Posted on 06/06/2009 7:27:27 PM PDT by GoldStandard
Dr. Ron Paul’s son, Rand Paul, has formed an exploratory campaign for U.S. Senate from Kentucky. Rand Paul is similar to his father in ideology; he favors a strict application of the Constitution to federal government matters, thus opposes the Federal Reserve Bank and the U.S. Department of Education and supports lower taxes and less spending.
A grass-roots movement formed several months ago to draft Dr. Rand Paul to run for the U.S. Senate after incumbent Republican Senator Jim Bunning. Bunning has left hints he may not run for reelection. Bunning, who had a career spanning 15 years in Major League Baseball prior to election to Congress, has polling numbers as low as 28 percent in Kentucky. He has also openly feuded with the establishment Republican Senator from Kentucky, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell.
The 45-year-old Dr. Rand Paul became a medical doctor (opthamologist) after graduating from Duke medical school, the same medical school his obstetrician father attended. “We believe that the Republican Party in many ways has lost their believability on issues like the deficit.” Dr. Paul told supporters on his exploratory campaign website. “We have a chance to win in this primary.”
Dr. Paul has already garnered more than $64,000 in donations in addition to more than 2,700 supporters on his Facebook cause.
(Excerpt) Read more at thenewamerican.com ...
Is he an anti-Semite and yellow belly on defense too?
How does he differ from his father?
If Bunning doesn’t run, I’d consider voting for him.
This anti-Semite nonsense regarding Ron Paul is pure, unadulterated bs. Please cite your source for this claim if you can. I’m certain you can’t.
As far as “yellow belly” on defense, he authorized the invasion of Afghanistan. He declined on Iraq, on Constitutional grounds.
What ox of yours is gored by the Constitutional concept of limited government?
Depends on the Mother if she was a bimbo the kids intellect suffers no matter who the father is.
Ron Paul may be a distraction devise set up by Democrats to cause conservatives to go stray and vote third party in 2012. This could result in Obama getting re-elected with less than 40% of the overall vote.
Does he like shrimp?
The Paulites don’t like the illegals having ID
Something about the constitution.
Only the illegals should not come under the constitution.
The Pauls are anti war, just like the left wing.
Paul is a fraud. Do your own research on his anti-Semitism. Based upon your response, I’m not the first who has brought it up. His allegiance to the Constitution is when it suits him.
I don’t believe Congressman Paul would recognize limited government if it bit him on the ass. My concept of limited government? Defense of borders and an army and only the taxes enough to pay for it.
Not to worry about the Dems and/or Ron Paul. There are enough Republican politicians that based on their actions (or lack thereof), will push many conservatives to vote third party.
You can't back up your ridiculous slander.
Am I the only one who can't understand what the heck this is supposed to mean exactly?
It doesn’t look like he does in most respects. I wonder if he comes across the same way his dad does. If he doesn’t come across as so negative, he could get some real support in these times.
Voting third paarty is self-defeating and only keeps the fascists in power... historically third parties benefit the democrat in any election — the latest example is Norm Coleman and Al Franken, without a third party Coleman likely would have won and we wouldn’t have an idiot on his way to DC any day now.
Actually I don’t respond to “sources” or “link please”. You keyboarded yourself here. Keyboard Ron Paul and anti-Semite and tell me how much you found. He’s an anti-Semite PERIOD!!!
If he ain’t, he can sue me. But truth is always a defense.
Either way, no one "owns" votes. Neither Coleman nor Franken were entitled to the votes of anyone who voted for Dean Barkley. Candidates should have to earn them.
The Paulophiles can't stand the thought of a non-cookie cutter conservative who actually understands the Constitution and disagrees with foreign entanglements. Their ancestors hated Jefferson, so they hate Paul. It's nothing new.
Now I will be drawn and quartered for daring to support the only philosophically consistent patriot in Congress. And I couldn't care less.
Go on robots, throw the "truther" Molotov cocktail, I'm ready.
