Posted on 03/27/2007 3:47:33 AM PDT by OrthodoxPresbyterian
Yeah. To his credit, though, Preachin' did say he'd support Ron Paul if it was a matter of choosing between Ron and Rudy. Ron Paul may not be his first choice, but I'm glad he's not jumping on the "why even bother with Primaries/let's anoint Rudy now" bandwagon.
If he's such an anti-semite, I'm sure you can provide plenty of links. I'll do some Googling in the meantime anyway.
What's RP's excuse?
The government of Israel is destroying the nation of Lebanon and killing its people, and the U.S. government is aiding and abetting this destruction.
Israel is not an ally of the United States and we have no treaty obligation to it.
The Israelis have nuclear weapons but have not signed the non-proliferation treaty.
Our tax dollars are being used to support Israeli aggression, against both the Lebanese and the Palestinians in Gaza.
Ron Paul opposes all US Foreign Aid to any foreign government and is skeptical of any foreign government lobbying of Congress, regardless of which foreign country you're talking about. However, I'm sure you'll see whatever you want to see.
http://www.house.gov/paul/congrec/congrec2007/cr011107.htm
This guy is a loonie toon.
He doesn't need one. As Dead Corpse pointed out in his #52, Ron Paul has consistently supported one of the only positions which would have actually prevented 9/11 -- the Right of American Citizens to Keep and Bear Arms.
Gibberish.
It's not "Anti-Semitic" to have legitimate concerns about the destruction caused by Israeli operations in Lebanon, even though I personally believe Israel had justification to respond against Hezbollah (just not with US Tax Dollars).
Many Jewish Knesset members have expressed concern about the collateral damage inflicted by Israeli military operations, and they certainly aren't "Anti-Semites"!
Israel is not an ally of the United States and we have no treaty obligation to it.
A Constitutionally true statement.
The Israelis have nuclear weapons but have not signed the non-proliferation treaty.
Another true statement. (I think Israel has every right to possess nuclear weapons, but I think it's factually true that they do possess them).
Our tax dollars are being used to support Israeli aggression, against both the Lebanese and the Palestinians in Gaza.
Again -- Many Jewish Knesset members have expressed concern about the collateral damage inflicted by Israeli military operations, and they certainly aren't "Anti-Semites"!
You're accusing Ron Paul of "Anti-Semitism" based on statements many Israeli Jews have themselves echoed!
Wow!
That's a wonderfully principled stance, like many of your others. Most Americans will think you are bonkers. Major acts of terrorism, like 9/11, cost us not only lives, but hundreds of billions of dollars, and could have sent the whole country into recession, affecting everyone.
I see where you're going with your argument, but they are really out there. Same goes for the neo-isolationism. It just doesn't have traction. Not even among FReepers, and certainly not outside. You'd be lucky to pull 1% of the vote on the kind of positions you're outlining. Ron Paul clearly means well, but he's principled to the point of being utterly out of touch.
To Ron Paul, the term "democrat" is not necessarily a compliment. Indeed, Ron Paul has called attention to the problem of GW Bush imposing "democracy" in a country where so many of the majority supports the likes of Al Sadr!
We're already polling at least 3% amongst Republicans -- 6% amongst Republican Women.
It may be surprising, but the recent polls indicate that Ron Paul has left the 1% stable behind, and is rising measurably.
From my brief research, it seems as if the complaints against Paul re:Israel have to do with two things. He voted no on a resolution having to do with last year's Israel/Lebanon conflict. While I disagree with him on this, it is perfectly consistent with his non-interventionist views.
He is also criticized for wanting to cut off foreign aid for Israel. The thing is, he opposes ALL foreign aid on principle.
Unless you can link me to somewhere where Paul has bad things to say about the Jewish people or faith, I'll remember not to taake you seriously in the future.
Although they are (on balance) factually true for the most part, I didn't remember them being in any of Ron Paul's speeches. And sure enough, they're all from a letter to the editor by Dr. Bruce Niebuhr, who is a physician in south Texas not affiliated with Ron Paul's office or campaign in any way, as far as I know.
I bet you knew that, and didn't care. When asked for "Anti-Semitic" quotes from Ron Paul, you intentionally mis-attribute quotes to Ron Paul which aren't even his.
You are the most Bolshevistic liar I've encountered in a long time.
In other news, upon checking my "Latest Posts" and FReepMail boxes, I'm happy to report that the Great Ron Paul Ping List on Free Republic just passed 100 Members.
There's maybe one or two Duncan Hunter supporters for whom Ron Paul is a close second on the list also (jmc813 comes to mind), but we like Duncan Hunter's more affable supporters and they're welcome to join in on the Ron Paul threads.
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You mean like in Lebanon?
sigh.... another Zionist loon. One hand on the newspaper, the other on his Scofield bible, which sits atop a Tim LaHaye tape.
Lebanon is a terrific example of why Ron Paul is usless because Reagan PRIORITIZED the threats, and in the 1980s, Soviet Communism was #1. Now, it's Islamic jihadism. Only a fool hides his head and thinks this will go away if we just "quit supporting Israel."
Sigh. Another name-caller, cause his candidate, the ostrich RP, doesn't understand the basic facts of Islamic jihadism, which will exist even if Israel doesn't.
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