Posted on 12/28/2011 11:40:14 AM PST by Kaslin
Attack dogs have finally been unleashed on Ron Paul. Those barking dogs caused Andrew Sullivan to Re-Think The Paul Endorsement
Time Magazine even launched a headline Paul Walks Away
No Need to Rethink Endorsement
There is no need to rethink endorsements. Here is the deal: Ron Paul did not say the things attributed to him. He denies them, disavows them, and most importantly, his voting record proves it!
Can anyone honestly tell me why things Ron Paul did NOT say over twenty years ago should be news today?
Paul Missed Best Tactic
How many times does he have to deny he wrote those things? Still, Ron Paul did not handle the CNN setup in the best possible manner.
This is what Paul said to CNN.
“Why don’t you go back and look at what I said yesterday on CNN and what I’ve said for 20 something years. 22 years ago? I didn’t write them, I disavow them."
That answer was perfectly fine, as far as it went. Then Paul walked out. It was a missed opportunity.
Proposed Follow-Up
Rather than walking out, Paul should have followed up with ...
"I'm not here to discuss imaginary topics or things I never said. Now, do you want to discuss my position on the economy, on the Fed, and on spending, or is your only point to this interview to discuss things I did not say 20 years ago and have explained to CNN countless times?"
That would have smashed the ball down CNN interviewer Gloria Borger's throat, right where it belonged.
OK. Admittedly, Ron Paul did not respond in the perfect manner. So Ron Paul is human. Who isn't?
Is a transgression 22 years ago of something Ron Paul never said, and whose track record in congress proves it, any reason to drop support of Ron Paul?
In favor of who? Flip-flopper Newt Gingrich? Mitt Romney, the man that practically wrote the Obama Health-Care legislation? The Mitt Romney who wants to starts a trade war with China? Another Republican candidate that has no chance of winning?
If case you are a misguided Mitt Romney fan please consider President Obama and Mitt Romney are Nearly One and the Same!
Anyone "rethinking" their Ron Paul endorsement based on things Paul never said is not thinking clearly.
Attack Dog Plus Side
Here's the plus side to the attack dogs: Ron Paul is now considered a serious candidate or the attack dogs would not have been unleashed on things he never said 22 years ago.
Interestingly, The State Column reports Ron Paul still holds a lead in Iowa.
Thus, a majority of voters have decided that 22-year-old never-made statements are irrelevant, even if some misguided souls can't.
Ending excessive foreign entanglements is not “cutting and running” or “appeasing”. In fact, the result would be a stronger America, more secure and prosperous and more able to be a real example in the World
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Good points, but trying to explain that to some of the Statist RINOs whose only response is “Ron Paul is a Nut”
Most of the Statist RINOs have no problem with the current foreign policy endorsed by Obama, The Clintons, Al Gore, Barabara Boxer, et al
Besides Paulitards are becoming endangered here on FR...
That's because you're a Paultard.
1999 VIDEO: ABC News Report Linking Saddam Hussein And Osama Bin Laden
Transcript in Post 24.
For 8 years of Clinton, Iraq fired on our planes in the "no fly" zone and we bombed Iraq daily. It only became taboo when an "R" took office. I see, rashley, that you bought the recent MSM spin.
Now now DJ, remember the new Paulitard talking points, we Anti Paul folks (sane conservatives) just call names and don’t debate or present facts, so it is not fair to actually SHOW that Paul and his disciples are morons...
“One thing he has never done is to endorse T”he Third Way” concept of blending Communism with Capitolism as Newt has.”
Cripes. What the hell are you nut bags doing on a Conservative website? The Libertarian/Doofus Party website is down the hall...turn left, turn left again and keep doing so until you meet yourself coming the other way. Wear a red carnation so you can recognize yourself.
I was not aware that Conservatives are so uniform in thought and political philosophy. In fact, I thought the “Conservative Bloc” was generally thought of as comprising Libertarians, fiscal conservatives, and social conservatives - all to varying degrees, and certainly not mutually exclusive. Of those influences, the libertarian (leave me alone, stop telling me what to do, and stop taking my money) streak predominates.
Strong Defense advocates are usually lumped into that group as well, though the Lefties never seem to have met a war they didn’t like.
Spamming BS on FreeRepublic ultimately draws attention
Don't be a hero, I'll miss you...
Red carnation...
(snicker)
Don’t go all intellectual on me!
I didn’t miss it. Read all of my post. He does have the right ideas about monetary and budgetary issues...but he is off his rocker on foreign policy and is absolutely dangerous.
I did what the old-timers on the board taught me in 2000 when I joined. Have you forgotten?
PERFECT!
Not nearly enough so for me. They used to seem kind of cute, but lately they've lost their entertainment value and just become tiresome . I wouldn't mind seeing a new bug zapper thread, maybe titled something like "Why I will vote for Ron Paul."
No.
You have mail.
Funny I feel exactly the same. They were adorable for a while but now...
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