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      Ron Paul debates with Obama impersonator

      John Stossel Moderates A "Debate" Between Rep. Ron Paul And ... An Obama Impersonator | Media Matters for America

      Now in recent months American politics have been seeming like more and more of a surreal farce and this just takes the biscuit. I remember a lot of DV members supporting Ron Paul in the runup to the last presidential nominations, so I'm curious as to what these people think about how he is now?

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      He's the same as before, although this time around his communication skills seem to have improved. I don't really care if he came on Stossel to have a fake debate. It doesn't compromise him in my opinion.

      If I decide to vote, he's the only one that would receive it.
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      Ya I like Ron Paul because he is intelligent and very articulate in contrast with other republicans. But that definitely was a very peculiar debate.

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      Damn, I didn't see the word impersonator at first and got really excited.
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      You mean Ron Paul actually talking about specific details on his plans, and explaining at great length why what he believes? The Obama thing was silly, but I don't see how anyone can not like Ron Paul. He is the only politician that actually says something when he talks. Who do you want? A person who always speaks in nice sound bites, or someone who actually says stuff that has some substance to it.

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      He is the only one to ever address the US foreign policy issues over the past 60 years. Anybody unwilling to do that can in my opinion not be considered a serious candidate and will ultimately follow the bloody path.

      Even while directly faced with the question of Pinochet, Obama refused to even acknowledge US involvement in the coup - twice. His remark was something along the lines of "we shouldn't get held up in history" while continuing the exact same policies every president before him had followed, regardless of political orientations.

      In my opinion, this is the most important "change", one that is desperately needed. Ron Paul wouldn't have stood for Iraq and Afghanistan and would not have supported what is going on in Libya now. But for the same reasons he will never be president. Lets assume it were possible that he would be elected and lets assume that he could withstand countless political interests and aggressive lobbying - he would get into hundreds of accidents before being able to turn anything around. My point is it just won't happen.

      On a side note, the man that gave the go for bombing North Vietnam, who supported the military regimes in Chile, Argentina and Indonesia(-East Timor) that were responsible for the slaughtering of hundreds of thousands of people and who was pushing for the invasion of Iraq in 2003 is now counseling Obama on Libya: Kissinger - he's back baby!
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      Everyone wants us to stop all the wars and stuff and Obama promised to do it but he didn't. Probably no president will stop the wars, except for Ron Paul. If he got elected he would end all of the wars. Then he would cut the budge, and with the savings we could get rid of income tax without it hurting our government financially, and all the savings for the tax payers would spur the economy into a recovery. A side effect of us not meddling in the middle east would be an end to terrorism. He will improve everything across the board. Don't get me wrong, he can't do magic and make everything better instantly, but he is the only one with a real plan of action, and he is the only one who actually explains what he is doing and why he is doing it. Thing would get a lot better if he was elected.

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      Has he said anything about energy?

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