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MasterThief: [ЯEVO]lution

*golf clap*

He at least got his ideas spread and allot of people were positively influenced by him. Lets hope the next time around someone like him gets a little farther. Limited government is a good thing. It isn't supposed to be your babysitter.

Ron Paul ends revolution ends quest for more money. RON PAUL

/FTFY

submitter: Ron Paul ends revolution. RON PAUL Penis.

FTFY

MasterThief: [ЯEVO]lution

Brilliant.

If anyone here thinks a write-in vote is a waste, think of it this way: checking off a box for someone you don't want to vote for is a much larger waste.

On the plus side, neither one of the check-box choices is an incumbent, so they have that going for them.

Crosshair: He at least got his ideas spread and allot of people were positively influenced by him. Lets hope the next time around someone like him gets a little farther. Limited government is a good thing. It isn't supposed to be your babysitter.


Please, that's like walking into a McDonalds, shiatting yourself for all to see and then claiming "at least I demonstrated the need for a lot of fiber in your diet". Whatever moonbat, back to WOW with you.

Our long national nightmare is over?

Now there's no one left to stand in their way...

He lost because Ron Paul supporters didn't submit enough Ron Paul-related links to Fark, they didn't say "Ron Paul!!" enough in threads, and they didn't spend enough time chasing people on national TV.

For shame, Ron Paul supporters. You cost a good candidate his shot at the presidency through your lack of dedication.

Bag of Hammers: Please, that's like walking into a McDonalds, shiatting yourself for all to see and then claiming "at least I demonstrated the need for a lot of fiber in your diet". Whatever moonbat, back to WOW with you.

He has been elected to Congress 10 times so he must being doing SOMETHING right. You don't get there by shiatting on yourself. He is not some wacko, just like Mr. Obama is not the savior of this county. He has different ideas on how some things should be run. He has SOME crazy ideas like everyone in the world does, like his view on some of the politics of the Civil war and Mr. Lincoln. You may not LIKE where he stands on some issues, but you at least know WHERE he stands.

He is far more qualified to lead than Mr Obama IMHO.

Sound-bite infatuated America is now going to get what it deserves.
Suck it, gloaters.

Il Douchey: RonPaul!RonPaul!RonPaul!RonPaul!



BOBBARR!BOBBARR!BOBBARR!BOBBARR!

You're voting for the King of the Elephants?

Crosshair: He has been elected to Congress 10 times so he must being doing SOMETHING right. You don't get there by shiatting on yourself. He is not some wacko, just like Mr. Obama is not the savior of this county. He has different ideas on how some things should be run. He has SOME crazy ideas like everyone in the world does, like his view on some of the politics of the Civil war and Mr. Lincoln. You may not LIKE where he stands on some issues, but you at least know WHERE he stands.

He is far more qualified to lead than Mr Obama IMHO.

The logic you're pulling out for this one would require you to write in Robert Byrd before voting for Ron Paul.

RU PAUL

/wait, what?

HowlingFrog: Sound-bite infatuated America is now going to get what it deserves.
Suck it, gloaters.

A leader who can actually garner more than 4% of the vote?

I'd like to publicly say that I was wrong about him turning his campaign funds over to the GOP after ending his campaign. He's a better man than I thought.

Bag of Hammers: Crosshair: He at least got his ideas spread and allot of people were positively influenced by him. Lets hope the next time around someone like him gets a little farther. Limited government is a good thing. It isn't supposed to be your babysitter.

Please, that's like walking into a McDonalds, shiatting yourself for all to see and then claiming "at least I demonstrated the need for a lot of fiber in your diet". Whatever moonbat, back to WOW with you.

You're new to this analogy thing, aren't you?

Snarfangel: You're new to this analogy thing, aren't you?

No, he actually pretty much nailed it.

Snarfangel:
You're new to this analogy thing, aren't you?


You're new to this backing a viable candidacy aren't you?

Cagey B: The logic you're pulling out for this one would require you to write in Robert Byrd before voting for Ron Paul.

Robert Byrd wasn't running for president.

Crosshair: He has been elected to Congress 10 times so he must being doing SOMETHING right.

Because, of course, only competent people get elected to Congress.

Bag of Hammers: Snarfangel:
You're new to this analogy thing, aren't you?

You're new to this backing a viable candidacy aren't you?

There is no prize involved in guessing the winner correctly, and statistically speaking it's more "viable" to buy lighting insurance and go out for eighteen holes of golf than it is to think that your vote will decide the Presidential election -- individual votes are underneath the level of noise caused by spoiled votes and quirky equipment, and we can't even give an exact count for Florida eight years after the fact. Why on earth would you bother voting for anyone other than the person on the ballot you most prefer, especially in a state where the election is not in doubt?

Besides, elections are recurring events. If the outcome is 49-48-3, it's more likely that the two major parties will attempt to appeal to the 3% in the next election than if the contest is 51-49.

/Well, okay *certain* people will whine about the election for the next decade rather than actually working to fix the spoiler problem, but we call such people "morons."

I for one am glad Dr. Paul has been in the race. Rarely do antiwar arguments from the right get the play they deserve in the American field of political discourse. The other GOP candidates actually had to stand there and defend themselves against an articulate conservative that disagreed with them on matters of substance. Bravo, Dr. Paul. And thank you.

