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Eagle_of_Liberty
02-26-2011, 09:49 PM
I'm liking Gary Johnson and Rand Paul. Rand doesn't have enough experience yet, though, but Johnson would be a solid choice.

April1775
02-26-2011, 09:52 PM
Rand has as much experience as Obama did.

low preference guy
02-26-2011, 09:53 PM
A Paul/Johnson or Johnson/Paul ticket will not happen because you need the social cons for the general election. You need someone like a non-cheating Mark Sanford.

satchelmcqueen
02-26-2011, 10:03 PM
rand for sure. but the experience may kill that for most people. although the debates with him would secure him imo.

BuddyRey
02-26-2011, 10:17 PM
Tom...Woods. 'Nuff said!

McBell
02-26-2011, 10:19 PM
Lew Rockwell.

I can dream...

eduardo89
02-26-2011, 10:24 PM
A Paul/Johnson or Johnson/Paul ticket will not happen because you need the social cons for the general election. You need someone like a non-cheating Mark Sanford.

I wish Mark hadn't been such an idiot with his affair....He was so promising

Legend1104
02-26-2011, 10:27 PM
A copy of the constitution.

low preference guy
02-26-2011, 10:27 PM
I wish Mark hadn't been such an idiot with his affair....He was so promising

I couldn't believe it when I first read it at Drudge. The headline was "She's from Argentina".

Michael Landon
02-26-2011, 11:15 PM
I'm going to go in a different direction...

You need someone who isn't controlled by the powers that be, otherwise they will just try to assassinate Ron Paul, like they tried to do with Reagan when they wanted to get Bush in office. So I don't want to hear any Paul/Romney, Paul/Huckabee, Paul/Palin, Paul/Trump, Paul/Neo-Con-anyone.

You also can't pick anyone that no one, outside of RPF's, has heard of because Joe Blow won't vote for a Paul/Woods, Paul/Johnson. As much as I would like these two options, I don't think they'll win against Obama/Biden.

Who would be the candidate that fits? Paul/Ventura? Ventura brings nationwide notoriety but is he too radical for Joe Blow? Possibly. Paul/Kucinich? Republican/Democrat ticket? Also, too "kooky" for Joe Blow?

I'm not sure who I would recommend that would have the chance to beat Obama/Biden. I know Dr. Paul alone, with his views would have a good shot but his running mate would need to be someone who wouldn't hurt but would need to help put Paul over the hump for a victory.

- ML

messana
02-26-2011, 11:50 PM
I don't like the Paul/Paul idea because it would look like 'a family taking over government interests conspiracy theory'.

April1775
02-26-2011, 11:50 PM
Worked for the Bush family. And the Kennedys.

R3volutionJedi
02-26-2011, 11:56 PM
Ron Paul for prez. I'll write it in if i have to wheni vote. I who like to see Andrew Napolitiano,I'm not a fan o Gary Johnson

anaconda
02-27-2011, 12:26 AM
rand for sure. but the experience may kill that for most people. although the debates with him would secure him imo.

I'm betting Rand announces mainly so he can participate in the debates. He wants to call out his fellow Republicans on their utter failure and political cowardice.

muzzled dogg
02-27-2011, 12:33 AM
Sarah palin

April1775
02-27-2011, 12:40 AM
Sarah palin

(cough)

April1775
02-27-2011, 12:41 AM
Really, it comes down to "is the GOP going to back RP?" Probably not. They're fools for that if they don't.

April1775
02-27-2011, 12:43 AM
The GOP will likely back a Mitt or a Newt or a Rudy.

"The problem isn't liberals. The problem is Republicans who aren't willing to become libertarians."
--Boston T. Party

The Dark Knight
02-27-2011, 12:43 AM
Mike Lee

TheDriver
02-27-2011, 12:46 AM
Sarah Palin. With her, you get the GOP behind us, otherwise they stay at home.

TIMB0B
02-27-2011, 12:49 AM
Anyone like Paul Ryan?

Ron Paul
Paul Ryan

No matter how you look at it...it makes sense.

