Just a thought..

As Edwards has pulled out, (although we all know that it's not always 100% effective,) and after Rudy has gone out. It is freaking funny as hell to see Ron Paul sitting at that debate after he lost in Florida to Rudy by something like 500%, and Rudy lost by even more of course! However Rudy says, "ok that's bad I am done," and there's Ron. Just sittin there. WTF? I am correct right? Rudy got about 500% more votes than Ron and dropped out, while Ron Paul says, "I am going to be on t.v. again and shoot people with my finger!":wtf: Does what I am saying make sense to anyone?:jointsmile:

There comes a time when it's best to throw in your cards but I guess when the government is matching all your followers donations; what the hell, lets waste some of that government money via the constitution.

IF he really believed in the garbage he preaches he WOULDN'T be wasting tax payers money on this or the earmarks for his precious shrimping industry...............just another D.C. hypocrit.

Have a good one!:s4:

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As Edwards has pulled out, (although we all know that it's not always 100% effective,) and after Rudy has gone out. It is freaking funny as hell to see Ron Paul sitting at that debate after he lost in Florida to Rudy by something like 500%, and Rudy lost by even more of course! However Rudy says, "ok that's bad I am done," and there's Ron. Just sittin there. WTF? I am correct right? Rudy got about 500% more votes than Ron and dropped out, while Ron Paul says, "I am going to be on t.v. again and shoot people with my finger!":wtf: Does what I am saying make sense to anyone?:jointsmile:

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Ron never campaigned in Florida as it was too expensive of a state for a winner take all with the delegates. No state yet has had their conventions to assign the delegates so delegate counts right now are nothing more then guesses (Hillary beat Obama in NV yet they both split the delegate count 50/50). It may surprise you but Ron has something no other candidate has.. principles. Maybe if MSM had given him fair and equal coverage from the start he would be much better off today. Jesus wasn't a superstar over night but eventually his message caught on with people.

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There comes a time when it's best to throw in your cards but I guess when the government is matching all your followers donations; what the hell, lets waste some of that government money via the constitution.

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Ron doesn't take public campaign funds for his presidential bid. And candidates that do take it, it comes from the part of your tax forms that say "would you like to contribute $3 to the state/federal election fund". Here is a link to the FEC explaining what and how these funds work. Public Funding of Presidential Elections Ron Paul does not qualify.

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It may surprise you but Ron has something no other candidate has.. principles. Maybe if MSM had given him fair and equal coverage from the start he would be much better off today. Jesus wasn't a superstar over night but eventually his message caught on with people.

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My own feelings, IF he had principles he wouldn't go after earmarks. Just another D.C. politician with a pocket full of promises.

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Ron doesn't take public campaign funds for his presidential bid. Ron Paul does not qualify.

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Glad to hear it........just so long a person should keep pumping money into a car thats destiny is the scrap heap.

Have a good one!:s4:

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My own feelings, IF he had principles he wouldn't go after earmarks. Just another D.C. politician with a pocket full of promises.



Glad to hear it........just so long a person should keep pumping money into a car thats destiny is the scrap heap.

Have a good one!:s4:

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What promises is he making? To eliminate the IRS, because the government shouldn't be wasting our money, to end the federal war on drugs, cutting government spending by eliminating departments of the federal government that are unnecessary? It's strange because you don't usually hear a presidential candidate say things that people don't necessarily want to hear, but things that are the unavoidable problems we're going to have to face very soon, because we're going broke. I think that's exactly why so many young people support him, because he speaks the TRUTH, rather than what he thinks people want him to say, and that truth being the problems that all of the young people of this country are going to inherit. This country is going to shit, and it sucks to have to watch it.

If Ron Paul was just another politician from DC, I don't think the media would censor him out like they do.

The media ignores him because of his supporting base. They find it a HUGE joke that he always wins the text message voting on the debates but can only pull a single digit percentage in the actual primaries and caucus's. I see since he denounced the 9-11 conspiracy our posts in that area are few to none......where are these same people that used to say "sheeple"?

His stance regarding the economy and foreign affairs don't even fall withing the GOP's "format". Why run Republican when it's clear that your a full fledge Libertarian? Giving these promises, full well knowing that there is no chance in hell of EVER gaining a majority support structure from either the GOP or Dems in Congress or Senate, is handing out a bag full of promises with nothing to back it.

Have a good one!:s4:

ok would ron paul have all this support if his campaign said everything hes promising with the exception that he would increase the spending on the drug war and toughen up penaltys for cannibis? hmmm i dont think so.

ron paul talks a real good game but i wonder how many of his supporters actually know how our gov't works. i hear about how hes goin to legalize the pot, overturn roe v wade, do away with the IRS, etc. etc. hate to be the bearer of bad news but the president , no matter who he is, CAN NOT do any of these things. all this takes an act of congress. he can put the bill in font of congress. but here is how it works first the bill will go to the house IF it passes with a majority vote it will go on to the senate IF it passes the senate with a majority vote then it goes in front of the president who has the authority to veto. now some of the changes he proposes are constitutional, to change that you have to have not a majority but a 2/3 approval. so until we get a pro-cannibis house and senate dont bet o decrmilization of the herb.

so now to my point, yes it is important to vote for the president but it is just as, if not more important to vote for congress. and if your not gettin out and voting in EVERY election, and i mean all of them from your local scchool board, mayor, city council, govenor, etc. don expect any changes. also write these people let them know how you feal. get out there and let your voice be heard

Right on Yok, most of his supporters don't understand how our government works, probably because they are still finishing their 8th Grade social studies! And it is hysterical that all of the sudden what, 9/11 conspiracy people are where? Did you sill Bull Clinton rip that asshole 9/11 guy? Awesome! That's the first thing I have ever heard that man say that made me smile. Ron won't run as anything but a Republican because usually in most states, you have to be registered in one of the 2 anti parties to vote in the primaries. If he actually ran as a Lib or from the Martian Party then his 1% of actuall support would be gone.;)

Sometimes candidates who have no real hope of winning stay in a race in order to bring their issues to the agenda and to shape the debate. Agenda control is a very important part of the political process. Ron Paul talks about things that others don't, so he brings those issues to the table that might otherwise be ignored. I don't support Ron Paul, don't agree with him on most things, and I knew from the beginning he had no chance, but I think he really believes what he says, and I think he's staying in becasue he wants his issues heard as long as possible.

Another possibility is that he will make a third party run, and he just is using the Republican primary as a way to get some publicity before dropping out of the party. A third party run would have no chance either, but he might do that for agenda-control reasons as well.

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i hear about how hes goin to legalize the pot, overturn roe v wade, do away with the IRS, etc. etc.

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Overturn Roe v. Wade?! Is this man absolutely loony? I read that on his website, too. Paul preaches near absolute freedom in the markets, in taxes, in medicine, and his supporters claim that he will bring "freedom to America"

and yet, he wants to take away a basic right of choice for all human women!

And yoki is right, I don't think POTUS can overturn a Supreme Court decision very easily...thank the Constitution he claims to defend.