Joe C Prediction: Ron Paul's antics will cost him his GOP seat in Congress..

JoeContrarian · Sep 12, 2007

Hard to believe, I know, but Ron Paul’s preachings and antics are pissing off Republican voters. Moreover, his supporters are not helping his cause but hurting it with their online spamming. The highest poll I saw Paul at was 3% less than a month ago -- now down to 1%. Republican politicos are watching and they do not like what they see. Paul flat out stunk out the Republican straw poll in his home state of Texas. Two men showed up: my man Duncan Hunter and Ron Paul. Ron Paul blamed America for 9/11; Duncan said he would never apologize for America. The rest, as they say, is history.

I think Ron Paul should have stayed out of the presidential race because that way his wackiness was off the radar buried on obscure anti-war websites like lewrockwell.com. Now he has been exposed for his insane beliefs regarding terrorism, 9/11-was-an-inside-job, the Middle East and our foreign policy, not to mention his earmarks. Ron Paul has become his own worst enemy, and like another RINO Chuckie Hagel who thought he could say and do outrageous things and still get reelected, Ron Paul will soon be unemployed.

That's right America, you heard it here first: Ron Paul's days as a GOP congressman are numbered because he has thoroughly pissed off the largest voting bloc he needs to keep his seat: Republicans.

The post mortem/what-went-wrong sob fest we're sure to hear in these parts will be interpreted many ways, but here's all you really need to know...

Ron Paul: 9/11 was America's fault!

American people: STFU, kook!

As for all the Paulestinians cheering him on, I imagine this basement-dwelling whackadoo chorus providing the greater portion of his "support" online would happily start referring to ol' RP as "Moses," if not for the unfortunately Hebraic antecedents of said name.

So let's make it official:

Paulestinians, Joe C. says the dream of John Adams reincarnated is over -- finit, auf wiedersehen, sayonara, deader than a popcorn fart.

And as for the man himself, well, don't let the door hit your sorry RINO ass on the way out. Get 'ur own god damn party for your Alex Jones tomfoolery!

:suomi:

eek. · Sep 12, 2007

Ron Paul is a Republican Joe, a 1939 version.

JoeContrarian · Sep 12, 2007

eek. said:
Ron Paul is a Republican Joe, a 1939 version.

Uh huh, and we all know what happened shortly after 1939, don't we, eekamberlain?

:suomi:

PokerKingJim · Sep 12, 2007

Illustrates everything that is wrong with US politics

BetIt · Sep 12, 2007

well it would have to be in the primary and those things aren't the best to unseat a sitting incumbent, although as mentioned..true conservatives..(who are the people voting in these things) aren't too fond of some of his stances. however, i just don't think anyone will be able to garner the name ID/money needed to unseat a sitting incumbent.

bigplay · Sep 12, 2007

It's all up to Fox News now Joe.

If Fox tells republican voters to oust him from congress...that is what they will do.

He should have known what he was getting into when he joined up with those thugs.

docmercer · Sep 12, 2007

The guy is a 10 term congressman. Besides being consistent in his views to a fault, the guy also can pull down money for his district better than most.

His constituents knew and know what they are getting with him.

LeadWeight2020 · Sep 12, 2007

Joe Contrarian said:
Joe C. says the dream of John Adams reincarnated is over -- finit, auf wiedersehen, sayonara, deader than a popcorn fart.

One cannot kill a dream.

D2bets · Sep 12, 2007

I'm guessing that Paul would rather lose his seat in Congress than not stand up for what he believes. Somehow I don't think he NEEDS his seat in Congress to feed his family. Some other members of Congress may choose to suppress their beliefes to be re-elected, but Paul is not one of them. Good for him.

tiznow · Sep 12, 2007

Joe Contrarian said:
Hard to believe, I know, but Ron Paul’s preachings and antics are pissing off Republican voters. Moreover, his supporters are not helping his cause but hurting it with their online spamming. The highest poll I saw Paul at was 3% less than a month ago -- now down to 1%. Republican politicos are watching and they do not like what they see. Paul flat out stunk out the Republican straw poll in his home state of Texas. Two men showed up: my man Duncan Hunter and Ron Paul. Ron Paul blamed America for 9/11; Duncan said he would never apologize for America. The rest, as they say, is history.

I think Ron Paul should have stayed out of the presidential race because that way his wackiness was off the radar buried on obscure anti-war websites like lewrockwell.com. Now he has been exposed for his insane beliefs regarding terrorism, 9/11-was-an-inside-job, the Middle East and our foreign policy, not to mention his earmarks. Ron Paul has become his own worst enemy, and like another RINO Chuckie Hagel who thought he could say and do outrageous things and still get reelected, Ron Paul will soon be unemployed.

