Ron Paul Takes Swipes at GOP Rivals, Says Michele Bachmann ‘Hates Muslims’

Ron Paul gets better and better, I’m starting to cheer for the cranky old dude!

Ron Paul is awesome. He will get even more voter support after the Tonight Show.

you could have added that it was jay leno who said santorum doesn’t like gay people, to which Dr. Paul responded “and muslims”. and you could have also mentioned he doesn’t agree with the government telling you what to do with your body. he doesn’t condone drug use and not wearing seat belts but he does believe people cannot tell you what to do with your body because it is YOURS.

Well, James said it, “He ain’t lyin’”.

Ron Paul simply did last night on Leno what he does consistently: Tell the truth. The truth is, Michelle Bachmann hates Muslims, and it’s about time someone called her out on it.

Well of course. He could have included a lot of extra information to put this in context. But Jason Volack isn’t interested in informing people or being objective. He is interested in stirring up drama and BS. It is no surprise that all of Jay Leno’s comments from the beginning of the show are not included in the article. Here are some:

Spoken By Jay Leno himself:
“Do you know he is a gynecologist who has delivered over 4000 babies? He’s seen almost as many women naked as Newt Gingrich and Herman Cain combined.”
“[Rick Perry] said he is the Tim Tebow of Iowa. The big difference? Tim Tebow actually has a prayer.”
“Ron Paul is anti-Fed, Mitt Romney is pro-Fed, and Newt Gingrich is over-fed.”

This is called satire Jason. It is meant to be funny and witty and you are treating it like literal statements meant to insult. Ron Paul was just adding to the jokes. Work on your journalism skills.

Searambler “Yet he’s anti abortion and anti gay marriage. So which is it? Does he support individual rights for everyone?”

He believes government should not be in marriage. He thinks it is up to each religion or church to provide marriage and government not to be part of it at all. He is against abortion because in his eyes the unborn baby also has a right.

Ron Paul believes people have a right to do what they want as long as they don’t infringe on another person’s right.

“…and you could have also mentioned he doesn’t agree with the government telling you what to do with your body. he doesn’t condone drug use and not wearing seat belts but he does believe people cannot tell you what to do with your body because it is YOURS. Posted by:
Posted by: katherine | December 17, 2011, 9:18 am

Yet he’s anti abortion and anti gay marriage. So which is it? Does he support individual rights for everyone? Or just some? If it’s just some, then he’s a hypocrite.
Posted by: Searambler | December 17, 2011, 9:30 am 9:30 am

SEARAMBLER — he PERSONALLY believes abortion is wrong but does not think the federal government has any right to make laws against it. He believes that the states have the duty to make up laws about this, if they so choose. ALSO, he has said time and time again that the government has NO BUSINESS telling people who to marry. He believes it’s a stupid argument and shouldn’t even be a federal issue. It should be left up to the states and churches and people can marry who they want. He’s no hypocrite. He even discussed this last night on the Leno show. If you’re interested, do some research into his beliefs. Read his book “Liberty Defined: 50 Essential Issues That Affect Our Freedom” and all of his positions are explained in detail.

Thank you for the column, Jason. Paul’s candid, blunt remarks are probably a testament to the fact he realized he was being interviewed by Leno in a non-”gotcha” way, and so he rewarded Leno’s candor with candor of his own, although a more cautious approach would to have avoided the word “hate”. But that having been said, Paul is brutally honest, to a fault sometimes, and this is a sample of the kind of brutal honest and “laying it all on the table” that we need in a president after years of presidents from both parties promising transparency and then going into “covert operations mode” once elected.

Its not about the drugs, I myself do not even drink alcohol but I believe everyone is entitled to do what they want to themselves so long as it doesn’t harm others, its about time we get rid of the nanny state.

@ George H. – Yes, I agree that he is anti-gay marriage and anti-abortion, but if you actually paid attention to what he says, you would realize that he wants the government to stay out of marriage altogether and let the church handle it and that he wants the states to decide on the abortion issue. So again, do not just assume. read up on his views before posting.

Lizz says that young people just care about him getting rid of the drug wars that is reason they are voting for him.. That is so completely UNTRUE. Young people care about their freedom and liberty LIzz, apparently something you don’t care about???? Plus, drug wars are anti-humanity and need to GO they are unconstitutional but apparently Lizz doesn’t mind being poked and proded by paramilitary police and HER door knocked down for a WEED.

Plus, drug wars are anti-humanity and need to GO they are unconstitutional but apparently Lizz doesn’t mind being poked and proded by paramilitary police and HER door knocked down for a WEED.

POSTED BY: NANCY | DECEMBER 17, 2011, 10:03 AM===If Lizz doesn’t smoke weed then she doesn’t have to worry about her door being knocked down.

Ron Paul is acting out like the ignorant fool that he is. Somehow certain defectives are giving heed to his words and he keeps supplying new outrages for their consumption. (Not sure how he managed to produce son who (so far) seems to be a competent and reasonable human being).
Israel must be supported at all costs. The Middle East is an area that transcends politics as usual and must be treated as such.

