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Originally Posted by sephari
i must admit though, he does sound alright, but he's still a republican...
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This guy is perplexing. I am still trying to get a read on him myself.
I mean, he is a republican ---- a republican from Texas. My gut tells me that can't be good.
But, he voted against both the Patriot Act and the Iraq war. That is is a VERY good thing. Even more impressive, he has taken a non-ambivalent stand against going to war with Iran. That is a VERY, VERY good thing.
Check out a speech he made in the house of representatives a year ago. This speech could have easily come out of the mouth of Noam Chomski, or Scott Ritter (who, interestingly enough, is also a republican against W.'s war without end). As a matter of fact, it is pretty much what I would I say before the destroyers up in DC - minus any mention of White supremacy:
Iran: The Next Neocon Target
Note that we have never, nor will we ever, hear Obama take such a strong, void of ambivalence, stand against going to war with Iran. As a matter of fact, while he has since gotten smart enough not to talk like that in public anymore, there is a public record from three years ago of Obama rubber stamping an aerial assault against Iran:
Obama would consider missile strikes on Iran -- OrlandoSentinel.com
I cannot say it too many times. Be careful of that brother. He is not what he appears to be.
Getting back to Ron Paul, on the negative side, there is that disturbing picture on his web site of him shaking hands with Reagan, the one that says he was Reagan's (aka, Mickey Mouse) earliest supporter.
Ron Paul 2008 — Hope for America
So, I dunno about Ron Paul. I am still watching him very, very closely.