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zorbman
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Ron Paul fatigue
#7943289 - 01/27/08 11:14 PM (16 years, 5 days ago) |
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I am being a little mischievous here as I support many of Ron Paul's objectives, but I am wondering how many of you feel burned out after seeing the millionth thread about Ron Paul?
Maybe you are even an actual supporter of Ron Paul but you are overloaded. I have a pretty good idea of how this will go but let's do this anyway..
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Re: Ron Paul fatigue [Re: zorbman]
#7943313 - 01/27/08 11:22 PM (16 years, 5 days ago) |
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i definitely am sir tokes alot and ive watched every single video of him on u tube i also daily search ron paul on u tube and watch the most recently posted vids im paul crazay
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Re: Ron Paul fatigue [Re: zorbman]
#7943344 - 01/27/08 11:28 PM (16 years, 5 days ago) |
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It was bound to happen as new people have only recently discovered him and are spreading the word in their excitement.
There is more to Politics Law and Activism, yet not many people seem to be putting up many posts not having to do wit the Primaries, and Paul is popular with shroomerites new and old. It is what it is right now. If some people are feeling burnt out on the primaries and Paul talk, perhaps, a sub forum can be made here for the Presidential Elections, until they are over. 
When I am fatigued on it all, I just avoid Political forums on the net and the news.
I voted I am sir tokes. Whatever people want to talk about is fine with me here.
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Edited by gettinjiggywithit (01/27/08 11:30 PM)
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ron paul is boring. if you've heard him speak once, you've heard him speak a thousand times.
that's why i love him. he is consistent with his message.
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Re: Ron Paul fatigue [Re: zorbman]
#7946719 - 01/28/08 06:32 PM (16 years, 4 days ago) |
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Edited by gettinjiggywithit (01/28/08 07:12 PM)
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zorbman
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Jiggy, I created this thread for the poll and discussions directly related to it. There are numerous other RP threads (as I mentioned) so I would kindly ask you to post your video where it is not off-topic. Thanks.
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Re: Ron Paul fatigue [Re: zorbman]
#7946942 - 01/28/08 07:11 PM (16 years, 4 days ago) |
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Jiggyspam.
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Re: Ron Paul fatigue [Re: zorbman]
#7946945 - 01/28/08 07:11 PM (16 years, 4 days ago) |
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The same could be said by anyone else who has RP post here. I'll start another one then since I don't know who will be as anal as you are.
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gettinjiggywithit said: The same could be said by anyone else who has RP post here. I'll start another one then since I don't know who will be as anal as you are.
Wow. No need to be rude. And I fail to see how asking anyone to respect the intended topic of the thread is in any way improper. But thanks for making my point for me with, ironically, even more Ron Paul spam.
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Re: Ron Paul fatigue [Re: zorbman]
#7947267 - 01/28/08 07:52 PM (16 years, 4 days ago) |
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zorbman said:
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gettinjiggywithit said: The same could be said by anyone else who has RP post here. I'll start another one then since I don't know who will be as anal as you are.
Wow. No need to be rude. And I fail to see how asking anyone to respect the intended topic of the thread is in any way improper. But thanks for making my point for me with, ironically, even more Ron Paul spam.
It is anal to split hairs saying talking about Ron Paul is off topic in a Ron Paul thread. I was trying to avoid more posts and picked this one because it seemed the discussion in this thread had stopped.
You decided to get anal and were rude and you know it.
Talk about the irony of spam. You started an RP post that had nothing to do with him on the issues or how he is doing in the race. Your designation for discussion in a Political forum was "fatigue or no fatigue?" It has zero content relative to the Republican Primary race.
I think I am the only one that even originally attempted to make a thoughtful reply to this post topic. Look at the rest of the replies.
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Calm down.
You started an RP post that had nothing to do with him on the issues ..
As originator of the thread that is my prerogative. I wanted to explore how many people feel Ron Paul is overexposed and what impact, if any, that may have on his campaign. There is no previous thread that I am aware of dealing with that specific question while there are countless threads lauding Paul.
Are we not allowed even one thread potentially critical of the man?
It is anal to split hairs saying talking about Ron Paul is off topic in a Ron Paul thread.
I am genuinely sorry if I hurt your feelings but I did not create this thread as an open invitation for anyone to attach any old Ron Paul video to it or ramble on about how RP is the second coming.
Get your own thread. 
And if you fail to see the irony of posting Ron Paul spam in a thread about Ron Paul Spam then I don't know what else to say to you, Jiggy.
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Re: Ron Paul fatigue [Re: zorbman]
#7947492 - 01/28/08 08:26 PM (16 years, 4 days ago) |
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Just to get us back on topic:
Guarantee: Ron Paul Will Lose Election Due to Digg and MySpace Spammers
Over the last few months there have been growing issues with the Ron Paul spammers on Digg and MySpace. What many of these people do not realize is that they are doing more harm to their candidate then good.
Every week I find that I have to eliminate another friend on MySpace because of the growing amount of spam that the person is sending me about Ron Paul and his attempt to gain the Republican nomination for President. I do not need to read every fifteen minutes about how Ron Paul is running for President. I am an educated voter, and I already knew that.
