Why I Support Ron Paul

[lgm270]

I cast my lot with conservatives as a teenager in the 1960's because the conservative Republicans of that era were against such communist practices as torturing prisoners,  operating  a KGB type of police state, assassinating people, suppressing free speech  and  invading and looting their countries.

Today, with one exception,  every single  "conservative" GOP Presidential candidate  openly supports all of these communist practices.  That one exception is Ron Paul. 

Ron Paul is not perfect, but his  basic moral principles are the same as mine and have not changed with the passage of time.

[nw_hunter]

I cast my lot with conservatives as a teenager in the 1960's because the conservative Republicans of that era were against such communist practices as torturing prisoners,  operating  a KGB type of police state, assassinating people, suppressing free speech  and  invading and looting their countries.

Today, with one exception,  every single  "conservative" GOP Presidential candidate  openly supports all of these communist practices.  That one exception is Ron Paul. 

Ron Paul is not perfect, but his  basic moral principles are the same as mine and have not changed with the passage of time.

Same here IGM! The very things that made me register as a Republican, will now be the same things that cause me to leave the party.Pat Buchanan when asked why he was leaving the Party said, I didn't leave it.It left me. When I joined the GOP it was more Libertarian. Truly smaller government and anti-war. Still claims to be, but it's total BS.

There is still a few left at the Federal level, but darn few!These are the ones that believe like the founders did.Ron Paul is as close as you get to those principals.

When I voted for G.W. Bush, I voted for my last Neo-con!

[magooch]

I had no idea that it was a communist ideal to defend your country against terrorism and join in an international effort to shackle an out of control dictator.  I also can't remember a time when the Republican Party was anything like what I would call libertarian.  I also totally favor torture for terrorists and I mean real torture--not just water boarding.  As far as Pat Buchanan leaving the party, I guess it's easier to quit than stay and try to reform. 
 
Anyway, this country faces a scourge much worse than any imagined shortcomings of any of the Republican candidates and that would be Obama and his Dumycrat cohorts.  If Ron Paul is the one who can save us from the commies, then so be it, but I'll settle for any of the Republicans over the obomunists.

[Junior1942]

Anyway, this country faces a scourge much worse than any imagined shortcomings of any of the Republican candidates and that would be ....

putting another Bush, Rumsfeld and Cheney in office.

[Gary G]

Why I support Ron Paul:


This is a battle between liberty and freedom vs. empire. One ideology is always in direct conflict with the other. Freedom and liberty yield economic prosperity, and quoting Jefferson, the pursuit of happiness. Empire is the parent of fear, taxation and a lower standard of living. In time, one will squash the other. The people are now the deciding factor of the path we will follow.

[magooch]

quote]putting another Bush, Rumsfeld and Cheney in office would be the best thing that could happen.

[briarpatch]

What I have found is that the liberal media still controlls even so called conserative people. Half of what you hear is not true concerning Ron Paul or taken out of context. The other half is what you dont hear, they want let Paul speak, they dont interview him. When they do they cut him off and make it sound like he will ruin us. If the media is against him, back him with all you have.
Would anybody vote for the clown? 

[Junior1942]

quote]putting another Bush, Rumsfeld and Cheney in office would be the best thing that could happen.

It would be the best thing that could happen if you owned oil wells or a tombstone or prosthetic limb factory.

[lakota]

The only difference between Bush and the current idiot is that the current idiot claims to be black otherwise I dont see a whole lot that is different

[powderman]

MAGOOCH. Good post Sir. POWDERMAN. 

[Cuts Crooked]

  I also can't remember a time when the Republican Party was anything like what I would call libertarian.
 

I CAN!!!!!!!!!!
But then I can remember when a liberal president said "Ask NOT what your country can do for you! Ask what YOU can do for your country!" For which the liberals of today would hang him!
That's how much we have changed! What used to be considered liberalism is now conservatism and what was once considered conservatism is now considered to be libertarianism!

[nw_hunter]

I had no idea that it was a communist ideal to defend your country against terrorism and join in an international effort to shackle an out of control dictator.  I also can't remember a time when the Republican Party was anything like what I would call libertarian.  I also totally favor torture for terrorists and I mean real torture--not just water boarding.  As far as Pat Buchanan leaving the party, I guess it's easier to quit than stay and try to reform. 
 
Anyway, this country faces a scourge much worse than any imagined shortcomings of any of the Republican candidates and that would be Obama and his Dumycrat cohorts.  If Ron Paul is the one who can save us from the commies, then so be it, but I'll settle for any of the Republicans over the obomunists.

Settling for less has what has brought us to this point.
If we had been defending the country and it's borders during the GW adm. 911 wouldn't have happened.
We didn't join an international effort to control a dictator! We strong armed other nations to align themselves with us to invade a nation that posed no threat to us.Some wouldn't go along with it, and they were branded cowards or traitors for not following our lead.

I'm not sure of your age, but if you cannot remember the Libertarian views of the Republican party of old, then you must be a young-un. Senator Barry Goldwater was a Libertarian Republican that ran for the office of President and came close to winning it.He was probably the last good republican candidate leading up to Paul.

We should be afraid of anyone that advocates torture......................For any reason.

[yellowtail3]

I'm still supporting Ron Paul, even if there are a few racist moonbats that like him... kind of like Obama no doubt has some racist moonbats that like him. All kinds...

[Singleshotsam]

I had no idea that it was a communist ideal to defend your country against terrorism and join in an international effort to shackle an out of control dictator.

So by this you mean 80% funding and effort from the US and roughly 20% participation from NATO in wars to reign in out of control dictators that pose no threat to our country? 
 

[magooch]

I did not specify "dictators who pose no threat to our country"; that was someone else's version.  I said what I meant and meant what I said.
 
 

[Singleshotsam]

 

  Posted by: magooch« on: January 03, 2012, 08:55:49 AM » 

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"I had no idea that it was a communist ideal to defend your country against terrorism and join in an international effort to shackle an out of control dictator." 

 
OK, so which out of control dictators are you refering to?