BucksforPaul
02-27-2011, 12:52 AM
Dr. Paul's selection of Walter Williams will kill many birds with one stone.

low preference guy
02-27-2011, 12:53 AM
Dr. Paul's selection of Walter Williams will kill many birds with one stone.

I think that's the best choice available.

Aldanga
02-27-2011, 01:18 AM
Sarah Palin. With her, you get the GOP behind us, otherwise they stay at home.

Republicans won't sit out this election. No matter who Paul pics, most Republicans just want Obama out of office. That is their only motivation. They'll vote for the ticket the party puts forward.

A VP choice needs to be someone who is not an insider or one connected with TPTB. Someone in the mold of Dr. Paul and Napolitano, Johnson, Rockwell, Woods, etc., is the best choice.

April1775
02-27-2011, 01:32 AM
William Kostric


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XflE0RMiIiA

jazzloversinc
02-27-2011, 01:35 AM
well, I'd say Paul/Paul but I would love to see Tom Woods on the ticket with Dr. Paul. say NO TO NEO CONS and NO to all democrats.

low preference guy
02-27-2011, 01:36 AM
well, I'd say Paul/Paul but I would love to see Tom Woods on the ticket with Dr. Paul. say NO TO NEO CONS and NO to all democrats.

I would love to see a Paul/Woods ticket too, but for President of RonPaulForums. Unfortunately it won't fly anywhere else.

libertybrewcity
02-27-2011, 01:39 AM
Anyone like Paul Ryan?

Ron Paul
Paul Ryan

No matter how you look at it...it makes sense.

neocon, bailout cityy...

libertybrewcity
02-27-2011, 01:39 AM
Mike Lee

great idea!

TheDriver
02-27-2011, 01:40 AM
Republicans won't sit out this election. No matter who Paul pics, most Republicans just want Obama out of office. That is their only motivation. They'll vote for the ticket the party puts forward.


I can't see the bulk of the GOP getting excited and working hard for Ron Paul without someone from, or close to, the establishment.--common sense.

McBell
02-27-2011, 02:00 AM
Jimmy Duncan.

low preference guy
02-27-2011, 02:01 AM
Walter Jones?

Jeff Flake?

McBell
02-27-2011, 02:06 AM
Jeff Flake?
Nah; voted for PATRIOT Act. We have a reasonable selection of good candidates who didn't.

Eric21ND
02-27-2011, 02:07 AM
1. Judge Napolitano (The ideal choice, but he has a successful show now and might better suited as Attorney General)


2. Jim Demint (Would give us enormous cred with general republican crowd)


3. Dr. Walter Williams (Ron has mentioned him before)


- Tom Woods is a better educator/historian than politician, and besides he loves doing what he does now

- Gary Johnson most likely wouldn't even help the ticket at all. I'm skeptical we'd even win New Mexico.

Sola_Fide
02-27-2011, 02:15 AM
Walter Williams would be an AWESOME VP pick.

Walter is a champion of Liberty AND he has credibility with Ditto-head conservatives AND he is black (let's face it, that would help).

My fear is that we don't bring Ron far enough along in the primaries so that he can start the talk of a VP pick. If we are still trying to "appeal to the Left" in the Republican primaries, we might as well throw in the towel now:(

anaconda
02-27-2011, 02:45 AM
Mike Lee

There is some genius to this.

Salvial
02-27-2011, 02:49 AM
Maybe this guy:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gI1Y5zhjC78

Paul/Christie

AZKing
02-27-2011, 03:43 AM
Sarah Palin. With her, you get the GOP behind us, otherwise they stay at home.

Please tell me that was a joke. Even Fox made fun of her last time. She probably lost McCain a million votes. In fact, it would be the same scenario. They would be so scared of Ron dying like the idea of McCain dying and Palin becoming president, it would prompt them to vote Obama.

devil21
02-27-2011, 04:41 AM
Can we please not talk about this now? We have a huge campaign in front of us before we even need to consider such things as Ron's VP.

Nevermind that when this came up in 2008, the most mentioned candidate was Sarah Palin.

Eric21ND
02-27-2011, 05:04 AM
Walter Williams would be an AWESOME VP pick.

Walter is a champion of Liberty AND he has credibility with Ditto-head conservatives AND he is black (let's face it, that would help).

