So, what's your opinion on Ron Paul?

[Basileus Basileon]

Poll question: So, what's your opinion on Ron Paul?

Simple poll. What do you think?

[calimary]

1. You could add a category: "Wolf in sheep's clothing."

He's certainly that, also.

[nickgutierrez]

2. Libertarian, isolationist, paranoid nutjob.

Period.

[silverweb]

3. Bingo.

[Stop Cornyn]

6. Libertarian, isolationist, anti-war, paranoid, anti-Patriot Act nutjob. Give a nutjob credit where i

[nickgutierrez]

10. He may be right on those two issues, but it's for the wrong reasons

Being against the war and the Patriot Act doesn't justify the rest of the crap he wants to pull.

[Stop Cornyn]

12. He's right about the war for the wrong reason, but right about the Patriot Act for the right reason.

He's nuts. No doubt about that. And we certainly agree that being against the war and the Patriot Act doesn't justify the rest of the crap he wants to pull.

Still, he's right on only two issues but that puts him two issues ahead of Hollywood Thompson.

[Basileus Basileon]

15. I would disagree with that.

He opposes the patriot act because he believes the federal government has no right to perform any duties not specifically granted to it by the Constitution. That belief--the belief that the government may never expand beyond the functions it performed in 1790--is backwards and foolish.

The patriot act is wrong, and it does represent an overexpansion of federal power. But Mr. Paul is only correct on the patriot act by happenstance. He believes the same of the Department of Education and FEMA, let us remember.

[Stop Cornyn]

26. Sure he's a nut, but I like Paul's campaign (and Huckabee's campaign) because they couldn't win in a

million years and their campaigns remind Republicans that Paul is more fiscally extremist anti-government than Giuliani, Romney, McCain, or Thompson, and that Huckabee has more far-right fundamentalist Christian beliefs than Giuliani, Romney, McCain, or Thompson.

That's gotta piss them off.

[Richard Steele]

4. The broken clock of modern US politics.

He just got LUCKY in that the one issue he's CORRECT on
is a devastatingly important one right now.

But even there, he holds the correct opinion for
a whole pile of the WRONG reasons.

[MADem]

19. Yeah, he's mad about the war because it wasn't DECLARED

and we didn't turn Eye-Rack into a sheet of glass...oh, and take all their oil for ourselves!!!

[Norrin Radd]

20. I was thinking broken clock, as well.

But at least he splits their support.

[Richard Steele]

24. "he splits their support." That's a serious TRUTH that we should be paying attention to.

Everyone seems to think that a DEM victory is in the bag for '08...

But if folks are actually dumb enough to obey the RW Media brainwashing
and nominate HILLARY, like the Repubs have been dreaming of for 4 years,
it's gonna go to Guliani by ten points.

Pushing a Ron Paul independent bid could be the only thing that saves us.
He's the RW Kucinich- All the RW voters consistently prefer him,
and the Repub Party Insiders are DESPERATE to minimalize him.

Support him, donate to him, go door-to-door in Repub areas handing out free t-shirts!
Do whatever it takes to get him to mount an Indy campaign-
he'll split the Repub vote right down the goddamn middle.

And if Hillary is the Dem candidate, splitting the RW vote is our only hope.
We'll need to pump Ron Paul up into a SUPER-NADER that grabs the looniest
20% of the massive anti-Hillary turnout.

[shimmergal]

31. Yes. The most interesting thing

about the Ron Paul candidacy is how desperate the Major Media are to minimize it. As far as I can see, he's the only candidate in the Repub camp who has any spontaneous support among ordinary people. And they're quoting polling figures of 2% or less. I believe it's much bigger.

What the MSM is doing in the way of ignoring Edwards and Kucinich, they're doing twice as hard to Ron Paul. And this ought to be pointed out to voters of the Republican persuasion. It's an object lesson in the media trying to reshape reality. I admire Dr. Paul for his anti-war stand, can't abide most of his outlook on domestic issues, but the IMPORTANT thing at this stage is how the powers-that-be are trying to downplay the size and appeal of his campaign.

