Ron Paul

[tmk]

yeah taylor you might want to just check your state's stance on changing your party affiliation. I believe in ohio you can simply show up to the polling station and declare that you're voting as a republican/dem/etc. and they'll change it there as necessary

[trent bortknob]

really? hmm

i had heard from someone that in order to vote in the primary you had to change your party affiliation within 6 months of voting. maybe the guy's just an idiot though. i did see his comment on a youtube video.

[tmk]

it just depends on if your state has open or closed primaries. but 6 months ahead of time seems ridiculous though, I would imagine two weeks in advance would be the norm
http://www.fairvote.org/congressional-primaries-open-closed-semi-closed-and-top-two#.TuzWztUUGSo

[W.A.C.]

California has it set up like this. If you don't have a party affiliation, are independent, or if you're a Democrat, you can vote in the Democratic primaries. However, you must be registered as a Republican to vote in the Republican primaries. I'm also going to be a Blue Republican just to vote for Ron Paul despite being a hardcore liberal. You can change your party affiliation by re-registering to vote.

[ZennyPLUS]

i can't believe a lot of states still require you to register with a party. in washington you can vote for whoever the hell you want, no party registration required

I'm registered as a Democrat here in Florida, but if hate all the candidates, I'm writing in my own President and Vice President. Optimus Prime and Samuel L Jackson.

[CoolDrMoney]

If Ron Paul wins Iowa, it doesn't count. If any other one does, that's cool

http://news.yahoo.com/fox-news-chris-wallace-anti-ron-paul-agenda-215300287.html

Thanks Fox news

[rtil]

^ the reason they're doing that is because they can't stop him from winning iowa now. gingrich's time in the limelight is over and paul is surging in the polls:

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2012/president/ia/iowa_republican_presidential_primary-1588.html
http://www.theatlanticwire.com/politics/2011/12/gingrich-collapses-iowa-ron-paul-surges-front/46360/

23 of the last 25 republicans who have won iowa have gone on to become the president (huckabee didn't - only because he was from iowa that he won)

[CoolDrMoney]

^ the reason they're doing that is because they can't stop him from winning iowa now. gingrich's time in the limelight is over and paul is surging in the polls:

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2012/president/ia/iowa_republican_presidential_primary-1588.html
http://www.theatlanticwire.com/politics/2011/12/gingrich-collapses-iowa-ron-paul-surges-front/46360/

23 of the last 25 republicans who have won iowa have gone on to become the president (huckabee didn't - only because he was from iowa that he won)

But don't you find it weird that they're literally fine with every other candidate winning Iowa EXCEPT Paul? Like what's the deal there?

[rtil]

fox news has been snubbing ron paul for years so no

[trent bortknob]

why do they hate him? i've heard numerous stories about them getting money from companies and organizations that would go away if he were elected but i don't know anything about it for sure

[rtil]

fox news hates ron paul because he's anti-establishment and refuses to be their puppet.

every republican besides ron paul represents the status quo. they are pro-war, anti-iran, pro-corporation, pro-rich, pro-lobbyist, pro-banks, pro-federal reserve and campaign on the false premise of lowering spending and small government when in reality they are corporatist power grabbing oligarchists who will do anything the rich tell them to do. they will take money from anyone, and money is more important to them than their constituents' interests.

in order to understand this you must first accept the premise that fox news is not a news channel at all - i'm sure this is something all of you already acknowledge. they are the most watched "news" channel in the united states. everyone on fox news is not a journalist, they're a pundit, and they are preaching a worldview and pushing an agenda. they will spin anything and everything they can get their hands on, and do their best to shift public opinion instead of inform.

the station is owned and ran by newscorp and serves the direct interest of rupert murdoch and his corrupt family (like james murdoch and the phone hacking scandal at news of the world in the UK). most of the wealthy, their bankers, brokers and lenders, would like things to stay the way they are. they hire lobbyists to serve and protect their interests in congress and politics. all the fox news darlings are candidates that fall in line with the things that fox news likes. sometimes they even get their own shows after failed presidential bids (mike huckabee).

sure, the candidates fox news likes have some degree of free will - they clearly believe what they say to some extent. but they are also being paid and promised things to say the things that they do.

ron paul doesn't do that. he also doesn't have any dirt on him. he's had a consistent record in congress for decades. he truly believes what he says because he believes it, and no one has ever paid him to do so. he will do his best to destroy the status quo that its precious wing of newscorp fox news and its pundits have enjoyed for the last decade, and he's not afraid to say it.

so they attack him for the only thing they can - not being what fox news wants him to be. and unfortunately for them he has outwitted their propaganda at every chance he's been given (which is why they try to give him as little air time as possible). and now they're resorting to scare tactics like suggesting iran will start lobbing nukes all over the planet if RP is elected because he is not for starting a war on iran (it's disturbing when you notice how badly fox news wants us to go to war with iran).

they are desperate to destroy him, and they have an army of viewers that believe just about anything they say. but ron paul is a great speaker and just makes a lot of sense - something that people don't hear very often and i think more people are waking up to that fact instead of just writing him off as a lunatic like they did in 2008.

the only thing ron paul has that the GOP status quo likes is that he really could care less about regulations on the market and that would allow corporations to run rampant. but he would never call himself pro-corporate or pro-rich, his way of thinking is more like every man for himself.

[trent bortknob]

i knew they at least had a christian agenda, i didn't really know the details on all the other stuff

regardless i've always hated fox news

[W.A.C.]

[LINK]

To further validate Fox News is not a news station...

[FunnyDog]

i did fanart

[rtil]

where's the crying eagle, the flag and the constitution

[ZennyPLUS]

And the girl wearing the star spangled bikini?

[W.A.C.]

Ron Paul Hate From Establishment Republicans

The Republican party establishment is extremely terrified of Ron Paul. Some of these quotes from the video are absolutely hilarious.

"People are going to look at who comes in second and who comes in third. If Romney comes in a strong second, it definitely helps him going into New Hampshire and the other states." -Terry Branstad, Governor of Iowa

[redmongoose]

Busted:Fox News CPAC Ron Paul Video Deception

[redmongoose]

so ron paul has been leading in the Iowa caucus for the past couple of weeks and CNN and fox news have now resorted to blathering on about what mitt romney and newt gingrich must do to get their numbers back up

[redmongoose]

which is the equivalent to an announcer at a football game discussing what trials the waterboy is going to face during the season handing out towels to all those players while a quarterback is busy breaking records on the field