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BY MURRAY SABRIN
ANALYSIS
At the GOP presidential debate in New Hampshire on June 13th, the seven candidates gently sparred on most of the issues that have taken front and center in the campaign—jobs, Medicare, taxes, government spending, and military intervention. Rep. Michele Bachmann announced she would make her formal announcement for president soon.
Former New Mexico governor Gary Johnson, an announced candidate, was not invited by CNN to participate in the debate. With low poll numbers, CNN decided the two-term governor is not worthy to air his views, but the likes of Herman Cain, New Gingrich and Rich Santorum are worthy of having a national audience to pander to the GOP faithful.
And therein lies the tale of the CNN debate. All the candidates except Rep. Ron Paul made every effort to pander to the Religious Right, the military, seniors and others who will go the polls next year to select a GOP candidate to unseat President Obama. Particularly irritating were the responses from most of the candidates to a question from a Navy veteran who has three sons serving in the Navy. He asked the candidates should our troops be brought home from Afghanistan now that bin Laden is dead. All the candidates except Ron Paul began their response by thanking the questioner for his service to America and the sacrifice he and his three sons are making to the country.
Ron Paul said yes we should bring the troops home immediately, not engage in nation building and end the bombing of Pakistan and Yemen. He also criticized Obama’s Libyan policy. Rep. Paul’s finest moment came at the end of the debate when moderator John King asked him whom he would choose to work in his administration. Ron hesitated and then said I would have to quiz them about the Federal Reserve and military intervention. The audience gave him a large round of applause.
Nevertheless, the New York Times coverage of Ron Paul’s participation was “deep” in the story in a brief paragraph.
“Representative Ron Paul of Texas, enjoying newfound cachet because the Tea Party movement has taken well to his libertarianism, repeated his calls to end the Federal Reserve and cut military spending. But in that sense, he was a familiar presence.”
However, the photo accompanying the article shows about a dozen Ron Paul signs outside the auditorium where the debate was held.
Despite being the only candidate who did not pander to the audience or GOP voters, Rep. Paul did an admirable job at the debate. In fact, after the CNN debate, he was interviewed and he was at his best. He smiled often and came across as a “mainstream” candidate. I wish he were 10 years younger; he would look even better on television.
Lives and fortunes are on the line.
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I'm always amazed at how articulate and polite the followers of Ron Paul are compared to those that support other candidates.
Ron Paul fans are willing to listen, and debate the issues. Unlike others who usually resort to name calling, or baseless attacks.
I urge everyone to use your own personal realm of influence, and tell someone you know about Ron Paul, and then tell someone else.
This way we can create an informed electorate who will actually vote for what is right, and not what is 'sold' to us.
Thanks for reading!
Tim
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Some people say he is old, but to me it looks like Gandolph got a hair cut and a shave. He's just dynamic. He's certainly the wisest of the bunch. The establishment politicians are a bunch of Wormtongues and Sarumans...
I'm glad my friend told me about Ron Paul in 2008. I voted for Huckabee and would have changed my vote to Paul in a heartbeat. Thank goodness for sites like YouTube and articles like this where you can research and make your own decision without being told how to think.
They need to give every debater equal time on a timer with a buzzer just like chess. Answer the question and hit your buzzer. When you run out of time, you are done for the debate.
Here's the deal: Obama is driving this country into the grave. The only way to defeat him is for the GOP to have a candidate that disenchanted democrats, doves, libertarians, and conservatives, as well as republicans will support. There's only ONE man who can draw those voters - RON PAUL. The press, the "political insiders," and the sheeple just can't get it.
Of course I knew that you would write something with veracity. Ron as usual was the only person on the stage of idiots who has knowledge, wisdom and common sense.
As bad as the questions were, as bad as the moderator was and as bad as the circus like atmosphere was - Ron managed to shine once more - and for those with eyes to see and ears to hear - he was a delight.
I watch the debates only because he is in them. Period.
God Bless this beautiful man.
I've seen several people over the years that might make a good president, but there are other branches of government that can interfere if they choose to (Congress vs. Obama, for ex.) and keep an administration's agendas from being implemented. A Ron Paul presidency would be a constant uphill battle with entrenched establishment forces IMO.
I think herein lies the crux of the problem with Paul. He's the only candidate up there that I can vote for, for obvious reasons, but I'm young. RP supporters are young and hip. They don't watch CBS-produced pentagon propoganda 14-18 hours a day like a lot of the geriatric GOP. RP sounds scary to these old people because he's telling the truth, but the pentagon spins it so that it appears that not only is he dangerous foreign policy-wise, but he's dangerous domestically because he'll cut the federal government in half.
To hell with my grandkids! If RP gets elected I won't get a free scooter and viagra from the fed! You have to remember that the generation watching TV and participating in these polls are my parent's generation. The children of my grandparents who grew up in the depression and then went to WWII to save the world so that thier kids, the ones who dodged the vietnam war draft so they could hang out and do LSD and have promiscuous sex (giving us the rampant STD problems of today). This 60's and 70's generation are the most selfish, banal, innane, and nation-cidal group ever.
Why do you think these TV polls aren't anything close to an internet poll?
Ron Paul answered questions directly, honestly and constitutionally.
He was **FOR** TARP, but he didn't know it was going to be used to "pick winners and losers."
He's supposedly this business magnate, and he was on the board of directors for the Kansas City Fed, yet he didn't know TARP would be used to pick winners and losers.
I would like to take this opportunity to nominate Herman Cain as "Idiot Poser of the Year."
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A. 'Unelectable' (whatever that means)
B. 'Fringe' (despite his positions being favored by the majority of the American People, and indeed being 'adopted' or at least being mouthed- by ALL the other candidates) )
C. 'Dull, lackluster, etc.' (despite his having the best crowd reaction at the debates and the best one-liners)
and, finally...
D. 'Out of the Mainstream' (which is curious, since sound money, a healthy economy and an end to destructive and endless wars are all favored by an overwhelming majority of the American electorate).
I hope that was helpful! Now grab your thesaurus and poison pen and try to go along with the partisan hacks and bought-and-paid-for corporate shills who have been trying (unsuccessfully) to shut the good Doctor up for two election cycles running!
I know what Cain would say "One, you have to analyze the problem...."
And Romney would suggest that "You talk to the heads of these departments, talk to your lawyers..."
Anyway, another thing I would like to see is a comparison of Romney from four years ago and now - because everyone is sounding more and more like Paul.