tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post2889361342677689385..comments2024-02-13T02:39:22.756-05:00Comments on EconomicPolicyJournal.com: HOT: Rand Paul Endorses Mitt RomneyRobert Wenzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14296920597416905488noreply@blogger.comBlogger73125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-66545892142446810702012-06-08T21:01:11.254-04:002012-06-08T21:01:11.254-04:00Yeah... if figured this out over the course of thi...Yeah... if figured this out over the course of this thread (please view my more recent post below). Very disappointed. In watching his latest video endorsement (on Hannity) he practically shows disdain for internet commentators (i.e. Ron Paul supporters).<br /><br />Anyhow, I'm still open-minded about all this. On the one-hand I regret that he's selling-out as the momentum gained behind Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01676125306253820996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-57555782579731320752012-06-08T16:20:35.483-04:002012-06-08T16:20:35.483-04:00you are sadly mistaken john, rand has never been o...you are sadly mistaken john, rand has never been one of us, i've been beside myself wondering why people have even been thinking such things.....he's proven time and time again that his daddy must have been the milk man....but mark my words, you can't win someone else's game by playing it with them...you have to start your own game.....that's what ron paul was doing and couldnAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-16314577076708697082012-06-05T04:58:44.007-04:002012-06-05T04:58:44.007-04:00Relax everyone; Rand Paul knows how to play the ga...Relax everyone; Rand Paul knows how to play the game. He'll compromise and say positive things about the GOP until his father wins a brokered convention in August. Then we'll see Rand giving his full support.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16941140738728337072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-47281799626891320422012-06-04T07:09:38.007-04:002012-06-04T07:09:38.007-04:00That was no endorsement. What a lie.That was no endorsement. What a lie.Carol Maynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-63068869628196916282012-06-02T17:24:34.005-04:002012-06-02T17:24:34.005-04:00OMG you people are lunatics. Rand Paul is what.......OMG you people are lunatics. Rand Paul is what.... the second most free market person between the House and Senate? Ron Paul and Rothbard and Lew Rockwell are great but they're not Jesus Christ. Someone just complained about beltway libertarian vs Rothbard libertarian. Lets worry about getting people to understand some libertarian principles before we worry about getting Rothbardians electedAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-2694867582553312812012-06-01T21:57:09.128-04:002012-06-01T21:57:09.128-04:00I'm disappointed in Rand Paul. I've given ...I'm disappointed in Rand Paul. I've given him the benefit of the doubt, but it turns out I was ill-informed. I've learned from the comments above that Rand Paul voted the sanctions and apparently even voted to confirm Panetta (I haven't personally confirmed the latter). He's done some good as well, but why compromise?! I hope he'll "come around", but I'm not Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01676125306253820996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-37502143104122278322012-06-01T13:47:09.800-04:002012-06-01T13:47:09.800-04:00To those saying this wasn't an endorsement, wh...To those saying this wasn't an endorsement, what part of: "Mitt Romney is precisely the kind of person who is best able to turn this country around" (or words very close to that) did you not understand?<br /><br />I HOPE TO GOD Rand's ongoing ass-hattery has been a well-orchestrated ploy by him and his father.<br /><br />Otherwise, what a monumental buffoon that he could grow upRonChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05482575664039497515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-2020259086070236372012-06-01T13:41:58.243-04:002012-06-01T13:41:58.243-04:00I really hope to God Rand isn't this monumenta...I really hope to God Rand isn't this monumentally STUPID.<br /><br />Well, I - like many of you, I'm sure - have a laundry list of issues with Rand. He DOES NOT have my automatic support if/when he should run. He has alot of sins to atone for.<br /><br />...But I maintain just the smidgen of hope that his constant acting like an asshat on FOX and Hannity and Levin is something that'Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-74089653746734328492012-05-30T03:02:16.718-04:002012-05-30T03:02:16.718-04:00Ron Paul’s Mega Crowds & No Media Coverage!
