Who Is Supporting Ron Paul?

Hi all.

I've been away (in Kenya) on a work project and I've missed all the latest developments here regarding the Presidential candidates (at prince.org, not in the USA in general). I realize overall Ron Paul has developed quite a network of support and I'm wondering how many of you are/have become supporters of the man.

Feel free to debate his policies amongst yourselves if you wish, but I'm just checking for a show of hands.

No no and NO.

Thus far he looks like the guy I'll vote for. I really like his policies of doing away with the Federal Reserve and income tax, and I like that he's talking about making medical expenses tax deductible. That, and he doesn't seem to be owned by some big corporation.

I might. He's certainly the only Republican I'd consider.

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guitarslinger44 said:

Thus far he looks like the guy I'll vote for. I really like his policies of doing away with the Federal Reserve and income tax, and I like that he's talking about making medical expenses tax deductible. That, and he doesn't seem to be owned by some big corporation.

an emphatic

the only reasonable option on either side! by the way, ron paul is already breaking it down on the debates (airing on cnbc right now and repeating on msnbc at 9pm). this is the first debate about the economy...very interesting double talk from some of these fools.

I see he strongly condones America's use of torture and if elected declares to actually stop it. That is bloody good.
I think John McCain (?) is the other candidate who has announced this.

as far as free-market lunatics are concerned, Mr Paul has to be right up there with the silliest of them. There is more chance of the Easter Bunny hopping by my way then the glorious market doing anything other than consolidating endemic poverty, brokering war and violence, and all around failing 85% of Humanity.

your as free as you can afford to be may be as sick an Ideal for Living as I can imagine.

foal30 said:

Can he beat Hillary? That's all i wanna know. Can he beat Hillary?

HiinEnkelte said:

Can he beat Hillary? That's all i wanna know. Can he beat Hillary?

and i'm totally afraid of that new avatar, hiin.

sassybritches said:

and i'm totally afraid of that new avatar, hiin.

when asked if they would support the republican nominee BEFORE knowing who it is (in other words, will you vote for the party and not the candidate) Ron Paul and Tancredo straight up said they WILL NOT SUPPORT the republican party nominee blindly. they will support another party if the republican nominee does not adhere to trad'l republican, trad'l conservative values.

sassybritches said:

when asked if they would support the republican nominee BEFORE knowing who it is (in other words, will you vote for the party and not the candidate) Ron Paul and Tancredo straight up said they WILL NOT SUPPORT the republican party nominee blindly. they will support another party if the republican nominee does not adhere to trad'l republican, trad'l conservative values.

HiinEnkelte said:

sassybritches said:

when asked if they would support the republican nominee BEFORE knowing who it is (in other words, will you vote for the party and not the candidate) Ron Paul and Tancredo straight up said they WILL NOT SUPPORT the republican party nominee blindly. they will support another party if the republican nominee does not adhere to trad'l republican, trad'l conservative values.

just recently as well, evangelicals under Dobson threatened to go third party if republicans go with guiliani.

repubs better get it together.

Ha!
yeah condemns not condones.

I got to read quite an interesting article on the present Administrations use of Torture as State Policy.It is interesting that the language they use to cover it.
very George Orwell.

I can't see him winning the nomination and he is no show of becoming President.
no I don't want Hillary either.

Capitalism must be managed ethically and responsibly. Clearly this has never been the case and coupled with Scientific Secularism we have the complete recipe for Nihilism and the worst excesses of Individualism.

besides, you think Paul is not going to fund the nuclear weapons owning terrorist/torture king state in the Middle east?

He is this elections Dean Exciting a part of the base but will be derailed by something completely ridiculous. Make sure he doesn't get too excited at any of your gatherings or he is dust

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

He is this elections Dean Exciting a part of the base but will be derailed by something completely ridiculous. Make sure he doesn't get too excited at any of your gatherings or he is dust

I'm watching the debate on MSNBC and I just love when these rich white men talk about how this country is experiencing economic growth. Just because there are more millionaires in America than ever before doesn't mean the whole country is feeling this supposed growth.

