ZachR
02-19-2011, 11:22 AM
For people who weren't around in 2007 and as a reminder for those who were, this is the kind of crap we will be dealing with (http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1678661,00.html) (again), so get ready for it.
"one of [Tom Tancredo's] staffers walked up to a guy in a shark costume and asked him if he was a Ron Paul supporter. "No. They're all nuts," replied the shark. "I'm just a guy in a shark suit." There is a subset of Paul supporters who believe 9/11 was an inside job by the U.S. government. And there are anarchists as well: They've picked Nov. 5, Guy Fawkes Day, for a fund-raising drive."
They tried (and will try) to label us as nerdy, naive, conspiracy theorists, and they will continue to mock Ron and make him seem like a senile old man... How much more condescending can you get than comparing a presidential candidate to "5-year-old boys and Muppets"?
This might be my favorite part, though:
"His supporters are the equivalent of crabgrass," says G.O.P. consultant Frank Luntz. "It's not the grass you want, and it spreads faster than the real stuff. They just like him because he's the most anti-Establishment of all the candidates, the most likely to look at the camera during the debates and say, 'Hey, Washington, f--- you.'"
"one of [Tom Tancredo's] staffers walked up to a guy in a shark costume and asked him if he was a Ron Paul supporter. "No. They're all nuts," replied the shark. "I'm just a guy in a shark suit." There is a subset of Paul supporters who believe 9/11 was an inside job by the U.S. government. And there are anarchists as well: They've picked Nov. 5, Guy Fawkes Day, for a fund-raising drive."
They tried (and will try) to label us as nerdy, naive, conspiracy theorists, and they will continue to mock Ron and make him seem like a senile old man... How much more condescending can you get than comparing a presidential candidate to "5-year-old boys and Muppets"?
This might be my favorite part, though:
"His supporters are the equivalent of crabgrass," says G.O.P. consultant Frank Luntz. "It's not the grass you want, and it spreads faster than the real stuff. They just like him because he's the most anti-Establishment of all the candidates, the most likely to look at the camera during the debates and say, 'Hey, Washington, f--- you.'"