The Compassion of Dr. Paul.

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Craig234

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"Racist? Wait, what? You're calling Paul racist? Sigh..."

Bill Clinton, a cheater? Wait, what? You're calling him a cheater? Sigh...
 
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RabidMongoose

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Gintaras said:
Saying that with NO EXPLANATION(WHY someone is crazy), just tells, that RabidMongoose IQ = of his shoe size...
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Being a follower of a crazy racist troll of an old man who cannot properly wear a suit who despises individual rights and civil liberties and believes in fairy tale economics means that someone is crazy, too.
 
werepossum

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alphatarget1 said:
I guess you could say I think Paul's policies won't work and will lead to disaster if fully implemented. I think he raises very good points and there are a lot of issues with our government. If he shows willingness to step back and rationally change things I would vote for him in a heartbeat. People are smearing Paul for allegedly being a racist instead of rationally discussing the issues.

There really aren't very many honest politicians like Paul, IMHO, and we need more politicians with integrity like him, regardless of which way you lean politically.

And thanks for keeping the discussion civil with DrPizza. We don't see a lot of civility in P&N these days...
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Honestly I have a lot of problems with Paul on the racist newsletters. I don't consider him a racist at all, but I think a leader should jump on such blatant racism with both feet. That said, I largely agree with you on Paul's positions; I agree with some of them, but many of them I think would either be disastrous for the country, or would simply make the country a place I would not want to live. I don't think any country can survive open borders and unrestrained immigration, I don't think charities can adequately care for the poor and disabled in a modern society, and I think government can and sometimes must intervene in private transactions even though philosophically I'm against such intervention in broad principle. I also disagree with his stance on gay marriage, which to me is a violation of libertarian principles. I think the federal government should be protecting rights, not devolving them to the states. I have a visceral attraction to the idea of isolationism, pulling back from our constant intervention, while also recognizing the dangers inherent in isolationism.

I still have a strange dichotomy on whether I'd vote for Paul though. On the one hand, I honestly admire his integrity, and I usually vote Libertarian in Presidential elections. On the other, I have major policy differences with Paul, and I still find the newsletter issue very troubling. It's odd; I swing back and forth between thinking I'd vote for Obama first, and thinking that Paul in many ways is the ideal candidate. I can't remember ever having such a duality with any other candidate.
 
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