is NOT supported. You AND R Paul may want to rethink that.

[Kurt Evans]

Not on FR. Homosexuality, nor ANY deviancy, is NOT supported. You AND R Paul may want to rethink that.

I said I support homosexuals under some circumstances. I didn't say I support homosexuality.

[DJ MacWoW]

FR doesn’t support deviants under any circumstance. Homosexuality is a mental illness.

[Kurt Evans]

FR doesn’t support deviants under any circumstance.

Trolling is deviant.

[DJ MacWoW]

Then you shouldn’t do it.

[little jeremiah]

Trolls aren’t getting banned any more???

[little jeremiah]

What do you mean that you “support homosexuals”? That is a very ambiguous and muddy statement.

[Kurt Evans]

What do you mean that you “support homosexuals”? That is a very ambiguous and muddy statement.

I was answering an ambiguous question, but I'll give you an example: I don't believe homosexuals accused of murder should be executed without trial.

[little jeremiah]

Since you are (in your own mind) exceedling clever - more than anyone else on this thread, surely - do you agree with RonPaul that homosexuals are fine and dandy in the military?

[Kurt Evans]

Since you are (in your own mind) exceedling clever - more than anyone else on this thread, surely - do you agree with RonPaul that homosexuals are fine and dandy in the military?

I don't believe I'm more clever than anyone else posting in this thread. I do agree with Ron that disruptive personal behavior "should be subject to military discipline regardless of whether the individual is heterosexual or homosexual," and "to discharge an otherwise well-trained, professional, and highly skilled member of the military for these reasons is unfortunate and makes no financial sense."

[little jeremiah]

So do you think that homosexuals should be allowed in the miliary or not? Pretty simple - answer “yes” or “no”. RonPaul thinks that they should be allowed in. I would hope you have as much guts as your idol, and at least reveal your actual POV.

[DJ MacWoW]

He’s a libertarian and isn’t going to admit the truth. As we know libertarians, have little in common with conservatives. He’s also a Ron Paul booster.

[Darksheare]

Saying you support homosexuals but not homosexuality is like saying you support air but not breathing.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2644629/posts

Do you support homosexuals in the military or not?
Ron Paul does.
Ron Paul also supports the leftist backed Occupy Wallstreet.

Homosexuals do not need to be anywhere they can have easy access to prospective victims.
Look at Jerry Sandusky, he even started a charity which gave him easy acces to victims, one of which it was stated that he met through that charity.
If only they’d allow coaches to marry.. /sarc

[Jim Robinson]

zot

[Keith in Iowa]

>>>zot

You need to program a “like” function. This zot deserves a “like”.

[little jeremiah]

It’s always either too soon or too late for RonPaul.