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- HugoNaught, on 10/29/2007, -7/+309I have a question - Why didn't they discuss the winner, Ron Paul, at all in this story? That's the real news of the poll, but as usually they gloss over Ron Paul's victory in favor of gossip over that nobody Romney.
- thewump, on 11/09/2007, -12/+275It's such *****. A story about Mitt Romney loosing - not Ron Paul winning. Why the ***** to we tolerate this from our media?
- Glaser, on 10/29/2007, -11/+255I have a question...
Who actually likes Mitt Romney?
I don't mean this as a "raise your hand if you like Mitt Romney" kind of thing. I mean why would anybody vote for him? He's not interesting in any way. He has no positions on any of the issues - I don't mean he has no good positions; I mean he has no poisitions. He's not a particularly expressive speaker. He's an awful lot like the Republican John Edwards, only instead of the rags-to-riches story he has the always-obscenely-rich-for-no-apparent-reason story.
You can tell how uninteresting he is when the media insists on supporting Thompson or Giuliani instead - neither of whom have particularly terrific histories or odds of success - just because nobody can really imagine Romney being President. - Lyrl, on 10/29/2007, -10/+204Wow, a major media outlet reporting on a straw poll won by Ron Paul! This gets more exciting every day.
- johndoenumber2, on 10/29/2007, -32/+173Kind of funny that Mitt Romney shows up in person and still loses to Ron Paul in this conservative leadership conference straw poll.
- inactive, on 10/29/2007, -7/+110The messages where hear from Ron Paul about limited government, following the constitution, reduction of government spending, and no nation building are the same messages millions have defended, fought and died for. No wonder Ron Paul wins every poll.
- scudiac, on 10/29/2007, -8/+107Ron Paul wins without even being there, Mitt shows up and doesn't even register! I love it! I guess it was the spammers who turned out for this poll.
- lordtyros, on 10/20/2007, -9/+107Mormons.
- V3n0M, on 10/20/2007, -5/+86Good question. I've spoken to a lot of folks, and I have never met a Romney supporter in real life.
- inactive, on 10/20/2007, -7/+87Romney likes Romney.
Remember, if it weren't for the 8.5 million dollars from his own pocket he would be BROKE! - wonderboy, on 10/19/2007, -4/+77Don't forget the fact that he needs to talk to his attorneys before going to war.
- maz2331, on 10/17/2007, -4/+75Romney lost by a wider margin than Sen. Craig's stance.
- inactive, on 10/20/2007, -8/+77I guess these conservatives "get it" regarding Ron Paul.
- inactive, on 10/29/2007, -4/+69Romney lost by a w-i-d-e margin but the article was still Romney said this and Romney said that.
Did Paul just not answer his phone or did they bother to contact him? (hint: someone always answers the phone for media) - johndoenumber2, on 10/20/2007, -6/+70They open the story with the Ron Paul win but I guess they spend the bulk of the story on Mitt Romney because he is the only so called front runner to showed up and spoke to the conference membership so to the media that is the meat of the story.
- conceptkid, on 10/19/2007, -15/+78I can just tell the Mainstream media dies a little inside when their favorite candidates get shut down by the people. Lets keep it up folks, dont listen to these MSM neo cons. Their business is in Television, not deciding what the country should do next.
- Corrosionx, on 10/20/2007, -4/+63At this point he'll pull higher numbers if he doesn't show up at all.
But let him blow off all his money on his own candidacy if he feels like it. - inactive, on 10/19/2007, -4/+62I think stupid people, he "looks" presidential, I laugh every time I see him I feel as if he's an actor playing a presidential candidate. He looks a a president you'd see on a television show.
- alvinrod, on 10/19/2007, -5/+53Because the media would much rather push Rudy or Fred and pointing to Romney losing makes him seem more distant and less electable. They'd rather not mention Paul at all since they don't want him to win and since neither of their golden boys came in first, it's easier to just point to Romney losing.
- punx777, on 10/29/2007, -4/+52It's really funny how people's comments say the exact same thing as the title!
Over the past week or two, I am really gaining confidence that Ron Paul will be our president. It seems that his name is really getting out there, and thats all he needs to get supporters. I believe the only reason Guliani is winning support is because people recognize his name. - Corrosionx, on 10/16/2007, -3/+49Candidates used to care about the straw polls because it was a show of their leadership, their electability and of their supporter's strenght, but since Ron Paul started winning them, they find they don't want to give these polls credibility because they are made to look like fools when they lose to a supposedly "fringe" candidate like Ron Paul.
