Letters to the Editor
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Ron Paul
"has the support of just 2 percent of Republican voters. That's a notch up from single-pointers Brownback, Hunter and Tancredo, but no better than 'none' and eight points behind 'unsure.'"
Don't forget this is for a guy that has suffered a virtual media black out. Let's see what happens when people hear about him.
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I'm really curious...
Who is donating to Ron Paul? Just social conservatives? That doesn't explain 5.1 mil. He is a strange creature.
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Nice
I can think of worse people to throw away my third-party vote on. And as I wrote to the DNC yesterday, I will be throwing that vote away unless Congress begins to show anything remotely like a progressive pulse.
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Do Ron Paul's anti-war supporters know his other positions on the issues?
Isn't he the man who wants to get rid of the Environmental Protection Agency and any regulations that tell businesses to do, well, anything?
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I am donating to Paul.
And I would encourage anyone with some spare cash to do the same.
While I am a Librul of the worse kind and have not the slight less intent to vote for Paul or see him elected, I think getting to hear his iconoclastic views about US foreign policy is healthy for the Republicans and for the country in general
If not for anything less, just to Piss off Rudy and Mitt . . .
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Not hard to believe
Wait, so like 70% of americans want out of the war in Iraq, and a guy who takes a strong stance and speaks adamantly about leaving Iraq is actually getting significant donations...I don't get it!?! Surely not doing anything about Iraq and rolling over to a president with a 30% approval rating and to the minority party so we can "look tough" would be a more effective means of garnering support.
I mean, granted, he is batpoop crazy on all the other issues, but, and I know this is hard for our Dem leaders to believe, people REALLY care about getting out of Iraq. So much so that a crazy person who opposes it has managed to get himself a lot of money.
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Paul woould make a wonderful
3rd. Party candidtae. He and "the other mayor" Bloomberg would make a tasty ticket. I bet it would give the GOP a pee ring.
Nonetheless, it's all be for naught. When Cheney decides to turn his private army on the US, the resulting coup will leave little doubt that Hitler, yes I said Hitler, has successfully "channeled" though Cheney and will exhibit a renewed "furor" reminding us all about the once stated bumper sticker phrase: "Next time no more Mr. nice guy".
I'm only saying this because I'm a bit confused to what Cheney will do with his private army once he's forced to leave his "undisclosed location" and not direct the war he started. Where will these heavily armed psychopaths go? What will they do? How will they be employed? Will they take jobs at McDonalds?
I can see it now, "...whadda ya mean the hamburger's stale...why you little punk. get the f**k otta here or I'll blast you. Next..Whadda ya mean the bread's stale..."
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Need more proof?
What more proof do the sheep who are calling themselves the Democratic majority representing change in the Congress and Senate need that the people they claim to represent are REALLY SERIOUS about REALLY CHANGING the direction this country is going in Iraq?
Hello, out there? Is anybody who has actually been elected to office actually alive?
Ron Paul has a lot of weirdly unsupportable ideas, but he has been very clear about the war. And people like that.
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Social conservatives?
You mean like the Christian right? They wouldn't touch Paul. Fiscal conservatives would. People who want a principled candidate would. I certainly don't agree with him on several points, but boy do I respect the hell out of him.
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John, Paul, George, and Ringo
I think it's fun to follow Ron Paul's ongoing campaign, given that a sputtering also-ran like John McCain is still painted as a major candidate, while Paul's insurgent campaign continues to make hay, even though the media kingmakers continue to blow him off. It's almost like after so many years of George Bush, Americans are starting to think for themselves and decide they want somebody out there who's saying new things, and the mainstream media are losing their ability to monopolize information. This is great stuff.
Given that only 2% of Republicans support Ron Paul, imagine what would happen if Ron Paul bucked the GOP and ran as an independent? I bet he'd get that much more support, could perhaps become a force to be reckoned with, and would certainly poach Republican-inclined independent votes (maybe the Glibertarians?) away from whatever walking dead candidate the Republicans nominate. He's clearly drawing support from outside the GOP, so why not finalize the divorce and go third party? If anything, that might actually give him more media coverage (which wouldn't be hard, given the blow-off that's occurred to date).
Go, Ron Paul! I have to admit, I am highly amused by this turn of events. You can almost hear the mainstream media commissars scratching their heads on this -- "Wait, WE didn't say he was a viable candidate. How is this happening? How can this happen? We're the ones who determine who's a serious candidate, dammit!"
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That would be awesome
He'd abolish the DEA, EPA, Medicare, SS, FDA, FCC & most taxes - bring us all the way back to utter freedom aka the 1880's and the era of absolutely unregulated robber baron capitalism.
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Time is on Ron Paul's side
Republican opposition to Ron Paul is largely misplaced support for the Bushies Iraq War. It is reflexive - knee jerk - and not well considered. On state and local levels, party officials are very afraid of another rout like 2006. As the primaries get closer, I predict that Ron Paul's anti-war position will seem more reasonable given the great unpopularity of the War.
http://RonPaul.meetup.com
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Pathetic
Even Republicans are more willing to support the liberals among them than Democratic voters and donors. Why aren't we supporting Kucinich? We agree with him more than other candidates, so even if he doesn't win, a good showing will clue the winner in to what's out there.
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5.1 Million
So essentially in the days of internet fundraising anyone can raise 5 million or so for a presidential run? Interesting. How's Alan Keyes doing? If he's also at 5 million then you might as well just report how much more than 5 million people are raising 'cause that's the absolute floor.