[L...Ron Paul’s Mega Crowds & No Media Coverage!<br />[LOOK AT THESE PHOTOS!]<br /> <br />[Q: WHAT DO YOU SEE? That you have NEVER seen, at ANY "Rally", for Obama-Romney? <br />A: PEOPLE! LOTS ~ OF PEOPLE!]<br /><br />CLICK FOR THE PHOTOS HERE:<br />http://mycatbirdseat.com/2012/05/ron-pauls-mega-crowds-no-media-coverage/comment-page-1/#comment-81793<br /><br />ASK NOT, FOR WHOM THEAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-22290984890624980762012-05-29T04:15:56.005-04:002012-05-29T04:15:56.005-04:00I stopped supporting Rand Paul after he voted for ...I stopped supporting Rand Paul after he voted for the sanctions on Iran. There was someone here who said Rand Hasn't betrayed principle in the Senate yet. Nonsense. Utter nonsense. Nonsense on stilts, I say! Not only did he vote to confirm Panetta, as someone here also said, but he voted to put sanctions (really, further sanctions) on Iran. Those who say that Rand "really" believes Ivan Lesivnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-15740821980654270152012-05-28T19:05:37.445-04:002012-05-28T19:05:37.445-04:00maybe next time you'll actually WATCH the vide...maybe next time you'll actually WATCH the videoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-52853232060944744112012-05-28T16:38:22.965-04:002012-05-28T16:38:22.965-04:00Shut up with the martyr complex.Shut up with the martyr complex.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-19156901392676438732012-05-27T18:41:58.872-04:002012-05-27T18:41:58.872-04:00Nice thread RW. You have the pseudo libertarians b...Nice thread RW. You have the pseudo libertarians buzzing. What a laugh to read the B.S..<br /><br />Good luck dummies, you've been had again. Scratch all you want, you all won't ease the itch.Scarlettnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-28210244221739656292012-05-27T17:24:07.166-04:002012-05-27T17:24:07.166-04:00I have often thought, "I wish Rand would have...I have often thought, "I wish Rand would have asked his father's opinion on [whatever], I know it would be the opposite."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-52036612802498501872012-05-27T16:43:45.411-04:002012-05-27T16:43:45.411-04:00Actulaay the more I think about it, if I wanted to...Actulaay the more I think about it, if I wanted to give a "tepid endorsement" I would say "So and so has brought people to the Repuiblican Party" and If I wanted to give a strong endorsement I would say "So and so has economic solutions to our country's problems"... So I am even more disgusted.<br /><br />I am not going to get into the nuances of whether this wasgcdugashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05891496227400676880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-2162717179892229452012-05-27T16:07:14.601-04:002012-05-27T16:07:14.601-04:00Hasn't done so in the Senate? He voted to conf...Hasn't done so in the Senate? He voted to confirm Panetta. Ron can stand alone 434-1 but Rand can't even muster the nominal courage to vote "present". <br /><br />As to the Stewart clip and the idea of "damn him with faint praise"... I'm not buying it. Something like... "I think Mitt has great hair and will learn to use the teleprompter better than Obama gcdugashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05891496227400676880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-74015859334046005252012-05-27T15:35:39.939-04:002012-05-27T15:35:39.939-04:00Tony, thank you for your sober words.
When Rand P...Tony, thank you for your sober words.<br /><br />When Rand Paul is running for President in 2016, many people will have to more seriously consider Rand's commitment to liberty, as well as their own. I suspect that hasty pronouncements in places like this will have to be eaten.<br /><br />For all interested, here's fascinating LRC podcast detailing the history of the third parties:<br /><Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01676125306253820996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-17071968652401652572012-05-27T15:25:46.109-04:002012-05-27T15:25:46.109-04:00"I agree, and I would also add that you shoul..."I agree, and I would also add that you should judge Rand by his actions not his words. Trying to force a debate in the Senate on the Patriot Act, the constitutionality of Libya, the TSA, etc shows where his true loyalties lay."<br />- Thank you!<br /><br />Of course the change will come through grassroots action, but politics have been a VERY effective platform for spreading the Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01676125306253820996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-51643066501682952242012-05-27T15:18:22.986-04:002012-05-27T15:18:22.986-04:00Sober yourselves people! Rand Paul is one of us.Sober yourselves people! Rand Paul is one of us.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01676125306253820996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-50405532589450063532012-05-27T15:15:45.471-04:002012-05-27T15:15:45.471-04:00Bravo Peter!!Bravo Peter!!Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01676125306253820996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-77803336637534589302012-05-27T15:13:28.284-04:002012-05-27T15:13:28.284-04:00Innocent until proven guilty. He's not a sello...Innocent until proven guilty. He's not a sellout and he hasn't given us any indication that he might be. <br /><br />We have to change people's hearts and minds. The change that's happened over the last 4 years is awe-inspiring. We have to keep this going!<br /><br />Let's be pragmatic and philosophical about this, not so close-minded and ready to pull our support at the firstJohnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01676125306253820996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-322394464803021472012-05-27T14:26:47.493-04:002012-05-27T14:26:47.493-04:00The headline to this article was overstated. I di...The headline to this article was overstated. I did not hear a clear and ringing endorsement of Romney.Davidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-64784258157481651032012-05-27T13:00:46.592-04:002012-05-27T13:00:46.592-04:00It is an overstatement to say Rand endorsed Romney...It is an overstatement to say Rand endorsed Romney. In the clip, he is merely defending Romney from charges against Bain Capital--something his father himself did on numerous occasions months ago. A formal endorsement though I am sure is coming soon. The primaries in the coming week probably will lock up the nomination for Romney. I understand the grassroots disenchantment with Romney, but peopleAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09153766510906010466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-16116280776904343042012-05-27T11:38:14.300-04:002012-05-27T11:38:14.300-04:00Yeah but what good is he if he's a sellout? No...Yeah but what good is he if he's a sellout? Not saying he is (yet).Mikehttp://www.antiwar.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-81275605489200187392012-05-27T11:36:01.387-04:002012-05-27T11:36:01.387-04:00I don't care who endorses that criminal. I abs...I don't care who endorses that criminal. I absolutely will NOT vote for that crumb (Romney)!Mikehttp://www.antiwar.comnoreply@blogger.com