OFFICIAL : Meet The Press thread : Sunday Morning!!

IHaveaDream said:
I'm a voter who believes in Ron Paul's message. Dr. Paul is an exceptional man, but unfortunately, he is not a good communicator. If he can't find a way to sell himself more effectively, he should consider finding someone who enthusiatically shares his message and let them carry the torch for this movement.
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:rolleyes:
 
I thought overall it was a good interview. I actually think he got the best of Russert many times. He had no shifty eyes at any point in the interview. He did better than any of the other candidates Russert interviewed. He was correct on Reagan when Regan was president he wasn't really running the show Bush was
much like Cheney is to the current Bush. Reagan was not only the first amnesty but he bloated the fed immensely.
 
paul_v said:
Boy that was a tough interview. Some of the quotes Russert dug up made Dr. Paul look bad. I loved how Dr. Paul handled it though. It wasn't the best interview but most of the questions seemed relevant. The civil rights thing was a big ouchie though. All most Americans will hear "Civil Rights" "Voted Against" and not take the time to listen to the reason.
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actually, his comment that "more blacks support me than any other republican" really stood out I think
 
hey, has anyone seen the Ron Paul "A New Day In America" banner displayed on the forum adverts right now?

for libertymaniacs.com... it looks great!
 
i2ambler said:
Yes, Im unsure why RP would not know how many troops are overseas, or how much our income tax revenue is, especially when that is a big part of his platform. Hell, I knew how many troops were overseas, and Im not running for president. He has great ideas, he just needs to solidify this stuff. This interview was not impressive, for me. if I wanted to bring the troops home, and cut the IRS - i would know some facts. He REALLY should have known those numbers. I think he is a bit too abstract in his thinking - its ok on one side, but he needs FACTS to back up this abstract stuff.
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I am pretty much in agreement with you.

I was going to give Ron a 5/10 on this...but thinking about it again, Id give him a 6. Russert is good at what he does and our Dr. for the most part handled it well, imo. I think RP did better than several that Ive seen on MTP (Guliani, Romney, HC, McCain). Someone else mentioned that he hit a sac fly on this rather than a home run, and I think that is a good analogy. Overall, I am pleased. Could have been better, could have been much worse. With RP, for me, it has always been the message and the conviction behind it...the delivery is somewhat flawed and I'm not sure how much it can be polished as RP is simply himself (which I respect immensely). Unfortunately, I think far too many people in this country pay more attention to the sizzle rather than the steak and I just hope the message is powerful enough to resonate in those folks heads. I think the fact that there is no clear front runner and all the candidates are flawed in one sense or another means that people will have to have more of an open mind when looking at the candidates. With that door to the mind being cracked open (even just a little), it may be just enough for Paul's message to slip through it.

Our turn out needs to make history. Its not that the young folks and the disenfranchised are Paul's only support but that segment NEEDS to be registered and they NEED to turn out for Paul to pull this off. I bring registration forms with me to work everyday (at the UW) and am doing everything I can. Everyone else is too...let's continue to sprint to the finish line.
 
IHaveaDream said:
I'm a voter who believes in Ron Paul's message. Dr. Paul is an exceptional man, but unfortunately, he is not a good communicator. If he can't find a way to sell himself more effectively, he should consider finding someone who enthusiatically shares his message and let them carry the torch for this movement.
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jeff in va.... ^that is trolling.
 
IHaveaDream said:
I'm a voter who believes in Ron Paul's message. Dr. Paul is an exceptional man, but unfortunately, he is not a good communicator. If he can't find a way to sell himself more effectively, he should consider finding someone who enthusiatically shares his message and let them carry the torch for this movement.
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Go tell the thousands of supporters who drive for days to see him speak and give him standing ovations that he's not a "good communicator."
 
Dr. Paul hit this interview out of the park because the regular viewer of MTP is used to candidates self-destructing which was not the case today. A few comments were grand slams such as the one about ammending the constitution; if Russert ever asked anyone else if they would run on a third party ticket, and the refutation of Sinclair Lewis quote. He adressed every other issue pretty well and will definitely sway some of MTP audience. Does any one know the demographic of the viewers?
 
jeff_from_VA said:
When someone who campaigns against earmarks is shown to have used them himself 65 times, and then tries to take the position that he was trying to relieve the taxes of his district by taking some back, I call it pure pwnage.

He got caught with his hand in the same cookie jar everyone else's hand is in. Only it's worse for Ron Paul to have his hand in that cookie jar, as he is campaigning that we need to be on a diet.
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For you...

http://www.house.gov/paul/tst/tst2007/tst061807.htm
 
seriously, did anyone expect Russert to ask questions like how many puppy dogs Ron Paul is going to give to everyone?
 
IHaveaDream said:
A lot of supporters here just love Ron Paul and would rate that interview a 10 no matter what. I'm a Ron Paul supporter, but I'm also a long-time political observer with a strong tendency to avoid the "bandwagon" mindset.

In the real world of politics it was not a good interview. Maybe a 4 or 5 at best. He was completely ignored during the post-interview discussion. That says it all.
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Oh please. Ron Paul did a great job today.

Paul has had bad interviews, and I've said so when they happened. This was not one of them. Against Russert Paul was quick on his feet, spoke clearly and even seemed to "nail" Russert himself on the Sinclair quote.
 
I disagree with the person that thinks numbers are so important.

Principles are what's important. Being right is important. The numbers just serve to solidify the reality of things that are happening, but whether you kill 6,000 or 600,000 innocent Iraqi's, or whether there are 15,000 or 500,000 troops stationed abroad is irrelevant. The policy is flawed, domestic and foreign, and both have to change before we collapse.
 
In my opinion, Dr. Paul is the best speaker as compared to the rest of the politicians simply because he is the only one speaking the truth.
 
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