Everyone. The Ron Paul threads are a complete trip, some of the best fun on Free Republic, but I am wondering, are we only putting embers on the the so called Ron Paul fire.
In my opinion, Ron Paul is like an internet hoax, it stays alive the more you pass it along. Paul’s newest tactic is the signs and slogans ‘Google Ron Paul’.. Every time we have a 800 post debate thread with Paul supporters only puts Ron Paul higher in Google analytics.
We know that the Paul supporters won’t be swayed, and they know we won’t be swayed. We are repeating the same things over and over.. and all this is doing is giving this third tier candidate far more attention than he deserves.
Why not crickets whenever Paul pops up here? Look what happened to all the pro-Rudy threads, they died out because all they were fed was the sound of crickets.
Why not just stop feeding the fire? Let it burn out. That’s just my thought... I’m sure others have differing opinions.
Keep telling yourself that. He's brought together a coalition of several groups, something no current Republican candidate can do. Yes right now I'll agree in the scheme of things they may be a smaller group (although he usually does get more than 4 people to show up...). However they are growing. There is discontent in the general electorate. And it's not for 'staying the course'.
If you think any candidate who advocates 'staying the course' in this current police action (now apparently for the sole cause of 'honor' if Mr. Anti-smoking is believed) will win the general election you're fooling yourself. Some of the frontrunners (like Romney) are waffling on it. By spring next year, I doubt more than a handful will continue advocating it.