That's right America, you heard it here first: Ron Paul's days as a GOP congressman are numbered because he has thoroughly pissed off the largest voting bloc he needs to keep his seat: Republicans.

The post mortem/what-went-wrong sob fest we're sure to hear in these parts will be interpreted many ways, but here's all you really need to know...

Ron Paul: 9/11 was America's fault!

American people: STFU, kook!

As for all the Paulestinians cheering him on, I imagine this basement-dwelling whackadoo chorus providing the greater portion of his "support" online would happily start referring to ol' RP as "Moses," if not for the unfortunately Hebraic antecedents of said name.

So let's make it official:

Paulestinians, Joe C. says the dream of John Adams reincarnated is over -- finit, auf wiedersehen, sayonara, deader than a popcorn fart.

And as for the man himself, well, don't let the door hit your sorry RINO ass on the way out. Get 'ur own god damn party for your Alex Jones tomfoolery!

yeah 9 neo conservatives and 1 libertarian leaning republican (who i might add is a 10 term REPUBLICAN congressman) lets boot the one out that has a difference of opinion cause we as a party as a whole don't like it

lets one line the part and have everybody on the same page with no heated debate sounds great....if you want that joe turn liberal.

Also i might add he's been pissing off republicans for a while now....you think he didn't have to fight to get into congress?

The ESTABLISHMENT hates him whether it be republican or not

tiznow · Sep 12, 2007

A Lone Wolf

In the first days of 1995, just weeks after the Republican landslide, Paul traveled to Washington and, through DeLay, made contact with the Texas Republican delegation. He told them he could beat the Democratic incumbent Greg Laughlin in the reconfigured Gulf Coast district that now included his home. Republicans had their own ideas. In June 1995, Laughlin announced he would run in the next election as a Republican. Laughlin says he had discussed switching parties with Newt Gingrich, the next speaker, before the Republicans even took power. Paul suspects to this day that the Republicans wooed Laughlin to head off his candidacy. Whatever happened, it didn’t work. Paul challenged Laughlin in the primary.

“At first, we kind of blew him off,” recalls the longtime Texas political consultant Royal Masset. “ ‘Oh, there’s Ron Paul!’ But very quickly, we realized he was getting far more money than anybody.” Much of it came from out of state, from the free-market network Paul built up while far from Congress. His candidacy was a problem not just for Laughlin. It also threatened to halt the stream of prominent Democrats then switching parties — for what sane incumbent would switch if he couldn’t be assured the Republican nomination? The result was a heavily funded effort by the National Republican Congressional Committee to defeat Paul in the primary. The National Rifle Association made an independent expenditure against him. Former President George H.W. Bush, Gov. George W. Bush and both Republican senators endorsed Laughlin. Paul had only two prominent backers: the tax activist Steve Forbes and the pitcher Nolan Ryan, Paul’s constituent and old friend, who cut a number of ads for him. They were enough. Paul edged Laughlin in a runoff and won an equally narrow general election.

Republican opposition may not have made Paul distrust the party, but beating its network with his own homemade one revealed that he didn’t necessarily need the party either. Paul looks back on that race and sees something in common with his quixotic bid for the presidency. “I always think that if I do things like that and get clobbered, I can excuse myself,” he says.

Anyone who is elected to Congress three times as a nonincumbent, as Paul has been, is a politician of prodigious gifts. Especially since Paul has real vulnerabilities in his district.

tiznow · Sep 12, 2007

I find it quite comical that a very pro 2nd amendment candidate even gets opposition from the national rifle association...the above example just shows you how crooked our two party system is....if you are anti-establishment regardless if your overall platform is republican we will fight you.

where's nolan ryan? endorsement from him would be nice

JoeContrarian · Sep 12, 2007

Yeah, 10 term GOP congressman...cause nobody knew the guy was so closely aligned with the Cindy Shitcans, John Kerrys, Harry Reids and the rest of the losers in the Defeaticrat party. Up until this point, Paul's economic theories have been his bread and butter, which made him an affable, respectable fella. Not anymore, Paul's been exposed -- and the GOP does not like what they see and hear in Ron Paul. You heard them last debate, laughing and booing. Guy's a flake.

I say we boot him off the stage in order to give the more serious candidates time to discuss the future of our country. We need don't some crazy uncle trying to steer the debate way off the rails...

