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Ted Cruz: The Case For Tea Party-Liberty Alliance

By: fairfaxchris (Diary)  |  July 30th, 2012 at 08:50 AM  | 

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I know RedState is perhaps the most hostile conservative site to Ron Paul and much of his movement.  But I also get the feeling that most of that hostility is towards Ron Paul himself, and as he rides off into the sunset the men he leaves behind seem to understand the nuances of conservative politics better than he does.  People like Rand Paul, Ted Cruz, Kerry Bentivolio, Thomas Massie, and others seem to understand how to navigate Republican waters better.

Cruz was endorsed by Ron Paul and Rand Paul on May 13th, and endorsed enthusiastically.  As much as many want to deny it, a part of the Tea Party does come from the Paul movement.  Not all.  But some.  As the  ”Ron Paul” movement now morphs into the Liberty Movement there is a real chance that these two distinct conservative movements, with much in common, can work together to take over the Republican Party.  Cruz is a perfect example of this . . . both the Tea Party and the Liberty Movement have common enemies –  a dismissive media, entrenched political power in DC and statehouses across the land, and establishment Republican officeholders who care more about power than principle.

Another good example is the grassroots coalition being put together by Ken Cuccinelli in Virginia.  In the recent congressional district conventions that elected members to the state central committee (and thus, control of the party) Cuccinelli worked studiously with Paulites in the state to beat back the establishment and take over the state central committee.  Winning the SCC meant that conservatives in Virginia control the party and we won’t see Establishment meddling in his Convention fight against Bill Bolling.

I’m excited in hoping Cruz can pull this monumental upset over Dewhurst.  He’s a scholar and someone I’m confident will go to the Senate not to beg for table scraps but to defend the Constitution.  His campaign has been a home for all conservatives of every stripe and that is how he looks like he might be overtaking an entrenched incumbent in a superstate like Texas that.  If Cruz pulls this off, I think it is by far the biggest feather in the cap of the Tea Party.  It is bigger than Florida because, as catchy as the nickname many RedState folks coined, its unfair to compare David Dewhurst to Charlie Crist.  Dew would never have embraced Barack Obama, for starters.  But Dewhurst is a conservative pre-Tea Party and one of those conservatives that have seen the ground shift from underneath them.  Cruz could be the best senator on Capitol Hill – he has constitutional insight of Mike Lee, the political balls of Jim DeMint, and the future of Marco Rubio.

Let’s get this done, Texas!

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  • bk

    I mean how different is the thinking of Ron Paul vs Rand Paul, one of whom is a favorite to some people here. I see two problems:
    1) Ron Paul usually refuses to back the GOP nominee, unless that person happens to be him, and
    2) Perhaps as a result of 1), his supporters come off like a bunch of completely insane nutcases.

    • conservativelibertarianrepublican

      Rand is actually endorsing the nominee, as he should.

      Ron P has hundreds of thousands if not millions of supporters. The the segment that are listeners of Alex Jones are the ones we remember. Many are also young. But all in all, they are not bad people, most love America, so I detest comments like some of those above making it seem as if they are a cult or something like that.

      • bk

        How can the Alex Jones crazies NOT want to get rid of Obama? All we hear is about privacy and liberty going down the toilet under him. They should all be voting for Romney.

        There is hope though – I had a mostly libertarian (very much pro-occupy) friend the other day post something along the lines of: “Over 300 people have been murdered thanks to Fast and Furious and you’re worried about Chick-fil-A?”

        • conservativelibertarianrepublican

          So I don’t know how he wants the election to turn out. I do think he believes that Obama is worse than Bush, but he thinks Romney is controlled by the same peoples Obama.

          He has a couple of good exposes, like sneaking into the Bohemian grove, but much of his stuff his crazy and he draws ridiculous conclusions.

  • Viet71

    If you want to be a warrior, know your enemy and know where the front is. You don’t have to like the guy next to you, but your chances that he’ll cover you are improved if you at least respect him.

