Ron just owned Huckabee on Fox

[TheEvilDetector]

If the media tries to harp on that statement it will be great for Ron Paul and it will raise questions about Huckabee. Even people who don't support Ron Paul if they know anything about him know he is a straight shooter and means what he says and says what he means. McCain called him the most honest man in congress. I am praying the media tries to discredit him because of that quote...this is what we need to get him over the hump.

No, what it might do is green light vicious personal attacks.

Over-confidence is the number one danger.

 

[Paul.Bearer.of.Injustice]

This is a political campaign.

What do you want Ron to do?

Label the other candidates traitors to the republic?

Technically they ALL are and since you want the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth, why don't you urge Ron to just flat out say they are all traitors to the republic?

You see there is a difference between pushing your own message and getting personal against other candidates.

Ron has always made it clear earlier that he doesn't like to get personal. I deeply respect him for that.

I am one of those supporters that very much hopes he maintains that stance right to the end.

I hope he wins based on the goodness in his message, not because he labelled other candidates.

They asked him about Huckabee - it's not like he was the one who went out of his way to attack.
RP doesn't preach. He answers questions with wisdom.

 

[Menthol Patch]

All of the other candidates are fascists and Ron Paul will now have the chance to expose that!

 

[thuja]

I have never been more proud of Dr. Paul than when he quoted Sinclair Lewis to those FoxNewsPorn idgits.

I know y'all saw it but I MUST write this...

That one guy got freaked totally out and defended Huck "I don't think Gov Huck is a fascist" and then...they cut to commercial?

They were FLOORED by Dr. Paul's comment.

GO RON GO WE LOVE YOU!

i am super proud of him too! that was perfect, using that quote at that time, and never mind the host, but i bet a lot of viewers cheered for that one(and some maybe not, but so what)
how on earth can he stay sooo cool, i would have been saying you idiot after each sentence.

 

[TheEvilDetector]

All of the other candidates are fascists and Ron Paul will now have the chance to expose that!

Yeah..right.

--
Is the following what you are implying he might do?

Ron Paul "They are ALL FASCISTS because so and so and so...."

Well, here is what I see as the response:

All Democrats and Republicans "The old man has lost it"

--

This is what I mean by over-confidence, it can bury you.

 

[traitorist]

This is a political campaign.

What do you want Ron to do?

KEEP DOING WHAT HE IS DOING.

Label the other candidates traitors to the republic?

HE DIDN'T SAY THAT. YOU ARE INFERRING THAT.

Technically they ALL are and since you want the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth, why don't you urge Ron to just flat out say they are all traitors to the republic?

YOU ARE THE ONE FEEDING THIS VIEW, RON DID NOT CALL ANYONE A TRAITOR.

You see there is a difference between pushing your own message and getting personal against other candidates.

HE DIDN'T GET PERSONAL.

Ron has always made it clear earlier that he doesn't like to get personal. I deeply respect him for that.

AND HE IS MAINTAINING THAT STANCE.

I am one of those supporters that very much hopes he maintains that stance right to the end.

HE IS.

I hope he wins based on the goodness in his message, not because he labelled other candidates or implied a label.

THE ONLY ONE IMPLYING A LABEL IS YOU.

Ron can easily win on his message alone and I sincerely believe that.

SO DO I.

//

 

[Wingman]

THIS IS GOOD

Ron Paul knows he must attract attention now
Hence he takes the gloves off

His strategy is to create controversy
Attract attention to himself

(besides -- everyone knows Hukabee can't win and that his campaigbn is full of holes)

 

[BeFranklin]

Saw it, Fox interviewer looks very uncomfortable. Interview was cut short, quote was excellent

Someone needs to take this cut, and then list all the things Huckabee is for that are fascist - outlaw cigarettes, death penalty because Jesus died on a cross (twisted logic, I'm not kidding), higher taxes, more war, &ct).

 

[stefans]

No, what it might do is green light vicious personal attacks.

Over-confidence is the number one danger.

number one danger is ron getting ignored.
I was thinking about starting a thread here suggesting that ron should attack other candidates, because that's the only thing the MSM falls for.

even if this attack may be not totally fair to huckabee, ron paul acknoledged that in the same sentence. I'm sure ron can defend what he said.

we're not the frontrunner in the polls who needs to play it safe. we need to get attention.

 

[HankScorpio]

I hope Paul thought this through because it will definitely change the conversation in his future interviews.

We can say goodbye to the annoying third party run questions and questions if he has any chance of winning.

We can say hello to every interview leading with a question asking Paul to clarify his fascism statement.

