Well, he's certainly sewed up the "angry, friendless, middle-aged white guy in the basement" vote.

Hey, some people can see a white wall, know it is a white wall, everyone else knows it is a white wall but they'll still say it is red. And truly believe it.

Conclusive proof Ron Paul is the front runner.

Uh, The article was explicitly saying that a candidate who is "none of the Above" is what is needed of the GOP. The article makes a decent point, even if coming from a middle aged pasty basement dweller.

jasonmicron: Hey, some people can see a white wall peaceful nuclear energy facility, know it is a white wall peaceful nuclear energy facility, everyone else knows it is a white wall but they'll still say it is red a military-use 'nuculer' weapons facility. And truly believe it.

Who the fark justifies body copy on Web sites?

This just proves that subby is uninformed and uneducated and doesn't care enough to look up the facts on Dr. Paul.

Those are the standard smears these days, right? I see the same exact words being used all over the net. Does anyone know where this stuff is being dictated? Is it mailing list talking points or something?

Guess I shouldn't expect too much from a bunch of white supremacists who think 9/11 was an inside job.

iawai: Uh, The article was explicitly saying that a candidate who is "none of the Above" is what is needed of the GOP. The article makes a decent point, even if coming from a middle aged pasty basement dweller.

No. What is needed of the GOP is for it to go the way of the Whigs. The sooner it dies the sooner we can have a real conservative party again.

Three Crooked Squirrels: Conclusive proof Ron Paul is the front runner.

Wrong, conclusive proof that it's a 3 way tie between Paul, Tancredo, and Hunter.

GoDawgs!: Three Crooked Squirrels: Conclusive proof Ron Paul is the front runner.

Wrong, conclusive proof that it's a 3 way tie between Paul, Tancredo, and Hunter.

And Alan Keyes!

All of you posting in here will be sorry when Ron Paul becomes president of the internet and cancels your TotalRonPaul memberships.

No more crazy than a GWB supporter that thinks Saddam planned 9-11.

Ahhhh, thanks Shaggy C, showing the internet the Ron Paul haters are crazier than any Ron Paul supporter.

Say what you want, Ron Paul's supporter base will be the scale tippers of the primaries and possibly the general election.

scottso: This just proves that subby is uninformed and uneducated and doesn't care enough to look up the facts on Dr. Paul.

Those are the standard smears these days, right? I see the same exact words being used all over the net. Does anyone know where this stuff is being dictated? Is it mailing list talking points or something?

Guess I shouldn't expect too much from a bunch of white supremacists who think 9/11 was an inside job.

I do get meet-up emails, a weekly column written by Congressman Paul, and reminders to donate, but those aren't the talking points I hear.

Guess I shouldn't expect too much from someone who thinks that the Muslim world hates us because of our freedoms.

I love all my human brothers, please don't call me a white supremacist.

Oh look at that, a Ron Paul supporter said something stupid. I am shocked, SHOCKED, that Ron Paul allowed this to happen. This only confirms his status as a complete whackjob and non-candidate.

Shaggy_C:

You stay up all night making that?

Well, he's certainly sewed up the "angry, friendless, middle-aged white guy in the basement" vote.

Not judging from the amount of vitriol heaped upon him from angry, friendless Farkers in the basement.

/vote for the same candidates
//get the same government

You would think that, given his recent fund-raising ability, he would have at least gotten a mention.

scottso: Guess I shouldn't expect too much from a bunch of white supremacists who think 9/11 was an inside job.

Nice. Who's making hateful generalizations? The Ron Paul supporters (some of which are assholes, but please find me a candidate who doesn't have asshole's among their supporters), or the guy labelling all Ron Paul supporters racists and nut-jobs.

I just need to rant about one of my least favorite acronyms that gets thrown around a lot on the Politics tab and the stories linked to it: MSM

It has to be one of the stupidest catch-all boogeyman terms of my time. It's a great scapegoat for:

- Right-leaners complaining about 'liberal' bias in media reporting
- Left-leaners complaining about 'conservative' bias in media reporting and ownership

Lately, however, it's taken on a whole new form: Ron Paul supporters. I am really sick of seeing all these stories going on and on about how the 'MSM' won't talk about Ron Paul.

Give up the 'MSM' crap. It's just so horribly illogical and so unbelievably convenient that everyone can find something to blame on the 'MSM'.

On Saturday night, I was driving from Chicago to Milwaukee to go visit a buddy of mine, and it started snowing about halfway up. People are driving slow and shiatty (which is weird, because if you live anywhere near there, you should be well used to those driving conditions, even at night) and all of a sudden I notice in the back windshield of someone's car, they've put one of those LED scrolling signs. I was thinking, "who thought it would be a good idea to use something designed to grab attention while driving at night in the snow on the interstate?" Then I saw "VOTE RON PAUL" scroll across.

