VP pick: Pat Buchanan?

[nakor667]

Why not Pat Buchanan? Already Ron Paul supporter, rather well known, run for high office before, always on talk shows, and difficult to ignore or discredit.

Only problem would be that he might overshadow Ron Paul.



Thoughts?





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[kylejack]

No. His comments on Israel and etc. are not a good complement to Dr. Paul as it would be nice to defuse the racism time-bomb. Walter Williams, maybe.

 

[Quantumystic]

I'm leaning towards Chuck Hagel.

IMO, he brings more to the table. Perceived as strong on National Security, and bipartisanship.

Buchanan has been painted as "Touched by a Falwell/Robertson".

Obviously, I will support Dr. Paul pretty much whoever he chooses as a running-mate.

Just my two-cents worth.

 

[austinphish]

i say someone who is way more inclusive than Buchanan. No Democrats would ever vote for him.

I say Gravel - I know they really don't mesh on all issues, but it would be an unstopable team.

 

[kylejack]

i say someone who is way more inclusive than Buchanan. No Democrats would ever vote for him.

I say Gravel - I know they really don't mesh on all issues, but it would be an unstopable team.

No, Gravel would not work. We need someone who isn't seen as kooky as Ron by many.

 

[LibertyEagle]

Walter Williams is my first pick. Then, maybe Judge Napolitano or Richard Viguerie. I like Pat, but he would be hung out to dry by the ADL. It wouldn't be right, but the smear would still stick, I'm afraid.

 

[austinphish]

voice your pick, but right now I think Paul/Gravel is winning:

http://www.iowavotes2008.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=98

 

[kylejack]

voice your pick, but right now I think Paul/Gravel is winning:

http://www.iowavotes2008.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=98

Okay, let me tell you how adamantly I oppose this pick. If Gravel is the vice, I will vote against Ron Paul in the General Election. Many people I know feel the same way. Ron Paul will never pick Gravel as a running mate, never ever.

 

[TurtleBurger]

Maybe RP offers the job to Colbert tonight.

 

[Seer]

1. Walter Williams
2. Andrew Napolitano
3. Bill Richardson (if any Dem is picked, it's this guy)

 

[wecandoit]

I think it is interesting idea to pick a democrat. How many of you know that early on in our republic, the loser of the presidential race became the vice president? In would be good to the throwback idea of the restoring the republic theme. Not that
whoever lost to Paul should be VP, but someone of the other party, if there is someone compatiable enough.

 

[tacitt]

There's no way in hell it would be Richardson, or some of the suggestions in other threads. I don't like the idea that some think he would pick someone based more on their ability to draw in a certain voting demographic than their ideas -- he's running on principles, strategic bullshit like that contradicts his campaign.

He hinted at Williams and Stossel in an interview. They seem like much more realistic choices.

 

[angelatc]

Stossel is a reporter. He should not be the VP. He should be the Press Secretary or something.

I just started reading about Hagel, so I don't know yet. It's hard to find somebody who adheres to the rule of law as much as Paul does though.

 

[Quantumystic]

There's no way in hell it would be Richardson, or some of the suggestions in other threads. I don't like the idea that some think he would pick someone based more on their ability to draw in a certain voting demographic than their ideas -- he's running on principles, strategic bullshit like that contradicts his campaign.

He hinted at Williams and Stossel in an interview. They seem like much more realistic choices.

In WHAT world?

I've never even heard of these people. And while I've been a Liberal Democrat for the last 27 yrs, I'm very political.

Ron Paul is enough of an "outsider". There's NEVER going to be a Libertarian Clean-Sweep. Period. THAT IS political suicide.

Dr. Paul's "sell" is hard enough. Saddling him with some completely-unknown-to-the-majority-of-the-American-Public "Veep" will kill the campaign.

Compromises WILL have to be made. And not necessarily for the worse. Hagel is a strong presense.

 

[Korey Kaczynski]

Walter Williams is my first pick. Then, maybe Judge Napolitano or Richard Viguerie. I like Pat, but he would be hung out to dry by the ADL. It wouldn't be right, but the smear would still stick, I'm afraid.

For people so dead set against defamation, they don't seem to mind defaming others.

 

[poppop_schell]

Need A Vp With A Totally Honest Record

I think that Dennis Kucinich is also known as a straight shooter and agrees with Ron Paul on the war and Fair Trade.

 

[angrydragon]

I'm sure Ron will pick the right person once he's nominated. Let's focus more of our energy elsewhere.

 

[Quantumystic]

I think that Dennis Kucinich is also known as a straight shooter and agrees with Ron Paul on the war and Fair Trade.

He married his "daughter". He'd be ripped to shreds.

Dr. Paul doesn't ned that Baggage.

 

[PaleoForPaul]

Heh

For people so dead set against defamation, they don't seem to mind defaming others.

It's not defamation, they did it to Buchanan the last time he ran. Buchanan would actually help Paul in the Primaries, Buchanan did well in 1992 and 1996. The two are close on foreign policy, and limited government, but far apart on free trade (although they both favor getting out of the WTO, NAFTA, etc).

The problem is Buchanan endured an amazing smear campaign in 1996, and the same old BS questions would be brought up again. On top of that, he was scared to death that he gave the election to Gore in 2000.

Out of the current field of Republicans, the best choice would probably be Tancredo, as he wants out of Iraq in the next 6-12 months.

An outsider would probably be best, one with a squeeky clean record. At some point they will try to tarnish Paul as a racist, anti-semite, or sexist since that is the M.O to get rid of a popular candidate.

Someone like Gravel wouldn't work, the last thing pro-Small government voters want is to be one heart attack away from a big government democrat being in office.

 

[Seer]

I didn't pick Bill Richardson to appeal to demographics, I suggested him because he actually believes in the second amendment and believes that the free market is a good idea and that low taxes create growth. Of any Democrat, I'd probably call him the most libertarian friendly. Of course, he's far behind Walter Williams or Andrew Napolitano in my book. Andrew is good because he already has so many media ties.