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- Look4Truth, on 05/12/2008, -41/+417"Ron Paul has burned so many bridges with the conservative mainstream that he's all alone on this one."
Good because the Republican party at the top is nothing more than a globalist front intent on destroying this nation just as it is the same with the Democrats. The minute people wake up to this fact, the faster we can take this country back...although I won't hold my breath with all the idiot boxers out there. - imacommi, on 05/12/2008, -33/+392I don't understand how McLame is still in this race? Didn't he violate a number of campaign finance laws? Why is this not being investigated? Why has he not been charged? I guess he must be above the law?
- XanderDee, on 05/12/2008, -24/+322It would be good to see this happen in September.
- bigdogc, on 05/12/2008, -28/+290RP is still alive metaphorically and literally!
- warringgael, on 05/12/2008, -12/+202I plan on voting for Paul as write-in.
- thewump, on 05/12/2008, -7/+186Wasn't he that guy who talked about an economic downturn when everyone else was saying that things were rosy?
- kolinkoolface2, on 05/12/2008, -30/+196do work Ron Paul. This is why i have been bitching people out at parties when they laugh in my face that i still support Ron Paul.
"I thought he dropped out?"- them
"No your just a sheep to the mainstream media."- me. - inactive, on 05/12/2008, -6/+154As a Ron Paul supporter, I've come to terms he wouldn't win long before any primary took place. The day Paul announced he was running for President is the day I became his supporter, long before he was spammed all over the internet. I figured at best he would raise maybe 2-3 million, and he would get a few mentions by the MSM but that'd be it. Honestly, I thought he would do no better than Duncan Hunter, there one day and forgotten the next. Boy, was I wrong.
Freedom is a popular message. Hell, every candidate promises something: national health care, more security, less taxes, better roads, better education, etc. Ron Paul was the only candidate to stand up and say, not in his own words, that things are pretty ***** up right now. The other candidates promise "change" but don't mention exactly how, why, or when. Ron Paul stood up and said change will require hard work and sacrifice from all Americans. When was the last time a Presidential candidate got a large following who didn't promise anything? Hell, when was the last time a President stood up and said if you really want change, be prepared to work for it, because you won't just wake up one morning to find our problems solved. Every January the President stands up and says "The state of the union is excellent" when we all know it's not. Paul would of been one President to say "The state of the union can be excellent if we all work towards it" - JATCA69, on 05/12/2008, -20/+154Ron Paul Revolution March July 12Th...be there and save your country.
http://www.revolutionmarch.com/Default.aspx?rnd=13 ... - tajitj, on 05/12/2008, -9/+134They can talk us down all they want. We are the ones who care enough to go to the conventions and fight for what we believe. I find that noble and very American. We have to take responibility for our out of control government. Letting older out of touch people decide my future is not going to cut it.
- inactive, on 05/12/2008, -32/+156Freedom and liberty are important to most Americans.
The current recession could easily deepen and that is a concern for most Americans. The value of the dollar is dropping which means we have rampant inflation. You don't need to be an economist to see what is going on.
Ron Paul is a lone voice of reason in a sea of insanity. It is because of that we see so many people who are die hard fans of the most qualified candidate in the race for the presidency.
None of the Senators have any credibility when they talk about the economy.They have no idea how much inflation has hurt Americans. Oh sure they bring it up in a speech and usually blame the president but the fact is the president didn't create the deficit and more taxation will not reduce the deficit.
Ron Paul is the only one who has taken the federal reserve and Treasury to task for their malfeasance. It should be obvious that we are not going to have a better country if we elect one of the Senators. The rookie seems to think he's being elected the leader of the free world and his stated plans for the economy and taxation and spending and warmongering will take us from recession into a deep depression. The ex-co-president thinks she can make the government bigger and more expensive without detrimental effect and the Senator from Arizona seems to admit he is clueless when it comes to the economy.
