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Ron Paul emerges as GOP's unlikely rock-star candidate
DETNEWS.COM | 18 JULY 2007 | Michael J. Mishak/Las Vegas Sun

Posted on 07/18/2007 9:32:48 AM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist

http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070718/POLITICS01/707180319/1022/POLITICS


TOPICS: Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: paulbearers; paulistas; ronpaul
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The Republican Party is ignoring Libertarian/Reagan Democrats at their own peril. Say what you want about Paul - but he does have a viable coalition of folks who are sick and tired of the big-government/globalist status quo from the duopoly. Some of them are liberals, and yes, Paul does have fringe, anarchist kooks who support him. But that shouldn't be a slight on the man himself.

Now I don't support Paul's presidential run (But I do support his candidacy itself, there's a difference) and I agree that he's unlikely to get the nomination. But these Libertarians, independents, and folks who don't normally participate in politics? They're the folks who decide elections, effing GOP idiots. How about ending the drug war and staying out of Mideast politics after the job is done in Iraq, & the GOP would be in power.

1 posted on 07/18/2007 9:32:50 AM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist
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2 posted on 07/18/2007 9:35:58 AM PDT by lormand (Michael Wiener - faux Conservatism for faux Conservatives.)
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If he is a rock star, I am Marie Antoinette.


3 posted on 07/18/2007 9:37:16 AM PDT by 3AngelaD (They screwed up their own countries so bad they had to leave, and now they're here screwing up ours)
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" They're the folks who decide elections, effing GOP idiots."

Ooops! I think you mistakenly posted this on Freerepublic instead of moveon.org where it belongs.

4 posted on 07/18/2007 9:37:36 AM PDT by lormand (Michael Wiener - faux Conservatism for faux Conservatives.)
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RP is like most rock stars...insane.


5 posted on 07/18/2007 9:38:21 AM PDT by Hazcat (We won an immigration BATTLE, the WAR is not over. Be ever vigilant.)
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To: 3AngelaD; Allegra
It's SO unlikely, it isn't even true.
6 posted on 07/18/2007 9:38:56 AM PDT by Petronski (imwithfred.com)
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Ron Paul’s campaign is the repub’s version of Howard Dean’s.

We all know how that turned out.


7 posted on 07/18/2007 9:39:08 AM PDT by Weeedley
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sick and tired of the big-government/globalist status quo

I'm no Paul supprter but that is really what it's all about. Personally I think the "top tier" candidates are making a big mistake in trying to ignore it.
8 posted on 07/18/2007 9:39:21 AM PDT by cripplecreek (Greed is NOT a conservative ideal.)
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No one forced you to click on the thread.


9 posted on 07/18/2007 9:39:22 AM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist
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Thats not fair, I spewed coffee and hurt myself laughling.


10 posted on 07/18/2007 9:39:58 AM PDT by Steamburg (If we don't want our nation bad enough to protect it, it won't be ours long.)
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His foreign policy is a intelligent as that of a Rock.


11 posted on 07/18/2007 9:39:58 AM PDT by elizabetty (The funding dried up and I can no longer afford Tagline Messages.)
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BARF!!!!


12 posted on 07/18/2007 9:41:22 AM PDT by KenmcG414 (iT REMAINS)
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Why is it you Paulistinians have to threaten everybody who does not buy what Ron Paul is selling?


13 posted on 07/18/2007 9:41:42 AM PDT by elizabetty (The funding dried up and I can no longer afford Tagline Messages.)
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"No one forced you to click on the thread."

Bull S*&*^!!!

This is Freerepublic, and you just posted a pro-Ron Paul thread. (still can't figure out why some Freepers support a surrender monkey)

This thread deserves severe shredding.

14 posted on 07/18/2007 9:42:09 AM PDT by lormand (Michael Wiener - faux Conservatism for faux Conservatives.)
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To: Steamburg

Please forgive me :)


15 posted on 07/18/2007 9:42:35 AM PDT by lormand (Michael Wiener - faux Conservatism for faux Conservatives.)
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They're the folks who decide elections, effing GOP idiots. How about ending the drug war and staying out of Mideast politics after the job is done in Iraq, & the GOP would be in power.



Today's Paulbearer anger warning level is
BLACK CHERRY

16 posted on 07/18/2007 9:43:09 AM PDT by Petronski (imwithfred.com)
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"Can you hear me now?"

- Ronnie Paul, Rock Star

17 posted on 07/18/2007 9:44:14 AM PDT by Uncle Miltie (Confidence in Congress has hit an all-time low of 14%)
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"If he is a rock star, I am Marie Antoinette."

I wouldn't think that proclaiming him to be a "Rock Star" would be an attractive metaphore to Conservatives.

Most "Rock Stars" I know are surrender monkeys just like Ron Paul.

18 posted on 07/18/2007 9:44:22 AM PDT by lormand (Michael Wiener - faux Conservatism for faux Conservatives.)
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This is Freerepublic, and you just posted a pro-Ron Paul thread

It's a legitimate news article written by someone in the MSM. It's not like it came off a pro-Ron Paul blog or something. I don't post from the blogs.

19 posted on 07/18/2007 9:44:43 AM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist
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Rock star? Ron Paul?

LOL! Please stop. You're killing me.

20 posted on 07/18/2007 9:44:44 AM PDT by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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