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Politics & ReligionWell Since every damn forum has one. Might as well leave it out there. This place is loosely moderated and should not be entered if you're weak of heart.
I see your guy, fresh from his three percent showing in Florida, picked up the Arlo Guthrie endorsement today. Congratulations, in a stroke of political brilliance, Paul locked up the Motorpickle vote.
(Sorry. I really am this time. I know you guys think he's the second coming, but its all just become too funny.)
I'm all over that! "It came, like a flash, like a vision, burnt across the sky! I just wrote it down."
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No, its the fringe disgruntled vs. everyone else.
Man! Where are my gruntles!? I can't even remember the last time I was gruntled! Got my fringe, though. AND the tassles on the handlebars.
PhilB
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"If you want to be free, there is but one way; it is to guarantee an equally full measure of liberty to all your neighbors. There is no other." -- Carl Schurz, (1829-1906) German born U.S. Senator and Union Army general during the US Civil War
"A free man must be able to endure it when his fellow men act and live otherwise than he considers proper." -- Ludwig von Mises
Of course you are. However turnouts have been record breaking in most every primary. You'll have to do better than "complacent." Even in a state like Florida, Edwards pulled something like ten times what Paul got.
A state like Florida ought to have been made for a candidate like Paul. Regardless of what you think about him, he's just not convincing a viable base. He's running on money, not on momentum.
A state like Florida ought to have been made for a candidate like Paul. Regardless of what you think about him, he's just not convincing a viable base. He's running on money, not on momentum.
The meaning of momentum is something you should have leared in eighth grade at the latest. Paul pulled second in Louisiana and Nevada.
Perhaps one day Brian Moore will get some sort of support. Until then, you can keep being the angry, selfish, senile old man yelling at his computer screen, and I'll keep adding a penny to my jar everytime you post something that drops the average IQ of the forum.
Keep it up, I'm only $4.00 away from buying a brand new Sprint ST.
Of course you are. However turnouts have been record breaking in most every primary. You'll have to do better than "complacent." Even in a state like Florida, Edwards pulled something like ten times what Paul got.
A state like Florida ought to have been made for a candidate like Paul. Regardless of what you think about him, he's just not convincing a viable base. He's running on money, not on momentum.
Good. I'm sure your Democratic candidate has nothing standing in the way to the White House with Paul out of the way then. No concern here. Carry on.
Perhaps one day Brian Moore will get some sort of support. Until then, you can keep being the angry, selfish, senile old man yelling at his computer screen, and I'll keep adding a penny to my jar everytime you post something that drops the average IQ of the forum.
Keep it up, I'm only $4.00 away from buying a brand new Sprint ST.
Firing on all cylinders I see. How much sleep did you get last night? I wish I got the same.
Instead, I watched CNN and watched Anderson Cooper interview McCain and Romney. What a waste.
The meaning of momentum is something you should have leared in eighth grade at the latest.
Momentum is often overlooked when discussing ballistics as well:
Momentum (ftlbs/sec) = Weight (grains) ÷ 7000 x Velocity (fps)
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Now is the accepted time to make your regular annual good resolutions. Next week you can begin paving hell with them as usual. Mark Twain
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It is evident, then, that the proper purpose of law is to use the power of its collective force to stop this fatal tendency to plunder instead of to work. All the measures of the law should protect property and punish plunder. Frederic Bastiat
Six hours of sleep or so. Dextromethorphan-induced coma is more like it.
Better living through chemistry. I can relate....just getting over some crud that hit right after the holidays. Feel better.
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Now is the accepted time to make your regular annual good resolutions. Next week you can begin paving hell with them as usual. Mark Twain
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It is evident, then, that the proper purpose of law is to use the power of its collective force to stop this fatal tendency to plunder instead of to work. All the measures of the law should protect property and punish plunder. Frederic Bastiat
Of course you are. However turnouts have been record breaking in most every primary. You'll have to do better than "complacent." Even in a state like Florida, Edwards pulled something like ten times what Paul got.
A state like Florida ought to have been made for a candidate like Paul. Regardless of what you think about him, he's just not convincing a viable base. He's running on money, not on momentum.
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Originally Posted by bush
The meaning of momentum is something you should have leared in eighth grade at the latest. Paul pulled second in Louisiana and Nevada.
Perhaps one day Brian Moore will get some sort of support. Until then, you can keep being the angry, selfish, senile old man yelling at his computer screen, and I'll keep adding a penny to my jar everytime you post something that drops the average IQ of the forum.
Keep it up, I'm only $4.00 away from buying a brand new Sprint ST.
I thought it would be illustrative to compare our two posts as a bellweather of your angry-selfish-senile-old-man theory.
When I started this campaign more than a year ago, I was a somewhat reluctant candidate. I knew our message of freedom, peace, and prosperity was the right one for our country, but frankly, I didn't know how many people today would have ears to hear it.
Well, did I learn a lesson! Millions of Americans understand what ails our country, and what is needed to fix it. So, with you at my side, I am in this effort to win. Not only by building the ideas of liberty, but by getting the nomination. Our opponents would call that nuts -- you know, the advocates of more inflation, more spending, more taxes, more war. But let me explain why they are, as usual, all wet.
