Poll: How well did Ron do on Meet The Press

[theodorelogan]

Thread over.

 

[quantized]

The weakest part was his answer to the question why Ron puts Reagen picture in his ads when he criticize Reagen administration as a total failure

 

[Goldwater Conservative]

An 8. I wish Dr. Paul had answered a few questions more succinctly and gave less credit to the intelligence of the audience (the "abolish the Education Department" problem). Then again, Russert cut him off way too much.

Also, while Russert was mostly as tough as he usually is, I found the earmark discussion to be grossly unfair, considering Dr. Paul wasn't allowed enough time to explain what should be an obvious issue and Russert should understand that getting already-appropriated tax dollars back for your constituents isn't the same as voting for big government. You can work for change within a system that you philosophically oppose (likewise for term limits).

 

[hellah10]

Thread over.

RWNED!

 

[Daveforliberty]

Wow Russert was visibly seething with contempt for Dr. Ron Paul! I can't remember an interview where there was such blatant contempt for the person being interviewed as shown by Russert towards Dr. Paul...

...I hardly think that Obama and Huckabee will be treated in such a way.

I disagree. This IS Russert, and Dr. Paul handled it well, maybe better than anyone. He really got McCain last week. Hillary Clinton's people think Russert's the devil.

Ron Paul took Huckabee's slot this week, who bowed out from fear of Russert. Then the press reported he bowed out, and now he's back in for next week. Russert will filet him and roast him over an open fire.

Nothing Ron said (such as McCain last week) will make the news during the week. Huckabee won't be so lucky.

 

[AtomiC]

I think the overall performance was very good.

He made Russert look like an idiot many times and I believe most people can see through the attacks.

There were some questions where he stumbled a bit though. On the earmark question he didn't explain it well enough to the average person I believe, and he was also cut off a couple times. The same with the question about Reagan and about abolishing some of the federal programs.

Overall it was a very good interview in my opinion though.

9/10

 

[Dave Pedersen]

I gave Doctor Paul a solid 8. Against the hailstorm of Russert an 8 is like a 12 anywhere else. I think he did great.

Ron has a way of clipping his sentences and fusing several thoughts together which will lose the casual observer however he was able to get many many very clear statements out there which are revolutionary and will convert many casual observers into engaged voters looking for additional information.

The only thing Ron needs to do differently is control the pace. He as the person expected to answer the questions can simply keep a steady pace of delivery and if another question gets shot at him prematurely he can continue answering the question or he can simply stop mid sentence and begin answering the new question.. at the same calm pace.

This makes the interviewer look foolish and will slow down the questioning to the pace Ron has chosen for himself. In an interview the pace is the same as territory which either side can gain if they keep it a determined objective overriding all else. This command of the pace sends a very strong example of presidential power which will far outweigh the benefits of any particular answer.

If Ron Paul masters this command of the pace aspect he will become completely unstoppable as a candidate.

 

[Birdlady]

Great interview. Actually fantastic interview. No specific group of RP supporters were called dangerous or a liability to the campaign. That makes me happy.

That means these boards are actually talking about the questions asked in the interview rather than yelling and screaming at each other for believing something.

Ron Paul even got a plug in for Freedom to Fascism!

 

[Paulitician]

I was laughing my ass off when Ron said "that's like saying Iran is going to invade Mars." It was also pretty hilarious when he said "amending the constitution is constitutional." Made Russert look like a dumbass.

 

[jwerner]

###,###,###s please.

I think Ron needs to put those numbers in his memory. When Russert had the exact number of troops and real numbers on income tax and ove seas expendatures it made RP look like a dreamer who was not based in fact.
With the changes he is proposing he should expect to be asked exat figures and have good solid responces that include more that the freedom mantra.

 

[Shatterhand]

I gave Doctor Paul a solid 8. Against the hailstorm of Russert an 8 is like a 12 anywhere else. I think he did great.

Ron has a way of clipping his sentences and fusing several thoughts together which will lose the casual observer however he was able to get many many very clear statements out there which are revolutionary and will convert many casual observers into engaged voters looking for additional information.

The only thing Ron needs to do differently is control the pace. He as the person expected to answer the questions can simply keep a steady pace of delivery and if another question gets shot at him prematurely he can continue answering the question or he can simply stop mid sentence and begin answering the new question.. at the same calm pace.

This makes the interviewer look foolish and will slow down the questioning to the pace Ron has chosen for himself. In an interview the pace is the same as territory which either side can gain if they keep it a determined objective overriding all else. This command of the pace sends a very strong example of presidential power which will far outweigh the benefits of any particular answer.

If Ron Paul masters this command of the pace aspect he will become completely unstoppable as a candidate.

+1

 

[Soccrmastr]

He did good came out strong at the end, I liked how he really retaliated to the question for third party. He did awesome! 9/10

 

[Birdlady]

I was laughing my ass off when Ron said "that's like saying Iran is going to invade Mars." It was also pretty hilarious when he said "amending the constitution is constitutional." Made Russert look like a dumbass.

haha yeah I was laughing hard when he said that about Mars.

 

[barcop]

You should have made this poll public... so we could see the trolls who voted it a 1, 2 or 3.

He didn't answer everything perfect... but he did better than average. I gave it an 8... for making Russert look stupid on a few occasions. That rarely if ever happens on MTP.

 

[ThePieSwindler]

Wow, he did alot better than i had expected from some of the negative comments, even though they were mostly positive. Considering the interview, he dominated. He held the line with his weakest points, and actually did spectacular on some of his stronger points.

 

[cjhowe]

I thought it was good exposure. Would have hoped it to have been for the full hour, but que sera sera. A lot of us are spoiled in that we've heard RP answer the same question 20-30 times now and his best answer among those 20-30 is what we compare to the MTP answers. Russert is not a small guy
http://services.bostonglobe.com/mas_assets/full/254295.jpg
and when he thinks there's a gotcha moment, there's a lot of stuff moving and it throws people off their rhythm.

 

[InRonWeTrust]

He knocked it out of the park.

 

[beobeli]

He got destroyed on the earmarks business.

Absolutely NOT. He slam dunked it all. 10/10

 

[mconder]

He got destroyed on the earmarks business.

I puts the earmarks in because he knows the money will be spent regardless of how he votes. He ends up voting against the appropriations bill with the ear marks. Like he said, the federal government is going to spend the money no matter what, why not bring some of the tax payer dollars spent by his district back home?

 

[Natalie]

Ron owned on MTP. Some of his answers were really funny. He answered the Civil War one perfectly.