    If you are a warrior, treat your weapon with respect. If you fire off a volley just to make a point, you might subdue some friendlies but won’t do anything else except give away your position and weaponry. IOW, exercise fire discipline.

    If you want to be a leader, take care of your own men first. You may not want to be a leader, which is fine, but you’re either a leader or a follower.

    • acat

      Will he shoot?

      Will he aim at the enemy?

      Mew

      * lifted from Lee and Miller, for the curious.

      • Viet71

        …what will he do after the shooting is over.

        • acat

          ‘s a good question, though.

          Mew

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  • http://llphsecondrevolution.wordpress.com/ spoasteph97

    Great diary entry!

  • conservativelibertarianrepublican

    Such as economics, the rule of law, and civil liberties.

    On areas such as foreign policy, Paul does have many great points, but in other areas he is simply dead wrong. I suggest that there is a middle ground foreign policy that would be best for America.

    Importantly, he helped save hundreds of thousands of college students from being brainwashed by liberal academics.

    Once we get the kinks sorted out, I am looking forward to a Palin-Paul alliance that will take over the GOP!

  • Viet71

    A example: Kurds and Syrian rebels are fighting against the Assad regime in Allepo. Don’t know how things are going; don’t have a dog in the fight. Point is: the Kurds and the Syrian rebels are not best friends but recognize the other’s worth in fighting a common enemy.

    Old principle of war.

  • PowerToThePeople

    in the right direction is when we gather together to mock him, shun him, and when we get the tar and feathers ready.

    Other than that he is nothing but a POS with BS ideas who can not disappear from public view quick enough.

  • emptybucket

    mbecker is right, there must be a full moon tonight. Ron Paul is not worth anymore conversation. Done. I suppose I have delusional thoughts in my mind also, but Ron Paul – Sarah Palin alliance. No way.

  • garfieldjl

    Ron Paul was pushing for the Federal Reserve to be put through an audit for decade, and it turned out he was right about that.

    Normally you are correct that Ron Paul is usually shall we say, ‘out there,’ but he was right concerning the Fed.

    Even a broke clock is right twice a day.

  • PowerToThePeople

    you ignore my comments and I continue to ignore yours.

    It is obvious you have no clue as to what you are talking about as the fed has been audited twice a year for many many years now. Ron Paul wants it shut down and disguises his desires as a call for audits. But since the Fed has to do so already to for each branch of the congress, his calls are absurd. Just as your constant BS is absurd.

    Go screw with others, I have no patience for you and am inches from getting quite nasty with you regardless of the consequences. If I want a hell of a lot of stupid in my life, I will ask for you by name. Until then, screw off.

  • http://libertynews.com/ mbecker908

    garfield you don’t actually think the Fed is going to get audited do you?

    Oh, and so what if they did? It’s not like they’re an agency subject to Congressional oversight that means anything. Even if they did push an audit, the success rate would be way below their ability to get emails from the DoJ.

    While the broken clock analogy is generally correct, in your case it’s not even close. You haven’t been right on anything yet. Enjoy paying off your student loans with that part time job at Taco Bell because, based on your performance here, you’re not up to anything else.

  • http://masonconservative.typepad.com fairfaxchris

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  • LibertyWins

    If you are gonna get “quite nasty” if provoked “regardless of the consequences”, you have no business being involved in politics period and you won’t last long on RS.

    We have to stay focused on the real objective, defeating Obama and his socialist agenda. If that means letting in our ranks some more moderate and political savvy supporters of Ron Paul, so be it.

    Ron Paul is finished, its over! Cool off my friend!!

  • garfieldjl

    My siamese cats could do a better job assuming the Fed has actually been auditted.

    I’m not a Ron Paul supporter, but there have been the rare occassion that he has been correct. There is no point in bashing Ron Paul left and right, all you (PowertothePeople, mbecker, etc.) are doing is alienating people.

