How many different ways can Paul tell us how he really feels about McCain’s foreign policy? It doesn’t look like Ron Paul is going to endorse McCain anytime soon.
Republican Rep. Ron Paul told the Tribune this morning he will not back Sen. John McCain as his party’s nominee unless the Arizona senator “has a lot of change of heart.”
I can not support anybody with the foreign policy he advocates, you know, perpetual war. That is just so disturbing to me,” Paul said.”I think it’s un-American, un-Constitutional, immoral, and not Republican.”
Since McCain’s whole strategy is to be the biggest war hawk on the planet, I doubt he’ll have that change of heart. If anything, he’ll start talking more about Iran. Howie wondered if Paul would be forced to endorse him a few days ago, but that looks highly doubtful.
Paul may feel a great deal of pressure to back McCain. Many of his libertarian supporters say that will never happen.
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FOIST!!
Scary that Ron Paul sounds like the most sensible Republican out there.
Wow…Pauls got backbone, no denyin that.
Ron Paul is such a thorn in the side of the Repugs, and I love it!
Even the crazy guy thinks Ol’ Tweety’s BoyFriendF is freakin’ nuts.
Prairie Sunshine @ 2:
Yeah it is scary. Look how far we’ve come, when he’s become on of the sanest voices of reason.
I fear for my country.
The war hawks that want a redo of World War II seem to be winning. I felt so sick when I heard the radio talk show hosts in 2003 wax poetic about how glorious World War II was and how we need a war like that for our generation.
It looks like they could very well get their dream of seeing millions of young Americans dead on the battlefield, bleeding for glory.
Well, I agree with Ron Paul on this subject.
I love Ron Paul… it’s too bad his campaign is run by half-wits.
And yes, he has more spine than any Republican or Democrat running, but democrats are too loyal to party and republicans are too loyal to crazies like McCain.
We’ll look back and see what he could have done for us.
“The towers are gone now, reduced to bloody rubble, along with all hopes for Peace in Our Time, in the United States or any other country. Make no mistake about it: We are At War now — with somebody — and we will stay At War with that mysterious Enemy for the rest of our lives.”
- Hunter S. Thompson (9/12/2001)
Dear Ron Paul, Your Independent run awaits. Can you say 3rd party? Of course you can.
Dain Brammaged @ 9:
He won’t run 3rd Party.
He’s taken too much slack for his run in the 80s.
enor @ 4:
I KNOW!! How DARE he show them what the Republican party is supposed to be like!? The NERVE!!!
Most politicians who call themselves Republicans these days, are nothin like the Republicans of old…their party’s been hi-jacked…shanghai’ed…hornswaggled, if you will, by the bible thumpin reich wingers since Bush I. If not before.
RP is weak on terror. Remember 9/11!
Prairie Sunshine @ 2:
In some ways he is the most sensible of all the candidates.
If everyone in this country just voted for the candidate they feel is the best and didn’t worry about “electability” It would be Kucinich and Edwards fighting it out to face Paul in November.
And our country would be better for it.
John is correct that I posed the question about Paul endorsing McCain to save himself problems with the zombie-like Republicans in his home district. But today I have an update: no endorsement from Paul for the war-mongering McCain. And, what’s even better, Paul’s supporters seem to be indicating they prefer Obama to McCain.
McCain’s policies may be immoral, but the man himself is amoral.
Just as is his mentor, The Dummy.
Is it possible we could commit two immoral acts in a row, and follow the reign of the amoral The Dummy, with the equally madly megalomaniacal reign of the amoral The Ancient Mad Warrior?
Illegal, immoral–maybe even fattening!
supremecourtjester @ 17:
It certainly is to the neocon wallets
The way McCain treated Paul was an outrage, but that’s all he’s got– trying to make the rational seem loony by eye-rolling and funny faces.
LOL. McCain is the biggest war hawk on the planet? Fat chance of that happening while Kristol and the Podhoretz “twins” are still sitting up and taking nourishment.
DownWithTyranny @ 15:
Paul supporters preferring Obama over McCain? Lew Rockwell is one. While for himself he says he’ll either sit out or write in Ron Paul; but for the electorate as a whole, Obama would be the more liberty-minded choice over the statist, warmongering, ill-tempered and possibly unstable John McCain.
No love for McCain from libertarians.
Paul may feel a great deal of pressure to back McCain. Many of his libertarian supporters say that will never happen.
No, it’s not going to happen — and it’s not going to matter.
Damn you all you didn’t vote for Ron Paul.
On this subject, I agree with Paul.
I have a campaign slogan or Huckabee that might help him. He could pledge if he wins the election he will put a squirrel in every popcorn popper. Not exactly as good as a chicken in every pot, but times have changed.
Mark @ 23:
He wasn’t on the Democratic ticket.
