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Ilsa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-12-08 03:57 PM
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Ron Paul is suspending his campaign
Said he wants to work towards getting a libertarian-leaning republican elected president.
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That Is Quite Enough Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-12-08 03:58 PM
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1. So does that mean he's not gonna endorse John McCain?
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rove karl rove Donating Member (298 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-12-08 05:25 PM
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11. no, he probaly won't endorse McCain
he didn't endorse Bush either time.
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Muttocracy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-12-08 03:59 PM
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2. isn't he a libertarian-leaning repub? or does he mean Barr?
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Lone_Star_Dem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-12-08 04:00 PM
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3. Barr is a Republican in Libertarian's clothes.
Maybe he should support him? :shrug:
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Warpy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-12-08 04:03 PM
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4. Barr is a civil libertarian
with a blind spot big enough to fit the female half of the human race.

He's also going to be much more of a draw than either party suspects.
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jmowreader Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-12-08 04:06 PM
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5. Bob Barr's demographic...
"Christian libertarians who want no government intrusion in anything unless it has to do with the state promotion of religion."
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LeftyMom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-12-08 05:49 PM
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14. And any religion other than his own. nt
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Orsino Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-12-08 06:24 PM
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17. Mr. DOMA has decades of atonement to complete...
...before he gets to call himself a civil libertarian.
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deadmessengers Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-12-08 04:07 PM
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6. oh, please let that be Barr... please please please
Having the Paulistinians against him would absolutely FUCK McSame.
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JackRiddler Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-12-08 05:06 PM
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9. The Paulistas are very much against McCain.
If their idol endorses him, it's a question whether they'll follow or reject Paul Himself.
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KoKo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-12-08 05:31 PM
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12. Splitting Repug Party up into "factions" is not a bad thing for Democracy....
in the long run, though.
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MiniMe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-12-08 04:16 PM
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7. Isn't he renting his own hall just before the republican convention in Minneapolis?
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Ilsa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-12-08 05:04 PM
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8. That's what I heard. I don't have a link to support it, though. nt
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malaise Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-12-08 05:47 PM
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13. Yes n/t
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Forkboy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-12-08 05:19 PM
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10. Has Barr picked a VP choice yet? A Barr/Paul ticket would be great!
:evilgrin:
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TheWatcher Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-12-08 05:50 PM
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15. Well, with all that grass roots Money he raised
Edited on Thu Jun-12-08 05:51 PM by TheWatcher
I guess his Estate Planning proved pretty successful.

Now the Ruse can end quietly.

I know, I know, that's almost beyond cynical.

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Patsy Stone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-12-08 05:50 PM
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16. I wish them all the luck in the world
in taking votes away from McCain. :toast:
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