#183438 by jimmydanger
Mon Aug 27, 2012 12:41 am
Mon Aug 27, 2012 12:41 am
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Benjamin M Johnson wrote:I admire his honesty. There's very little I do like about Ron Paul; I dislike him as a person, and I think his political views are extreme and potentially dangerous. But at least he is true to his beliefs, consequences be damned. I can respect that.
VinnyViolin wrote:He's much too ethical to be president.
He would dissolve the FED Reserve and end all unnecessary military adventures and expenditures.
He seems to be one of the few republicans who actually knows what a republic is.
If he ever won the presidency, you can bet he'd be gone quicker than JFK!
GLENNY J wrote:Yeah Jimmy, Ron Paul is not going to endorse Romney.
I hope you don't think he is going to endorse Obama.
Look at the "political history of the US and that is ample enough proof that they are LIARS, THIEVES, CORRUPT and PUPPETS, Any who do not "dance" when they are told to have their strings cut permanently. Any participation in this stupidity is MANIPULATION.
Vampier wrote:...THERE IS NO SUCH ANIMAL AS AN ETHICAL POLITICIAN.
Benjamin M Johnson wrote:jimmydanger wrote:Some people will write in Dr. Paul or someone else, but the percentage is negligible. In logic when you say X or not Y you are really saying X. I think most of his supporters are smart enough to understand that even if he does not outright endorse Obama (publicly), by not endorsing Romney this is precisely what is meant.
No, it's not; that's a false binary. Strictly speaking, our government does not follow a two-party system: write-in votes are possible, and third-party candidates do appear on the ballot. Granted, for all practical purposes, it behaves like a two-party system, and the chances of a third-party or write-in candidate getting elected are extremely low. But "not X" does not necessarily imply "Y" here, because there are other possibilities besides X and Y -- however unrealistic they are in practice.
Ron Paul is a smart man, and like all successful politicians, he understands the subtleties of language. If he had meant to say "I endorse Barack Obama for President," he would have said as much. As it is, he chose his words carefully to allow the possibility of endorsing Obama without actually committing to it. It's a small distinction, but a very important one.
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