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- Quick2822, on 02/26/2008, -9/+33http://www.house.gov/paul/press/press99/pr102999.h ...
I see no lies in this press release from 1999. Am I missing something? - inactive, on 02/26/2008, -14/+33I have to laugh. How much attention are you going to pay to Ron Paul? If he's not a threat to win the presidency you would not be spending so much time trying to disrespect the good Doctor. So either you are afraid of Ron Paul and fear his presidency or you are obsessed with Ron Paul and compulsively post about him day after day. So go on with your little mission. I guess when your candidate the huckster isn't doing anything worthy of attention you return to bash the next president of the united States Dr. Ron Paul. Nice to know you take his candidacy seriously. The huckster does too. He wants to debate McAmnesty while running away from Paul
- inactive, on 02/26/2008, -12/+28i have to laugh at the ignorance of the author of that piece
http://www.house.gov/paul/press/press99/pr102999.h ...
FOR RELEASE:
October 29, 1999
Paul Among Most Effective
Congressional Quarterly Highlights How He "Does the Job" of Congressman
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressional Quarterly magazine has announced its issue featuring the first ever "CQ 50." The magazine chronicles 50 of the most effective members of Congress, and included in that list is Representative Ron Paul. The list includes just fifty Members of Congress, both from the US Senate and the House of Representatives.
In the story entitled, "50 Ways To Do the Job of Congressman," the magazine notes Paul's effective advocacy of a strict interpretation of the Constitution and his consistent application of that standard through his votes on the House floor.
"When CQ first contacted my offices some time back saying I would be named one of the 50 most effective legislators in Congress, I was obviously pleased to be recognized by this important institution. It is indeed gratifying to be honored in this way. It is sometimes difficult to take a strong and principled stand in light of how Washington operates, but I think my being included in this list goes to show that a person can stick to his principles and still have an effect on the direction of the country," Paul said.
Over the past year, Paul has had a number of significant legislative accomplishments; he introduced legislation to take away regulatory authority for the Know Your Customer regulation (the regulation was later rescinded). Paul also introduced amendments to end the pursuit of a National Identification card as well as to ban federal teacher tests, both of which successfully made their way into federal law.
Paul has also introduced and cosponsored numerous bills aimed at reducing federal taxes. His tax reduction efforts have been aimed at parents and educators, senior citizens, agricultural producers, health care consumers and public safety personnel. And the first bill Paul introduced this Congress was the Social Security Preservation Act, calling for all Social Security receipts to be kept in a separate fund so that they might not be used for other spending.
Commenting on his goals for the remainder of this Congress, Paul continued, "I start every day the same. I do the very best I can to represent the people of the 14th District, to look after their interests and help them with the problems they have with their federal government. It is also my priority to keep the pledges I made to them when I sought this office, namely, to keep my oath to uphold the constitution of the United States and to protect their rights and liberties as well as America's national sovereignty."
Paul said he would continue to advance this agenda throughout his tenure in the House. - inactive, on 02/26/2008, -6/+16For you who think that Ron Paul lied and it is a big deal I am happy to see that you agree he will be president and this needs to be discussed before he swears in. The problem is we have some Bill Clinton wannabes who want to define words one way and then claim any other definition is errant when they have yet to even read the article in CQ.
I am glad that so many people are still so serious about the eventual Ron Paul presidency and have enough confidence he will be elected to devote thousands of manhours on the internet showing their fear or hope that Ron Paul will be the next president of the united States.
There are four war candidates and Ron Paul.
All we are saying is give peace a chance. - KMye, on 02/27/2008, -1/+9The second sentence is supposed to start with "If" I honestly have no ***** clue what could be going on inside someone's head to produce the text that appears under his name.
- KMye, on 02/27/2008, -1/+9I honestly don't think anyone can be that stupid and actually manage to operate a keyboard. much less some sort of internet browser. He's not, though, he's the most committed troll I've ever come across in my experience.
- Quick2822, on 02/26/2008, -5/+12What does it being 8 years old have to do with anything?
- PaxImperium, on 02/26/2008, -8/+15Cashman will never ever concede that he is ever or will ever be wrong.
- nomorepaul, on 02/26/2008, -12/+18Cashman57,
Everyone on Digg knows you're an idiot, but did you somehow miss this quote from CQ:
“There is no attempt here to identify the 50 most effective–or for that matter, the most important or most influential–members of Congress.” - inactive, on 02/26/2008, -6/+12Still nobody has been able to prove thatr Ron Paul was _not_ effective or that CQ _didn't_ write an article that included him and _made note of his effectiveness_ in Congress.
Now if the CQ actually wrote an article that said he was ineffective, then his statement copuld be a lie.
All I have seen here is a petty parsing of words that don't add up to a lie in the view of any reasonably intelligent being. - inactive, on 02/26/2008, -5/+11Did you read the article in the CQ?
