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I Hucka-voted in Ohio
Tuesday, March 4, 2008 8:41 AM
HERO
Tuesday, March 4, 2008 8:51 AM
ANTIMASON
Tuesday, March 4, 2008 10:56 AM
Quote:Originally posted by antimason: now what makes Huckabee the better choice over Paul?
Tuesday, March 4, 2008 3:19 PM
Quote:Two reasons. 1. Ron Paul reminds me too much of the crazy talkers I deal with every now and then...
Quote: 2. I disagree with Ron Paul on nearly every issue and agree with Huckabee on a fair number.
Quote:Now if your asking a purely political question of why Huck is a better candidate then Ronnie...I'd answer that Huck is a fairly successful former governor..
Quote: [Huckabees] an evangelical conservative who is pro life, pro border control, and pro war, meaning he could and did play well with many conservative and Christian voters, especially in the south.
Quote: Ron Paul is a po-dunk (technical term) from somewhere...not sure exactly...
Quote: who nobody heard of and who nobody can figure out what he's doing on a Republican stage.
Quote: His ideas reflect little or no support among conservative or moderate Republicans but do attract a variety of fringe interest among libertarians, anti-Bush independents, and other crazy talkers (meaning a peak of 3-5% nationwide).
Quote: As a Presidential candidate he brings nothing to the table.... At worst he'd be out of control, a distraction, or a cause for severe damage given his history of wild statements, racism, and anti-semitism.
Wednesday, March 5, 2008 8:40 AM
Friday, March 7, 2008 6:58 AM
KWICKO
"We'll know our disinformation program is complete when everything the American public believes is false." -- William Casey, Reagan's presidential campaign manager & CIA Director (from first staff meeting in 1981)
Friday, March 7, 2008 7:15 AM
DEADLOCKVICTIM
Friday, March 7, 2008 8:17 AM
Friday, March 7, 2008 9:15 AM
Quote:Originally posted by Kwicko: So, Hero, for all your jokes about Ron Paul and his chances at the nomination, in the end you cast your vote for someone with exactly the same chance. If Paul's supporters are "crazies", then where does that leave you?
Friday, March 7, 2008 10:42 AM
Quote:For one thing Huckabee earned 20x the delegates that Ron Paul did.
Friday, March 7, 2008 11:46 AM
Quote:Originally posted by Kwicko: Still, though, by the time you voted, Huckleberry couldn't win the nomination if every Republican (both of them) left in the country voted for him. So his chances were EXACTLY the same as Ron Paul's: ZERO.
Wednesday, March 12, 2008 12:01 PM
REAVERMAN
Quote:Originally posted by antimason: ive noticed.. the difference being ROn actually has a plan, as a conservative, to downsize government. when youre trillions and trillions of dollars in debt, the removal of any redundant, defunct or failed agencies becomes a necessity, wouldnt you agree??
Wednesday, March 12, 2008 1:46 PM
Thursday, March 13, 2008 3:01 AM
Quote:Originally posted by Reaverman: And as for Huckabee? I wouldn't have voted for him even if he had won the Republican nomination because he's a Christian fundamentalist. The man wants to change the constitution to conform to the Bible! Regardless of the fact that he wouldn't be able to in the first place, just the fact that he would if he could makes me rank him along with Hillary and Obama as one of the worst possible candidates.
Thursday, March 13, 2008 10:48 AM
Quote:Originally posted by Hero: Huck wanted to get rid of abortions and protect marriage. Thats hardly a wholesale change of the Constitution to codify the Bible.
Thursday, March 13, 2008 11:16 AM
Quote:Originally posted by Reaverman: Okay, the stupidity of his idea of "protecting marriage" aside, thats not unreasonable.
Quote: But that isn't what I'm talking about. I've seen video of some of his speeches. In one of them, he said something along the lines of: "It's easier to change the constitution than it is to change the laws of God, so we should change the constitution to conform to those laws." Several times he has specifically advocated changing the U.S. constitution to conform to what I see as a strict interpretation of the Bible.
Thursday, March 13, 2008 1:13 PM
Quote:Originally posted by Hero: First of all 'protecting marriage' is hardly a stupid idea. Marriage has as much a foundation in law as it does in religion. In fact, religion aside, marriage is the act of union between a man and a woman. It is not discrimination to deny that union to gay people since they remain free to marry persons of the opposite gender, just like straight people. Likewise straight folks can't marry persons of the same gender, so there is no conflict or denial of rights. As a both a lawyer and a Christian I see no reason to redefine a system that is not broken.
Quote: No. What you cited was not "specifically advocated changing the U.S. constitution" it was a generalization. Like saying he wants to cut taxes. That does not mean he wants to eliminate taxes...you then look at the specifics to see what he intends to do. In this case Huck generally advocated amending the Constitution to conform to ideas that he supported and that just happen to be based on what he calls the laws of God. Specifically he, and the GOP platform, call for the protection of marriage and the ending of abortion.
Quote:And a seperation of church and state does not necessarily seperate God from state. I would argue that the two are forever joined so long a mankind remains a part of either.
Friday, March 14, 2008 3:09 AM
Quote:Originally posted by Reaverman: Well, I suppose I'll have to concede defeat on this one.
Tuesday, March 25, 2008 9:40 AM
Tuesday, March 25, 2008 10:15 AM
Quote:Originally posted by deadlockvictim: dude, wa's up wit the Huckmeister..bankin the beni-hana aciddrop wit that bigflip airwalk... dude, is'he gonna bail that backside alley-oop or nose bonk the jesusboard wit a old school ollie..!?! yo, or he be pullin a shifty 9090 on that sick topsheet ?? mus be pullin a fullcab christ air wit that darkside mongo... gnarly..!
Tuesday, March 25, 2008 10:20 AM
Tuesday, March 25, 2008 12:50 PM
Quote: Hero- I have no idea what you said. I'm fairly certain that it was a derogatory comment about Ron Paul...if so, then I agree.
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