I’m 45 and my husband and I watched it with a group of 6 young (early 20′s)men. Several of the men were already supporters…one was a young black fella who had never heard Ron speak before and was just going to go along party lines. He grasped the Ron Paul policies and immediately embraced Ron as his choice for president. The Leno show is a comedy show and Ron played his part. Leno was not shocked…he was goading Ron after Ron initially appeared not to go along with the Roast of the other candidates. You must watch the video to understand the context. Ron showed he was not some befuddled old man and that his faculties are quick.

I’ll tell you why Ron Paul has a shot. I am a 54 year old who is as cynical as a person can be. I despise the lying, corrupt, and incredibly wasteful government. I don’t trust the mass media as far as I could throw them. I used to be an avid FOX listener until I saw the way they ignored Ron Paul and that’s when I woke up to the fact that FOX is just like the other major stations, only they lean right while the others lean left. Truthfully they’re all full of it. Anyway, to get back on subject, this middle aged cynic who has never donated a red cent to a political party or politician has already donated $300 to Ron Paul. I know it’s not a ton of money but I am doing what I can and as long as he has a fighting chance I will send him every spare cent I can. Why? the reason is that Dr. Paul gives me a reason to set aside my cynicism and believe that we finally have a man who if elected, would expose the corruption that is our government. He would bring real solutions to the countries problems. He would return the liberties that are being removed ever so slowly so you don’t notice but they are doing it. He is everything that the other candidates are not. He oozes integrity, honesty, intelligence, and has a voting record that proves he’s been consistently right even when he was forced to stand by himself on major issues. He has been shunned, made light of, and the media has made him near invisible to the voters. In spite of this he is still standing and fighting for us. He doesn’t want to be president for his own benefits like the rest. He wants to fundamentally change the direction of this country before our government completely destroys everything that made this the greatest country in the world. Yes, I am an awful cynic. I believe in very little anymore but the one thing I absolutely believe is that Ron Paul will bring us back from the brink of catastrophe. I believe that once he pulls the curtains open on the FED and D.C. politics the American people will finally realize what fools they’ve been and they will never let things go back to the way they are now. President Paul. I like the sound of it.

@MINORKEY1 – How about that cost be your life, your money and your son’s and daughters. I am so sure Israel will appreciate your sacrifice and the meddling the US does …when they can and want to full defend themselves with their over 300 nukes. Iran gets a nuke and what we go to war because they may launch that 1 at a country that has 300. Please try to use your mind and stop rattling on because you think somehow America is the ordained police of the world…this view IS unbiblical.

This was a stellar appearance! I was shocked at how fairly he was treated by Leno. It was great television, free from bogus propaganda; and it had to take place on a late-night comedic talk-show…

@Johnny – Ron is not a “jew hater”. It is clear that he most definitely likes Jews. He understands (as any head of a household should) that it is our sons and daughters that he should consider first! He just does not consider Israel, little America. Israel is a sovereign nation that we have no business partaking in an entangling alliances. Israel hasn’t asked us to take out Iran. If they did Ron would take it before congress, and congress would decide if it was in the American interest to declare war. Obama is doing this for political gain, because he knows that the Iraq war became unpopular and he decided to make it appear like he was in keeping with his campaign promises. Yet, it is in his interest to start another war, because a war-time president has never lost re-election has never lost re-election. Look for Obama to start the war in late 2012. He is fearmongering his way to another term, convincing voters that it is not a good idea to change leaders during a war. By starting a war Obama will deflect voters’ attention away from the economy to another needless and bloody war, all in the desire to hold on to power.

Legalizing drugs? Who cares! You can get drugs anytime you want… It’s legalizing FREEDOM I’m most concerned with. The guy is not only principled, he’s brilliant… he’s gonna win because he’s the only electable candidate on both sides…

Ron Paul does not support federals bans on gay marriage or abortions! Get your facts straight before spreading b.s. propaganda. Dr. Paul believes these issues should be left to the states. He is without a doubt the most gay-friendly republican on the stage. The only abortions he doesn’t really believe in are full term abortions, and planned abortions where a person would only be getting pregnant to extract stem cells from the pregnancy. Ron Paul is the most principled politician this country has seen in the past 50 years!

Ron Paul does not support federals bans on gay marriage or abortions! Get your facts straight before spreading b.s. propaganda. Dr. believes these issues should be left to the states. He is without a doubt the most gay-friendly republican on the stage. The only abortions he doesn’t really believe in are full term abortions, and planned abortions where a person would only be getting pregnant to extract stem cells from the pregnancy. Ron Paul is the most principled politician this country has seen in the past 50 years!

Kinda funny considering that Ron Paul is more than half bigot himself. But anyway, he isn’t going to win anything, other than maybe the “cranky old man of the year award”.
Just sayin’, LOL.

