Ron Paul Twitter Account

[phill4paul]

Seriously, a ridiculous tweet for someone to post using Ron's account.

Which ever one of you posted it (and I am sure you're reading this to see the blowback as we know most of you also lurk the forum), you need to tweet a clarification.

THIS ^^^^^

I have no doubt that the tweeter is a member of these forums.

 

[qh4dotcom]

The guy is a government killer and mass murderer, 160 kills and bragged about it.

There is nothing wrong with Ron's tweet. He had it coming.

If that offends people so be it.

Well said

 

[LibertyEagle]

Oh sheesh, there is no way this came from Ron Paul himself. It's better not to put anything out on social media, than to have an idiot send out this kind of stuff.

 

[green73]

"Live by the sword, die by the sword" is what the dumbest, stupidest, most delusional people around here say. There's no way that Ron actually said this. Ugh. How said and pathetic.

Those are the words of Jesus Christ.

 

[green73]

He shares nearly every blog entry an LRC contributor uploads to LRC.

Not true at all.

 

[Feeding the Abscess]

Those are the words of Jesus Christ.

Doug Wead called Jesus a cop out multiple times in his interview with Wenzel. Noticing a trend?

 

[phill4paul]

Oh sheesh, there is no way this came from Ron Paul himself. It's better not to put anything out on social media, than to have an idiot send out this kind of stuff.

We haven't agreed on much of anything lately. This I do agree with.

 

[seyferjm]

True or not, it is a very, very dumb thing to tweet out. It's making headlines on all the "conservative" blog sites right now.I don't think Ron did it, but whoever did needs to step forward.

 

[green73]

Could also just be Ron coming home, as it were. Ron's foreign policy adviser for the past decade is an LRC blogger and contributor, he's had chiefs of staff and legislative directors who were/are also LRC guys. I don't think Lew himself is handling Ron's social media, but it may be an LRC contributor.

I think it's a kid. No LRC contributor spells it "World Pease".

 

[July]

It's not just this, there's been weird spelling mistakes and typos lately. People are going to start saying Ron is "going senile" or something, and it just makes him look bad....

 

[jmhudak17]

The Washington Times just tweeted this: "Ron #Paul says that the U.S. Navy Iraq War vet deserved to be killed as retribution for his life as a sniper". Obviously that's not what he said.

 

[Cowlesy]

It's not just this, there's been weird spelling mistakes and typos lately. People are going to start saying Ron is "going senile" or something, and it just makes him look bad....

Yes, I agree. The 'Ron Paul media sphere" at times seems extremely poorly managed. I am sure that may offend some, but it's a necessary criticism. When things like this go on, a review needs to be completed so that there are controls in place on access and rules as to content to be pushed out. Even if the tweet's content has merit, its interpretation by a vast swath of the public will provoke a visceral, negative reaction.

Alternatively, if Ron wants to go LewRockwell'style, and just go heavy anti-war, then so be it. But you'll lose a large part of a growing following, and galvanize your enemies.


EDIT: See Hudak's post above for a visceral reaction from the Washington Times.

 

[FSP-Rebel]

It's not just this, there's been weird spelling mistakes and typos lately. People are going to start saying Ron is "going senile" or something, and it just makes him look bad....

Once again, a classic example of the TMI - one step forward, two steps back routine. Go figure that it's this batshit statement that is trending now. Iconoclasm doesn't work primarily for PR reasons.

 

[Cowlesy]

The Tweet drudge posted, is timestamped 5:05PM 2/4/13.

wtf?

 

[Carlybee]

If it wasn't him I'm sure he will clarify it. There is some merit to wondering if going to a shooting range is a treatment for ptsd...would depend on severity, etc. I mean if the guy has hallucinations that he's still in combat..might not be too cool to place him in a shooting situation. Just saying..we don't know all the details. That being said I have read that Kyle took out women and children when he was a sniper. Would like to hear the justification for that. And given that it was done during a trumped up war to begin with makes me want to learn more about it. I don't consider the Iraq war a war for America's freedom. Sue me.

 

[KingNothing]

The Tweet drudge posted, is timestamped 5:05PM 2/4/13.

wtf?

Illuminati.

Inside job.

Follow the money!

 

[The Gold Standard]

I completely agree with the tweet, but I know Ron Paul wouldn't tweet it, and I know many of his closest colleagues have abandoned his message of liberty for Rand Paul's message and want to break that group away from Ron's original supporters. Now they can use Rand to swat us away and run into the embrace of Kristol and Krauthammer and company.

 

[Feeding the Abscess]

The Washington Times just tweeted this: "Ron #Paul says that the U.S. Navy Iraq War vet deserved to be killed as retribution for his life as a sniper". Obviously that's not what he said.

Funny that the words of Jesus Christ, allegedly the Savior of many of those calling this an outrage, aggravate these "Christian" conservatives. It's telling that they love war and the state as god more than their alleged Savior.

 

[supermario21]

The Tweet drudge posted, is timestamped 5:05PM 2/4/13.

wtf?

GMT

 

[fr33]

The Tweet drudge posted, is timestamped 5:05PM 2/4/13.

wtf?

Maybe whoever from drudge posted it is overseas.