Posted on 09/30/2007 5:39:19 AM PDT by jmeagan
Ron Paul doesn't understand his own success. He didn't know his calls for an end to the Federal Reserve and the Department of Education would draw cheers, that his anti-income tax, anti-foreign intervention and libertarian message would resonate. He was reluctant to run for the Republican presidential nomination, he said yesterday: He was convinced it would take another "generation for education" before his message - rooted in Paul's reading of the Constitution - gained traction.
"I have been just dumbfounded about what's happening," Paul said yesterday in Manchester's Veteran's Park, where roughly 500 supporters gathered for a glimpse of the presidential candidate. "I've been talking this way for 30 years. But something, something special is happening."
(Excerpt) Read more at cmonitor.com ...
I thought I knew what 'success' meant.
Wait while I go look up the definition again as someone must have changed it while I was sleeping.
He’s representative of a giant crock of crap...the demons come out in droves and run up the polls for him, etc to skew the entire landscape for republicans. It’s all bogus.
“It’s all bogus.”
I had nothing to do with this!
I thought I knew what 'success' meant. Wait while I go look up the definition again as someone must have changed it while I was sleeping.
Yeah, I think they meant "psychotic".
“As a lawmaker, he’s chosen not to participate in the congressional pension program.”
When given a choice between socialism quick and socialism slightly slower anyone who proposes we go back to following the constitution will resonate with Americans. One would wish that all our lawmakers would eschew the pension largess.
messianic now equals maniacal
I'm not surprised he's dumbfounded. His whole administration would be one dumbfounded moment after another. ("Now why would those Kenyans set off that bomb in the Sears Tower? We didn't occupy Kenya!")
Just take a look into the glassy eyes of his supporters.
I could get behind anti Federal Reserve, DOE, and income tax positions. Pity the positions come with so much other baggage.
Messiah? Whatever....
Just like Jim Jones.
Yeah the “Demons” also donated a million dollars to his campaign in 6 days.
Some people will eat anything you put in front of them.
In this case its a huge bowl of suck.
And Reverend Moon.
And David Koresh.
A legend in his own mind.
Have you ever heard Dr Paul speak?
Thos are pretty harsh, unfair comparisons you are making about a fine patriot!
Apparently, his point of view is located somewhere in the late 1800’s, before the creation of the Federal Reserve and the events of the 20th century.
Regarding the whole Federal reserve and the fiat money situation. It is really simpler than people realize. Our whole 21st century society is an artifact, a construction of men’s minds. Without the monetary system in place today, 21st century society would be impossible, and life would be intolerable for the vast majority of people - the only direct beneficiary to the elimination of the Federal Reserve and fiat money would be 9th century Islam - that is one of their stated goals.
Ron Paul does not understand the threat caused by a political philosophy that desires to destroy the artifact of modern society - think not? Check out his position on fighting radical Islam. He seems to think that radical Islam was created by US. It has been around for a thousand years, but he has just discovered it, and it is apparently OUR fault.
That point alone disqualifies him as a serious candidate.
In fact, his complete misunderstanding of the international situation and the world we must live in today is enough to disqualify him as a danger to our own country. He should not even be a Congressman with the lack of understanding of the real world we live in that he displays.
The part that should concern all is that his supporters know even less about the world and our society than he does - they claim he makes sense.
He is good for comic relief, though.
There is, always has been, a percentage of the ummmm, what's a word...emmm, brain dead in every society,
I wonder if the audiences aren't getting infiltrated with some dimWits and with the help of the media - they aren't intent on pumping up the only rabid antiwar pubbie...Why would he suddenly hit a pocket of worshipers? If it were in Vermont, yeah
So, “success” is now defined as single digit polls since he got into the race, eh?
So, “success” is now defined as attracting the looniest of the lefties and righties to internet polls?
Ron Paul and “success” are oxymorons.
I fail to understand why he thinks Islamic terrorism is the point he diverges into la la land.
I forget who said it, but the Constitution isn't a suicide pact.
As POTUS candidate his plan to address terrorism is utter nonsense, so the man is a non starter.
That reminds me, where’s Pat Paulsen?
Though nowhere near as reluctant as I and a plethora of others are to vote for him or even support him for the nomination.
The man is a barking moonbat, he acts like that other moonbat, Kucinich.
I thought I'd never say this, but, well, I'm almost to the point that I'd vote for Hillary rather than him.
......chirrup, chirrup.....
Nah, I'd never get that desperate, but the man is a damn fool and even worse, he's a dangerous damn fool.
He'll get a few so-called conservatives to cast their support for him.
More's the pity.
Agreed. See tagline.
What really disappoints me about Paul is that his campaign has intentionally made his anti-war stand the most visible part. They’ve made a conscious decision to go after the Code Pinkos and their ilk instead of playing up his small-government positions, which would resonate better with the Republican/conservative/libertarian base. It’s like there’s somebody there—maybe Paul himself—who said, “nah, forget all the ‘Dr. No’ stuff that’ll fire up the base. Let’s get the kook Justin Raimondo vote instead!”
}:-4
That’s the bottom line.
And I agree.
Ron Paul doesn’t understand his own success.
My thoughts exactly. I guess I need a new dictionary. Thought success meant something completely different.
Its like that Monty Python ditty “and now for something something different”.
Millions? Define millions.
Yes, which is why I would never support him.
Paul is a traitor, short and sweet
Funny thing, that freedom of speech, isn't it?
Actually, the reference is more directed at RP's followers. His acolytes. That should have been obvious.
Ron Paul fans are the strangest, most worshipful people I've seen in a long time.
He's a politician for crying out loud; not the Second Coming.
BINGO!
(He's too busy rolling up the real thing into zig zag papers and a little pied piper flute to use that.)
He didn’t know his calls for an end to the Federal Reserve and the Department of Education would draw cheers, that his anti-income tax, anti-foreign intervention and libertarian message would resonate.
If you take out his anti-foreign intervention message I can see his appeal. Unfortunately we can’t afford that message now. Libertarians are 75% correct. Its the 25% that is wrong that makes them unelectable.
Fox had a story a week or so back that said getting out of the UN drew huge positives where other issues didn’t move voters.
***********************
LOL!!
Do they know Ron Paul earmarked at least $13Million to the NAU/NAFTA Superhighway and he voted against putting the military on the border at least four times?
Why, yes, I did. On YouTube. He was on Alex Jones' show.
It was in the middle of this past summer and the flapping of the moonbat wings did a fine job of cooling me off. It was great.
it’s that 25% that gets people killed
tell him we want shrimp to protect the border and they need to be carried by national guard and maybe he’ll fund it
it’s that 25% that gets people killed
That’s why he can’t win and shouldn’t. The Republicans aren’t focussing on the other 75%. That’s why the party is in such trouble.
If he gets more publicity like this, the people who gain by seeing the party and the nation divided will see to it that he gets millions more.
He and his cult have succeeded beyond their wildest dreams at irritating people.
http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070930/COL32/709300546/1070/OPINION02
Ron Paul admits he doesn't know where his campaign for president is going.
Not the White House, that's for sure, but Paul has been surprised by the size of the crowds he's drawing and the money he's raising, so he figures to stick with it a while longer, including through the Jan. 15 Michigan primary.
Justice Arthur Goldberg, for the Court, in Kennedy v. Mendoza-Martinez (1963).
You know, I wouldn’t mind if some of Paul’s ideas hit the mainstream. Some of them are damn good. I’m just not a Paulist for prez though.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.