Yes; be republican; that is; be immoral, and make war war war and more war. Lifes a little more complex than just making war. Sure you played GI Joe as a kid, but now you are a grown up.
I am a ron paul supporter who will back Obama once I hear more about his issues and less about change change change. I mean ron paul wants to change the national government more than anyone but you dont here him saying change change!!!! You hear him at least try to air his viewpoints.
I care only about issues like the war , and monetary policy. If obama speaks to these isssues…He has my vote. It would be wise of him to get more radical! Speak out more against the war. HE can only gain ron paul’s supporters!
This is the same Ron Paul that says “no student visas from terrorist nations” in his immigration ad
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2T-iJKwskH4
Willie @ 18:
Wrong. For just one example, the IAMAW has been thriving under all the defense spending.
pissed off patricia @ 25:
Good one, POP!
Ron Paul will never support John McCain and neither would his supporters. Paul hates the neocons and McCain is one of the biggest neocons out there. It is well kept secret, but McCain was the choice of the neocons against George W. Bush in 2000. When Bush won, the neocons coalesced around Bush because in large part he lacked foreign policy knowledge. McCain has always shared the foreign policy aims of the neocon agenda. Ron Paul is very aware of McCain’s cozy relationship with the neocons. Lieberman is great pals with McCain because he (McCain) wants to attack every Arab nation out there just as Lieberman and his neocon pals do. If you “liked Bush” then, you will just “love McCain” as America gets ready to attack more and more nations in the Middle East. McCain has already promised Bush and Cheney he will continue the administration’s jihad, I mean GWOT, after they leave office.
On another note the very neocon channel of CNN does it again:
CNN Links Obama to Osama
Run time: 00:17
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Di1eW-sJCvA
The entire media has become a unitary platform for the neocon agenda of the United States criminal/aggressive foreign policy.
Only an unprincipled ma would feel pressured and that’s not Ron Paul.
Dr. Acula @ 30:
Are you guys under a tornado watch like we are here?
Mr. XXXX @ 31:
Hoof… a big global conspiracy - this ominous “cabal” that “hijacked” the USA…. Zzz Zzz…
neocon is just another term for USA minus the fringe.
well, this is something i actual, wholeheartedly, 100% agree with ron paul on….
ron paul, with his critique of our military imperialism, is spot on… as far as the other aspects of his candidacy… well, i’ll stop with the fact that i agree with him on this one issue.
pissed off patricia @ 33:
I don’t know if an official watch has been declared, but it’s supposed to be really awful tonight — rain & 50 mph winds & possible tornadoes. Yikes.
As a Ron Paul supporter I’ll vote for Obama if my state happens to be a close race between him and McCain.
If not i’ll write in Paul.
But Who knows what will happen.
Well put Old Hack.
Unlike the two remaining Democratic candidates, Ron Paul has the conviction to lay down a clear anti-war foreign policy strategy. Obama wants to invade Pakistan, Clinton won’t promise to get us out of Iraq, and they are both in the pockets of AIPAC.
Wake up Clinton and Obama fans, before we end up with a Democratic Bush-Lite.
Samo Umer @ 34:
I saw this vid on raw story this morning. I immediately sent an email to cnn to lambast them about how sad it is that they’re trying to become Fox Noise.
Dr. Acula @ 39:
Thanks. I watched the video and I can’t believe my eyes. I think this was their attempt at humor (?). They have Clinton pointing to Monica Lewinsky and Obama pointing to Bin Laden. This is not humor. I am so sick of the MSM and the stuff they keep pulling. Keep posting stuff like this to keep us informed. I won’t see it on TV because I’ve quit watching CNN & MSNBC.
Dr. Acula @ 37:
I know, it makes me a little uneasy, especially after dark. Thank goodness we have one of the new weather radios. If you don’t have one, pick one up at Publix. The new ones are a hundred percent better than the old ones. I donated my old one to the thrift shop. I felt for someone who couldn’t afford the new one, an old one for cheap would be better than nothing.
Samo Umer @ 34:
LOL! Good one! Here’s another.
fascist is just another term for Germany (in 1939) minus the “fringe”.
jr @ 28:
Sadly his inept campaign has pandered to the Right Wing, touting his views on abortion and immigration. It’s given us about 3-6 percent of the vote too.
In a state like Washington where most of his supporters come from the left we got 21+ percent of the vote. (the Ron Paul campaign told a lot of people to vote uncommitted). We should have been trying to pull from the left all along, not pander to a dying party of neo-cons who hate us.
Face facts.
Ron Paul is not a Republican, he is a constitutionalist.
Speaking of Iran, has Obama ever promised to take nuking Iran OFF THE TABLE?
No?
Rethink Obama, people.
Paul has his faults, but he is not wrong on this one.
pissed off patricia @ 25:
He is still a racist.
jr @ 28:
And then all his supporters freaked. And Ron Paul likely freaked too, and we never saw the ad again.