Comments on: Apocalypse now: Bircheresque crank raises as much money as McCain

By: newrepublicans.us » Blog Archive » Rontards raise a cool 5mil this last quarter...

Thu, 04 Oct 2007 17:02:10 +0000

[...] For more reactions check out HotAir. [...]

By: RINO_Hunter

RINO_Hunter — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 16:32:56 +0000

“he’s got all the right moves on abortion”,

I have to disagree, here are some of his votes on the matter:

12/06/2006 Abortion Pain Bill: Did Not Vote
09/26/2006 Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act: Voted No
04/27/2005 Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act: Voted No
04/26/2001 Motherhood Protection Act (Substitute Amendment): Voted No
04/26/2001 Unborn Victims of Violence Act of 2001: Voted No
09/30/1999 Substitute Amendment to Unborn Victims of Violence Act: Voted No
09/30/1999 Unborn Victims of Violence Act of 1999: Voted No
06/30/1999 Child Custody Protection Act: Voted No

Here is what he says about abortion:

“I think we ought to return the issue to the states so that local opinions could better determine the specific regulations concerning this deeply personal issue.” … “I’m opposed to a federal ban on gay marriage, but it also goes both ways: I’m against the courts at the federal level pressuring the states into accepting same-sex marriage licenses. What we’re talking about in both cases is the redefinition of an ancient social institution by the federal government that’s best left to the people to decide at the local level. I have introduced legislation called the We the People Act to remove deeply personal social issues like marriage and abortion from the jurisdiction of the federal courts so the states and local governments can make the decisions, as the Constitution intends.”

So he’s as soft as Rudy is on the abortion issue. Like everything else, (i.e. earmarks) he says one thing and does the other. I hope that Allah is not drinking Ron Paul’s Guyana punch.

By: Drum

Drum — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 14:53:43 +0000

HotAir’s become that National Inquirer of Republicans. Two words would have sufficed for MM’s reply to Desperate Housewives: So What. Instead, she unloads scrolls and scrolls about of how to deal with it. And as for learning to deal with it, Allah just cannot come to terms with any ideas other than those the RNC coaches him on.

God, simple minds abound …

By: BohicaTwentyTwo

BohicaTwentyTwo — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 12:42:26 +0000

Back in July, someone hung a spray painted bedsheet supporting Ron Paul from a highway overpass. I hope this influx of cash means they will be able to splurge for something a bit more professional.

By: King of the Britons

King of the Britons — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 11:10:25 +0000

It is interesting to see those here on this board who lambast liberals and democrats for their methods and means to achieve power and then see the same methods and means to achieve their own power. Ron Paul is a strong believer in smaller government and personal liberty, and yet he is one of the most hated people to the ‘conservatives’ on this blog. You snobbishly claim that anyone who could think of voting for him must be a Truther, retarded, or on drugs. I can assure you that I am none of the above, and I will vote for Ron Paul. Your pet establishment candidates may love the war, but look at each one of them and you will find things that they support and believe that are the very antithesis to liberty and freedom. Rudy was anti-gun until the focus groups told him it was a non-starter and POOF – pro-gun. Illegal immigration is not a crime? Yeah, you must be on drugs, retarded, or a sheep to vote for Rudy.

By: Drum

Drum — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 05:16:33 +0000

I know I’m a little late on all this, but this is just really a thrill: Michelle is having a cow because some stupid soap opera made a bad joke. And Allah is still calling a phenomenal conservative, a John Bircher. Is this the grammar school playground for Republicans or what? Get a life. This is becoming absurd.

By: SouthernGent

SouthernGent — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 04:53:58 +0000

id vote for paul over rudy

offroadaz on October 3, 2007 at 3:37 PM

Surely you jest?

By: Jaibones

Jaibones — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 03:58:44 +0000

Ron Paul is a disgrace.

eanax on October 3, 2007 at 9:53 PM

Nah…Wes Clark is a disgrace. Ron Paul is just a nitwit.

By: Thomas vs Alexander

Thomas vs Alexander — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 02:54:47 +0000

AP, I hope you get your iPhone, even tho you are part of the “Stick the Truther/Nutjob/Racist/Anti-Semite label on Paul” movement. I find no statements other than Paul’s comment on The 9/11 Commission Report that indicated U.S foreign policy was a contributing factor in terrorist activity. I catch hell for pointing this out, too, but is it unreasonable to do so?