  • acat

    Oh, I see. Desperation.

    Crazy Ol’ Ron’s retiring, and the Paulistines aren’t sure who’s going to supply their crazy habit….

    Mew

  • tnfriendofcoal101368

    They are the only ones as fruit loops as the Paulistines.

  • mikeymike143

    they are anti semites and code pink lovers. and us tea partiers need to ostracize and shun these losers like we would a leper.

  • Cornholio

    ….what will prompt Republicans to tear each other apart with vitriolic in-fighting and ad hominen attacks?

    It seems unlikely that any of the new Liberty candidates will inspire either the zealous devotion or intense hatred that Ron Paul elicits.

    I can’t imagine anyone calling Thomas Massie or Ted Cruz the “scum of the earth.”

    And that’s a good thing.

  • http://libertynews.com/ mbecker908

    And the one for-sure-disappointment coming up in November will be the reelection of Sheriff Joe, and it will be by a landslide.

  • acat

    specifically, between the tanoori chicken and the rogan josh, with one of my more outspoken ficon/social-moderate associates.

    Our guess? Michele Bachman.

    Mew

  • belver

    You are overly emotional. I’m thinking your testosterone level must be very, very low. You are not cut out for politics in any form or fashion. You need to get on a mood stabilizer, sparky.

  • PowerToThePeople

    been here longer than most of the people on this site and since you have no clue as to the garfield nonsense history, how about you worry about learning to tie your own shoes prior to worrying about me.

    Sound good?

  • gekster

    an idiot, who really doesn’t pay attention.
    I’m guessing politics isn’t your first play toy.
    You should stick to porn, unless your mother knows what you are doing.

  • PowerToThePeople

    there belver. In fact, when you have made more than 10 posts and your opinion matters to even one person on this site, then we can worry about what you think about me.

    As MBecker said, must be a full moon as a bunch of your ignorant jackasses are coming out of the shadows.

  • PowerToThePeople

    don’t you love these two morons who think they know enough to speak and yet are not smart enough to recognize they are complete tards.

  • garfieldjl

    The idea that you give up and say that it is never going to happen instead of holding people accountable via the ballot box, is what’s wrong with a lot of people these days.

    As far as your implications that I’m somehow unintelligent, I’m not the one behaving like a left wing shrew.

    What limited student loans I had to have, I paid off long ago, while I’m having a hard time trying to find a full-time job, I kept my part time job (which is actually in retail, not fast food).

    You’ve taken numerous potshots at me, the fact I have Autism, etc., I’m not going to start running around screaming “racist” or any other b.s. that the left commonly uses, I just think you are simply immature in general. I don’t go out of my way to start insulting people I disagree with, just because this is the internet doesn’t mean you shouldn’t be civil to people.

    In summary, stop acting like an immature adolescent and start acting like a mature adult.

  • gekster

    I don’t see the harm.

    Like RP and his supporters, there are some we can do without.

  • gekster

    from:
    http://www.federalreserve.gov/faqs/about_12784.htm

    excerpt:
    Does the Federal Reserve ever get audited?

    Yes, the Board of Governors, the 12 Federal Reserve Banks, and the Federal Reserve System as a whole are all subject to several levels of audit and review:
    __________________________________________
    After you read that, run along and go play.
    Find a baseball game somewhere.

  • garfieldjl

    I’m being quite serious here, because that’s the only plausible reason aside from total idiocy to pick a fight with Ron Paul supporters at this point…

    Not all Ron Paul supporters are anti-semites, racists, nor are they code pink lunatics.

    If you lived around a college campus, you would know that many Ron Paul supporters are people that are just plain disillusioned with both parties and because they haven’t been paying much attention (and thus don’t know about some of Ron Paul’s off the wall comments), they flock to Ron Paul’s banner, because what they have heard makes sense.

