Ron Paul June 5 Debate

[buffycat]

Hi Gosthacked,

I agree that the reporter wasn't the greatest, but as usual Ron was a breath of fresh air!

Have you seen the piece in the WaPo?

An Also-Ran in the GOP Polls, Ron Paul Is Huge on the Web

excerpt:"If he had his way, the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Education, among other agencies, would not exist. In his view, the USA Patriot Act, which allows the government to search personal data, including private Internet use, is unconstitutional, and trade deals such as the North American Free Trade Agreement are a threat to American independence.

But perhaps what most notably separates Paul from the crowded Republican field, headed by what former Virginia governor James S. Gilmore III calls "Rudy McRomney," is his stance on the Iraq war. He's been against it from the very beginning.

After the second Republican presidential debate last month, when Paul implied that American foreign policy has contributed to anti-Americanism in the Middle East -- "They attack us because we're over there. We've been bombing Iraq for 10 years," Paul said -- he was attacked by Giuliani, and conservatives such as Saul Anuzis were livid. Anuzis, chairman of the Michigan GOP, threatened to circulate a petition to bar Paul from future Republican presidential debates. Though the petition never materialized, Anuzis's BlackBerry was flooded with e-mails and his office was inundated with calls for several days. "It was a distraction, no doubt," he said.

The culprits: Paul's growing number of supporters, some of whom posted Anuzis's e-mail address and office phone number on their blogs.

"At first I was skeptical of his increasing online presence, thinking that it's probably just a small cadre of dedicated Ron Paul fans," said Matt Lewis, a blogger and director of operations at Townhall, a popular conservative site. "But if you think about it, the number one issue in the country today is Iraq. If you're a conservative who supports the president's war, you have nine candidates to choose from. But if you're a conservative who believes that going into Iraq was a mistake, Ron Paul is the only game in town.""

[GostHacked]

Yeah It will be some time before he gets MSM major coverage. Again he is consistant in his words and speech.

[bush_cheney2004]

Yeah It will be some time before he gets MSM major coverage. Again he is consistant in his words and speech.

True...and that will be Ron Paul's undoing (of whatever minute chance he ever had). Paul only supports going to battle with a Congressional Declaration of War. That would mean he really doesn't want to be the President of the United States....he's more comfortable in the House!

[GostHacked]

Yeah It will be some time before he gets MSM major coverage. Again he is consistant in his words and speech.

True...and that will be Ron Paul's undoing (of whatever minute chance he ever had). Paul only supports going to battle with a Congressional Declaration of War. That would mean he really doesn't want to be the President of the United States....he's more comfortable in the House!

Being President means you are taking orders from the collective, not giving them.

[bush_cheney2004]

Being President means you are taking orders from the collective, not giving them.

Wrong....Executive Branch means no such thing. See...History of the United States.

[GostHacked]

Being President means you are taking orders from the collective, not giving them.

Wrong....Executice Branch means no such thing. See...History of the United States.

I smell a dictatorship.

[bush_cheney2004]

I smell a dictatorship.

Could be, but it has worked well for over 200 years. The Prime Minister of Canada actually has more unchecked power.