Ron Paul Wins CPAC Straw Poll

C’mon Ron, you can do it! You are one of the few leaders that know we can’t keep printing the free money forever. Go, Ron Paul, Go!

I have been telling anyone who will listen that the Republican Party (thanks to the extreme conservatives) were about to tear themselves apart. Looks like I was right on the money. Looks good on them too. They were the ones that created and pandered to this “poisonous” group of extremisdts and now they can no longer “control the monster”. Thank goodness this group is a “shrill minority”.

At least they have some sense instead of promoting BabyDoll… err, Sarah Palin for President of the USA! I will listen to them now!

“Poisonous group of extremists”?? Ha! Ron Paul is the only politician who just lays it on the table and is incapable of pointless blathering and waxing nostalgic like 95% of congress uses to talk their way around things. This is probably coming from a guy who voted Obama/Biden. Biden is like a bobble-head that won’t stop making a complete moron out of himself. Obama is bogged down. Nobody wants a RINO Republican anymore. Ron Paul 2012

Ron Paul was the best guy for the job in the 2008 elections and he is STILL the best guy for the job now.. Little difference between Democrat and Republicans these days.. Ron Paul stands with few as a fiscally responsible leader who wants to see America survive rather than crash with worthless currency and socialist governing.

Doesn’t Ron Paul want more de-regulation?

I’m not a conservative, I’m proudly liberal. However, Ron Paul would be an intriguing candidate. I wouldn’t necessarily like his politics, but he seems to be honest.

Yes, that’s how to energize the youth…pick someone as old as grandpa…

Ron Paul is an improvement over the empty suits that are trying to get the nomination. Paul is consistent on principal which cannot be said for Rommney or Palin.

Same thing happened prior to last presidential election on fox news with hannity. Paul won the poll but was dimissed like he was a kook. That is why the republicans won’t win in 2012.

Gosh, do you think he’ll do as well as he did in 2008, brouhahahahahaha
Well, at least he’s a real candidate instead of the airhead from Alaska.

RON PAUL… my hero.
Read his book: A Foreign Policy of Freedom – easy read, short speeches, highly insightful.
Ron Paul cured my apathy – vote Debra Medina for Texas Governor. Freedom not Serfdom.

I could live with Paul, as long as he had a democratic congress to work with, we’ve already seen what happens when the GOP controls ALL branches of government, the destruction of America.

“Oh My God, 10 minutes ago I was
reading how the GOP wanted to copy
the 2008 democratic strategy for bringing
the youth to the table. Now they want
Paul, the 90,000 year old geezer ??????
What is happening to that group?
gasping for air ????”
In case you aren’t aware, it’s the youth that are the driving force behind the good doctor’s poularity.

Ron Paul for President! Vote out ALL incumbents of both parties!

Well…Ron Paul doesn’t turn me off near as much as most of the other contenders. It’s a start.

secondlook – Deregulation? Remember regulation actually caused the current financial chaos. It was the regulation of Fannie and Freddie on the not-so-free market that removed risk from mortgage lending. Of course Ron Paul explained this. For an even better articulation, might I recommend Ron Paul’s economic advisor Peter Schiff who is currently running in the CT Senate race.

He is not beholden to special interests. Is there anyone else in the Federal government that can make that claim. Ron is the one for me. I consider him a personal hero given the fact that he has challenged the corruption in DC all the while getting laughed at. Ron Paul in 2012. He may be 76 years old at the time, but his wisdom more than makes up for it. Maybe add Kucinich to the ticket. We need men or women of integrity.

What is fascinating to me is that the speakers at CPAC all went after Obama whereas Paul went after Woodrow Wilson. Paul railed against the Wilson Doctrine of nation building and policing the world. He argues on philosophic terms rather than partisan bickering. He also reminded conservatives how much policing the world costs. It also creates lots of enemies to boot, i.e. 911. Oh ya and we are broke. He did alude to that too. By the way, our Iraq and Afghanistan extravaganzas are costing us $720 million a day. Are we insane?

Look’s like a list of who is not going to be the next president.

I don’t think anyone could be worse than the communist we have in now.

