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Sat Aug 11, 2012, 01:25 PM

catbyte (3,945 posts)

11. Does Ryan even care? The Bishops called his budget immoral

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99 replies	Author	Time	Post
Ayn Rand was an Atheist [View all]	B Calm	Aug 2012	OP
And a welfare queen	Xipe Totec	Aug 2012	#1
You consider Social Security and Medicare...	meaculpa2011	Aug 2012	#91
No, of course not.	Xipe Totec	Aug 2012	#94
Militant Atheist	MattBaggins	Aug 2012	#2
And wrote fiction which Ryan adheres to n/t	Smilo	Aug 2012	#3
Maybe I'm clueless.. but did Ron Paul actually name his son "RAND" because of Ayn Rand?? n/t	progressivebydesign	Aug 2012	#4
I think he did!	B Calm	Aug 2012	#5
Thom Hartmann asked him this. Ron Paul said no.	white_wolf	Aug 2012	#7
Krugerrand? :)	reformist2	Aug 2012	#48
His name is Randal. n/t	cherokeeprogressive	Aug 2012	#68
Technically, hasn't Ryan thrown Rand under bus?	white_wolf	Aug 2012	#6
they don't read Ayn Rand (does anyone)	Johonny	Aug 2012	#8
"they don't read Ayn Rand"	white_wolf	Aug 2012	#10
That's a very good point. They do use her work like a totem that validates their faith	Tom Ripley	Aug 2012	#23
I haven't read Thomas Aquinas	mrs_p	Aug 2012	#32
How will this sit with Ryan's Catholic church?	RebelOne	Aug 2012	#9
Does Ryan even care? The Bishops called his budget immoral	catbyte	Aug 2012	#11
That should be	hedgehog	Aug 2012	#13
They urged him to choose between Rand and Jesus.	alfredo	Aug 2012	#38
This post was hidden by jury decision.	Ron Obvious	Aug 2012	#12
gasp An atheist???	JNelson6563	Aug 2012	#14
You'd think any good upstanding	B Calm	Aug 2012	#17
I doubt he's an atheist	JNelson6563	Aug 2012	#19
I think he is! He probably is	B Calm	Aug 2012	#20
Yes, because only an atheist could be that evil, right? n/t	trotsky	Aug 2012	#25
There seems to be exactly that implication.	2ndAmForComputers	Aug 2012	#30
Why take Atheism so personal? It's	B Calm	Aug 2012	#34
What I'm taking "personal (sic)" is the insinuation...	trotsky	Aug 2012	#37
Having thin skin is not an atheist trait!	B Calm	Aug 2012	#39
Actually, the only "atheist trait" is lacking belief in god(s).	trotsky	Aug 2012	#43
No, but a penchant for logic is, and you're failing at it. nt	redqueen	Aug 2012	#59
I think the OP	Shankapotomus	Aug 2012	#44
The OP, yes. But subsequent posts have clearly tacked that part on.	trotsky	Aug 2012	#45
I hear you on that...	Jeff In Milwaukee	Aug 2012	#50
Would you be advocating for this tactic if it was associated with a different group?	trotsky	Aug 2012	#51
On the gay? I'd beat him like a rented mule.	Jeff In Milwaukee	Aug 2012	#52
So you would exploit hatred against homosexuals and Jews...	trotsky	Aug 2012	#53
Bit of a leap, don't you think?	Jeff In Milwaukee	Aug 2012	#54
No, you said you would use those issues as a wedge.	trotsky	Aug 2012	#56
That's not what I said and it's not what I meant	Jeff In Milwaukee	Aug 2012	#60
I just think it's wrong to feed and perpetuate harmful stereotypes.	trotsky	Aug 2012	#61
WOW	Mr Dixon	Aug 2012	#46
Right wing Evangelists have more in common with Rand than not, I think.	LiberalAndProud	Aug 2012	#15
Some Rand quotes	Motown_Johnny	Aug 2012	#18
Interesting quotes. I was mezmerized by this one.	LiberalAndProud	Aug 2012	#21
Austerity is what he is calling for....	YellowRubberDuckie	Aug 2012	#24
And Joseph Smith was a Polytheist. I call that a balanced ticket.	Motown_Johnny	Aug 2012	#16
And a douchebag with no writing chops	Tom Ripley	Aug 2012	#22
How will they ever find out? Their pastors and Fox and Rush won't tell them. nt	valerief	Aug 2012	#26
