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idrake
08-29-2007, 11:33 PM
On the lighter side - Comedy Central Debate

http://www.indecision2008.com/blog.jhtml?c=v&m=72498


Recently, our enormous staff of interns pointed out that the most frequent commentors on this blog are supporters of Ron Paul, the libertarian who favors limited government, and Dennis Kucinich, the starry-eyed liberal optimist. To wit:


Dr. Paul is a great person and I would be proud to have him as my president. He has a genuine soul and it and most who cannot deal with his honesty cannot handle it. At the risk of sounding too sappy, I would say that he makes allot of people proud that there is some true humanity in existence. And yes, I know he isn't Jesus and we all have our flaws. But the man has the stones to stick up for his convictions. Peace! (Forskin_Gump)


The traditional Democratic base isn't stupid. They haven't been driven away from the polls because they are lazy or apathetic. They are painfully aware of the huge disconnect between Democratic Party rhetoric and the official behavior of many Democrats. They don't appreciate being lied to, and maybe they have grudging reasons to go to the polls just to vote against some Republican. Maybe they don't. The traditional Democratic base doesn't always turn up at the polls. They need more than transparent rhetoric. They require a real candidate who actually represents their interests. And they love Kucinich. (raiderpower)


So we decided to give you champions of Paul and Kucinich a forum for a real (virtual) debate, right here in our comments, on behalf of your candidates.

Here are two topics. Pick one and debate away in the comments below:

Topic 1: Ron Paul understands the Constitution better than Dennis Kucinich.

Topic 2: Dennis Kucinich understands the Constitution better than Ron Paul.

Ready? Go!

ForLibertyFight
08-29-2007, 11:40 PM
If Kucinich got the Democratic nomination and Paul got the GOP nomination I'd still vote Ron Paul.

Sematary
08-29-2007, 11:53 PM
On the lighter side - Comedy Central Debate

http://www.indecision2008.com/blog.jhtml?c=v&m=72498

Jesus, after reading some of the socialist comments on that page I need to have my brain bleached.

Duckman
08-29-2007, 11:54 PM
If Kucinich got the Democratic nomination and Paul got the GOP nomination I'd still vote Ron Paul.

Yes, and I do like Kucinich, but he is too radical a socialist. I think Kucinich is popular as a 2nd tier Democrat because he is a faded shade of Ron Paul in some ways with ALOT of socialist baggage.

Who you would vote for mostly comes down to whether you want socialism vs. free market capitalism, but I also think Ron Paul is more guaranteed to be committed to the values of freedom than any other candidate, so how can you not vote for him?? :)

Sematary
08-29-2007, 11:56 PM
You know what the real difference between Kucinich and Paul is? Paul actually has a chance to win the nomination of his party because there is no super strong candidate that can't be beat. On the Democratic side it's almost guaranteed to be either Hillary or Obama