What does Ron Paul stand on/believe in?

[slow99]

Of course his website isn't going to give you the controversial aspects of it. Essentially he feels Iran is entitled to nuclear weapons. That's basically the center of the controversy.

That and the whole gold standard fucking disaster.

[CJ]

That and the whole gold standard fucking disaster.

That's just a fiscal cop out that's been used for years. Most people who advocate it do not understand economics to a great degree. I'm sure some nut hugger will attempt to disprove this and require me to teach them economics which I'm not willing to do. But yes, that is another valid argument, but since it's impossible I don't really focus on it too much. It's just pandering. All candidates do it.

[majorownage]

You might be right. But, as a conservative I can tell you if it wasn't for his stance on Iran, and he showed a willingness to proactively protect the US I would vote for him, as would most any conservative. I consider that a very important issue, not a scapegoat.

LOL @ proactively

You think endless wars, trillions of spending is proactively protecting America?

Which proactive protection (war) has helped make America a safer place? Korea? Vietnam? Iraq?

[Vertnut]

That and the whole gold standard fucking disaster.

A lot of the RP supporter's choose to ignore most of his flaws, or feel that the upside far out-weighs the down-side This is the very reason we have a fucking idiot in the White House as we speak. The masses opted to not pay attention to his many (major) flaws, and fell for his rhetoric.

[jw33]

There is no one in the world who is perfect. If you don't want to listen to a guy who served in the military, predicted things like the housing bubble, has been screaming about the federal reserve for 30-years, warned everyone about the Patriot act, warned about the WMD shenanigans in Iraq, wants to follow our Constitution, and receives more money from active duty military that all other candidates combined, that's fine. I just dont't think there is a better choice right now.

[BP]

He stands for the US Constitution as it's written, not as a living and breathing document like most of the politicians out there. In my opinion he's the closest you can get to being a true American conservative.

That being said, I think he's the right person to do the job just not at the right time. You can't swing from an extreme liberal to an extreme conservative and expect the country to survive. If Paul were elected right now he wouldn't get anything done, congress would just shut down for 4 years and the rest of the world would fall apart. In the public's eye it'd all be Paul's fault and we'd elect a bunch of liberal jackasses all over again.

[CJ]

LOL @ proactively

You think endless wars, trillions of spending is proactively protecting America?

Which proactive protection (war) has helped make America a safer place? Korea? Vietnam? Iraq?

You just changed subjects.

[Lason]

A lot of the RP supporter's choose to ignore most of his flaws, or feel that the upside far out-weighs the down-side This is the very reason we have a fucking idiot in the White House as we speak. The masses opted to not pay attention to his many (major) flaws, and fell for his rhetoric.

How does that throwing stones in glass houses thing go again?

Not one person running is flawless even though you think differently.

[CJ]

How does that throwing stones in glass houses thing go again?

Not one person running is flawless even though you think differently.

That's true. It's really all about who has the least amount of vulnerabilities.

[Vertnut]

How does that throwing stones in glass houses thing go again?

Not one person running is flawless even though you think differently.

Please inform me as to who I think is flawless. Obviously you don't read these threads before shooting off your mouth. Show me where I've said ANYBODY in this group is "flawless". I do happen to think that RP's "flaws" are a little more dangerous than some others. Again, please educate me on who I feel is "flawless".

[Slowhand]

Anyone coloring Paul an isolationist would be well served to catch the speech he made in Iowa this afternoon. I'm not sure he could have more directly addressed the falsehoods spread in this forum about his foreign policy.

[sc281]

Anyone coloring Paul an isolationist would be well served to catch the speech he made in Iowa this afternoon. I'm not sure he could have more directly addressed the falsehoods spread in this forum about his foreign policy.

I'll have to try to find it on youtube.

[Slowhand]

I'll have to try to find it on youtube.

I'll look around for it, it aired on CSPAN this afternoon.

[Slowhand]

http://ronpaulflix.com/2011/12/ron-paul-speech-at-salute-to-veterans-campaign-rally-kent-sorenson-endorsement-dec-28-2011/

Here you go.

[Slowhand]

http://ronpaulflix.com/2011/12/ron-paul-speech-at-salute-to-veterans-campaign-rally-kent-sorenson-endorsement-dec-28-2011/

Here you go.