- inactive, on 02/27/2008, -8/+14This is the same group of retards that were also slamming huckabee for not believing in evolution (after he raised his hand at the GOP debate), but stopped suddenly when it came out that paul also did not accept evolution. The next day they were already justifying it with some other *****.
- Hortnon, on 02/26/2008, -9/+15"In the story entitled, "50 Ways To Do the Job of Congressman,"..."
That's where you should've realized you were wrong. - inactive, on 02/26/2008, -7/+12The opening of this page said he lied. You were shown proof he did not. The only thing you can whine about is the fact it happened too many years ago??
Talk about lame.
- inactive, on 02/27/2008, -9/+14If you're expecting intellectual honesty or logic from a Ron bot you are going to be bitterly disappointed.
- insane11, on 02/27/2008, -7/+12It's also the same group that raised hell when FOX News wouldn't let Ron Paul debate his GOP opponents, but think that Peden shouldn't get to debate Paul for his congressional seat.
- dmjarrington, on 02/26/2008, -8/+13I'll bet you wish there were 20,000 of you.
- bamapachyderm, on 02/28/2008, -3/+8This thread is ***** hilarious. Thank you, cashman, you're a barrel of laughs. I should follow you so I can get a good laugh every day.
- nomorepaul, on 02/26/2008, -12/+17They didn't write an article called the "50 Most Effective Congressman", the article title was "50 Ways To Do the Job of Congressman". What Ron Paul himself says has no bearing on these two facts:
1) Ron Paul's Congressional website says: "Named one of the "50 Most Effective Members of Congress" by Congressional Quarterly"
2) The very article Ron Paul cites, says "There is no attempt here to identify the 50 most effective–or for that matter, the most important or most influential–members of Congress.”
Hence, Ron Paul is lying. Pretty simple stuff Cashman. - mngop, on 02/26/2008, -8/+13they can call him effective all they want he lies and says they called him one of the "50 Most Effective Members of Congress". Which they didn't...that is the issue being debated here. He is loosing by double digets but he will win in a landslide? I bet! He can't even win a state in the Pres election!
- mngop, on 02/26/2008, -5/+10Cashman...show me an article where CQ called him one of the "50 Most Effective Members of Congress". If you can show me an article with that quote I will admit you are right!
- nomorepaul, on 02/26/2008, -9/+14Are you really this ***** stupid? We've quoted the CQ article about 10 times now.
- janeuner, on 02/26/2008, -9/+13Wow, look at all this angst. Ron Paul (a politician) is running ads that "spin" an article that is about a decade old. Spin == lie, right? After months of claiming Paul is a liar...you finally found a lie. Good job lads. Keep up the good work?
Granted, the lie in no way distorts Paul's policy positions. Where bullet point 7 is an exaggeration but doesn't actually matter, bullet point 8 is an issue that is dealt with by Congress - it hasn't been misrepresented at all.
In the meantime, Paul has been called out on something trivial, and will probably have to make some new ads. If he does, I guess I'll pony up another 50 bucks and send it over to him. - inactive, on 02/26/2008, -7/+11He's not racist and that has been proven to you and his answer to terrorism is better than spending trillions of borrowed dollars and thousands of American lives in a country that did not attack us and we did not declare war upon.
Peden wants more spending on the stupid and counterproductive drug war. Guess what? A trillion dollars and a few dacades after the beginning of the drug war we have more people on dugs and more than 2 million in prison, mostly black and biracial, ands mostly for possession.
Your lies have been disproven and yet you repeat them with vitriol every chance you get.
You must know in your heart Ron Paul will be the next president of the united States or you would not continue to make yourself look fooloish. - nomorepaul, on 02/26/2008, -7/+11I've already clearly outlined the lie, if you're too stupid to be able to figure it out, that's really your problem. Anyone who reads your comments will see what a moron you are.
- inactive, on 02/26/2008, -7/+11I see you are still obsessed with Ron Paul and you still fear he will be our next president.
Don't worry, America has survived with the Constitution intact and a Ron Paul presidency will bring it back to the forefront and peace and prosperity will be the hallmark of the Paul administration.
Have a nice day and thanks for your continued interest in President Ron Paul. - mngop, on 02/26/2008, -7/+11which article are you refering to? We are talking about one that didn't exsist!
- KMye, on 02/27/2008, -3/+7Seriously cash, what substances are they you've abused over your life that you could actually reach this state? I bet they were fun at the time.
- txchica, on 02/26/2008, -11/+15Wait a minute. Isn't this the same group of RP supporters who parsed the difference between a theology degree and a degree in religion? Then claimed that Huckabee was a liar based on that. And now they want to say that semantics don't matter. Pathetic.