    This kind of idiocy where we are snapping at each other is precisely what Obama wants, he wants people to get so disgusted they simply stay home rather that vote for Romney. So if you aren’t Obama campaign staff, I seriously suggest you start using your brains for something other than a paperweight!

    When Ron Paul starts advocating something stupid, then we should point out why it is stupid, when he pushes for something that actually makes sense, we should give props for saying something that makes sense. The man isn’t even running for re-election, so there is absolutely nothing for the Republican Party/Tea Party to gain in picking a fight with his supporters.

  • conservativelibertarianrepublican

    On behalf of many of my veteran and active duty friends who love their country and happen to support Ron Paul.

    All of them are Christians as well.

    While there is a minority of people in the Ron Paul movement who may be anti-semites(probably less than 1%) and code pink supporters(same), that doesn’t mean a blanket statement covers everybody.

    I am actually interested in making progress and the road to progress lies in the Tea Party and the Paul supporters that want to work in the GOP. The Paul supporters that want to work with the GOP are more moderate, and those in the movement that do have some nutty ideas(conspiracies about everything; armchair anarchists) are not among them. Instead, the main differences they have are in areas of foreign policy, though the Tea Party is becoming more dovish all the time. Again, I emphasize a middle ground, cost benefit foreign policy is best for America(in contrast with isolationists and neoconservatives). Both groups emphasize free markets and the Constitution.

    Moving forward: The goal must be to remove the statist Republicans and Democrats from office.

  • gekster

    It wouldn’t matter who they vote for, and if they are not going to vote for the Republican nominee, who cares, they won’t be missed.

    Now run along and go play.

  • conservativelibertarianrepublican

    It is only a partial audit; however.

    I commend House Republicans, specifically Ron Paul and Darrell Issa for their leadership in passing the Audit the Fed bill.

    We will now be able to see transactions with foreign banks, meeting deliberations, etc.

  • hayeksheroes

    watch the video.

    http://www.fox19.com/story/19162620/reality-check-is-auditing-the-federal-reserve-really-necessary

    Read The Creature From Jekyll Island by Griffin. Be amazed. All facts are footnoted. Everyone should read it. The TV report is a cliff notes version of the book without the juicy details.

  • gekster

    Did you even bother to look.
    How much more auditing do they need.

  • gekster

    And I don’t see too many here wanting the RP cult followers to come in from the dark side.

    And if I tick off a few RP followers, I don’t care.
    Any one with a thinking mind surely would see RP for the loon he is.

  • garfieldjl

    For all you and a few others here claim you are highly intelligent, there are often complete and total morons.

    We should look at the intolerance and bigotry of the left as how NOT to behave, we shouldn’t lower ourselves to their level of behavior.

    You and I may have differences of opinion, but you don’t see me running around insulting you every chance I get.

    I am a Reagan Republican, I believe in the idea that we can have lots of people with different viewpoints under the same tent, you on the other hand are acting like everyone has to agree with you on everything.

    While there are some core principles that we need to hold true to, you have to be able to respect other people’s differences of opinion.

  • conservativelibertarianrepublican

    I know very well what is audited currently.

    The Federal Reserve is the most influential force on the economy. Not taxes, not regulations, not trade.

    It is the Constitutional duty for Congress to control the money supply, but they illegally designated it to the Fed. While I don’t expect it to be abolished anytime soon, it is the duty of Congress to at least audit it to the fullest extent.

    This is what is NOT audited:

    “Currently, the GAO is prohibited from auditing:
    1. transactions for or with a foreign central bank, government of a foreign country, or nonprivate international financing organization;
    2. deliberations, decisions, or actions on monetary policy matters, including discount window operations, reserves of member banks, securities credit, interest on deposits, and open market operations
    3. transactions made under the direction of the Federal Open Market Committee; or
    4. a part of a discussion or communication among or between members of the Board of Governors and officers and employees of the Federal Reserve System related to clauses (1)-(3) of this subsection of US Code.”

    http://www.auditthefed.com/about-the-audit/

    While I support abolishing the Fed, I would be pleased if we could move forward with Mike Lee’s and Kevin Brady’s suggest reforms as quickly as possible.