There would be no quiet revolt if the top candidate were qualified for the office he seeks. He is just the Bob Dole candidate and all that remains to be seen is whether he will run against Walter Mondale or Geraldine Ferraro.
Americans deserve better candidates and that is why Ron Paul has so much support. - coustoe, on 05/12/2008, -15/+107cools, i was getting tired of obama spam, I miss ron paul spam.
- SheilaNoya, on 05/12/2008, -3/+93Just curious... Has McCain ever addressed the Ron Paul supporters and their concerns, or has he just written them off?
Other than some wisecracks that McCain made several months ago regarding Ron Paul supporters, I haven't ever heard him give them any attention. - inactive, on 05/12/2008, -9/+91you must get invited to a lot of parties.
- Digger1218, on 05/12/2008, -3/+80I think the OP meant that Ron Paul voters would split the republican vote resulting in an easier victory for Obama. Not that the two had much in common.
Anybody who thinks Obama and Paul are ANYTHING alike is a jackass. - Doitdifferently, on 05/12/2008, -11/+87I'm not a Ron Paul supporter but he has valid points that I agree should be addressed by parties on both side but I feel Republicans in particular. What I find even more interesting is how much upset there still seems to be in the Republican party despite having their candidate for a while now. I wonder if the large majority of Republicans will "fall in line", as one pundit put it, this November or if we will see a lot of them staying home, crossing over, or Mickey Mousing this time.
This is, of course, not limited to the Republican party but the Democrats are facing similar challenges. The void created by neither the President (because he reached his term limit) or the Vice President running has brought to the forefront the splits both parties have been facing. I look forward to seeing how, if at all, the political landscape changes by the end of this election cycle. - Cryptocracy, on 08/17/2008, -16/+88these aren't liberals....these are REAL conservatives with the REAL message, not some socialist *****.
- thegenericgeek, on 05/12/2008, -1/+66Yes he was, again, he was the only one on stage telling the American people the truth.
- Look4Truth, on 05/12/2008, -47/+111He's in it because he's a globalist shill just like Hitlery and Obamination.
- warringgael, on 05/12/2008, -5/+70By the way, how THE ***** is Bob Barr a libertarian? I consider myself to be a libertarian, albeit somewhat moderate, as that is the political party with whom I feel my political views are most closely aligned.
I know a fair amount of LP history, positions, and common issues. Barr fits none of them. Lets take a look at his congressional record, shall we?
He voted for the patriot act, which Paul didn't, for the so-called 'protection of marriage act', which Paul did not, he is anti-choice, proposed that the practicing of certain religions be banned from the military, and is an ardent supporter of the "War on drugs".
I really wanted to vote Libertarian come November. But with him as the nominee, I cannot in good conscience do so. That is why I am voting for Ron Paul, no matter how I need to do it. - quomen, on 05/12/2008, -12/+73Using words like revolt only lessen the credibility of RP. It's sad to think that he's portrayed as such a crazy in the MSM. Anyway, i'm trying to figure out why more people don't think like me. Is it me or is socially liberal and fiscally conservative is the best type of policy? Why are there 0 mainstream candidiates running on that platform? idk I always thought of it as common sense.. lmk if you disagree though.
- stealthc, on 05/12/2008, -8/+65How does it make someone a liberal if they want to hamstring the government with the Constitution, ripping out every unconstitutional, quasi-socialist program without prejudice? Sounds pretty conservative to me.
- inactive, on 05/12/2008, -10/+64"I plan on voting for Paul as write-in."
It's your last , best , hope. - Look4Truth, on 05/12/2008, -12/+66"That is why Ron Paul's people don't flock to him."
We flock to truth, not propaganda and that's the difference between the brain washed masses on both sides and RP supporters. - richmomz, on 05/12/2008, -3/+53He is in the race because he will bend to the neo-con agenda without question. Oh, and his wife is loaded.
- card51short, on 05/12/2008, -14/+65yep we just randomly are crazy about this guy for no apparent reason.
