QUESTION OF THE DAY: DO YOU AGREE WITH SENATOR DeMINT & LAURA INGRAHAM?
Howdy friends, I’m running late as usual today, have a few major irons in the fire so just wanted to post this from Mediaite and let you throw out your opinions regarding what Sen. DeMint and Ingraham had to say on her radio show, warning the right to not ignore GOP candidate Ron Paul.
Here’s the summary from Mediaite:
Last week, I predicted that, if Ron Paul didn’t place first in Iowa, conservative bigwigs and the GOP establishment would use that as an excuse to stop talking about him until he quietly went away. For an all too brief moment there, it seemed like I was finally right about something. However, as Paul’s support base has refused to wane and, in fact, seemed to grow, it appears that I was way off. Many conservatives seem to be realizing that they should talk about him and are doing it…a lot. Today on her radio show, Laura Ingraham and Sen. Jim DeMint offered a full-fledged warning to the Right about the dangers of ignoring Paul and what he stands for.
Early this morning, Ingraham posted a message on her website’s blog stating that, while she wasn’t a Libertarian, she could see that conservatives had to “start answering some of Paul’s arguments on the merits” instead of merely mocking him if they didn’t want his support to continue to grow.
Later on her radio show, Ingraham asked guest DeMint what he thought on the subject and his feelings echoed her own. He doesn’t agree with all of Paul’s positions, but he knows that his friend has plenty to offer and that the GOP would be foolhardy in not picking up on it.
“I’m glad you asked about [Paul] because I think one of the things that have hurt the so-called conservative alternative is saying derogatory things about Ron Paul. I don’t agree with him on everything, but he is right about the out-of-control and unaccountable Federal Reserve. He’s right about the need for limited constitutional government and the importance of individual liberty. And I really think the Republican who is going to win this thing—if the capture some of what Ron Paul’s talking about for years. And more and more we can see that what he’s been talking about is true. Again, you don’t have to agree with everything he’s saying, but if the other candidates miss the wisdom in what he’s been saying on monetary policy and limited government, then I think we will see it’s to their determent because the twenty percent or twenty-five percent or so who are supporting him are people that we need in the Republican Party. A lot of them are libertarians, but they’re our natural base. We shouldn’t ignore them.”
Ingraham pointed out that Paul “articulating a sentiment that is based in a growing revulsion with both parties.” She compared the strong groundswell behind Paul to that of the Tea Party which she said, despite a big contribution in 2010, didn’t seem strong and organized enough to affect this year’s White House race.
So friends, do you think this is sage advice that should be heeded…or ignored by the GOP?
As a side-note: Here’s a link from the Daily Caller regarding Jim DeMint and his thoughts on Ron Paul, if you read it, be sure to continue on with their link at that bottom of the page. It’s a great read in my opinion. (He doesn’t want Ron Paul to drop out.)
Add your thoughts friends…Fire Away!
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THE FALL OF AMERICA IS COMING
Judge Andrew P. Napolitano
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FrxOtWvfv1E
Edtudo
January 12, 2012 at 7:28 pm
I am going to act like a candidate and dance all around and never answer the question. If they have the right, so do I!!!
How’s this–if Romney will promise to have Paul as his running mate, we might get a whole candidate out of two parts.
misterbill
January 12, 2012 at 7:58 pm
Howdy misterb…
You have no idea how much you have me chuckling here at home with the first part of your post about dancing around and acting like regular politician and not answering the question type of thing.
As to your suggestion about a Romney/Paul ticket, it’s not a bad idea at all…believe it or not, that’s crossed my little mind as well.
bigtimer
January 12, 2012 at 8:31 pm
Mitt Romney suffered cardiac arrest today as he and the newly minted Vice President Paul had a friendly bike race in the Washington DC sun.
Asked about the tragedy Paul responded ” I told him to keep up and the poor fellow tried to.”
I’ll do my best to serve out his term honorably.
patthemick
January 13, 2012 at 3:16 am
ptm…
You left me with a good one to smile about and have a small snicker about before I call it a night ~
Catch ya all tomorrow…God Willing.
bigtimer
January 13, 2012 at 3:24 am
Amen and I would like to quote him in my next non-award winning column at DodgeCountyNews.com (but I’m still trying).
