Rachel Maddow Interviews Ron Paul

From 5/5/2009.
robdotsays...

yes republicans, please, teach us your plan for healthcare, teach us your plan for energy,teach us your plan for education,teach us your plan for iraq,teach us your plan for afghanistan,teach us your creationism, palin,please teach us about genetics,teach us about deficit spending. yes, please help us.

enochsays...

ron paul was the only republican in this last election cycle that actually sounded like a republican.
fiscal responsibility.
strict constitutionalist.
accountability for corporate malfeasance.
against the global spreading of "democracy" by way of invasions.
states rights>federal powers.
a call for common sense legislation (gasp..god forbid).
i could go on...
safe to say,
i like ron paul.

robdotsays...

Everything on your list defines Obama and the democrats.
Yes,republicans SAY those things,but never DO those things.
Fiscal responibility......????? what?
They have thrown out the constitution and when they dont agree with it they wish to amend it.(gay marriage,gitmo,et.)
Corporate malfeasance? omg i dont have time.start with enron and work your way to now.( remember the republicans SCREAMING when Obama fired the ceo of gm rick wagoner???)
Against the global spreading of "democracy" by way of invasions?
states rights>federal powers?
Uh..iraq. and take away states right to aprove same sex marriage by amending the constitution.
Republicans call THEMSELVES deregulators.John mccain said he was The Deregulater.
Deregulation, removal of overseers and safeguards by republicans are one of the reasons banks and insurance companies crashed.Removal of these safeguards allowed banks and insurance companies to overleverage.
This all happened before under another famous deregulator..reagan... Does anyone remember the savings and loans crash?? john mccain,keating 5 etc. same people. See The Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, phill gramm.another texas republican.mccains advisor. his wife was on enrons board of directors.
But americans have generational amnesia.
If dr paul actually wants to accomplish any of these things you say he stands for then he needs to change parties and start actually trying to DO those things. until then its just more republican mumbo jumbo bullshit.

Psychologicsays...

>> ^robdot:
If dr paul actually wants to accomplish any of these things you say he stands for then he needs to change parties and start actually trying to DO those things. until then its just more republican mumbo jumbo bullshit.



Ron Paul isn't a republican, he's a libertarian that gets elected with republican money.

He is a fiscal conservative, so he wouldn't fit in with the democrats. I don't think he's a social conservative... he doesn't believe that the government should be in the prohibition business (or any business really).

He would probably join the libertarian party if it wouldn't destroy his chances of getting elected.

robdotsays...

Ronald Ernest Paul (born August 20, 1935) is an American physician and Republican Congressman for the State of Texas, who gained widespread attention during his unsuccessful bid for the 2008 Republican Party presidential nomination.

Psychologicsays...

I like a lot of Ron Paul's views, but I could never vote for him. Well, I guess that really depends on who the alternatives would be. I'd vote for Paul over Cheney.

While Ron Paul doesn't like to flaunt his religion to get conservative votes, he is a creationist and supports teaching the "facts" that support creationism in school. I don't think he believes that creationism has been proven scientifically, but he has voiced his skepticism of evolution.

He also believes that life begins at conception and that abortion is murder and should be outlawed. While he doesn't think it should be handled by the federal government, he has stated that the person preforming an abortion should be prosecuted (if it were illegal, which he supports).


That isn't to say that Ron Paul is a bad person. I can't think of any politician that I agree with on everything. He does at least try to explain the reasoning behind his stances, but some of his views on science make me very hesitant to support him. When I look ahead to the technological changes that are likely to take place over the next 50 years I just don't see his policies working as well as they may have in the past, nor do I see him changing his stances to fit the new realities that will result.

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