These rich white men should talk to their constituents more often in order to get a grip on the reality of the required two job lifestyle in the United States.

aDoveAmongVultures said:

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

He is this elections Dean Exciting a part of the base but will be derailed by something completely ridiculous. Make sure he doesn't get too excited at any of your gatherings or he is dust

Hillary Clinton may turn out to be this election's Howard Dean. People are very distrustful of her due to her recent (and past) Congressional voting record. If she keeps yelling at the voters who take time to show up at her rallies, she won't have many supporters come the primaries.

aDoveAmongVultures said:

sassybritches said:

aDoveAmongVultures said:

I'm watching the debate on MSNBC and I just love when these rich white men talk about how this country is experiencing economic growth. Just because there are more millionaires in America than ever before doesn't mean the whole country is feeling this supposed growth.

These rich white men should talk to their constituents more often in order to get a grip on the reality of the required two job lifestyle in the United States.

ron paul is basically saying that right now! perfect timing! the poor people and middle class suffer the most, is what he's saying, while the few rich guys benefit.

I wouldn't say I'm supporting him, but I wouldn't have a heart attack and die if he were elected, which I can't say for the rest of the Republicans.

I have a very strong Libertarian streak, and agree with an awful of what Paul says. But there are some key points where I think he's way off. One of 'em: in general, I think the Libertarian position on private property rights being the way to "save the planet" is completely ridiculous. And I can see in Paul's face when he talks about it that he KNOWS it. . . not sure whether he continues to espouse it for lack of a better idea, or to toe the party line.

I also think his strict constitutionalism is interesting. I haven't thought it all the way out, but. . .at least the essense of it rings true to me. Lawmakers shouldn't be doing things that they never had the authority to do. It creates huge problems, and takes away our freedom. . . it's not democracy.

HereToRockYourWorld said:

I wouldn't say I'm supporting him, but I wouldn't have a heart attack and die if he were elected, which I can't say for the rest of the Republicans.

I have a very strong Libertarian streak, and agree with an awful of what Paul says. But there are some key points where I think he's way off. One of 'em: in general, I think the Libertarian position on private property rights being the way to "save the planet" is completely ridiculous. And I can see in Paul's face when he talks about it that he KNOWS it. . . not sure whether he continues to espouse it for lack of a better idea, or to toe the party line.

I also think his strict constitutionalism is interesting. I haven't thought it all the way out, but. . .at least the essense of it rings true to me. Lawmakers shouldn't be doing things that they never had the authority to do. It creates huge problems, and takes away our freedom. . . it's not democracy.

Please don't make it look like Ron Paul will do anything beneficial to lower or even middle class America. That's just plain emberassing.

yes it borders on the Farcical

if a Republican was genuinely interested in providing for the lower classes they couldn't win the nomination.

instead we can expect the usual rhetoric designed to get the people to vote for Policies and Politicians whose aims the diametric opposite of what they they thought they were doing.

Reagen anybody?

aDoveAmongVultures said:

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

He is this elections Dean Exciting a part of the base but will be derailed by something completely ridiculous. Make sure he doesn't get too excited at any of your gatherings or he is dust

Hillary Clinton may turn out to be this election's Howard Dean. People are very distrustful of her due to her recent (and past) Congressional voting record. If she keeps yelling at the voters who take time to show up at her rallies, she won't have many supporters come the primaries.

aDoveAmongVultures said:

sassybritches said:

HereToRockYourWorld said:

I wouldn't say I'm supporting him, but I wouldn't have a heart attack and die if he were elected, which I can't say for the rest of the Republicans.

I have a very strong Libertarian streak, and agree with an awful of what Paul says. But there are some key points where I think he's way off. One of 'em: in general, I think the Libertarian position on private property rights being the way to "save the planet" is completely ridiculous. And I can see in Paul's face when he talks about it that he KNOWS it. . . not sure whether he continues to espouse it for lack of a better idea, or to toe the party line.

I also think his strict constitutionalism is interesting. I haven't thought it all the way out, but. . .at least the essense of it rings true to me. Lawmakers shouldn't be doing things that they never had the authority to do. It creates huge problems, and takes away our freedom. . . it's not democracy.

register republican (if you're not already) and vote for him. even if you typically support democrats, look at this as a chance to infiltrate the gop and stack the deck in your favor.

m3taverse said: