This guy came onto my radar for the first time the night I watched the Republican debate, and all I can say is, "why is he not more popular?" Everything he says makes sense and is based on fact and logic. Even when Giuliani attacked him during the debate, Rudy had to resort to some lame politicized comment to make people clap for him. I understand his ideas are a little radical, but come on, can you honestly say the man is wrong? I've tried, and I can't find a reason to think he is. Ron Paul in '08
I can't stand the Stormin' Mormon... anyone naive enough to support something as pointless as abstinence education is blinded by something (in his case, religion).
Both Paul and Gravel seem to be getting a boost on the Net.. both have some good ideas but no chance of being elected IMO.
For the same reasons that they are ignored by corporate media. They want you to choose between anti-peace protesters and controlled supposedly-pro-peace opposition. War is a blessing for corporate world, no other business is as profitable I don't see Paul winning either, it's not enough to own the internet. I didn't even know about him until about a year ago
I think you're the blind one here. He believes in strong families - and it just so happens one way to a strong family is abstinence until marriage. You may think it's ridiculous but all it shows is good morals.
The goal of abstinence only education is not just strong families; that's a secondary objective. It's meant to prevent unwanted pregnancies early in life, in which case contraceptive education is obviously the correct way to do it. Besides, who said that the government had to promote morals? I think we can do that ourselves.
I'd be interested to see your points... Don't know much about Paul but would like to see why you think he's not a good choice?
He is popular among a lot of people who think for themselves, but who don't feel obliged to think for everyone else. He is not popular among the poeple who think for themselves and want to do everyone else's thinking as well and their lackys, for obvious reasons. He is not popular among the masses, because a) they don't know who he is due to relative lack of mainstream media coverage and b) because the little they know about him is that he's supposedly a "truther" etc. The more he is in debates the more this may change, which is why they want him out. The problem is group one above appears to be a small number. A sad thing I've noted is how much Orwell was right and how the "elites" are so brazen. The second group of people above must be laughing pretty hard realizing they can get away with nonsense like calling something that creates more of a police state "The Patriot Act" and calling someone who wants a non-biased investigation into 9/11 disparagingly a "truther" as if it were a bad thing to seek the truth
Only if you believe the Constitution is a conspiracy. How about less governmental interference? How about a strong currency? How about re-establishing American sovereignty? How about reducing taxes? How about deregulation? How about re-establishing the middle class by creating a free market economy? How about diplomacy? It's easy to fixate on his views about foreign policy, but a mature voter is one who realizes there is more than one issue on the table.
Very succinctly put, and very true too. Most idiots only line of attack against Paul is the truther BS that they heavily rely on. I don't think Paul will get in, as I have said many times before he is far too honest and cares too much about the American people.
Hopefully he can influence the election and policies in a positive fashion. I have to laugh to at all the "newspeak" that's emerging.. where "truther" is disparaging as you put it.. insane!
Ron Paul is popular...with Truthers and people not from the US. We don't need a Truther to get someone in office who cares about the constitution. The constitution is too important to put in the hands of someone who's too ignorant of our enemies to defend it.
I think you can look at the people in this forum who support Paul and figure out for yourself why he isn't more popular.
He is much more educated on our foreign policy than any other candidate, being the mayor on 9/11 does not count as being a foreign policy expert. So does Ron Paul, he just doesn't believe in having the federal government intervene in peoples personal lives. You shouldn't vote for someone based on what some of his supporters might act like(I agree many are idiots).
Indeed. I believe that the British regarded the American colonists as insurgents and terrorists too. lol I'll buy that. Do you have another candidate with a strong record on the constitution for us to research?
He will not gain the required mainstream media coverage that he would require sir, so unfortunately has no chance at all. The sheeple have already been groomed for the head-To-Head, that is Hillary "Hilldog" Clinton in the Blue corner up against Americas fake mayor Rudolf Giuliani in the red corner. This was decided long ago. The sheeple are primed and ready for the sham!!!