Comments on: Update V: Paul WINS Straw Poll At CPAC (‘Beltway Politburo Worried’)

By: Frank Brady

Frank Brady — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 06:21:29 +0000

Raylynn, you are absolutely correct. Wish I believed the mass public is educable. I’m at a point where I think it isn’t. That’s sad, because what it reduces to is that the wheels are going to have to completely fall off before most folks understand they have a problem. The government schools have done their jobs far too well.

By: raylynn

raylynn — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 22:09:06 +0000

Frank Brady I personally agree with most, if not all, of Ron Paul’s remarks but I was speaking of the general public and primary voters. They don’t think like you, me, or many people on this blog. We must keep educating, day in and day out. That is all we can do.

By: Frank Brady

Frank Brady — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 16:07:32 +0000

Raylynn wrote, "Ron Paul is fine but he has made some pretty controversial remarks in the dark days following 9-11 which would make him a no-go in a general election if not in the primaries. His ideas are outstanding but his age and comments on certain issues would doom him." Really? Ron Paul's "pretty controversial remarks...following 9-11" had the advantage of being spot-on accurate. Unless and until the Republican Party rids itself of both the RINOs and the War Whores, it will deserve to lose. That's not going to happen. Here's a prediction. All that Barrack Obama has to do in order to salvage his Presidency is attack Iran (or support an attack on Iran). Not to worry. There will be an "incident" (provoked or imaginary) to support our next "defense of freedom." The Neocons will be magically transformed into supporters of our wartime President. Anything else would be "unpatriotic."

By: Robert Glisson

Robert Glisson — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 16:01:56 +0000

I went to one of the CPAC sites that had videos, read the comments. Well only a couple of hundred of the then 2500+. Lies and smears against Dr. Paul, and Austrian economics; numerous statements calling Libertarians ‘loonies;’ so I assume a lot of them knew what the differences in economics or politics really were. I didn’t see anything that I would call “Redneck Republicanism” which is like the ‘tea party’ a restoration of values, financial and moral. It was more like young/old ignorant Democrats; probably the Neo-conservatives which from what I can see are not conservative at all. Most wanted a “Elvis” to run for president and lamented that they couldn’t find someone with a ‘leadership image.’ The writers were a perfect companion to the “Your Kids, dumb etc,” in Ilana’s list of articles; or the Roman “Bread and Circus politics” of the first four millennium. I too like Gary Johnson, but he is in the dark horse category and he has to get past the neocons as much as Ron Paul does.

By: raylynn

raylynn — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 03:00:09 +0000

Ron Paul is fine but he has made some pretty controversial remarks in the dark days following 9-11 which would make him a no-go in a general election if not in the primaries. His ideas are outstanding but his age and comments on certain issues would doom him. I honestly believe there is a dark horse candidate poised to stride in and take the prize: Gary Johnson, libertarian Republican, former governor of New Mexico. He has an excellent resume like Ron Paul, a background in government and business. I really like him and hope we hear more from him soon!

By: Van Wijk

Van Wijk — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 02:54:36 +0000

Better a redneck than a pencilneck.

By: Mike Marks

Mike Marks — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 21:26:16 +0000

Myon, Found your link an interesting read. BTW just because I live in the south does not make me stupid. In Huntsville, Alabama we have the second highest density, if you will, of high tech workers in the country. So we don't all suffer from Intellectual Inertia, to borrow a phrase from Ilana [meticulously quoting Peter Brimelow], in the so called Yeahaw Belt!

By: John Danforth

John Danforth — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 18:43:39 +0000

Sigh… We’ll probably not have an opportunity to end drug wars, make-the-world-safe-for-democracy wars, socialist retirement, socialist medicine, fascist banking and manufacturing policy, or all the rest of it until the currency actually crashes. On the day that happens, we’d better be ready to present and defend the freedom alternative against the plans that must surely be in place for ‘orderly continuity of government’.

Still, it’s great to see the crestfallen reaction of the neo-cons who think they’re going to run out in front of the Tea Party parade and lead it. Ha!

By: Steve Hogan

Steve Hogan — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 18:32:54 +0000

The Republican base is too stupid to nominate Paul. They’re a bunch of bed-wetters that see a raghead under every bed, with the only solution being constant war. And how would we pay for all of this without the Fed’s printing press?

No, Paul does not have a chance – unless the currency crisis hits us before the campaign gets into full swing. When the dollar meltdown occurs, the government defaults, and our empire crumbles, maybe the rubes in flyover country will recognize that Paul was right all along.

By: Van Wijk

Van Wijk — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 12:42:22 +0000

I’ve never been a fan of Glenn Beck, but perhaps I’m not seeing in him what you see. He has a childlike quality that I find off-putting.

At any rate, I find all this talk of revitalizing the GOP more than a little tiresome. When being associated in any way with the GOP becomes the political kiss of death, I’ll stand up and take notice. Until then I will continue to keep the Mauser clean and bury any hope of the Republicans somehow becoming conservative again.