/voted for Mitt Romney
//still glad Dr. Paul was in the race

*sniff* I miss her already...

Crosshair: allot

Main Entry:
al·lot Listen to the pronunciation of allot
Pronunciation:
\ə-ˈlät\
Function:
transitive verb
Inflected Form(s):
al·lot·ted; al·lot·ting
Etymology:
Middle English alotten, from Anglo-French aloter, from a- (from Latin ad-) + lot, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English hlot lot
Date:
15th century

1 : to assign as a share or portion 2 : to distribute by or as if by lot
- al·lot·ter noun


Don't think that's what you meant.

/I guess I shouldn't laugh at people who are convinced they know what's best for the country and the rest of us are stupid
//then again, most of us ARE stupid
///anyway
////HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA PAULTARDS LOL

Crosshair: He has been elected to Congress 10 times so he must being doing SOMETHING right.

Ted Kennedy was elected to Congress in 1962, versus Paul's being elected in 1976. Ted Kennedy has to be doing something MORE right, then.

/zing
//if stupid people elect someone 10 times, they're still stupid
///people from Massachusetts aren't stupid, at least as compared to you Texas yahoos
////go ahead, take the shot at the guy with brain cancer, I dare ya

doyner: MasterThief: [ЯEVO]lution

*golf clap*

Simpsons did it! Simpsons did it!

Well, sort of.

Maybe his supporters will crash the convention in August.

THE RON PAULUTION is over? aw. The RON PAULUTION is sad.

Bash Ron Paul all you want, but at the end of the day, it's men who share some of his ideas that will have a voice in America.

/see William Jennings Bryan/Teddy Roosevelt
//like his views regarding civil liberties
///and that he's against affirmative action

Marcus
If anyone here thinks a write-in vote is a waste, think of it this way: checking off a box for someone you don't want to vote for is a much larger waste.

Snarfangel
There is no prize involved in guessing the winner correctly, and statistically speaking it's more "viable" to buy lighting insurance and go out for eighteen holes of golf than it is to think that your vote will decide the Presidential election -- individual votes are underneath the level of noise caused by spoiled votes and quirky equipment, and we can't even give an exact count for Florida eight years after the fact. Why on earth would you bother voting for anyone other than the person on the ballot you most prefer, especially in a state where the election is not in doubt?


The real question is why you should bother voting for the person you want, since voting for anyone isn't going to make a difference anyway. Your reasoning leads to the conclusion that voting is purely symbolic. I agree, but I don't think the symbolic value is enough to justify doing it.

Sharkface217

/see William Jennings Bryan/Teddy Roosevelt
//like his views regarding civil liberties
///and that he's against affirmative action

////and that he's a radical Christian fundamentalist who said himself that the left is trying to force Christians out of America and says that evolution shouldn't be believed because it's just a theory

.... Oh yeah.

But what about his convention?

teh jewz r safe

Obdicut: I'd like to publicly say that I was wrong about him turning his campaign funds over to the GOP after ending his campaign. He's a better man than I thought.

He's holding his own rally in Minneapolis the same day McCain will be nominated. If that's not a kick in the rubber parts...

KramericaWallet:
The real question is why you should bother voting for the person you want, since voting for anyone isn't going to make a difference anyway. Your reasoning leads to the conclusion that voting is purely symbolic. I agree, but I don't think the symbolic value is enough to justify doing it.

Because much like diverting an asteroid, even a tiny push can have some effect if started early enough and continued over long enough time.

Of course, that probably won't be anywhere close to repaying the time spent, but then again I post on Fark. :)

/and if one of these days we get a rational voting system, my quirky vote might be worth a bit more.

James William Bottomtooth: Now there's no one left to stand in their way...

I love you.
New keyboard plz.

Bag of Hammers: Snarfangel:
You're new to this analogy thing, aren't you?


You're new to this backing a viable candidacy aren't you?

Who told you anyone was "viable"? And who told them?

What is Barr's current National Polling Percent? If he continues to get ZERO coverage, will that percentage go up or down?

Somacandra: I for one am glad Dr. Paul has been in the race. Rarely do antiwar arguments from the right get the play they deserve in the American field of political discourse. The other GOP candidates actually had to stand there and defend themselves against an articulate conservative that disagreed with them on matters of substance. Bravo, Dr. Paul. And thank you.

/voted for Mitt Romney
//still glad Dr. Paul was in the race

Did you realize you were on Fark? This level of intelligence in handling a differing opinion isn't usually spotted here.

Aww, I'm going to miss the radio commercials.

One major local station ran ads where Ron Paul supporters preached crazier-than-tinfoil-hat conspiracy theories. And of course, Ron Paul will fix everything.

I can only hope that 2012 spits out a candidate that brings such voters to the airwaves again.

well, at least he didn't wait an embarrassingly long time to admit defeat.

Sharkface217: it's men who share some of his ideas that will have a voice in America.

Doesn't really seem to be happening that way, now does it?

snarfangel
Because much like diverting an asteroid, even a tiny push can have some effect if started early enough and continued over long enough time.

But this actually sounds like an argument against voting for the person you actually like (e.g. Paul or Nader) and to instead vote for someone with a more realistic chance (e.g. McCain or Obama).

Or maybe I'm misinterpreting the analogy between voting and pushing an asteroid.

STEVE HOLT