Posted on 01/09/2012 7:04:25 PM PST by detective
Rick Santorum told [1] Ron Paul in Saturdays debate: You should know better than to cite George Soros-like organizations. The comment came in response to attacks on Santorums record from the Texas Congressman and libertarian running in the Republican presidential primaries.
Exposed for using Soros-funded research in an attack ad [2] charging that Santorum had been one of the most corrupt members of Congress, Paul had no explanation or response, except to say that somebody had done a survey attacking Santorum and he used it in the ad. The Ron Paul ad includes the line, Im Ron Paul and I approve this message.
The exchange adds to Republican fears that Paul is trying to weaken or divide Republicans in order to guarantee Obamas re-election.
The Soros organization alluded to by Santorum is the Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW). It is the source of the corruption charge against Santorum in the Ron Paul ad.
In the debate [3], Paul said that somebody did make a survey and I think he came out as one of the top corrupt individuals because he took so much money from the lobbyists.
That somebody was CREW, a Soros-funded group that targets Republicans and conservatives.
Santorum shot back: Lets talk about the corruption issue. The person whothe group that called me corrupt was a group called CREW. If you havent been sued by CREW, youre not a conservative. CREW is this left-wing organization that puts out a list every election of the top Republicans who have tough races and calls them all corrupt because they take contributions from PACs. Its a ridiculous charge. And you should know better than to cite George Soros-like organizations to say that theyre corrupt.
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Why should they bother when they've got you to do it? LOL.
I saw the Beck clip. Thank you. I think he oversimplifies the matter. When the object is to reduce our foot print and recalculate the best way to exercise our strengths and ideals, I do not have a problem incorporating people who are on board with the logistics. I'm old enough, and grown up enough to know folks like Barney Frank, much as they stink, can actually be used to advance an agenda that ultimately serves the interests of conservatives.
The prospect of succumbing to radical Islams' desire to instill a worldwide caliphate is a great concern. If you think Ron Paul is on board with that ideal, I've got a really nice tin foil hat for you. If you think Ron Paul buys into George Soros's vision for the United States en toto, again, I've got a really nice tin foil hat for you.
You've chosen sources to believe, and so have I. I do not count Glen Beck as a credible source, if only because he jumps to the same conclusions you do. You hear the name "Barney Frank" and your knee hits your chin so hard you'd be better served to let it enter Barney's butt hole. You hear "Arab Caliphate" and your brain melts like camel dung as if Ron Paul is dedicated to a total dissolution of the ideas that established our contry and will continue to cause it to thrive.
At bottom is this: The conspiracy theories you accept regarding Ron Paul are no less wacky than those of truthers, let alone those construed out of ignorance toward what he believes and practices. Why not take a look at how liberals react to the notion of a Ron Paul Presidency and get back to me? Okay?
Yes, all three are solid!
Facts are not conspiracy theories.
Ron Paul has a way of making conservatives behave like liberals.They call him names. They grotesquely distort his record. They do their best imitation of an MSNBC host and strangely expect conservatives to join them in their two-minute hate. It is no wonder that the Texas congressman has emerged as the favored conservative alternative to Mitt Romney in Iowa. -Daniel J. Flynn, Human Events
I eschew political opportunists and political whores, and feel no need to apologize in doing so. Again, why not check into liberal reactions to Ron Paul and get back to me?
Not good enough for you. No sir. All of a sudden he's at the behest of George Soros. LOL! Not enough tin foil in the world.
As one counts political diarrhea, yes. Gingrich let loose on the couch, Perry let loose on the border, and Santorum would like to negotiate the bucks to clean it all up.
You may disagree with his reasoning on this issue, but I don't see how you can deny that if he (or any representative) does not designate where the money goes, then it is decided by the executive branch, without the same transparency. He votes against the bills in the first place, but if others pass a bill and the tax-payers are going to have their money stolen, then the earmarks are to give them back their money that was stolen, rather than it go to Obama who will spend it elsewhere.
And to answer your question, he is a fiscal conservative because he always votes against spending in the first place, and because he wants to drastically slash the size and scope of government. He wants to abolish entire departments... look at all the other so-called Republicans who support all of those programs and departments and continue to grow the government... sometimes even more than the Dems.
But let's all try to work to get Obama out of the White House. If Obama is reelected he will continue to hurt our great country and he will come close to destroying it.
I agree with you more than it may appear on the surface of things. Thanks for the back and forth.
Ohhhhhhh.......Now I get it!
2+2=5!
Ohhhhhhh.......Now I get it!
2+2=5!
“You may disagree with his reasoning on this issue.....”
That’s right. I’ve never agreed with money that was stolen from me redistributed to PaleoPaulie’s little friends in Galveston.
“He wants to abolish entire departments...”
In his 5 million years in CONgres, how many of those departments were killed by a Paul bill ? Just curious.
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