I agree with Ron Paul on this issue.

[The True Adonis]

[Fury]

He makes some great points in there.

[windsor88]

great man 95% of the time.

[MB_722]

... and thats about as far as it'll go.

[24KT]

Is it just me, ...or did anyone else notice how starkly absent the chamber appeared to be.
Is there a wideshot of the chamber during that same speech?

[windsor88]

... and thats about as far as it'll go.

I know.  That is the frustrating part.  With all of his supporters you would think that there would be a difference made at least on the war on drugs and freedoms being raped, etc.. 

What is stopping us Paulaneers from moving forward and making a difference? 

[Fury]

I know.  That is the frustrating part.  With all of his supporters you would think that there would be a difference made at least on the war on drugs and freedoms being raped, etc.. 

What is stopping us Paulaneers from moving forward and making a difference? 

Because he really doesn't have that many supporters.

[Brixtonbulldog]

What's funny is that a vast majority of americans support so many of RP's talking points..

.. and then go vote for a polar opposite in Obama.  Americans weren't duped.  We were stupid.

[windsor88]

What's funny is that a vast majority of americans support so many of RP's talking points..

.. and then go vote for a polar opposite in Obama.  Americans weren't duped.  We were stupid.

Well,  him running as a republican and having these views that are not within the modern republican stance killed him.  He fucked himself and in a way fucked every one of his supporters.

[Brixtonbulldog]

Well,  him running as a republican and having these views that are not within the modern republican stance killed him.  He fucked himself and in a way fucked every one of his supporters.

True.  All he did was attract conservatives and libertarians away from a candidate who actually had a chance at winning.  He guaranteed an Obama win.

Thanks, 240.

[Bindare_Dundat]

Well,  him running as a republican and having these views that are not within the modern republican stance killed him.  He fucked himself and in a way fucked every one of his supporters.

If he didn't run as a Repub, he would have gotten less media attention then he already did during the elections. He got the message out, that was more important than winning at this stage.

[240 is Back]

True.  All he did was attract conservatives and libertarians away from a candidate who actually had a chance at winning.  He guaranteed an Obama win.

Thanks, 240.

Mccain could have selected Ron paul as his running mate.  he would have won 45 or 46 states.

[Dos Equis]

Mccain could have selected Ron paul as his running mate.  he would have won 45 or 46 states.

lol . . .

[The True Adonis]

I guess the "all or nothing crowd" missed this one.

[GigantorX]

I guess the "all or nothing crowd" missed this one.

[240 is Back]

lol . . .

I'm serious.

Mccain got 46% of the vote, and that's with 18% of repubs staying home.

Ron paul fit the bill for that far-right group.  He's a religious far-righter.  Very conservative on most social issues.

mccain/Paul would have wiped the floor with Obama, without a doubt.  Those anti-war, anti-bush repubs who wrote "Ron paul love" all over everything - many of them jumped to obama because he was the next-best thing to change and ending the iraq war

(not in reality of course, but compared with "bush II" mccain).


I'd love to see a poll, asking ron paul supporters who they chose in the general election.  I'm betting many ran with obama.

[shootfighter1]

I basically agree with him one this one too.  The only time I want regulation of tobacco/alcohol is as it relates to targeting kids.