My fear is that we don't bring Ron far enough along in the primaries so that he can start the talk of a VP pick. If we are still trying to "appeal to the Left" in the Republican primaries, we might as well throw in the towel now:(
It would put the newsletter nonsense to bed for sure.

April1775
02-27-2011, 05:23 AM
Newsletter....hmmmm....blamed on employee, since fired. Now, weren't we talking about a disgruntled fired employee elsewhere on here recently?

Bobster
02-27-2011, 08:32 AM
Either Mike Lee or Walter Williams, but we should leave this talk for AFTER Ron wins the nomination.

Ricky201
02-27-2011, 10:55 AM
Walter Williams gets my vote...even though he's a bit of interventionist foreign policy wise...there's very few people that can articulate libertarianism on fiscal and domestic policy better than him.

Plus, a lot of Rush Limbaugh's fans are familiar with Walter.

TheDriver
02-27-2011, 11:19 AM
Please tell me that was a joke. Even Fox made fun of her last time. She probably lost McCain a million votes. In fact, it would be the same scenario. They would be so scared of Ron dying like the idea of McCain dying and Palin becoming president, it would prompt them to vote Obama.

I'm not joking, I talking about winning, which judging by the other choices people are naming, they're not.

She's the best out of the establishment, imo. She's not so attached to them, but yet many, especially grass root people, support her in the GOP.

I don't care if you guys and gals believe me or not, because Ron probably won't have the chance to pick a VP anyway. Because he, like many here, are clueless to building a winning coalition.

Texas Desert Doc
02-27-2011, 01:04 PM
Rand has as much experience as Obama did.

I have to disagree. Rand grew up with his very experienced dad and his ideals, therefore giving him a HUGE advantage over Big Barry even if it wasn't a formal position in politics. He's had a whole life of training and grooming where Obama came from a lifestyle of socialism to either attempt to run a capitalistic government orrrr......turn it to what he knows best.

Texas Desert Doc
02-27-2011, 01:14 PM
We need someone like Dr. Paul to run WITH Dr. Paul. Someone who speaks the truth no matter how much the "masses" mock him. One who is experienced in swimming up stream. One who doesn't shy away from tough issues but rather takes them head on and wins not with charisma and charm, so much, but with irrefutable evidence and facts. Things you can't argue with. Someone who HAS served in the military. As a Navy FMF CASEVAC Corpsman who served in Iraq, I believe to be the best CMDR in Chief you can be, you need to have served, or at the very least, have a running mate who has served to give you proper guidance and an insiders persecutive of the situation whatever it may be. Gov. Ventura fits that bill. Also, he's different, colorful, open minded and a great balance, IMO, to Dr. Paul. A great Brain AND Brawn two punch combo!

LukeP
02-27-2011, 01:21 PM
I think you really need to run a woman on the VP ticket. African Americans got their president and now women will really feel that it's their turn. I don't know of any Ron Paul type libertarian republican women but if there was one who has a good track record with public service (5 yrs +) even on the state legislature then they should grab her.

Imaginos
02-27-2011, 02:33 PM
Judge Napolitano.

falconplayer11
02-27-2011, 03:51 PM
I say Ron Paul should be Gary Johnson's VP. There are too many people who just rule out Ron...Gary is a newcomer and might be able to win over people that ignorantly rejected Ron in 08, and refuse to consider him any further.

BucksforPaul
02-27-2011, 04:05 PM
I say Ron Paul should be Gary Johnson's VP. There are too many people who just rule out Ron...Gary is a newcomer and might be able to win over people that ignorantly rejected Ron in 08, and refuse to consider him any further.

Not

Walter Williams should be picked and in my opinion Dr. Paul should announce this earlier than everyone else.

Sola_Fide
02-27-2011, 04:08 PM
If Ron was in a position to pick a VP and he picked Walter Williams, who do you think Rush would support?

BucksforPaul
02-27-2011, 05:25 PM
If Ron was in a position to pick a VP and he picked Walter Williams, who do you think Rush would support?

Personally, I do not give a fuck about the puppet Rush although his handlers will find it harder to smear Dr. Paul.

