#53958 - 05/05/11 12:38 AM
Ron Paul 2012 Money Bomb
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Shea
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I recall there being some people with Libertarian leanings on the board; as a friendly reminder:
http://www.ronpaul2012.com/
You can make a donation, see if we can reach the $2 million mark before the first GOP debate.
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#54068 - 05/07/11 07:13 PM
Re: Ron Paul 2012 Money Bomb
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Meph9
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I don't think Ron Paul is seriously going to run for president, more importantly as much as I respect Paul he little chance of winning. Ron is just to reasonable and educated to survive a republican primary.
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#54236 - 05/10/11 01:27 AM
Re: Ron Paul 2012 Money Bomb
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Meph9
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Yes congressman Paul but the fact is Ron Paul doesn't play ball with the GOP leadership. This election cycle I don't see a candidate winning the Republican primary without saying that obama is muslim/foreign, or that nonexistant "islamic socialists" are trying to destroy America...
Ron Paul is too reasonable to win the nomination.
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#54240 - 05/10/11 02:09 AM
Re: Ron Paul 2012 Money Bomb
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Lucifer Rising
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Okay, I like Ron Paul. I simply wish there was somebody running on a similar platform I think could handle the presidency. Let's say he wins the election, do you think he can deal with the senate and the house? He might be able to win over a couple of the supreme court justices, but that's it. Do you think the members of the Republican party are going to back him up? Do you expect him to get help from the Democrats. If elected, I cannot see him being able to do much with it. The Democrats were barely able to do anything when they had a majority across the board, so what is Ron Paul going to do?
I don't see him winning the election, and I don't see him being able to do much if he did. I could be wrong, I hope I am. I'm probably going to vote for him anyway. I'll let you know though, I'll vote for Obama before voting for any other Republican.
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#54245 - 05/10/11 09:24 AM
Re: Ron Paul 2012 Money Bomb
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Autodidact
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That's the damned problem with this country: half the people in it are backing a pile of shit because they are too afraid that they'll be the only ones standing in the camp of the guy who would do a good job. Perhaps if each person who is too chickenshit to put some muscle in their politics just refrained from voting or voicing, we could get the douchebags out of the capitol.
Politics and democracy, in some ways, are the very essence of "might makes right".
If you're afraid to stand up for what you believe in, then you're a coward. If, on the other hand, your choice is between a bad choice and nothing, well, sometimes it makes sense to take the bad choice. Actions have consequences, and life goes on.
You see, I trust, how political campaigns actually work. If a candidate wants to win, then being "right" is usually irrelevant.
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#54256 - 05/10/11 11:18 AM
Re: Ron Paul 2012 Money Bomb
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Lucifer Rising
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If he wins, it will be because the sensible people of our society temporarily united to endorse the notion of a free market--no way the chambers of the senate would try to take a stand against things like this...
I think you underestimate how stubborn politicians can be.
One thing he could do, with absolutely no help at all, is limit the role of the executive office in legislative matters.
So let's imagine for a moment he is elected and I am right about him having trouble gaining support for his ideas in the legislative branch. What you want him to do is use his executive power to limit executive power so he will be able to do even less. The scope of executive power is not even a primary concern of mine. A person can give himself total control, claim himself emperor if he wants, if he is able to run the country well enough. Wouldn't bother me. I support him because I agree with most of his ideas. I'd rather see him "abuse" his executive powers to get things done than have him simply give them away and achieve nothing.
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#54316 - 05/10/11 11:59 PM
Re: Ron Paul 2012 Money Bomb
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Meph9
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So are you saying don't back the candidate because he's too right?
Uh no that's almost the exact of what I said, you completely misunderstand. I not saying a whole lot about Ron's actual ideas/policies what I saying is that the GOP is infected with a forever ignorant group of social conservatives. Would the party be smart to choose Paul? Yes, but at this point seeing as how upwards 1 in 10 Republicans believes Obama is a muslim foreigner I'm not sure that there to be using a whole lot of logic in selecting their nominee. Everyone from Trump to Huckabee or Bachmann has on at least one point tried to play into that lunatic narrative, and since the GOP leadership is too cowardly to denounce that nonsense it's going to hurt them.