There are some people that have admitted to posting as many as 200 bulletins about Ron Paul a day on MySpace. This has slowly been turning many potential voters away from Ron Paul. Their excessive promotion has caused the opposite effect than was intended.
On Digg.com, many Ron Paul supporters have been found to be surfing the site and promoting Ron Paul articles without even reading them. There [has] been a growing push on the site to not only ban these members from the community, but to also ban any articles about Ron Paul from the site.
There are many in the Digg community that have lost interest in Ron Paul because of the fact that there are these people that will do anything to promote their candidate. There have been accusations of collusion on the part of these members, and they could eventually get banned from the site.
I will be the first to admit that I like a lot of the ideas and ideals that Ron Paul holds dear. I have had a part in the promotion of Ron Paul as a candidate, but not the over promotion that many have grown tired of. The spammers have given people like myself a bad name in the eyes of many on MySpace and on Digg.
Just like with celebrities, politicians can gain a negative standing in communities because of over exposure. Instead of showing that they believe that Ron Paul should be the next President of the United States, these supporters are pushing Ron Paul to be the next Paris Hilton. Ron Paul is becoming a laughing stock because more people are trying to focus on him, then on his beliefs.
Ron Paul, or any other politician, will not gain office by overexposure. He will have a better chance of gaining the Presidency if there is an organized effort to promote him as a viable candidate.
Essentially, when people over promote Ron Paul, they are relating him to Sanjaya Malacar. There are people that will consider that someone is voting for him because he is not the most likely candidate for the position in the eyes of the American public. Instead of making him appear like the best, these supporters are making him look like the candidate for Vote for the Worst.
If these people want Ron Paul to have any chance whatsoever, they need to calm their promotion down, and to follow the rules of any community in which they are connecting with. Otherwise, Ron Paul will not have a snowball's chance in Hell.
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/303331/guarantee_ron_paul_will_lose_election.html
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Edited by zorbman (01/28/08 09:11 PM)
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Re: Ron Paul fatigue [Re: zorbman]
#7949016 - 01/29/08 01:57 AM (16 years, 4 days ago) |
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Ron Paul is not going to get elected. Sucks don't it? Maybe all you Romulons can support someone who actually has a snowball's chance in hell for president. Has he won a single primary? No. Does the main stream media (who most of America's retarded population listens to) support him? No. Ron Paul is fucked, stop caring because no matter what he stands for he WILL. NOT. BE. PRESIDENT. Too bad, but really, I'm sick as fuck of Ron Paul. Yes, he'd make a good president, but he won't be. Voting for him is a fucking waste. Vote Obama if you give a damn about this country, otherwise you're just praying for a miracle that won't happen. Sorry Ron, better luck in 4 years
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he has a chance, he beat rudy which the mainstream media loves
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Re: Ron Paul fatigue [Re: Coaster]
#7949069 - 01/29/08 02:20 AM (16 years, 3 days ago) |
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No, he really doesn't. McCain and Romney have a chance, maybe Huckabee, but Ron Paul will never get the Republican nomination
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Re: Ron Paul fatigue [Re: Coaster]
#7949121 - 01/29/08 02:48 AM (16 years, 3 days ago) |
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Should I draw a picture? Because he can't. He doesn't have the votes
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Re: Ron Paul fatigue [Re: zorbman]
#7949577 - 01/29/08 08:47 AM (16 years, 3 days ago) |
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Yes, I have Ron Paul fatigue. I have nothing to say about his platform at this point. But I can't believe people are still saying that he is going to get the GOP nomination and then win. He never had a chance, and at this point is all over but the crying.
I do however, have a lot of admiration and sympathy for Paul's idealistic, hard working hordes. Because in the past I too have fallen head over heels in love for a candidate and dedicated all my time and energy to boosting him only to have him gutted and hung out to dry by an effective smear campaign run by other more status quo politicians. It hurts like hell. But don't be a sore loser. Learn from the lesson and try to enact change on a smaller scale.
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I personally am sick of all you fucking sheople who approach elections in such a backwards fashion. Instead of voting with your gut for your ideal candidate, you bastardize core democratic principals and reduce the process to a popularity contest between the preselected candidates they present before you. Despite different reasoning, you folks are still part of the same problem as the ignorant masses. You fail to realize that America has enough intelligent, logical persons in it to elect the ideal candidate. However, a good portion of them are hopeless cowards, don't stand up for what they believe, and instead vote for the lesser of two evils, effectively ensuring that the oblivious hordes determine the outcome.
When will you understand that your non-vote for your ideal candidate equates to another vote for the corrupted, establishment candidate that they have already christened. They count on your mentality of helplessness to make a mockery of the democratic process every time.
*edit* This is not personally directed at anyone, but is a general complaint.
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Re: Ron Paul fatigue [Re: SoY]
#7950331 - 01/29/08 12:55 PM (16 years, 3 days ago) |
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SoY said: You fail to realize that America has enough intelligent, logical persons in it to elect the ideal candidate.
I don't agree. I would have voted for Kuccinich in my state's primary had he not dropped out, but that doesn't mean that I harbor any illusions about his inability to be elected president. In national politics, you can either be an uncompromising idealist who never wins, or compromise your opinions for the sake of gaining power. I am not saying one is better than the other, just that you really only have two options.
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