Ben, At first, I did not believe your $720 million per day number. I thought it is was way too high.
So, I went to cost of war.com… about $10,000 per 1.5 to 2.0 seconds. $300,000 per minute. $18 million per hour and $432 million per day… Yes, I’d say at least more than $500 million per day.
Good gracious. Where are the pro-war people to defend this? How can Congress spend our money at this rate? Not our money. Rather, money borrowed from the Chinese.
Ron Paul was the only GOP Presidental candidate willing to speak out against the war and the 700 bases we have in 140 countries. Obama hinted that he was anti-war, but once he realized that the neo-cons were in control, he had to bow to their wishes – disgusting state of affairs.
GO GREEN, RECYCLE CONGRESS

I congratulate Ron Paul. For all of you who do not know what Ron stands for please see his archives. Disinformation is rampant on the blogs. He stands for your States Rights. To know him is to love him

OK… here’s my position. In 2004, I left the Republican party because I could clearly see that it had lost its way.
I watched Ron Paul during the last general election get rejected by the old school republicans (smurking at him during the GOP debate), and was even further disappointed in the party, as he was the only one who’s ideas stuck with the TRUE platform of the party.
If Ron Paul is the primary candidate again Obama, I would vote for him. If some one else is selected, I’ll vote for Obama again.
Your choice republican party.

I am so happy to see the young conservatives rallying around this great man. I watched the CPAC speeches and his received a standing ovation from the young people. The older folks in front looked a bit uncomfortable which makes me smile all the more. We are taking our country back which the baby boomers have bankrupted. It is going to be a long way back to prosperity, but I believe Ron’s message is the correct one. I will continue to fight for liberty and freedom, not for Goldman Sachs’ ability to make profits.

Ron Paul can change the world. Enough of this big brother BS. We cannot let the government make our decisions and control our destiny. Ron Paul is all about the people. If you have common sense, you would vote Ron Paul. For those who fear actual freedom, then Ron Paul is not for you and you belong with the rest antagonists

Ron Paul/ Andrew Napalitano in 2012
The Constitutional Dream Team

good good…:D

Ron Paul is his own worst enemy. He has some great ideas and he would make a great president but he speaks like he’s in a panic all the time. I don’t trust people who panic so just the sound of a panicky voice scares me.
I once heard him speak in a non-political interview and he came across as intelligent and self assured. On the campaign trail he goes back in to panic mode. He’s a brilliant man but the manner of his speech makes him sound like a nut.
I’m not trying to insult the man, I hope he reads this and takes my advise. Calm down, lower your voice a few octaves and try not to sound like you’re in a panic.

Ron Paul. Sounds like the name they give you in high school foreign language class. For pro-nun-ci-a-tion’s sake. A name that makes you feel like somebody: “Répète, si vous plaît, ‘R-R-R-Rowne Pole, R-R-R-Rowne Pole.’” Until the bell rings. And there you are…back to your same old boring name.
Ron Paul. Simple. Easy to remember. Name they would recommend in business correspondence class. Like the screenname you glimpse on fast rolling credits. When you go, What did that say? From the HBO Special Presentation. Way back in the cool 70′s. With the beautiful tropical beach. Dotted with gorgeous vixens. The exotic automobles. Where even the exhaust pipes mean something. Mansions where swimming pools have swimming pools. Where the soundtrack wavers with never before heard melodies of popular favorites. Then there’s the single giant hair that appears on the screen. And then, somehow-how, unbeknownst to anybody-by itself disappears. Which of course tells you that this stuff is REAL. No overproduction here. And of course last but not least there’s the shy tennis pro. The film makes no sense. And so you cannot help but feel left with a certain sense of awe. Call it the mystery of art. The good part you ask? (Fast forward. Towards the end of the film.) The good part entitled, The End.

paul IS a kook. Lord help us if he gets into the mix again. he’s all talk. he’d be disastrous. talks one way and votes another. and speaking of all talk, do you ever seriously watch his facial features when he talks? would you want to look at that for 4 years? come ON. we can do better. he’s just plain scary.

With the way Obama and company are running things, the republicans can’t lose no matter who they put up

“He wants to legalize all drugs”
The USA taxpayer funds drugs by making them expensive. We pay $20 billion per year for drug interdiction overseas via DEA alone. We paid Columbia $500 million per year. We pay Peru, Mexico and a whole litney of other countries.
We spend about $30 billion in USA on drug interdiction.
In total, the whole drug enforcement expense approaches $100 billion per year.
Result: Drug trade increases every year.
Ron Paul is right. Stop it. If you stop interdiction, the profit will disappear and those drug dealers will be out of business in a heartbeat.
Do the opposite: Tax drugs to reduce the deficit.