Ron Paul – Another day, another foreign policy knee-slapper. I guess Paul finds the Iranian theocracy in possession of a nuke cute and cuddly. Grrrreat idea – Ron Paul 2012…..

@Lizz -You are so off base that is truly sad. Youthful Ron Paul supporters are smarter than you give them credit for. While it wouldn’t surprise me if there are plenty of them who support RP for his desire for the legalization of drugs (and I’m sure there are plenty of adults who support him for the same reason), all the ones I’ve talked with were more focused on his economic principles, distrust of big government and his desire for personal liberty.

I would think that since you’re probably not of the age that would put you in the “youth of today” group, you’d know well enough to not make broad-sweeping statements based more on your personal emotion rather than facts. If someone made a similar statement about you or a group of people you associate with, how would you feel? I’m pretty sure we all know the answer to that question…

BTW…I’m 43, so don’t go thinking I’m some kid who wants nothing more than to legally smoke a joint in public.

RP for President.

I am a 57yr. old unemployed plumber and been following Dr. Paul since 1988.He has never backed off in what he knows is the Truth.I’m so proud of all the young people,patriots,who rally around Dr.Paul for it is those folks who will change the ideology of this country. I can feel the wind blowing as the tide is changing,ushering in waves of common sense,hopefully this time turning into a tsunami of freedom that drowns the Satus Quo haters of Democracy !
RON PAUL YALL

Bachmann hates anyone who is not “white” or a “Christian”.

POSTED BY: CHANCE | DECEMBER 17, 2011, 10:49 AM —Obama supporters hate anyone who doesn’t want him to win a second term.

@Rowerboy – I think RP was only trying to imply that Romney should stick to state-level politics, not the US Presidency. I highly doubt he had any intention of insulting the people of Massachusetts.

To Blythe: I disagree. As being part of the “youthful followers”. That is not the only reason why a large amount of the people are voting for Ron Paul. It just goes with his philosophy that people should be allowed to what they want to their bodies. That’s part of it. But anyway, they care about the problems with Iran because they’ve heard about it for so long on television & most of them have friends or relatives who have served over there and all have waited a period of time for those people to come home. They care about that. The youthful followers care about the federal reserve, why do you see loads of Ron Paul supporters voluntarily holding signs & wearing t-shirts & bumperstickers that say “END THE FED”. And the economy…Occupy Wall street.

THETRUTHHURTS, LOL! Your name actually applies to my post, cos the truth does hurt some. Ron Paul is just the eternally minor, can’t-win candidate for those who want to pose as “different” and “in the know”. Just a silly fad and fetish.
Again…Kinda funny considering that Ron Paul is more than half bigot himself. But anyway, he isn’t going to win anything, other than maybe the “cranky old man of the year award”.
Just sayin’, LOL.

This article is worded wrong too. They emphasize that Ron Paul has “gone Hollywood” & made a “rare appearence” on The Tonite show when Jay Leno clearly said while introducing him that he’s been on the show before & likes it when he comes on. Search on Youtube & you’ll find other appearences, I found one from 2007. This wasn’t Ron Paul changing.

Searambler “Yet he’s anti abortion and anti gay marriage. So which is it? Does he support individual rights for everyone?”

He believes government should not be in marriage. He thinks it is up to each religion or church to provide marriage and government not to be part of it at all. He is against abortion because in his eyes the unborn baby also has a right.
Ron Paul believes people have a right to do what they want as long as they don’t infringe on another person’s right.
Posted by: Bo | December 17, 2011, 9:41 am.
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Yet he supports the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), which is specifically and legislatively anti-gay-marriage. Why support that if he thinks government shouldn’t be in the marriage business? He completely ignores the legal benefits of marriage that are being denied to gay people. His stance here is contradictory.

So he believes that ‘the unborn babies rights’ trump the rights of the mother to choose what she can and cannot do with her own body? His argument is that an unborn person – as in a person who hasn’t been born yet – has the right to be protected from the woman inside whose body it is growing? Then why doesn’t he support outlawing abortion completely, across the country? And why doesn’t he support the ‘personhood at conception’ people who believe that human life starts at the moment of fertilization, and thus things like ‘The Pill’ should be outlawed along with abortion? Again, he’s making contradictory statements here.

In many ways, he is so far to the Right that he’s beyond even the most ardent far-Right zealot. Go far far far far far far Right, then take a few MORE steps to the Right, and there you will find Paul……….

Funny all the posts proclaiming Dr Paul as crazy and a bigot you have a congress passing the NDAA which basically authorizes the Federal government to detain and torture any American citizen for an indefinite amount of time as it sees fit.
Then you have Politicians spouting off half cooked truths and total lies about IAEA reports concerning Iran who is 1 of a handful of Middle East countries that have signed it,where do you people make this connection from Dr Paul asking for caution and reliable evidence of Iran making weapon grade Uranium that he somehow want’s Iran to be Nuclear capable.God forbid someone actually looks before they leap.
And the Racist card yeesh Dr Paul has and is doing more for all Ethnicities then the entire GOP combined,his view of race is that everyone is EQUAL in his mind there is no division if your a human being then you have your Inalienable rights,which can never be taken away unless your a bunch a fickle mush heads who make political decisions based on today’s talking points.
Do yourself and your Country a favor and look into these matters yourself I guarantee you won’t like what you find.

