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Bruce_Bitenfils

Cú Chulainn wrote
Pillars of Geph wrote
All of the GOP candidates are nothing but sideshows, and to be blatantly honest as much as I love Ron Paul's positions he cannot defeat Obama. Romney will run against Paul and play the fact he is essentially "moderate" on all issues, and even Romney will lose to Obama when you consider the minority vote and other issues. We're fucked with another four years of Obama.
You realise Ron Paul is quite insane.

A man who looks like Gandalf can't possibly be wrong.

Goat

A shaven Gandalf, what's more! He's the least bad of the current GOP line-up... however, were I American I'd probably go Libertarian for Gary Johnson. Third parties ftw.

C_Chulainn

Have any of you even glanced at some of the stuff from Paul's newsletters and past political career?

Goat

Cú Chulainn wrote
Have any of you even glanced at some of the stuff from Paul's newsletters and past political career?

Yep, read whole things. Horrible - but believable that he didn't know about them, and signing something without reading it is less of a crime than starting wars in which hundreds of thousands die. And of course, even if he once was a racist, he clearly isn't now - Republicans deserve a second chance as much as anyone. As I said above, it's the least bad of a bad lineup... Santorum, for example, has himself said that gay sex is bestiality and abortion should not be allowed even in rape/incest situations, and continues to state similar things.

Goat

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Pillars_of_Geph

Cú Chulainn wrote
Have any of you even glanced at some of the stuff from Paul's newsletters and past political career?

If that's the best you can muster given his political positions compared to the rest of the GOP goons, then that truly is something pitiful to behold. You can call him crazy all you want but at least his system of doing things is isn't about to collapse like the EU.

C_Chulainn

Pillars of Geph wrote
Cú Chulainn wrote
Have any of you even glanced at some of the stuff from Paul's newsletters and past political career?
If that's the best you can muster given his political positions compared to the rest of the GOP goons, then that truly is something pitiful to behold. You can call him crazy all you want but at least his system of doing things is isn't about to collapse like the EU.

He's less insane than the rest of the GOP, no doubt, but that doesn't make him sane regardless. His policies would ruin the US and have a terrible impact on the world. Furthermore, the reason the EU is having problems is because of Chicago school economical neoliberalism, the swordsong of the Republicans.

Karmakosmonaut

Well, he's less of an absolute failure than Obama so far.

Goat

I like how Fridge thinks only Republicans indulge in non-leftist economics - would you be ok with the Austrian school? 😉 And the EU is hardly in trouble because of Chicago-school economics...

Ultimately, if Ron Paul is less willing to bomb random brown people than any other candidate, then that makes him less of a racist, no?

C_Chulainn

Goat wrote
I like how Fridge thinks only Republicans indulge in non-leftist economics - would you be ok with the Austrian school? 😉 And the EU is hardly in trouble because of Chicago-school economics...Ultimately, if Ron Paul is less willing to bomb random brown people than any other candidate, then that makes him less of a racist, no?

It's neoliberalism that is to blame. Any proclaimed leftist who engages in neoliberal economics is no leftist at all. As far as I'm aware, anyway, the Austrian school is the spiritual predecessor to the Chicago school.

Bruce_Bitenfils

<a class="postlink" href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/dec/22/privatising-thatchers-funeral-fitting-tribute-legacy">http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree ... ute-legacy</a>

Tee-hee.

C_Chulainn

I hope she dies alone, and that her name will never be uttered for any reason other than spitting upon it.

traptunderice

Cú Chulainn wrote
Goat wrote
I like how Fridge thinks only Republicans indulge in non-leftist economics - would you be ok with the Austrian school? 😉 And the EU is hardly in trouble because of Chicago-school economics...Ultimately, if Ron Paul is less willing to bomb random brown people than any other candidate, then that makes him less of a racist, no?
It's neoliberalism that is to blame. Any proclaimed leftist who engages in neoliberal economics is no leftist at all. As far as I'm aware, anyway, the Austrian school is the spiritual predecessor to the Chicago school.

I'm siding with Frig on this.

Karmakosmonaut

Cú Chulainn wrote
I hope she dies alone, and that her name will never be uttered for any reason other than spitting upon it.

That's really mature of you.

Pillars_of_Geph

Cú Chulainn wrote
Goat wrote
I like how Fridge thinks only Republicans indulge in non-leftist economics - would you be ok with the Austrian school? 😉 And the EU is hardly in trouble because of Chicago-school economics...Ultimately, if Ron Paul is less willing to bomb random brown people than any other candidate, then that makes him less of a racist, no?
It's neoliberalism that is to blame. Any proclaimed leftist who engages in neoliberal economics is no leftist at all. As far as I'm aware, anyway, the Austrian school is the spiritual predecessor to the Chicago school.

Yes because insane and patently fail-worthy economic policies are only truly leftist when they can't fail on their own.

Goat

Speaking of the left, it's been a bad week for them over here:

<a class="postlink" href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/ed-miliband/8997795/Ed-Miliband-red-faced-after-Blackbuster-Twitter-gaffe.html">http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politic ... gaffe.html</a>

#EdMilibandgameshows is currently trending worldwide on twitter. 😃

Bruce_Bitenfils

<a class="postlink" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=tyFaWhygzjQ">http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pl ... yFaWhygzjQ</a>

I had no idea Romney spoke french. Outrageous. You gotta kill this guy.

:lol:

C_Chulainn

This debate about independence is pissing me off so much...

noodles

Bruce_Bitenfils wrote
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=tyFaWhygzjQI had no idea Romney spoke french. Outrageous. You gotta kill this guy.:lol:

...can't tell if srs :blink:

The accordions in the back were great either way though.

Pillars_of_Geph

Mitt the Ripper. :lol:

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