Official CNN Tea Party Express Debate Thread

[AuH20]

I apologize, sir - I don't recall writing of "mass murder." I believe I described the good, long, hard ass fucking our country has given the middle east - and the collectively asked question by the American people, "Why do they hate us so?"

Part of why I like Ron Paul so much is that he is unafraid of recognizing - and speaking clearly about - what reality actually is. You've lost me, sir.

Perhaps another glass of rum is in order...for me, that is.

I apologize for the error. Someone mentioned mass murder, which I took offense to. I'm not excusing the criminal behavior of the U.S. government, but mass murder is inaccurate.

 

[DrN0]

problems with the forums..

Has anyone else notice odd anomalies with these forums tonight? Posts appearing/disappearing, posts not posting, misquotes, etc.?

 

[NewRightLibertarian]

Has anyone else notice odd anomalies with these forums tonight? Posts appearing/disappearing, posts not posting, misquotes, etc.?

it must be NWO chicanery

 

[NorfolkPCSolutions]

There's a fine line between being classified as a drooling kook and a concerned statesman. And sometimes Ron ventures into the former category with just poorly conceived word selection.

As you can plainly see, sir, I am one of those individuals who give fuck all of a concern with the misconception of minds that are not my own. Another way to put it? If folks cannot recognize the vital importance and essential nature of what Ron Paul has to say, no words will change their minds.

On some brains, the only option is the Blue Pill. It's okay, though - our Constitution was written in such a fashion as to protect the rest of us from them...well, back when the Constitution was the law of the land, of course.

 

[pauliticalfan]

Thanks Rick Perry for letting us know that it takes a minimum of 5k for you to be bought.

 

[Working Poor]

my heart aches to see Ron Paul stand alone by himself.. hasn't this man been through enough??

and yet he keeps going. hes so incredible

All of our hearts hurt for him but he knows people need to hear the truth he truly loves his fellow man and understands do unto others as you would have them do unto you. He is a great man ad we really love him for how he stands up for us.

 

[Suzu]

Is 9:54 his total speaking time?

No, it was quite a bit less. Subtract the times of Blitzer and Santorum out of the total time in that clip. It probably leaves about 6-7 minutes of Ron.

 

[NorfolkPCSolutions]

Thanks Rick Perry for letting us know that it takes a minimum of 5k for you to be bought.

I loved that line. I hope the internet goes all LOL on that. Rick Perry, the $5,001 political whore.

 

[GovMatt]

I really think that the boos may enhance Ron Paul's message far more than the cheers for any of the other candidates. It highlights are shard divide that Dr. Paul was willing to discuss. From the media perspective, it will be an interesting story to cover. From the followers/voters' perspective, it certainly shows the quality of his convictions.

 

[DrN0]

I say he did well. He did a better job of focusing, being as simple and to the point as possible, and just plain telling the truth. As conditioned as the public is, you're going to run into resistance when sharing the truth. And just like I saw someones say, as long as he keeps telling the truth, he will win support.

Just put your money where your mouths are come moneybomb day. The only way to get his message out in a palatable way is to package it in a swallowable pill. That takes money and savy campaign ads. We're hummin' right along.

Good night ladies and gents.

Piss on CNN and the 9/12-ers.

 

[parocks]

I watched the highlight reel again, sorry, but RP nailed this debate. Anyone with half a brain can understand his answers...

As far as the "30 year old in a coma" question, Ron clearly says "NO" when Wolf asked him if we should let him die...it was the audience that laughed and maybe even Bachmann.

The 9/11 question: He was clear and concise...they started booing before he even got to the Bin Laden comments. Which leads me to believe that they turned him off half way. I doubt the average viewer would have done the same, especially a democratic audience of CNN viewers.

Paging napoleon's shadow.

The people who liked what Ron Paul had to say there are not typical Republican Primary voters. Yes, independent males in their 20s love that stuff. But they don't vote.
So Ron Paul should stop saying that and start saying things that older Republicans who always vote in primaries like.