- Abbeygargoyle, on 05/12/2008, -10/+60With all the recent Obama-spam on digg, it's nice to see that RP spam is picking back up to counter it.
- DrDragun, on 05/12/2008, -2/+50The fact that Republican media and the RNC have so publicly disowned RP just goes to show the metamorphosis of the GOP in the post-Reagan age. There is no longer a "big federal govt vs little federal govt" choice between the parties. There are only 2 "big federal govt" parties. The GOP will never give up their SoCon and DefCon voters now that they are in the coalition.
I see room for a 3rd party like never before, filling the niche that the Republican Party once was. Libertarian is probably the best fit to gain success with a socially lib / fiscally cons stance. We just need a little bit more of a shove, because peoples' animosity against Neocons or Liberals will override their dissatisfaction with their own party, especially with Ross Perot and Ralph Nader in recent memory. - freedomwv, on 05/12/2008, -15/+64The revolution is not finished yet. Everything that is happening is only the beginning. As the sheep keep going along with what they are told the liberty revolution is slowly fighting to once again gain control of our nation. A huge raising force of real patriots are quietly in the dark moving to restore liberty to our once great nation.
Just wait and see we will fight for as long as it takes. - imacommi, on 05/12/2008, -9/+52you're so clever!!! Go troll somewhere else...
- PeppermintPig, on 05/12/2008, -10/+52Please note: Enormous debt and inflation. While people may tolerate or even support the programs of Obama, Clinton, or McCain, the economy simply cannot sustain it. Forget the red button and the late night call: Which candidate would you rather have if the economy failed? Will you choose the one who blindly pushes the economy over the edge?
- imacommi, on 05/12/2008, -8/+53http://firedoglake.com/2008/03/28/25000-cosigners- ... there you go, you can just search this website for 'mccain campaign finance law' and you will get a number of articles on this topic, don't be so lazy next time and do some research before trolling
- stonewaljacksn, on 05/12/2008, -2/+41me too. im done with voting for the lesser of two evils. im done with voting for candidates who are owned by Wall Street. people can say I threw my vote away, but they are throwing their principles, dignity, and country away by supporting the McClintObama machine.
- inactive, on 05/12/2008, -20/+57The Iraq war is just another issue in which you are being manipulated. You need to learn to see what is done for political reasons and what is not. Make no mistake about it. Obama is no statesman. He is a political opportunist. A career politician, through and through. That is why Ron Paul's people don't flock to him.
It is because he represents the McGovernite Democrats that sold us out in the 60's. Will you fall for the same trick now as you did then?
Of course you will. Just follow the script and everything will be fine. - sanosuke001, on 05/12/2008, -2/+34just for following the "most likely candidate" just because people say he is creates that problem. I don't support any candidate wholeheartedly, but voting for someone that someone else says has the best chance is why it's like this in the first place. Stop voting based on what someone else says, look at all the candidates, and vote for who you feel would do the best job.
Until you do, we will always be stuck with two sides. - vbullinger, on 05/12/2008, -12/+45How has he burned "so many" bridges? The only thing on which the main stream Republicans disagree with Ron Paul is the war, and only this one war. Usually it's the Democrats that get us into unpopular wars: World War I, World War II, Vietnam, prancing around in the Balkans in the 90's, etc. Ron Paul's position is the typical Republican position. The current administration is literally promoting a Wilsonian foreign policy. Woodrow Wilson was a terrible Democratic president. He was a wonderful individual (extremely nice) but incredibly naive and was duped on so many occasions. He lamented at the end of his political career on all of his mistakes, including World War I, the League of Nations, the Federal Reserve and the income tax:
"I am a most unhappy man. I have unwittingly ruined my country. A great industrial nation is controlled by its system of credit. Our system of credit is concentrated. The growth of the nation, therefore, and all our activities are in the hands of a few men. We have come to be one of the worst ruled, one of the most completely controlled and dominated Governments in the civilized world no longer a Government by free opinion, no longer a Government by conviction and the vote of the majority, but a Government by the opinion and duress of a small group of dominant men."