Ron Paul did NOT say the Rick Santorum hates gays and muslims. He responded to Jay Leno saying that Rick Santorum “…doesn’t like gays…” (roughly). His response was “and muslims”.

I believe that Americans are tired of all the WARS and LIES.

Ron Paul has been speaking TRUTH to POWER for 35 years.

It is time for this GREAT NATION to CHANGE COURSE!

This is OUR COUNTRY, it is our DUTY to PRY it out of the HANDS of the ESTABLISMENT, and TAKE IT BACK!

STAND UP and do the RIGHT THING…

Vote for PEACE, LIBERTY and PROSPERITY.

Vote for RON PAUL 2012

Ron Paul is my choice and last night Leno interview was awesome!

Bachmann does hate gays and Muslims – Santorum does as well, is this really a news flash for people…?

The neocon war mongers and their MSM propaganda talking heads are doing everything to discredit him and based on some of the comments here, some of you bough the BS they are selling…

The country wants a President that understands the economy and monetary policy and that person is Ron Paul! If the we listened to him back in 2002 we would have never been in this mess, Ron Paul was right about both the housing and financial crisis and NO other candidate can make that claim.

On Iran, Ron Paul is right again, this is just another Iraq! The MSM is propping up the war propaganda and the neocon talking heads are beating the war drums. FYI, THE COUNTRY IS SICK OF WAR!!!! This isn’t 2007, the country has gotten the joke and we will NOT SUPPORT ANOTHER WAR!

Paul also said Romney is a “good guy.” So, he did not really personally attack Romney. Listen closer to the interview before Paul is cut off by Leno and laughter in talking about Romney.

What is Dangerous is Bachman thinking she would have the power to blow up another country and be excited about it! Now THAT is scary.

You can see that look in her eyes, like she can’t wait to go and bomb Iran.

Scary stuff, very scary.

Ron Paul is the sensible one.

Ron had good things to say about Jon Huntsman. Maybe a combo of the two for pres/VP.

I have been following articles concerning Ron Paul for the past few months, and there is a definite increase in them in general, and the comments sections of them are always overwhelmingly pro-Paul. It is anecdotal of course to use that as any measuring stick, but when you combine it with his steady rise in the poll numbers(which only poll ‘likely’ GOP voters), the size of his rallies and the strength of his fundraising-over 3million dollars from small donations in two days!-it all points to a huge swing of support towards him. Imagine if Obama and Paul are in a debate, and the subject of the drug war comes up, and Paul asks the President if drugs made him a bad person and should have been in jail for smoking weed?…An Obama Paul presidential campaign would be the most exciting, distinct and respectful competition in a very long time.

Ron Paul=nut job!

Michelle Bachmann has issued a response to Dr. Paul’s comments on Leno by stamping her foot and saying, “I am a serious candidate.”

I don’t think I’ve ever heard Bachmann say she hates Muslims, but the way she talks about them has always gave me the impression that she has ‘no love’ for them. I would have to agree with Ron Paul. I think Buchmann hates Muslims, too.

RON PAUL libererty and freedom god bless DR RON PAUL 2012

A simple question to all American… why does American government play double standard on nukes? To North Korea, we played democracy card with 6 parties talk, but to Iran, we played war card? Hate might be a too strong word to Michelle, but she and her represented Neocons do have bias against muslin…

@JoeDonut…you are incorrect to a degree, sir. You are correct in saying that Ron Paul would not have intervened in Europe at first in WWII. However, Germany did declare war on us and were already attacking us by the time they did declare war on us, so there was no doubt that we would wind up fighting them, but we would have just never intervened unless we were threatened.

Secondly, to deduce from the fact that he would have done what he could to abstain from entering WWII that he hates Jews is just completely ridiculous. Besides, he is the only candidate who wants to allow Israel to be truly sovereign and do what it deems necessary to protect itself and not be beholden to us.

Thirdly, you’re so concerned about the holocaust and our intervention, but what about all the genocides and millions of people slaughtered in various African countries. Why aren’t you crying out for intervention there? Why is it is this one instance so important when compared to all the other genocides that have occurred and continue to occur in our time? You should be criticizing every president since a long time ago for your position. We can’t afford to be policeman of the world anymore. You tell me how we can afford it with 15 trillion in debt without continually just printing money and debasing the currency further while making things more expensive to the point where we print more money and then I might even dare to listen to an argument you have. However, the fact is…you’re pretty much incorrect about everything you said.

