(10/26/11) Ron Paul on Fox News - Official Thread

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You guys were making me all depress because you guys kept saying he did terribly. I just saw it and I think he did really well.

Never let it get you down.
There will always be someone who says something went terribly - a question on a debate, a poll, an interview. Just wait till we get closer - if Ron Paul starts getting second in some states, certain people will start posting 'the sky is falling'.

Some of these people actually believe it all. Obviously differing opinions on certain issues will color how you see a specific incident. However, others are plants - pushing forward a consistently negative viewpoint is part of it. Get people down, get people giving up.

Forget all that - stay positive, stay true, and always remember -- Ron Paul's speaking style, even when he stutters sometimes, won you over. You listened, you learned, you loved. This is always true. Sure, some people are so turned off they'll never hear the truth. But more and more get awoken every day. So stick with it, and ignore the plants.

 

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It's all about denial, folks.
Reread post 475 above and ask yourself something:

Do you accept the fact that Ron (whether he mans up today and admits to it or not) will soon be effectively hamstrung by the realities of TC's wake-the-hell-up-and-do-the-math statement?...or could you care the hell less about this country (let alone our children) and basically support Ron because he is promising to keep that check coming every month...and by gosh at the same amount or better until both you and your spouse leave this world for good?

SharedSacrifice

What world are you living in where most Ron Paul supporters care about their government checking 'coming every month'? All of your posts make this wild assumption that we supporters MUST have these checks coming in, and our desire to not pull the rug out from everyone is some secret, greedy need for those checks ourselves.

What? Have you actually read this forum? Or do you (as in you) simply like (as in this case) to post in a very (strangely parenthesized) format because of the (known to) cognitive dissonance it causes?

The majority of us under a certain age have never expected to see social security, and don't expect to. I receive no government checks, nor do I want them. However, we also know that the grandma across the street did pay into SS, and does require it to live on. Pulling out that rug from her is not feasible - not politically and not morally. And that is just one of the many reasons we fight for Ron Paul - because he not only directly addresses the debt, but has a plan that will make massive cuts, start paying down the debt, balance the budget... and, wait for it, shore up SS for those who need it now, while letting the younger generation opt out. This is a realistic first step.

I still don't understand what your idea of 'shared sacrifice' is, since you never actually address it. How is it shared sacrifice from me to demand something like SS be cut today when I don't even draw from it, nor ever plan to? I've certainly paid into it for 2 decades, but not one day of those 2 decades have I ever once thought, or planned, on it being solvent by the time I am of age.