  • garfieldjl

    Does the GAO ring any bells? It should:

    http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/economy-a-budget/220205-gsa-spending-scandal-proves-need-for-budget-reform

  • garfieldjl

    I wish I was exaggerating for effect, but the scary thing is, I’m not.

  • gekster

    1. It must be a big conspiricy to hide something.
    2. The website you provided calls for
    ‘budget reform’, not ‘federal reserve audit’.

  • gekster

    It ain’t doing you no good.

    (but I can see where the support for RP comes from now)

  • garfieldjl

    Which shows why those ‘audits’ can’t be taken seriously, I wasn’t saying that source I was posting was calling for an audit.

  • garfieldjl

    1. I’m not a Ron Paul support, I think the man is a complete idiot when it comes to foreign policy for starters…

    2. I don’t smoke, and I don’t drink alcohol either…

    You really aren’t very good at figuring out people’s political affiliations…

  • conservativelibertarianrepublican

    You are the victim of strawman arguments and red herrings.

    I catch hell all the time on the internet for supporting some things that Paul and I have mutual agreement on(before I even heard of him), even though I am not a supporter and don’t agree on everything with him.

  • gekster

    But your smoking habit would explain some of your posts.

  • PowerToThePeople

    you do not consume mind altering substances because if the constant stupidity you utter comes from a clean mind, you are in trouble. You should at least blame your ignorance on the bottle or the herb, people would be more understanding.

  • gekster

    What are they trying to hide, and what do they gain
    by trying to hide what.
    Your implications are that something is being hid.
    Just what is it.

    Or are you just another RP supporter who has turned into a mindless drone.

  • gekster

    You and garfield are doing an RP yell for auditing the fed,
    and I point out that there are audits, but there must be more because RP wants a special audit or something.

    Where is the strawman, where is the red herring.

  • PowerToThePeople

    you are yet another fool with no RS history who thinks we give a damn about you or your Ron Paul infatuation. it is obvious you are a fool since you have no clue as to the constant stupidity posted by garfield that has been mocked by nearly every long term RS poster including most of the mods.

    Best thing you could do is mind your own business at least until you learn who the ignorant morons are here unless that is what you are and you simply want to join their club from the start.

  • garfieldjl

    Like being too busy in their trips to Las Vegas instead of actually doing their job for example…

  • conservativelibertarianrepublican

    He smokes, is a cult member, a Paul supporter, etc.

    I am sure you are defending the Fed only because Ron Paul is against it, and you are against Ron Paul. Admit it?

    I pointed out above what the House bill audits; there were 4 bullet points.

    This is not a Ron Paul issue, really. Its a economic issue and ethics issue.

    “There are so many people and institutions who come to mind for their role in the success we celebrate tonight. Intellectual leaders like Russell Kirk, Friedrich Hayek, Henry Hazlitt, Milton Friedman, James Burnham, Ludwig von Mises

  • conservativelibertarianrepublican

    You and the wacko with an anti-Paul facebook page.

    I am in agreement with Sarah Palin, Jim DeMint, and Dick Armey’s FreedomWorks on this issue of coalition building between the Tea Party and Paul supporters.

    Goal: Remove all statist Republicans and Democrats from office and restore the Constitution and free markets.

  • gekster

    It’s not that it is being audited, it just isn’t being audited the way you want.

    Well then, get elected to congress and have a field day.

  • conservativelibertarianrepublican

    I was wrongly banned after being attacked ad hominem over a nuclear energy discussion because I fought back.

  • PowerToThePeople

    except for two thing, We have no desire to build any coalition with the fruity Ron Paul supporters who seldom vote republican after their cult leader stops running and nothing about Ron Paul says constitutional politics or ideals.

