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...What a bunch of phonies. They can't see the forrest through the trees.
They're intellectually dishonest and as offensive as the "Left" they claim to despise.
They talk a good constitutional game and mouth a love of liberty but wouldn't know either if they bit them in the
a$$....
...Nothing got past Derry. He wasn't afraid to take on rot and corruption which cost him a long time radio show slot. You see, he took on Monsanto, a sponsor the network felt was more important than the truth. That didn't stop Derry. He found a home on another network and continued broadcasting...
DERRY BROWNFIELD, REST IN PEACE
...Florida Reporters Awarded $500,000 in Damages after FOX TV Caved into
Monsanto and Killed an Investigative Series on the controversial
recombinant Bovine Growth Hormone (rBGH).... www.organicconsumers.org...
I'm sure it's already been said by someone else, but I just saw this and felt that nasty urge to point out the obvious: Rush is a person that does what he does not to spread truth, but to garner money. The more sensational things he says, the more money he rakes in.
He's manipulating and duping those with conservative leanings.
Look at what happened when he admitted to be a drug addict, which is another thing to never forget: he is a drug addict. He has an addiction problem.
Originally posted by mishigas
As far as his past drug problems, to dwell on that point is pure meanness. As humans, none of us is perfect, and understanding and forgiveness go a lot farther than casting stones.
Originally posted by aero56
reply to post by zooplancton
Mr. Paul believes that social security and medicare are unconstitutional. Trust me when I tell you that those of us on social security and medicare will not vote for this man should he be a candidate. It won't happen.
Q: How do you propose to keep Medicare financially solvent?
PAUL: Well, under these conditions, it's not solvent and won't be solvent. If you're an average couple, you would have put $140,000 into it. And in your lifetime, you will take out more than three times that much. So a little bit of arithmetic tells you it's not solvent, so we're up against the wall on that, so it can't be made solvent. It has to change. We have to have more competition in medicine. And I would think that if we don't want to cut any of the medical benefits for children or the elderly, because we have drawn so many in and got them so dependent on the government, if you want to work a transition, you have to cut a lot of money. Some revamping has to occur. What we need is competition. We need to get a chance for the people to opt out of the system. Just--you talk about opting out of Obamacare? Why can't we opt out of the whole system and take care of ourselves?
www.ontheissues.org...
Q: Are you still in favor of abolishing Social Security?
A: Yes, but not overnight. As a matter of fact, my program’s the only one that is going to be able to take care of the elderly. I’d like to get the young people out of it, just the younger generation, because there’s no money there, and they’re going to have to pay 50 years and they’re not going to get anything. I’d take care of all the elderly, all those who are dependent, but I would save the money from this wild spending overseas.
www.ontheissues.org...
Originally posted by whaaa
Originally posted by aero56
reply to post by zooplancton
Mr. Paul believes that social security and medicare are unconstitutional. Trust me when I tell you that those of us on social security and medicare will not vote for this man should he be a candidate. It won't happen.
This is the reason I can't support Dr. Paul. I can't afford to pay to take care of my aging parents that rely on SS and medicare.
Originally posted by whaaa
Originally posted by aero56
reply to post by zooplancton
Mr. Paul believes that social security and medicare are unconstitutional. Trust me when I tell you that those of us on social security and medicare will not vote for this man should he be a candidate. It won't happen.
This is the reason I can't support Dr. Paul. I can't afford to pay to take care of my aging parents that rely on SS and medicare.
Originally posted by mishigas
reply to post by SheopleNation
No need for "partisan blinders" because I am a life long Republican. Well, atleast until if or when Ron Paul leaves the Party to run as an Independent Conservative because the braindead GOP will never give him the nomination.
So the GOP is braindead. I AGREE. So what?
Gingrich the "most intelligent, experienced in the race"? LOL! Well I'll give yuh the "most experienced" because he probably is because he is the former Speaker of the House. However, I wouldn't call being a Liberal Republican, Neo-Con yes-man robot anything close to being intelligent.
I doubt if you'd recognize intelligence if it sat next to you at lunch time.
But you might have to take the puppet blinders off to realize that. ~SheopleNation
Uh huh... And who might this puppet be following, praytell?
Originally posted by 27jd
Originally posted by mishigas
You folks speak as if RP is the only candidate that wants to bring our men and women home. You're deluded.
The difference is, we believe he actually means it. Obama ran on that platform too, and it tricked me into voting for him. We don't want the 3rd coming of Bush, we want REAL hope and change. Don't bother trying to convince us another establishment candidate will be different...this time.
Originally posted by mishigas
As far as his past drug problems, to dwell on that point is pure meanness. As humans, none of us is perfect, and understanding and forgiveness go a lot farther than casting stones.
That's true. Ron Paul would work towards making it to where people suffering addiction, such as Rush did, could get treatment instead of jail time regardless of their social standing. Where's the understanding and forgiveness of those who don't have their own talk show? There are people doing life sentences for drug use, while pedophiles, rapists, murderers, etc. are released to make room for people who commit crimes against nobody except themselves.
And the taxpayers foot the bill for the arrests, incarcerations, the helicopters flying around looking to drop armored warriors to the ground to do battle with....plants. Meanwhile, instead of mom and pop farmers getting responsible adult's money and creating jobs, that American money goes to cartels in Mexico.
Originally posted by mishigas
Life sentences for using? C'mon, isn't that exaggerating just a little bit?
Cornell Hood II got off with probation after three marijuana convictions in New Orleans.
He didn't fare too well after moving to St. Tammany Parish, however. A single such conviction on the north shore landed the 35-year-old in prison for the rest of his life.
www.huffingtonpost.com...
A Texas state trooper stops a 1990 Mercedes with an expired registration sticker. The driver says he does not have his driver's license or proof of insurance. After arresting him for "failure to identify," the trooper searches him and his car, finding 14 grams (half an ounce) of marijuana and hashish. Indicted for possession with intent to deliver, he could be sent to prison for the rest of his life.
Does it matter that the defendant is a 20-year-old asthmatic who obtained the cannabis with a doctor's recommendation in California? Not under Texas law, which prohibits the use of marijuana for any purpose. And the situation in which Chris Diaz finds himself would be outrageous even without the medical angle.
*snip*
Seriously? No matter what your view of the war on drugs, the leap from citable offense to first-degree felony is hard to fathom, let alone justify. In Texas, according to Dean, half an ounce of marijuana can get you anything from a ticket to life in prison, depending on factors that have nothing to do with the moral gravity of the offense.
reason.com...
Again, sad but true. But again, how is this Limbaugh's fault?
Originally posted by mishigas
Life sentences for using? C'mon, isn't that exaggerating just a little bit?
Nope. Sadly, it's true.
Cornell Hood II got off with probation after three marijuana convictions in New Orleans.
He didn't fare too well after moving to St. Tammany Parish, however. A single such conviction on the north shore landed the 35-year-old in prison for the rest of his life.
www.huffingtonpost.com...
Seriously? No matter what your view of the war on drugs, the leap from citable offense to first-degree felony is hard to fathom, let alone justify. In Texas, according to Dean, half an ounce of marijuana can get you anything from a ticket to life in prison, depending on factors that have nothing to do with the moral gravity of the offense.
reason.com...
Again, sad but true. But again, how is this Limbaugh's fault?
I didn't say it was, but I do remembering him speaking out against "scum" drug users, before it came out that he was one.