tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post1476035958323216754..comments2024-02-13T02:39:22.756-05:00Comments on EconomicPolicyJournal.com: Wow, Rand Paul Throws His Father Under the BusRobert Wenzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14296920597416905488noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-92131343370346589822012-09-03T15:11:51.572-04:002012-09-03T15:11:51.572-04:00He said the opposite of what you just claimed; wat...He said the opposite of what you just claimed; watch the video again. He did NOT endorse them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-22459949816449000242012-08-29T17:59:26.142-04:002012-08-29T17:59:26.142-04:00This whole event was despicable. Two months ago it...This whole event was despicable. Two months ago it became clear to me that both benton and rand were only interested in ruining Dr. Paul's campaign to further their careers. Well, they distinguished themselves as the kinds of sellouts Dr. Paul's supporters are against, simple as that. You can make all the excuses you want, but the tragedy is the Doctor made the mistake of nepotism insteadDisgusted & Wiserhttp://indymedia.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-51782933091774744012012-08-29T14:47:20.016-04:002012-08-29T14:47:20.016-04:00"I think they set Rand up. They probably sent..."I think they set Rand up. They probably sent some hot chick in and he cheated on his wife with her. Something like this has to be the case."<br /><br />The same happened with Marc Sanford.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-11080912570640675902012-08-29T12:44:37.734-04:002012-08-29T12:44:37.734-04:00Mike, I first heard about Ron Paul in late 2006 or...Mike, I first heard about Ron Paul in late 2006 or early 2007. At the time I held very liberal beliefs, but because of the actions of the Bush regime I was becoming more radical in my distrust of the government. I believed the republicans were evil, but I also still felt that if the democrats could regain control we could get the country back on the right track. I still vividly remember having a Dannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-18438888854813998312012-08-29T11:44:25.067-04:002012-08-29T11:44:25.067-04:00I will agree Paul did leave his delegates out to d...I will agree Paul did leave his delegates out to dry after encouraging them to keep fighting and maximize their numbers. If I had gone to all the trouble of becoming a delegate, which I didn't, I would be a pinch upset alsoJosiahnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-83730938330835141372012-08-29T11:39:15.805-04:002012-08-29T11:39:15.805-04:00I'm not a fan of Rand myself; however, for wha...I'm not a fan of Rand myself; however, for what it is worth, I found this comment over at The Daily Paul [my bold emphasis, not counting the title]:<br /><br /><b>I gave you guys WAY too much credit...</b><br />Submitted by thedizzle on Wed, 08/29/2012 - 10:53. <a href="http://www.dailypaul.com/comment/2700661" rel="nofollow">Permalink</a><br />I actually thought most of you all were Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-3142641668718827082012-08-29T10:41:22.474-04:002012-08-29T10:41:22.474-04:00Oh, I certainly will be hiding in the desert on No...Oh, I certainly will be hiding in the desert on November 6.<br /><br />Let's see where that gets you butt boy Romney when Obama wins.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-59449116711331099242012-08-29T10:21:44.867-04:002012-08-29T10:21:44.867-04:00Sorry all, but Ivan is absolutely correct. Wenzel ...Sorry all, but Ivan is absolutely correct. Wenzel had a post just yesterday in which it was made clear that Ron himself was colluding with Romney in the debates. It seemed pretty well ignored. Even Wenzel refused to make the connection and still insists it's Benton that's the bad guy. Benton is not the bad guy. Benton was not the one debating Romney with the gloves on and one hand behind Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-27198602121727217822012-08-29T10:16:11.897-04:002012-08-29T10:16:11.897-04:00Really, how much does Rand have to gain? Won't...Really, how much does Rand have to gain? Won't your average GOP voter always distrust/dislike/hate someone with the last name of Paul? I know they aren't the brightest bulbs but the GOP has really demonized Ron.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-73628520717280955182012-08-29T07:31:55.316-04:002012-08-29T07:31:55.316-04:00The GOP is completely invalidated, and the trash c...The GOP is completely invalidated, and the trash can lid has been taken off, so you can look inside and see all the filth and corruption that is in there. Thank you Mitt, for this last straw you and your cronies laid on the camel of liberty's back. Rand thinks that the liberty minded people will be multiplying in the GOP? I doubt that! I think he may be trampled on their way out the door! It Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-26945245162886512502012-08-29T07:29:19.571-04:002012-08-29T07:29:19.571-04:00Ever stop and think maybe Rand is playing " ...Ever stop and think maybe Rand is playing " I keep my friends close but I keep my Enemy's closer " ? Meaning I will play along until I get what I want then Bang..Its my show now. And to the anonymous Dope above me preaching class, how about a little respect no one cares what you think. As a citizen who lives in Massachusetts under Governor Romney at the time, the man is as fake asBillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06623291271325261181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-85541204114669317512012-08-29T06:46:34.086-04:002012-08-29T06:46:34.086-04:00Romney is now officially the nominee. And all of ...Romney is now officially the nominee. And all of your yapping about Ron Paul didn't amount to a hill of beans. If you had any class at all you would go hide in the desert.