Video update - Ron Paul on Piers Morgan Tonight 1/4/12

[BKom]

It hasn't been taken down. And according to RP's spokesman Gary Howard, "It was our tweet. We said what we wanted to say."

Source: http://www.politico.com/blogs/burns-haberman/2012/01/paul-taunts-huntsman-109497.html

It was initially taken down, then put back up. And if Howard said that, then he's not very bright. You NEVER PUNCH DOWN. Huntsman isn't going to take any Paul voters. He's only going to take Romney voters. Why pick a fight with him? It's bad politics, and it's not even funny.

 

[kuckfeynes]

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
THIS.

Sadly, the guy we all think is humble old Ron is genetically incapable of apologizing and moving on. He owns every bit of nonsense that others do in his name. How f'ing hard would it have been to just say he was glad it was taken down because it was unworthy of his message. How freaking hard is that? Seriously.

Ron had the perfect opportunity to look like the good guy we all know he is. What is wrong with this picture that he just couldn't do it?

He's probably not apologizing because he's not sorry. He seems to actually believe it is funny, even though he said he told the perp that it wasn't. And I seem to agree.

 

[ord33]

It's sad that this tweet is being talked about so much instead of an otherwise great interview.

 

[justatrey]

Come on, Huntsman didn't campaign in Iowa! Everyone knew he was going to do horrible, and he didn't care! That's why Paul says it was in good humor; because there's no way Huntsman could be offended.

I think Paul actually wins some votes from this for showing he has a sense of humor.

 

[BKom]

He's probably not apologizing because he's not sorry. He seems to actually believe it is funny, even though he said he told the perp that it wasn't. And I seem to agree.

Seems to me that a candidate having a problem getting the media to take him seriously, needs to be, you know, a little serious. If it had been Bachmann, who had been irritating the you know what out of everyone, I could even see it, though it would still be stupid. But to take a non-factor like Huntsman and elevate him by giving him time to answer is beyond stupid.

I have considered this campaign to be far superior to the last one. It has been run much more professionally at the top. But this sounds like they let some of the idiots who were running the last campaign back in the door for a slap and tickle last night.

 

[moonshine5757]

First off, bravo to Piers Morgan for giving Ron Paul fair questions and letting the Dr. take all the time he needed to get his points across. I thought the doctor did well, but once again he has to include social security into the talking points when he is mentioning cuts. You have to do it, it needs to be second nature. The elderly hear cuts and think ut oh there goes my SS or Medicare. But all in all that was very good.

By the way when I saw the tweet go through the first seconds it popped up I said, you gotta be kidding. It was childish, and RP really should've just said a quick apology to Huntsman as a show of good faith.

The problem I have with the tweet is that it gives Huntsman attention that he wouldn't have got without it. We shouldn't focus on him at all if it's not an outright attack.

 

[WD-NY]

I hope Paul and Huntsman can continue to trade light-hearted barbs.

Sure, Huntsman put out attack ads against Ron Paul. So what? Paul was the frontrunner at the time, making him the primary target for Huntsman. Suck it up. Huntman is lightyears beyond Santorum and Gingrich in regard to be a decent human being. (Even if he is lightmillennia behind Paul.)

What the heck are you talking about? Huntsman isn't a friend. He's the establishment's firewall in NH and will probably cost us a walk off 2nd behind Romney.

We need guys like you who understand how independent/left-leaning voters think to be 'opposition researching' the snot out of Huntsman.

 

[jasonxe]

sigh...

 

[nano1895]

@jonhuntsman we found your one Iowa voter. He’s in Linn precinct 5 you might want to call him and say thanks.’

@jonhuntsman we found your one Iowa voter. He’s in Linn precinct 5 you might want to call him and say thanks .

If this tweet was sent in humor WHY OH WHY did they not add something like THIS. It's like every rule that every 9 year old and up knows while chatting/texting, if you say something that goes a little too far, SALVAGE WITH THE EMOTICON.

or at least follow up the tweet saying its a joke or something I mean why let this fester?

 

[sailingaway]

He's probably not apologizing because he's not sorry. He seems to actually believe it is funny, even though he said he told the perp that it wasn't. And I seem to agree.

Huntsman has put out ads implying Ron is racist and crazy. The tweet was dumb, imho, but lighthearted, in comparison.

 

[sailingaway]

If this tweet was sent in humor WHY OH WHY did they not add something like THIS. It's like every rule that every 9 year old and up knows while chatting/texting, if you say something that goes a little too far, SALVAGE WITH THE EMOTICON.

or at least follow up the tweet saying its a joke or something I mean why let this fester?

It's festering?

 

[WD-NY]

Ron Paul: "I can't imagine him (Huntsman) attacking me"

(laughter)

Piers Morgan: "That is what he's on for"

Direct quotes.

This was definitely a #win for Huntsman...

It also didn't help that Huntsman looks all serious and stern while Ron was literally acting like he had just huffed laughing gas (re: goofy, arm-waving mode in full effect).

Interesting how Ron was able to maintain "stern/gruff" mode until the twitter question got asked. It was almost like a switch got flipped - he literally went into goofy mode until Piers basically cut the interview off.

