“The sooner we come home the better.”
Aaaaaa?Ron Paul (on the Iraq War), New Hampshire Primaries
Look, I know His Coreness Ron Paul has about a zero point seven chance of getting nominated for President of our Corporate Owned Country. I understand this. And I also know that The Nate Way is very much like an internet version of a bar, which means that though we can occasionally get deep here, we should probably stray from politics and religion. I understand all this, and yet I will not stop dedicating my Fridays to keeping y'all updated on Mr. Core's most recent week, and he had a busy one, starting with a spot on the Daily Show with Jon Stewart.
If you hate politics (specifically those regarding freedom), quit reading here and check out Gaudio's blog or something.
A few notes on Paul's appearance there before we get to the actual issues and the actual words he actually said (which is actually the most important thing about any actual candidate but actually doesn't matter all that much in the US because we actually hate ugly people over here or something).
Ron Paul is kind of kooky looking. I can't say it any better than that. He is kind of fragile looking and he sounds kind of like a wealthy, well-educated, polite grandfather who dishes out advice to his small town family over ice cream sundaes after church. He doesn't have that leadership machismo and that's a bummer. Still, I think he looks about as tough as George Bush Senior, and George the First got a lil' regime hold so who knows?
Anyway, on The Daily Show, Ron Paul made it clear that he was against interventionist policy, which in simple terms, means he doesn't think we should police the world. He also stated that he thinks we should follow the constitution. All in all, it was a decent interview. His points were accepted by Jon, which basically means that Paul probably picked up some of the 18-30 demographic on Monday. Never hurts.
Then, two days after his appearance on The Daily Show, His Coreness participated in the republican debates where he stated that the biggest moral dilemma facing our country is our belief that starting wars is a good idea. Meanwhile, his fellow Republicans babbled on about abortion, Christianity and a whole bunch of other issues that, though certainly moral, do not affect America as a whole because said issues have nothing to do with the actual political fabric of our country. While his fellow party members spoke about their personal lives, how they voted in recent decisions and (I believe) their religious beliefs, Paul spoke about individual rights, about ending the war in Iraq immediately and about what it means to have freedom.
It was freaking poetry, even if Wolf Blitzer didn't let Mr. Core talk enough (in my opinion).
In regards to gay rights, His Coreness made it very clear that we do not get our rights from being in groups. There is no such thing as gay rights, or minority rights, or women's rights? Our rights are inalienable and individual to us, according to Paul. Grouping people together helps no one. In my opinion, that's what it means to be free. The sooner we understand that we all deserve individual freedom, the sooner we'll actually be free.
Oh, and not for nothing, but recent reports show that Ron Paul has raised over three million dollars for his candidacy in the last thirty days, putting him behind only Giuliani and Romney (and ahead of McCain) in terms of funds raised by republicans.
Which means that there are still some people out there who believe in freedom.
Now, if only a few of those people were in charge of steering this diesel-run ship?
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