Politico: Why Ron Paul hesitated on his “Blackberry” answer

[sailingaway]

http://www.politico.com/blogs/onmedia/0611/Why_Ron_Paul_hesitated_on_his_Blackberry_answer.ht ml

[dannno]

Ok, so he has a blackberry but his daughter gave him an iPad for Christmas.. apparently he uses the iPad more for web surfing

That is a tough choice when one of the things was closely related to a present from his daughter..

[trey4sports]

Ron uses an Ipad ??

[Travlyr]

All of the candidates had to answer “this or that” questions from CNN’s John King last night,...

I could not believe that CNN was participating in these elementary school type of questions.
It is a presidential debate for crying out loud... not a game show.

[Bern]

Pretty sure he was thinking the following during the pause:

"WTF is this stupid shit? Really? Is anyone here serious? Don't you fucking people understand the depths of the problems facing this nation? Are we in high school here?"

[gls]

I missed the debate but why would Ron Paul even answer this? Multiple endless wars/occupations in the Middle East, a deficit in the trillions of dollars, real unemployment near 20%, a security apparatus bordering on a police state...and this is where the focus is? Who gives a flying f*ck??

[CaptUSA]

Yeah, especially with John King interrupting every few seconds to tell the candidates we have to keep going to have time to let the audience ask questions.

Uh, why don't you just let them finish and forget the nonsense.

[Travlyr]

Pretty sure he was thinking the following during the pause:

"WTF is this stupid shit? Really? Is anyone here serious? Don't you fucking people understand the depths of the problems facing this nation? Are we in high school here?"

Exactly!

[VBRonPaulFan]

he should've screamed out "ROTARY PHONE MOTHERF***ERS!!!!!"

[dannno]

Yeah, especially with John King interrupting every few seconds to tell the candidates we have to keep going to have time to let the audience ask questions.

Uh, why don't you just let them finish and forget the nonsense.


Ron: Black..

John King: uh

Ron: Beh

John: uh

Ron: rry.

John: uh, thanks.

[TheBlackPeterSchiff]

Beast.

[TheBlackPeterSchiff]

Some nutjob on twitter said "Ron Paul should have said stone tablets" cant lie, I lol'd.

[TomtheTinker]

he should've screamed out "ROTARY PHONE MOTHERF***ERS!!!!!"

lmao..yeah that would of went over good.

[MJU1983]

Ron: Black..

John King: uh

Ron: Beh

John: uh

Ron: rry.

John: uh, thanks.

:)

It was an annoying debate to listen to.

[Dr.3D]

"Don't say much do ya kid?"

"Uh, uh, uh "

[TheBlackPeterSchiff]

Uh...........Uh ..............Uh

[Fox McCloud]

I was trying to figure out who sounded like a brain-damaged idiot the entire debate...finally figured it must have been the host.

There's semi-polite ways to interrupt people during debates that don't involve saying "uh" every, literally, 5 seconds.

[ronpaulitician]

Pretty sure he was thinking the following during the pause:

"WTF is this stupid shit? Really? Is anyone here serious? Don't you fucking people understand the depths of the problems facing this nation? Are we in high school here?"
I wish he had said just that.

"Are you kidding me? We have our young people dying overseas, coming home unable to make their mortgage payments, skyrocketing healthcare costs, civil liberties being intruded upon... and we waste time on pointless gimmick questions?"

[Warrior_of_Freedom]

deep dish or thin crust? DEEEP DEEEBT

[Vessol]

OMG GUYS! Ron Paul is inconsistent in his views! WHAT A HYPOCRITE!!111

[Vessol]

Pretty sure he was thinking the following during the pause:

"WTF is this stupid shit? Really? Is anyone here serious? Don't you fucking people understand the depths of the problems facing this nation? Are we in high school here?"

Pretty sure that if he answered like that, then the pundits would attack him the whole night afterword :\

[low preference guy]

OMG GUYS! Ron Paul is inconsistent in his views! WHAT A HYPOCRITE!!111

Peter Schiff spent most of the time of his talk about the debate criticizing Ron Paul for not being more confident in this answer.

