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Topic: Ron Paul: Election shows U.S. 'far gone' |
Ron Paul: Election shows U.S. 'far gone'
The Washington Times, by Stephen Dinan
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Posted By:Envirodude, 11/9/2012 7:32:24 AM
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| Rep. Ron Paul, whose maverick presidential bids shook the GOP, said in the wake of this week's elections that the country has already veered over the fiscal cliff and he sees no chance of righting ship in a country where too many people are dependent on government. "We're so far gone. We're over the cliff," the Texas Republican told Bloomberg Television's "In the Loop" program. "We cannot get enough people in Congress in the next 5-10 years who will do wise things. (Snip) Mr. Paul, who is retiring after 12 terms in the House
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Reply 1 - Posted by:
homjett, 11/9/2012 7:36:59 AM (No. 9001718)
I like Ron Paul, however, had he endorsed Gov Romney, as got his folks out to vote, the results could have been different.
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
King of all trolls, 11/9/2012 7:38:18 AM (No. 9001721)
Thanks for nothing, Ron!
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
Safari Man, 11/9/2012 8:07:44 AM (No. 9001796)
Would he have said the same thing if Romney were elected? On election day I heard him say that there was no difference between the two candiates. No sane person can believe that.
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
planetgeo, 11/9/2012 8:08:10 AM (No. 9001798)
One of the few times I can agree with this curmudgeonly fruit loop.
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
pros7767, 11/9/2012 8:12:31 AM (No. 9001812)
Just what are all of the Ron Paul supporters going to do now? By failing to vote, they have helped destroy our country. They are no different than the Obamabots. Their loyalty to this idiot cost us the election.
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
dogbreath, 11/9/2012 8:13:12 AM (No. 9001813)
The country is neither gone nor far gone. We survived the FDR years and we'll survive this. We are more resilient than we credit ourselves. A lot of the youngsters who voted in Obama have yet to feel his socialist lash. So take heart. Don't abandon hope.
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
Maybeth, 11/9/2012 8:26:50 AM (No. 9001851)
Ron Paul and his people sure showed Romney supporters! .... Now they, too, will have to pay the price.
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
civilservant, 11/9/2012 8:33:25 AM (No. 9001876)
Ron Paul and Gary Johnson..........guys, how about a long walk off a short pier?
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
nycvoter, 11/9/2012 8:33:48 AM (No. 9001879)
I believe that there are Americans that want to see the country burn down. Romney would have stopped the bleeding but probably not reversed the decay. I personally think Romney would have become more conservative as President. But purists who stayed home want a full reset no matter what the human cost. I think we collapse at some point if congress can't prevent a full blown dictatorship.
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Reply 10 - Posted by:
crabam, 11/9/2012 8:37:44 AM (No. 9001890)
Anyone who follows this website realizes that any article on a community that is not white has comments that paint broad brush assumptions about them as a group rather than individuals. For example, the Jewish Community is very intelligent and savvy and see right through the fawning "support" of Israel and Jews by the right wing of the Republican Party, most particularly Sean Hannity. There are 12 Jewish Members in the House of Representatives - 0 are Republican. There are 26 Jewish Members in the Senate - 1 (Eric Cantor) is Republican. And people wonder why the Jewish Community votes for the Democrat Party. Another example, there are lots of people of Indian and Chinese origin who are fiscally conservative. But the religious rhetoric of the R's scares them. It's time for the Republicans to face reality. Keep religion and abortion out of politics. They are personal matters. The US is a secular country not a Christian country... if it was the latter, the founding fathers would have said so in the Constitution.
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Reply 11 - Posted by:
earlybird, 11/9/2012 9:08:23 AM (No. 9001984)
Ron Paul and his troops sat out the election, helping to give it to Obama.
I have no use for this divisive egomaniac and his ugly followers.
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Reply 12 - Posted by:
M Stuart, 11/9/2012 9:11:40 AM (No. 9001998)
Go away, Ron Paul. You could have helped, and you sat on your butt. I never want to hear your name again.
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Reply 13 - Posted by:
mickturn, 11/9/2012 9:21:55 AM (No. 9002041)
Ron, Right you are...the Takers have Taken Over!
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Reply 14 - Posted by:
Chuzzles, 11/9/2012 9:32:29 AM (No. 9002084)
Read some religious commentaries #10. Behaviourly, Jews have historically assisted in their own destruction. American liberal Jews for the most part could not care less about Israel. Supporting Israel has been the only thing between America and its own final punishment from God.
It is like Rush said, people in this country voted for Santa Claus, not for the opportunity to work hard for themselves. It is all about getting the freebies, no matter the consequences.
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Reply 15 - Posted by:
TexaTucky, 11/9/2012 9:46:11 AM (No. 9002137)
#10, cool story bro', and while we'd all love to hear more, submitting the exact same post to multiple articles (like your post #5 in the 'Mitt Romney Had Every Chance...' article) is called serial posting . . . spamming. We don't do that at Ldot.
Anyone who follows this website realizes that.
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Reply 16 - Posted by:
J F Ackerman, 11/9/2012 9:51:36 AM (No. 9002153)
Ron Paul and his Ronulans are a self-fulfilling prophecy. And, they will never take responsibility for their share in this disaster. Very selfish, narrow-minded people.
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Reply 17 - Posted by:
CEP, 11/9/2012 10:15:33 AM (No. 9002245)
Ron Paul is far gone he needs to be committed.
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Reply 18 - Posted by:
CEP, 11/9/2012 10:17:18 AM (No. 9002249)
#10, can it.
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Reply 19 - Posted by:
JoElla Bee, 11/9/2012 1:02:47 PM (No. 9002843)
#10, to use a Christian illustration, you strain at gnats and swallow camels in your own broad brushed assumptions. You are advising conservatives to keep religion and abortion out of politics, because those are "personal matters". Yet, you apparently have no problem with leftists introducing those same "personal matters" into politics on their terms, and their politics into religion through the use of political power to force religious organizations to go against their religious beliefs regarding contraception and abortion.
You tell white, social conservatives that non-white, fiscal conservatives fear them. Surely we are not to believe that the so-called christian liberation theology being implemented through policies of the leadership in the Democrat Party is less "scary" to them because Obama has enough pigmentation to darken his skin.
Conservatives aren't the threat to freedom and liberty.
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Reply 20 - Posted by:
Hammock, 11/9/2012 2:02:57 PM (No. 9003032)
#10 osting the exact same paragraph on many threads cheapens the dialog, shows contempt of others, and demonstrates a selfish need for attention.
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