R3volutionJedi
02-27-2011, 05:57 PM
William Kostric


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XflE0RMiIiA

We need more calm patriots like this man

muzzled dogg
02-27-2011, 06:09 PM
Lol kostric rsvpd no to the moneybomb last I checked

anaconda
02-27-2011, 06:12 PM
If Ron was in a position to pick a VP and he picked Walter Williams, who do you think Rush would support?

Obama?

Kregisen
02-27-2011, 06:27 PM
One of my economics professors is a libertarian and she had all of her students (probably has 1,000 per semester) read Walter Williams articles on things like minimum wage laws, etc. That's how I first heard about him. How well known is he though? I can't imagine too many people know about him.

Jim Demint is a very practical choice. He's one of the best senators but still is loved immensely by republicans. A Paul/Demint ticket would be extremely practical and could win.

Chris Christie has executive experience as governor. Ron doesn't. He's also extremely well liked by republicans. Another very practical ticket and this could beat Obama/Biden.

Napolitano would be a good choice and he would destroy Biden in a debate on anything, but he would be better for other duties or just to continue his show as backup for Ron.

I like Demint or Christie, though it looks like Christie wants to stay NJ governor and since he wouldn't run for president, he wouldn't wanna be VP either.

I vote Demint.

JohnGalt23g
02-27-2011, 06:33 PM
Patrick J Buchanan

MelissaWV
02-27-2011, 06:34 PM
Thomas Jefferson.

AlexMerced
02-27-2011, 06:35 PM
Nikki Haley of South Carolina, she popular among conservatives, she's a women, and she's a minority, and a governor

So she appeals to those who care about Gender/Race of the candidates
She appeals to wanting some executive experience on the ticket
She appeals to Conservatives and is Mark Sanford approved

Also she would really nip in the bud any brining up of the newsletters

Walter Williams would accomplish this too, but he has no executive experience which some voters care about.

IDefendThePlatform
02-27-2011, 07:11 PM
I understand why we might consider a more mainstream, popular candidate such as Christie or demint, but I think they have too many differences with RP to make a cohesive ticket. Napolitano makes the most sense to me, especially because he would dominate the VP debate. Gary johnson is about the most mainstream choice that is still close enough to RP on the issues.

TheDriver
02-27-2011, 07:31 PM
Nikki Haley of South Carolina, she popular among conservatives, she's a women, and she's a minority, and a governor

So she appeals to those who care about Gender/Race of the candidates
She appeals to wanting some executive experience on the ticket
She appeals to Conservatives and is Mark Sanford approved

Also she would really nip in the bud any brining up of the newsletters

Walter Williams would accomplish this too, but he has no executive experience which some voters care about.


That's a good pick!

emazur
02-27-2011, 07:44 PM
In terms of practicality, Mark Sanford would have been good. Dick Army might appeal to the same crowd and he and Paul are on good terms, and he even calls himself a libertarian (but he's not consistent). I'm not saying he should be the one, just throwing him out there. I like Walter Williams too but he'd be too old to continue the Paul legacy in 2016. The suggestion for Pat Buchannan is also interesting. Practicality aside, I'd love to see someone like Judge Nap on the VP ticket. Actually I don't think he would be an impractical choice

falconplayer11
02-27-2011, 07:54 PM
Pat Buchanan is a nationalist, and would pollute the libertarian message.

AlexMerced
02-27-2011, 07:56 PM
That's a good pick!

Yeah, I think she'd make the Ticket very solid, and she won't fall prety to the same media games Palin did because she went through lots of media Scrutiny to win her Governorship

Plus, if she does a good job of governor and doesn't do anything stupid between now and next year she could be a juggernaut of a VP pick.

I can't think of anyone else who brings as much to any GOP Nominee, she's my pick no matter who win's the primaries.