MM from Georgia
January 13, 2012 at 5:55 pm
Jim DeMint has the right idea for the Republican Party.
Get rid of the “moderates” in the party.
The Republican Party should be made up of Conservatives and Libertarians only.
the moderates are out
No libs and no moderates
Bluto
January 12, 2012 at 8:42 pm
Hi Bluto…
I agree. I wished he was our majority leader on the repub side in the Senate. I hate it that he’s leaving after his term is up!
Still wished he would have run for Prez!
Pence too ~
bigtimer
January 12, 2012 at 8:53 pm
Big, Jim DeMint was on MSLSD today – you should have seen the super libtard Tom Brokaw’s reaction to the presence of Senator DeMint.
He was sitting across the table from Senator DeMint with the biggest scowl on his face – his eyes were filled with hate and anger with the foulest hate filled scowl all over his face – his countenance just exuded contempt. Jim was as cool, composed and as calm as he could possibly be – he just stated what he wanted to say while Brokaw sat in the chair and was trying to not let on to anyone that he was fuming.
I hope Brokaw broke blood vessels, to bad he didn’t have a heart attack while on the air.
Bluto
January 12, 2012 at 10:44 pm
Bluto…
I can just picture that scene, glad I missed that scene ~ I detest Brokaw with everything I have, if you knew how much he interfered in getting Senator Burn reelected here in Big Sky Country you would feel as I do…and he had the power to use the national media to do so via msnbc/NBC. (and the Unions)
I wished he and Turner and all the rest of the ilk would get the hell out of Big Sky Country!
Btw…it would have been nice of our GOP would have helped Burns with a 300-500 voter fraud recount…but they didn’t…as usual. They felt safe enough at the time keeping power by one Senator or so on our side of the aisle…then alone came Jumping Jeffords and such.
Such fools the Big-Wigs are on our side of the aisle…I just fume to this day.
Another reason I hope George Allen wins his race….The GOP gutless wonders let him hang out to dry over one word…
‘Macaca!’
bigtimer
January 12, 2012 at 11:30 pm
Yes, the crummy leftwing Washington P— newsrag smeared George Allen all over the place. They even desperately quoted some guy who claimed he’d heard George use the dreaded “N” word sometime earlier, complete nonsense charges. To be hated by the P— is always a plus. George should be coming back next year – let’s hope so. I always liked his dad. I liked Warren Blowhard Buffett’s dad too but can’t stand Warren. I was sorry to see Gov. Bill Janklow has died. He was one amazing fellow.
MM from Georgia
January 14, 2012 at 6:17 am
Has anyone here heard Romney or any of the other Republicrats mention Obama signing The National Defense Authorization Act? The single greatest threat to American liberty in history!
Michael Savage on Barack Obama Signing Dictatorial National Defense Authorization Act – (1/2/12)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2i2-iHJIbo
Edtudo
January 12, 2012 at 8:59 pm
That’s why I’ll have to refer to him as Barry from now on.
Yesterday this was talked of in conversation with some friends. They didn’t even care! I told them to expect flesh eating zombies as neighbors very soon.
Lucky13
January 12, 2012 at 9:11 pm
Too many idiots seem to want a TSA goon at every stop light so they can have their junk grabbed! The only thing this nonsense is keeping us ‘safe’ from is our liberty.
Ron Paul is the ONLY candidate that will do anything about this.
I will fill in the blank before I vote for a man that thinks he has the right to order me to buy government approved health insurance.
Willard = Obama = more tyranny
twocanpete
January 12, 2012 at 9:21 pm
Newt, Romney, Huntsman are all ESTABLISHMENT candidates, he only way they will change and listen is if Ron Pauls support swells even more.
I like Santorum, and I think we are screwed with Romney, he came from Massachusetts, where ted kennedy, bawney fwank, and kerry came from, need any more examples??
dano1001
January 12, 2012 at 9:05 pm
off subject alert:
Punish the marines that pissed on the dead Taliban, just like they punished Charles Rangel. Whats good for our leaders is good for our troops.
dano1001
January 12, 2012 at 9:11 pm
dano…
I Second that!
