Name: Anonymous 2007-11-15 3:14
Ron Pauls stance:
"After reading about Ron Paul's record-breaking fundraising day a couple of weeks ago, then seeing it touted in a recent Daily op-ed, I was concerned. Paul and his views lie on the fringe; it's never a good sign for social stability when fringe candidates get so much support," whines Baimel.
Ron Paul's views lie on the fringe ? Absolute bullshit. It seems that Baimel has unfortunately thrown thousands of dollars at a political science degree in vain - and I - the University dropout - am going to have to give him a proper education.
Ron Paul's central "fringe view" as Baimel would have it, is his anti-war stance. The Texas Congressman is the only Republican candidate to advocate an immediate withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq, indeed, he is the only truly anti-war candidate of the frontrunners from either party.
Is being anti-war a fringe view in late 2007? Let's take a look at the polls .
NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll
"In general, do you approve or disapprove of the job that George W. Bush is doing in handling the situation in Iraq?"
Disapprove - 68%
Approve - 28%
Not Sure - 5%
"All in all, considering the costs to the United States versus the benefits to the United States, do you think the war with Iraq was worth fighting, or not?"
Not worth it - 63%
Worth it - 35%
Unsure - 2%
CNN/Opinion Research Corporation Poll. Oct. 12-14
"Do you favor or oppose the U.S. war in Iraq?"
Oppose - 64%
Favor - 34%
Unsure - 2%
Ron Paul is the only frontrunner from either party that has advocated an immediate withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq. Is this a fringe view? No - it's the majority view in America today, as every single poll attests to, yet Baimel's major in political science seemingly doesn't teach him how to do a Google search.
The rest of Baimel's piece is riddled with gross inaccuracies. He attacks Kucinich for supporting the impeachment of Bush and Cheney, another "fringe" sentiment according to Baimel.
Wrong again.
A new poll out today from American Research Group finds that 55% of voters believe that George W. Bush has abused his powers in a way that rises to the level of impeachable offenses. 52% of voters believe that the same is true of Vice President Dick Cheney.
******Last time I checked, 55% was a majority , not a fringe viewpoint
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"After reading about Ron Paul's record-breaking fundraising day a couple of weeks ago, then seeing it touted in a recent Daily op-ed, I was concerned. Paul and his views lie on the fringe; it's never a good sign for social stability when fringe candidates get so much support," whines Baimel.
Ron Paul's views lie on the fringe ? Absolute bullshit. It seems that Baimel has unfortunately thrown thousands of dollars at a political science degree in vain - and I - the University dropout - am going to have to give him a proper education.
Ron Paul's central "fringe view" as Baimel would have it, is his anti-war stance. The Texas Congressman is the only Republican candidate to advocate an immediate withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq, indeed, he is the only truly anti-war candidate of the frontrunners from either party.
Is being anti-war a fringe view in late 2007? Let's take a look at the polls .
NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll
"In general, do you approve or disapprove of the job that George W. Bush is doing in handling the situation in Iraq?"
Disapprove - 68%
Approve - 28%
Not Sure - 5%
"All in all, considering the costs to the United States versus the benefits to the United States, do you think the war with Iraq was worth fighting, or not?"
Not worth it - 63%
Worth it - 35%
Unsure - 2%
CNN/Opinion Research Corporation Poll. Oct. 12-14
"Do you favor or oppose the U.S. war in Iraq?"
Oppose - 64%
Favor - 34%
Unsure - 2%
Ron Paul is the only frontrunner from either party that has advocated an immediate withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq. Is this a fringe view? No - it's the majority view in America today, as every single poll attests to, yet Baimel's major in political science seemingly doesn't teach him how to do a Google search.
The rest of Baimel's piece is riddled with gross inaccuracies. He attacks Kucinich for supporting the impeachment of Bush and Cheney, another "fringe" sentiment according to Baimel.
Wrong again.
A new poll out today from American Research Group finds that 55% of voters believe that George W. Bush has abused his powers in a way that rises to the level of impeachable offenses. 52% of voters believe that the same is true of Vice President Dick Cheney.
******Last time I checked, 55% was a majority , not a fringe viewpoint
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