For one thing, for the first time since 1952, we are headed towards a brokered convention. Instead of a coronation of one of the establishment candidates, the delegates, influenced by the people, will decide. And I am afraid that this will take place in a time of heightened economic crisis. That means even more Americans will be ready to hear our message. But it also means I am really going to need your help.
One would never know this from the mainstream media, but we've only had a few primaries and caucuses, and even after the extremely important date of February 5th, we will still have more than half to go. And the Republican nominee will not be decided by the popular vote among the "leading candidates" in a few states also handpicked by the media. The nominee will be decided by the delegates. So let me tell you a little about our "under-the-radar" strategy to get those delegates.
On "Super Tuesday," February 5th, there will be 22 primaries and caucuses. I have a hunch that we're going to do very well. But, of course, the media and the rest of the establishment refuse to recognize that. It's the attitude of the small child who covers his eyes to make something scary go away. But we are not going away.
While the media focus on the couple of states they claim are important, we're competing everywhere. And the reason that we're able to do that is because of your grassroots support. You all are an asset that no other campaign has: donors, and activists who want no special deals from the government, just the Constitution.
We're competing very strongly in all the caucus states, and in all other states where delegates are up for grabs. And we're going to keep picking up delegates. Our strategy's already working.
And we're committed to winning states. I have little doubt that if we can double our efforts in this coming week, we're going to grab many delegates from other candidates. Then we'll start getting ready for the biggest moment of all - the convention in September.
The path to the convention is twisty, however. When we were in Iowa, we got 10% of the vote. But no delegates were awarded that night. That's because voters didn't directly choose national convention delegates; they selected the county and state delegates who will make that decision. And if another candidate like Mike Huckabee is no longer in the race at the time of the state convention in June, his delegates are free to support whomever they want. If we work extra hard, we can convert them into delegates for our campaign!
A similar thing happened in Nevada. We won 14% of the straw poll vote that the media reported on, but what they didn't tell you was that we may have gotten up to a third of Nevada's delegates to their county conventions! I always laughed when I heard some people say Nevada didn't matter. Nevada chooses more delegates to the national convention than South Carolina.
So, while the media will focus on the results from Florida, and probably take down the campaign of my friend Rudy in the process, those results are less important to you and me. Let them fight in Florida while we bring our message to Americans in other areas, like the economically hard-hit state of Maine.
We want to win as many delegates to the Republican National Convention as possible, even if other campaigns don't see some areas of the country as "important. But in this work, I need your help. Help me get many, many delegates to this historic convention, by these three methods.
1. Donate. Your generous contributions are essential if we're going to keep going until September. We need, frankly $5 million by February 5 to run more TV and radio ads in the Super Tuesday states. Your help means everything: https://www.ronpaul2008.com/donate.
2. Canvass. You can help us identify those who support our message in your precinct. You can help us to convert others, too. After all, your neighbors pay attention to you. I am going to visit as much of the country as I can, but I need you as my partner in your area: https://voters.ronpaul2008.com.
3. ASK others to sign-up on our website. I meet so many people on the campaign trail who don't even receive my letters! I've told my campaign to make communication with you, the engine of all this, much better. But if people don't sign up for my e-mails, that won't happen. If you could just get one extra person to sign-up, that would be great. More would be tremendous.
Help me by forwarding this e-mail to every other Ron Paul supporter you know, and urging them to join our efforts! https://www.ronpaul2008.com/join.
We've come so far, but now the fun is really starting! I have a feeling the mainstream media will move from ignoring us to attacking us. But that will be a sign of our success. Join me as we continue this great movement into year two, and to a hot convention in Minneapolis-Saint Paul. We can do it!
Sincerely,
Ron
So I got a similar message in my e-mail this morning.
After a bit of hesitation when the list of candidates came up, I ended up voting for Dr. Paul in our primary, thinking that McCain was going to get the nod in our state no matter what.
Turns out my boy HUCKABEE is winning Georgia. Surprised the hell out of me.
I shoulda stuck wit Huck. I'm a one issue voter this year. Even if it's a McCain-Huckabee ticket, I'll have to ditch my Libertarian vote just so Obama doesn't get a "virtual vote" from me.
So I got a similar message in my e-mail this morning.
After a bit of hesitation when the list of candidates came up, I ended up voting for Dr. Paul in our primary, thinking that McCain was going to get the nod in our state no matter what.
Turns out my boy HUCKABEE is winning Georgia. Surprised the hell out of me.
I shoulda stuck wit Huck. I'm a one issue voter this year. Even if it's a McCain-Huckabee ticket, I'll have to ditch my Libertarian vote just so Obama doesn't get a "virtual vote" from me.
Huckabee? A fundamentalist Christian with liberal big government social policies? C'mon bzbatl! I know you think the FairTax would do a lot of good. I agree. But it's the *only* thing Huckabee is good on.
PhilB
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"If you want to be free, there is but one way; it is to guarantee an equally full measure of liberty to all your neighbors. There is no other." -- Carl Schurz, (1829-1906) German born U.S. Senator and Union Army general during the US Civil War
"A free man must be able to endure it when his fellow men act and live otherwise than he considers proper." -- Ludwig von Mises
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