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Title: Rand Paul Endorses Mitt Romney
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RollCall
URL Source: http://atr.rollcall.com/rand-paul-endoses-mitt-romney/
Published: Jun 7, 2012
Author: By Ryan Teague Beckwith and Joshua Mille
Post Date: 2012-06-08 07:38:21 by We The People
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Views: 47017
Comments: 72
(Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call File Photo) Updated: 11:02 p.m.| Presumptive GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney said this afternoon that he is “honored” to be endorsed by Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.). Paul’s father, Rep. Ron Paul (Texas), had run for the Republican presidential nomination against Romney in 2008 and this election cycle, but he essentially conceded the race in an email to supporters today. “When it is all said and done, we will likely have as many as 500 supporters as delegates on the convention floor,” he wrote, according to the Houston Chronicle. “That is just over 20 percent! And while this total is not enough to win the nomination, it puts us in a tremendous position to grow our movement and shape the future of the GOP!” In response to Sen. Paul’s endorsement, Romney praised his record. “Sen. Paul has been a leading voice in the effort to scale back the size and reach of government and promote liberty,” he said, adding that he looks forward to “working with him to get America back on the right track.” Sen. Paul, himself, is widely thought to harbor ambitions for higher office. “The assumption throughout the political community in Kentucky is that he’s a one-term Senator who is running for president in 2016,” said a Republican consultant deeply familiar with Kentucky.
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#1. To: We The People (#0)
Smart move by Rand. He didn't alienate the Republican base like his father did. Much smarter politically then Ron.
Bullshit. He dishonors his father. He'll pay a heavy price for that treachery. I find it ironic, that I support Rand Paul's dad, more than he does. What a sad charade our elections have become. How pathetic. That you would try to white-wash this, makes me ask the logical question: Exactly whose side are you on, anyway???
Ron Paul already said he doesn't have the delegates. He said this prior to Rand endorsing Romney. Rand Paul is smarter then his dad. Ron Paul couldn't even get behind constitutional amendment to ban abortion.
That will be the day. He just threw away any cred he had, to endorse the neocon candidate. You never win by striking a bargain with the devil... That's just common sense. Classic straw-man argument. Bottom line: you're grasping at straws to rationalize betrayal. You demonstrate with an uncommon clarity, why this country is doomed. The elitists lie to your face, shit on you, and you justify it... Why? Because you lack the one weapon which would make all the difference: courage. That so many other Americans are so weak and feckless as you, disgusts me. Coward.
Why? Every person is an individual. You never know exactly what they are going to do. Romney is a different person then Obama. He is going to do things differently. Those are facts, do you agree? Next. One of the will definitely be president. Would you agree that is a fact also? Here is another fact. If you compare their positions against each other. Romney is better on some. The best Obama does is tie him. Examples. They both support the military detention act. So they are a tie and Romney would be no worse. War on terror. They both support it so a tie again. Patriot act. They both support it, another tie. Budget. I would expect Romney to do better. Romney plus 1. Gay marriage. Obama supports it and even though Romney was governor of a state that did have it he never said he supported it. Again Romney is a little better. Romney plus another 1/2. Who was it that met with the muslim brotherhood terrorists in the White House. That was Obama. - 1 for Obama Romeney wouldn't do that. Taxes. Romney plus 1. I can't think of a single issue that Obama is better then Romney on. Not one. Can you? Do you dispute anything I said here? Romney sucks and I will vote for him. Some times you have to roll the dice. If you don't vote one of them will still be president. If you vote third part one of them will still be president. I've voted third party before. Perot and Peroutka.
No, I do not agree. Romney is bought-and-paid-for, by the same elitists that bought and paid for o'Bungler. That he was sighted at the Bidlerberger meeting last week should quash any notions that he'll be (as you say) a "different person." He'll do exactly what he's told to do- pushing endless warfare, crushing whatever vestige of value the dollar has, building the police-state and generally being a worthless POS. Yeah, he's just like o'Bungler, in every way that matters. If you can't see that, you're delusional. Which means precisely dick. Aw, JEEZ!!!! I was going to post a bunch of pics to make the point, but instead chose only two, which make the point about mcRomney: You can cherry-pick the various statements he's said, being on both sides of EVERY ISSUE. He has NO MORAL CORE, NO VALUES, NO CREDIBILITY. Actually, the answer is "yes, I CAN." You see, when mcRomney continues pushing the police-state machine, mainstream AMERICA will give him a "pass" for a while, because they'll (stupidly) think he's "better than Obama." At least with o'Bungler, we know what we're getting, we know what's coming, and people will be ready to take on the police- state thugs. With mcRomney, they'll be lulled (at least for a while), possibly making it too late for a lot of Americans to prepare for the economic collapse that IS COMING. [Seriously, you need to read Cicero more.] Other than that, I don't see any difference between mcRomney and o'Bungler. I will not allow myself to fall into the false paradigm that you so foolishly still believe in. I'll write in Ron Paul's name. I will vote for him, and not sit at home. I will not submit to the Kakuki theatrics, and vote for the "lesser of two evils," because that gives tacit approval to evil. I stand for what I know to be right, and will not submit to anything less. If that's the best you can do, to justify your cowardice, than you're merely a shadow of a man, with no idea what it means to be a citizen. Another straw-man argument, which is a standard high-school tactic to divert from the truth. Can't say I'm surprised, any more. I voted for Perot, and Ron Paul in 2008. I will do the same again, for 2012. Thankfully, I haven't sacrificed my principles, in the name of convenience. The government has a boot on all of our necks. The ONLY way to remove the boot, is to refuse to give your assent to be governed by a bunch of elitists, who have DESTROYED the Constitution of the United States of America. It ROBS the state of its legitimacy. YOU think there's a difference between whether the boot on the back of your neck is the left one or the right one..... And that switching from the left boot to the right will suddenly make everything better????? You're delusional. RASCZAK: You. Tell me the moral difference, if any, between the citizen and the civilian? I am a citizen. You are merely a civilian. There IS a difference.
A great book. As I recall you had to serve a hitch in the military to become a citizen and have voting rights.
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#9. To: A K A Stone (#1)
Smart move by Rand. He didn't alienate the Republican base like his father did. Much smarter politically then Ron.
#10. To: Capitalist Eric (#9)
I find it ironic, that I support Rand Paul's dad, more than he does.
#11. To: A K A Stone (#10)
Rand Paul is smarter then his dad.
Ron Paul couldn't even get behind constitutional amendment to ban abortion.
#12. To: Capitalist Eric (#11)
You demonstrate with an uncommon clarity, why this country is doomed. The elitists lie to your face, shit on you, and you justify it...
#16. To: A K A Stone (#12)
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Romney is a different person then Obama. He is going to do things differently. Those are facts, do you agree?
Next. One of the will definitely be president. Would you agree that is a fact also?
Here is another fact. If you compare their positions against each other. Romney is better on some. The best Obama does is tie him.
I can't think of a single issue that Obama is better then Romney on. Not one. Can you?
Romney sucks and I will vote for him. Some times you have to roll the dice.
If you don't vote one of them will still be president. If you vote third part one of them will still be president.
I've voted third party before. Perot and Peroutka.
JOHNNY: The difference lies in the field of civic virtue. A citizen accepts personal responsibility for the safety of the body politic, of which he is a member, defending it, if need be, with his life. The civilian does not. -- Starship Troopers --
#48. To: Capitalist Eric, A K A Stone (#16)
A citizen accepts personal responsibility for the safety of the body politic, of which he is a member, defending it, if need be, with his life. The civilian does not. -- Starship Troopers --
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