Badbird
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All of those candidates are fucking lolworthy. They're doomed.
Super agree. And wait until the Paulbots come in and say that I'm some facist that loves the Federal Reserve.
All of those candidates are fucking lolworthy. They're doomed.
All of those candidates are fucking lolworthy. They're doomed.
"The notion of a rigid separation between church and state has no basis in either the text of the Constitution or the writings of our Founding Fathers. On the contrary, our Founders’ political views were strongly informed by their religious beliefs. Certainly the drafters of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution, both replete with references to God, would be aghast at the federal government’s hostility to religion.
This is the real reason the collectivist Left hates religion: Churches as institutions compete with the state for the people’s allegiance, and many devout people put their faith in God before putting their faith in the state. Knowing this, the secularists wage an ongoing war against religion, chipping away bit by bit at our nation’s Christian heritage. Christmas itself may soon be a casualty of that war."
two words: gold standard.
one more, actually...an acronym: lol
he's also kind of a moron on social issues, some of which are very important to me:
lol. seriously, no.
Worst things about Ron Paul:
Get rid of income tax
Is a racist
gold standard
social issues
RP doesn't believe in federal government involvement in most social issues. So your view must be that they need to be. That's cool. So hopefully they get involved in a way that you don't like.
Or I could respond like Pessimism on this and paraphrase to: "Only morons don't like Ron Paul!!!1!!1!"
Right out the door he opposes a womans right to choose and justifying it through the lens of religion.Dr. Paul believes life begins at conception. He recognizes the most basic function of government is to protect life. It is unconscionable that government would facilitate the taking of innocent life. Dr. Paul opposes any federal funding for abortion.
Source: Campaign website, www.randpaul2010.com, "Issues" Jul 19, 2010
... but he actually supports creating an amendment to highlight his dislike.Paul supports the CC survey question on banning same-sex marriage
The Christian Coalition voter guide [is] one of the most powerful tools Christians have ever had to impact our society during elections. This simple tool has helped educate tens of millions of citizens across this nation as to where candidates for public office stand on key faith and family issues.
The CC survey summarizes candidate stances on the following topic: "Federal Marriage Amendment to prevent same sex marriage"
Source: Christian Coalition Survey 10-CC-q3 on Aug 11, 2010
Rand proposes to restore the parental right to be responsible in educating children. He supports reduced taxes so that parents can allocate more of their own funds to homeschooling, if they so desire.
No, you do not have to oppose federal funding. No Child Left Behind was a shitty fucking act, and just because you want it repealed does not mean you need to deny federal funding.Paul says, I am against any federal funding or control of education. Historically, education was funded and controlled locally. Even now, most funding is local. You cant have it both ways. Most teachers despise No Child Left Behind. If you want to be rid of it, you must also oppose federal funds!
HAHAHAHAHA. Yeah, because the EPA is such a downer for business. I'm sure the companies that employ the miners have their backs... oh wait no they don't - the entirety of this last year proves that point."Get rid of regulations. Get the EPA out of our coal business down here. Get OSHA out of our small businesses."
Our energy crisis does not stem from "the federal government being bad" alone, it in fact stems from a combination of the tools in the federal government working in conjunction with the special interest groups and lobbyists for massive energy corporations. When John Boehner, during one of the open sessions of congress during these last six months was able to walk down the isles during a Dem speech and hand out checks from an oil company, you know shit has gone too far. But that isn't an indicator that the system itself is flawed, it's an indicator that the people who are working for the system are flawed. And technically, this is a fault that can be replicated in all elected governments.If we leave our energy policy to the special interests in Washington, we will never solve our energy problems. Our energy crisis stems from too much government intervention. The solution requires allowing businesses and ideas to compete.
Facts on Paul: Called Social Security a "Ponzi scheme" and Medicare "socialism," but opposes cuts to the medicare reimbursement he receives as a physician.
Source: DSCC "Meet the Republicans" opposition research Aug 21, 2010
Q: You have been consistent that you wanted to extend all the Bush tax cuts. But that would add $4 trillion to the deficit. The first issue you mentioned in this debate was the national debt. How are you going to pay for a $4 trillion loss of revenue fro the tax cuts?
PAUL: First of all, you look at whose money is it. It's the people's money who earned the money. And we give up some to pay taxes. So I'm not seeing it as a cost to government. But I will immediately introduce bills to reduce spending so I think we should offset it.
Q: There's no way you're going to get $4 trillion by spending cuts.
PAUL: I will introduce legislation that will balance the budget. We will have a balanced budget amendment introduced if I'm elected. But about the Bush tax cuts--businesses have made calculations on these for 5 or 10 years. Business needs predictability. If you take away these Bush tax cuts, if you allow Obama to have the largest tax increase in our history, it will be a disaster for the economy.
Source: Fox News Sunday, 2010 Kentucky Senate debate Oct 3, 2010
Called Social Security a "Ponzi scheme" and Medicare "socialism," but opposes cuts to the medicare reimbursement he receives as a physician.