Ron Paul: 9/11 was America's fault.

American people: STFU, kook.

:suomi:

random1323 · Sep 12, 2007

ron paul: in his own words jc
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JoeContrarian · Sep 12, 2007

random, just a comforting bedtime story for the anti-war nutters. Nothing he says checks out or passes the credibility test.

A nationally televised debate between a military historian like Victor Davis Hanson vs Ron Paul would have a severe demoralizing effect on kook nation.

As tiznow is fond of saying...it takes a while to disembowel all of Paul's 'theories', but can be done rather easily.

In any event, he's not catching on -- often ridiculed and booed in most serious settings -- because...

Ron Paul: 9/11 is America's fault -- "we were over there."

American people: STFU, kook.

Sorry, Paulestinians, they actually do hate us for our freedom and way of life (see bin Laden's latest infomercial).

nimue77 · Sep 12, 2007

If Ron Paul runs for Congress again in the 14th district there is almost no chance he will lose. He absolutely kicked ass in the last election in votes and in raising funds. Not only that, but now he has an even bigger fund raising base then before and he already raises lots of out of state money. The party has NEVER supported and consistently worked against him and yet they have been unable to beat him. ll that being said,I don't know if he intends to run again if he doesn't win the nomination - maybe he will decide to retire.

Joe Contrarian said:
Hard to believe, I know, but Ron Paul’s preachings and antics are pissing off Republican voters. Moreover, his supporters are not helping his cause but hurting it with their online spamming. The highest poll I saw Paul at was 3% less than a month ago -- now down to 1%. Republican politicos are watching and they do not like what they see. Paul flat out stunk out the Republican straw poll in his home state of Texas. Two men showed up: my man Duncan Hunter and Ron Paul. Ron Paul blamed America for 9/11; Duncan said he would never apologize for America. The rest, as they say, is history.

I think Ron Paul should have stayed out of the presidential race because that way his wackiness was off the radar buried on obscure anti-war websites like lewrockwell.com. Now he has been exposed for his insane beliefs regarding terrorism, 9/11-was-an-inside-job, the Middle East and our foreign policy, not to mention his earmarks. Ron Paul has become his own worst enemy, and like another RINO Chuckie Hagel who thought he could say and do outrageous things and still get reelected, Ron Paul will soon be unemployed.

That's right America, you heard it here first: Ron Paul's days as a GOP congressman are numbered because he has thoroughly pissed off the largest voting bloc he needs to keep his seat: Republicans.

The post mortem/what-went-wrong sob fest we're sure to hear in these parts will be interpreted many ways, but here's all you really need to know...

Ron Paul: 9/11 was America's fault!

American people: STFU, kook!

As for all the Paulestinians cheering him on, I imagine this basement-dwelling whackadoo chorus providing the greater portion of his "support" online would happily start referring to ol' RP as "Moses," if not for the unfortunately Hebraic antecedents of said name.

So let's make it official:

Paulestinians, Joe C. says the dream of John Adams reincarnated is over -- finit, auf wiedersehen, sayonara, deader than a popcorn fart.

And as for the man himself, well, don't let the door hit your sorry RINO ass on the way out. Get 'ur own god damn party for your Alex Jones tomfoolery!

JoeContrarian · Sep 12, 2007

nimue77 said:
If Ron Paul runs for Congress again in the 14th district there is almost no chance he will lose. He absolutely kicked ass in the last election in votes and in raising funds. Not only that, but now he has an even bigger fund raising base then before and he already raises lots of out of state money. The party has NEVER supported and consistently worked against him and yet they have been unable to beat him. ll that being said,I don't know if he intends to run again if he doesn't win the nomination - maybe he will decide to retire.

Yeah, "retire", like another RINO who just bit the dust: Chuckie Hagel.

Prediction revised: Ron Paul will "retire" in order to save face, after the GOP and conservative establishment puts him through the wringer -- deservedly so.

tiznow · Sep 12, 2007

he'll probably get offed by the establishment if he ends up making too much noise....anybody in the political arena who has the stones to say ABOLISH THE FEDERAL RESERVE better be on the lookout....that alone makes me a supporter....the war issue honestly is pretty minimal issue as we will have to leave soon whether we like it or not....his moonbat economic views are my main reason for supporting him

random1323 · Sep 12, 2007

"we're over there" is just easier to spit out in a 30 second response than the actual reasoning.

tiznow · Sep 12, 2007

without our system of credit we wouldn't have been able to invade iraq to begin with

the root of everything that we talk about in the political arena for the most part stems from economic policy