affa
11-10-2011, 11:01 AM
I'm trying to put together a documented list of platforms directly stolen from Ron Paul. His primary opponents have seemingly divided up his many positions to dilute Ron Paul's message.
If people feel this list is worthwhile, my goal is to try to annotate each on with a link/date to Ron Paul's earliest (findable) statement putting forth that position. Preferably, I'd like to document each other candidates shift on said position - preferably documenting not only their current position... but an older one that contradicts it.
My initial list is still under construction - I'm posting it here because I believe in the power of crowd sourcing and was hoping some of you might be able to help.
Ron Paul -
19xx - Audit the Fed. Then End the Fed. (need documentation)
2012 -- Audit the Fed. Then End the Fed.
Newt Gingrich
???? - has Newt ever ridiculed the idea publicly?
2012 -- Audit the Fed (need to source documented quote)
Ron Paul -- Will cut 1 trillion Dollars from the budget his first year.
Mitt Romney --- Claims he will cut half a trillion from the budget... within 4 years.
Ron Paul - Cut 5 cabinets.
Rick Perry - Cut 3 cabinets.
Ron Paul 0-0-0
Herman Cain 9-9-9
(note - may need to remove this one as Ron Paul never said 0/0/0 before Cain's 9/9/9 in such a 'catchy' way. may need to reword it so it doesn't sound like he did.)
Ron Paul -- multiple documented predictions of the housing bubble and economic collapse years in advance
Rick Santorum, Newt Gingrich -- suddenly claim to have predicted it as of 11/9/2011
Ron Paul -- Balance budget within 3 years
Rick Perry -- Balance budget by 2020 (end of his theoretical second term)
anyway -- the above list is obviously incomplete -- any help filling in the blanks, or adding new examples would be extremely helpful to me. I will edit the OP with fixes/additions/sources until we have something complete.
If people feel this list is worthwhile, my goal is to try to annotate each on with a link/date to Ron Paul's earliest (findable) statement putting forth that position. Preferably, I'd like to document each other candidates shift on said position - preferably documenting not only their current position... but an older one that contradicts it.
My initial list is still under construction - I'm posting it here because I believe in the power of crowd sourcing and was hoping some of you might be able to help.
Ron Paul -
19xx - Audit the Fed. Then End the Fed. (need documentation)
2012 -- Audit the Fed. Then End the Fed.
Newt Gingrich
???? - has Newt ever ridiculed the idea publicly?
2012 -- Audit the Fed (need to source documented quote)
Ron Paul -- Will cut 1 trillion Dollars from the budget his first year.
Mitt Romney --- Claims he will cut half a trillion from the budget... within 4 years.
Ron Paul - Cut 5 cabinets.
Rick Perry - Cut 3 cabinets.
Ron Paul 0-0-0
Herman Cain 9-9-9
(note - may need to remove this one as Ron Paul never said 0/0/0 before Cain's 9/9/9 in such a 'catchy' way. may need to reword it so it doesn't sound like he did.)
Ron Paul -- multiple documented predictions of the housing bubble and economic collapse years in advance
Rick Santorum, Newt Gingrich -- suddenly claim to have predicted it as of 11/9/2011
Ron Paul -- Balance budget within 3 years
Rick Perry -- Balance budget by 2020 (end of his theoretical second term)
anyway -- the above list is obviously incomplete -- any help filling in the blanks, or adding new examples would be extremely helpful to me. I will edit the OP with fixes/additions/sources until we have something complete.