OnTheIssues is a really useful site for sorting out who stands for what. (Based on voting records instead of just campaign rhetoric, which is nice.)
I tell you I have this theory. It goes where, you're the one who's not my sister. Cuz mom adopted you from a shoe box full of baby howler monkeys, and never told you cuz it could hurt your delicate baby feelings.
Dawn ,'Selfless'
Natter 55: It's the 55th Natter
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Jessica - Nov 07, 2007 6:40:51 am PST #905 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
CaBil - Nov 07, 2007 6:46:15 am PST #906 of 10001
Remember, remember/the fifth of November/the Gunpowder Treason and Plot/I see no reason/Why Gunpowder Treason/Should ever be forgot.
The sad thing is, compared to the other *Republican* candidates, Ron Paul is not "batshit crazy."
ETA important party identifier
Nutty - Nov 07, 2007 6:52:55 am PST #907 of 10001
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
Is Ron Paul the one who charms the pants offa Jon Stewart? No, that's some other Repub white guy, right? Anyway, I love watching Jon be totally charmed by people he disagrees with violently; you can see him practically drawing hearts on his desk whenever John McCain drops by.
Stephanie - Nov 07, 2007 6:53:12 am PST #908 of 10001
Trust my rage
My brother likes Ron Paul because he is (to vastly oversimplify) pro-medical marijuana. While I know where my brother is coing from, the marijuana stance does make up for the other stuff.
bon bon - Nov 07, 2007 6:53:17 am PST #909 of 10001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
I want to say that's Joe Biden, Nutty.
amych - Nov 07, 2007 6:53:55 am PST #910 of 10001
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
Maybe he's looking at his opposition to the Patriot Act and the war in Iraq.
I think a lot of people have been taken in by this -- as if it makes him a more Dem-friendly Republican, or something. Also, he seems to be working a lot of the "maverick" appeal that McCain had before he started toeing the party line.
Nutty - Nov 07, 2007 6:54:22 am PST #911 of 10001
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
No, no, the other white guy in politics.
(Biden's a democrat, anyway.)
Gudanov - Nov 07, 2007 6:54:47 am PST #912 of 10001
Coding and Sleeping
I saw Ron Paul on the Daily Show and they seemed to have a pretty friendly interview.
Typo Boy - Nov 07, 2007 6:57:16 am PST #913 of 10001
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
Again if you look at the links upthread - he has ties to the militia movement, the people who want to overthrow the government by violence because it is not right wing enough. He does not believe any amendments to the constitution after the original bill of rights are valid. He has compared people who blow up IRS buildings to Ghandi. He has said at one point that 95% of black men in Washington D.C. are criminals. (Though he "took it back".)
Jessica - Nov 07, 2007 6:58:18 am PST #914 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Ron Paul did well on both TDS and Colbert by only talking about Iraq (where his views mostly line up with left wing talking points).