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Rick Perry bowed out - we have 4 GOP candidates left. Since he is the only anti-war candidate (including Obama...) I support Ron Paul and I want everybody here to know more about him of course I will
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meet the candidate- RON PAUL

posted at January 19, 2012 12:52 PM EST
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Rick Perry bowed out - we have 4 GOP candidates left.
Since he is the only anti-war candidate (including Obama...) I support Ron Paul and I want everybody here to know more about him
of course I will try to answer any question you might have

(too late for IA and NH butI hope EVERYONE will vote in primary or caucus)


This is an incredible video of Ron Paul giving a speech in Congress in 2002--he predicted the mess in which our county is!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLX_6rgvbEU


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLX_6rgvbEU
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Re: meet the candidate- RON PAUL

posted at January 20, 2012 1:52 PM EST
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I see I posted the link twice, sorry, it's the same

Ron Paul wants to drastically cut government spending (1 Trillion the first year!) so we, American people, wouldn't have to pay income tax! Spend money in this country which would be  very good for  economy!

He will NOT cut Social security or Medicare -  and he will keep his word!
all other candidates are for big government and  wars and it costs money.   O f course OUR money!  Are you ready to sacrifice in the name of ...WHAT?  Nothing really...
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Re: meet the candidate- RON PAUL

posted at January 20, 2012 2:15 PM EST
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZyykxXD_64&NR=1&feature=endscreen

Above is of different people talking about Ron Paul

Because Ron Paul can't be bought  (lobbyst don't even bother to go to  him) - unfortunately some people in media(owned by corporations) spread"smears" about him.:
Sometimes other, more ho nest, journalist reports it - like here lawrence O'Donnell from MSNBC:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vcn15iZSjQo&NR=1&feature=endscreen
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posted at January 20, 2012 2:39 PM EST
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This may be old (from last summer) but it is great (Jon Stewart from Daily Show)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tb5aGgQXhXo&feature=related
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Re: meet the candidate- RON PAUL

posted at January 20, 2012 4:18 PM EST
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Rick Perry bowed out - we have 4 GOP candidates left. Since he is the only anti-war candidate (including Obama...) I support Ron Paul     Posted by Astra2012


YOU_ALL DECIDE----HOWEVER   To get a full handle on how bad Paul's record and positions are, here is a quick rundown of his most offensive positions, those that would be the most damaging to the country. Ron Paul: http://crooksandliars.com/kenneth-quinnell/ron-pauls-racism-isnt-worst-thing

  • Would abolish the income tax
  • Would place the U.S. on the gold standard
  • Would allow citizens to engage in trade using gold and silver instead of currency
  • Would arbitrarily cut government regulations and believes that regulations only hurt businesses
  • Would eliminate the taxation of foreign income
  • Is a global warming denier
  • Says that Social Security, Medicaid and Medicare are unconstitutional
  • Would eliminate antitrust laws
  • Would eliminate the federal minimum wage
  • Would eliminate the Davis-Bacon Act and the Copeland Act
  • Would eliminate the estate and gift taxes
  • Would tax all earners at a 10 percent rate
  • Would eliminate tax credits to individuals who are not corporations
  • Would eliminate the elderly tax credit, child care credit and earned income credit
  • Voted to make it easier to decertify unions
  • Opposes Federal Deposit Insurance
  • Would revert government spending to 2004 levels and freeze it there
  • Opposes raising the debt ceiling for any reason
  • Would allow people to opt out of Social Security
  • Says that widespread bankruptcy is the stimulus the country needs
  • Opposed the auto industry bailouts
  • Favors tort reform
  • Opposes the regulation of tobacco
  • Would protect the 'privacy' of online sexual predators and child pornographers on public wi-fi networks
  • Would prevent federal courts from protecting citizens who have their rights denied
  • Opposed the Motor Voter law
  • Would allow states to ban gay marriage
  • Sponsored the Marriage Protection Act
  • Would repeal affirmative action
  • Would limit the scope of Brown v. Board of Education
  • Says that emergency rooms should be able to turn away undocumented immigrants
  • Opposes the Americans With Disabilities Act
  • Voted anti-choice more than 90 times as a member of Congress
  • Voted to eliminate all international family planning funds
  • Voted for the Stupak amendment banning abortion coverage by private health insurance companies
  • Voted in favor of fetal personhood laws
  • Would eliminate all funding for Planned Parenthood
  • Would ban flag burning
  • Would weaken regulation of dietary supplements
  • Supports a ban on federal funding for embryonic stem cell research
  • Opposes subsidies for prescription drugs for seniors
  • Opposes mandatory vaccinations
  • Would expand offshore oil drilling
  • Would increase mining on federal lands
  • Would weaken the Clean Air Act
  • Would repeal the Soil and Water Conservation Act
  • Would weaken the Federal Water Pollution Control Act
  • Would eliminate departments of Energy, Education, Agriculture, Commerce, Health and Human Services, Homeland Security, and Labor
  • Would eliminate the Environmental Protection agency
  • Would eliminate FEMA
  • Would eliminate the Federal Reserve
  • Would eliminate the Occupational Health and Safety Administration
  • Would eliminate AmeriCorps
  • Would eliminate spending to combat AIDS overseas
  • Would eliminate gas taxes
  • Opposes the census gathering demographic data on Americans
  • Opposed the dismantling of U.S. nuclear missile silos
  • Wanted to withdraw the U.S. from the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty
  • Wants to claim the Panama Canal as sovereign U.S. territory
  • Opposes the International Criminal Court
  • Would withdraw the U.S. from the U.N.
  • Supports the electoral college and believes that the U.S. is not a democracy
  • Believes that we have no right to health care
  • Would eliminate birthright citizenship
  • Believes that law enforcement can't help people, only armed citizens can prevent violence
  • Would allow the legal sale of unpasteurized milk
  • Believes that groups of people don't have rights, only individuals do
  • Believes that government cannot redistribute wealth in any way
  • Believes in the concept of 'jury nullification', the idea that a jury can judge not only the facts in a case but the justness of the law itself
  • Believes that social welfare should be in the hands of individuals only, not government

