Running mate?

[White Knight]

Walter Williams, Bob Barr, and Colin Powell (Alma wouldn't let him take it, but the goodwill from the gesture would be huge), and of course Gary Johnson would be fine choices.

How can you like BOTH Barr and Powel? Barr is a constitutional paleo-conservative, while Powel is social-liberal pro-affirmative action scum. He supports abortion and gun-control...That's bad.

 

[AgentSmith]

Lou Dobbs

 

[AgentSmith]

I'd like to see Ron Paul and Bill Richardson run together.

Thats one of the craziest comments ever. These guys are night and day, a constitutionalist and a globalist? Yeah right!

 

[BuddyRey]

Thats one of the craziest comments ever. These guys are night and day, a constitutionalist and a globalist? Yeah right!

I'm not trying to pick on Bill Richardson, but he got seriously thrashed on Meet the Press last week! I like Richardson OK, but after seeing him tripped up in his own net of lies, flipflops, and back-peddling, I'm not so sure anymore. Anyone see it? If not, check it out on the MTP website, or with their podcast on iTunes, and enjoy the pure, unadulterated smackdown.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032608/

 

[Captain Shays]

Walter Williams and Ron Paul would be the winning ticket for sure.

What truelly educated person doesn't respect Walter Williams?

Not only that but think of the minority votes it would bring in. Think of the change in thinking it would bring to all the nanny state minorites who would learn so much about freedom, the Constitution, the economy, and truth in general if Walter Williams were the VP.

Not only that, but I would trust him if anything ever happened to Ron Paul to run this country and I would love to see him take up the the torch after 8 years of Ron Paul.

Another one would be Bob Barr. Another great choice would be Pat Buchanon.

I love Michael Badnarik but I want to save hm for the Supreme Court.

 

[kylejack]

I'm not trying to pick on Bill Richardson, but he got seriously thrashed on Meet the Press last week! I like Richardson OK, but after seeing him tripped up in his own net of lies, flipflops, and back-peddling, I'm not so sure anymore. Anyone see it? If not, check it out on the MTP website, or with their podcast on iTunes, and enjoy the pure, unadulterated smackdown.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032608/

Wow! He did HORRIBLE!

 

[4Horsemen]

Jesse Ventura?

Sean, your the man with the plan! Jesse Ventura would be perfect, former Navy SEAL, Vietnam vet, 4 years as a mayor and 4 as governor of Minn. Plus; he was a professional wrestler with big-time name recognition. The MSM couldn't touch him especially "Faux News". The military would love him, and all those wrestling fans, Nascar, NFL fans would back him. He's against the war, and wants our freedoms back to Constitutional standard. Jesse Ventura is the answer there's no doubt about it, folks!!!!!!!!!

Check out this video from a few years ago! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sm2weLS5gJ4&mode=related&search=

 

[pguitarb]

What about Aaron Russo???

 

[4Horsemen]

Russo is very sick from cancer.

 

[Bradley in DC]

Ok, since no one else wants to mention it, I'll be the bad guy.
The same people who won't vote for Obama, because hes a black man, won't vote for RP if Walter Williams is on the ticket.
Same goes for those who won't vote for Hillary because shes a woman, Karen Kwiatkowski would be that issue.
Either issue could hurt RP, regardless on how much anyone may think things have changed in America, racism and chauvinism still exists and there is no point in alienating potential voters.
Also I think any other candidate that did not get the nomination would be a bad choice, as the people did not want them for the nominee for President the 1st time around, so slipping them in the back door would put some off. It cant be someone whose own political agenda/aspirations upset the 'apple cart'. Basically the running mate has to be a RP clone, as closely as possible.
It will be someone relatively unknown, neutral, an agency head, like Sheurer or the like.
just my 02
Mik

Ok, then, I'll be the good guy: Janice Rogers Brown. Double billing to fit your post, incredible life story, elected statewide as the state Supreme Court judge in California and outspoken advocate in the law for individual rights and limited government.

 

[disciple]

Wesley Clark.

 

[Seer]

Walter Williams is Ace

But what are Wlater's positions on the war?

Anyway Wlater is perfect because he can draw minority voters (especially if Barrack or Richardson aren't on the Dem side) and he can also head off the Ron Paul Survival Report Crap by sticking by his running mate.

Unfortunately, he has written so much that it's likely something he wrote is nuclear. In fact, I recall reasing an article by him in support of racial profiling. That's a no-no in politics (whether it works or not).

 

[SeanEdwards]

Ok, since no one else wants to mention it, I'll be the bad guy.
The same people who won't vote for Obama, because hes a black man, won't vote for RP if Walter Williams is on the ticket.

For every ultraracist that would be repulsed by a black VP choice, there would probably be a voter inspired by the possibility of a voting for someone who wasn't an old white guy.

And personally, I don't particularily care about pandering to the wishes of racists. Paul opponents already make hay out of David Duke supporting Paul.

Which is not to say that I'm endorsing Williams, or any particular non old white guy as VP. I'm just saying I don't think Paul should rule out those possibilities because of a fear of alienating some white trash assholes.

 

[SeanEdwards]

In fact, I recall reasing an article by him in support of racial profiling. That's a no-no in politics (whether it works or not).

