Bryan
05-23-2007, 08:30 AM
Ron Paul Again Used as a Prop by Rudy Giuliani and John McCain
By Keith Walters Jones
May 20, 2007
Source:
http://www.nationalledger.com/artman/publish/article_272613497.shtml
Derogatorily labels "blowback" exchanged in the second debate with Rudy as the "great smackdown of '07".
Uses derogatory labels for Ron Paul:
"laughing stock"
Labels Dr. Paul as being a "prop", three times
Misrepresentation of Dr. Paul's foreign policy:
"Ron Paul has point of sorts. Certainly if American capitulated to Osama bin Laden's wishes and backed out of the region it would make it tougher for them to attack."
Dr. Paul does not endorse a foreign policy of capitulation. So views of Dr. Paul's Middle East foreign policy:
November 20, 2000
Our Foolish War in the Middle East: "For over a thousand years the West has dominated the Middle East. During these thousand years resentment has continued, but for obvious reasons it is now being directed toward America. No one should be surprised when our ships become vulnerable and are actually blown up in the Middle East... Our policy in the Middle East cannot possibly be successful... Our current foreign policy does nothing more than stir the flames of hatred of both sides, clearly evident as we witness the daily fighting between the Palestinians and the Israelis."
http://www.house.gov/paul/tst/tst2000/tst112000.htm
October 25, 2001
A Sad State of Affairs: "Some of our trouble in the Middle East started years ago when our CIA put the Shah in charge of Iran. It was 25 years before he was overthrown, and the hatred toward America continues to this day. Those who suffer from our intervention have long memories. Our support for the less-than-ethical government of Saudi Arabia, with our troops occupying what most Muslims consider sacred land, is hardly the way to bring peace to the Middle East."
http://www.house.gov/paul/congrec/congrec2001/cr102501.htm
April 10, 2002
America’s Entangling Alliances in the Middle East: "Today, though, we are entangled in everyone’s affairs throughout the world, and we are less safe as a result. The current Middle-East crisis is one that we helped create, and it is typical of how foreign intervention fails to serve our interests. Now we find ourselves smack-dab in the middle of a fight that will not soon end. No matter what the outcome, we lose."
http://www.house.gov/paul/congrec/congrec2002/cr041002.htm
November 15, 2004
The Middle East Quagmire: "This illustrates perfectly the inherent problem with foreign aid: once we give money to one country, we have to give it to all the rest or risk making enemies. This is especially true in the Middle East and other strife-torn regions, where our financial support for one side is seen as an act of aggression by the other. Just as our money never makes Israel secure, it doesn’t buy us any true friends elsewhere in the region."
http://www.house.gov/paul/tst/tst2004/tst111504.htm
September 5, 2005
Gas, Taxes, and Middle East Policy: "We cannot count on using military or political influence in the Middle East to keep gas prices low."
http://www.house.gov/paul/tst/tst2005/tst090505.htm
September 7, 2006
Big Government Solutions Don't Work/ The Law of Opposites: "Even our current crisis in the Middle East can be traced to the great wars of the 20th century. Though tens of millions of deaths are associated with these wars, we haven’t learned a thing."
http://www.house.gov/paul/congrec/congrec2006/cr090706.htm
February 26, 2007
Hypocrisy in the Middle East: "If honest democratic elections were held throughout the Middle East tomorrow, many countries would elect religious fundamentalist leaders hostile to the United States. Cliche or not, the Arab Street really doesn’t like America, so we should stop the charade about democracy and start pursuing a coherent foreign policy that serves America’s long-term interests."
http://www.house.gov/paul/tst/tst2007/tst022607.htm
Misrepresentation of foreign policy: incorrectly labeled Dr. Paul to support "Isolationism".
Dr. Paul supports a policy of non-interventionist: "At the same time, we must not isolate ourselves."
http://www.ronpaul2008.com/html/issue-War_fx.html
Attack of Dr. Paul's anti-war position by misrepresenting support for the war: "But his isolationism is shared by so few there is absolutely no way he will ever begin to sell that America can back down, pack up stakes and come home."