There is nothing he says that he would regret. He is well aware of every word coming out of his mouth and its meaning and its consequences. The question is will voters be smart enough to understand his words because sometimes he uses multi syllable words that the American Public have a tough time comprehending.

I stand corrected I missed the little “she hates muslims” comment at first. Either way it was pretty funny

Islamic or whatever, the problem is conservatism. Wheather the Mulah’s or our fundamentalists they are all conservatives. It is laughable one conservative against another–

Ruin Paul is the master of half truthes and half lies and anything else in between is utter nonsense. As far as I’m concerned he and Bachman are equals in stupidity.

She’s a lawyer.. O mean a liar. She lies everyday.
I think it’s the meds she takes for the migraines

Ron Paul’s got my vote again! It is a fact that Michelle Bachmann lied about the IAEA report! Why isn’t the media jumping all over that? Cowards. The propaganda she spews out can easily equate to her hating them. It is well known that war causes misery for many and that’s what she wants. More war! Well Merry Christmas! Ron Paul has more patriotism than all of Congress combined! He has been consistently supporting our supreme law, the Constitution for 30+ years! Problem is most Americans are so brainwashed from the TV and media that they don’t know why countries prosper. They don’t prosper from BIG government but from limited government! Ron Paul 2012 for president or prepare for extremely harder times! RON PAUL 2012!

Our Nation is bankrupt and Ron Paul is the ONLY candidate who addresses this issue.

Ron Paul serves on the House Committees on Foreign Affairs and Financial Services, and on the Joint Economic Committee. He is the chairman of the Financial Services Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy and Technology, where he has been an outspoken critic of American foreign and monetary policy.

Dr. Ron Paul served as a flight surgeon in the United States Air Force from 1963 to 1965 and then in the United States Air National Guard from 1965 to 1968.

Dr. Paul is clearly the most qualified candidate to tackle our Nations critical economic and foreign affair issues. While most people foolishly believe the corporate media when they say Dr. Paul is crazy or a dangerous isolationist, the rest of the top tier candidates like Romney, Perry, Gingrich and Obama are a bunch of clowns who receive their funds from major donors from Wall Street and a greedy military industrial complex. These ignorant people who believe Fox, CBS, CNN and the lot, are the real danger and our end all for America.

Ron Paul has warned his supporters for three decades and more about the dangers of a fraudulent fractional reserve banking system in the hands of private central bankers, and no one can legitimately argue any longer that those concerns have not been justified.

So are American’s educated enough to realize that our monetary system is rigged?… Are they educated enough to realize that most candidates from both parties are owned?

Ron Paul receives more financial contributions from active duty vets than all the other candidates combined. Why is this? They know that Ron Paul is the best solution for our National Defense, though the establishment media is trying to make him look like a kook who would hurt national security. We need to defend our borders and give all these National Guard troops who are on their 3rd and 4th tours of duty a break. What if there was a real war in the near future? Our military is already at the breaking point from wars started to help banks and oil companies. We need an agenda to help repair America. Vote for Ron Paul 2012!!!!

JOHN S

The President thinks before he speaks on any subject, be it the economy or foreign policy. He knows what the President says matters, to us and the world in general. He doesn’t have the luxury of shooting from the hip.

The republican candidates, except Paul and Huntsman, have a habit of saying things they can’t back up or know nothing about. It makes them look like spoiled juvenile delinquents. As I said, we wouldn’t be having this discussion if one of them had to deal with the Russians in the 1960s.

Dr. Ron Paul has my vote because he loves America. He is not like the other republican candidates who bow down to AIPAC (Arrogant Israelis Puppets And Cronies). America does not need Israel or Netanyahu to come to Washington and tell our “elected officials” what to think of the world. Israel is one ally that American does not need or want because it cost us too much to support her.

When Ron Paul gets rejected yet again by the Republicans as their choice for candidate, what will all you RP supporters do? (Besides blame Obama, of course). This is Paul’s third run at the White House, first as a Libertarian, then as a Republican. He has been soundly and forcefully rejected thus far. What makes anyone believe the Republicans will choose him THIS time?

Ron Paul is the most senable of the bunch. The others are preaching hate, fear, and suspicion while Paul stays on the point. If he has any fear he doesn’t show it. Bauchman and Santoriam can be intimadated easiy. Not Paul. He just keeps on Keeping On.

This is all Volack and ABC have now – misreporting on Ron Paul via subjective hyperbole?! Volack on Paul’s remark on Bachmann: “The comment even left the audience and host Jay Leno momentarily stunned.” Readers of this article should check how the video to judge for yourselves how “stunned” they were.

wehadbetterwakeup | December 17, 2011, 1:40 pm post ——– LOL! Yeah, OK, whatever. Ron Paul is the Nostradamus of our time. Got it……..

