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Uncle Joe

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16. I believe it's more than that, Paul has staked out territory distinctly seperate from the other

Reply to arbusto_baboso (Reply #7)

Wed Jan 4, 2012, 02:46 PM

Jan 2012

candidates as well.

Whether one believes him or not his anti-war and anti-drug war positions are gaining resonance with the American People, even Republicans.

The corporate media and corporate supremacist Republicans may not like his message but that's the way it is.

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Paul's showing has nothing to do with his actual popularity. arbusto_baboso Jan 2012 #7

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I believe it's more than that, Paul has staked out territory distinctly seperate from the other Uncle Joe Jan 2012 #16