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eightbitguy

Shh... Don't tell anyone...

Oct 03, 2007 21:54

I rarely talk about politics in here, but I stumbled across something that really makes me happy, in a strange round-a-bout kind of way: Ron Paul raised $5 million this quarter. Thats equal with John McCain and about half of what Mitt Romney raised, and it also blows away the other "bottom tier" Republicans. I like Ron Paul for his strict ( Read more... )

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absolutionfairy October 4 2007, 02:39:23 UTC

Oh, Ron Paul. I want to like him, I really do. But anyone who can logically justify supporting both an abortion ban AND legislation doing away with mandatory childhood inoculations is retarded.

eightbitguy October 4 2007, 04:39:13 UTC

yeah, theres a whole lot of goofy going on.

but i really really really like that he's getting support from Rs and not the professional politicians. at least he really means what he says

and as i said above, i'm totally stoked that everyday people are pushing non-mainstream candidates!

anonymous October 4 2007, 14:47:38 UTC

I just read over his issues and wow, what a complete crack-head -- he's basically the republican version of Kucinich, and about as electable.

One of the supported bills: H.R. 1146 would end our membership in the United Nations, protecting us from their attempts to tax our guns or disarm us entirely.

He's all about repealing laws that have banned assault rifles, yet he was a OB/GYN? He doesn't make any sense at all.

The more I learn about candidates this year the more they make Bush seem sane, but more importantly, the less it makes me want to know anything about the political environment we currently live in.

eightbitguy October 4 2007, 16:25:50 UTC

Well, of course he's a loon. But he's got major support outside the "normal" structure. Thats my point.

eightbitguy October 4 2007, 16:33:21 UTC

Oh man, I've never read much about Kucinich either:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Department_of_Peace ?

"train international peace-keepers"? isnt that the bungling UN peace-keeping troops job?

"To build peace making efforts among conflicting cultures both here and abroad." Dont we already have a dept of state?

absolutionfairy October 5 2007, 01:53:53 UTC

Well, a Department of State that's not doing a very good job of that...

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