Posted on 12/07/2011 10:52:06 AM PST by keyd
Ron Paul Tells Newsmax: I Support Israel
In an exclusive Newsmax interview, Congressman and Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul confirmed his support for Israel, but cautioned that while the United States should be a “friend” of the Jewish state, America should not be the “master” of Israel.
Paul also says the United States should not dictate Israel’s borders or try to “buy her allegiance” with massive amounts of foreign aid. He argued that foreign aid has actually hurt – not helped – the Jewish state.
The interview was conducted by Newsmax contributor Doug Wead, a presidential historian and New York Times best-selling author.
Paul has recently come under fire from some Jewish groups in America. The Republican Jewish Coalition banned Paul from a debate on Jewish issues in Washington this week because of his “misguided and extreme views,” according to the group’s executive director, Matt Brooks.
Newsmax chatted with Paul to get his side of the issue as the Texas Republican is surging in some presidential polls.
A new Washington Post-ABC News survey in Iowa shows him threatening Mitt Romney as the second-leading candidate behind Newt Gingrich. Paul is now tied with Romney in the early caucus state with 18 percent of the vote, behind Gingrich’s 33 percent.
Rep. Paul’s interview with Newsmax follows:
(Excerpt) Read more at newsmax.com ...
So not giving taxpayer money to Israel is equal to genocide?
Here's another.
http://www.politifact.com/texas/statements/2011/jul/23/ron-paul/ron-paul-says-members-military-have-given-him-far-/
Paul is a liar.
He advocates legalizing drugs (including heroin).
Do you want the data for 2008 also? The donations via the FEC is very easy to verify.
Believe what you want to believe then, just don’t call a man who served his country a coward. Have a great day!
“A suspect “source” at best.”
Here’s a third source for ya.
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Ron Paul raises most campaign cash from military workers
What a load of bs - this guy is way out of touch with world affairs to even be considered to be qualified to have the button to push.
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i guess you did not address what I wrote and just changed the topic.
Regarding his foreign policy, I wish the US would stop invading other countries without a declaration of war.
I wish we would stop subsidizing governments that hate us.
I wish we would get our butts out of Iraq and Afghanistan where the moment we leave, they will turn on us. There are other ways to fight the war against terror over seas.
I wish the Fed would stop subsidizing foreign banks, including Libyan banks. Which candidate would stop that?
Which candidate mentions the corruption at the Federal Reserve which will bankrupt our nation. How many troops can we afford to hire and support when we are bankrupt?
No. But Ron Paul saying that he is a supporter of Israel is equal to a lie.
There are more source out there that show this guy received more contributions from the military than any other GOP candidate.
This is not rocket science, if you have a source that shows something else, I’d like to see it.
That article is clearly talking about civilian employees, not active duty servicemembers.
I believe that Ron Paul will be the next fall back if Gingrich implodes prior to Iowa.
I am not now nor have I ever been a Paul supporter, I believe that his ideas on defense will get a hell of a lot of innocent Americans killed.
Would I vote for him over Romney?
Hell, I’d vote for a ham sandwich over Romney so....yeah.
Some analysts questioned assertions that Paul had in fact received the majority of military donations, prompting Politifact.com to conduct its own research. The website reported:
We turned to the presidential candidates’ latest campaign finance filings compiled by the Federal Election Commission, which breaks out donations by donors’ employers…From April through June, Paul fielded more than $25,000 from individuals who listed their employer as a branch of the military.
Combined, six other Republican presidential candidates listed donations from members of the military totaling about $9,000. Our most-to-least breakdown: Herman Cain, $2,850; Mitt Romney, $2,750; Michele Bachmann, $2,250; Newt Gingrich, $500; and Tim Pawlenty and Rick Santorum, $250 each.
On the Democratic side, Obama’s campaign received more than $16,000 in donations from members of the military.
Politifact.com concluded that it is in fact true that military contributions to Paul are more than double that of the contributions to all other Republican presidential candidates, and that those donations also exceed those received by President Obama.
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If you have a source that shows something else, I’d like to see it.
“April through June, Paul fielded more than $25,000 from individuals who listed their employer as a branch of the military.”
My ex-wife works at Madigan Army Medical Center as a civilian. Who do you thinks she lists as her employer, the city of Tacoma?
“I believe that his ideas on defense will get a hell of a lot of innocent Americans killed.
What do you believe are his ideas on defense?
BTW, our present ideas on defense are doing a pretty good job of getting Americans killed.
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