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Boos as Ron Paul wins CPAC straw poll
Politico ^ | Feb 20, 2010 | JONATHAN MARTIN & JESSICA TAYLOR

Posted on 02/20/2010 6:56:45 PM PST by SmartInsight

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To: SmartInsight

FUDGEPAC was such a mess this year. Only Beck’s speech redeemed it (somewhat). I think it is time for a new organization to run this thing.


61 posted on 02/20/2010 9:38:32 PM PST by montag813
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To: campaignPete R-CT

If only tax payers could vote, Ron Paul would get 100 percent of the votes


62 posted on 02/20/2010 9:42:29 PM PST by MadIsh32 (In order to be pro-market, sometimes you must be anti-big business)
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To: rawcatslyentist

Well, it’s not illegal or unethical to do what they’re doing. Their juvenile games aren’t funny anymore and their political onanism is hurting their professed cause.


63 posted on 02/20/2010 9:53:21 PM PST by AmishDude
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To: TheBattman
“Will someone PLEASE share with me the so-called “conservative” qualities of Mitt Romney...”

You are replying to me like am a Romney supporter. I am far from it. I just pointed out that he came in second behind Palin in the Caucus straw poll last week. I am not surprised either because this far out its all about name recognition. Other names will rise to the surface as we near the Primaries.
I gave Romney a fair shot at winning my support in 2008, but I thought he sucked in the GOP debates. That “show of hands who believes man is causing global warming” question in the Iowa debate was the clincher. Mitt, Rudy, McCain, and Huckabee’s hands were up before Fred saved their butts.

As far as Ron Paul. He's an annoyance. A scorched Earth conservative and so are his disciples. If they don't get what they want then bring the whole show down.

64 posted on 02/20/2010 10:04:00 PM PST by NavyCanDo
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To: qman

“The crowd was 58% 25 and under in age, of course Ron Paul won!”

And it looks like FR has drawn the attention of the under 25 crowd lately. I suspect most of the Anti-Palin post we have been seeing lately are started by Ron Paul disciples.


65 posted on 02/20/2010 10:07:15 PM PST by NavyCanDo
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To: SmartInsight

Straw polls are irrelevant. Last year Romney won, and look what happened.


66 posted on 02/20/2010 11:24:11 PM PST by BigSkyFreeper ("Ked Tennedy would have been plowed... I mean, proud today..." - Senator Max Baucus (Drunk-MT))
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To: TheBattman
If those folks didn't like it, they should have voted.

How do you know they didn't?

67 posted on 02/20/2010 11:28:44 PM PST by BigSkyFreeper ("Ked Tennedy would have been plowed... I mean, proud today..." - Senator Max Baucus (Drunk-MT))
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To: montag813

The overall feeling I got with CPAC is whoever organized it decided they were going with the watered down version of Conservatism to appeal to a wider audience. Even the media seemed overly enthused about CPAC.


68 posted on 02/20/2010 11:30:53 PM PST by BigSkyFreeper ("Ked Tennedy would have been plowed... I mean, proud today..." - Senator Max Baucus (Drunk-MT))
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To: whatisthetruth
Ron Paul? Gag me with a spoon! What is the draw to this loon?

Best I can tell, his draw is the same that fueled the 60's anti-war youth.

Cowards scared to death they might have to stand up freedom.

I usually don't refer to them as "anti-war," but anti-Liberty.

69 posted on 02/21/2010 12:04:21 AM PST by DakotaRed (What happened to the country I fought for?)
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To: AmishDude
What’s a “paulbot”? IMO, Paulbots are the Libertarian Left, hence LeftyTarians. Loud lefty/anarchist lightweights that think they are smarter than anyone else....they also run in packs like mongrel dogs after the Apocalypse! On FR they tend to be like the MittBots...just a bit younger.
70 posted on 02/21/2010 2:32:21 AM PST by iopscusa (El Vaquero. (SC Lowcountry Cowboy))
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To: SmartInsight

Maybe paul winning is really a vote for none of the above.


71 posted on 02/21/2010 2:46:23 AM PST by novemberslady
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To: SmartInsight
CPAC is now just a joke....great speakers like Rubio, Beck and some from the past are now deminished
72 posted on 02/21/2010 2:49:28 AM PST by rrrod
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To: NavyCanDo

Yours sounds about right across the board.


73 posted on 02/21/2010 2:52:57 AM PST by rrrod
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To: SmartInsight

Not sure about Ron Paul—but he wants to eliminate the Federal Reserve and the IRS, put us back on the gold standard, end the war on drugs, the war on terror and that’s just for starters.

I think he’s all about individual responsibility and limited government—but I think he was against the Patriot Act and some things that make sense for national security.

I like most of the things above, but I just wonder how Ron Paul or a candidate like him deals with a network like Al Qaeda and its spin offs? How he would deal with cyber attacks from China, Russia and hackers? If he calls off the war on terror and the war on drugs—what does that look like? Does it mean drugs are made legal? Does it mean we pull up stakes in Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan and whatever becomes of them is their problem?


74 posted on 02/21/2010 5:50:58 AM PST by samsmom
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To: samsmom

Does it mean we pull up stakes in Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan and whatever becomes of them is their problem?
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yep. not only in those places, but in his speech he seemed to be arguing that all 700 US military bases around the world are a waste of our resources.


75 posted on 02/21/2010 6:02:07 AM PST by Canedawg (FUBO! Just FUBO.)
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To: samsmom
Not sure about Ron Paul—but he wants to eliminate the Federal Reserve and the IRS, put us back on the gold standard, end the war on drugs, the war on terror and that’s just for starters.

Like I have said before: Cut and run is for many things, but in all the time he has been on the government payroll what has he actually accomplished? Answer: Nothing, except taking the earmarks he is supposed to be against.
76 posted on 02/21/2010 6:15:41 AM PST by John D
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To: Sybeck1

“Egg on Romney’s face?”

No, not “egg”. He’s a kneepad milkmaid for Blankfein and Dimon. As such, he will win he nomination and carry out the bankster agenda, whether regardless of whether any American Citizens actually vote for him or not.

The media have their marching orders and you WILL accept the CFR choice.


77 posted on 02/21/2010 7:11:02 AM PST by InternetTuffGuy
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To: All

Years ago William F Buckley, ostracized and booted the Birchers out of the Republican Party as nuts.

Our Party is now in a civil war and it is time to alienate and isolate the Ron Paul nuts.

They are not conservative and Ron Paul despised Reagan and he hates that we defended ourselves against terrorists.

“In 1988 Ron Paul was nominated by the Libertarian Party for president and ran against the Reagan agenda, at one point telling the Dallas Morning News, Reagan was a “dramatic failure” as President. Paul also said, “I want to totally disassociate myself from the Reagan Administration”, Reagan was “a failure, yes, in, in many ways”. Transcript of Paul’s remarks on Meet the Press. Also, see Youtube video of Paul on MTP.”


78 posted on 02/21/2010 7:18:37 AM PST by rbmillerjr (I'm praying for Palin....if not I'll vote 4 conservatives...Mitt won't get my vote)
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To: rbmillerjr
Our Party is now in a civil war and it is time to alienate and isolate the Ron Paul nuts

Translation: Mr. Miller is very depressed this morning. He is also a very sore loser.

79 posted on 02/21/2010 7:21:48 AM PST by Captain Kirk
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To: John D

Ron Paul doesn’t want to police the world.


80 posted on 02/21/2010 7:22:51 AM PST by Captain Kirk
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