paul is destined to get a major slot at the republican convention if he keeps his mojo. sure results haven't been fantastic but unlike in 08 people won't be able to ignore him anymore.
his speech will be quite a pain in the ass for the republican establishment. for him it's all about the message and chances are he will deliver it on the big stage this time.
when ginrinch's warmongering cry of 'Kill them!' goes down a treat with the crowds in SC you already know it's not gonna be a happy hunting ground for Paul...
personally speaking, i would not piss on the state of south carolina even if it were on fire
Ron Paul can only do well in open primaries where anybody can vote. Republican voters do not want a peace candidate who also does not want to regulate people's private lives.
Best case scenario for him, he should stay in the republican race as long as possible, then run as a 3rd party candidate. The publicity he can gain from these high profile debates is invaluable. Much better than running independent from the start.
Ron Paul seems to be skipping Florida altogether, and supposedly Gingrich has taken the lead in Florida. (though Romney leads among those who voted early)
Watching the debate video now, Romney and Gingrich destroying each other. Long term it might not be a bad thing, democrats will grill the eventual candidate even harder. Need to be prepared for those cut-throat debates.
right before the polls indicated paul was top 3 in Iowa, questions of him running as a potential 3rd party candidate were levelled at him left right and centre...
uncle ron didn't exactly appreciate being rained on with the questions, but he never dismissed the questions and gave the answer that he does not 'talk in absolutes' but that he 'couldn't see it happening'... he gave a PC answer but never dismissed them because anyone who knows anything about american political history knows that the political climate is ripe for the first genuine 3rd party candidate in decades...
when the left looks like the right, and the right can't help but mirror the left... what choice are you left with...?
you don't get much more conservative than a constitutionalist, which will strip a lot of the vote from the republicans... and for sure the democrats disillusioned with the 'change' that never happened will have less problem than any republican will of turning on their own party...
i'd say paul running as a 3rd party candidate is a better than even money shot..
Let's see ... assuming you are right ... who shall we elect?
Mitt "Corporations are people" Romney / Mitt "I-am-unemployed" Romney / Mitt "I-only-pay-15%-tax" Romney?
Newt "I-trumpet-sanctity-of-marriage-yet-have-so-many-affairs-I-can't-count" Gingrich / Newt "I-am-middle-class-yet-I-have-a-$500,000-line-of-credit-at-Tiffany's"/Newt "make-poor-black-kids-janitors" Gingrich?
Rick Santorum? Gosh I don't even have to create a nickname for this one.
The only who isn't entirely ridiculous in this bunch is Ron Paul but of course there's a catch - his policies aren't enforcable or realistic enough.
Jimnik, i'm wondering what your thoughts on Bill Still are...? I'm a big Paul fan, but, this guy I think is the real deal - and he's not a Goldbug... believes in fiat currency... he's running on the Libertarian Party ticket, so, no chance... here is his LP address, interesting, but check out some of his updates.
At first I read Ben Stiller, was getting excited there. :lol:
God bless this guy. He's a real nerd but makes many very good points. I actually agree with him regarding fiat money, the Federal Reserve is not the real issue here. I don't think it's worth the aggravation going back to the gold standard but I'm happy either way.
I'm glad he made the distinction between reduced government and anarchy. Libertarianism isn't about the complete destruction of government but limiting it to its basic core functions.
Having to read his speech off a screen will be a problem when running for president. It takes more than good ideas to be nominated, you also need to be good at communicating and debating those ideas. I get the impression he would struggle to improvise in a real-time environment. But I would definitely vote for him if he were the libertarian candidate.
I don't understand why the less-rich politicians are always claiming that the rich don't pay enough taxes, but don't claim that they didn't pay what their own laws say they must pay.
Did anyone watch the debate last night? Another good one, much better than the SC debates.
The moderator did his best to incite a petty argument between Gingrich and Romney and succeeded very well. It's so easy to wind those two up. But it's good practice before the democrats unload in the actual presidential campaign.
Gingrich is definitely sucking up to Paul a little bit only confirming Newt as my 2nd choice (in a good way).
But Romney looked like a possible president and Newt just looked like a pudgy-faced fool. Looks have a big say when it comes to the election.
Besides Nancy Pelosi said Newt can never be the Republican nominee because she knows something that would eliminate him if she chose to disclose it. Very intriguing. Maybe he copped a feel while they were snuggling up on the sofa to fight global warming. Yeah, such bad taste would definitely eliminate him!
Having lived for 10 years in Cuba I concluded that the best way to bring down the Cuban regime is for the US to allow unrestricted trade and tourism to the island. Castro blames the US for all Cuban problems. Just remove his excuse and the emperor would have no clothes. I think most Cubans on the island agree with this.
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