    Now retread, I am done as I no longer wish to waste my valuable time on fools.

  • garfieldjl

    I’m on a prescription medication to help me focus so I’m not as easily distracted, since I also have ADHD…

    Considering the fact I don’t want to find out how said medication would interact with drugs or alcohol (I don’t have a death wish). I quite honestly have never drank alcohol, nor have I ever used cocaine, or any other illegal substance.

    I don’t smoke, I can’t stand being around people that are smoking period, I quite honesty can’t stand the smell.

    While there is a possibility you may have used illegal substances back in the day, there are people out there that didn’t follow the crowd so to speak.

  • garfieldjl

    I will be perfectly blunt, if Red State were my site PowerToThePeople, you would be banned… I don’t mind the fact we have differences in opinion on things, I do mind that you are essentially flamebaiting me and other individuals.

    You seriously need to chill.

  • PowerToThePeople

    Doubt you will last long.

  • civil truth

    Or did you decide on your own that your were wrongly banned and come back under a different name.

  • conservativelibertarianrepublican

    Go to a thread where you can contribute something other than attacks. If they want to ban me for coming back after a couple years of hiatus, that is their preogative.

  • gekster

    I didn’t say anything about drinking, so your meds are not working, as you focused on something that is not there.

    And if you don’t smoke, then you have a bigger problem than you think.

  • garfieldjl

    Meh, while I know I often like getting the last word, I really would go do something else if I didn’t think your antics are potentially helping Obama.

    Romney will need every vote he gets, and picking a fight with everyone that doesn’t fit your narrow orthodoxy isn’t going to help Romney one bit, it’s only helping Obama.

    I don’t find this back and forth even mildly entertaining, I just think it is plain annoying, I also seriously hope you don’t act this way in real life…

  • PowerToThePeople

    you are the poos victim again ya liar. How about we shift upstream and notice who came in to someones conversation and insulted my memory. Now go cry elsewhere. You want to enjoin yourself in my conversation, expect to get what you get and try to take it like a man.

    And i have no worries about you ever owning anything of value that I would want to be a part of. Stupid will only take you so far.

  • PowerToThePeople

    But then again how much of an intelligent comment can one expect from someone who sneaks in after being banned, then tells everyone he was banned, and states the mods wrongfully banned him. You are just not the brightest bulb in the box are you?

    By the way, if you so respected their “preogative” you would not have come back after the first ban.

    Clock ticking as Neil, Moe, and Streiff do not take kindly to people sneaking back in to where they are not welcome.

  • PowerToThePeople

    lets see if you are man enough and honest enough to retract your last comment of poor me the victim and admit you butted in and made the first negative comment. I am betting you are too dishonest and too cowardly.

  • garfieldjl

    I’m not afraid of you, I don’t find you remotely intimidating, I quite frankly consider you annoying. I only entered this conversation because you picking fights with other members of RedState yet again, and considering your lackeys were also joining the fray, I decided to jump into this like others have stood up for me in the past.

    I have been a forum administrator before, so yeah I have banned people that acted like you from forums before. I was stating an honest observation, I really don’t care when someone has an honest difference of opinion with me. I do care when people start trying to pick a fight with other people because they can’t stand the fact someone has a difference of opinion.

    Just because this is the internet doesn’t mean you should leave civility at the door.

  • PowerToThePeople

    dishonest wanna be victim I see.

    Easy not to be intimidated hiding behind a computer, tough guy!

  • gekster

    (you wouldn’t have understood what I posted so I just replaced it with this)

  • streiff

    looks like a “self-reinstatement.” Checking to be sure.

  • conservativelibertarianrepublican

    It was several years ago. I don’t remember my username from then, let alone any of the members. I was different politically and temperamentally as well.

    I actually interact with Erickson on twitter, though I won’t post my twitter name, so I doubt he would object to me being here.

  • gekster

    After all the trash talk you did about Romney,
    now you are all in to get him elected.

