Suggestions Please - Ron Paul Soundbytes and One-Liners
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"We can't project power abroad if we are weak at home"
"All other candidates are pushing a status quo economic plan"
"All other candidates are pushing a status quo economic plan"
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Wait... I'm 'to the left of' Obama on foreign policy? SINCE WHEN is spending $1T on another country CONSERVATIVE? HAVE WE LOST OUR MINDS???
This entire speech. If the media want to say he is crazy on foreign policy, perhaps this will change some minds.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=zGDisyWkIBM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=zGDisyWkIBM
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On Explaining why the constitution is important for declaring wars:
"For too long Presidents of this nation have roamed the globe with our military, engaging in unconstitutional wars of convenience. This had caused enormous losses of blood and treasure and has severely soiled our reputation. It was with great wisdom that the Constitution assigns the power to declare war to the people. Well, Mr. President, the people want their army back."
On Third Party:
Turn it around: "Elections are about choice. Obama and Romney have the same foreign policy. If Romney becomes the nominee then what non-Obama choice will the people have? Do you suggest that America should only be allowed to choose Obama's foreign policy?"
"For too long Presidents of this nation have roamed the globe with our military, engaging in unconstitutional wars of convenience. This had caused enormous losses of blood and treasure and has severely soiled our reputation. It was with great wisdom that the Constitution assigns the power to declare war to the people. Well, Mr. President, the people want their army back."
On Third Party:
Turn it around: "Elections are about choice. Obama and Romney have the same foreign policy. If Romney becomes the nominee then what non-Obama choice will the people have? Do you suggest that America should only be allowed to choose Obama's foreign policy?"
"Why does it feel like we are in a depression when the economy seems to be flat by the numbers? Because 12% of GDP is a lie. It is pure government borrowing. The wealth doesn't exist, Obama and Congress are just pretending it does so that we all get re-elected."
Possible Response to Criticism about Paul's Congressional Record
When someone like Rick Santorum (or anybody) criticizes his Congressional record makes him "on the margins" by saying something like, "Out of over 600 bills, only 4 ever got to a vote and only 1 ever passed." Paul should respond by pointing out how badly Congress has been, then asking whether their refusal to look at his bills is an indictment of Paul or of Congress.
Potential verbage here
When someone like Rick Santorum (or anybody) criticizes his Congressional record makes him "on the margins" by saying something like, "Out of over 600 bills, only 4 ever got to a vote and only 1 ever passed." Paul should respond by pointing out how badly Congress has been, then asking whether their refusal to look at his bills is an indictment of Paul or of Congress.
Potential verbage here
Are you suggesting we caused 9/11?
Absolutely not! WE the people did not cause 9/11. But the actions of the US govt over the last 50-60 years did - and on our behalf. WE the people didn't overthrow a democratically elected leader and replace him with a puppet dictator that brutally oppressed his people, but the US govt did. WE the people didn't supply Saddam Hussein with weapons and encourage him to attack Iran in the 80s, but the US govt did. WE the people didn't give billions of dollars to dictators that oppressed their people, but the US govt did. [More detail about what the US govt has done and emphasize the difference between WE the people and the US govt] These aren't the acts of everyday Americans, as the question implies, but the acts of govt.
On 3rd party run
I've answered this many times, I have not planned to run, I have no plans, and I am making no plans to run as an Independent.
When pressed for 'But you're leaving the option open?'
Look, I don't like absolutes and my word means something. So if next fall comes and the options are between Obama and Obama-lite [can either indicate someone or just leave that to be interpreted] I do not want to completely close the door on even the possibility of offering the American people a real choice for limited, Constitutional govt.
You're ok with Iran getting nuclear weapons?
If you are asking if I'm worried about Iran getting a nuclear weapon if we maintain our current foreign policy of intervention, preemptive attack, nation building, and occupation, then yes, I am very worried.
If you are asking if I would be worried about Iran getting a nuclear weapon if we followed my foreign policy, then no, I would not be worried.
Some say your foreign policy is to the left of Obama
Non-interventionism isn't a leftist policy. Non-interventionism - that is, freely trading with countries and avoiding entangling alliances - is a policy consistent with our founders. Let's not fall into the trap of making this a left vs right issue.
Absolutely not! WE the people did not cause 9/11. But the actions of the US govt over the last 50-60 years did - and on our behalf. WE the people didn't overthrow a democratically elected leader and replace him with a puppet dictator that brutally oppressed his people, but the US govt did. WE the people didn't supply Saddam Hussein with weapons and encourage him to attack Iran in the 80s, but the US govt did. WE the people didn't give billions of dollars to dictators that oppressed their people, but the US govt did. [More detail about what the US govt has done and emphasize the difference between WE the people and the US govt] These aren't the acts of everyday Americans, as the question implies, but the acts of govt.
On 3rd party run
I've answered this many times, I have not planned to run, I have no plans, and I am making no plans to run as an Independent.
When pressed for 'But you're leaving the option open?'
Look, I don't like absolutes and my word means something. So if next fall comes and the options are between Obama and Obama-lite [can either indicate someone or just leave that to be interpreted] I do not want to completely close the door on even the possibility of offering the American people a real choice for limited, Constitutional govt.
You're ok with Iran getting nuclear weapons?
If you are asking if I'm worried about Iran getting a nuclear weapon if we maintain our current foreign policy of intervention, preemptive attack, nation building, and occupation, then yes, I am very worried.
If you are asking if I would be worried about Iran getting a nuclear weapon if we followed my foreign policy, then no, I would not be worried.
Some say your foreign policy is to the left of Obama
Non-interventionism isn't a leftist policy. Non-interventionism - that is, freely trading with countries and avoiding entangling alliances - is a policy consistent with our founders. Let's not fall into the trap of making this a left vs right issue.
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This is what he should say as a sound bit:
"Folks, this is serious. If we do not implement my X policies, then we will descend into a rouge state and civil unrest. If we don't curtail these wars, mant children and senioers many go hungry. Are you confident that the status quo can be the proper managers of the crisis we are in?"
"Folks, this is serious. If we do not implement my X policies, then we will descend into a rouge state and civil unrest. If we don't curtail these wars, mant children and senioers many go hungry. Are you confident that the status quo can be the proper managers of the crisis we are in?"
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On Third Party run:
"I am still trying to figure out what happened to the Second Party. Mitt, Rick and Newt seem to be in the same party as the President, the party of more debt and less security. I stand for more security and less debt. Which party does that place me in?"
On its own:
"I stand for more security and less debt"
"I am still trying to figure out what happened to the Second Party. Mitt, Rick and Newt seem to be in the same party as the President, the party of more debt and less security. I stand for more security and less debt. Which party does that place me in?"
On its own:
"I stand for more security and less debt"
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niiiiiiiiiice.
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The United States Dollar is a Federal Reserve Note and the obligations against the currency are the obligations of the Federal Reserve, not the people of the United States.
Iran's real crime is they have made the BANKERS MAD by refusing Federal Reserve Notes for OIL. Saddam and Qaddafi did too.
Iran's real crime is they have made the BANKERS MAD by refusing Federal Reserve Notes for OIL. Saddam and Qaddafi did too.
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