No one on this blog has the contributor’s list from the Paul campaign, do they? Didn’t think so. I will grant it is fun to speculate, and yes, we should fear the most dangerous man in ~~America~~ the world, one G. Soros. But something else is going on here.

Are we getting a clue that ‘Middle America’ might be getting tired of the usual parade of clowns? NONE, and I mean none, of the candidates (save the unelectable Paul) have used these words “The Constitution of the United States”, and I bet will only look to use it once, when sworn in to office, only to forget it later. So conservatives, exactly what are we conserving?

By: Kristopher

Kristopher — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 02:47:30 +0000

If Paul gets the VP nomination, he can’t very well pull a third party on us …

I can stand him getting the “warm bucket of piss” office.

By: eanax

eanax — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 01:53:23 +0000

Ron Paul is a disgrace.

By: amerpundit

amerpundit — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 01:24:09 +0000

What else do 30 year olds living in their basements have to spend money on?

Should be:

What else do 30 year olds living in their parents’ basement have to spend money on?

By: amerpundit

amerpundit — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 01:23:41 +0000

(4) this proves Truthers have more disposable income than anyone thought.

What else do 30 year olds living in their basements have to spend money on?

By: The Crossed Pond » Reactions to Ron's Haul

The Crossed Pond » Reactions to Ron's Haul — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 23:59:40 +0000

[...] Hot Air: $5.08 mil, more than double what he did last quarter and eight times what he did in the quarter before that. Not only are the new numbers on par with McCain

By: Hollowpoint

Hollowpoint — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 22:35:56 +0000

If we can’t unite behind our nominee, then we deserve Hillary. Plain and simple.

Hawkins1701 on October 3, 2007 at 6:31 PM

And if we can’t nominate someone who conservatives are comfortable voting for, we also deserve to lose.

That said, if I cast a 3rd party protest vote it sure as hell won’t be for Truther Paul.

By: Hawkins1701

Hawkins1701 — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 22:31:07 +0000

If any conservative voter uses Ron Paul as a protest vote, I hope they will be satisfied with the outcome.

You get the government you deserve.

If we can’t unite behind our nominee, then we deserve Hillary. Plain and simple.

By: Henry Bowman

Henry Bowman — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 22:09:53 +0000

I’ve voted for Ron Paul before when he ran for president, and I think he is, on balance, a great guy. That said, he will not run as the candidate of any evangelicals, for the simple reason that Ron Paul is basically a libertarian and the evangelicals can’t stand such folk.

There is a very slim chance that he might run as a nominee of the LP, but the LP convention is over Memorial Day weekend in 2008 and he would have to divorce himself from the stupid party prior to that.

By: jummy

jummy — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 22:02:11 +0000

that’s what i’m saying. a lot worse things could happen to the right than for it to go paleo-libertarian.

By: ernesto

ernesto — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 21:51:57 +0000

well, if anything, the YOUTH sure are trending more libertarian. whether in a ron paul tinfoil hat wearing way, or a leave me alone i smoke pot way, or whatever. if anything, they represent a prime candidate for replacing the uber-christian wing of the party…if at least in fundraising

By: Jaibones

Jaibones — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 21:46:54 +0000

…can he still do enough damage to Rudy in the swing states to tilt them to Hillary? I’m thinking … yeah, sure.

Allah

I’m thinking you’re absolutely right. I run into these delusional f**ks on every web site I go to…even IllinoisReview.com. Hell, we don’t even have a GOP here anymore, but we have Bircher/Truther cranks. What the heck?

By: jummy

jummy — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 21:35:20 +0000

i’m voting LaRouche/Paulson.

By: Andy in Agoura Hills

Andy in Agoura Hills — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 21:21:20 +0000

This is a tolerant society.

jaime on October 3, 2007 at 4:49 PM

Quite right. Paul is very intolerant.

By: unamused

unamused — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 20:54:50 +0000

Fred!

By: jaime

jaime — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 20:49:41 +0000

He is also a racist.

I’m wishing him a dirt nap ASAP.

Andy in Agoura Hills on October 3, 2007 at 4:05 PM

This is a tolerant society.

By: Hollowpoint

Hollowpoint — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 20:42:35 +0000

And it’s probably money from Hillary trying to get Ron Paul to be the Republican Nomination to make her race easier.

ThackerAgency on October 3, 2007 at 4:07 PM

Oh bloody hell, enough with the conspiracy theories. As usual, the simple answer is correct- he has a small but very dedicated core of supporters. 50,000 people x $100 = $5 million dollars.