Snowmayne

They should probably be put down.

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fenderbender

he isnt gonna win tho.


it would just be splitting the vote, and god forbid that ends up with us having romney for president or something.







the thing i dont get about you people... is why is there only two options?
no Government or a Bad government.



There is this whole other thing ya know, it involves trying to help the people and provide for them and all that. WEIRD I KNOW

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kamikazi89

if i'm not mistaken the United States has the world's largest prison population..
i like ron paul but let's face facts: he's still a statist
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_...rceration_rate

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Waves

yeah cuz we all know that Ron Paul single-handedly has the ability to change the way this country is run

please, i had enough of that bullshit with obama

ALL politicians are lying scumbags and i never intend to give any of them my vote.

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Waves

That said, Ron Paul comes off as the only person not aware the invite he got was actually to a super secret orgy, or something. Not that hes worth voting for, cuz he could produce as much change in this system as any other worthless politician, but he does come off as one of the more honest ones. Still would never vote him in.

Its the old Bill Hicks bit. As soon as he gets in he gets briefed on whats REALLY going down and he gets the choice of "correcting" his viewpoints or becoming the next JFK.

So all candidates end up answering to the same people, is basically what im saying. The strings are becoming painfully obvious. We need a complete system overhaul, the current one is too corrupt.

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Snowmayne

So just about the only politician who has never flip flopped on an issue in over 30 years, whos attempting to pretty much change the entire system (end the fed, bring our military home ending our overseas occupation of the world, bring states rights back,, get corporations out of the Gov and so fourth), isn't good enough for you?

You'd never vote for him cause you'll obviously never vote for anyone.

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kamikazi89

States shouldn't have rights, they'd only abuse them

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K10

I see he fooled you too. If you are tired of getting dicked around by corporations, then I don't think hardline libertarianism is what you are looking for.

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Flamingnun

Offtopic, can you vote while you're stationed overseas - do they set up like a polling booth on the base for you guys, or what?

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Kompressor

^Goes through the mail.

Ron Paul is the Obama of the Right.

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gonna agree on this. i like ron paul because his existence and persistence has started some conversations, but I am also realistic. he won't win, he will never be anything more than a meme. The problem is, it became 'cool' on the internet to like ron paul, and the idiot followers are going to make it even harder for him. For example, calling into the same radio station everyday trying to blast everyone on why ron paul is better than everyone.... even though ron paul was on that very station the day before. ugh. ron paul has become a fad, sadly.

EVEN IF he wasn't a fad. still gotta be realistic. hes too pure. he would either be killer or have to start following what they tell him and because of his pureness, would probably go farther off the deep end than most do

We will NEVER have a wholesome president until we change the system that rules that job. IMO, Obama was just like Paul.... until the $$ starting telling him "No, Barack, no. Thats not how this works. we run the show."

Just like my job. I am a frontline supervisor. I don't really make the decisions though, my boss does. Everyone thinks I do, but I don't. ANd who is the Presidents (NO MATTER WHO IT IS, RON PAUL IS NOT IMMUNE) boss? Money and infinite power.


So no, I will not vote for Ron Paul. I will vote for Obama. Why? Because the GOP candidates are all jokes, and Ron Paul will not win. Obama will need what he can get. And hopefully Obama will be a lot more brave his second term than his first. There's only so much that a president can change, but that little amount that can change, i'd rather have Obama than any of the current GOP candidates.

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fixed that for you

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Waves

If someone were to point a gun to my head and force me to vote, it would probably be for Ron Paul. But thats the best I can do.

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Waves

good post, i can understand voting for obama too. i just dont think hes going to pull any shit second term that he hasnt been able to do yet. he ran up against a wall of resistance with the GOP and besides the healthcare stuff(which i love but doesnt really affect me to be honest) he really hasnt followed through on anything he said he would do. pretty disappointing.

its probably all just part of the bullshit scam, you can just have two opposing sides, and once the candidate from either side gets in, they can run amok and be a shit president (read: do what they fucking want him to do) and do the exact opposite of what they ran for, and they can just blame it on partisan politics and say its not their fault. then the public gets angry about it, the pendulum swings the other way and we elect a guy from the OTHER party, only to rinse and repeat while whoever the fuck is behind the scenes with the money and power is laughing to the bank. that would honestly not surprise me at this point.

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Mafoo

the only way things are going to change is if we change the congress and senate. the president is mostly a figure head, and he can make speeches all day, but the checks and balances system makes it hard for him to actually CHANGE things. he can keep things from changing with veto, but he cant exactly snap his fingers and pass laws/ budgets etc.

i think we need younger men and women in our government, the old ways of thinking are not working in the current world of politics.

edit: and to address the op, i think ron paul is alot better than the other GOP candidates, at least he is an MD and believes in scientific facts.

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deadhead94

i'm not going to vote for ron paul

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I only vote on measures relating to marijuana legalization, and that's only because Komp shamed me into it. Otherwise, I agree completely with Carlin. It IS totally pointless, especially where voting for people is concerned.

That being said, Ron Paul IS the only guy who's held a consistent position, and, based on what I know of economics, he's right on the money about abolishing the central bank. You stabilize the quantity of money in circulation, and make owners of corporations responsible for their property, and you've got 90% of the problem fixed right there.



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I don't think anyone is doubting his intelligence or doubting his ideas (they are pretty hard to disagree with), its more about the matter that big money matters more than his intelligence and plans

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Terry

I would take the guy who has stuck to his guns for decades over the guy who will say anything to win an election.

Obama is like the Smiler in the comic Transmetropolitan (read it!), his only actual conviction is that he should be president.

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http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-me...ises/obameter/

just for reference, so we can make sure no one puts their foot in their mouth

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