Posted on 01/02/2012 10:56:08 AM PST by Pride_of_the_Bluegrass
Rep. Ron Paul’s defense of Iran’s nuclear weapons program should surprise no one. The same resentment motivates Ron Paul and the Iranian leadership — a paranoid hostility toward a world that is swiftly changing and has little mercy, and a Millenarian desire to return to a mythical, untroubled past. Get rid of the Federal Reserve, scourge the bankers, return to a gold standard and erect a wall around the United States — and we will return to when? To 1957, when the Russians launched the first space satellite, alerting the United States to the danger that it might lose the Cold War? Then, as always, we prevailed, but by the skin of our teeth. Ron Paul’s program is an American version of the Iranian desire to return to a world of Islamic purity that never existed, any more than did a golden age of American isolationism.
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The 1950s weren’t the good old days. Blacks lived totally segregated lives and were treated like dirt, women worked at mostly menial jobs and were paid less than men even for the same work, and the general standard of living was much lower...some parts of the US didn’t even have electricity at that time. I know because I lived in one of them.
We weren’t isolationists in the 1950s, but in Paul’s deranged mind, if we just dump all of our power and kiss the Muslim hand, all will be well.
It’s a weird fantasy, and it has definite racist overtones. As you said, Paul’s candidacy is showing people’s true colors, and you might want to examine yours.
That's a great idea. He really, truly creeps me out, and every election (since like Lyndon LaRouche, he is a perpetual candidate) when I see Paul bumper stickers I immediately lose all respect for the person driving the vehicle bearing them...most often a modified hippie van or 20 yr old beater of some kind...
And the Paulistas are definitely flooding this site.
It's almost a full time job trying to stay abreast of these folks. One retread gets the ZOT and sure enough, we're disgraced by their return!
Unfortunately, he has both a ceiling and a floor, (20% or thereabout) which can keep him in the running for quite a stretch.
Thank You for the ping TOL! :-)
Plus, his supporters have NOTHING to do in the world other than smoke pot and push Paul and they are entirely opposed to even considering any other candidate.
Looks as though we may have another Paul supporter here...
I’m really surprised it hasn’t been worse here. They spam everything. Look at YouTube videos that have nothing to do with politics, video game forums, etc. They are there as well...there’s no escape.
Most of that trash they most reminds me of the ‘Moonies’ walking through traffic back in the 60s-70s handing out flowers (totally brainless/brainwashed):p
LOL. Well, you’re right about that, too!
Sounds like a VERY good idea!
It seems I’m always late getting onto threads toward the beginning and I have to read to catch up. I wish the Paultards could be identified quickly and removed. Maybe the moderators are so busy they can’t get to them all quickly. I don’t know how many moderators there are - maybe they need help.
Anyway, these Paultards are typical of Paul’s supporters - they are just as crazy as he is and they waste their time getting on here. The Romney nuts do the same.
How many of these nut cases do you think donate money to keep this site up? “0” is the answer.
Okay, I’m through with my rant. I love every zot picture you guys post even if I’m late seeing them.
Good luck to Newt tomorrow. Temp. in Iowa tomorrow is supposed to be 15 degrees with wind chill of -5. Some older people aren’t going to get out in that. The Paultard nut case “youngsters” will be there.
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I hear you on that. I refuse to connect to Ron Paul videos or links.
The moderators do an excellent job but these Paultards are all over the place!
Fortunately we have wagglebee and others with good eyes to spot the retreads right away.
UGH @ the weather in Iowa for tomorrow, but I’m at the point where I just want Iowa *over*, and DONE. Far too much attention and emphasis on Iowa’s caucus. The lamestream and the local stations have made a mint from the pruchase of attack ads. So be it.
Informed voters and all that alleged emphasis on in person glad handing and meet and greets? Pfffft.
Geeez. I proof read and even changed, “pruchase to purchase” - have no idea why it posted incorrectly!
On the bright side, they're easy to spot because they don't make the slightest effort to hide it.
The irony is that these leftists seem incapable of understanding why they don't belong on a conservative forum.
Indeed we do.
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