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BarbaRosa

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13. They certainly have found Washington Journal.

Reply to Hugabear (Original post)

Wed Jan 11, 2012, 03:39 PM

Jan 2012

I listen to WJ on C-Spin when ever I can stand it -not much lately- but it's getting that every two or three calls is a Paultard. The calls are very much similar, Complain about this, complain about that, blah, blah, yadi, yadi, pause, then "THERE IS ONLY ONE CANDIDATE WHO CAN GET OUR COUNTRY BACK!"

Also a bunch of "I used to be a ______, but nowI've found RonPaul, THE ONLY CANDIDATE WHO CAN GET OUR COUNTRY BACK"

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Who or what is behind this whole Ron Paul obsession? [View all] Hugabear Jan 2012 OP

theyre fired up cause they think he has a shot leftyohiolib Jan 2012 #1

Then they're even more insane than he is. nt TheWraith Jan 2012 #4

yes they are, they hear one thing from him they like and leftyohiolib Jan 2012 #14

People that despise American unity. FarLeftFist Jan 2012 #2

Based on my FB feed, it's made up of dangerously politically ignorant people. tridim Jan 2012 #3

That sounds about right to me. TheWraith Jan 2012 #7

Not grass roots. Just grass. n/t Ian David Jan 2012 #5

fuck Ron Paul n/t zappaman Jan 2012 #6

When I knocked doors for Obama in '08, I found a lot Ron Paul supporters who leveymg Jan 2012 #8

from other sites I read, I'd say alc Jan 2012 #15

That makes him part of the problem, and part of the solution. leveymg Jan 2012 #16

Maybe it also helps that he has only two syllables CJCRANE Jan 2012 #9

Much of the success started with the term "money bomb" as a campaign strategy in late 2007. think Jan 2012 #10

That seems pretty netroots to me. Unless you want to call it a corporate "conspiracy". leveymg Jan 2012 #11

Well, it did not start in 08, he's had a national following for decades. He started in Bluenorthwest Jan 2012 #12

They certainly have found Washington Journal. BarbaRosa Jan 2012 #13