Anyone know why Dr. Paul never accepted Lance Armstrongs debate invitation?

[cjhowe]

Cancer and AIDS will be cured in the next 75 years, guaranteed.

In 75 years, cancer and AIDS will be seen as the greatest catalysts of scientific advances instead of the scourge they are currently viewed as. Guaranteed!

 

[Shink]

Cancer and AIDS will be cured in the next 75 years, guaranteed.

Should we call you DjThommyThompson?

 

[LibertyEagle]

We don't know yet why he didn't accept. Dumb me, I didn't think about the Texas Straw poll. It would have been a good opportunity for him to at least explain his position. He would have had much more time to do so and it is things like these that people need to understand. It would have been a perfect opportunity to be explaining how we've totally gotten away from the idea of free markets in this country, corporatism and what it is, yada, yada, yada.

Oh well. Onward and upward.

 

[EvoPro]

Has anyone tried to contact the campaign about this. I don't know the best way to reach them, but I do think this would be a great opportunity missed.

Today Armstrong said that it wasn't too late to agree to participate and all candidates are invited.

The Republican Candidate Forum, Tuesday August 28, 2007

 

[trispear]

Missionaries don't preach to the flock to get new converts. They go out to potentially hostile territory to find fresh blood for their message.

Of course, Ron Paul may have prior engagements. I'm not here to tell him what to do, he's doing quite well by himself. I'm just thinking that the past gay forum and the NAACP forum may have been lost opportunities to convert some followers even in a hostile demographic - the log cabin republican are a force that can be wooed. Plus it would prove what ball-less wonders the front runners are - ignoring what they don't like.

 

[austinphish]

Cancer will not be cured anyway.

that is in bad taste

 

[EvoPro]

If anybody doesn't realize, this will be 2 hours long on msnbc starting a 10AM. If Ron Paul decides to go, that will make a total of 3 candidates attending. This will give a lot of time to express his views.

 

[devil21]

Cancer and AIDS will be cured in the next 75 years, guaranteed.

Not as long as big pharma is raking in the dough hand over fist they wont.

 

[CodeMonkey]

Yes, I agree. Does anybody know what Ron Paul's stance may be?

I know he wouldn't be for taxpayer funding. I just had this random idea though and wonder what people think. Since the president can have a lot of influence over people, he could set aside a donation fund and encourage people to donate money to it. The money can be used either as a prize awarded to a company that makes successful advances toward a cure, or the money can be used to support promising technologies in search of a better treatment or a cure.

Would Dr. Paul support something like this? I think it could raise a lot more money than say, church donations.

I'm sure there are plenty of existing cancer research funds Dr. Paul could endorse if he had the inclination. No need to create a new one.

 

[EvoPro]

I'm sure there are plenty of existing cancer research funds Dr. Paul could endorse if he had the inclination. No need to create a new one.

Yes, I suppose you are right. But I was mainly suggesting that he could endorse the idea of a president endorsing such a fund, which could raise a lot of money if there was no federal income tax.

 

[brumans]

Someone who has close relations with the campaign or has a direct phone number to someone associated with the campaign, call them up or contact them in some way and ask them why he hasn't accepted yet and if he will accept?

 

[Wyurm]

Yes, I agree. Does anybody know what Ron Paul's stance may be?

I know he wouldn't be for taxpayer funding. I just had this random idea though and wonder what people think. Since the president can have a lot of influence over people, he could set aside a donation fund and encourage people to donate money to it. The money can be used either as a prize awarded to a company that makes successful advances toward a cure, or the money can be used to support promising technologies in search of a better treatment or a cure.

Would Dr. Paul support something like this? I think it could raise a lot more money than say, church donations.

An X-prize for cancer, I like it.

That is not true. It could eventually be cured using nanobots.

I wont explain exactly why (hot topic), but I will say that I'm highly opposed to using nanotech in humans at this time. Our government would have to be transparent and those with more power than should be in any one person's hands will have to have lost that power. Then I will be ok with this method, but untill then, no.

 

[maxmerkel]

Someone who has close relations with the campaign or has a direct phone number to someone associated with the campaign, call them up or contact them in some way and ask them why he hasn't accepted yet and if he will accept?

absolutely !
Really !

2h of airtime on national television ??? contact the campaign !

 

[Nickel]

Just watching Armstrong be interviewed on Meet The Press. I'd like to know why Dr. Paul seems to be passing this up too. I think it's a huge mistake.

Has anyone from the campaign commented yet?

 

[walt]

yes, get him there

 

[WhiteWhaleHolyGrail]

Watching Meet the Press now. It is very frustrating that the field's only medical doctor will not be there.

 

[LibertyEagle]

Well, they obviously know about it and made the decision not to attend. I'm sure they have a good reason.

 

[Gee]

This isn't the first time RP has turned down a televised debate indentation... It may be because he plans on being in Congress that day.