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Today has certainly been a strange day in the weird world of words. I went to yoga- a sure bet that you will hear some oddities, my favorite being “A man lived in a cave in isolation for 46 years. That’s cold.” It was funnier in context, since the topic of yoga was warm vs cold, but that is not the point of this post.
I watched the Republican debate tonight, and I thought it was mostly crap. Not because of the views expressed, but by how it all happened. Really, I have never seen more woeful waffle in my life. Specific complaints include:
1. Talking not once, twice, or even five times past the “time” mark, but six times, while still not even being on topic
2. Completely ignoring the question (aka Mitt Romney on homosexuality in the military) and refusing to answer it. It’s not like a person with fatal character flaws has never been elected to office before, so at least be honest.
3. The riff-raff questions that were admitted. “Do you believe every word of the Bible?” How about a relevant question like “Do you believe in separation of church and state?” And the baseball question at the end?! Yeah, CNN, we all thought it was knee-slapping hilarious, but when you only have limited time to evaluate the choices, why are you wasting it? P.S. Thanks for letting Ron Paul talk.
Unfortunately, I was being tested on my scientific knowledge so did not get to see the Democrats talk, but one thing is certain. Most of the Republican candidates have my vote for Prime Minister of Changing the Subject and Selective Attention to Addressing Important Issues.
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I’m a veteran of the U.S. Air Force active duty (4yrs) and I currently serve as a traditional guardsman in the Air National Guard. All military personnel upon enlistment take the oath: “I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic…” A vote for Rep. Paul does just that. Ron Paul has my support.
There is an obvious media bias and it is sad. Rep. Paul is the one candidate of the crowd who has substantially differing views and he was not given much of a chance to articulate those views. Much time was given to marginal issues and small differences between other candidates’ positions on the issues. I suspect many special interest groups have much to lose if a President Paul had a chance to use his veto pen. This is reflected in the lack of time given to Rep. Paul.
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