Comments on: Stage two of rEVOLution begins: Paulnuts forming own gated communities

By: Redhead Infidel

Redhead Infidel — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 17:54:49 +0000

This Paulville project reminds just me a little of the Free Staters in New Hampshire, except less refined, less democratic, and more socialist.

By: Redhead Infidel

Redhead Infidel — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 17:51:53 +0000

How on God’s green earth did Ron Paul win his GOP primary this year? Even Atlanta democrats knew to kick crazy Cynthia McKinney to the curb.

funky chicken on April 18, 2008 at 5:02 PM

It’s a shame, because his opponent was a sharp guy with no hint of teh craaazy.

I live in Paul’s district and made a point of voting because it was important to get him out. Plenty of people I knew were voting for that reason only. Unfortunately, we weren’t enough: 1) 30,000 furious Repubs in our district crossed over to vote Dem; 2) lowest Repub turn-out in forever. Uninspired, uninvolved, and downright pissed off Texans – you can’t force them to do squat.

By: Bicyea

Bicyea — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 14:12:38 +0000

Will they call it Heavens Gate?

By: jon1979

jon1979 — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 13:48:42 +0000

You know, there’s a nice piece of property near Eldorado, Texas that Paul’s supporters came probably get on the cheap. Might have to do some fix-up work due to all the kids that have been running around, though.

By: ericdondero

ericdondero — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 13:45:15 +0000

These people are not real libertarians. They are populist leftwinger anarchists who have infiltrated our libertarian movement.

Real libertarians support fighting Al Qaeda and Muslim Terrorists who want to destroy our civil liberties. These Ron Paul people are pacifist appeasement non-interventionists who want to negotiate with Al Qaeda.

Please don’t confuse them with real libertarians.

Eric Dondero, Founder
Republican Liberty Caucus
Fmr. Senior Aide, US Congressman Ron Paul (1997-2003)
Fmr. Libertarian National Committeeman
25-year libertarian political activist

By: sabbott

sabbott — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 12:06:51 +0000

If it’s Freedom and Liberty…why the gates?

By: Mark Jaquith

Mark Jaquith — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 05:47:45 +0000

I don't get it. There are obvious political benefits to congregating a bunch of libertarians together, but not really on such a localized level. It really has to be at the State level to have any real effect, unless the biggest assault on your freedom is that you're forbidden from buying liquor at 11:59am on a Sunday in your town. That's what the Free State Project is doing, by convincing liberty-minded Americans to move to New Hampshire and offset Masshole creep there. And I really don't get the whole communal aspect. I don't think this is what Ayn Rand had in mind. The real stage 2 of the movement is to elect more Congressmen who are pro-freedom. Ron Paul trounced his district opponent, despite the best efforts of the neocons. Libertarian candidates can win on a local level.

By: fossten

fossten — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 02:50:29 +0000

What a bunch of groupthink. Amazing. It’s like lemmings.

By: Johan Klaus

Johan Klaus — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 02:40:05 +0000

Sounds like communism to me.

By: ReubenJCogburn

ReubenJCogburn — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 01:56:46 +0000

So does this mean that the official term for Ron Paul followers has changed from “the Ronulans” to “the Paulnuts”? I just want to make sure I’ve got the terminology for these, um, folks… right.

Jill1066 on April 18, 2008 at 8:03 PM

You can call them “Paulnuts”, “Ronulans”, “Paultards”, “raging lunatics”, “delusional crapweasels”, it’s all good. All that matters is that you mock them mercilessly, as they deserve.

By: canopfor

canopfor — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 01:18:27 +0000

Umm,whats the point:

There seems to be a lot of good intentioned wackos
that wanted a Utopian paradise!

The episode in Texas is a living example that it’s
not going accordingly to plan!

And the Utopian wacko’s maybe just a tad shy of Heavens
gate.So rather than wait for Utopia,they will biuld their
own paradise!

And Iran is only a few steps short of bring Utopia to the
World whether we want it or not!Ummm!

By: canopfor

canopfor — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 01:06:13 +0000

So this community is called your either.

with us
or against us!

And no it has nothing to do with Bush!

By: firepilot

firepilot — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 00:43:44 +0000

Well there is already a community about individualism and personal freedom, but it is just one week a year out in the Black Rock Desert, its “Burning Man”

I dont think any Paul-tard community will ever be as fun as that.

By: thirtypundit

thirtypundit — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 00:29:34 +0000

Think there’ll need to be a vote on concealed carry?

By: Entelechy

Entelechy — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 00:18:24 +0000

Forgot to mention that most of their complaints dealt with how doctors and politicians lie to us about all sorts of illnesses, symptoms, treatment, maltreatment…it was all conspiratorial, all 3 pages of it.

By: Entelechy

Entelechy — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 00:15:41 +0000

I know just one couple. Nuts are indignant, including coconuts.

They sent a 3-pages long plea at Christmas, to donate, to join, and why. I’m still astonished.

Wouldn’t mind if they moved there, even though they’re not close now.

By: Jill1066

Jill1066 — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 00:03:22 +0000

So does this mean that the official term for Ron Paul followers has changed from “the Ronulans” to “the Paulnuts”? I just want to make sure I’ve got the terminology for these, um, folks… right.

By: Doctor Zero

Doctor Zero — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 23:34:05 +0000

Galt’s Gulch!

But without the philosophy, principles, or integrity!

emailnuevo on April 18, 2008 at 4:59 PM

I predict in a couple of years the Paulnuts will move this community underwater, name it Rapture, and begin hunting each other for DNA and plasmids.

By: innominatus

innominatus — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 23:05:27 +0000

Hopefully these tracts of land are far enough out on the boonies that broadband access will be difficult to come by… (The Internet heaves a big sigh of relief)

By: FloridaBill

FloridaBill — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 23:04:04 +0000

These people are a few fries short of a happy meal, for sure!

Saw a guy pull into the supermarket last week, pick up truck with topper and “Ron Paul” stickers everywhere. He gets out of the truck in a security guard uniform and I notice he has a shotgun mounted in one of those verticle stands like the police use. Scary.

I’m a shooter and would never leave my gun exposed like that.

By: thuja

thuja — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 22:48:59 +0000

Serious question: What’s the point?

Cheap pot?

(Not that the marijuana laws shouldn’t be repealed.)

By: JetBoy

JetBoy — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 22:29:24 +0000

Serious question: What’s the point?

Honestly…these truther types really and truly believe that there will someday soon be a police-state, and they’ll all be rounded up and put into FEMA concentration camps, which apparently are all ready to go at a moments notice.

Thus, the gates. And protection in numbers.

By: uptight

uptight — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 22:23:35 +0000

When do they drink that specially prepared cocktail? If they don’t drink the cocktail, their souls can’t be detached from their NWO-controlled bodies and they’ll never reach the Paulville mothership (currently orbiting around the 4th moon of Mianus)

By: Nessuno

Nessuno — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 22:16:47 +0000

This is a fascinating incite into the beginning of cult communities.

And btw, David Freddoso, an otherwise good reporter, has more than a few screws loose over Ron Paul. It’s sad, actually.

By: Haunchie

Haunchie — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 22:08:26 +0000

This crowd is the probably the same bunch behind the floating city (Atlantis project) and the freedoms ship. Nothing like libertarian vagabonds who won’t fight for their freedom, just shut the world out and stick their fingers in their ears.