Concrete examples of shitty things typical of a person hardly count as a stereotype. Just because you want to deepthroat Paul doesn't make his party flawless or immune to criticism.
Your statement indicates a clear misreading of what he was saying, though. Saint Reagan = worship Reagan and his ideals, Pope Paul = leader of 'freedom (tm)' in the Republican party. What has gone down is the opposite of what both of these men claim(ed) to stand (have stood) for.
What 'concrete examples' did he even give about Ron Paul?
Throwing Ronald Reagan and Ron Paul under the same bus -and on a single sentence- like the one Jind posted is a blunt generalization, no matter how you try to spin it.
Ron Paul, even though he was supportive of Reagan's campaign for president (because of the limited government and libertarian ideals Reagan supposedly espoused), quickly became extremely disillusioned and critical of his administration, for turning back on those ideals, once he came into office:
''Ronald Reagan and the Republican Party have given us skyrocketing deficits, and astoundingly a doubled national debt. (...) Reagan's record is disgraceful. He starts wars, breaks the law, supplies terrorists with guns made at taxpayers' expense and lies about it to the American people.''
Sounds familiar?
— Sen. Barack Obama’s Floor Speech, March 20, 2006 —
“The fact that we are here today to debate raising America’s debt limit is a sign of leadership failure. It is a sign that the U.S. Government can’t pay its own bills. It is a sign that we now depend on ongoing financial assistance from foreign countries to finance our Government’s reckless fiscal policies. …
Increasing America’s debt weakens us domestically and internationally. Leadership means that “the buck stops here.”
Instead, Washington is shifting the burden of bad choices today onto the backs of our children and grandchildren. America has a debt problem and a failure of leadership. Americans deserve better.”
Oh, the irony.
The same lies and back-stabbing Reagan -and many others American presidents have pulled-, Obama does now.
I guess it shouldn't be a surprise in that sense. More so when some of you seem to be all up for it, oddly enough.
For the record, I'm not uncritical of anyone, not even Dr. Paul or the people around him. You're just assuming things there.
I've never said republicans are immune to criticism as you imply, either. Elite pre selected, bought-and-paid-for politicians are ALL to blame, no matter what ''side'' they pretend to be on. That's actually true of many countries, not just the US.
I think Republicans are using the debt ceiling -at least partially- as mere political bickering (instead of taking it as the very serious issue it is), and trying to sabotage Obama on his healthcare reform. The debt has been racked up by Republicans and Democrats alike.
The more you let Obama overspend and devalue the dollar though, the worst the coming crash will be.
I agree with you in that what is 'going down' as you put it, is the opposite of the libertarian ideals Dr. Paul stands for (and Reagan once pretended to).
That happens because your country at large (or at least the loudest among you) keep doing everything you can in going against those very ideals.
I genuinely wonder, what you will have to say once the dollar collapses. Who will you blame, then?
Enjoy your tax bill with it's penalty calculated in.