[nightrider767]

5. Save the US dollar?

Not a bad cause.....

[Basileus Basileon]

16. By returning to the gold standard?

:eyes:

[nightrider767]

28. No, not the gold standard

But save the dollar by not printing it en mass.

The dollar is declining because they've created/circulated too much.

Every year I make about the same ampunt of money and every year I have less buying power. Something I have in common with most of middle America.

take care,

[DiverDave]

7. He's a rethuglikan

nuff said.

[lvx35]

8. He's just a symbol

he represents a return to more classic conservative principles from Bush's huge government style. His whole platform is overstated and pretty extreme for this reason.

[TheUniverse]

9. He reminds me of Pat Buchanon.

"Libertarian" my ass...

[Lilith Velkor]

18. Pat Buchanan was also against the war all along

And yet we don't see a bunch of dumb mfers spamming DU about what a great guy he is.

[Vickers]

11. A liberal that would vote for Paul because he is against the war would be like

a repuke voting for Kucinich because he has a hot wife.

[Bluebear]

13. Racist Trojan horse. nt

[Lucinda]

14. You need an option for "woefully uniformed and foggy about him"

I haven't paid him much attention since he's barely getting news coverage. I took a look at all the Rep candidates early on, didn't see much of any threat in Paul, and moved on. I've got my eyes on Huckabee though. Him, I worry a little about.

How is Paul perceived by the general Rep rank and file?

[XemaSab]

17. Teh second coming of Ross Perot.

I don't know if he and Perot actually have anything in common other than being old white dudes from Texas, but still...

[Lilith Velkor]

21. Douchebag. n/t

[cyclezealot]

22. neither answer fits.

he is a libertarian nut job. But, he has an independent streak, thinks his crazy thoughts up. all by himself. At least he is not in control by Delay's K Street thugs. For a Repuke to not have that Delay chip inserted into his cerberal cortex is something to appreciate. Lets, say the only choice were, Joe Liebermann vs Ron Paul. I'd likely not vote. But, if I had to , I might prefer Paul, in that one instance. At least he is not under the control of Hartford's powerful interest groups.

[Basileus Basileon]

25. I purposefully avoided staking out a middle ground.

If you don't feel comfortable stating which extreme you feel closer to, then I will respect your decision not to compromise.

[CyberPieHole]

23. Racist and biggoted blowhard...

just because he is against the war does not make him a friend. He is still a foe.

[cyclezealot]

27. what do you think

an ultra conservative nut job vs Liebermann. Liebermann is pretty much a nut job too. At least Ron Paul would not invade Iran, bankrupting our country and furthering a Middle East conflageration . We'd vote Paul's redicilious economics out in the COngress. But, yes, it is not a happy choice.

[cyclezealot]

29. as far as I am concerned

Joe LIebermann is a Repuke in drag. I think I like Libertarians over Republicans; and Joe Liebermann is a Republican. Remember there are actually a few Democrats left who like Joe Liebermann.

[MrSlayer]

30. Well, I like some of his stances and think others are ridiculous.

I couldn't really vote in this poll.

[TreasonousBastard]

32. Why should I have an opinion on Ron Paul? He means...

little to me. Or anyone else, it seems.

[Perry Logan]

33. I'm proud of you, DU!

[LWolf]

34. Other: He's a Republican. n/t

[Basileus Basileon]

35. These results are better than I was expecting. nt

[Forkboy]

36. Lower than a pregnant snake's belly.

And all too many of his supporters are shallow nitwits who can't seem to see the forest for the trees.

[brentspeak]

37. I don't agree with him on lots of issues, but he's not some terrible guy

Something finally must be done about illegal immigration? I agree.

End the war? I agree.

Completely revise the U.S' bizarre and counterproductive efforts in the Mid East? I agree.

End corporate welfare? I agree.

[Darkseid69]

38. Anything that makes right-wing heads explode

is fine with me