I voted for Obama in 2008. Obama was a big disappointment. I hope Ron Paul runs in 2012. I will vote for him.
No independent is stupid to vote for Sarah Palin or Mitt, or these other neocons.
I also found out that Ron Paul was the one who started these tea parties back in 2007 and now the neocons have hijacked the movement.

Posted by: Jason Shackelford | Feb 20, 2010 7:35:06 PM
“They can’t even come up with a list of contenders. How do they think they can run a country?”
This is why liberals need proper schooling.
Here are the full results of the CPAC 2010 straw poll:
Paul 31%
Romney 22%
Palin 7%
Pawlenty 6%
Pence 5%
Gingrich 4%
Huckabee 4%
Daniels 2%
Santorum 2%
Thune 2%
Barbour 1%
Other 5%
Undecided 6%
That’s 11 Contenders + the 5% other.
OH! Also? This was part of the original article.

WOW!! How exciting, the most honest and deserving one on the list won. I’ll empty my bank account to support RON PAUL! The rest may turn out as bad as obama.

Note that neither ABC, nor CNN actually show Ron Paul’s speech. This show the media bias of any one who criticizes Israel.

Ron who?

At least Ron Paul doesn’t kiss Tea P-John Birch Soc.-GOP butt. He states his beliefs and has stood by them for years. I wouldn’t vote for him, but I can admire his convictions and honesty.

Those who support Ron Paul fall for the lines like, “Bring back the Gold Standard and stop inflation!”
They don’t want to hear that we were on the Gold Standard in the 1800′s and we had plenty of inflation.
They also don’t want to hear that by the late 1800′s, the Gold Standard restricted the money supply so badly that it was causing recessions because only big business was getting any credit. It was removed because it didn’t work then and it would be even worse now.
If we went back to the Gold Standard, Americans would have to wait 10 to 20 years for the next mortgage to be issued – there wouldn’t be any capital available.
But you get people saying “Check out Ron Paul and see how good his ideas are,” yet they can never spell out how his ideas will play out.

The_Mick – you are wrong. From 1800 to 1900 the dollar’s purchasing power remained remarkably stable. Gold or a basket of commodities is what will keep the size of government in check. Germany used land-backed money to get itself out of hyperinflation. Ron Paul is quite astute of monetary history. Obviously you are not.

Ron Paul can be the unifying element to the TEA party if he wanted to. If that becomes the case, the republican party will become deceased.

But iz Ron Paul a 911 Truther?

Of course they chose an old white guy. they want someone that remembers what it was like when blacks, hispanics and women had no rights!

Ron Paul’s personality and nature reminds one of former President Harry Truman. Honest and leaves no doubt where his ideas about running the USA are and should be if we are to survive, in spite of the eletist, of both parties, That got this country in a very dangerous position due, specifically, to 4 corrupt (Opinion) U.S. government officials that conspired (Opinion) to subvert, for their own friends and cronies by acting outside the financial rules of the government. SEE, on your local PBS station’s website, under (Frontline) the premier documentary producer in this country, the 60 minute production titled “THE WARNING” and you will be amazed by the actual evidence provided showing who and how we went Bankrupt, but didn’t file as such and instead just started printing money. Are you afraid to view the document’s facts and truth? Billions spent by the goverment and thousands out of work as a direct result of these individual’s conspiracy and actions (Opinion), when the Congress held hearings, were warned what was coming and why, but chose to listen to the conspirators (Opinion). Judge for yourself. You have a brain and are capable of sound reasoning. You are, aren’t you? The next round of what we are going to go through is just around the corner and much larger. The fall of the Commercial Real Estate Loans, which will put thousands more out of work and cost Billions and Billions that, again, we don’t have. What will we do then. Start up the printing presses and Drive the Dollar down to zero value for good? Please THINK and view (THE WARNING)for proof positive what the press and media have been hiding from the American people. I am not a conspiracy nut and believe in the greatest nation ever on this planet, but we are pretty much out of the ability of surviving the lies, in my humble opinion. Thanks for your consideration, be what it may be.

If we have a straw poll that gives 31% to Ron Paul, and the presentation of that fact brings boo’s ….Our problem is with the maddening crowd/media, not the candidate. Romney is a pretty boy, but I have never seen him or any of the other contenders stand up to
the bankers. Dr. Ron understands the real threat to our Republic and personal freedoms. We are in need
of a BIG CHANGE when truth is sacrificed on the altar
of popularity. What kind of leadership do we want?