Lets look at most of the frontrunners on the right:
Gingrich who apparrently believes that Obama's political philosophy is based on "Kenya anticolonial socialism"(what ever hell that is)
Bachmann and Palin have been cheerleaders for the birther type ideology for some time now.
You've even got Huckabee who usually doesn't dumb things like this attempting to pander to the fools about the "socialism, Mau Mau rebellion..."
Frankly I think it comes down to the fact that Ron Paul unlike people like Gingrich, Boehner, McConnell and so on Mr.Paul seems unwilling to support these ideas because he knows they are true.
Republicans for the most part love that fanatical ideology so that means who ever is going to win the nomination is going to have to is pander to the dumbasses to beat the other right wing candidates, but in doing so they will turn off the majority of the country who can't stand their conspiracy theories.
But there is always the chance that I'm completely wrong because if you asked me a couple years ago if I thought the birther movement was going grow after 2008 election I would have never believed that. It's going to be a crazy race so all bets off.
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#54330 - 05/11/11 12:43 PM
Re: Ron Paul 2012 Money Bomb
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Thule
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Whoever wins is mostly chosen by billionaires, bankers and people with political power (secret societies as well). These people are robbing America to fill their own pockets and special interests. Ron Paul goes against the establishment too much so they will not support him. Even if all the losers in America support Paul he won't win without the backing of the people in power.
The TV screen tells most people who to vote for. I'm amazed Paul even gets on TV with his reasonable views and revealing the truth about our money system and such. So if I had money to throw away I would give it to him, but I don't think it will do much good. But if I was a billionaire and could actually do some good with the money and give him a good chance at winning something I would maybe throw money at it.
Really the main thing Paul does is bring certain issues to attention for people and maybe influence politicians to be more reasonable. I feel like it would be more realistic for him to simply be a congressman or something. Running for president mostly he is just getting his name and ideas out there rather than actually winning anything.
That's one reason I want to form my own private society. If we were rich and owned a TV station we could have a real voice in politics.
Money and power is what gets people elected, not casting your vote. For every 1 educated and reasonable person there are about 10,000 uneducated morons voting (usually based on what their pastor or TV told them to vote for). That's modern democracy (watch the documentary "happiness machines" on youtube to learn about an Edward Bernay's type of "democracy" that we have today.).
The presidential election is the biggest joke. That's when all the idiots come out to vote and the most publicized. The president is like an actor made to entertain the masses, and has little power himself anyway. The real power would be to run in the private circles of people who fund the presidnt, special interests groups, secret societies etc.
And to have your vote count vote for an election which isn't publicized so has a lower turn out.
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#54332 - 05/11/11 01:06 PM
Re: Ron Paul 2012 Money Bomb
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Lucifer Rising
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No, I understand his ideas. However, there are times you have to give up some ideals, at least temporarily, in the name of pragmatism. You are right about special interest, and I don't see any politician giving up on their investors. Also, many politicians are actually stubborn about certain things, especially when it comes to social issues. The best bet he would have to make many of the changes he wants to put forward is to use what executive power is available to him. If he gets into office and just gives that away, he won't have enough support in the legislative branch to do a damn thing. You are naive if you think otherwise.
I agree with him that there is too much government interference in people's personal lives. He could use executive orders to make at least some of the changes that would help in his cause. If then he wants to give up that power, that would be understandable. However, I personally don't care about the constitution, I don't care about democracy, and I don't care about how power is distributed. I could happily live in a dictatorship if the government stays out of my personal business and does well running the country. I simply think his ideas are the best presented to me as a choice.
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#54336 - 05/11/11 01:36 PM
Re: Ron Paul 2012 Money Bomb
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Fnord
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I could happily live in a dictatorship if the government stays out of my personal business and does well running the country.
I could happily live in a dictatorship <> the government stays out of my personal business.
Can you provide an example of how that "<>" sign could ever change to an "=" sign?
I agree with him that there is too much government interference in people's personal lives.
I wonder if all those folks living under Kim Jong Il (who is a dictator) feel free to pursue their personal business?
I'd bet not.
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