Democrats versus Republicans

[wind_magic]

Watching the Republican debate on Fox ... lots of thoughts about it, but the one that jumps out at me at this exact second is this -- is it really appropriate to interrupt a debate taking place between 5 men, one of whom could be the President of the United States, is it appropriate to interrupt that debate so that you can run freaking VIAGRA commercials ? Yeah, I know Fox needs to make money and pay the bills, but can't we have just a little bit of respect here ? I mean some things are important enough not to interrupt with damn commercials.

[sailaway21]

You're a socialist! (g)

[RAGNAR]

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[mtboat]

in a forum between republicans and democrats, a mention should be made, and I hope no one goes insane from it. Congressman Dr. Ron Paul. There's more coverage of Ron Paul on Fox than there is here.

[camaraderie]

MT...We've been discussing "Dr. Nutty" on anther thread.
http://www.sailnet.com/forums/off-topic/32925-here-politician-i-liked-weird.html

[RAGNAR]

hhh

[wind_magic]

Originally Posted by RAGNAR

IMHO the issue with Paul is the same issue with 9o% of libertarians. They see the need for freedom, but take it as a premise, not a concussion of a massive, intricate argument. Without a thorough understanding of the foundations that make freedom moral, they're vulnerable to child-level errors.

I'm not defending them, but libertarians just have a different perspective.

I don't mean they have a different philosophy, I mean, literally, they have a different perspective, they are looking at the world from a different place on the earth. There was a libertarian candidate near here recently who did extremely well in the mountains, back in some very rural areas. He didn't even campaign there as far as I know, those people just naturally knew what he was talking about and they obviously liked what they were hearing. I think the further away from civilization you get, the more libertarians you are going to find, even if they don't call themselves that. The libertarian message is a rural message, and it's a perfectly valid one if you look at the world from a rural perspective.

[sailaway21]

It naturally resonates with American's sense of individualism and self-reliance. Obviously the big city political machine is the polar opposite.

[sailaway21]

It's interesting that the conservative Republicans (not all Republicans are conservative) in this election cycle seem to be focusing on fixing what we've got; highways, social security, medicare. The Democrats (and there are no conservative Democrats running) seem to be focused on expanding what we've got; universal health care, government regulation of energy, education. Now, call me Dutch, but doesn't that strike you a bit like ignoring the oil change because you can just buy a new car? Or, more to the point, I've screwed up virtually every responsibility you've given me in the past but you're not going to hold that against me, are you?

[RAGNAR]

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