Overall, I think this is a good thing. He'll definitely get some press from this. He won't lose any of his current supporters with this statement and has the chance to get some news ones with all the coverage.

Good job Dr. Paul!

 

[falsinator]

Turning this into a controversy could be a good thing. Paul needs name recognition more than anything! So many people still wonder "Who is Ron Paul?" Controversy spikes interest in people. As long as they look into the full message of the r3volution and not only what the MSM will feed them, I think this may be great.

 

[TheEvilDetector]

Originally Posted by TheEvilDetector View Post
This is a political campaign.

What do you want Ron to do?

KEEP DOING WHAT HE IS DOING.

-- me too, minus the stuff that can be interpreted as a personal attack

Label the other candidates traitors to the republic?

HE DIDN'T SAY THAT. YOU ARE INFERRING THAT.

--I was making a point. When you are on the road of labelling other candidates, where do you draw the line?

Technically they ALL are and since you want the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth, why don't you urge Ron to just flat out say they are all traitors to the republic?

YOU ARE THE ONE FEEDING THIS VIEW, RON DID NOT CALL ANYONE A TRAITOR.

-- I am making a point.

You see there is a difference between pushing your own message and getting personal against other candidates.

HE DIDN'T GET PERSONAL.

-- He implied Huckabee is a fascist. That IS personal.

Ron has always made it clear earlier that he doesn't like to get personal. I deeply respect him for that.

AND HE IS MAINTAINING THAT STANCE.

-- I think that has slipped slightly due to that remark he made. However, overall he is still very much non-personal.

I am one of those supporters that very much hopes he maintains that stance right to the end.

HE IS.

-- I sincerely hope so.

I hope he wins based on the goodness in his message, not because he labelled other candidates or implied a label.

THE ONLY ONE IMPLYING A LABEL IS YOU.

-- He techincally implied a label. You cannot argue against that. That much is obvious.

Ron can easily win on his message alone and I sincerely believe that.

SO DO I.

-- I am glad we agree

My responses are prefixed with --

 

[James R]

Ron on Huckabee, quoting Sinclair Lewis: "When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag, carrying a cross."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrkltetQ0x4

On actual viewing of the message, he said that was just his first impression. Not really that big of a deal, but somewhat of an over-reaction.

 

[thuja]

he is a gentleman always. clearly, he is the only erudite person in the race. i am so glad he is so elegant.

 

[Arklatex]

Hell I love it!

I'm tired of seeing Ron Paul play along with these mickey mouse games the media plays.

 

[TheEvilDetector]

I hope Paul thought this through because it will definitely change the conversation in his future interviews.

We can say goodbye to the annoying third party run questions and questions if he has any chance of winning.

We can say hello to every interview leading with a question asking Paul to clarify his fascism statement.

Overall, I think this is a good thing. He'll definitely get some press from this. He won't lose any of his current supporters with this statement and has the chance to get some news ones with all the coverage.

Good job Dr. Paul!

The problem is people will WRONGLY associate Paul with fascism, if this keeps coming up. This is a blunder. I wish he never used that word in that particular exchange. There was no need to imply Huckabee was a fascist. A simple statement that he views his religious beliefs as a more personal affair, although he never made a secret of them either would have been preferrable in my opinion.

If forced to comment about Huckabee he could have said it was an interesting ad.

At the end of the day, it was just a message with best wishes.

Now that I think about it, I think Paul was setup. In fact, this is now making sense to me.

MSM wants this to go personal. This is their new tactic I am thinking.

 

[Wingman]

the only thing im worried about ---

he sounds tired

at the start of the video he says hes in desmoines -- why does he say that?...
he sounded tired :/ i hope hes ok

 

[Dave Wood]

The best thing here would be............some of the real thinking Americans out there begin to really investigate what fascism truly is.......when they find the answers the word will begin to spread quickly. This could open up a nationwide debate on the topic and bring the entire US corptocracy under the microscope. THEY dont want that!

 

[Ron Paul Fan]

Ron Paul finally steps up to the plate and hits the ball OUT OF THE PARK! Huckabee deserves to be called a FASCIST, even if it is just implied! Huckabee is a MONSTER! He's done some terrible things as governor and is now trying to change that all around and run as the Christian candidate! GO RON PAUL! Tell the WORLD that Mike Huckabee is a FRAUD and a FASCIST!

 

[Spike]

If sane and rational people do not fall in love with Paul after this comment, then they're hopeless.

What other candidate would even utter facism, the flag, and the cross in the same sentence? I love it.