 

[sailingaway]

first off. ron doesnt care about facebook, twitter or any social media website. he doesnt play he said she said games. he doesnt care what media pundits, other politicians or what anyone else says negatively about him. he is above making this race personal. he just simply doesnt care about any of these yahoos. all he cares about is his goal, spreading the message, answering questions when asked, doing his part in the cause of liberty, and paying attention to govt polices and economics. no matter how small or big those policies are, its important. he said she said games and dealing with social media is something he doesnt give a rats ass about. some of you need to just realize this shit already.

And when it is on the other side, as with Perry at that debate, he defuses it, he doesn't try to capitalize on it, just as he doesn't take cheap personal shots pretending he thinks someone he knows isn't racist is, or crazy etc as Huntsman did in his ads. HUNTSMAN is the slimy one.

 

[devil21]

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
THIS.

Sadly, the guy we all think is humble old Ron is genetically incapable of apologizing and moving on. He owns every bit of nonsense that others do in his name. How f'ing hard would it have been to just say he was glad it was taken down because it was unworthy of his message. How freaking hard is that? Seriously.

Ron had the perfect opportunity to look like the good guy we all know he is. What is wrong with this picture that he just couldn't do it?

Fwiw, Ron is an INTJ on the Myers-Briggs scale (as are many of us in this movement, it's why we identify with him) and INTJs are nearly incapable of admitting mistakes and taking direct responsibility for things that we may or may not actually be responsible for. It's a personality trait and that's why Ron doesn't do it. We're used to being right about things so often that the rare times we aren't it's damn hard to admit it. Ron didn't send the tweet so apologizing for it is tougher than you realize.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/INTJ

 

[TheDriver]

Imo, that was a fair interview. Piers gave him amble time to control the discussion.

However, it seems like parlor talk, it doesn't seem like our country is in trouble. Ron has to be more assertive and contrast himself as the solution.

 

[G-Wohl]

Think about the headlines that would be pressed tomorrow if Ron Paul apologized to John Huntsman on national television. The campaign probably told RP not to say that exact phrase on the air in order to avoid the "Ron Paul apologizes to Huntsman over vulgar tweet on Piers Morgan" headline on Drudge Report tomorrow morning.

 

[sunghoko]

First off, bravo to Piers Morgan for giving Ron Paul fair questions and letting the Dr. take all the time he needed to get his points across. I thought the doctor did well, but once again he has to include social security into the talking points when he is mentioning cuts. You have to do it, it needs to be second nature. The elderly hear cuts and think ut oh there goes my SS or Medicare. But all in all that was very good.

By the way when I saw the tweet go through the first seconds it popped up I said, you gotta be kidding. It was childish, and RP really should've just said a quick apology to Huntsman as a show of good faith.

The problem I have with the tweet is that it gives Huntsman attention that he wouldn't have got without it. We shouldn't focus on him at all if it's not an outright attack.

I so agree with this. Ron has to show that he's the practical choice and not some ideologue we're trying to elect. The transition period is not stressed enough and old people freak out when they even mention SS or medicare would be cut. They love hearing from Ron that we need to "honor our commitment" to the elderly that have paid into the system for so long. Remember when people were freaking out about Perry's SS ponzi scheme. That scares the AARP crowd.

As for the tweets, I think the campaign was just upset over the newsletter negative ads that Huntsman aired.

 

[ShaneEnochs]

He's probably not apologizing because he's not sorry. He seems to actually believe it is funny, even though he said he told the perp that it wasn't. And I seem to agree.

I honestly don't think he has a friggin clue what a tweet is.

 

[rblgenius]

RON PAUL COULD CRUSH THE "ELECTABILITY" ISSUE WITH THE FOLLOWING POINTS:
1. A presidential election is ALL about the independents. I won almost fifty percent of the independent vote in the IA caucus.
2. I energize followers, especially people in the 18-29 age bracket. I won almost fifty percent of their vote in the IA caucus as well.
3. When people get to know me, they believe in me and my message. Me being "crazy" hasn't stopped me from being elected 12 times to the House in my district.
4. My ideas are CONSERVATIVE and DIFFERENT from Romney. I would actually be able to DEBATE obamacare because I didn't write the basis Obama used for national obamacare. I'm the only CONSERVATIVE that actually proposes CUTTING SPENDING - not CUTTING FUTURE SPENDING INCREASES. Over $1 trillion will be cut the first day I'm in office. Obama won primarily on the ticket of the "peace candidate" but he has only ESCALATED the war in Afghanistan. I am the only Republican candidate with the 75 percent of the public support on ENDING ALL THE UNNECESSARY AND COSTLY WARS OVERSEAS. Not only the public supports me, but the ARMED FORCES overwhelmingly do AS WELL.
5. I'm the ONLY candidate that is speaking out against NDAA and Patriot Act and the soon to be passed Ex-Patriation Act (which gives President authority to remove one's citizenship). We must draw the line when it comes to liberty and STAND UP for our FREEDOM.

 

[J_White]

lol thats a good one !!

Wasn't Peirs editor for News of World when his reporters were hacking phones and voicemail? If so the first time Piers tries to bring up the newsletters, Ron just needs to bring up the hacking scandal and point out that it is impossible to catch everything your employees where doing.