- Lynxplus, on 10/19/2007, -2/+46RP08.
- zweben, on 10/21/2007, -3/+46Don't worry, he does have a position on something.
He's stated that he would double the size of Guantanamo. - rickbauls, on 10/16/2007, -5/+44The spammers will be there for the election in 08 too
- DeviantDragon, on 10/22/2007, -8/+47Well yes, that's why this article was submitted...
- bburrito, on 11/08/2007, -2/+40Some of you guys are bitching about Paul's libertarianism, particularly about the IRS, FCC, etc. There are better ways to collect money than an income tax. How about a national sales tax? Yes, it might be 20-30% but look on the bright side, if your personal tax rate is 30%, you instantly are getting 30% more money. The government won't have money to pay for stuff you say? Consider that getting rid of the IRS will remove a $12 Billion budget from the government's expenditures. It will also significantly reduce the amount of money you and every taxpayer, including businesses, will pay in having to organize and maintain financial records. Yes, H&R Block might be out of business but is that our government's responsibility?
The FCC? All they have done over the last 40 years is ensure that the radio waves stay in control of big business. The corporations say that they have to have monopolies on cell phone frequencies and radio station frequencies because if they don't, there will be too much interference. Silicon Valley says that problem is already fixed, but big business just doesn't want competition to rain on their monopolies. The FCC conveniently stands in the way to prevent any one from competing. Have you seen what is going on with the current spectrum auction? The ONLY reason there is an open access requirement to open some frequencies for open competition is because Google guaranteed a bid. Meanwhile, Verizon, ATT, Sprint, SBC, et al, are all bitching about the open access requirements because someone might be able to compete against them using the open spectrum.
Education: Does anybody truly believe that No Child Left Behind act is working? If you do, I urge you to go to your local public school and ask a teacher or two for their opinion. Why not let each state define their own education standards? If Alabama wants to teach their kids that the Earth is the center of the universe and that its only 6000 years old, so be it. Just don't complain when MIT and Stanford refuse to accept students from your schools.
Im a liberal libertarian, the only dollars I have ever donated have gone to Democrats. I don't like Paul's positions on a lot of things, but his Libertarian viewpoints make me think that he would be loathe to force his personal beliefs on the country. Abortion? He is against it, but I think he would leave it to the states. Gay marriage, he is against it but I think he would leave it to the states.
When it comes down to it, there is only one candidate that is actually standing up for the values that this country was founded on and that is Ron Paul. - iTorrey, on 10/29/2007, -4/+41Mitt is one of the many reasons why the campaign finance reform of McCain/Feingold is a crock. Take an average person like me. I've already donated the max I can to Ron Paul. I can't give any more money all I can do is go out there and spread the word. I donated a whopping $2,500.
Mitt Romney has donated MILLIONS to himself! How is it that Mitt can donate millions to his campaign but I can't donate more than $2,500. How is this getting the big money out of politics.
Let's paint a quick scenario where big corporations and lobbyists can still get their money into the system. Right now the special interest pick some candidates for 2012. They hire them as consultants or whatever they do and they pay them large sums of money for whatever they want. Then in 2012 those people start campaigns for president and donate that big money to their campaigns. And yet once again, the little guy is on the sidelines. - HappyScrappy, on 10/22/2007, -4/+39Wow, thanks for that summary. In case people missed the title and the summary of the article.
- SiNN4R, on 10/19/2007, -1/+33Its the media's job to decide for us. Damn it I'm tired of people thinking that they have a right to choose for themselves. Its the media's job as our betters to pick and choose what we see and hear. You bastards that keep talking about this "democracy" stuff are ruining this country.
- JonFugeEveryone, on 10/22/2007, -3/+35Of course they left his name out of the title...
- adamruth, on 10/21/2007, -5/+35I know one person, but she's a Mormon, too. Though she says it's not about that. Riiiiight.
- FashionLad, on 11/09/2007, -2/+31I have noticed that the media is very anti- Ron Paul. So, instead of telling us about his victory, they tell us that Mitt Romney lost. I hope Mitt Rmoney continues to lose. I've had it with every politician giving us the same tired answers. If they were out to change the world, they would've tried while they were in Congress or Mayor of their state or what have you.
