Ryankelly
12-23-2007, 04:32 PM
I thought Dr. Ron Paul did an excellent job on Meet the Press. He looked Presidential. Remember Tim Russert, like him or not, is about the best there is at digging up dirt on candidates. He made Mayor Guiliani look ridiculous as he struugled to explain scandal after scandal.
By contrast, Tim Russert was really struggling to find "mud" about which he could ask Ron Paul. There were no past relationship scandals (Guiliani), flip flops (Romney, Guiliani), pressure to pardon a rapist who kills shortly after his release (Huckabee), or deals with Ted Kennedy to give amnesty to illegal aliens (McCain). The best that Russert could come up with was that Congressmen Paul uses the existing law to get funds for bridges and nursing homes in his Congressional district. What a scandal! There was absolutely no hint of self interest. Dr. Paul was never "given" thousands of dollars of "gifts" from people he later appointed to government positions (Huckabee). I know we will hear about that next week. (I personally would like to know how Huckabee made out from his gift registry at the Target and Walmart).
So with no actual scandals to fall back on, Russert was forced to resort to Dr. Paul's views of history. Personally, I care more about how we get out of Iraq and balance our budget, but apparently Russert thinks that a burning 2008 issue is the Civil War. Apparently, Russert did not know that Dr. Paul is opposed to war. That Dr. Paul believes that there are always ways to prevent war (unless you are attacked). Russert tried to imply that by being opposed to the Civil War, Dr. Paul must be a racist. Dr. Paul's view on all war is consistent. War is a last resort. There is always a peaceful solution. It was as true in 1860, as it is today. As Dr. Paul explained today, and in other interviews, one peaceful (and probably more economical) solution may have been to simply free the slaves and reimburse the "owner". There would have been alot less human suffering that way (by everyone including slaves).
But back to 2008. Clearly, if these were the best "scandals" that Tim Russert could find on Dr. Ron Paul, we have finally found an individual worthy of the White House. Imagine that, our children could actually think of the President of the United States as a role model. I know it sounds old fashioned, but that is what we would have if Ron Paul were President.
By contrast, Tim Russert was really struggling to find "mud" about which he could ask Ron Paul. There were no past relationship scandals (Guiliani), flip flops (Romney, Guiliani), pressure to pardon a rapist who kills shortly after his release (Huckabee), or deals with Ted Kennedy to give amnesty to illegal aliens (McCain). The best that Russert could come up with was that Congressmen Paul uses the existing law to get funds for bridges and nursing homes in his Congressional district. What a scandal! There was absolutely no hint of self interest. Dr. Paul was never "given" thousands of dollars of "gifts" from people he later appointed to government positions (Huckabee). I know we will hear about that next week. (I personally would like to know how Huckabee made out from his gift registry at the Target and Walmart).
So with no actual scandals to fall back on, Russert was forced to resort to Dr. Paul's views of history. Personally, I care more about how we get out of Iraq and balance our budget, but apparently Russert thinks that a burning 2008 issue is the Civil War. Apparently, Russert did not know that Dr. Paul is opposed to war. That Dr. Paul believes that there are always ways to prevent war (unless you are attacked). Russert tried to imply that by being opposed to the Civil War, Dr. Paul must be a racist. Dr. Paul's view on all war is consistent. War is a last resort. There is always a peaceful solution. It was as true in 1860, as it is today. As Dr. Paul explained today, and in other interviews, one peaceful (and probably more economical) solution may have been to simply free the slaves and reimburse the "owner". There would have been alot less human suffering that way (by everyone including slaves).
But back to 2008. Clearly, if these were the best "scandals" that Tim Russert could find on Dr. Ron Paul, we have finally found an individual worthy of the White House. Imagine that, our children could actually think of the President of the United States as a role model. I know it sounds old fashioned, but that is what we would have if Ron Paul were President.