Your mouth’s writing a check that your @ss can’t cash, in other words?
Perot’s Third Party gave us Bill Clinton
-Eric "Dondero" Rittberg, former Ron Paul senior Texas aide (1997-2003).
And Dondero, for the record, doesn't like Ron Paul.
Why can't the people who blame Perot for Clinton or Nader for Bush take a long, hard look at the candidate themselves instead of desperately looking for a scapegoat?
I didn’t say that third party is the way to go; I was just commenting that there seems to be many conservatives who are not happy with the actions/lack of actions of politicians they voted for...
Pauls own forum sites and others along with links
are as anti semite as you can get.
There is no effort to do away with the posts or discourage them.
“illegals”
What is an “illegal” if you are a libertarian? Why should the government be telling anyone where they can live?
Actually, John McCain & 99% of the Republican party, including George W. Bush, ALREADY caused me to leave the GOP after 35 years. They are spineless, corrupt and power-hungry - just like the Democrats. I fell for that line last fall when I grudgingly voted for McCain (only because of Sarah Palin) & we still got Obama.
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What do you think FR would look like without constant moderator intervention?
which is why people need to get more active in primaries... make changes there, but what happens 8 or 9% show up to vote in primaries and the same people get re-elected time and time again as a result... everyone shares in the blame when they are too darned lazy to take five minutes to go vote.
Historically when there is a third party candidate it helps the democrat to win... Look at how Woodrow Wilson was elected, look at how Bill Clinton was elected — and even in Georgia if they had not had a law that required a runoff Chambliss would not be their senator right now..... not to mention that Bob Barr may well have been the difference in North Carolina as well as Indiana... anyone voting third party if they are a conservative has a desire to lose or to elect a democrat IMO.
Am glad you can convince yourself on the Perot vote
that gave us Clinton and the makings for 9/11
Nothing you can post can justify that.
That's not true. Chambliss got more votes than Martin both times.
Please no.
Ron Paul doesn't support foreign aid to Israel; Ergo, he's an anti-Semite. Never mind that Paul also opposes aid to the Palestinians, to the Saudis, or to any other nation.
Next up from the GOP butt-smoochers: Old newsletters of Paul being racist! Yippee!
Ron Paul is not running in 2012 and I'd still write him in if the Republicans are stupid enough to nominate another RINO.
This could result in Obama getting re-elected with less than 40% of the overall vote.
Good. I'd rather have Obama re-elected than another GOP "moderate" win the nomination.
It never ceases to amaze me. If these party hacks spent half the time labeling Sotomayor racist, that they spent libeling Ron Paul ... but no, that’d be intemperate.
Who said anything about a 3rd party run?
This article is about Rand Paul, Ron Paul's son who is running for Senate as a Republican. Nothing in the article mentions Ron Paul or 2012. But I'm sure he won't be a Republican for long as the GOP elites teams up with the Dems as they've done to Rand's father for years.
It’s surreal, really. Whenever Ron Paul is mentioned, otherwise intelligent FReepers morph into DUers.
Correct.
Neocons not liking you = "anti-semite."
If he’s a chip off the old block, you can keep him.
Of course, I’ll bet 2% of the population will pretend he is the most popular thing since sliced bread ......... again.
I’m sure David Duke and the Klan will heartidly support him.
Bears repeating to show just why so many conservatives want nothing to do with Paul or his worshippers.
Even a moderate would be better than what we have now, a fast track to communism and poverty for all.
Well, you're a nut.
They do come off like democrats there, don't they?
You have to look back a couple of replies to put it the discussion in perspective, it got a bit off topic.
“Perot’s Third Party gave us Bill Clinton”
No, G H W Bush’s caving to the spenders by violating his “Read my lips, no new taxes” pledge gave us Clinton. Perot simply capitalized on Bush’s betrayal of Reaganism to get him dumped.
The Republican party is going the way of the Whigs, and conservatives will have to look elsewhere for succor.
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