Real Time appearance

[findmemonkey]

That joke about 1778 was not funny, he is clueless

 

[llamabread]

I thought the panel stayed pretty damn quiet and attentive, which was probably best.

They were pretty good during the interview, but throughout the show (I watched the whole thing) he was giving them some bad looks. Espicially the book guy. He wasn't funny at all in my opinion.

 

[Suzu]

Even if Gigli had been a great movie he still would've been terrible in it.

And why hold his movies against him when you can hold his politics against him?

He was in The Sum of All Fears and Pearl Harbor. Those are two of the best that he's done.

 

[MsDoodahs]

I don't think americans know what to make of Dr. Paul.

Maher's "bumper stickers" was a perfect lead in because it highlights how very VERY different Dr. Paul is.

Dr. Paul has so much knowledge - he can EXPLAIN why he believes what he believes. This is different than the bumper sticker/sound byte crowd of politicians.

Americans have got to have time to get used to Dr. Paul.

And I agree that his LACK of slickness makes him more appealing than the typical slick politician.

 

[slantedview]

It sounds like there was a lead-in or more to the show that could be useful to make it into a youtube video. No?

 

[BuddyRey]

Ron was absolutely FANTASTIC!!! I'm loving this guy more and more every time I see him!

 

[SeanEdwards]

I don't think that was RP's best appearance, but the audience support was outstanding.

Somebody should have told Ron to lay out his opposition to the war on drugs. That would have brought the house down.

 

[austinphish]

Bill Maher: Let's be honest

if you think that was Ron Paul at his best you don't know a lot about RP.

IMO, Ron Paul needs to stay more on the cutting edge. What got him to where he is now is being "controversial". He should have pushed Bill Maher to think about a new issue. I am glad he repeated some of Debate 2, but people watching this are intelligent and don't need to hear him say the same thing 3 different ways. Push the Constitution, push individual freedom, push habeas corpus. He pussyfooted around a little bit while Maher failed to bring up any other subject than the "war on terror."

I hope RP's next subject is AIPAC when the Middle East gets brought up - if you know anyone who is international they will let you know that it is a fact that America is Israel's puppet. Israel has noble themes, but how can the world not see that Israel needs to take the higher ground. Being anti Israel =! antisemetic. Then RP states you can check his voting record - he has never voted for AIPACs interests over the interests of Americans.

Also IMO, Bill Maher's ending monolugue was genius. He nailed Bush and the Dems: "Bush is a smorgesborg of suck....he slaughters his speech written for him and then walks off the stage with that shit eating grin - like he is thinking to himself: 'nailed it'. But maybe he is thinking that because he just got the Democrat's to bend to his will again. You know it takes the other side helping out to make a president as bad as Bush." That was very paraphrased.

Long rant, but the bottom line is that I love RP. He can bring together every American of every creed and walk of life under the principles of our founding fathers.

 

[austinphish]

he was nervous - he is in the spotlight now and i hope his campaign can keep up

 

[TheDuke]

He seemed a little bit tense during the interview... still, he brought up some good points and if Maher can get his audience behind Ron Paul it's ok, every vote counts.

 

[UtahApocalypse]

My favorite was the part when bill said "if Americans were not stupid you would be leading the polls"

 

[Craig_R]

RP nailed it in my book, the #1 Issue in america(if you look at the polls) Is this dumbass war in Iraq, once bills audience(socialists)wake up to the fact that the socialists running for president are PRO-WAR INCLUDING IRAN. they'll take another look at Ron Paul. As President Paul puts it. "it's about bringing people together".

Ron Paul or Revolution, you decide.

 

[BuddyRey]

I hear ya, Craig. I'm almost a socialist myself (well, anarcho-syndicalist or left-libertarian may be slightly more precise), but when I realized just how many of the Democratic frontrunners actually voted for this thing, and how many of them have pretty authoritarian stances on civil liberty issues, I took a second look at Ron Paul and said, "Wow. This guy's my candidate."