I guess it's up to us to	B Calm	Aug 2012	#88
It wont matter.	rrneck	Aug 2012	#27
Sadly, Rand was not the only RW atheist. nt	Deep13	Aug 2012	#28
Does Paul Rat know he is an atheist	Rosa Luxemburg	Aug 2012	#29
Of course he knows! The question is,	B Calm	Aug 2012	#41
not yet!	Rosa Luxemburg	Aug 2012	#42
Ryan likes NDAA, TARP, the Patriot Act, and bailouts	Ter	Aug 2012	#31
Are you more concerned about Rand's philosphy or atheism that Ryan allegedly follows?	cleanhippie	Aug 2012	#33
Whoosh. . .	B Calm	Aug 2012	#64
NO, the OP is talking about right wing Evangelical Types , and what their views on Ryan being an	JI7	Aug 2012	#66
Which proves that even atheists can write bad novels and be admired by idiots.	Tierra_y_Libertad	Aug 2012	#35
All the Libertarians I've known smoked dope and were Atheist.	alfredo	Aug 2012	#36
Ayn Rand didn't have any use for libertarians either	Major Nikon	Aug 2012	#96
Freud wasn't a Freudian they say. Why couldn't they	alfredo	Aug 2012	#97
Stupid atheists!	Iggo	Aug 2012	#40
and Hitler was a Catholic. So what? nt	mr blur	Aug 2012	#47
They don't care...	Jeff In Milwaukee	Aug 2012	#49
Satanism is just Objectivism	Nevernose	Aug 2012	#55
Exactly	BarackTheVote	Aug 2012	#67
Right wingers need to stop lying to themselves and just worship Ayn.	redqueen	Aug 2012	#57
Kick!	sarcasmo	Aug 2012	#58
She was Pro-Abortion too.	IcyPeas	Aug 2012	#62
Hero worshipping Ayn Rand was Ryan's downfall.	Major Hogwash	Aug 2012	#63
Has anyone here asked Evangelicals in their area what they think of Ryan being an Atheist ?	JI7	Aug 2012	#65
The Romney/Ryan ticket is bad for America...	Karmasue	Aug 2012	#70
Don't a lot of Fundie mega churches preach capitalism, competition, and building wealth	aint_no_life_nowhere	Aug 2012	#69
Not only was she a militant	liberalhistorian	Aug 2012	#71
What's scarier than that is a guy who follows the teachings of Joseph Smith...	Alduin	Aug 2012	#72
Is it all religions,	Karmasue	Aug 2012	#74
Mormons are idiots.	Alduin	Aug 2012	#81
Your avatar doesn't reflect hate, it's just clipart...	Karmasue	Aug 2012	#84
Why do I hate religions?	Alduin	Aug 2012	#86
And Mormons aren't idiots.	Karmasue	Aug 2012	#85
You can't use "educated" and "intelligent" when talking about Mormons.	Alduin	Aug 2012	#87
Religous bigotry is not nice.	Comrade Grumpy	Aug 2012	#90
So Mormons are intelligent?	Alduin	Aug 2012	#92
At least they're not assholes.	Comrade Grumpy	Aug 2012	#95
I'd rather be an asshole than stupid.	Alduin	Aug 2012	#98
and a communist	Angry Dragon	Aug 2012	#73
Just to be clear...	Karmasue	Aug 2012	#75
Requiring your staff to purchase and read a book, any book, goes beyond	cr8tvlde	Aug 2012	#78
Please, we don't want to explain or apologize.	no_hypocrisy	Aug 2012	#76
ANYONE BUT THE BLACK GUY!	Heather MC	Aug 2012	#77
I guarantee you that if Obama was in any, shape or form linked with Ayn Rand,	cr8tvlde	Aug 2012	#79
They would be attacking Obama non stop.	B Calm	Aug 2012	#83
As an agnostic/nontheist I'm concerned about highlighting the spectre of atheism...	Green_Lantern	Aug 2012	#80
Atheism is useful only because it is the only way possible to reach the intellectually challenged	cr8tvlde	Aug 2012	#82
I only call myself atheist based on the Judeo-Christian definition of god	Green_Lantern	Aug 2012	#89
I find it fascinating that Paul Ryan is thus far negotiating a foot in each camp...	cr8tvlde	Aug 2012	#93
Ryan lists Rage Against the Machine as one of his favorite bands...	Act_of_Reparation	Aug 2012	#99

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