You should put that on the marine thread too…I’m not kidding ~ bet you’ll get others there agreeing as well.
bigtimer
January 12, 2012 at 9:22 pm
I agree…..
One can ONLY imagine how the talibans treat fallen American soldiers….
They don’t take pictures or publicize that….
freespeechzone
January 13, 2012 at 2:02 am
fsz…
And if they did…our msm would ignore it anyway.
bigtimer
January 13, 2012 at 2:10 am
I certainly understand the revulsion for both parties. Both are chock full of liars, cheaters, thieves and when it comes to flooding the country with hostile, third-world savages; abject cowards. Read it and weep. The recent election made little or no difference. The GOP is riddled with cowards. We have to stop buying what these traitors are selling:
http://www.vdare.com/articles/immigration-half-2010-gop-senate-intake-dodged-voting-why-cumbreth-them-the-earthn
Enoch Powell
January 12, 2012 at 11:10 pm
Bluto and all…Tom Brokaw Expounds his Knowledge ~
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2012/01/12/brokaw_republican_jihad_underway_in_south_carolina.html
Nice to be a Has-Been Know-it-All!
bigtimer
January 13, 2012 at 12:26 am
Has-been know-it-all Brokaw – a perfect description. He is another reason I will not watch network TV news.
MM from Georgia
January 14, 2012 at 6:21 am
“Homeland Security to Monitor Journalists, Bloggers, Social Media”
So the Mexican/U.S. border is wide open- with the Justice Department running guns to the narco terrorist and now we need to monitor and spy on Americans and pass the Unconstitutional National Defense Authorization Act to protect us in the new “National Security State”? The visa program is an absolute joke and I am the possible “terrorist threat”? (see conservative white euro-centric male). How many MS 13 gang members are in the tens of thousands of El Salvadorans that the Obama administration is not deporting now (“Admin. extends Salvadoran deportation freeze”)
?
Edtudo
January 13, 2012 at 1:56 am
When Mitt Romney Came To Town — Full, complete version
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLWnB9FGmWE
Edtudo
January 13, 2012 at 2:26 am
Here’s some fun for the heckuva it at the end of the night…
http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2012/01/rudy-giuliani-and-rush-limbaugh-rip-newt-romney-for-bain-bombing-mitt-video/
bigtimer
January 13, 2012 at 2:31 am
Concerning the Marines I feel that the action will only provoke more attacks from the relatives of the pissed upon. That’s why we avoid these kinds of things in the military is that we don’t want to give the taliban a recruiting tool. That said the punishment should be super minor like clean latrines for two weeks and no time off base. Knowing this administration they will over react to it.
patthemick
January 13, 2012 at 3:21 am
ptm…
As far as I’m concerned this administration already has overacted to it…right on cue ~
…naturally of course!
bigtimer
January 13, 2012 at 3:28 am
Patthemick,
It matters not weather the marines, you, or myself piss on dead Muslim terrorist. That is not the reason they are inspired to chop your head off. Personally I wouldn’t waste my time or urine on them.
another mike
January 14, 2012 at 4:00 am
Mitt Romney is a carpetbagger with a nice politicians haircut (Ken and Barbie)
You couldn’t pay for me to vote for him. I will not vote for another carpertbagger who will gut “what’s left of Amerika”
If this is the best the Republican have to offer- I go Independent!
Before becoming a journalist, Nomi Prins worked on Wall Street as a managing director at Goldman Sachs, and ran the international analytics group at Bear Stearns in London. Nomi, in the second section of this video- is blowing the whistle! It’s called criminal banking fraud and it runs the U.S.. The “occupiers” do not have things defined and the liberal element will always give Obama and his complicity a pass.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vu1RphS7HFE
Edtudo
January 13, 2012 at 8:32 am
Here’s some more from DeMint on Fox speaking his mind regarding the Newtster.
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2012/01/12/sen_demint_gingrichs_attack_on_romney_basically_a_character_assassination.html
bigtimer
January 13, 2012 at 12:55 pm
Some recent polling numbers…seems Paul’s been on the increase in this one too.
http://dailycaller.com/2012/01/13/two-new-polls-paul-surges-in-south-carolina-santorum-slumps/
bigtimer
January 13, 2012 at 5:22 pm
BLUF-Dr Paul and the 20-30% real conservatives and Constitutionalist are forcing Mitt to the right, which is where he should be if he wants to be elected.
