Dr. Mercola July 24 2007 29,150 views
“Thin to the point of gauntness, polite to the point of daintiness,” Ron Paul (R-Texas), “a 71-year-old great-grandfather, a small-town doctor, a self-educated policy intellectual,” is standing out among the 2008 presidential candidates with his firm belief in the principles of the U.S. Constitution, according to this New York Times article. Calling him “homespun” and “reminiscent of ‘Mr. Smith Goes to Washington,’” the article details Ron Paul’s opposition of the Iraq war, his habit of “communicating with his constituents through birthday cards,” and his unusual “combination of radical libertarianism and conservatism.”Though he stands as a current underdog -- polls put him in the low single digits -- his lack of ego, and firm adherence to principle, is appealing to people on both the right and the left sides of the fence.Though Paul reportedly “understands that his chances of winning the presidency are infinitesimally slim,” he is interested in spreading his message just the same.“Politicians don’t amount to much,” Paul says, “but ideas do.”
I think that people have a right to thier voting opinion. If a person whats to give a thumbs up or down why should they not be allowed to do so? If they are not allowed to vote thumbs up or down then why do we have that option on these message boards? I think the moderators should allow votes to be heard otherwise why not just do away with the positive negative votes? I'm not saying I agree or disagree with this person. It is of no harm to us how they see the article.
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Thank you Dr. Mercola for posting this article.
Ron Paul represents the future of politics, a direction we MUST head in if we are to survive, become a better country again, and restore dignity to the Oval Office. For the first time ever I have contributed to a political candidate and I will continue to send more.
If you think Ron Paul does not have a chance at winning this election than you are playing into the hands of the media and allowing them to determine who the top tier candidates are to be and ultimately decide the next president. Congressman Ron Paul CAN win this election. America is ready for radical change in this most quiet, honest and conservative form, Dr. Paul.
By the way, the joke in Washington is that Dr. Paul's thinness has been attributed to the fact that he does not accept free lunches!
Thank you, Dr. Mercola, for supporting such an outstanding individual! My opinion of you just keeps getting higher and higher. How about interviewing Dr. Paul at some point and posting the interview at mercola.com?
i can't sign off on the guy unequivocally. sorry, y'all. not all of his ideas are great imho. first of all, there is a real void in his platform where there should be an environmental agenda(a comprehensive one that involves more than brief ideas about using the market to fix it). He also expresses admiration(if you read his essays enough) for Reaganomics. That is scary. He is definitely a charismatic guy who has some better things to say than alot of the idiots in office, but that doesn't mean all of his scholarly ideas will work out when the rubber meets the road. Get rid of the IRS? Come on, people, it's not that simple.
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ChiroTom5,
The media love to put their spin on everything, and using "anti" is their way of making Mr. Paul's stance sound negative. Nothing new for them, but sad nonetheless.
>I really don't like how they use the word "Anti" so much in the title. It's such >a negative word. He's not anti-abortion, he's Pro-Life.