AlexMerced
02-27-2011, 08:08 PM
Problems With Other Picks:

- The Judge worked for Fox... you'd be surprised how that can hurt you with Liberals and Independants

- Gary Johnson... doesn't bridge any gaps, if anything makes them wider with his focus on Pot Legalization

- Walter Williams... No political experience

- Rand Paul... May piss of Kentuckians if he abandons them so soon, but he may be a decent pick he has a more broader appeal that his father with Conservatives and offers a compelling narrative for the General Election

- Former Candidates who dropped out... looking at the field a Herman Cain or Mitch Daniels would be most tolerable... but they are both VERY weak on monetary policy... which probably doesn't matter much with the great electorate... although there may be some substantial policy clashes between them and paul

- Anyone associated with the Mises Institute... like they did at the monetary policy hearing, they'll try to paint them as a bunch of racist antiquated economist who don't like numbers (pure slander, but they'll do it)

- Chris Christie... he won't do it, he seems pretty focused on doing his job and new jersey, and that's awesome

- John Pappola... I think he'd be a very out of the box pick and would bring a lot of attention from young crowd though I don't think he's ever expressed an interest in seeking office, but he the guy knows his stuff and will destroy Biden in a debate.

- Pat Buchanan... while Pats a nice guy, you might as well throw Tancredo on the ticket... Nationalism and Protectionism would actually make ME of all people vote against the ticket

- Sharon Angle... just mentioned her for a laugh


Nikkia Haley is by far the best choice, hands down

trey4sports
02-27-2011, 08:25 PM
Problems With Other Picks:

- The Judge worked for Fox... you'd be surprised how that can hurt you with Liberals and Independants

- Gary Johnson... doesn't bridge any gaps, if anything makes them wider with his focus on Pot Legalization

- Walter Williams... No political experience

- Rand Paul... May piss of Kentuckians if he abandons them so soon, but he may be a decent pick he has a more broader appeal that his father with Conservatives and offers a compelling narrative for the General Election

- Former Candidates who dropped out... looking at the field a Herman Cain or Mitch Daniels would be most tolerable... but they are both VERY weak on monetary policy... which probably doesn't matter much with the great electorate... although there may be some substantial policy clashes between them and paul

- Anyone associated with the Mises Institute... like they did at the monetary policy hearing, they'll try to paint them as a bunch of racist antiquated economist who don't like numbers (pure slander, but they'll do it)

- Chris Christie... he won't do it, he seems pretty focused on doing his job and new jersey, and that's awesome

- John Pappola... I think he'd be a very out of the box pick and would bring a lot of attention from young crowd though I don't think he's ever expressed an interest in seeking office, but he the guy knows his stuff and will destroy Biden in a debate.

- Pat Buchanan... while Pats a nice guy, you might as well throw Tancredo on the ticket... Nationalism and Protectionism would actually make ME of all people vote against the ticket

- Sharon Angle... just mentioned her for a laugh


Nikkia Haley is by far the best choice, hands down


Nikki Hailey makes the most sense from an electability standpoint but i doubt Ron is all that worried about electability and probably more worried about picking a veep that understands the message. I could see him picking Walter Williams, Thomas Sowell, John Stossel, I would LOVE for him to pick Thomas Woods now THAT would be entertaining.

speciallyblend
02-27-2011, 08:29 PM
That's a good pick!

hmm mark sanford approved ,makes me think he went hiking and she held onto a tree while he and she approved;)

AlexMerced
02-27-2011, 08:56 PM
Who saids Nikkia Haley doesn't get the message, she's not identical to every detail, but she's a conservative I think Ron Paul can work with.

LukeP
02-27-2011, 09:01 PM
Did you guys forget about Nikki Haley's affair? Spicy details of her cheating sessions doesn't make good running mate press.

Akus
02-27-2011, 09:02 PM
1. Clone RP.
2. Make him a VP.

or

3. Reelect Dick Cheney.

Carson
02-27-2011, 09:08 PM
Rand Paul

AlexMerced
02-27-2011, 09:18 PM
was that affair confirmed, I thought it wasn't, but even then it might still do her some good among her feminist since she exercising her "sexual expression"

low preference guy
02-27-2011, 09:31 PM
Did you guys forget about Nikki Haley's affair? Spicy details of her cheating sessions doesn't make good running mate press.

LOL. They never happened.

Suzu
02-28-2011, 01:27 AM
Problems With Other Picks:

You didn't mention Ventura. The main problem with him is he's not a Republican and not a Libertarian. But if that doesn't matter, he might be a good pick. HA! A 9-11 truther for VP!!

