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In reply to the discussion: 10 Shocking Quotes From Ron Paul’s Newsletters [View all]zeljko67
(65 posts)86. There is no "shadow government" other than the corporate monsters who control the left and right
with money and power...Moreover...based on the way Paul Votes it looks like he is his own "shadow government". when it comes to foreign policy and civil liberties he votes with the the progressives(would that be considered a shadow gov) and when it comes to his domestic policies he seems to be very alone. I did though read that he helped get Reagan elected with the help of some conservative group, but then as soon as theyand Reagan started to drift away from his policies he spoke and went against them..
I don't see any reason to slander that man..if anything we progessives should promote him so that it pushes Obama more to the left and makes Obama think that if this man can go against the establishment so can he.
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I had no idea he thought that way. For some reason I'm not surprised though.
bloomington-lib
Dec 2011
#3
OMG, click the links under the quotes. The actual writings go further, holy fuck.
joshcryer
Dec 2011
#5
Plus: Ron Paul was full-on Tea Partying before the Tea Party was even the Tea Party.
ellisonz
Dec 2011
#57
Well, to be fair, Ron was just a kid when he spewed that stuf. A 57 year old kid. nt
Old and In the Way
Dec 2011
#7
Right. Just a youthful indiscretion. And come on, he's Republican - so, it's not a big deal.
closeupready
Dec 2011
#113
Sadly, lots of people are drawn to such crap- Limbaugh, Boortz, Fox, etc., have made living off it.
Hoyt
Dec 2011
#14
Wait - wut, dude? Weak evidence when he signs his own racist newsletter....??? Weak
closeupready
Dec 2011
#114
Agreed. And I don't know anyone I have ever respected in my life who said things like that...
freshwest
Dec 2011
#64
Amazing that there still are a small number of progressives who insist on supporting this guy
stevenleser
Dec 2011
#75
"Singular"? WTF? Singular is not multiple newsletters over a ten-year period.
closeupready
Dec 2011
#115
The idiots supporting Ron Paul here are 99% trolls who have arrived here recently to fish
sellitman
Dec 2011
#130
Hmmmm ... most are garbage, but #9 is iffy. Surely there are others more shocking?
Geoff R. Casavant
Dec 2011
#39
Thanks for enlightening those on DU that are surprised by these lines...Power of Sunlight disinfects
drynberg
Dec 2011
#49
Sane 'No Wars' progressives like Code Pink and David Swanson are not Paul fans
stevenleser
Dec 2011
#76
Hi David. I included a more full quote from you in my video. Let me know if you need a link. nt
stevenleser
Dec 2011
#105