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Fortinbras Armstrong

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118. Yes, even if it were true

Thu Feb 26, 2015, 06:00 AM

Feb 2015

What's wrong with any congressperson saying "we oppose this expenditure on war, and would like the money spent in ways that would actually benefit our constituents"?

I would point out, however, that the overwhelming majority of food stamp recipients are white.

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Ron Paul: Black Caucus Only Against War Because They Want That Money For Food Stamps [View all] tishaLA Feb 2015 OP

I wonder if any of his supporters here regret voting for him? zappaman Feb 2015 #1

I doubt it Cali_Democrat Feb 2015 #9

Yeah, I'm also wondering Blue_Tires Feb 2015 #11

I doubt it, cause they stand for the same things. Tarheel_Dem Feb 2015 #21

BINGO!!! nt kelliekat44 Feb 2015 #119

this is why they love him JI7 Feb 2015 #25

You got that right. And not only him, they love the men who love him just as much Number23 Feb 2015 #53

Didn't Dennis K favor him for his VP? What kind of hogwash was that?! And, Cha Feb 2015 #68

Dennis Kucinich has his own history of racial politics, so birds of a feather, I suppose. Ikonoklast Feb 2015 #88

I guess so.. you'd have to be tone deaf to blatant racism to consider ron paul for anything or call Cha Feb 2015 #92

I'm not black but I want WAR MONEY to go to social services that HELP people valerief Feb 2015 #2

AMEN! ablamj Feb 2015 #44

yes me also! n/t wildbilln864 Feb 2015 #61

Me too. Scuba Feb 2015 #72

THANK YOU Skittles Feb 2015 #106

Yes, even if it were true Fortinbras Armstrong Feb 2015 #118

Agree PADemD Feb 2015 #122

Ron--the ol bull blowing off methane from this pasture! riversedge Feb 2015 #3

He is such a dick! williesgirl Feb 2015 #4

decisions decisions Man from Pickens Feb 2015 #5

Sanctions never work, huh, Paul? How about South Africa? KeepItReal Feb 2015 #6

FSogol: Ron Paul only considered human because he looks human. FSogol Feb 2015 #7

"...because he looks human." 3catwoman3 Feb 2015 #10

More like an over-the-hill garden gnome. Rozlee Feb 2015 #46

That goes for his much admired spawn, as well. n/t freshwest Feb 2015 #16

His weasel-headed spoor? FSogol Feb 2015 #17

Hey! do not insult weasels, they have a biologic function. Ron Paul is wasted O2 and hydrogen irisblue Feb 2015 #34

who ever buys into the Paul's crap olddots Feb 2015 #8

Pukes only against food stamps because they want endless war on point Feb 2015 #12

Is this real?...Please tell me it's an Onion piece. whathehell Feb 2015 #13

they are. it's weird. ND-Dem Feb 2015 #115

Um, Ron, white people use food stamps, too. KamaAina Feb 2015 #14

Such an ugly man. bravenak Feb 2015 #15

So is the beloved Rand. Warning, grab your Emetrol, Dramamine and a Barf Bag: freshwest Feb 2015 #20

Gary North. bravenak Feb 2015 #23

Instead of an institution, North gets more air time than Obama. And Rand doesn't look like a weasel. freshwest Feb 2015 #29

you take that back right now... awoke_in_2003 Feb 2015 #36

I know, right? bravenak Feb 2015 #39

Also remember... If he had nothing to do with it, then he defrauded his subscribers JHB Feb 2015 #18

Hoo Ha cherry soda! Rex Feb 2015 #19

He clearly is batshit Blue_Tires Feb 2015 #26

He offends me on a level I cannot even describe. Rex Feb 2015 #28

At least DUers have stopped defending him.... Blue_Tires Feb 2015 #58

Very vivid imagery. 3catwoman3 Feb 2015 #64

Me too. Enthusiast Feb 2015 #121

Excuse my language Robbins Feb 2015 #22

Asinine but if it was true then it would be a far wiser investment. TheKentuckian Feb 2015 #24

Fucking nazi. Iggo Feb 2015 #27

Ron Paul/Edward Snowden Interview---- msanthrope Feb 2015 #30

You're not trying to smear Mr Snowden because Paul agrees with him abt tishaLA Feb 2015 #31

Snowden smears himself on Ron Paul.. along with his infamous "leakers should be shot in the balls" Cha Feb 2015 #69

I offered the interview without comment because I think msanthrope Feb 2015 #86

Adolf Hitler was catholic awoke_in_2003 Feb 2015 #40

Oh, Oh! Can I play too? DisgustipatedinCA Feb 2015 #41

This is now the third thread you've followed me to!! People will say we're msanthrope Feb 2015 #45

I don't follow you to threads, and you're not nearly as dumb as you're pretending to be. DisgustipatedinCA Feb 2015 #48

I'm in Manny's Keystone thread now! See ya' there! nt msanthrope Feb 2015 #52

Msanthrope never answers, eh? peacebird Feb 2015 #128

Yeah the 'guilt by association' tactic is funny. Really undeniable when in their own words. Rex Feb 2015 #49

That's a compliment? NYC Liberal Feb 2015 #109

Yes. DisgustipatedinCA Feb 2015 #111

and who cares? G_j Feb 2015 #50

LOL! Paul said at the link: freshwest Feb 2015 #65

Yeah, we're not supposed to remember Paul is Snowden's political idol... Blue_Tires Feb 2015 #70

