Ron Paul: Libertarian Apostle

Pittsburgh City Paper ^ | SEPTEMBER 13, 2007 | CHARLIE DEITCH

[Clint N. Suhks]

HEP ME RON PAUL, HEP ME, HEP ME!

[Badeye]

‘Just another weirdo - like his counterpart Cynthia
McKinney!’

To be fair, I’d say he has more in common with Mike Gravel or Dennis ‘I’m Mad, I’m Mad!’ Kucinich than professional race baiter and dictator loving McKinney.

[ejonesie22]

Ah, the words of the Paulinati, and a high councilman no less...

Music to us mere mortals...

You know, us “retards” as your fellow Paulinati lovingly call us...

[A CA Guy]

I think Ron Paul does CRAZY as good as the best of them, IMO.

[ejonesie22]

The state has no power over the followers of Ron Paul!

REMOVE YOUR HANDS FROM THAT GOOD WOMAN!

THE PAULINATI DEMAND IT, OR WE SHALL WHINE THE WHINE OF A THOUSAND YEARS!

[George W. Bush]

ping for a long interesting article.

[mnehring]

Please provide a single example votes by Ron Paul in favor if a bill that has pork in it.

I guess you didn't get the message that you were supposed ot drop that talking point and go with the latest article he wrote for LewRockwell.com about how the budget wouldn't change whether he voted for it, submitted it or not.

http://www.lewrockwell.com/paul/paul392.html

But, while we are at it.. let's just look at one of the funnier ones..

Voted FOR $100 Million for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (note, there were cuts in there, but also the renewal of $100 Million of funding to PBS.)-
http://www.vote-smart.org/issue_keyvote_detail.php?cs_id=V3550&can_id=296

Or how about the Jobs and Economic Growth bill of 02- which is a good bill, but did contain pork to the tune of ten billion dollars.
http://www.vote-smart.org/issue_keyvote_detail.php?cs_id=V3260&can_id=296

Still, I like the, he was for it before he was against it argument.. it is very Kerry..

[Sun]

Is Ron Paul being used by George Soros’ MoveOn.org? Do they want him to do well enough, so that he will run 3rd party, and help the Dems win?

[Badeye]

ROTFL!

[Austin Willard Wright]

there were cuts in there

LOL!!!! I had to ping this some other Paul supporters. You praise both bills for making cuts yet you criticize Paul for voting for them!

Is that the best you can do? If you want a real issue, how about Fred's public and proud support for putting that thug and apologist for necklacing Aristide back in power?

[mnehring]

In Paul’s defense, according to OpenSecrets.Org, Soros hasn’t personally given Paul any donations. Soros seems to be behind Obama in this race.

http://www.opensecrets.org/indivs/search_hp.asp?txtName=Soros%2C+G&NumOfThou=0&txt2008=Y&submit=Go%21

[.cnI redruM]

Ron Paul, Earmark King! Earmarks don't increase spending and having IOUs in the Social Security Trust Fund is just as good as having money there too.

[Austin Willard Wright]

think Ron Paul does CRAZY

You ought to know as a one of those loony particpants in that "CRAZY" wingnut site Free Republic.

[Austin Willard Wright]

Earmarks don't increase spending

Actually, they don't. Votes for bills do, however, and Paul's record is the best on that.

[Austin Willard Wright]

I hate to let you know but most folks outside the group think that FR is a contrarian site, or worse “crazy.” How does it feel to be a loony in the eyes of most “normal” folks?

[mnehring]

You said specifically, show me where Paul voted for a bill with earmarks in it, I did.. but I also pointed out that the bill, in-itself wasn’t bad (albeit, he could have just voted no on funding for PBS in general). Just like the backdoor votes he makes by submitting earmarks he claims to vote against most of, all the earmarks in themselves aren’t bad, it is that he makes himself to be a champion of opposing them.. in other words, he is full of S*it.

I do like it, however, how you take part of one sentence and base your argument on that part of a sentence and not the original premise..

[.cnI redruM]

After he has already stuck the earmarks in a bill, that he knows good and well will pass by 80%, he then votes against it and claims to be a defender of the constitution.

[.cnI redruM]

I don’t know. Perhaps you could enlighten me.

[mjp]

Being pro Constitution and pro capitalism is good. But Paul needs to understand the nature of Islam (to expand thru the use of force)and to understand the purpose of government (to protect its citizens from the threat of force and to protect the rights of citizens from internal and external threats). He also needs to stop ignoring facts of reality and dropping context and realize that Muslim aggression has been occurring for 1300 years and is not going to stop just because we are nice to them.

[Austin Willard Wright]

I also pointed out that the bill, in-itself wasn’t bad (albeit, he could have just voted no on funding for PBS in general).

Okay....I agree that Paul voted for a bill that cut PBS but had some bad stuff in it and yes he could have voted against the whole thing. Happy now? BTW, how about that Aristide thing. In your view, what's worse? Voting for a bill to cut, not abolish, PBS or supporting putting a thug like Aristide back in power. Now...that I've answered your question please respond in kind.