Finally, some clarity comes to Republican campaign
Matt Mackowiak
Matt Mackowiak is a Republican consultant and president of Potomac Strategy Group, LLC. He can be reached at matt@potomacstrategygroup.com
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Rich posted at 11:41 am on Thu, Aug 18, 2011.
Wow, are the pundits and media after Ron Paul. Nice hatchet job there Matt. "...enigmatic libertarian views" the Tea Party is perfectly understandable of course. Actually they are almost the same. Those views have been marginally popular since H. L. Mencken in the 20s, they are no enigma, though they are the most prevalent political philosophy of the highest IQ ranges. Intelligence obviously has no place in politics, but a pure hachet job shouldn't be published without some explanation of why.
Cactuscrusader posted at 1:25 pm on Thu, Aug 18, 2011.
The Straw Poll is a Republican fundraiser. It really doesn't mean anything, and needs to get as much press as any other fundraiser--which is no press. It has been given a lot of play in the past, but really, the group represents such a limited and concentrated demographic as to become irrelevant to the national election. These folks would vote for a slug if it could carry a sign that held their talking points on it.
People are after Ron Paul because he is a cartoon character, a fairy tale myth. I can wish for pink ponies all day long but it is not part of reality it ain't gonna happen, nor are any of Ron Paul's fantasy policy talking points. They don't pass the "works in reality" test.
NothingButTheTruth posted at 2:19 pm on Thu, Aug 18, 2011.
Cactuscrusader says, "These folks would vote for a slug if it could carry a sign that held their talking points on it." Of course, how do you think Obozo was elected president?
NothingButTheTruth posted at 10:43 am on Fri, Aug 19, 2011.
Cactuscrusader, you can call Ron Paul a cartoon character and a fairy tale myth, but I'll bet you don't even have a clue what the man stands for. Maybe, as you stated, you wishing for pink ponies all day isn't a part of reality, but could you show us how Ron Paul's policy talking points are the same as your fantasies about pink ponies? What he and the tea party want may never come to fruition, but to call them fantasies on par with you wising for pink ponies is absurd at best. Why don't you learn about the man before making statements about the man that you know nothing about? Most of the stuff attributed to Ron Paul are created from fantasy by people who oppose his real policies. http://www.ronpaul.com/who-is-ron-paul/
A_Rose_By_Any_Other_Name posted at 11:02 am on Fri, Aug 19, 2011.
This is how the liberal press affects elections. Since most people like Cactuscrusader get the bulk of their information from watching TV news and reading newspapers the liberal media is able to have a fairly large influence on who gets elected, (that IS how this Obozo character got elected) and when a conservative media outlet shows up they vilify it as being partial to conservative views all the while denying their own prejudices. Ron Paul isn't given any press even when he comes in a close second place? Pretty obvious what's going on here. Like him or not, the liberal press fear him.
RationalHuman posted at 4:10 pm on Wed, Aug 24, 2011.
"Based on what is known today, the Republican nominee for President is almost certainly one of the following, in alphabetical order: Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.), Gov. Rick Perry (R-Texas) or former Gov. Mitt Romney (R-Mass.). These three individuals solely constitute the first tier."
Wow. So every single Republican candidate is a cerifiable whacko nutcase.
Why can't the GOP put forth a SANE, intelligent candidate? Do they really not have one?
We've got a spellcasting witch (Bachmann), a governor who spends tax dollars praying for rain (Perry, and the rain never came lol), and "magic underwear" Romney.
We need a leader who can look towards the future, not one who has their head buried in the superstitions of the past.
NothingButTheTruth posted at 9:53 am on Sun, Aug 28, 2011.
So RationalHuman do you have a name you would like to put forward as a possible republican candidate? Possible someone who can look towards the future, not one who has their head buried in the superstitions of the past with beliefs that most Americans also share? Do you suppose someone who thinks life and the universe came out of nothing by pure chance stands a snowball's chance of making it in a conservative world of politics?