Then it all made sense.

mrxenon: No more crazy than a GWB supporter that thinks Saddam planned 9-11.

or that he had WMD.

or that Democrats will end poverty and get everyone medical care.

/they're all whack-jobs

Shaggy_C: img141.imageshack.us

That made me lol. The fact that rondroids in the thread are taking it seriously is icing on the cake.

Shaggy_C, Son of God



Good work fellas, keep it up!

I don't get the hate against Ron Paul.

Maybe its sarcasm/trolling, at least I'd like to believe that, but I wonder if some people really believe that "because some obscure guy somewhere said he likes ron paul, and also said something racist, therefore ron paul is racist".

My guess is just people fear change and want a government to coddle them and so they're afraid of Paul? I really don't see anything in Ron Pauls positions that would cause hate. Skepticism I understand, disagreement sure, but hate?

Ron Paul, licked my balls/Down on Indiana Street/Ron Paul, licked my balls/Now he's going for my meat...

I blame the MSM for Baby Diego, since quite obviously his gene pool is too shallow for his parents to have understood the mechanics of reproduction without a full color insert in USA Today.

/and peas
//the MSM is responsible for peas

Donald_McRonald: That made me lol. The fact that rondroids in the thread are taking it seriously is icing on the cake.

You do realize he posts pics like that pretty often? It's not exactly a joke, he seriously believes that Ron Paul would form a United States of God, bring back slavery, apply capital punishment to women who get abortions, ban homosexuality, destroy our economy, turn states into mini-dictatorships and try Bush for blowing up the WTC.

His tinfoil hat is a notch too tight, if you ask me.

tr0g

The MSM is responsible for world peas in our time.

tr0g: I blame the MSM for Baby Diego, since quite obviously his gene pool is too shallow for his parents to have understood the mechanics of reproduction without a full color insert in USA Today.

/and peas
//the MSM is responsible for peas

but not Bobby Petronic. Or his peas.

Baby Diego: tr0g

The MSM is responsible for world peas in our time.

Now if they would just own up to chick peas we could have hummurs.

or pale peas and we could have hummas.

or well dressed male peas and we could have hommos.

For someone who apparently doesn't have a chance in hell to win the GOP nom, they sure do talk about him alot.

underbridge: I don't get the hate against Ron Paul.


I see the attacks on RP as a good thing. If they didn't think he was a threat then they wouldn't be wasting their time and energy on it. It would seem as if his growing support were of great concern to those who don't want change. Thus the ever increasing rage and froth that is directed at him.

More attacks = rising support

The best way to marginalize someone you disagree with is to call them crazy, especially if their ideals are hard to question logically.

No. What is needed of the GOP is for it to go the way of the Whigs. The sooner it dies the sooner we can have a real conservative party again.

Then I can assume you didn't vote for Bush in the '04 election?

rustik: Donald_McRonald: That made me lol. The fact that rondroids in the thread are taking it seriously is icing on the cake.

You do realize he posts pics like that pretty often? It's not exactly a joke, he seriously believes that Ron Paul would form a United States of God, bring back slavery, apply capital punishment to women who get abortions, ban homosexuality, destroy our economy, turn states into mini-dictatorships and try Bush for blowing up the WTC.

His tinfoil hat is a notch too tight, if you ask me.

You're a goddamn moran.

Do normal people not care about Ron Paul because the media doesn't report on him?
Or does the media not report on him because normal people don't care?

My head asplode!!!

rustik

he seriously believes

No, no he doesn't. He's a s**t disturber and a really good one. A button-pusher, if you will, and does he ever know what buttons to push.

Don't expect real debate from people that try to make their point with pictures and slogans ("Don't steal, the government hates competition" comes to mind..)

/includes the creator of the iPaul picture
//while I agree with the message, it's still just pictures and slogans, poor form for serious debate

Baby Diego: Give up the 'MSM' crap. It's just so horribly illogical and so unbelievably convenient that everyone can find something to blame on the 'MSM'.

Sure, a person who worships the Mendacious Spaghetti Monster would say that.

Donald_McRonald, rustik, Baby Diego

A Ron Paul thread without Shaggy_C would be like the middle east without suicide bombers. Yeah it would make it a more civil place, but you would lose the "I can't help but look at the gruesome car crash" quality, and you have to admit that does bring people out in force.

Rev. Skarekroe: Do normal people not care about Ron Paul because the media doesn't report on him?
Or does the media not report on him because normal people don't care?

My head asplode!!!

The media doesn't care because they Think that normal people don't care, because of what early polls told.

