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Does anyone else think that there have been some weird subjects?Quote:
Originally Posted by Zimzum
Like Ron's first question about NAU "conspiracies"? :mad:Quote:
Originally Posted by epxroot
I did a little YouTube lookup during this debate to see just how disproportionate the questions have been.
YouTube search result hits:
1. "Ron Paul" 56,800
2. "Mitt Romney" 3,420
3. "Rudy Giuliani" 3,290
4. "John McCain" 2,500
5. "Mike Huckabee" 1,290
6. "Duncan Hunter" 864
7. "Tom Tancredo" 632
The media will do what they need to hopefully catch Ron Paul where they want him. I hope he is at least the next VP.
What the hell, non of the annalist after the debate mentioned ron paul really much they would mostly comment the other candidates and talk down on paull.
Replay is on now........
Have a good one!:s4:
I'm so sick of the hecklers that attend these biased staged performances. How disgusting that people interrupt candidates the way they have been. They must have been paid good to do it.
Ron Paul is unbeatable in debates. I love it. :thumbsup:
Giuliani was booed at by some gun nuts because he spoke in favor of an intelligent approach to firearms licensing, and they want no regulation at all.
I think the last nights debate was at the most, a few strokes above par. I was rather disappointed with some of the questions that were allowed to be asked. Like the bible and baseball question these questions took up a lot of time that could have been used towards better questions, and could have given more floor time to some of the candidates. Over all I was disappointed with this debate, or maybe my expectations were a little to high when I thought about questions from real people. Anyone else have any comments on how this debate ranked?
Couldn't agree more with ya....also, you'd think the moderator there would have pinned them down a bit harder on the actual questions instead of letting them talk their way around them.Quote:
Originally Posted by epxroot
Have a good one!:s4:
I know! What is up with that man? I couldn't believe some of the answers that were given. I can't count 2 by Mit that was just unacceptable! I personally think Mit and Rudy lost some votes last night. It was kinda fun watching them tear each other apart and then listen to them squirm their way out of it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Psycho4Bud
epxroot and P4B, couldn't agree with you more! I was so disappointed that the last question was about baseball, my jaw nearly hit the floor.
I gotta say of all candidates, Mitt Romney showed a remarkable degree of cowardice. I don't even have a negative predisoposition toward him, that's the first time I've seen him debate! He danced around every question, so fearful of actually taking a stance on an issue lest he lose a vote.
They asked him if waterboarding is torture/if he would approve if. If he would approve a federal ban on abortion, if he supports allowing gays in the military. All these questions and more and brought out an answer around the lines of "well, I'd consult with the appropriate advisors" "I won't make a judgement on that, I'll let professionals make a judgement on that" etc.
I think my favorite was Anderson asking "Do you look forward to a day when gays and lesbians can serve openly in the military?" and all he would answer was "well, ah, I look forward to consulting my generals on whether or not to allow them in..."
I have a lot more respect for a guy who'll stand by his possitions and make them clear, even if all those possitions are opposite to mine. George Bush, by this standard, is more worthy of respect than this jackass.
"Sanctuary Mansion".....I think ol' Rudy kind of burned himself on that one. Even with the abortion issue....there wasn't a one of the candidates that would give a straight answer. The only real thing they did state is that the doctor should be the one possibly held on murder charges.Quote:
Originally Posted by epxroot
I'm NO big fan of his but Mike Huckabee seemed to handle the questions a bit better than the rest. Seems his poll numbers are climbing a bit also......I sure hope this isn't the best that the GOP has to offer.
Have a good one!:s4:
People need to Vote Ron Paul in the primary to get the people back in power!!
I seen enough to Mitt Romney to know this guy is the biggest bullshitter I ever seen.
I like Huckabee, although a Jesus freak, I was surprised that out of all the candidates, even Ron Paul, he seems to be the most reasonable.
I wish Ron Paul was more involved in the debate. On every point tho, he was very firm with his point, unlike all the other candidates, he was consistent. Ron Paul needs to run as an independent.
How I rated them in the debate:
1. Ron Paul
2. Mike Huckabee
3. Join McCain
4. Fred Thompson
5. Rudy Giuliani
6. Mitt Romney
Why would you want Ron Paul to run as an independant? Just to give him even less of a chance?
He has no chance of being nominated by the republican party. After he isn't nominated, why shouldn't he run on an independent ticket? An independent ticket is what this country needs.
I know! I was rollin the whole time. I was like wtf is this man? That answer has to go down in history as the worst answer ever!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Gandalf_The_Grey
Ron Paul has a great chance of winning the Republican nomination. Why is that people keep saying he has no chance?
Why don't they say that about Tom Tancredo or Duncan Hunter? The reason people keep saying Ron Paul has no chance is because there are so many people talking about him in the first place.
Ron Paul has a more then excellent chance of winning. Voter turnout for presidential primaries have always been low. I believe Ron's supports will come out in force on election day, while almost all other republican candidate supporters will be thinking along the lines of "I don't need to vote, my guy will win!". The main spotlight of this primary seems to be focused on the Dem's, Hillary in particular. This could also help Ron simply because people do not like her and may go vote Obama just to keep her out. No one expected Carter to win in the 70's polling at 1% or Clinton in the 90's with 2%. IMO if turnout remains lowish this year, highly eager Ron Paul supporters could easily steal this election rom the republicans(trojan horse style!).
I do also expect to see a strong showing not only for Ron but Huckabee as well.
They have no chance either far less than Ron Paul.Quote:
Originally Posted by angry nomad
Ron Paul isn't receiving enough mainstream press. Plus it's a safe to say a majority of Ron Paul supporters aren't registered republicans. How many people are going to go out the way to register for the republican party to vote for Ron Paul? Not many as one would imagine.
There once was a guy named Howard Dean who rose to prominence through the internet. Everyone thought he had a chance to win. But he lost.
Same will happen to Ron Paul. If I'm wrong, it'll be great. Until then...people should be realistic about his chances, or do something about it.