Posted on 05/12/2007 2:23:18 PM PDT by Austin Willard Wright
The condescension to and mockery of the sole Republican candidate who seems to care about individual liberty has begun to tick me off. Chris Matthews can be heard groaning "Oh, God," after Paul spoke of the "original intent" of the Founders with respect to the Constitution. And in the YouTube clip below, Rudy Giuliani actually seems to be guffawing after Paul's defense of habeas corpus. I'm glad Paul's supporters are fighting back on the web. He deserves more respect than he has gotten thus far, not least because compared to the pandering of his competitors, Paul actually seems to believe what he says. And what he says has more to do with conservatism than the crap the rest of them are peddling. Here's a clip worth watching again:
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Ron Paul ping
Yes.
Pretty sad, that the candidate who adheres to the Constitution is denigrated the most.
Pathetic. Having Andrew Sullivan to flaunt a campaign.
But of course, Mr Sullivan feverishly hopes that Mr Paul will pull a Perot and split the Republican base in 2008 so his single issue, legalized Gay Marriage, will have a chance to pass a post 2008 Democrat controlled Govt.
Too bad for him, along with all the other hysteric Know Nothings, Ron Paul has ZERO chance of wining anything. People do NOT vote for lunatic fingers whose ONLY answer to every issue is “Do Nothing”.
You’ve convinced me. If Andrew Sullivan likes Ron Paul, then that says a lot to me.
People who have sold their souls don’t like to be reminded of that fact. Thus, “conservatives” who claim to believe in the constitution, but has long since sold it out, don’t like to see someone on TV actually standing up for it.
Oh I like Ron Paul just fine. Unfortunately he’s willing to allow the islamderthal horde overrun the world and willing to leave a man in prison for lying about a crime that was never committed.
Most other things I agree with him on.
After I read this I thought “some time I will post this on FR.” Thank you for doing so.
What man? Clinton? Paul voted to impeach him even though Clinton lied about a crime that was never committed. Actually, like Scooter, Clinton did a commit a felony: perjury. The double standard on both sides of the spectrum on these two perjurers is so obvious as to be almost comical. Only Paul is consistent in condeming both men for doing the same thing.
Because Sullivan, like Romney and Rudy, is wrong about guns doesn’t mean he is wrong about everything.
The FReepers bashing Ron Paul seem to miss this point.
Having a David Brock doppelganger to promote Pau's campaign is agenda driven.
I amazed at how often some of the "Paulies" sound like they're using Reid/Peolosi talking points.
I don’t remember anyone here nitpicking about whether Sullivan was “agenda driven” when he supported the war.
You do not have to be in hysterics. Calm down.
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