Libertarian and Tea Party favorite Ron Paul has much to say in debates, and in the Iowa Straw Poll.
Ron Paul is still defining libertarianism. Over the years he has been a predominant spokesman for libertarian ideology, and as an individual has molded and shaped libertarianism to a sharp and personal point.He ran as the Libertarian candidate for the presidency in 1988. He initiated the libertarian advocacy group Campaign for Liberty, and has penned numerous published articles and books. Currently he places as much emphasis on the favor of the Tea Party movement, and the opinion of the social conservative voters.…
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26 - RJ
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About your video clip. I watched that debate, and I recall that moment. It is amusing stuff indeed.
I just wish Congressman Paul didn't come across as sort of a goofy, rambling old guy who means well but isn't particularly credible. Because that's basically how he comes across in that clip.
His point is interesting and has some validity. But he rambles and cuts off his own words. He's really not that good of a debater. Which is unfortunate.
27 - Irene Athena
Nay,I be no witch, but I do like the do no harm idea.
I wish Ron Paul were a smoother talker, too. On the other hand, if people could associate smoothness with....slickness...which isn't always a good thing in a politician...they might appreciate his straight-shootin' ways.
Well, what's important--and this is what Ron Paul has said all along--is that ideas that need to be discussed are being discussed.
And with that, I am off for the night. Have a good week, guys.
28 - RJ
28: Good night.
29 - jt
Bachmann's a torture supporting former IRS attorney. Ron Paul r3volution!
30 - zingzing
irene: "Nay,I be no witch, but I do like the do no harm idea."
witches deny being witches. BURN HER. in the name of gawd.
in all seriousness, you assigned a basic human desire to "religious people." it's religious people, throughout history, including today, who have reneged on that promise. how else can you explain the platforms of bachmann and santorum?
there was a recent new yorker article on bachmann wherein her, shall we say, philosophical influences were spelled out. she went to a law school that hoped to get the law back to christian principles, including death sentences for adulterers and homosexuals. that's not "do what thou wilt." that's (state-sponsored) murder. (the article goes further, and is incredibly scary. i'd almost say too scary. it seems like something out of a dystopian fiction.)
then santorum... oh, that filthy fuck. he gets to imagining men fucking dogs as soon as you bring up the fact that yes, there are homosexuals in our society. oh, dear god! he's got bitches on the brain. i only hope he doesn't get randy around his dog thinking about it. what a loon.
i sincerely hope that neither of those two are festooned across our media for the world to see. it would make us the hicks of the world. pawlenty's out, which is a shame on the sanity (relative) index, but maybe a fiscal conservative, rather than a fucking social nutjob, can carry the republican ticket.
until this point, i'd been hoping for the biggest political comedy possible, but the world is looking at us right now for financial reasons. ron paul looks sane. ron paul!
please, republican party, give us a graceful loser, amen.
31 - Dr Dreadful
It's early days, and one shouldn't read too much into an informal popularity contest conducted by a handful of grumpy Iowans, but it does seem at this point as if the Republicans are determined to nominate someone utterly unelectable.
Perhaps they're curious to see if Obama will keep blaming Bush for things for the full eight years.
:-)
32 - zingzing
the lulz will drown out any international disrespect. i hope.
33 - R Stone
I didn't know about R Paul until a few months ago. I was actually shocked that there was actually some that thinks like I do and feels the same way about almost everything. I would barely watch the news for forty years as every action and every president seemed so same. This is the first time I feel encouraged and have hope. I do not believe he is running for his own career, but for the principle of true liberty, sound economics for financial growth, and sanity in foreign policy.
34 - R Stone
One thing I had to realize is... that a lot of great talkers and debaters are usually only that. They have no real substance when it comes to being president. They only follow the same road, same policy, and things just get worse. So who needs a great talker. How about a great DOER. Someone consistent, and does what he says, instead of someone who says anything just to get in.
35 - Al Gore Praised Romney and Perry
Ron Paul is the only Doctor running for President, the only Veteran of our military running, the only man who has been married to the same woman for 50+ years and raised 5 kids. Ron is the only candidate who cannot be labeled as "politics as usual".
36 - RJ
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Rick Perry was a pilot in the Air Force. He's been married to the same woman for 29 years and has two children.
Michele Bachmann is a law school graduate. She has been married to the same man for 33 years. She has five children and has helped raise 23 foster children.
Mitt Romney has a JD and an MBA, both from Harvard. He has been married to the same woman for 42 years and has five sons.
37 - Dr Dreadful
I hardly think Bachmann can be labelled "politics as usual" either. Her antics can barely even be called politics.
38 - Dr Dreadful
RJ: Don't forget Newt. He's been married to the same woman for at least 20 minutes.
39 - Baronius
Yeah, but Newt's been married to women for 48 years.
40 - Dr Dreadful
Well, everyone needs a hobby.
41 - RJ
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Yeah, and then there's Rudy Giuliani, who has been married three times and has two children, both of whom hate him.
42 - Dr Dreadful
Does Rudy still hold onto his endearing belief that the American people will one day hand him the keys to the White House once the full story of how he singlehandedly defeated al-Qaeda on 9/11 comes out?
43 - RJ
I believe Rudy is still considering a presidential run in 2012. He can't win the Republican nomination because of his liberal social views, although a recent poll showed him beating Obama in a general election match-up.