"The country is ripe for a true revolution". - Ron Paul talk

[katty]

more:
http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2011/09/27/rep-ron-paul-the-country-is-ripe-for-revolution/

EXCERPT:

As the longtime congressman from Texas stepped onto the stage, the crowd screamed with enthusiasm. The audience's biggest reaction came when he spoke about ending the Federal Reserve. "The country has changed in the last four years, but my message hasn't changed" Paul said. "The country is ripe for a true revolution".

Responding to an earlier interview with Jon Stewart, he told the crowd that he is largely ignored by the media for a couple of reasons, one being that "people in charge don't want to hear our message".

Paul, who's making his third bid for the White House, devoted the final moments of his speech to President Obama. "Obama thinks he is going to spend a billion dollars on his campaign", but "when

[aquart]

1. He won't be happy till this is Somalia ruled by warlords.

[DJ13]

2. He may be right, but for the wrong reasons

[tech5270]

3. That's the funny thing about Paul

He's right about many things but for all the wrong reasons. The thing I fear is that the climate for revolt is ripe but the chance of going right wing or libertarian will be too high.

[katty]

4. yes, concur

[blkmusclmachine]

5. Paul pals around w/Christian Dominionists, enemies of Democracy.

n/t

[BoredNow]

6. He also pals around...

with John Birchers.

[Fuddnik]

7. Even a blind squirrel finds a nut every now and then.

Paul is the nut.

[David Sky]

8. It's just "ripe" because the right wingers, millionaires, and libertarians don't want to

pay off the ten plus trillions in debt they racked up since Reagan.

Who do THEY think should pay it off? Poor people?

[Blue_Tires]

9. Paul just dusted off the speech from four years ago

And how 30-year congresscritters can play the role of 'outsider' with a straight face, I will never know

[nichomachus]

10. Ron Paul is like a doctor

Ron Paul is like a doctor who correctly diagnoses your appendicitis, but thinks it's caused by "bad night humours" and wants to cure it by sacrificing a chicken.

[katty]

11. ha!

[Patiod]

12. Perfect!

You get a gold star!