WEHADBETTERWAKEUP | DECEMBER 17, 2011, 1:40 PM ===I’m not a big RP supporter but you are correct. Paul has managed to bring a lot of hot button issues to the front that BOTH sides want to ignore or don’t want to give a straight answer to. Its a shame we can’t put both him and Obama on the grill and see who turns out crispy…….and I’m betting it wouldn’t be Paul.

There is one issue of vital importance thst should overshadow all others. The US Senate voted that US citizens can be arrested and detained without trial indefinitely without a lawyer in thr recently passed Defense Authorization Act. Ron Paul and the ACLU are both against this but 17 Democrats voted for it and weak livered Obam will likely protedt and then sign it. Your views on maariage, war, abortion will mean nothing fro inside a cell in a Federal detention facility far from friends and family. I voted for Obama but he scares me on civil liberties. So do the rest of the gop. If you value liberty, vote for Ron Paul.

Bachmann’s right because Islam is the #1 threat to the American way of life, other than the deficit. Muslim’s murder and maim all the time in Africa (news channels won’t report it, or cover it up by calling it sectarian violence). In Paris, France there are 751 sectors where the police won’t go because the Muslim gangs are too dangerous. Islamics are sweet and friendly now, but when they takeover, Islamics get violent, deadly, and brutal. They have just finished with massacres in Egypt and Nigeria. Massacres go on all the time in Sudan. Our grandkids are going to fearful everyday about Islamic on Christian violence. If you take time to look at facts, then Bachmann is clearly the bold vision for success for the United States.

Why do a few of these comments state the Ron Paul is against gay marriage? As a libertarian, Ron Paul may be against gay marriage, for HIMSELF, but he emphatically supports the rights of others to do as they please in their personal lives, as long as they don’t harm others. When Paul discusses marriage, he’s referring to the religious institution, and believes that government at the federal level, and ultimately the state level, should stop sanctioning marriages at all, because to do so is to entwine religion with government. He’s FINE with the contractual aspects of marriage as agreements between consenting adults, of any gender combination, to share property, provide for children, etc. His thinking on this issue may at first seem a confusing to those unfamiliar with libertarian philosophy, but it is logically consistent, and once you learn that libertarians view as essential the role of government to protect the rights of individuals to contract with each other, you realize what a force against the tyranny of the majority a President Paul would be.

Here’s a quote from his book, Liberty Defined:
“In a free society…all voluntary and consensual agreements would be recognized.” He adds, “There should essentially be no limits to the voluntary definition of marriage.”

Tough love — the promotion of self-help. When you hear Dr. Paul say that we should not provide aid to other countries because it weakens them, he’s absolutely right. Example: If parents coddle their teenagers or adult children they become dependent on the assistance and they soon become unable/unwilling to manage on their own. Seems to me that it only stands to reason that it works the same way on a global scale. This aid also leads to a master/slave relationship — those that pay your way have the say.

Those that keep bringing up abortion should realize that the mother is carrying another individual that has individual rights. When we can feel free to take those rights from the unborn then rulers feel free to take those same rights from the rest, after all you have consented to the taking of another’s life. But some insist that they can do what they want making this an issue better left to the individual states. If you live in a state that has abortion laws you don’t agree with, you are free to vote with your feet by moving to a place that is more in tune to your beliefs. The same goes for gay marriage it’s not a federal government issue.

I want to warn those of you that feel the need to categorize everyone into nice neat little groups such as gay, lesbian, transgendered, african-american, italian-american, mentally ill, 1%, the 99er’s and so on, there are certain organizations that want a “perfect society” and this classification system only helps to show differences among us. We don’t need special laws, the ones we have work in all cases we don’t need further definitions such as reverse racism. After all racism is racism and a hate crime is a crime no matter how you look at it. As history shows those that are deemed less than perfect are at some point exterminated. You may feel special now but how special are you going to feel when your group is the one being hunted? It’s time to take a stand for individual rights as protected by the Constitution.

Watch out for gradualism and nudging as small infringements often escalate into something very few wanted. Think TSA.

Ron Paul in 2012 or risk the consequences.

Most posts made by anti-RonPaul people are comical. They spew common perceptions created by MSM that are completely bogus. Anti-RonPaul people lack substance and refuse to open themselves up to reality. DO YOUR OWN RESEARCH! Quit letting fools like Billy O and Anderson Cooper tell you what to think. Try to make use of your brains people. Ron Paul is the only honest and capable candidate, period.

I believe that Obama is a self-loathing Muslim, although he frantically strains to disguise it, which only causes a whole new set of problems.

ZZZ, you are more than a little nutty. Work on it.

2ctruth wrote, “Ron Paul is a realist. He supports people living their life in a wholistic and prosperous way.”

So he DOESN’T support someone who wants to live, say, a hedonistic life? He only supports people who subscribe to HIS personal views on how people should lead their lives? Is that what you’re saying? That he is intolerant of people who don’t live their lives the way he wants them to? I just want to make sure I understand his position here…..