 

[Craig_R]

I hear ya, Craig. I'm almost a socialist myself (well, anarcho-syndicalist or left-libertarian may be slightly more precise), but when I realized just how many of the Democratic frontrunners actually voted for this thing, and how many of them have pretty authoritarian stances on civil liberty issues, I took a second look at Ron Paul and said, "Wow. This guy's my candidate."

I hear you my friend, and while I cant agree on your socialist bent, I do commend you on waking up to the fact that mainstream democrats and republicans are nearly the same. I do understand that most socialists have best intentions, however I do believe the road to hell(if there is such a place) is paved with good intentions.

 

[Buggan]

History has told us over and over again that socialism does not work. Big government and regulations are a direct threat to freedom. I've experienced extensive socialism at first hand, and it's not something to strive for. You can only buy alcohol in one chain of stores, they are owned by the government and close at 4PM :/

Anyway I just downloaded the intervju and I though it was really good. It shows that RP really knows what he is talking about, and he is honest. He made a good point when he said that democracy should not be spread with wars and violence.

 

[BuddyRey]

History has told us over and over again that socialism does not work. Big government and regulations are a direct threat to freedom. I've experienced extensive socialism at first hand, and it's not something to strive for. You can only buy alcohol in one chain of stores, they are owned by the government and close at 4PM :/

Anyway I just downloaded the intervju and I though it was really good. It shows that RP really knows what he is talking about, and he is honest. He made a good point when he said that democracy should not be spread with wars and violence.

I do agree that extreme economic regulation, like having only one chain of liquor stores, is an undesirable circumstance. But the same exact scenario can play itself out in a completely deregulated system in which one highly successful liquor store buys up another one, etc. etc. until it's the only game in town. So, I guess my position is that either extreme is a bad thing.

 

[Craig_R]

History has told us over and over again that socialism does not work. Big government and regulations are a direct threat to freedom. I've experienced extensive socialism at first hand, and it's not something to strive for. You can only buy alcohol in one chain of stores, they are owned by the government and close at 4PM :/

Anyway I just downloaded the intervju and I though it was really good. It shows that RP really knows what he is talking about, and he is honest. He made a good point when he said that democracy should not be spread with wars and violence.

I tell ya, its kinda crazy to see international support, but welcome to the discussion. A better United states of America can only mean a better rule to judge by. Thanks for your support.

We citizens of the U.S.A. that know what we're talking about are trying our hardest to get our country back on track and following the most pefect document to date for Liberty and prosperity known as our Constitution.
wish us and the world your luck.

 

[Buggan]

I see what you mean, but in a free market there are no monopolies. Alot of people often referrs to Microsoft when they talk about so called "market monopolies", but Microsoft isn't a monopoly. Microsoft has a great share of the market because they make good products (well somewhat good).

The only time there has been market monopolies that has had negative effects on things is when the government has been involved in some way. Ayn Rand made a good point when she said that we should separate state and economics just as we have separated state and church.

EDIT: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wsr768hdk4

 

[Craig_R]

I see what you mean, but in a free market there are no monopolies. Alot of people often referrs to Microsoft when they talk about so called "market monopolies", but Microsoft isn't a monopoly. Microsoft has a great share of the market because they make good products (well somewhat good).

The only time there has been market monopolies that has had negative effects on things is when the government has been involved in some way. Ayn Rand made a good point when she said that we should separate state and economy just as we have separated state and church.

with an open and truly free market there would be no room for monopolies. its all about competition. Greed can be good if channeled correctly(as competition)

 

[BuddyRey]

If what we're referring to by "free market" is a system in which just enough regulation exists to keep monopolies from forming, then I'd say I support that 100% and am apparently not a socialist afterall. ;-)

What do you guys think about whistleblower organizations like the Better Business Bureau? And should there be environmental/EPA standards for businesses to adhere to?