    Anyone that still thinks that a progressive vote for Paul is a legitimate vote under any circumstances doesn't know what the word progressive means. Anyone that thinks that Paul "understands the Constitution" and defends it either hasn't read the Constitution or doesn't know how to read.


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    Re: meet the candidate- RON PAUL

    posted at January 20, 2012 9:03 PM EST
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    		Some of your points do not work well together like "
    *he would abolish all income tax
    and
    *he would tax all earners at the 10% rate

    The first is true. However I don't think it is a bad thing.And somewhere here I placed link to video in which economist from wall street J. SAID THAT IT will be good for economy and will mean massive influx of jobs

    many of the things you mentioned are good, in my opinion!

    COSMETIC changes proposed by all other candidates, including Obama, will not do this  time. Ron Paul proposes cutting overseas spending, and taking care more about this country and  Americans.

    Instead of taking care of the borders Iraq/Iran or afganistan/Pakistan he wants to watch our borders.

    Instead of pumping taxpayers money into economies of Japan, Germany, Italy ...(130+ countries) he wants to close military baes , end all wars--and really support our troops by bringing them home

    All social issues should be in jurisdiction of states (as it is now e.g. with death penalty)

    He really cares about American people!
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    Re: meet the candidate- RON PAUL

    posted at January 23, 2012 10:30 AM EST
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    		In Response to Re: meet the candidate- RON PAUL:
    Some of your points do not work well together like " *he would abolish all income tax and *he would tax all earners at the 10% rate The first is true. However I don't think it is a bad thing.And somewhere here I placed link to video in which economist from wall street J. SAID THAT IT will be good for economy and will mean massive influx of jobs many of the things you mentioned are good, in my opinion! COSMETIC changes proposed by all other candidates, including Obama, will not do this  time. Ron Paul proposes cutting overseas spending, and taking care more about this country and  Americans. Instead of taking care of the borders Iraq/Iran or afganistan/Pakistan he wants to watch our borders. Instead of pumping taxpayers money into economies of Japan, Germany, Italy ...(130+ countries) he wants to close military baes , end all wars--and really support our troops by bringing them home All social issues should be in jurisdiction of states (as it is now e.g. with death penalty) He really cares about American people!
    Posted by Astra2012



    Ron Paul is kind and polite- this is a clip from11/17/11 which shows it

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_HO7kJr2P1A&NR=1&feature=endscreen
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    Re: meet the candidate- RON PAUL

    posted at January 26, 2012 9:45 AM EST
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    		Ron Paul talks about his policy in Orlando, FL, radio  (so you may do someting else when listening)
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLPdpE1aBsI

    this is the best way to know his policy better; there is a lot of misinformation about it in media!
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    Re: meet the candidate- RON PAUL

    posted at January 26, 2012 3:19 PM EST
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    First: December 1, 2011
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    "Anyone who uses religion against people to incite them to violence to get their evil way is who Jesus called 'wolves'

    Christians: you are a follower of Jesus Christ and can only call yourself a 'Christian' if you LOVE not hate, make PEACE not war, and cry out at night for all God's children (no matter what religion or country they are from).
    Ron Paul is a messenger of Christ, that is why they want to silence him. Anyone with Jesus' dangerous message of 'LOVE' must be silenced in an evil world."


    someone posted it in another forum-i liked it so much that i brough it here.
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    Re: meet the candidate- RON PAUL

    posted at January 27, 2012 2:07 PM EST
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    This is to realize the media are strongly biased against Ron Paul.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbfNSHtAW5A

    And he is the most honest, consistent candidate - really caring about American  people!
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