Because the grassroots has to round up those people who like what you have to say, get them registered, and teach them about voting, or something, but it's harder GOTV work.

Paging napoleon's shadow.

I'm not serious with what I'm saying, but you see how it might not be so easy to just get a whole bunch of old Republicans to vote for you if you don't say things in debates that they like. We have to find the people who liked that - and there were a lot - and get them to vote for us. And it will be harder to get them to vote than it is to get a 75 year old to vote, who has been voting in the same place, every single election, for 30 years.

We might want to have a "My Voters" project. We're going to want to make sure these people vote, and perhaps one good way to do it is for the person who registered them, makes sure they know what they need to know, does everything they need to do, knows what they need to know. Makes sure they voted. And if they didn't, gets them a ride to the polls. The people I register are "my voters"

 

[parocks]

I really think that the boos may enhance Ron Paul's message far more than the cheers for any of the other candidates. It highlights are shard divide that Dr. Paul was willing to discuss. From the media perspective, it will be an interesting story to cover. From the followers/voters' perspective, it certainly shows the quality of his convictions.

I see you're new. Welcome. But, "an interesting story to cover"?

It's almost like you think that the media will be covering Ron Paul favorably, or, really, at all, if only there was something interesting happening.

 

[Suzu]

I really think that the boos may enhance Ron Paul's message far more than the cheers for any of the other candidates. It highlights are shard divide that Dr. Paul was willing to discuss. From the media perspective, it will be an interesting story to cover. From the followers/voters' perspective, it certainly shows the quality of his convictions.

What does that second sentence mean?

 

[Fr3shjive]

I really think that the boos may enhance Ron Paul's message far more than the cheers for any of the other candidates. It highlights are shard divide that Dr. Paul was willing to discuss. From the media perspective, it will be an interesting story to cover. From the followers/voters' perspective, it certainly shows the quality of his convictions.

Shows he has much more convictions in his beliefs than the other candidates. Perry flip flopped on the social security issue in less than a week. Hopefully your average vote will pick up on that and see that he's just and empty suit.

 

[silentshout]

Sadly, we just lost the election.

I sometimes wish RP was running in the Democratic Party. I think he'd have a better chance after what I witnessed tonight. Anyway, I will never vote for any of those yahoos on the stage, except for Paul. I'd rather have Obama than any of those other fools. The tea party sucks. I feel disgusted to have to register as a Republican to vote for him. I will, but, bleh..

 

[LinuxJedi]

Was it just me, or was Ron Paul the only one who was told "your time is up" when he spoke?

 

[Simple]

Bachmann's laugh haunts me. When she's not laughing she sounds more and more like Ron Paul.
Santorum still looks like he's in pain half the time.
Huntman looks like he's in pain all the time.

Ron Paul looks like he is just starting to get warmed up. The crowd was rowdy and Ron seems to feed off that energy. I'm waiting to see what Jon Stewart does with the footage of tonight's crowd.

 

[pipewerKz]

Ron still gaining Facebook likes - been over 100 since I've been reading this thread.

 

[tremendoustie]

I sometimes wish RP was running in the Democratic Party. I think he'd have a better chance after what I witnessed tonight.

That's untrue. About 30-40% of republicans are anti-war. About 0-5% of democrats are anti domestic spending (e.g. nationally socialized education and medicine)

The tea party sucks. I feel disgusted to have to register as a Republican to vote for him. I will, but, bleh..

Yes, I went to a couple tea party rallies recently. Both were disturbing, and one was downright creepy. They were literally singing worship songs to the military and the flag.

 

[ProfNo]

Ron Paul did awesome. He is a monument to truth in a society of false prophets.

The only travesty in the debate was the lack of time, and the clearly loaded questions. They way he answered the question about the 30 year old without insurance was epic. Notice Bachmann ignored that question; there is no way she had the brains to come up with a coherent answer.

If only the media would be objective....all this "bachmann front runner" and post debate poll without Ron Paul. If only the facts were presented, and Ron Paul was given his time. I have no doubt he would lead the polls.