Furthermore... Bobbie Jo Feb 2015 #84

+1 uponit7771 Feb 2015 #74

And FDR called Stalin a friend to Democracy. LanternWaste Feb 2015 #78

Thank you for that, msanthrope.. Cha Feb 2015 #100

And his point is? Demeter Feb 2015 #32

Well, D'uh.... Wounded Bear Feb 2015 #33

Will someone tell Rand his sheet is showing? madashelltoo Feb 2015 #35

43% of SNAP participants are white, 33% are African-American, 19% are Hispanic, 2% are Asian herding cats Feb 2015 #37

Ron Paul's (and other racists') probable response: "La la la, I can't hear you!" eom Jamaal510 Feb 2015 #62

It's much better to kill people than to feed them: TBF Feb 2015 #38

EFF you. and your idiot-haired son. BlancheSplanchnik Feb 2015 #42

Warm up for CPAC JohnnyRingo Feb 2015 #43

tishaLA Diclotican Feb 2015 #47

The Paul family are racists and Rand has the slave owner mentality, it is why he is in favor randys1 Feb 2015 #51

He tryin to submarine Rand? Panich52 Feb 2015 #54

+1 on Bravenak positing that he's like unwashed chitlins! JustAnotherGen Feb 2015 #55

Ron Paul was always slicker than his dumber than dumb son. Ron crafted the anti war Jefferson23 Feb 2015 #56

******* Libertarian asshole. How full of bullshite is this tool. still think he's "dreamy", eddie? Cha Feb 2015 #57

Even if that were true daredtowork Feb 2015 #59

hey, ronnie boy, what in the HELL is wrong with FEEDING people instead of KILLING them? niyad Feb 2015 #60

Eating is only for people who WORK duh! You don't work, you don't eat. alp227 Feb 2015 #66

silly me to forget that. niyad Feb 2015 #79

And this is the guy who people went crazy over on YouTube in 2012... Jamaal510 Feb 2015 #63

Because rhetoric works. alp227 Feb 2015 #67

Wow, Rand Paul needs to distance himself from his father now JonLP24 Feb 2015 #71

LOL Mr Dixon Feb 2015 #73

Food stamps are 1000 times better investment than bombs Generic Other Feb 2015 #75

Wait, I thought Libertarians are against war... DetlefK Feb 2015 #76

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Ugh, what a despicable thing to say. Put him out to pasture. catbyte Feb 2015 #77

!!!! iloveObama12 Feb 2015 #80

Little fella is jealous El Shaman Feb 2015 #81

I'm sure that it sounded better in the original German nt MrScorpio Feb 2015 #82

No doubt about it! n/t Judi Lynn Feb 2015 #89

Oh good that is a much better use than some damned war anyhow. And by the way not all the jwirr Feb 2015 #83

Gee, what a terrible reason to be anti-war. Coventina Feb 2015 #85

I think DU's official policy on him is: "Fuck Ron Paul". PeaceNikki Feb 2015 #87

Why the hell tsites Feb 2015 #90

Who are these idiots trying to win over? 6000eliot Feb 2015 #91

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And repubs never pass out pork. Vouchers, no-bid contracts, tax cuts, subsidies, the list goes on.. arcane1 Feb 2015 #94

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And you have evidence that the CBC is faking their anti-war views? arcane1 Feb 2015 #97

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So no, then. arcane1 Feb 2015 #101

To quote EarlG, FRP* greatauntoftriplets Feb 2015 #96

Maybe they do, and I know I do, but one thing's certain... americannightmare Feb 2015 #102

Oh dear.... Turbineguy Feb 2015 #103

DU rec. I think about those racist newsletters every time someone uses Conor Friedersdorf... SidDithers Feb 2015 #104

As opposed to Ron Paul who is only against war because he wants that money for the rich Major Nikon Feb 2015 #105

what a twit! Delmette Feb 2015 #107

"and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks: nation shall WinkyDink Feb 2015 #108

No surprises here Kalidurga Feb 2015 #110

But he's not a racist because some black people have white mothers. tclambert Feb 2015 #112

Why do they consider the poor a non-entitled "special interest" but not the MIC? n/t Beartracks Feb 2015 #113

I picture Ron Paul waking up in a cold sweat after a nightmare where he's picking cotton. Spitfire of ATJ Feb 2015 #114

What an enormous Bartlet Feb 2015 #116

Blatantly racist comment. blkmusclmachine Feb 2015 #117

K&R....Ron Paul is a racist. Enthusiast Feb 2015 #120

He doesn't even try to hide that he's a shameless bigot and racist. SoapBox Feb 2015 #123

So Feeding People is Evil? McKim Feb 2015 #124

It's in a graphic now for all the world to see what a racist a$$ he is.. Cha Feb 2015 #125

Well, I guess that puts me and the Black Caucus on the same page, again. NBachers Feb 2015 #126

Maybe NOLALady Feb 2015 #127

This guy is slap-my-forehead stupid! LibGranny Feb 2015 #129

What a fucking douchebag! gopiscrap Feb 2015 #130

Awww....and people accused him of being a racist!!!!!! MADem Mar 2015 #131

As a medical doctor he should know that life and life affirming supplies are more important than midnight Mar 2015 #132

Just like his Dad Lithos Mar 2015 #133

As my father-in-law used to say about politicians in the south where he was from: kelliekat44 Mar 2015 #134