The Glade 4.0

And yet, he's "unelectable" and "too big a risk to run in a general election," so the media ignores him.

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You and I both now that isn't why the media ignores him =)

Many of his positions are very radical and anti-establishment. That's probably why he's largely ignored.

Just so you know, Kaffis, I'm reported your post for failing to uphold the status quo.

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Lex,

When the establishment is a **** disaster that needs to be put out of its misery, being "antiestablishment" is a good thing.



Anyway, I've said it before, and I'll say it now.

If a man like Ron Paul were running in any election I could vote in, he'd have my vote in an instant.

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I like Ron (I voted for Ron before voting for Ron was cool), but that's awful close to the generic ballot number. Just saying.

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Not disagreeing. But it's a far cry from the proportion of primary media coverage he gets, which would indicate that he'd poll more like Perot (who got more coverage than Paul gets) than a generic Rep.

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"... Mirrorshades prevent the forces of normalcy from realizing that one is crazed and possibly dangerous. They are the symbol of the sun-staring visionary, the biker, the rocker, the policeman, and similar outlaws." - Bruce Sterling, preface to Mirrorshades

I find something (or more) to harp on each of the Republican candidates.

Paul, it's foreign policy. What would Ron Paul had done on 9/11 if he's in the chair I know that sounds cliche, but it is relevant. Are we going to tell people it's just going to cause more problems and more money than its willing to fix. You might as well hand control over the Democrats if that's your answer.


Also in case you were wondering:
Perry, It's immigration.
Romney and Newt, it's healthcare and the ability to govern like a Conservative in the wake of loud opposition.
I don't think Bauchman can win. I need to take a look at Herman Cain and where he stands on several issues before could vote for him in the primary

At the end of the day though, I have ABBOS (Any Body But Obama Syndrome). I think we are going to throw liberalism out on it's ear in 2012. However if we screw this up by 2014 people have no choice but to vote Democrat again and they'll be putting the hammer down again far worse than they did in 2007.

Jim Jordan once said (and I'm paraphasing here) that the people didn't say that they loved us in 2010, they just said they were willing to give us another chance. Thus I think we really need a President who is gonna fix the mess, also one who can explain while fixing the mess is gonna hurt but is necessary, or we'll be right back where we started in 2-4 years. Ron Paul can lead us kicking and screaming into needed economic and government reform, but can he explain to the masses why they need to be led kicking and screaming into needed economic and government reform? If not the media is gonna make him out to be tyrant and he'll be replaced by a Democrat in 4 years.

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I prefer to think of them as "Fighting evil in another dimension"

Obama is Chicago tough. He will have a strategy for the last few weeks of the election for each of those candidates. I haven't seen anyone with the skill or savvy to beat him in a national election yet. When is the last time we've kicked a President out after one term.

FDR took 4

Truman filled out FDR's last term and was re-elected.

DDE took two full terms.

JFK didn't run for a second term thanks to being assassinated.

LBJ finished his term, won another and decided not to run for the last one he could have been elected too.

Nixon was elected twice, abdicated to Gerald Ford.

Gerald Ford was never elected President and wasn't elected when he ran on his own because of the Nixon taint.

Jimmy Carter, though he wasn't re-elected is not the answer and he was a political newb compared to his opponents. Of course the Republicans had a great candidate in

Ronnie Reagan, two terms easily. His chosen successor -

George Herbert Walker Bush won the first, threw the second. He is the answer and a continuing embarrassment for sucking up to the religious right.

William Jefferson Clinton was the right con man in the right place at the right time and did a relatively decent two terms.

W, stole the election, twice.

Now we have Obama. Do you think any of the cowboys on the Red Elephant Range can truly beat him? Sure his numbers are low now, but the election isn't until next year and he has plenty of time to find the right re-election strategy.

I still think Ron Paul is not electable on a national level. He has some good points, but they aren't enough to overcome his "my way or the highway" attitude.

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He is the only one besides Newt with a history of non-partisan bills.

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I don't see where George Bush senior threw the election. Jacked it all up maybe, and Jimmy Carter certainly does "count", political newb or not. As for GWB "stealing" the elections, I guess if you repeat something often enough people start beleiving it.

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Some of the comparisons drawn between Obama and Carter are not there (in some, Obama is much worse), but as a comparison for the economic state of the country and the revolt by voters, it is very much relevant.

I've never understood (or even heard, really) the idea that HW Bush "threw the election. I guess I don't pay enough attention to those whose sartorial choices include tin foil.

If being in politics for over 15 years, serving as state senator and Governor makes someone a "political newb", I'd hate to see what it takes to be a "political veteran".

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Ummm...in comparison...Obama is the newebest of newbs when it comes to making it to president. I still can't believe this country voted in someone so inexperieced who never had a real job in his life.

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A bit of an exaggeration there, NF.

http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2009/apr/15/joe-scarborough/heres-scoop-obama-has-worked-ice-cream-business-am/


The president's full work history is listed at that link.

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I feel so much better then.

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"It is true that democracy undermines freedom when voters believe they can live off of others' productivity, when they modify the commandment: 'Thou shalt not steal, except by majority vote.' The politics of plunder is no doubt destructive of both morality and the division of labor."

I knew you would.

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Aren't you glad you have your wife to point out when you're wrong?

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On a related note, I like turtles.

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OH goody, ice cream, telemarketing, and souvenirs!

That's one qualified dude!

YEAH!!

Save the wee turtles!

You know what, though? I think his electability is high because the media has ignored him. I suspect that if they stopped ignoring him (i.e. educated the public about his views), his electability numbers would plummet.