The 2008 presidential field at-a-glance

[texas*princess]

Originally Posted by KAPital PHINUst

http://www.greekchat.com/gcforums/sh...&postcount=254

'Nuff said.

WHy are you still posting in this thread?

Seriously.

http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/03/...aul/index.html

[KAPital PHINUst]

Originally Posted by texas*princess

WHy are you still posting in this thread?

Seriously.

Uhhhh (at least up until now), I pretty much was done with the subject. Nittany and company was saying that Paul dropped out, I disagreed pending absolute clarification from the campaign and/or Ron Paul himself due to a heavy use of ambiguous language and the tendency for the MSM to spin stories for their own personal benefit.

Bottom line, we more or less have left this as a (temporary) mutual disagreement.

UPDATE: I have just received an update from Ron Paul himself being interviewed by Fox News that will settle this matter once and for all. I'm waiting on a Youtube clip to upload, and then I'll post it here once it becomes available.

STAY TUNED!!

[jon1856]

Seems as if what my friend in the Clinton camp said about John maybe very true; Not a very nice man:
http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/03...nobama-ticket/

http://www.foxnews.com/video2/player...News&266&&&new

[Drolefille]

Denial is not just a river in Egypt.

[jon1856]

Originally Posted by Drolefille

Denial is not just a river in Egypt.

True, and something else he said on that tape could come back and bit him.
"Private VS. Public conversations".

[KAPital PHINUst]

Granted, this isn't a YouTube vid or anything from the official campaign website, but until something more definitive comes in, this'll have to do for now:

http://www.victoriaadvocate.com/793/story/207457.html

More to follow as it becomes available.

[texas*princess]

to be really honest, i don't think anyone really cares about that Paul guy anyway. He has like 19 votes.

It's mathematically impossible for him to be the Republican candidate. And W. already gave his seal of approval for McCain anyway.

Just sayin'.

[DSTCHAOS]

Originally Posted by Drolefille

Denial is not just a river in Egypt.

*snap* And it does not run through my courtoom!

~Judge David Young "Justice, with a snap."

[Drolefille]

Originally Posted by DSTCHAOS

*snap* And it does not run through my courtoom!

~Judge David Young "Justice, with a snap."

Lol.


Let us start frome here: if the GOP really is "trying" to marginalize Ron Paul it's because he doesn't fit with the party's beliefs. If he doesn't fit in with the party's platform, than it is unlikely the party will support him. It is even more unlikely that the GOP, however disappointed the religious conservatives are with McCain, will choose Ron Paul at the Convention when he does not fulfill any of the areas for which McCain is roundly criticized. Ron Paul is opposed to an amendment against abortion, he is opposed to defining marriage constitutionally, he wants to repeal the Bush Tax Cuts, etc. He brings other things to the table but he is not the "Anti-McCain." The only people with incentive to "revolt" at the election are likely to choose Huckabee over any other current candidate.

[SWTXBelle]

Originally Posted by Drolefille

Lol.


The only people with incentive to "revolt" at the election are likely to choose Huckabee over any other current candidate.

By election, do you mean electing the nominee at the Republican Convention? Cause I got to tell you - I hate Huckabee almost as much as McCain.
I'm just tired of picking the least objectionable candidate. Even though I disagree with some of Paul's platform, I believe in his integrity in a way I don't believe in anyone else's. I do NOT know what I am going to do if it is McCain vs. Clinton/Obama. Shudder.

[UGAalum94]

Originally Posted by Drolefille

Lol.

Let us start frome here: if the GOP really is "trying" to marginalize Ron Paul it's because he doesn't fit with the party's beliefs. If he doesn't fit in with the party's platform, than it is unlikely the party will support him. It is even more unlikely that the GOP, however disappointed the religious conservatives are with McCain, will choose Ron Paul at the Convention when he does not fulfill any of the areas for which McCain is roundly criticized. Ron Paul is opposed to an amendment against abortion, he is opposed to defining marriage constitutionally, he wants to repeal the Bush Tax Cuts, etc. He brings other things to the table but he is not the "Anti-McCain." The only people with incentive to "revolt" at the election are likely to choose Huckabee over any other current candidate.

I agree with what you've said about Ron Paul; I just want to note that it's not just religions conservatives who aren't super-excited about McCain.

[KAPital PHINUst]

Originally Posted by Drolefille

Lol.


Let us start frome here: if the GOP really is "trying" to marginalize Ron Paul it's because he doesn't fit with the party's beliefs. If he doesn't fit in with the party's platform, than it is unlikely the party will support him. It is even more unlikely that the GOP, however disappointed the religious conservatives are with McCain, will choose Ron Paul at the Convention when he does not fulfill any of the areas for which McCain is roundly criticized. Ron Paul is opposed to an amendment against abortion, he is opposed to defining marriage constitutionally, he wants to repeal the Bush Tax Cuts, etc.

In other words, Ron Paul won't win the GOP nomination because:

1. The GOP's core values have been perverted by corrupt politicians and Ron Paul would put an end to that corruption (or at least interfere with its progress).

2. Ron Paul is opposed to an abortion amendment and defining marriage constitutionally because it is not the federal government's duty to legislate such matters (as well as a host of other matters), nor was it ever the Founding Fathers' intent for the federal government to legislate such.

In short, Ron Paul is going to lose the GOP nomination because he is trying to bring cleanliness where is is filth, and the dirty folk aren't about to go out quietly.