Then people that start to care, that start to pay attention to the media, get the Poll-leaders as the winning candidates.

The biggest problem is that older, registered Republicans haven't heard of him more than the superficial "he's crazy", and then dismiss looking into him anymore. Those who can look up their own info, those who use the internet, have less chance of being a registered Republican, or own a land-line phone, even people in their forties are losing their landlines - whenever people move, they don't bother to reconnect.

So, if your head is done asploding, It's a little of both, depending on what you call "normal people".

underbridge: I don't get the hate against Ron Paul.

Maybe its sarcasm/trolling, at least I'd like to believe that, but I wonder if some people really believe that "because some obscure guy somewhere said he likes ron paul, and also said something racist, therefore ron paul is racist".

My guess is just people fear change and want a government to coddle them and so they're afraid of Paul? I really don't see anything in Ron Pauls positions that would cause hate. Skepticism I understand, disagreement sure, but hate?

I really don't have a problem with Paul. While I may not agree with every one of his policies/ideas, he is one of the most honest, straight-shooting members of Congress that you'll find. A Paul presidency would be a hell of lot better than what we currently have (and I don't mean that as a backhanded comment).

HOWEVER, when you interact with his supporters, they come off like wackadoos, plain and simple. And it seems like every time they try to defend themselves against this charge, they only make it abundantly more clear.

MSM means Mendacious Spaghetti Monster? He's not responsible for peas of any kind! What kind of disinformation are you trying to peddle here? Propagandist!

/peas are the debbil, you know
//and quartz

Who cares, the blimp is in the air we cant lose now!

^
I didn't mean for this to sound like I was describing every last RP supporter. What I meant was some of his supporters seem to have a special kind of crazy.

tr0g: MSM means Mendacious Spaghetti Monster? He's not responsible for peas of any kind! What kind of disinformation are you trying to peddle here? Propagandist!

/peas are the debbil, you know
//and quartz

Has there been a schism in the church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster yet? Something along the lines of Durum versus Semolina?

The Reformed Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster is inevitable.

Baby Diego: I just need to rant about one of my least favorite acronyms that gets thrown around a lot on the Politics tab and the stories linked to it: MSM

It has to be one of the stupidest catch-all boogeyman terms of my time. It's a great scapegoat for:

- Right-leaners complaining about 'liberal' bias in media reporting
- Left-leaners complaining about 'conservative' bias in media reporting and ownership

Lately, however, it's taken on a whole new form: Ron Paul supporters. I am really sick of seeing all these stories going on and on about how the 'MSM' won't talk about Ron Paul.

Give up the 'MSM' crap. It's just so horribly illogical and so unbelievably convenient that everyone can find something to blame on the 'MSM'.

You're right, I should just ignore the fact that 99% of the media in the US is owned by a handful of companies. Silly me.

Donald_McRonald: underbridge: I don't get the hate against Ron Paul.

Maybe its sarcasm/trolling, at least I'd like to believe that, but I wonder if some people really believe that "because some obscure guy somewhere said he likes ron paul, and also said something racist, therefore ron paul is racist".

My guess is just people fear change and want a government to coddle them and so they're afraid of Paul? I really don't see anything in Ron Pauls positions that would cause hate. Skepticism I understand, disagreement sure, but hate?

I really don't have a problem with Paul. While I may not agree with every one of his policies/ideas, he is one of the most honest, straight-shooting members of Congress that you'll find. A Paul presidency would be a hell of lot better than what we currently have (and I don't mean that as a backhanded comment).

HOWEVER, when you interact with his supporters, they come off like wackadoos, plain and simple. And it seems like every time they try to defend themselves against this charge, they only make it abundantly more clear.

Please interact with me, a Paul supporter, who would like to dispel the myth that we are wackadoos, nutjobs, or even "certifiably insane" as I've heard Dr. Paul himself called.

I apologize for the enthusiasm of those before me, this is the first that they've cared about anything on a national scale since Grunge, and some may have some difficulty learning the line of acceptable public campaign behavior.

In 2004 Bush had support from white supremacist's.. why didn't people (stupidly) claim he was racist? So it's anyone takes money from white supremacist's and don't give it back are.. racist? Very interesting point of view.. though I completely disagree.

Anyone who bothered doing research knows that the investigation into 9/11 was a joke and incomplete. I don't think it's a conspiracy and I still think the investigation was mishandled and hastened, Ron Paul may have said he'd look into it and now he's a conspiracy theory?

So people claiming he's a racist and a conspiracy theorist actually believe it or do they know it's a stupid argument and hope to sway enough stupid people who may consider voting for Ron Paul?

Son of God: And think that 95% of black men are criminal and only 5% hold sensible political opinions.

Are you hoping that if you repeat it enough it will come true?