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To: bayourod
Everything he says is dismissed without consideration because we know he is a libertarian extremist.

Everything Ron Paul says stems from adherence to the Constitution and the intent of the Founders.

But because it would make you and your ilk look bad to just admit you loathe the Constitution and its principles, you dismiss Ron Paul's words in ad-homonim attacks.

It's the oldest trick in the book: If you can't attack the message, attack the messenger. Typical, and utterly transparent. Don't try to sugarcoat it. Nobody's fooled.

When he starts demonstrating an ability to exercise mature judgement instead of automatically applying knee-jerk libertarian theology, then people might start taking him seriously.

Translated to plain English: "When he sells out those pesky constitutional principles and begins to 'play ball', we'll let him be our toady."

113 posted on 11/27/2001 1:48:38 PM PST by freeeee
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To: freeeee
" It's the oldest trick in the book: If you can't attack the message, attack the messenger. "

That is exactly what I am doing. I am saying that it doesn't make any difference what Ron Paul's message is because no one is going to listen to him. He is the little boy who cried "wolf" too many times.

By the way, I'm not attempting to attack the message because I didn't even read it. Libertarian theology gets very boring very fast.

123 posted on 11/27/2001 2:11:18 PM PST by bayourod
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