[nostaw1952]

Originally Posted by indio

One of the dumbest statements I've ever read.

Lets analyze:

You say he's a loon? Paul is very intelligent and brilliant. Is it looney to believe in a strict adherance to the Constitution, to believe in personal liberty and to limit the power of the federal government. To want to return us to the Gold standard, and do away with the Cartel system of Fiat money which is what the Federal Reserve is? Is it looney to want to practice a strict adherance to a non-interventionist foreign policy, which we followed as a country until the very late 1800's when the industrial barons started to gain control of our government? As a successful doctor, and a long-term congressman who has refused government pensions, and has no corporate masters, he is a welcome change from the arrogance and self-importance that most of Washington becomes. Funny how people who use simple insults like calling someone a loon, yet never articulate any details or examples of why they came to that conclusion.You can disagree with him, but to imply he is somehow lacking mental capacities only discredits any discerning opinions you subscribe to.

You say he's a racist? Why? Cause of that hit piece CNN did on him that was based on the article written by that socialist clown that tried to equate everything written by other people on his long ago newsletter as his personal opinions? Funny how gullable people are, just the way corporate run mass media likes it. Perhaps it's because he's opposed to the civil rights act, and entiltlement programs such as affirmative action? He's against all federal programs that are not authorized by the constitution. This only makes him consistent. If he's a racist as you claim, produce one piece of video documentation of him saying something racist.As someone over the age of 70, you should have no problem producing one if he is what you say he is. Perhaps, because white supremesist groups donate to his campaign? Anyone can donate to whoever they want to, that's how a free country works. Perhaps you would like to censure free speech, if it's something most of us find distasteful?

You say he's irrelevant? That's your opinion, and your welcome to it. But considering his own party has been trying to defeat him for 12+ years, tried to censure him, and tried to discredit him in the very first debates, and yet he still garnered between 5-25% tallies in primaries all over the country, and had in excess of $30 million in contributions,mostly all by individuals in amounts of $100 or less. Pretty impressive for someone you view as "irrelevant". He helped bring things to the publics attention that most politicians never do.While he will be gone before any true libertarians or constitutionalists ever gain any real political power in this country, he has helped take a step in that direction that can be furthered by others that have the courage to stand up to powerful, tyrannical forces.

Its easy to hurl insults, perhaps if you cite specific examples to support your claims, someone might actually take your statements semi-seriously.

A couple of things:

1) In another thread, an example of somebody who was "brilliant" but troubled, to say the least: Anthrax Suspect Commits Suicide - AOL News
Again, I don't concede for a second that the Nutty Racist is brilliant, mind you, but even if he WAS, that doesn't mean he's is "excused" from being a loon. See how that works?

2) You babbled about me citing "specific examples" to support my claims, now I've done so, and it's met with stony silence for a couple of days; what's the matter, Motormouth, no snappy comeback, no pithy rejoinder? Cat got your crotch? I wonder why...
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