Wren
02-28-2011, 02:01 AM
Meh...it's a very tough choice. First of all, apart from everything, you NEED someone trustworthy. Like someone else mentioned, what if something, anything, happens to RP during his service? We need someone trustworthy, first and foremost. The next part of the decision boils down to who can help unite the base? My first decision is Rand because I see no one else that is more trustworthy than RP's own son and he does wonders in bringing the teo-cons to accept RP's message. Problem is Rand has little experience and they will write him off for that and compare him to Sarah Palin.

Gary Johnson for me at this point is not trustworthy if he's going to reject a winnable senate seat and swap it with an unelectable run for president and end up splitting votes with RP. And no, don't tell me he's going to drop out and everything's going to OK because he has made no indication that he plans on dropping out and if you bring it up then you're just purely speculating.

After Rand, I would choose the judge except that he has the same problem: experience. Same thing with Tom woods. Also, I need to say this because a lot of people are still touting that Jesse Ventura should run for VP. Not only is he a truther, the guy has his own conspiracy theory show.. and people honestly think he'd be a good VP? Not ONLY is that an automatic write off for the general public and the media, but this will also confirm the belief of the MSM that all RP supporters are rabid 9/11 truther kooks. :rolleyes:

Eric21ND
02-28-2011, 04:50 AM
In terms of practicality, Mark Sanford would have been good. Dick Army might appeal to the same crowd and he and Paul are on good terms, and he even calls himself a libertarian (but he's not consistent). I'm not saying he should be the one, just throwing him out there. I like Walter Williams too but he'd be too old to continue the Paul legacy in 2016. The suggestion for Pat Buchannan is also interesting. Practicality aside, I'd love to see someone like Judge Nap on the VP ticket. Actually I don't think he would be an impractical choice
We should all be rejoicing Mark Sanford couldn't keep it in his pants. He would've been major competition to Ron in the primary, even more so than Huckabee.

Eric21ND
02-28-2011, 04:54 AM
I understand why we might consider a more mainstream, popular candidate such as Christie or demint, but I think they have too many differences with RP to make a cohesive ticket. Napolitano makes the most sense to me, especially because he would dominate the VP debate. Gary johnson is about the most mainstream choice that is still close enough to RP on the issues.
Except that Johnson isn't mainstream. I don't think Gary would help the ticket at all, it pains me to say that, but that's reality.

Demint

Christie (He's not interested anyway)

Napolitano

Walter Williams

All of them would help in some way, shape, or form.

Captain Shays
02-28-2011, 02:28 PM
Dr. Paul's selection of Walter Williams will kill many birds with one stone.

I totally agree!! Thats' all I can say because you stole my thunder.

JS4Pat
02-28-2011, 02:31 PM
Rep. Connie Mack - Voted against The Patriot Act, Mainstream Republican from a swing state - Florida

JS4Pat
02-28-2011, 02:32 PM
Walter Williams!

cdc482
02-28-2011, 03:53 PM
Gary Johnson!

RonPaulwillWin
02-28-2011, 04:35 PM
9 pages and no Peter Schiff? Shame on you guys :confused::confused::confused:

JVParkour
02-28-2011, 04:58 PM
I've been thinking, and I like Mike Lee or Walter Williams. Both mainstream, but still a good match for Ron. DeMint would be great also, but he might not want to be a VP.

libertybrewcity
02-28-2011, 05:01 PM
I'm not joking, I talking about winning, which judging by the other choices people are naming, they're not.

She's the best out of the establishment, imo. She's not so attached to them, but yet many, especially grass root people, support her in the GOP.

I don't care if you guys and gals believe me or not, because Ron probably won't have the chance to pick a VP anyway. Because he, like many here, are clueless to building a winning coalition.

I think Ron can win, but he definitely needs some coalition building help without a doubt. Right now he should be actively courting the religious right vote. They make up at least 20% of the vote nationwide and a good chunk of the Republican Party. He should also be courting the military hawks by talking about a strong defense. His grassroots supporters can't do it alone. He has the youth which make up a small percent of Republican Primary voters, but not enough to give him a win. He needs the elderly and endorsements from PACs and major political figures.