- mngop, on 02/27/2008, -4/+7Ron Paul says Peden should "debate himself" and that "there is nothing to debate".
- inactive, on 02/26/2008, -6/+9The only way it is a lie is if they named him the least effective. Your bill clinton impersonation is getting old.
- KMye, on 02/27/2008, -5/+8The press release was ghost-written. Paul has nothing to apologize for.
- dmjarrington, on 02/26/2008, -10/+13Chris Peden is no republican.
- inactive, on 02/26/2008, -9/+12I wouldn't hold my breath.
- inactive, on 02/27/2008, -7/+10Chump
- mngop, on 02/26/2008, -10/+13Maybe the fact that Congressional Quarterly never said that.
- inactive, on 02/26/2008, -7/+10And that's why cashman will continue to be wrong. He cannot learn from his mistakes unless he learns the humility to admit that he is mistaken.
- homah, on 02/28/2008, -0/+3"He is racist"
absolutely, must be why his heroes are mlk and gandhi, and why he just endorsed a jewish guy for senate. it's all part of him covering up his racism.
"he spends like a liberal"
that's ron paul, no doubt. the nerve of him, returning part of his congressional budget each year and not taking part in their pension plan. he's out of control.
"he wants to tell terrorists "We give up""
must be why he voted for sending troops into afghanistan and introduced legislation for bush to issue letters of marque and reprisal to, you know, go after the actual terrorists. - inactive, on 02/26/2008, -7/+10See, you can't.
- inactive, on 02/26/2008, -8/+11I wouldn't bet with you if you were the last compulsive gambler on the internet.
If you didn't think Ron Paul was going to win the election you would have found another interest. The fact that you have yet to move on makes me realize you make your protestations at every change because you know he's going to win.
If you thought he was going to lose there would be no point in your continued obsession. - inactive, on 02/26/2008, -8/+11Show me where he said "surrender at any cost".
You are a liar. - Hortnon, on 02/26/2008, -10/+13FTA (for the incompetant):
"In truth, the 10/30/99 Congressional Quarterly article Paul is citing had nothing at all to do with identifying “outstanding” congressmen, and was simply titled “50 Ways To Do the Job of Congress”." - nomorepaul, on 02/26/2008, -11/+13No one has said he was called ineffective. All that we've said is that CQ didn't call him one of the top 50 congressman in terms of effectiveness. And why do we say this? Because the CQ article says this:
"There is no attempt here to identify the 50 most effective–or for that matter, the most important or most influential–members of Congress."
God, you're a ***** idiot cashman. - Cryptocracy, on 08/17/2008, -0/+2trolls
- mngop, on 02/27/2008, -5/+7There isn't a better Ron Paul supporters. Anyone who can support someone who wants to tell terrorists "we give up", anyone who supports someone who says that mall security guards do more to protect this nation then the Marines, anyone who supports one of the least effective congressman who NEVER votes shoud rethink their values. Ron Paul only voted 50% of the time in the first quarter of this year, 40% 4th Quarter last year, and 30% 4th quarter 2006. I can maybe understand the 4 Quarter 07 and 1st quarter 08...but to miss 70% of the votes in 4th quater 06? That is one of the reasons his districts if firing him next week. There is no democrat running in that district either...so whoever wins the primary will get the seat!
- RonPaulFanInGA, on 02/27/2008, -7/+9LoneStarTimes apparently still has delusions of relevancy. They're nothing short of Peden cheerleaders. They are just parroting the latest Peden press release. And for what? A candidate losing by over 60 percentage points? Source: http://www.reason.com/blog/show/125162.html
- inactive, on 02/26/2008, -7/+9The statement in this thread is that Ron Paul lied when he said he was effective. The only way that can be true is if the article were about the most ineffective members of Congress. You should read the article. I know your blind hatred of peace and prosperity has troubled you. Perhaps you should step back and look at the big picture? You seem to be focusing on minutiae
- mngop, on 02/27/2008, -6/+8Do you relize that Ron Paul is the pork king? He adds BILLIONS in pork and earmarks for his district then votes against the bills to cover it up...when he actually votes (which is rare!) He did vote 30% of the time in the 4th quarter 2006 though...I'm impressed he can find his way to the capital 30% of the time!
- TheGreat0ne, on 02/28/2008, -0/+2you're one of those nuts that thinks that a significant number of muslims want to forcefully take over the world and convert everyone to islam, aren't you, mngop? truth is, there are some such muslims but the vast majority aren't all that different from you. most of the support for anti-american terrorism comes from people who are just sick of us acting like its ok for us to topple their governments, tell them how to run their governments, leave our troops wherever we want, and in general create even more termoil in their lands.
- homah, on 02/28/2008, -3/+5Ron Paul likes chocolate chip cookies and gardening. He's out of control and must be stopped at all costs.
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