Posted on 11/11/2007 12:39:35 PM PST by PlainOleAmerican
I hate wasting this much press time on Ron Paul. But the Paul campaign is becoming a real threat to the Republican primary process and if allowed to continue, he will take votes away from the most conservative Republican candidates in the party, not the most liberal. This is bad for the party and the country.
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So, how Republican is Republican candidate Ron Paul?
If he’s funded largely by anti-war leftists, from Democrat stronghold districts and counting on Democrats, Libertarians and members of the Green Party to win the Republican nomination, not very…
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Facts or assumptions?
You have it backwards. If he ran on a third party ticket, he would drain more anti-war votes from Democrats than from Republicans.
As it is, he is looking to hijack the RNC nomination using leftist money and leftist votes to over-ride the legitimate Republican primary vote. At worst, he could be nominated atop the RNC ticket by members of the DNC. (Not likely)
But at best, he can drain off votes from more conservative RNC candidates leaving Rudy atop the nomination. (possible)
No matter how you cut it, it’s dangerous to conservatives. What Republican would support such a thing?
She wants to prove that she has bigger b@lls than her husband/beard.
Also a problem, but one that should work itself out within the party, not from across the aisle.
Which is really odd when you consider that Paul is pro-life, and the left side of the libertarians is usually as militantly pro-choice as the most liberal Democrat. I think it shows the degree to which the militant anti-war left has wedded itself to the Paul campaign as a Trojan horse to try and screw up the Republicans. You really think any of the Code Pinko/Troofer types that walk around their anti-war rallies with "Ron Paul 2008" signs give a damn about Constitutional government or the gold standard? All they hear is "bring the troops home now."
This, to me, is the sad thing about Ron Paul. I don't think the guy's a kook. I like his constant Quixotic fights for constitutional small government, and I agree with many of his domestic positions (though I wish he'd be clearer and more concrete in his positions on his website). But none of that matters because his foreign policy is somewhere between naive and suicidal.
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It's a double-edged sword. Paul can do to the GOP nomination what Perot did to the national election in 1992 and throw the nomination to Rooty.
Exactly, but here parties core constituents aren’t.
Code Pink and MoveOn have a different plan and that makes Hillary vulnerable.
They don't want him to win the election, just screw up the GOP.
How, they’re the same people?
If the Pubes nominate ~~"same as all the rest"~~(R), then we get what we deserve, a lib by another name!
If we get some REAL rock ribs on the ticket, the left will melt under their own divisions.
Good points.
At least those kids aren't out there waving Mao and Che posters.
Quoted - well said. And he attracts other folks who are tired of being told by the Republican Party that "big government is here to stay - live with it."
Sheesh...
If enough 'Rats/Greens/Commies vote in the GOP primaries, they can ensure that the nomination is not decided before the convention and make Paul the "king maker." And that would be a disaster.
“the militant anti-war left has wedded itself to the Paul campaign as a Trojan horse to try and screw up the Republicans.”
Food for thought on one source of Ron Paul’s appeal (from a email, so take it with a grain of salt):
Tax his land,
Tax his bed,
Tax the table
At which he’s fed.
Tax his tractor,
Tax his mule,
Teach him taxes
Are the rule.
Tax his cow,
Tax his goat,
Tax his p ants,
Tax his coat.
Tax his ties,
Tax his shirt,
Tax his work,
Tax his dirt.
Tax his tobacco,
Tax his drink,
Tax him if he
Tries to think.
Tax his cigars,
Tax his beers,
If he cries, then
Tax his tears.
Tax his car,
Tax his gas,
Find other ways
To tax his ass.
Tax all he has,
Then let him know
That you won’t be done
Till he has no dough.
When he screams and hollers,
Then tax him some more,
Tax him till
He’s good and sore.
Then tax his coffin,
Tax his grave,
Tax the sod in
Which he’s laid.
Put these words
upon his tomb,
“Taxes drove me to my doom.”
When he’s gone,
Do not relax,
Its time to apply
The inheritance tax.
Accounts Receivable Tax
Building Permit Tax
CDL license Tax
Cigarette Tax
Corporate Income Tax
Dog License Tax
Excise Taxes
Federal Income Tax
Federal Unemployment Tax (FUTA)
Fishing License Tax
Food License Tax
Fuel Permit Tax
Gasoline Tax (42 cents per gallon)
Gross Receipts Tax
Hunting License Tax
Inheritance Tax
Inventory Tax
IRS Interest Charges IRS Penalties (tax on top of tax)
Liquor Tax
Luxury Taxes
Marriage License Tax
Medicare Tax
Personal Property Tax
Real Estate Tax
Service Charge Tax
Social Security Tax
Road Usage Tax
Sales Tax
Recreational Vehicle Tax
School Tax
State Income Tax
State Unemployment Tax (SUTA)
Telephone Federal Excise Tax
Telephone Federal Universal Service Fee Tax
Telephone Federal, State and Local Surcharge Taxes
Telephone Minimum Usage Surcharge Tax
Telephone Recurring and Non-recurr i ng Charges Tax
Telephone State and Local Tax
Telephone Usage Charge Tax
Utility Taxes
Vehicle License Registration Tax
Vehicle Sales Tax
Watercraft Registration Tax
Well Permit Tax
Workers Compensation Tax
STILL THINK THIS IS FUNNY?
Not one of these taxes existed 100 years ago, and our nation was the most prosperous in the world. We had absolutely no national debt, had the largest middle class in the world and Mom stayed home to raise the kids.
What happened? Can you spell “politicians?”
And I still have to “press 1”for English.
If a screwball like RP is a threat to anyone or anything, tough for them/that.
Tells me a lot about what sort of support this guy is getting and by whom. 14 year olds . . . they can't even vote. There was not one adult. Wonder how much they were paid.
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