I am sorry, but trying to convince progressives to vote RP is not going to work. Remember Dennis in SF. That tells it all.

As for VP pick, Mike Lee sounds good so far. A son father ticket probably wouldn't fly well. He needs some one from an essential swing state like Florida or Ohio that is or can be well liked.

Jeremy Tyler
02-28-2011, 05:28 PM
Yeah I really like the idea of Nikki Haley as well.

trey4sports
02-28-2011, 06:33 PM
Zombie Reagan FTMFW

LukeP
03-01-2011, 10:43 AM
9 pages and no Peter Schiff? Shame on you guys :confused::confused::confused:

I love Peter but watching him during the Conn. campaign, he is really a one issue candidate, the economy. Now I know that's a very important issue but I think he needs to learn to diversify a bit before he tries another campaign.

Elwar
03-01-2011, 02:57 PM
Ron Paul/Glenn Bradley

Sola_Fide
03-01-2011, 02:59 PM
Ron Paul/Glenn Bradley

:collins:

Glen Bradley IS the next Ron Paul.

Krugerrand
03-01-2011, 03:00 PM
John Mackey - Whole Foods CEO

He's working now for $1/year. I believe he was a RP supporter in the past.

Andrew-Austin
03-01-2011, 03:11 PM
John Mackey - Whole Foods CEO

He's working now for $1/year. I believe he was a RP supporter in the past.

Very interesting nomination, but if he still working as the CEO, why would he want to do it? I wouldn't want to if I were him.

Legend1104
03-01-2011, 05:19 PM
For those of you that said Sarah Palin, we need to get the GOP behind us, I think your wrong. I have a feeling that the GOP clowns would vote for anyone with an "R" after their name once they pass the primaries. I have a feeling most would think, "Well anyone is better than Barak Obama."

Plus we have all seen what happens when a candidate chooses his vp just to get support. What if Ron Paul dies in office?

Can anyone say William Henry Harrison and John Tyler?

AZKing
03-01-2011, 05:48 PM
For those of you that said Sarah Palin, we need to get the GOP behind us, I think your wrong. I have a feeling that the GOP clowns would vote for anyone with an "R" after their name once they pass the primaries. I have a feeling most would think, "Well anyone is better than Barak Obama."

Plus we have all seen what happens when a candidate chooses his vp just to get support. What if Ron Paul dies in office?

Spot on. Choosing Sarah Palin would recreate EXACTLY what happened in 2008.

Ron wouldn't choose her anyway. He's said before that he would have an incredibly hard time working with an administration that he disagrees with.

Krugerrand
03-02-2011, 07:17 AM
Very interesting nomination, but if he still working as the CEO, why would he want to do it? I wouldn't want to if I were him.

Here's a quote from him:

John Mackey wrote a letter in 2006 to all of his staff announcing that he would reduce his own salary to $1 a year, donate his stock portfolio to charity and set up a $100,000 emergency fund for staff facing personal problems. [....] "I am now 53 years old and I have reached a place in my life where I no longer want to work for money, but simply for the joy of the work itself and to better answer the call to service that I feel so clearly in my own heart."

Why not "for the joy of the work itself" as VP?

He used to be a bleeding-hear liberal. Then he saw the light and embraces austrian economics.

Who knows - perhaps he has some skeletons in his closet that he'd rather left uncovered ... but I think he's worth consideration. Let's break free of the career politicians. (Obviously, Ron Paul counts as a statesman - not a politician.)

LukeP
03-02-2011, 07:41 AM
Yeah, but just like Jobs, he's probably got plenty of company stock to make it worth his while.

Krugerrand
03-02-2011, 07:51 AM
Yeah, but just like Jobs, he's probably got plenty of company stock to make it worth his while.

"reduce his own salary to $1 a year, donate his stock portfolio to charity "

I'm sure he's not living the life of a pauper ... but he's clearly not pulling what he could from the company and he has a desire for his work to be for a greater good.

Eric21ND
03-02-2011, 08:59 AM
9 pages and no Peter Schiff? Shame on you guys :confused::confused::confused:

We need someone that will help the ticket.