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This may be good news for all non-Paul candidates competing in Iowa, and an indication that Paul may under-perform his poll numbers. Some of you might remember when Howard Deans supporters descended upon Iowa during the 2004 Democrat caucus. Iowan were so irritated by the swarm of out-of-state young jerks that it positively damaged Dean.
1 posted on 12/29/2011 4:47:41 AM PST by BCrago66
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To: BCrago66

Yes, shave, shake off the occupy dirt, take a bath, and for heaven’s sakes, leave your bongs at home.


2 posted on 12/29/2011 4:52:19 AM PST by Jim Robinson (Rebellion is brewing!! Impeach the corrupt Marxist bastard!!)
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One can only wonder how long the support from these college kids will last once they figure out that their college loan programs would be eliminated?


5 posted on 12/29/2011 5:04:51 AM PST by DugwayDuke
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If the characterization of Ron Paul’s supporters can be so wrong... it puts into question the rest of the Statist RINO assumptions.

Enforce our Borders
End the FED
Protect the Second Amendment

Statist RINOs on the wrong side of history.
Lead, follow or get out of the way.


11 posted on 12/29/2011 5:26:18 AM PST by Kinzua (Are you ready to admit that electing Obama was a mistake?)
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Why are the milquetoast, meally mouthed, stand for nothing, Obamalite, Statist RINOs in such a tizzy. They should’nt be so afraid of principled positions.

Why not just go hide under the bed so that Ron Paul the boogeyman can’t scare them so badly.


15 posted on 12/29/2011 5:34:50 AM PST by Kinzua (Are you ready to admit that electing Obama was a mistake?)
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To: BCrago66; All
I am offended by comments like this one reported by the New York Times:

“Mr. Lucente, a 19-year-old from Ithaca who is a sophomore at Alfred University, said the Republican Party had been hijacked by a “social conservative war party” that had lost sight of the “idea that the government should be out of the way,” one of Mr. Paul’s abiding principles.”

Many Iowans will also be offended. (I used to be one, and have more than two decades of dealing with the state even when I wasn't a resident.) Things like this may help make clear the difference between libertarian principles and conservative principles.

One good thing about this is maybe Ron Paul's pro-business approach will help these young volunteers learn the importance of professional appearance that will be important in getting a job once Paul's campaign is over.

Example: “Even before flying here on their own nickel, some students said they had been instructed to cover up tattoos and told that their faces should be fresh-shaved or beards neatly trimmed, wearing only nice clothes that one described as “business casual.””

I like that instruction. Ron Paul isn't wrong about everything, but he shouldn't even be running for the presidency.

(Exception here for military tattoos. I don't encourage tattoos of any sort, and neither does the modern military, but if you're willing to carry a rifle for our country, I don't think I ought to object to you paying someone to inject ink in your arm. That's the servicemembers’ choice and I'll respect their choice.)

33 posted on 12/30/2011 8:33:50 AM PST by darrellmaurina
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