Selections From Ron Paul’s Newsletters

A couple Highlights:

In the course of defending homophobic comments by Andy Rooney of CBS, a 1990 newsletter notes that a reporter for a gay magazine “certainly had an axe to grind, and that’s not easy with a limp wrist.”

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The October 1992 issue of the Political Report paraphrases an “ex-cop” who offers this strategy for protecting against “urban youth”: “If you have to use a gun on a youth, you should leave the scene immediately, disposing of the wiped off gun as soon as possible. Such a gun cannot, of course, be registered to you, but one bought privately (through the classifieds, for example).”

I think many voters, including myself, are looking for a candidate that is as far from the typical political barnyard as possible. On the surface Paul appeals to that, but underneath, he is a bit of a crank.

As a stunt, its not as good as tying a cherry stem in a knot with just your tongue.

-Will

I am no political expert either, but I think one of the biggest problem Clinton has with some U.S. voters is that she often comes across as stilted, insincere and staged. Then she runs into two problems. First she sometimes has difficulty being seen as sincere even on the issues she is really passionate about. The second is a situation like this one where, being tired and emotional she let the human side show through. Some, because of her normal personality, saw it as staged.

We can’t know for sure, but I think, given clues of her past, her relationship to Bill, and the seemingly great job they did raising their child, it was not staged. I might be wrong.

It did work to her advantage, but I think she has worked hard to hide that side of her in the past. She is obviously happy with the result in NH, but I don’t think she would have agreed before hand to try it as a stunt. But, who knows, she is a master politician.

I am not a Hillary fan, but so far, I am not a real big fan of any candidate, on either side. I just hope that by November, I am not holding my nose as I vote!

-Will

We are a bit disappointed at the stunt Mrs Clinton pulled in NH

I really don’t get it. I have seen the complete video footage and heard the complete audio of the question asked and her response while in my car so I could hear just the sound in her voice and I don;t see how anyone could call it a stunt.

Yes, she was emotional. She was talking about a subject that she has deep feelings about or else she would not be running. I’ve gotten choked up myself the same way and I know what it feels like. I don’t know what the “stunt” part is supposed to be. Sure, Clinton usually comes off as very reserved, but there is nothing wrong with her dropping that stoic mask and let people know she actually cares about things sometimes.

She was asked a question by a woman her own age who is a little awed of Clinton’s energy and ability to seem upbeat. She answered it and broke down a little in talking about her concerns about the US, and thats it. As a stunt, its not as good as tying a cherry stem in a knot with just your tongue.

By the way, the woman who asked the question, went on to vote for Obama. (She was interviewed on NPR.)

I came through Anna. My name is Max :).
I really enjoyed this post of yours, since I am also interested in the US elections (although I confess I am not paying as much attention to it as I should).

Ron Paul is a maverick indeed, cause here in Europe he is hardly mentioned (if mentioned at all); we are too focused on Clinton, Obama and Giulianni (Europe likes him for his accomplishments as a NY Mayor; did you know that he came to Portugal - a few years ago - to lecture on lowering the criminality rates?)…

We are a bit disappointed at the stunt Mrs Clinton pulled in NH (by the way I loved the way you said you were from there in a previous life lol lol) *nodding*…

Anyway, I just dropped by to introduce myself; and to see what’s your blog all about (and I liked it; I will come back for more) :)!

Cheers

The post got me interested in learning more about the current generation of wind turbines. Here in Southern Oregon, the fruit growers use big wind turbines to stir up the air when it frosts and the trees are blooming. The machines are actually quite deadly for birds, but the spin almost as fast as plane propellers. I think the wind turbines are slower, so maybe not so bad for the birds.

Alan’s site listed in comment 3 above has some good info on Ron Paul and other White House wannabes.

-Will