Ron Paul hijacks politics and debate
By Bill Kuchman
Last Updated:11:39 PM EST 12/4/07 Section: Viewpoint
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For those of you not really paying attention to politics, the Republican Party had its CNN/YouTube debate on Nov. 28.
After each of the debates so far, CNN.com has posted several categories regarding the candidates' performances and has allowed users to vote on who they think won each category. These questions are ones like, "Who
do you think won the debate?" and "Who seemed to know the most about the issues?" So the Thursday following the Republican debate, I logged onto CNN to vote and see what the rest of the nation had to say.
Boy, did I waste my time.
Out of the seven categories, Ron Paul had won six. The only category that he didn't win was "Who had the most disappointing performance." I was astounded.
I saw the debate. I watched every minute of it. I heard every answer. While the results were a mixed bag, I know one thing for certain: Ron Paul is a waste of my time and trivializes the entire debate process.
Paul has become quite popular with college kids. Somehow he's been anointed the candidate who speaks what Americans really believe and is representative of the college population zeitgeist.
Ron Paul refuses to recognize that progress is being made in Iraq and cannot understand the implications of just leaving Iraq suddenly. There were several times during the debate where I though John McCain was going to turn and slug Paul, who was positioned next to him.
One YouTube user asked Paul if he believed that the groundwork was being laid to create a North American Federation (one big country made up of Canada, the United States and Mexico). Paul managed to dance around the question, but in the end basically confirmed that he did believe this.
Ron Paul is the man who Rudy Giuliani went toe-to-toe with after Paul spewed 9/11 conspiracy theories at a past debate.
To put it in terms that most college kids would understand, Ron Paul is to this presidential election what Sanjaya was to last season of American Idol.
After each of the debates so far, CNN.com has posted several categories regarding the candidates' performances and has allowed users to vote on who they think won each category. These questions are ones like, "Who
do you think won the debate?" and "Who seemed to know the most about the issues?" So the Thursday following the Republican debate, I logged onto CNN to vote and see what the rest of the nation had to say.
Boy, did I waste my time.
Out of the seven categories, Ron Paul had won six. The only category that he didn't win was "Who had the most disappointing performance." I was astounded.
I saw the debate. I watched every minute of it. I heard every answer. While the results were a mixed bag, I know one thing for certain: Ron Paul is a waste of my time and trivializes the entire debate process.
Paul has become quite popular with college kids. Somehow he's been anointed the candidate who speaks what Americans really believe and is representative of the college population zeitgeist.
Ron Paul refuses to recognize that progress is being made in Iraq and cannot understand the implications of just leaving Iraq suddenly. There were several times during the debate where I though John McCain was going to turn and slug Paul, who was positioned next to him.
One YouTube user asked Paul if he believed that the groundwork was being laid to create a North American Federation (one big country made up of Canada, the United States and Mexico). Paul managed to dance around the question, but in the end basically confirmed that he did believe this.
Ron Paul is the man who Rudy Giuliani went toe-to-toe with after Paul spewed 9/11 conspiracy theories at a past debate.
To put it in terms that most college kids would understand, Ron Paul is to this presidential election what Sanjaya was to last season of American Idol.
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william king
posted 12/05/07 @ 2:11 PM EST
man have you got a lot to learn about everything. can you prove ron paul wrong on anything?
Jim Cunningham
posted 12/05/07 @ 2:13 PM EST
I suppose if we "hijack" the election by actually making the effort to vote then that will also be "unfair".
Paul
posted 12/05/07 @ 2:13 PM EST
Mr. Kuchman,
You must simply be trying to get traffic to your website. The statements made in your article are so outrageous that you can only be stating them in order to garner a flood of comments from Ron Paul supporters. (Continued…)
john
posted 12/05/07 @ 2:14 PM EST
Here is some Research ... Please view
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTShloR6u6A
Video showing how CNN flip-flops on the existence of plans for a North American Union / NAFTA Highway. (Continued…)
john
posted 12/05/07 @ 2:17 PM EST
Note the NAFTA Superhighway on the Albert Gov. Web site
http://www.infratrans.gov.ab.ca/INFTRA_Content/docType56/Production/pol306.htm
Gary Konigsberg
posted 12/05/07 @ 2:18 PM EST
I am responding because you allow me to post my website link!
Otherwise your comments are so ludicrous that I don't think anyone would take you seriously. (Continued…)
Mike
posted 12/05/07 @ 2:19 PM EST
"after Paul spewed 9/11 conspiracy theories at a past debate."
HA HA HA! These "theories" you are referring to are from the 9/11 Commission Report. (Continued…)
Brad
posted 12/05/07 @ 2:19 PM EST
This Author Is Apparently Mentally Minuscule Or Not Very Aware Of The Current Situation In America.
Ron Paul Is Substance Over Symbolism.
If the author had read any of the News concerning the CNN debate he would have not given it much credibility as a forum. (Continued…)
Todd
posted 12/05/07 @ 2:20 PM EST
Take the red pill and wake up, or take the blue pill and continue to sleep.
Those who know support Ron Paul.
Adam Loos
posted 12/05/07 @ 2:20 PM EST
Terrible article.
Conspiracy theory in regarding 9/11?
He simply said that being over there caused 9/11. Even Wolfowitz acknowledged that. Unfortunate a young mind is so ignorant of policy. (Continued…)
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