“Most posts made by anti-RonPaul people are comical. They spew common perceptions created by MSM that are completely bogus.” claims Refuse2Fail.
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Such as? Funny how you fail to give even a single example to back up your claim. So, what is one “common perception created by the MSM that is completely bogus.” Give the perception, show that it was indeed created by the media (and not just reported by them), and then for the win, show how it is factually bogus.

I am voting for you Ron Paul.. you are the only one that makes sense. Thank you
Ron Paul 2012

Finally someone that speaks the truth. Ron Paul has my vote!

Ron Paul has my vote in the primary. And, he also has my swing state vote in the general whether he’s on the ballot or not.

I’ve never in my life heard a political candidate ever say so many of my own thoughts out loud until this election cycle. He’s a blessing to our country.

Correction to my 4:18 post: the defense spending bill passed the Senate 86-13. Thirteen senators voted against it, not nine like I stated. “Oops”…………

Just another day of Ron Paul getting attacked for telling the truth and only the truth. It looks to me however that the telling the clear truth, following the Constitution, and respecting individual rights is becoming more popular. It’s easy to see this from the fact that Dr. Paul has an incredible and ever increasing amount of loyal support from true conservatives.

Haha this is too funny because I am Muslim and I agree with Ron Paul. I would be terrified if I was locked in a room with Bachman. The things that come out of that woman’s mouth are pure hatred and instill fear in an attempt to justify spreading hatred. So if it was even a question, or if this article was just looking for a more “politically correct” statement, Yes. Bachman hates Muslims, it is basically a fact at this point.

Sadeq;

Advocating a strong position on Iranian acquisition of nuclear weapons does NOT mean one hates muslims. That is just infantile thinking. The greatest killer of Iranians in the history of the Iranian state was Saddam Hussein and he did it with a muslim army. You will now counter with the preposterous claim that the US armed him. I’ll wait.

Ron Paul just took down bachmann, gained ground control and pummeled her into submission.

Funny, it’s clearly apparent what is happening now. Ron Paul has been a slow and
steady tortoise in this race, slowly gaining momentum. The hare(brained) candidates
skyrocket in popularity and then plummet to a crash landing. People like Huckabee,
Sean Hannity, and other mainstream media pundits are now trying to discredit Iowa
votes as they see Gingrich reach his peak and begin to feel the fast drop he’s now
starting to take.

Ron Paul has a solid philosophy of upholding the Constitution in an effort to fight for
peace, prosperity, and liberty. Ron Paul opposes the undeclared wars, the corrupt
Patriot Act, the new NDAA bill, the privacy invasion from the TSA, and the Federal
Reserve system. People are looking for a Grinch alternative, and with all the others
down in the polls, with Paul now TIED for first in Iowa, we will see the rise of Ron
Paul. The media would like you all to now ignore the Iowa coverage since Paul will
likely win or come in 2nd, and they will be quick to downplay that as well.

Anybody but Obama (or Bachman or Santorum) but I would love the opportunity to vote for someone with true intergrity (for the first time in my life) instead of voting for the lesser of two evils. The more I watch and listen to Ron Paul, the more I feel that he is the right person for this country at this time.

Ron Paul is a principled man but he is also a crank. Libertarian and isolationism are nonsensical concepts in light of what history has shown us. What did we get when there was no EPA or FDA? Corporations polluting without consequence and drug manufacturers offering useless or poisonous products without fear. Capitalism cannot survive in any recognizable form without governments and unions to curb its excesses. And I’ll take the Federal Reserve any day of the week over the chaos the gold standard foisted on this country in the 19th century.

I think she hates any group she doesn’t understand. Unfortunately; that’s a lot of groups. She’s naive and misguided. She doesn’t have the depth to be president. I don’t think she even has the depth to be a congresswoman for the district she represents. Why do districts elect people like her? I just don’t get it. I think she is hardworking and persistent. What’s even scarier are the people that DO think she is qualified to represent her our also misguided and naive. With all of her good intentions, you can’t serve these people well with the limited and finite perspective she holds on all views. I.E: gay people, gays in the military, the military(itself), foreign policy, the environment, etc… The list goes on and on.

“…we want another liar because that’s what we’re used to.”
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Nah, I disagree. I believe Obama will lose, and lose badly.

Ann Maccormick – If Ron Paul is too old then Ronald Reagan was also too old and look at all the people who voted for him and still hold his principles.

Now that the Iraq war draws to a close, and the Afghanistan war is two-thirds through, the chicken hawks like Bachmann — and Obama — want to get another stupid war in the pipeline.

We’ve had 18 years of war between Bush and Obama. Seems like only 10 years worth because Iraq and Afghanistan wars ran concurrently for 8 years.

Really, all those anti-Paul commentors should just give it up. You’re asking us to accept another 10 or 15 more years of stupid war-n-waste via Iran on top of the current 18 years. So just give it up already, it isn’t flying anymore, the anti-Paul attacks.