The way Obama’s going right now, any one of those Republicans stand a good chance to beat him in the Democratic primary.

He does remind me of the scarecrow in the Wizard of Oz.

I keep confusing Ron Paul with RuPaul. I guess we’ll be finding out more about him in the future.

I’m a Democrat and I like Obama, yet I would love Ron Paul to be President. To some that might seem strange, but here’s why. Many policies we have today are basically the worst of both worlds. Take healthcare for example. OK, so we’re not socialist when it comes to healthcare. OK, so we’re capitalist? Not exactly. Most consumers of healthcare don’t pay their medical bills. Do you think everyone seeing a therapist would pay $200 a week for therapy if it wasn’t covered? Is it “worth” 200 dollars? To some people I’m sure it is, but what if therapists lost half their customers? Some would get the bright idea to lower their prices, or innovate to help people in different ways that take less time. But there’s no incentive to compete or innovate though because most people don’t even know what they’re paying for and how much it costs. “You say I need this test? OK, sure, it couldn’t hurt.”
On the other side of it, not being socialist has its downsides too. People often have to deal with tons of headaches with insurance companies (if they’re lucky enough to be covered). Worrying and fighting with you insurance company is not a pleasant way to spend your day off. Doctors spend something like 3 hours a week dealing with insurance companies. We could essentially create tens of thousands of doctors overnight if we went socialized, which would help greatly with the impending doctor shortage. Also we’d save money on emergency room visits and preventable diseases.
The system we have now is basically the worst of both worlds. Almost anything would be better, either making it a true free market (where hospitals couldn’t charge your insurance company $65 for a bandage) or covering everyone with a simple universal system that eliminates headaches and hardship. Ron Paul would probably be for the former, and (I thought) Obama could deliver something resembling the latter. I’m beginning to think we might be out of luck though.

Forget age, Ron Paul is as sharp as a tack. He attracts youth because we now have the highest population of unemployed people aged 18 – 30 ever, and he is the only one that gives them something to believe in.

Whaddaya know. Conservatives voting on substance rather than fluff? Now if the Liberals can do the same we may have a chance for peaceful revolution against the military industrial complex that the last two REAL Conservative and Liberal presidents warned us about.

The GOP is trying to recruit more younger conservatives. This is backfiring on the old conservatives.
Young conservatives support Ron Paul, as well as conservative gay policies over the policies of the angry old men and false religionists. Yet another internal battle with the GOP.

I don’t think Ron Paul will be viable as an electable candidate.
If the GOP doesn’t come up with a better option, they will not win back the WH in 2012.

Well…I scanned and read many of the comments and know what I posted back on 2/20/20 is right> This is the beginning of the end for the Republican Party thanks to the extremists and wing-nuts who just don’t get reality. Ron Paul cannot/will not be able to stand up to “national scrutinY” any better than “Sister Sarah” Conservative extremists and crackpot wing nuts are destroying the Grand Old Party. For that I am thankful.

Ron Paul 2012! :)

Ron Paul could be a very good choice for President however he won’t get elected for the dumbest of reasons. His looks, he’s not that chiseled out, youthful looking guy everyone seems to vote for. And the shame of it is we are letting a lot of talent go by the way side because of the 5th avenue packaging of candidates.

LOL! Ron Paul a liberal??? NO. A Libertarian???? NO. A Constitutionalist??? Absolutely.
Romney is a liberal. Look it up. Palin is nothing. The rest of the neo-con warmongers are the absolute death to America.
I always wondered how the crowd could have clamored for Barrabas over Jesus. Now I understand. They were ignorant and entrenched sheep.
Oh, and I’m in no way comparing Paul to my Lord Jesus Christ. Just an example of stupidity run rampant. Most so-called conservatives (neo-cons) have never even read where Ron Paul stands on the issues but are quick to dismiss him because he’s opposed to us murdering people around the world for their resources.

Doesnt matter how old he is…his immigration policies are right on the frikin money…better an old geezer than a youg ‘IDIOT” like osama obama!

Ron Paul has been the most consistent politician in recent history, if not longer. His views are mostly conservative, but he attracts younger informed voters due to his “hands off”, “live and let live”, smaller governement ideas. We all need to forget if the candiate has a “R” or “D” next to their name as thier policies mirror each other. Ronpaul.com and look at his issues and past videos to truly understand.
Vote on issues and Ron Paul can get us