Maybe the other people on the beach did not enjoy the view.
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You know, I can read Ron Paul and think he's fine, but IRL--hum. At the Ames debate he came off as a wacko himself. He's just not Presidential. I could probably, theoretically, support Ron Paul but he is not electable and he doesn't inspire confidence in me.
Is it just me or is the media pretty much ignoring Ron Paul? I mean, didn't he come in second in the straw poll, not that anyone should put any weight to that buy-the-vote vote. I confess I don't know much about him but like IL thought he was a bit of fluff. But he does come in pretty high in the polls that he is in. Do the right simply not like him or what? He certainly couldn't say anything goofier than Palin or Bachmann so it must be something else. You people on the right, what gives?
Ron Paul came in second by less than 200 votes.
There was a funny Jon Stewart bit about it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EX6-cN7WEcA
I think most people do not consider him seriously. He has a lot of good points and I think he might be an effective candidate in the 50's or maybe even the early 60's.
My main problem with Paul is that he pretty much doesn't think the government has an reason to be involved in our society at all, any where, any time. I like the idea of independence from government but that is not the world that we live in or have lived in for almost > 200 years.
I like a lot of his ideas and I think he would be a excellent to be friends with - I just don't think we can live like that in 2011 and beyond. I kinda wish we could but if I am gonna wish for something it certainly is not gonna be for a dream world in which we are all just a bunch of folks doing our thing with no more direction than when doing "window pane" (gel acid for those younger than 50- looked like scotch tape).
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