Yeah, we can't let reality enter into these discussions of policy, can we? Someone might be offended.

 

[Patrick Henry]

I really like William Norman Grigg.
http://www.freedominourtime.blogspot.com/

I also really like G. Edward Griffin as stated earlier and Dr. Edwin Vieira.

 

[james1906]

tom mcclintock would be a good choice. he's a republican state senator who ran for governor in the recall election and refused to back out for arnold.

here's what a liberal newspaper wrote about him. one of their writers endorsed him for governor to balance out the spend crazy democrat legislature.

http://www.ocweekly.com/features/features/the-case-for-governor-tom-mcclintock/20603/?page=2

 

[Revolution9]

There is a reason we do not. I have been up to Canada and seen Europes healthcare to know I prefer what I have now. It is very expensive and the increase in taxes would be HUGE. Canada can afford it more as they have no need to have a huge Military to support and do not send out a billions of wasteful tax payer dollars to foreign governments.

You are wrong. Canadan hospitals are on the average more advanced. The military hospitals especially NDMC Ottawa are spotless and equipped with the latest. I was a physiotherapist tech there and even US politicians and Generals would come there for treatment. When I did live in Canada everyone with a fulltime job paid 21 dollars a month into their provincial health insurance plan. The provinces had agrrements that if an Ontario citizen got sick in Alberta for instance that his Ontario Hospital Insurance Plan would pay. I also think a buck or two of that 21 dollars went in a kitty to take care of payments by those in financial trouble. If they gave you welfare while you were ill or whaever then once you were able you HAD to go down to Canada Manpower and apply for jobs on their comprehensive nationwide jobs board. If in a remote area the cost of moving was often paid. There is not a welfare state in Canada.. My experience with US hospitals is that the Emergency Rooms are loaded to the rafters with welfare state clients who are ill from bad food, drugs, obesity and lack of exercise. The waiting areas are filthy and often stink and look like a vector for disease.

Again..these are local to the province and the feds are only cordinating between the provinces.. probably the best way to handle it here..at the local state level. As well..it should not be mandatory..but an option. I do not visit doctors and have not since my last physical in 1986. I can diagnose and treat myself naturally. The few conditions i would need a doctor for are broken bones or trauma of some kind from a severe accident. So..I don't like the idea of paying for the old redneck down the block who drank cheap shit liquor, swallowed velveeta macaroni daily, went to sleep the last three decades using chlordiazepams and smokes the cheap brand of cigarettes, to take an ambulance to the hospital twice a week because he forgot how to breathe.. True story BTW about the old man, habits and ambulance. Probably saw over 120 ambulance visits.. I guess Medicare paid for it at minimum 700 bucks a pop plus hosspital expenses on top of that..

Best Regards
Randy

 

[Bradley in DC]

You are wrong. Canadan hospitals are on the average more advanced. The military hospitals especially NDMC Ottawa are spotless and equipped with the latest.
Best Regards
Randy

WAY off topic here. Why not start a new thread?

 

[Hawaii Libertarian]

It Takes More Than Just a Good President

Besides, this entire discussion is academic. I'll be hated for saying this but I believe it to be true: Ron Paul is not likely to get the Republican nomination. My most realistic hopes for this campaign are for it to spread the message of liberty and limited government.

For sake of discussion, let's say that somehow Ron Paul pulls it off, wins the nomination, and gets elected. Unless there are substantial changes in the makeup of Congress, he will face the worst legislative gridlock in history, which makes the current standoff between Bush and the Reid/Pelosi led Congress seem like a group hug.

Besides increasing awareness, we need more Ron Pauls in Congress to help push a constitutional legislative agenda, regardless of who the President is. In some ways, if we could get more Ron Paul-like representatives into the House (where all spending bills must originate), we'd also be much better off.

If you want to see a model of this at the state level, go look at state government in Hawaii today. We reelected Republican governor Linda Lingle in a landslide, but there was no corresponding coat tails to elect like minded legislators. She's no Ron Paul for sure as Hawaii is one of the most liberal and socialist states in the nation, but even her meager fiscally conservative agenda is dead on arrival due to her vetoes being overridden and the Democrats not confirming some of her appointees.

Realistically, without a matching revolution in Congress, a President Paul could veto unconstitutional legislation week after week, but without changes in Congress, he'd be facing lots of veto overrides and a Supreme Court that interprets those laws that is split between conservative justices and those liberal justices that want to legislate from the bench.

At the very minimum, hopefully Dr. Paul's candidacy will encourage like minded people to become active in politics at the local and state levels as well so that the "Ron Paul Revolution" will stick. Best case, we need a large enough block of representatives and senators to help keep Dr. Paul's vetoes from being overridden. Ideally, the block would be large enough to keep unconstitutional legislation from being passed in the first place.

The big benefit from the Meet Ups that I see is besides supporting efforts to elect Dr. Paul, we can encourage and cultivate people who love the Constitution who have been marginalized or sitting on the bench to get back into politics for love of country and Constitution, not money.

 

[LibertyEagle]

1. Walter Williams
2. Barry Goldwater, Jr. (although I haven't checked much into his voting record while in Congress).