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Ok, I know the presidential election is a long ways off, but I already think I found the man I would trust my country to. Its Ron Paul, congressman from Texas. I first learned about Mr. Paul when he was constantly mentioned in a thread on this sight about the most gun friendly candidates. Since I saw that thread, he has officially declared his candidacy for President. At this point he is not all that well know compared to other possible runners. Anyway, what do you think of Mr. Paul? You can talk about anything, his issues, his chances, or whatever you want. Thanks for posting.
 
Ron Paul has been discussed a lot on the forums, and most of the people who have discussed do support him.

Try a search on his name. The search button is on the top green bar of the screen at all times, third in from the right. Here's the link, though, since you're already reading this.

http://www.thehighroad.org/search.php
 
His grassroots/internet efforts seem to be doing well. I hope that gets his name out to the MSM.

I'm ordering a Ron Paul for President bumper sticker today. :)
 
He looks good, but wont make it.
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I voted for him when he ran as a Libertarian in '88, and will be pleased to vote for him again if I get the chance (and maybe write him in if I don't).

I'm a big fan, but let's be honest, he doesn't look all that good. He looks kind of funny, actually. ;)

ron_paul.jpg
 
For a non contender he sure does score high in a lot of polls even though he is soundly ignored by the Republicans, MSM and Democrats.

Soon it will be hard to ignore him or dismiss him.
 
For a non contender he sure does score high in a lot of polls even though he is soundly ignored by the Republicans, MSM and Democrats.
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I'd like to see some of those polls where Paul is scoring high.
 
Brief Overview of Congressman Paul’s Record
He has never voted to raise taxes.
He has never voted for an unbalanced budget.
He has never voted for a federal restriction on gun ownership.
He has never voted to raise congressional pay.
He has never taken a government-paid junket.
He has never voted to increase the power of the executive branch.

He voted against the Patriot Act.
He voted against regulating the Internet.
He voted against the Iraq war.

He does not participate in the lucrative congressional pension program.
He returns a portion of his annual congressional office budget to the U.S. treasury every year.

Congressman Paul introduces numerous pieces of substantive legislation each year, probably more than any single member of Congress.


his credentials suit me fine.
 
Stage 2, he has scored off the chart on every internet poll I have seen. Those sites have claimed fraud and pulled him from the list in many cases.

The man does have fans, I don't understand why you are so stubbornly against him.
 
Publius...

The man has my vote for sure, but you're right - he's uglier than a pecker on a dog.

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www.myspace.com/ronpaul2008

If you like him, but keep complaining that he's not getting enough air time, why not send him a few bucks? Presidential campaigns take MONEY!

Better yet, why not google a bit and find a local Ron Paul supporters group???
 
Just watched a snip about Ron Paul

We as THR should buy an engraved .44 Magnum that says "Ron Paul for President" and present it to him on the Congress floor :evil:

I love this guy.. Someone who loves freedom, that's how I know he won't get elected:cuss:
 
This guy is one of the best politicians ive seen in years. You can tell he truely loves FREEDOM and this country. Oh and his website gives easy access to all his views on the issues, his congressional voting record, his writings on many subjects, congressional speeches etc. I went to Hillary's website by comparison. It had NO substantive information about her stance on anything, no link to voting records etc. etc. :rolleyes: Not at all suprising.
 
Ron Paul is and has been against the Republican machine, raging against it from day one. He hates the welfare/warfare state, and he would most likely do his best to return the country to it's Republican (governmental structure that is) roots.

Because of this, he will have no support but from people. And, not enough people know his name. I push him whenever and wherever though.

I will campaign, hand out leaflets, afix a bumper sticker, whatever.

That being said, he will not win. Even if he could, he would be the victim of a mysterious accident. Or, who knows, maybe a blatant assassination, covered up obviously in Washington, DC. The reason Paul comes back, is because he is one man.

I don't care though. I think that Ron Paul would be willing to give up his life for this country. I think he would be willing to take the risks. And because of that, I'll vote for him above and before any other candidate. Mainly, because I don't think the same could be said for any of the others save maybe, and I do mean, maybe Tom Tancredo.
 
Ron Paul has my vote and support too.

However, I also understand that the script calls for the POTUS figure to be a CFR, Tri-lateral, Bilderberger, S&B, or other such globalist puke and that electing a true strict constructionist would set back the globalist agenda too many years or the poor basset would end up like Kennedy.:fire: :banghead:
 
Why the only poll that matters of course; that of THR members:

http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=257046

And why not? These are the sanest people I know...
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LOL... what a joke. Not to burst the bubble, but the only "poll" that matters is the one on election day and Paul won' be on that ballot... at least not in printed form. These people here may be perfectly sane, but that doesn't make their vote count for any more.


Stage 2, he has scored off the chart on every internet poll I have seen. Those sites have claimed fraud and pulled him from the list in many cases.

The man does have fans, I don't understand why you are so stubbornly against him.
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Internet polls are completely useless from a statistical perspective. Every poll run by neutral polling agencies shows Paul dead last among republicans, and in some, beat by people who aren't even the race.

I don't hate Paul. Quite the contrary, from what I've read I pretty much agree with everything he says. He is by far and away the best candidate save for maybe Tancredo or Hunter. The problem is that he has as much chance of being elected as I do. He doesn't have the money, or the face recognition, that you need to be elected.

Of course the response is "well if you donated Stage he wouldn't have that problem you stupid trolling troll". Well thats not how it works. Since the south carolina straw poll I'm almost positive his name hasn't been mentioned at all on any of the major news networks. Every night you see Hillary Obama, Edwards, Rudy, McCain and Romney. A person NEEDS lots of TV time to win the presidency. You just cant get around this fact.

Paul isn't a household name, and there isn't anything at this stage of the game that he can do to change that. Hell even Kucinich has more notoriety than Paul, and he's going to bomb as well. Add to that the fact that the other republicans can out spend paul probably 5 to 1 and you have a race that was lost before it even started.

Lost causes are fine for the alamo and thermopylae, because in reality they made vistory possible. Politics doesn't share this dynamic, and a loss is a loss.
 
If you agree with him you could at least support him to the primaries.

And TV's aren't the only media outlet anymore. Look at the huge responses to the 1984 Hillary video on youtube. Even made the 'legitimate' news.

All he needs is word of mouth and a chance to speak at the primaries.

You don't have to bash the guy and his supporters just because you think he doesn't have a chance. I will strongly support him and tell everyone I know about him along with emailing links of news stories for as long as he is in the race.
 
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