    If you don’t get it by now, you are somewhat amusing. ;)

  • garfieldjl

    I never said I was a Romney supporter, I just call things how I see them.

    I will admit I am pleased with some of what Romney has been saying lately, but thus far I think Obama needs to be voted out of office and unfortunately the party elites in the GoP got their chosen candidate…

    Obama has proven that he is far worse than Romney, I don’t think Romney would have tolerated Fast & Furious for instance.

  • PowerToThePeople

    as I have no use for lying pansies who utter stupidity at every turn.

    I just have way too nice of a life to care if you exist or cease to exist. Plus I find mommy’s basement dwellers pathetic.

  • Bill S

    If someone turned your ID back on, feel free to email the contact link with information about it, as you won’t be able to comment here. But if they didn’t, you don’t just get to reverse your own ban.

  • APA Guy

    …and that you won’t undermine his support in furtherance of that goal.

    If you agree with that, then we agree on what is most important :)

  • streiff

    of your second RedState life, I doubt that you’re going to get a lot of votes to reinstate you.

  • garfieldjl

    I consider their constant flamebaiting people to be undermining our chances of voting Obama out of office in November.

  • gekster

    You do know you have to be 18 to vote.

  • PowerToThePeople

    nor my mom or dad. You have no ability to admonish anyone. Grow up first before you worry about others.

  • garfieldjl

    Are gekster, PowerToThePeople, and mbecker involved in his posts from the last five days?

    I hate to second guess an admin like this, and if we had private messaging I would be asking this via pm, because if you look at their exchanges directed towards me, there are grounds to state there was provocation to his behavior.

    I don’t know what he’s been posting the past five days, but I do think it is a fair question consider.

    Especially after I’ve been falsely accused of being: an Obama supporter, Ron Paul supporter, a druggie, etc.

  • gekster

    It’s called the contact page.
    Hit it and make a complaint.
    I think I have one more file cabinet full than pttp, but it is close.

    I have not had contact whith the retread until today, and I was guessing on his RP leanings.

    And if you want to get off the porch and run with the dogs, don’t be suprised when you get bit.

    I have my own scars from here, but I earned them, and I don’t whine about it when I get bit.

  • civil truth

    This matter regarding conservativelibertarianrepublicanhas to do with following site rules and is a moderator/directors matter. This doesn’t involve the other RS members you mentioned.

    If you have an issue with those members’ exchanges with you, use the “Contact” link at the top of every page to present your case to management.

  • streiff

    but we don’t put these decisions up for a vote. I appreciate your concern but you probably shouldn’t get too involved.

  • tnfriendofcoal101368

    I am still betting on smelly underwear craziness of Tancredo or the conspiracy nuttiness of Sheriff Joe. The natural successor would be RP’s spiritual father, Pat Buchanan but I think Buchanan is heading off to the retirement home himself.

  • mikeymike143

    did this loser actually say that the tea party is becoming more dovish?
    maybe i will turn off the electricity in his parents basement and stop him from posting for awhile,

  • LibertyWins

    I don’t give a damn about you!

  • runner12

    I do know some people who are sane Ron Paul supporters, although often they are unaware of his more extreme positions. I think we may be able to draw such people into the movement to defeat the Left.

    But there is a real presence of off-the-wall beliefs in the Ron Paul camp regarding foreign policy issues, legalization of drugs, etc. That portion would need to be purged from the alliance for it to work.

  • PowerToThePeople

    Or are you just flapping your gums again?

  • LibertyWins

    Since we are fighting on the preschool level.

    I’m calling you a poopy face! So there!

    Hurts, doesn’t it?

    I take that back, I think I like you kid, you got spunk!

    You do realize I’m only giving you a hard time because I just enjoy giving people a hard time. I think you got some brass ones. I’m glad your on our team.! God Speed!

    I wish the best to you and yours!

    See you around my friend….