Most of our presidents have been racist, or have done or said things that could be construed as such. Where were you when Obama's patronization of Jeremiah Wright's church came to light? Years of regular attendance to hear a man call white people the devil is much more concerning than a handful of articles in a newsletter that were possibly as much under RP's control as the Tea Party (not much).
This is also a concern to me, but I am sure for entirely different reasons. Metal as money is not the worst thing ever, and is highly preferrable to the Keynesian, fractional reserve, privately run and profited fiat system we have now.
?? RP doesn't believe in federal government involvement in most social issues. So your view must be that they need to be. That's cool. So hopefully they get involved in a way that you don't like.
A new national alert system is set to begin in New York City that will alert the public to emergencies via cell phones.
It’s called the Personal Localized Alert Network or PLAN. Presidential and local emergency messages as well as Amber Alerts would appear on cell phones equipped with special chips and software.
The Federal Communications Commission and the Federal Emergency Management Agency said the system would also warn about terrorist attacks and natural disasters.
1010 WINS’ Stan Brooks reports: An Arsenal Of Readiness
“The lessons that were reinforced on 9/11 is the importance of getting clear and accurate information to the public during a crisis,” New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg said at a news conference on Tuesday.
Verizon and AT&T, the nation’s largest cell phone carriers, are already on board. Consumers would be able to opt out of all but those presidential messages.
WCBS 880′s Marla Diamond With Comment From Mayor Bloomberg
“We believe this new alert system is a welcome addition to our arsenal of readiness,” Police Commissioner Ray Kelly said. “It’s like a police officer’s gun: it’s there for a good reason but we hope that we never have to pull the trigger.”
The announcement of the new emergency alert system came in the wake of Osama bin Laden’s death and an uptick in security and safety concerns around New York City.
WCBS 880′s Paul Murnane In Lower Manhattan: Verizon And AT&T Are On Board
For now, the alerts are capable on certain high-end cell phones but starting next year, all cell phones will be required to have the chip that receives alerts.
By the end of the year, the new system will be in place in New York City and Washington and in cities around the country by the end of 2012.
Bloomberg made the announcement about the new system Tuesday morning with FCC chairman Julius Genashowski and other federal and local officials.
This new emergency alert system is part of the Warning Alert and Response Network Act that was approved by Congress in 2006.
New York City already has an emergency alert in place called Notify NYC. Bloomberg says it’s the largest opt-in notification alert system in the country.
You want proof of his utter social retardation, fine, be my guest:
On Abortion
Right out the door he opposes a womans right to choose and justifying it through the lens of religion.
Not only is he anti-gay...
... but he actually supports creating an amendment to highlight his dislike.
Instead of fixing the education system, he proposes to give parents a bigger role to teaching them themselves, because it's not like both parents might have jobs or anything! And on top of that, he has stated that he wants to limit regulation for those who homeschool!
On top of that, he likes vouchers and wants to create a very large disconnect across the academic platform!
No, you do not have to oppose federal funding. No Child Left Behind was a shitty fucking act, and just because you want it repealed does not mean you need to deny federal funding.
Let's take a look at some of his energy policies:
HAHAHAHAHA. Yeah, because the EPA is such a downer for business. I'm sure the companies that employ the miners have their backs... oh wait no they don't - the entirety of this last year proves that point.
Our energy crisis does not stem from "the federal government being bad" alone, it in fact stems from a combination of the tools in the federal government working in conjunction with the special interest groups and lobbyists for massive energy corporations. When John Boehner, during one of the open sessions of congress during these last six months was able to walk down the isles during a Dem speech and hand out checks from an oil company, you know shit has gone too far. But that isn't an indicator that the system itself is flawed, it's an indicator that the people who are working for the system are flawed. And technically, this is a fault that can be replicated in all elected governments.
He also wants to raise the retirement age (specifically for younger people), apparently to offset medicare and social security. What a great idea! Much better than stopping the actual problem, which is tied to the overspending of the military budget and other bloated program. We can just raise our retirement age to 70! that way, the average male can enjoy the 5 fucking years of life they have left to live on average.
Also,
Also, he's for the Bush tax cuts
You want proof of his utter social retardation, fine, be my guest:
On Abortion
Right out the door he opposes a womans right to choose and justifying it through the lens of religion.
The above conflates typical Christian "right to life" arguments with the proper role of the government, and then essentially applies the law of transitivity to each of his prefaces. It's sloppy and simple - but effective. My major problem with it is that you could argue for or against these points in either direction. I have other problems of course, specifically with Christianity and its pervasiveness. Granted, we can argue about the influence Christianity has had on secular ethics in the United States and everything; but you and I both know that would take forever.Dr. Paul believes life begins at conception. He recognizes the most basic function of government is to protect life. It is unconscionable that government would facilitate the taking of innocent life. Dr. Paul opposes any federal funding for abortion.
And you mentioned loaded terminology on my part. Well, let's point it out here:
The above conflates typical Christian "right to life" arguments with the proper role of the government
and then essentially applies the law of transitivity to each of his prefaces.
And I damn well know you saw that language in the quote and knew what it meant. If you wish to play coy, then here is a harder citation. He is basing his decisions off of religious standings, which is a large negative to me.