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-4398511811048435992012-08-29T04:14:45.512-04:002012-08-29T04:14:45.512-04:00People expect Rand to be Mr. "Tea Party Goes ...People expect Rand to be Mr. "Tea Party Goes to Washington to Upend the Establishment." That was a campaign. That was to win an election. Rand's on the inside now, he's building his political capital and he has tackled several controversial matters that deviate wildly from the establishmentarian Republicans. Taking cheap-shots at them, whilst great for generating huzzahs from Caustic Pophttp://twitter.com/CausticPop/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-65720697496802100482012-08-29T04:06:46.146-04:002012-08-29T04:06:46.146-04:00I feel for Rand, it must be killin him to keep qui...I feel for Rand, it must be killin him to keep quiet on certain things. Yeah, yeah, Rand's a sell-out, blah,blah....He's GOT TO play by their rules for a little while. I'll tell you one thing, I'd rather have HIM in there than some hardcore neocon or socialist nut who blindly leads this country into the abyss. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-2800801811062794632012-08-29T02:01:53.170-04:002012-08-29T02:01:53.170-04:00"...if you try to rock the boat from the sena..."...if you try to rock the boat from the senate you can consider your political career over. "<br /><br />Then his career should be over. What the hell good is it if he's just being like the rest? Damn some people's desperation is ghastly!Mikehttp://www.antiwar.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-41825764130120782372012-08-29T01:59:03.109-04:002012-08-29T01:59:03.109-04:00Dan:
What changed your mind? You would say Ron Pa...Dan:<br /><br />What changed your mind? You would say Ron Paul but how? What was it he said? I would be interested in hearing about your change.Mikehttp://www.antiwar.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-1343954642248613602012-08-29T01:53:05.927-04:002012-08-29T01:53:05.927-04:00Dan, please give me a break. I thought you, the Ro...Dan, please give me a break. I thought you, the Ron Paul worshipers, had a higher opinion about your idol, that you would treat him as a grown-up person responsible for his actions (or the lack thereof). You want to tell me that Ron does not have a clue about what his son, Tate, Benton and all other creeps are doing? That he is not responsible for the abysmal failure of his campaign and for an Ivan Jankovichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13752746676526149443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-28567865446079077742012-08-29T00:12:41.643-04:002012-08-29T00:12:41.643-04:00What needs to be appreciated here is that Rand, Je...What needs to be appreciated here is that Rand, Jesse Benton, and other similar figures, who have been on the receiving end of much criticism from this web site of late, have a different strategic and tactical perspective regarding the future of the libertarian movement.<br /><br />With the rise of the Tea Party and the Ron Paul movement, libertarianism seems to be on the upswing in the party, Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09153766510906010466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-3489583165231762262012-08-28T23:36:33.759-04:002012-08-28T23:36:33.759-04:00Josiah.....is that you?Josiah.....is that you?Roydennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-1460543453020390332012-08-28T23:35:24.716-04:002012-08-28T23:35:24.716-04:00I don't think he is playing politics at all. H...I don't think he is playing politics at all. He could easily follow Santorum, Gingrich, Perry, etc.and fully endorse Romney/Ryan. There would be all sorts of advantages to his son and the libertarian movement in the Republican party for doing so (and the news reports say he personally likes Romney as well). But he isn't probably because of foreign policy and civil liberties differences. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09153766510906010466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-53326556183065299632012-08-28T23:14:44.444-04:002012-08-28T23:14:44.444-04:00At 49 seconds in that clip, Paul says explicitly: ...At 49 seconds in that clip, Paul says explicitly: "I haven't endorsed the ticket." At 1:42, he says "I'm not intending on endorsing anybody". It was a classic interview. The man is nothing but integrity. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-22721626223318513302012-08-28T23:01:01.639-04:002012-08-28T23:01:01.639-04:00Ivan the angry, the reason we don't have this ...Ivan the angry, the reason we don't have this irrational hatred for Ron Paul like you is because we have respect for a man who has created more libertarians than anyone else in history. I'm a Rothbardian so I don't agree with everything Ron Paul does or says, but if it wasn't for that great man I would still be a dumb ass liberal. <br /><br />When you wake up millions of people Dannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-6803211500075901952012-08-28T22:39:11.939-04:002012-08-28T22:39:11.939-04:00to be fair, Rand can't spend all night yapping...to be fair, Rand can't spend all night yapping with blitzer, he's got years of brownnosing on the likes of romney, ryan and rubio to catch up on. <br />(nice for you and your boys and girls in the MSM to remember Ron, wolf)Heathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15417060063126394938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-51854486203495503952012-08-28T22:25:18.704-04:002012-08-28T22:25:18.704-04:00Compelling reply Anonymous.Compelling reply Anonymous.DixieFlatlinehttp://notreason.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-2044558666880256892012-08-28T22:10:47.408-04:002012-08-28T22:10:47.408-04:00And when Neil asked him at the beginning was the d...And when Neil asked him at the beginning was the description that he "supports the ticket but not wholeheartedly" correct or not he said; "yes". And in the New York Times interview, if I am not wrong, he said that he "could not FULLY support the ticket". What does that mean? As a Ron Paul fan, are you really satisfied with that kind of crap? You really could swallow Ivan Jankovichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13752746676526149443noreply@blogger.com