Ditto, but I don't mind teaming him up with a mouthpiece who looks good and has a presence like Romney. If RP had the presence and was as articulate as Romney it would be a landslide. Put the two together on the ticket and I'm ok with that.
TM_Direct, I love your idea about turning iran into a toilet, do you have any more good ideas like that? What are you planning to do with China?
Ron Paul Actually, he has a great personality and he's very charismatic, that's why he has a large underground following. What he lacks is wider name recognition, due to media blackout. He's been the best speaker in GOP debates, has the best ideas and seems to be the most competent. Like Ronald Reagan, he understands how the economy works. No other candidate is as competent and qualified for president as Ron Paul.
I kind of like Ron Paul. Unfortunately he is going to need to raise at least 50 million USD to even begin to match the war chest of your next president. The leading Republican candidate, Hillary Clinton.
Vote for Ron Paul just to make a statement. He has no chance of winning. Most of the population is dazed by mainstream news, especially the target voting demographics, the elderly. Even if he did win, there is no way he would ever make it to office. What I foresee happening is if Ron Paul gets A LOT of votes, there will be discrepancy as the voting machines do their thing. This will start a strong movement and that's when the fun starts. Hillary is probably going to take it, the polarization of politics is strongly leaning toward the Democrats.
I don't disagree, in principle. The odds against are formidable - but not impossible. As soon as we collectively throw in the towel, it becomes self fulfilling. Proactive supporters become passive and the campaign dies on the vine. Bet makers have slashed Pauls Presidential bid from 200-to-1 to 15-to-1 on Gambling911.com http://www.gambling911.com/Ron-Paul-Odds-053107.html Sportsbook.com (annual rev 2 billion) has Paul pegged at 6-to-1. http://www.sportsbook.com/sportsbook/livelines.php Why would a large bet maker give those odds to an unelectable candidate? Yes, TV Heads are pivotal and major media is their gatekeeper. With Paul treated more as a quirky novelty or ridiculed as 'unelectable', we've got major inroads to make. But this overwhelming resistance by the Establishment only proves he's a real threat.
MY FELLOW AMERICANS, THIS IS AN EXCELLENT question THAT HAS BEEN POSED TO PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE TM-DIRECT...LET ME ANSWER HIS FIRMLY WITHOUT THE USE OF FLIP FLOPPING AND AVOIDANCE AS HAS BEEN DONE BY THE SENATOR FROM NY IN RECENT DAYS ON A VARIETY OF issues. THERE IS NO ISSUE WITH CHINA....THEY MAKE CHEAP PRODUCTS THAT OUR COUNTRY WANTS USING CHEAP SLAVE LABOR IN SOME INSTANCES...SO WHAT IS THE ISSUE? WE AMERICANS COMPLAIN everything IS MADE IN CHINA..YET WHEN WE GO TO A STORE DO WE PAY MORE FOR AMERICAN MADE QUALITY OR DO WE SAVE 50% BUYING CHEAPER TV'S AND CLOTHS FROM CHINA? CHINA IS A BOOMING ECONOMY...THEIR FORAY INTO CAPITALISM WILL FREE THEM FROM communism because AS COKE'S AND X-BOXES AND DESPERATE housewives CONTINUE TO BE introduced TO THEIR INSATIABLE APPETITE, IT WILL BE HARD TO GO BACK TO RUNNING AROUND WITH A RICK SHAW EATING WORMS AND fried RICE EVERYDAY. NOW AS FOR trade....I WANT BE FAIR...LIKE I SAID EARLIER...WHATEVER TRADE CONTRACT A COUNTRY HAS IN PLACE WITH THE US WILL BE RECIPROCATED BACK...IMAGINE WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF ALL THAT RUBBER DOG SHIT THEY MAKE SUDDENLY GOT REJECTED? NOBODY CONSUMES LIKE THE USA AND THEY WOULD BE A WASH IN THEIR OWN PLASTIC dump....would IT HURT AMERICANS? SURE IN THE SHORT TERM, BUT IF AMERICANS CAN GET USE TO PAYING 3.00 PER GALLON OF GAS IM SURE THEY COULD GET USE TO PAYING AN EXTRA 10.00 FOR AN AMERICAN MADE HANDBAG. I'LL TAKE THE NEXT QUESTION