Ron Paul 2012
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- deathboy0
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check out gary johnson. figure if you started the thread u might like. just recently become aware mainly from a GQ article a guy sent me. and briefly looked into the dude beyond that article and figured wow another person that is highly rational and makes sense and is getting the short stick. And im tempted to like him better not for the little characteristics GQ liked to point out. Well except for the fact hes a good tipper.. but more for his snowballs chance in hell of election maintaining to his ideology and just doing it as it is without compromise. Could be a younger version of paul. However of all the candidates ive seen id really like to see those two beat it out. That would seem worthy of some real competition. Sick of this idea of cain/romney/perry vs obama. That shit would be like 4th grade girls basketball.
- akrok0
Rum Paul sounds better. time for a re-branding!
- BrokenHD0
Is there any reason why one should not vote for Ron Paul? Serious question. So far, I am liking this guy more and more.
- formed0
There are many reasons why one shouldn't, imho. He has some admirable views and you have to respect a guy that stands by his ideals for so long, but he would be horrible for our country.
"Free market" is a great buzz word and seems logical, on paper, but who controls things, then? The super wealthy and large corporations would, with no checks/balances anywhere. I fail to see how that wouldn't be massively worse than some kind of gov't run program (money goes to the same players, people would just have no say in what happens).
There are many other reasons, go listen to his answer to the question he got "should someone be allowed to die on the street if they can't afford health care". The answer, by his ideals, is "yes", if that person doesn't have health care.
I like his purity on many other issues, like foreign policy, but his uncompromising vision would not be good for a country.
As is, I would never consider voting for him. I do believe that health care should be a right, not only to those with a ton of money (that's how the "free" system works - money is power, and only money). "Free" markets are never truly free, anyhow (look at oil, banking, etc., etc.).
His "true" colors would come out if he did get more chance of being elected. He'd look fairly crazy, then, and would fall from popularity very rapidly (just like Cain/Perry/Bachmann did). Romney is the only R that stands a chance, and, personally, I don't see it being a big chance.
Things continue on, just as they always have. Too bad we haven't had one good discussion about real matters for our country and its people.
- 20120
Well he didn't win (again) but soon you will be able to play the Ron Paul video game, so not all is lost
- albums0
Re: ^
I saw this the other day...
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- HijoDMaite0
Register now for an early seating voucher! Ron Paul at UCSD Friday May 4th.
- waterhouse0
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- 20120
Some of his fans have way too much time on their hands
- moldero0
is this the guy who said hes gonna take out the F.E.D. if he wins?
if so, he'd be "mysteriously" dead a week after he won.
- UKV0
I would describe myself as a politically disenfranchised moderate with a conservative background, and Paul is the first politician in a long time to bring a message of reform that resonates with me (I see both parties as terribly corrupt on a multitude of issue). I really hope he runs as an independent, and I would happily vote for him if only to send a message of dissent to the republican elite who insist on fielding totally out of touch sound-bite candidates.
- agreed, he has such a fervent following, it would be a shame to sweep him under the carpet in favour of romney._niko
- utopian0
What a fucking a nut job Quack!
- aldebaran0
"is this the guy who said hes gonna take out the F.E.D. if he wins?
if so, he'd be "mysteriously" dead a week after he won."It's more or less the reason why he won't win.
- randommail0
If I'm even a somewhat relatively affluent Republican, why would I vote against Obama? The market is looking pretty good. Taxes are great. Obama is pro-deregulation. Obama hasn't done anything to positive for social issues.
Rock the vote = rock the boat.
No need to if you're a conservative.
- 20120
^ The problem with this theory is that people always want more. Business want more tax cuts, military industrial complex wants more wars. Energy companies want more oil drilling. It doesn't matter that Obama has governed like a moderate Republican and maintained the status quo, that's now considered socialism.
- dbloc0
Congressman Ron Paul's Farewell Speech to Congress