Is Ron Paul losing it?

[Akus]

I was at this local republican circlejerk for lack of a better term. There were some RP supporters out there and one of them said that Ron Paul, because he's 72, is not as sharp as he used to be. He didn't mean he was losing his mind due to old age, more like that he is not in touch with his crowd.

As an examply, he said that he, RP, that is, didn't perform well at the value voters, because when was asked about Jesus, he could have just talked about Jesus and not mention his anti-war centiment, as he got all the juice out the anti-war rhetoric he is going to get and now he needs to get the "Jesus disciple" vote, something that, in my friend's opinion, he failed to do.

I was sad to hear that, especially realizing that yeah, the guy was born before WW2 and ain't exactly a spring chicken. What do you guys think.

 

[micahnelson]

No, Ron Paul supporters don't think Ron Paul is losing it...

We like the fact that he doesn't pander...

If you want panderbears vote for the establishment.

 

[Mr. White]

It's a fair observation, but lacking in support.

 

[FluffyUnbound]

I was at this local republican circlejerk for lack of a better term. There were some RP supporters out there and one of them said that Ron Paul, because he's 72, is not as sharp as he used to be. He didn't mean he was losing his mind due to old age, more like that he is not in touch with his crowd.

As an examply, he said that he, RP, that is, didn't perform well at the value voters, because when was asked about Jesus, he could have just talked about Jesus and not mention his anti-war centiment, as he got all the joice out the anti-war rhetoric he is going to get and now he needs to get the "Jesus disciple" vote, something that, in my friend's opinion, he failed to do.

I was sad to hear that, especially realizing that yeah, the guy was born before WW2 and ain't exactly a spring chicken. What do you guys think.

If I was confronted with a bunch of hypocritical Bushtards, I too would point out that Jesus was the prince of peace.

If there are Christians out there who don't want to talk about what Jesus actually stood for, what is Paul supposed to do? Feed them the same BS everyone else does?

 

[libertythor]

He is far from being senile.

Most people that keep active reading and doing other activities stay sharp even up into their 100's.

 

[Chester Copperpot]

Yep... Everybody else at that Value Voter debate was pandering for Jesus and death to homos etc.. Not Ron Paul.. He affirmed that people have rights because they are born with them, not because of their affiliation with any group.. You could hear the crows GASP.. "Did he just say gays have rights?"

Ron Paul tells it like it is.. And because hes polling 10% now in scientific polls for peope 18-29 Id have to say he's definiterly 'in touch'

 

[constituent]

mmm hmmm ::clears throat::

ron paul supporters... riiiiiight.

and after that they hoped over to the local
anarchist convention to plan for their next
peace protest and assemble molotov cocktails.

 

[UCFGavin]

yeah, he could have pandered to the crowd just like all the other candidates did at the forum.

he isn't out of touch with his crowd, hes said he doesn't understand a lot of them except for the fact that we all share one common trait and that is the desire to live in a free society. i would imagine he probably doesn't understand a lot of the stuff on the internet, but that doesn't mean he doesn't understand the benefits of it and what it is doing for him.

 

[DjLoTi]

He's in great shape and a doctor. 72 really isn't that old, assuming one takes care of themselves. My grandmother is as fine as she's always been, she's 78, and she smokes like a pack a day. lol

 

[LibertyEagle]

He's not losing it. No way. Since I've been reading and listening to this guy for well over 20 years, I can tell you, he hasn't lost his edge at all.

I do however wish that he would talk about something other than the war all the time. He badly needs to be discussing how government has gotten out of hand, how did we become a country who now thinks that for anything to be done, it has to be legislated at the federal level, the difference between real free trade and NAFTA, CAFTA, etc. and why they are dangerous, etc.

 

[EvilTwinkie]

Um, no. You try Dr Pauls schedule for a week. Im half his age and I wouldnt last 3 days.

Id much prefer if he keeps Jesus at home thanks. If they need convincing, show them Pauls Statement of faith. Its about what we can do for Dr Paul now. Hes just one very hardworking old man. He can only do so much.

 

[Ron Paul Fan]

Maybe he's not as sharp at 72 as he was at 52, but who is? He's still smarter than anyone else in the Republican field though. I think Dr. Paul is very in touch with the crowd and he did mention Jesus being about peace and he talked about the just war theory. Blessed are the peacemakers. Evidently he's been reading from a different bible. He's not going to change his views based on what crowd he's talking to. Dr. Paul is better than that and he doesn't pander. The guy that said this about Ron Paul must not understand that he's not the typical politician because he's honest.

 

[constituent]

^i'll second that libertyeagle.

he also needs to hammer home his
opposition to corporate welfare and
the soft-slavery imposed by our own
internal, somewhat self-inflicted economic
sanctions.

 

[RJB]

He's a heck of a lot sharper than Frudy Mc Romney.

As a Christian, I loved the Prince of Peace quote. I respect his courage to say that pre-emptive war goes against Christian values. He may lose votes by being honest and not pandering, but he gains many more. That's why we're all here, right?

 

[jblosser]

Akus if you're talking about who I think you're talking about, that guy very much wants to play the game and he and I haven't agreed on that yet. I'll note that playing the game is what got us here, needing a 72 year old honest man who should be allowed to retire to bail us out. Maybe we can't win by not playing but we apparently can't win by playing either so why does it matter?

 

[Sojourner]

When asked, Ghouliani couldn't recall Terri Schiavo from only two years ago, and that case dominated the news for how long? How could one not recall such a gut-wrenching case???

Freddy couldn't recall Terri's plight either, and 1) he advised U.S. Senator from Tenn. Bill Frist on the Terri Schiavo case; and 2) Freddy did an episode of Law and Order where the plot was directly based on the Terri Schiavo case.

I bet Ron recalls Terri Schiavo.

 

[walt]

I saw him last saturday - room full of 1200 people and he's the only one that could have delivered that 45 minute speech.

 

[LibertyEagle]

He's a heck of a lot sharper than Frudy Mc Romney.

As a Christian, I loved the Prince of Peace quote. I respect his courage to say that pre-emptive war goes against Christian values. He may lose votes by being honest and not pandering, but he gains many more. That's why we're all here, right?

I loved that he said that. Hopefully, many Christians will take a few minutes to consider what he said.

 

[JPFromTally]

My mom's 72 also and trust me... she's not old.

 

[constituent]

i stopped attending church many many years ago, but am aware of the
enormous spike in church attendance post 9/11 fed by the new end-times
gospel according to lahey and subsequent (adjective and noun missing).

what i'm curious about, and i've spoken to a few christians who've begun
witnessing a new mass-defection taking place largely due to the clearly
political/exploitative nature of many modern christian churches...

are these part of a common trend, or merely isolated incidences?