- NightVortez, on 10/16/2007, -7/+34Here is the funny part, even though he lost, the media still reports him over the winner.
Remember, there is no such thing as bad publicity. - pdxuser, on 10/20/2007, -0/+26I have to confess I'm not a Ron Paul fan (or a Republican), but I'm starting to like seeing him tweak the GOP establishment. I went to the Oregon GOP's website and their top news story is Ron Paul winning their straw poll, too.
http://www.orgop.org/ - egbert, on 10/19/2007, -3/+29http://mitt.romney.justgotowned.com
- j0keR, on 10/20/2007, -1/+27I truly believe Ron Paul is the only Republican candidate that has any chance at getting elected if nominated by his party. If they make the mistake of nominating anybody else, I expect we'll see a landslide victory for whomever the Democrats pick. And if they do nominate Ron Paul? We'll see a landslide victory for Paul and we'll also see a dramatic shift in US politics. An all-libertarian cabinet. Republicans lose either way. Just deserts.
- kraka40, on 10/20/2007, -9/+34Oh come on .. A Mormon coming in 4th in Vegas and a Libertarian coming in 1st! .. give me a break people, how can anyone be surprised by that! We are talking Vegas!
- inactive, on 10/16/2007, -2/+26Mormons and Private Equity Fund Managers
- Kinkistyle, on 10/22/2007, -2/+26And the funny thing is he isn't even the official "actor" candidate! This is what passes for Republican presidential candidates.
- CannedMango, on 10/19/2007, -1/+24Even the headline of the story was that Romey lost, not that Ron Paul won. The media displays its bias yet again.
- craigm01, on 10/15/2007, -0/+21first off.. he would not get rid of Social Security. Please, at least bother to visit his website before you make youself look like a jackass..
"Solvency is the key to keeping our promise to our seniors, and I have introduced the Social Security Preservation Act (H.R. 219) to ensure that money paid into the system is only used for Social Security." -Ron paul
You should look into his message more before spouting off.. - TantrooM, on 10/19/2007, -6/+28Dang, Jersey's population has more then 30% bots? Someone needs to get the national guards, the bots are bleeding into IRL!!
- ttfadia, on 10/20/2007, -5/+26Revised title: "After Showing Up in Person Mitt Romney loses NV Straw Poll". He's an ass, http://digg.com/videos/people/Romney_confronted_on ...
- betterth, on 10/16/2007, -2/+23Now all we need is the spammer to show up for the primaries. That's what they'll say, right? Spammers spammed the polls and it was unfair because Ron Paul's not a real candidate with real followers. Just those weird internet guys who obviously cheated.
Lol. - dietcokedude, on 10/18/2007, -3/+24He's got one hell of a jawbone!
- hiphoc, on 10/19/2007, -0/+20Talk about a fake campaign.
- smackywentz, on 10/15/2007, -4/+24If he'd have lost, you guys would be saying, "Uh-oh this doesn't look good. Just like his polling numbers." You just spin ***** to fit your view, so kindly shut the ***** up.
- davrobi, on 10/15/2007, -0/+19You really do not understand Dr. Pauls platform.
States would be free and more able to keep their money to run their own state health programs.
Empowering the states, communities and individuals is what the good doctor has in store for us. - tidejwe, on 10/19/2007, -2/+21I sadly have to agree with other comments about "Mormons" liking him. Firstly, let me say that I live in Utah, and am "Mormon" (though a very non-traditional Mormon), but I HATE Romney for SOOO many reasons. Most Mormons I know don't know ANYTHING about Romney or his political stances, they simply support him because he is LDS. One of my friends called me trying to get me to donate to Romney's campaign and I had to go off on her as to WHY I hate Romney and how I was going to donate to Ron Paul because he's the only candidate with any integrity, etc.
Romney used to have one stance on Homosexual marriage/abortion, then he meets with Mormon Apostle "Elder Oaks" and suddenly flip flops his entire stance on many things. Who would trust a man that seems like he can be controlled like that? Remember when the Pope threatened to excommunicate Kenedy or John Kerry for their stances? It SEEMS like Romney is easily swayed and could become a pawn through threat of his "Salvation" or something.
Truthfully, I think there are a lot of people here in Utah who would be able to be persuaded to support Ron Paul if Romney would just get out of the picture. I actually know hundreds of Mormons who support Ron Paul over Romney...sadly it's not enough. - sunburner, on 10/15/2007, -3/+21pwned
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