I’m 19. I can assure you the main reason why we like Ron Paul is not because of the drugs. That is a ridiculous assumption. I personally hate drugs. I hate smoking. I even hate alcohol. But when the government decides what is wrong and what is good for you there is some problems. If you did research on countries that have little to no laws banning drugs you will see their drug-related crimes are almost unheard of. Please don’t generalize on people who are actually using our brains to vote for this upcoming election. It’s people who generalize that have gotten us to where we are now. Thanks! Have a nice day and RON PAUL 2012!!!

As I see it, Ms. Bachmann is either insecure with herself and trying to prove herself Commander-in-Chief material by throwing a gauntlet down on Iran, or is actually trying to provoke some kind of Muslim terrorist action against Israel or the U.S. (on behalf of a war-mongering establishment) in order for the U.S. to be justified in taking retaliatory measures. Either way, her behavior lately is foolhardy. If she really believes Iran is such a terrible threat (as she has said over and over again), would she really take such a chance of provoking conflict in the Mideast? There is something very evil at work here. Surely we all see this?

Ron Paul is just marginalizing–something Obama has been really good at. Another good reason why he shouldn’t be a candidate.

Everyone keeps referring to RP as old. I’ll bet you can’t keep up with him on a bike ride!

Ron Paul 2012

War Veterans for Ron Paul 2012!!!

It is so hard to have a discussion/debate with people who agree with the wars that the US is involved in. But when i further probe these people, I find that most of them have never been in the military and none of them have been to war! Ron Paul is the only candidate that has served in the military and been to war!

We got this Mr. Paul! This is our Country we need to stand up and get it back.

When your 76 and running for President the time for mincing words or truth is over. Go Ron Paul.

Ever notice the only criticism Ron Paul gets in the comments are personal attacks? That means that his critics either can’t or won’t process what he is saying enough to debate his stand on the issues and can only revert to calling him names.

Its not Christian-like to hate anyone. Jesus never told us to hate any human. And for all those people linking Ron Paul to Obama, President Obama has killed more Muslims in the Middle East, Afghanistan, and Pakistan than Bush did. Ron Paul is a good Christian. He values all human life.

@JamesK: he’s not cranky at all, in fact he’s incredibly patient and polite to put up with what he does, just an old gentleman

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What a crock this article is.. They act as if Ron Paul said this in a serious tone, then they lie about the audience silence. There was laughter nearly immediately.. It was obvious, to me, that he was poking fun at the expense of the other candidates. Leno is a comedy talk show, so I don’t see any foul here.

The real issue addressed here is the United State’s foreign policy…not some off-hand comment Ron Paul made on a late-night comedy show when prodded about fallacies he could find with his opponents.

At what point will people learn to empathize with others? We’ve been meddling in Middle Eastern affairs since the 40s…Propping up brutal dictators/leaders in the region as long as their presence benefited the U.S. and its interest. We’re a foreign power with a completely different culture, religion, and core set of values; with bases scattered over their sovereign land trying to instill our will. Of course the people in that region are going to have some incentive to be hostile towards us.
I think if most any America was given a scenario where, say, China trying to instill its brand communism on people in the U.S. or any other country, they would not see the relationship as being friendly.
It’s unbelievable to me that the Republican base is so brainwashed by the idea of American infallibility that the common sense foreign policy espoused by Paul is reviled.

Oh, and I’m a young person and I’m voting for Paul…No, it’s not because of drugs, but I do personally believe human beings have the right to do with their bodies what they want as long as it does not harm another individual or their property. Ron Paul may not be the perfect candidate, but he sure isn’t the status quo that has gotten us $15 trillion in debt, a 9+% unemployment rate, and a complete corporate takeover of America. If you want to get more of the same, by all means vote Romney, Gingrich, Obama, etc…

By all of you Dr. Paul haters and think with the likes of the rest of the GOP in pre emptive strikes on Iran, we would of struck out at Russia back in the 60′s, If you was Iran would’nt you be wanting nukes just to protect your selves from Isreal and the US. and all their propagando war talk????Damn it’s all i read is the propaganda that we are getting fed again and again by the corperat media. Have you all forgotten just a few years ago the BS we was fed about Irag and all of the WMD”S… they had and was going to use against us.
Go back and do your research, its all here on the net. Dr. Paul has nevered wavered on his views. and has predicted what will happen if we kept on the same path!!! Both economy and our foriegn affairs. and on the war on drugs.
Havent they (the goverment) learned that meddeling in other nations buisness is what creates terriosm. Havent they learned from Russia and how those wars bankrupted their country.
Dr. Paul has consistently voted the same way and not flip flopped to just to please the people and then back stab and go with corperate world. My god who could ever even think about newt. HE has to be the most corrupt person in politics!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.
PLEASEEEEEE IF YOU CARE ABOUT YOUR COUNTRY AND WHAT IT STANDS FOR AND ABOUT YOUR LIBERTIES AND ABOUT YOUR GRANDCHILDREN YOU MUST VOTE RON PAUL IN 2012