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Check out who the active duty military is supporting.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mew81eqquEM&feature=feedu
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mew81eqquEM&feature=feedu
Check out who the active duty military is supporting.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mew81eqquEM&feature=feedu
That's significant for a few reasons. Ames is the largest city in Story County, home to over 50,000 residents. And it is in this city that a widely-watched showdown between the GOP presidential candidates will play out on August 13. The Ames Straw Poll will test the candidates' popularity and could be a sign of their electability.
Ron Paul, once seen as a fringe candidate and a nuisance to the establishment, is shaping the 2012 Republican primary by giving voice to the party's libertarian wing and reflecting frustration with the United States' international entanglements.
I didn't say "left" or "right," did I?
Every liberal in the American sense (as opposed to the larger, broader definition of liberal in the historical sense; yes, I am aware of the difference) is perfectly content with using government to achieve his desires, even if that means the use of force against his fellow citizens. And every American liberal is ideologically wedded to the Democrat Party as the vehicle for using the government. They all support tyranny on some level because they all support using the government to force others to live by their moral code.
One is not a conservative if one supports tyranny, is he? It's not the label one applies to himself, but the belief system and the actions he takes and supports that defines him. You and mrjarrel seem not to be able to make that distinction very often.
And when that same "liberal" columnist wants something else done and sees the government as the only means to enforce it, will he draw the line and recognize it for the tyranny it is, or will he cherry-pick his position and conveniently shove to the back burner (or off the farking stove) his recent love for "liberty?" He's either not a dyed-in-the-wool liberal or he's selling newspapers. He cannot be both.
And despite being the largest chunk of voters for each party, you still think you can get enough of them to move from the one that promises riches to the one that promises hard work? Have you seen the demographics of America today? You're either incredibly naive or blissfully optimistic of our chances. No offense intended.
The sad reality is that the reputation of each party is largely what the vast majority of the population relies on when pulling the lever. Probably less than 5% of the entire American population has anything more than a passing grasp of politics in this country. Half of them probably can't even identify the two major parties. We are in the minority. And of that minority, an even smaller segment is committed the realization of the fullest extent of liberties a man can reasonably obtain within a society. You and I and others on this discussion board are an anomaly; a freak of social nature; anathema to popular and reigning opinions. You give your fellow man way too much credit when it comes to voting, IMO. It's a laudable trait, but a senseless one too.
LOL. U.S. News and World was/is running a poll on the candidates. As might be expected they left out one of the top tier candidates. The results of the poll are hilarious.
Who Is Your Pick for the 2012 GOP Presidential Nomination? - US News and World Report