- Woodrow Wilson - kipmartin, on 05/12/2008, -5/+40i'm not a wholehearted Ron Paul supporter but i have to admit he's tapping into something big here. Obama beat Hillary because people were tired of the parties deciding who they would run. the old school lost to the new school.
it appears the same thing is happening with RP and the republicans. i believe people are looking at the vacuous McCain cndidacy and seeing they could have done better than what the party picked for them. RP reflects our disconnect from the power brokers and the old school.
id love to see him turn the convention upside down and even more, id love to see him run as a 3rd party candidate. i could be convinced to vote for him if it looked like he had a chance. if Nader gets 3% of the vote, and 1% goes tto others, then RP only needs 32.1% of the vote (but then again, we have that Electoral College nonsense to deal with.)
someone talk this guy into running! - inactive, on 05/12/2008, -5/+36And madness is closely associated with sparta.
- stealthc, on 05/12/2008, -13/+43Calling us names does not make us any less correct. This is about doing the right thing. Odds of "success" really doesn't factor into that.
- stonewaljacksn, on 05/12/2008, -7/+36seriously. at least the ron paul spam
A) had to do with ron paul, and not his opponents
B)had to do with facts about ron paul's stances, the economy etc - PeppermintPig, on 05/12/2008, -6/+32Based on an article I read, the GOP's antics failed miserably in Spokane. In more organized/corrupt states, it would be easier for them to demean themselves by discriminating against the RP supporters.
- shadekeiko, on 05/12/2008, -1/+26I'm with you 100%, quomen. It's incredibly frustrating for people like me who are socially liberal and fiscally conservative to be happy since we have to basically vote for half a candidate. I wish there were more people running on that type of platform.
- lazerus9, on 05/12/2008, -5/+30Red shadows above is a Anti-Paul spammer and apparently has just discovered that a world exists outside the pages of World Net Daily! You will be seeing a lot more of him I'm sure.
- usingpond, on 05/12/2008, -2/+27This will go over well! The Republicans love demonstrators.
- imacommi, on 05/12/2008, -8/+37If we told you would you even care to listen? What don't you understand about what he is saying?
A globalist is someone who promotes the idea of a one world government, in very simple terms.
The people that most often get called Globalists, are people of power in the US/UK government or someone who is a member of the trilateral commision, the bilderberg group, or any number of other social elite organisations whose agenda is to create some form of government like a NAU or even an NWO (don't go ***** because I used the word NWO, I'm not the first. George bush senior is famous for saying it over and over).
The problems that I and a number of others have with this is that it will "destroy our sovergnty." I personally don't feel like our founding fathers would have ceeded control of our country to some other organization for any reason; especially if that organization was some form of global government that can dictate how we trade with other countries, what type of currency we use, or any of the other powers that were created when this country (the United States) was formed.
When he says that they are "destroying this nation," he is undoubtably referring to the fact that our currency is being debased and has nothing of value to underpin it. If this answer doesn't work for you let me know, I think I did a pretty good job of telling you what was ment without going too far into what I believe. feel free to friend me if you want some reading material on this, or just go through my history and check out some stuff. - BadseedJR, on 05/12/2008, -3/+27Yeah, questioning our current system and going against the status quo never worked for anyone.
- inactive, on 05/12/2008, -11/+35Ron Paul is likely to steal just as many voters from Obama as from McCain.
- draconis1985, on 05/12/2008, -5/+27not really too quiet if its on the front page of digg...
- stonewaljacksn, on 05/12/2008, -6/+30Obama has been pretty vague on the war and is going to have to stay that way to hang against McCain. I don't trust Obama getting us out one bit.
- solarsavior, on 05/12/2008, -5/+29My hundreds of dollars well spent...
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