Author Topic: Who is Ron Paul? (Read 15200 times)

moot · « **Reply #120 on:** May 24, 2007, 01:33:56 PM »

bsd, not to be nosey, but you both seem equally informative to me.. Couldn't you just ignore lazs?

He is saying pretty much the same as I do as Ron Paul gets more and more exposure.
I am pretty enthused by someone like Paul just showing up out of the blue.. nonetheless I'd rather have an objective tally than not.

And it looks like some of the dirt diggers have already been called on.. I was looking at RP items in Google news, and found some antiblack and antisemitic racism accusations on some old pieces written by someone else working for a wrag (or something, I forgot what it was exactly) name after RP.
Pretty funny if that's the best they can sling at him.. It's about what you'd expect from characters like Guiliani or Hillary tho.

lazs2 · « **Reply #121 on:** May 24, 2007, 02:19:18 PM »

moot... like man made global warming... ron paul is way too important to hear both sides about.

eggheads have such thin skin... no wonder they never win.

lazs

bsdaddict · « **Reply #122 on:** May 24, 2007, 05:59:14 PM »

that's a mature response, lazs. You got under my skin, so effing what. I was going to make a post and say how I overreacted and it was mostly due to the fact that I was stressing last night and got an hour of sleep tops, but F that. Now you're just trolling me... I'll ask you once more, politely... chill with the insults or get off my thread.

moot · « **Reply #123 on:** May 25, 2007, 02:20:03 AM »

Now that that's out of the way..

Look at this:

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Dr. Paul had such a lock on his district that Democrats didn't even find a nominee in 2004. Last fall, Dr. Paul coasted to a 60 percent-to-40 percent win over Democrat Shane Sklar.

"We may have underestimated the appeal of somebody who simply says what he believes," said Democratic strategist Matt Angle.

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Pretty funny

Imagine that.. saying what you believe!
I guess one way to break the ice could be to pick fights like this. He's got a clean record and is supposed to have answers to everything (or at least better answers than the competition).. he's got nothing to lose:

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"He keeps getting re-elected with pretty big numbers, so he must be doing something right," said Rep. Mike Conaway, R-Midland, who said he sees little of Dr. Paul.

"He doesn't come to our [weekly] lunches very often. ... He's very quiet. Never interacts, never adds anything to the conversation," Mr. Conaway said. "His convictions are deeply held. He's a fellow that I respect. He's very intelligent.

BSD do you have links to something from the meeting Paul, the ex CIA Bin-Laden unit agent and Giuliani were supposed to have this thursday morning?

bsdaddict · « **Reply #124 on:** May 25, 2007, 07:57:50 AM »

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Originally posted by moot
BSD do you have links to something from the meeting Paul, the ex CIA Bin-Laden unit agent and Giuliani were supposed to have this thursday morning?

but of course...

video of press conference 5/24 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAt6Pf7jZjA

there was a Q&A session afterwards that isn't included in that video. I'm trying to find it.

Here's another video I found, not related to the press conference... Confessions of Ron Paul junkie

lazs2 · « **Reply #125 on:** May 25, 2007, 08:39:43 AM »

that's a mature response, bsd You got under my skin, so effing what. I was going to make a post and say how I overreacted and it was mostly due to the fact that I was stressing last night and got an hour of sleep tops, but F that. Now you're just trolling me... so I am going to continue to be an ahole.

But... don't worry about my feelings.. unlike libertarians.. I am an idividualist and have thick skin... It is reality based.

What insults? I have not insulted you at all. I have pointed out some facts of life. Is bursting your bubble that big of a deal? are you that wound up about it.. I got news for ya... I have been dissapointed in politics for too many decades now... get used to it.

I did not know that this was a cheerleader post where you can't say anything unless you are a cheerleader for ron paul... I had no idea that I stumbled into an advertisement.

RPM did the same thing about kinky...he wanted to run a kinky friedman add... I guess I peed in his wheaties and he reacted as you are.

difference is that I thought kinky was evil and I think ron paul is a good thing.

He can't win but I will sucker and vote for him anyway in the primaries.. I will have no choice but to vote for him if he gets past that but they will be opening ice cream stores in hell before that happens.

lazs

rpm · « **Reply #126 on:** May 26, 2007, 04:30:44 AM »

Wow, sorry I missed the purse fight. MEOW!!

I just watched Ron Paul on Real Time. I was impressed, but he's got as much chance of winning as Dennis Kucinich. Both make too much sense. Have to admit it was good to hear some common sense coming from a Republican for a change.

lazs2 · « **Reply #127 on:** May 26, 2007, 09:35:06 AM »

rpm you are pretty much correct but I would go further...

He has even less chance of winning than kinky did.

lazs

bsdaddict · « **Reply #128 on:** May 26, 2007, 09:49:51 AM »

Lazs, do you enjoy peeing in other people's wheaties?

And with that I'll stop arguing with you, this thread's already dangerously close to being hijacked... (my fault for loosing my cool...)

lazs2 · « **Reply #129 on:** May 26, 2007, 09:55:27 AM »

no... In fact..

when someone tells me that they are a devout athiest or that they believe in ghosts or bigfoot or aliens or whatever... I normaly just say "that's nice... interesting".

But if they go on and on about it... If it is around me and they try to push this alternate reality on me over and over... I might interject a little doubt into the situation.

lazs

rpm · « **Reply #130 on:** May 26, 2007, 11:27:09 AM »

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Originally posted by lazs2
He has even less chance of winning than kinky did.

I'd have to agree.

bsdaddict · « **Reply #131 on:** May 26, 2007, 11:49:35 AM »

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Originally posted by rpm
I'd have to agree.

If the election was held today I'd agree with you. But thankfully there's still some time left to try to spread his message and change some minds. Are you guys suggesting I simply give up? Sorry, can't do that. As slim as RP's chances are, IMHO he's the last, best chance we have at restoring the founding fathers vision. When I enlisted in the Navy that vision is what I was signing up to defend, with my life if need be. Until the results are in I consider it my duty to try to spread the word.

rpm · « **Reply #132 on:** May 26, 2007, 12:00:56 PM »

There may be time left to spread the word (and he's getting a lot of free publicity) but unfortunately it all boils down to money and he doesn't have any.

bsdaddict · « **Reply #133 on:** May 26, 2007, 05:39:50 PM »

Ron Paul Underdog

Rolex · « **Reply #134 on:** May 26, 2007, 10:39:08 PM »

The candidates and media are acting like the election is this year. Eighteen more months of hot air from politicians and pundits is like torture. What did we ever do to them to deserve this?