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    Default Thomas Sowell on ALL of the presidential candidates

    As usual, pulling no punches !

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    Thomas Sowell doesn't even mention the guy who shares his philosophy: Ron Paul. It just goes to show you that he wasn't really a CONservative after all, just like the rest of these phony bastards (Rush, Hannity, Beck, Bush, et al.).

    It's no wonder that the Repug Party is rapidly shrinking as people realize that the most of the leading Repugs are really liberals who masquerade as conservatives. The Repigs have been fooling the rank and file for 30 years but now they're starting to catch on.

    The Repigs are finished as a Party; they have no credibility. I expect them to be in the minority for the next 40 years, unless, of course, they steal more elections with the help of Diebold voting machines.

    It must be sad and demoralizing for the average Repug to know that the people who they thought were on their side (Limpbaugh, Hannity, Beck, Sowell, et al.) are all frauds, traitors, and cowards.

    Here's a funny Rush Scumbaugh video:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Etf8...eature=related





    Ron Paul in 2008!

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    Default Re: Thomas Sowell on ALL of the presidential candidates

    Hopefully your Rush bashing video provided the intended cathartic effect. However Rush Limbaugh isn't running for president in 2008 any more than GW Bush !

    I don't know why Dr. Sowell did not make mention of Ron Paul in that article ... other than perhaps to avoid 'supporting' him publicly. There is certainly a great deal of common ground between Dr. Sowell's published viewpoints and Ron Paul's political principles ...

    - on 'nation-building' v. 'non-intervention'

    on gov't solutions to problems caused by gov't

    on tax rates v. economic growth

    of course this is not to say that either Ron Paul or Dr. Sowell is a 'classic' conservative ... Ron Paul is a libertarian and Dr. Sowell's conservative roots do deviate from Dr. Paul's positions in many areas ... i.e. legalization of prostitution and marijuana to name one such position.

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    While I think he's spot on about Hillary, Edwards, Thompson and Huckabee I think he's selling Obama way short. I don't hear the echoes of the 60's the way Sowell does and if there are, then they are of the more positive variety. The idealism and eagerness to face the challenge of the future without the self indulgence and racial strife.
    Of all the candidates the only one who has come close to impressing me has been Obama (and maybe Biden but only on Iraq).

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    Quote Originally Posted by Eric Stoner View Post
    Of all the candidates the only one who has come close to impressing me has been Obama (and maybe Biden but only on Iraq).
    what about Richardson? I know he is a super long shot and all but he does has a pretty impressive resume, especially on international matters. I'd really like to see him as Sec. of State.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tara_SW View Post
    what about Richardson? I know he is a super long shot and all but he does has a pretty impressive resume, especially on international matters. I'd really like to see him as Sec. of State.
    I'd rather see him handling outgoing mail at the Bureau of Weights and Measures.

    Richardson is doing nothing more than auditioning as Hillary's running mate.
    His solution to EVERY foreign policy problem is to "negotiate" which is fine up to a point. What he forgets and doesn't mention is that WE have OUR interests too and they have to be protected and that negotiation doesn't always work.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Eric Stoner View Post
    Richardson is doing nothing more than auditioning as Hillary's running mate.
    gosh I don't know about that one. I think it's a pretty well accepted thing that she won't pick another minority to run on her ticket. Sad as it is the truth of the matter is even in 2007 there are just too many voters who are hateful towards anyone who is not white. Republicans may have more of those types in there voter base but it exists on the Dems side too. Especially in the deep south. Plenty of voters will have enough of an issue with her for no other reason than she is not a man. Even if they can handle voting for a woman I just don't think those votes will stomach a woman and a Latino or Black as her running mate. I wish it weren't so but I'm afraid it's just reality I'm betting Hillary will pick a white man to run as VP. I'm guessing it will be Biden because they have been working together for years. It might be Edwards because he is in the top 3 of canidates but I'm feeling Biden more as Hillary's choice for the reason I mentioned before.

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    Ron Paul is your best candidate if you truly believe in LESS GOVERNMENT in peoples lives... he has my support.

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    I think Clinton, Romney, and Giuliani have been better vetted in the national media than the other candidates. I think the race will come out of those three.

    Obama has church issues more than Huckabee. Ron Paul has too many associations with fringe groups like strormfront.org, the Taft Club. Plus he wishes to pursue an isolationist foreign policy

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tara_SW View Post
    gosh I don't know about that one. I think it's a pretty well accepted thing that she won't pick another minority to run on her ticket. Sad as it is the truth of the matter is even in 2007 there are just too many voters who are hateful towards anyone who is not white. Republicans may have more of those types in there voter base but it exists on the Dems side too. Especially in the deep south. Plenty of voters will have enough of an issue with her for no other reason than she is not a man. Even if they can handle voting for a woman I just don't think those votes will stomach a woman and a Latino or Black as her running mate. I wish it weren't so but I'm afraid it's just reality I'm betting Hillary will pick a white man to run as VP. I'm guessing it will be Biden because they have been working together for years. It might be Edwards because he is in the top 3 of canidates but I'm feeling Biden more as Hillary's choice for the reason I mentioned before.
    I don't think so. Richardson will help her a LOT with the Latino vote AND in the Western states plus he's proven to be a good toady to the Clintons in the past.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Eric Stoner View Post
    I don't think so. Richardson will help her a LOT with the Latino vote AND in the Western states plus he's proven to be a good toady to the Clintons in the past.
    I see your point about the Latino vote but I'm not sure that will cancle out the idiot voters who will refuse to vote for him or Obama because they are not white men. Maybe it will though and wouldn't that be nice! I guess we will just have to see what happens.
    Last edited by Tara_SW; 12-27-2007 at 03:59 PM. Reason: poor phrasing

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tara_SW View Post
    I see your point about the Latino vote but I'm not sure that will cancle out the idiot voters who will refuse to vote for him or Obama because they are not white men. Maybe it will though and wouldn't that be nice! I guess we will just have to see what happens.
    I'm sure you are right that there are still people who in the privacy of the voting booth answer to tired old prejudices and will NOT vote for a Black; or a Latino; or a woman or a Mormon. Fortunately, I don't think there are enough of them to have a substantial impact.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Eric Stoner View Post
    I'm sure you are right that there are still people who in the privacy of the voting booth answer to tired old prejudices and will NOT vote for a Black; or a Latino; or a woman or a Mormon. Fortunately, I don't think there are enough of them to have a substantial impact.
    Even though I'm pulling for Hillary I really, really hope your correct. It would sure show that things have progressed to a more positive place as a nation. So who do you think, on both sides, is going to win IA next week? I'm on pins and needles to see the results

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tara_SW View Post
    Even though I'm pulling for Hillary I really, really hope your correct. It would sure show that things have progressed to a more positive place as a nation. So who do you think, on both sides, is going to win IA next week? I'm on pins and needles to see the results
    Edwards and Huckabee.

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    if the economy continues to deteriorate in 2008, a ticket of Hillary versus Bloomberg is a distinct possibility.

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    if the economy continues to deteriorate in 2008, a ticket of Hillary versus Bloomberg is a distinct possibility.
    And who would the Republican be ?

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    ^^^ are there still any classical Republicans around these days except perhaps Fred Thompson ? IMHO they should just change party mascot from an elephant to a RINO !!!

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