Nearly 70 percent pessimistic on war outcome
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17501777
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By Keith Walters Jones
May 20, 2007
Source:
http://www.nationalledger.com/artman/publish/article_272613497.shtml
Derogatorily labels "blowback" exchanged in the second debate with Rudy as the "great smackdown of '07".
Uses derogatory labels for Ron Paul:
"laughing stock"
Labels Dr. Paul as being a "prop", three times
Misrepresentation of Dr. Paul's foreign policy:
"Ron Paul has point of sorts. Certainly if American capitulated to Osama bin Laden's wishes and backed out of the region it would make it tougher for them to attack."
Dr. Paul does not endorse a foreign policy of capitulation. So views of Dr. Paul's Middle East foreign policy:
November 20, 2000
Our Foolish War in the Middle East: "For over a thousand years the West has dominated the Middle East. During these thousand years resentment has continued, but for obvious reasons it is now being directed toward America. No one should be surprised when our ships become vulnerable and are actually blown up in the Middle East... Our policy in the Middle East cannot possibly be successful... Our current foreign policy does nothing more than stir the flames of hatred of both sides, clearly evident as we witness the daily fighting between the Palestinians and the Israelis."
http://www.house.gov/paul/tst/tst2000/tst112000.htm
October 25, 2001
A Sad State of Affairs: "Some of our trouble in the Middle East started years ago when our CIA put the Shah in charge of Iran. It was 25 years before he was overthrown, and the hatred toward America continues to this day. Those who suffer from our intervention have long memories. Our support for the less-than-ethical government of Saudi Arabia, with our troops occupying what most Muslims consider sacred land, is hardly the way to bring peace to the Middle East."
http://www.house.gov/paul/congrec/congrec2001/cr102501.htm
April 10, 2002
America’s Entangling Alliances in the Middle East: "Today, though, we are entangled in everyone’s affairs throughout the world, and we are less safe as a result. The current Middle-East crisis is one that we helped create, and it is typical of how foreign intervention fails to serve our interests. Now we find ourselves smack-dab in the middle of a fight that will not soon end. No matter what the outcome, we lose."
http://www.house.gov/paul/congrec/congrec2002/cr041002.htm
November 15, 2004
The Middle East Quagmire: "This illustrates perfectly the inherent problem with foreign aid: once we give money to one country, we have to give it to all the rest or risk making enemies. This is especially true in the Middle East and other strife-torn regions, where our financial support for one side is seen as an act of aggression by the other. Just as our money never makes Israel secure, it doesn’t buy us any true friends elsewhere in the region."
http://www.house.gov/paul/tst/tst2004/tst111504.htm
September 5, 2005
Gas, Taxes, and Middle East Policy: "We cannot count on using military or political influence in the Middle East to keep gas prices low."
http://www.house.gov/paul/tst/tst2005/tst090505.htm
September 7, 2006
Big Government Solutions Don't Work/ The Law of Opposites: "Even our current crisis in the Middle East can be traced to the great wars of the 20th century. Though tens of millions of deaths are associated with these wars, we haven’t learned a thing."
http://www.house.gov/paul/congrec/congrec2006/cr090706.htm
February 26, 2007
Hypocrisy in the Middle East: "If honest democratic elections were held throughout the Middle East tomorrow, many countries would elect religious fundamentalist leaders hostile to the United States. Cliche or not, the Arab Street really doesn’t like America, so we should stop the charade about democracy and start pursuing a coherent foreign policy that serves America’s long-term interests."
http://www.house.gov/paul/tst/tst2007/tst022607.htm
Misrepresentation of foreign policy: incorrectly labeled Dr. Paul to support "Isolationism".
Dr. Paul supports a policy of non-interventionist: "At the same time, we must not isolate ourselves."
http://www.ronpaul2008.com/html/issue-War_fx.html
Attack of Dr. Paul's anti-war position by misrepresenting support for the war: "But his isolationism is shared by so few there is absolutely no way he will ever begin to sell that America can back down, pack up stakes and come home."
Nearly 70 percent pessimistic on war outcome
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17501777
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