[Romulus]

I could not believe that CNN was participating in these elementary school type of questions.
It is a presidential debate for crying out loud... not a game show.

I know. Are we all 12 yrs old? Coke/Pepsi, American Idol? Can the MSM grow the F up?

[Napoleon's Shadow]

Coke or Pepsi?

[Vessol]

I know. Are we all 12 yrs old? Coke/Pepsi, American Idol? Can the MSM grow the F up?

They are only catering to the lowest common denominator.

The grade level of rhetoric by politicians has been continuously sliding down as Americans become more and more illiterate.

[Bern]

I wonder if CNN got paid anything for promoting those brands during the debate.

[Romulus]

I wonder if CNN got paid anything for promoting those brands during the debate.

Probably part of their advertising contract with those corporations.

[Napoleon's Shadow]

They are only catering to the lowest common denominator.

The grade level of rhetoric by politicians has been continuously sliding down as Americans become more and more illiterate.
Your statement reminded me of the film Idiocracy.

[parocks]

Fuddruckers or?

Your statement reminded me of the film Idiocracy.

[Wesker1982]

I was trying to figure out who sounded like a brain-damaged idiot the entire debate...finally figured it must have been the host.

There's semi-polite ways to interrupt people during debates that don't involve saying "uh" every, literally, 5 seconds.

I seriously thought it was a microphone malfunction.

[Vessol]

I seriously thought it was a microphone malfunction.

I personally theorized that he was having a little fun under the desk with himself.

[low preference guy]

I seriously thought it was a microphone malfunction.


I personally theorized that he was having a little fun under the desk with himself.

I personally just wished he would shut the fuck up!

[Jake Ralston]

Ron uses an Ipad ??

Hmm not sure. I'm pretty sure he has a PSP though that he plays constantly while on the road touring for his campaign. Word is, he's a champ at Theme Hospital! :D

[ronpaulitician]

Pretty sure that if he answered like that, then the pundits would attack him the whole night afterword :\
"What does he mean Blackberry vs iPhone is not an important question? The American people care more about issues like that than the stupid money issues he keeps talking about. What a silly candidate."

Let the pundits spin their wheels. There's no way any voter will badly about complaining about a stupid question like that during a presidential debate.

[low preference guy]

What would've happened if Ron Paul said: I don't think this type of question is proper for a presidential debate.

[specsaregood]

I wonder if CNN got paid anything for promoting those brands during the debate.

That was my first thought as well.

[Bern]

What would've happened if Ron Paul said: I don't think this type of question is proper for a presidential debate.

He would have been labeled as out of touch with mainstream America and seen as too stuffy to connect with the common folk. American Idol audience, yo!

[acptulsa]

'I'm sorry, but as a presidential candidate speaking in public it isn't my place to promote one corporation's product over another. Americans own stock in, and work for, both of these corporations, and they deserve a level playing field to compete on. It's my place to explain how I'll place something above all of the corporate products and agendas--namely the interests of the American People.'

[Bern]

"I'm sorry, but as a presidential candidate in a public forum, it would be inappropriate for me to promote one corporation's product over another."

I could "buy" that.

[speciallyblend]

Pretty sure he was thinking the following during the pause:

"WTF is this stupid shit? Really? Is anyone here serious? Don't you fucking people understand the depths of the problems facing this nation? Are we in high school here?"

My Dream Ron Paul Answer to that question;) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmiZMpb882Mhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmiZMpb882M

[Joey Fuller]

he should've screamed out "ROTARY PHONE MOTHERF***ERS!!!!!"

this

[acptulsa]

this...

...is the kind of behavior that ended Trump's run.

Hell of a funny post, though.

[Warrior_of_Freedom]

he should've screamed out "ROTARY PHONE MOTHERF***ERS!!!!!"

Keepin' it old school, like a BAWSS!

[trey4sports]

"Bagphone"