If you notice, Mitt is talking about moral behavior and responsibility in gov’t and not a taxation issue but a spending and accountability issue…so Romney is taking some talking points from Dr Paul.
I would support a Romney/Paul ticket.
Blistered, out!
Blistered
January 13, 2012 at 7:33 pm
Speaking of prez candidates, Rudy speaks out. ~
http://dailycaller.com/2012/01/12/giuliani-slams-newt-over-bain-attacks-what-the-hell-are-you-doing/
bigtimer
January 13, 2012 at 8:16 pm
one more poll I just read…seems Romney’s pulling away from the rest of candidates Nationally ~
http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/polls/204139-poll-romney-pulling-away-nationally
bigtimer
January 13, 2012 at 9:32 pm
Screw the polls. I recently received a flyer from the Paul campaign and subsequently viewed an 11 minute video on Paul and really agreed with him on virtually every issue. He is a huge supporter of the military and apparently receives more support from the military than any other candidate. I think he’s dead on right about the Fed and many other issues.
He has taken some heat for some of his foreign policy positions but I have to admit that I don’t understand why we spend such a huge amount of money protecting Japan, South Korea, and Europe when we won’t even protect our own damn border. A lot of pundits jumped on him about the commennts on Iran and nukes but let’s face it, we have NEVER prevented any country that wanted nukes from getting them.
He has also said that he would abolish 5 unnecessary gov’t. agencies (Energy, HUD, Commerce,Interior, and Education) and repeal Obamacare. I couldn’t agree more.
To me, he seems to be the only candidate that echoes my sentiments about where this country is headed and what needs to be done to save it. I’ve noticed that Romney has picked up on some of Paul’s positions which should be of no surprise since Romney always has his finger in the breeze so he can change direction as needed.
The media has tried to paint Paul as a nutjob but when you really listen to what he’s saying it’s hard to disagree.
Basically, a lot of the Tea Party position.
On a side note, Paul’s brochure had a listing of the dates for all the Republican primaries. What is interesting is that, of the first TEN primaries, only ONE is a decidedly red state, and that would be SC. If you don’t think the process is stacked against a conservative outsider, think again. The “party” controls.
Never thought I would end up voting for the same person as my daughter’s friend Jack, but I will vote for Ron Paul on Jan. 21 here in SC.
captainmike
January 14, 2012 at 6:31 am
captainmike…
Nicely stated.
I, like you, have taken the time to start doing my own research into what Paul has really said and not msm soundbites ad nauseum…got sick of hearing him being called a nutjob as well…one thing I’ve always known he’s not…it a nutjob.
DeMint is right, the repubs had better take heed to what Paul has to say…and they’d better do it soon.
bigtimer
January 14, 2012 at 11:19 am
A friggin carpetbagger with a nice haircut! Great! And I’m supposed to take the Republicans seriously? It always was a rig job. Obama gets another 4 years, that’s the game.
“Mitt Romney has staked his entire candidacy on one claim: that his “real world” experience in the private equity business uniquely qualifies him to lead our economy and the nation.
Much as he did when he ran for governor of Massachusetts, Romney argues that his business experience would translate to more jobs for Americans. (In Massachusetts, it didn’t. During his term there, the state fell to 47th in the nation in job creation.)
But in fairness, Romney’s objective in business was never job creation. As one of his colleagues recently told the Los Angeles Times:
“I never thought of what I do for a living as job creation,” said Mark B. Walpow, a former managing partner at Bain, who worked closely with Romney for nine years before forming his own firm. “The primary goal of private equity is to create wealth for your investors.”
To achieve that end, Romney closed over a thousand plants, stores and offices, and cut employee wages, benefits and pensions. He laid off American workers and outsourced their jobs to other countries. And he and his partners made hundreds of millions of dollars while taking companies to bankruptcy.”
Edtudo
January 14, 2012 at 8:42 am
I like almost everything Paul says except his nonsense about ending the Fed. I’d like to take our government and our foreign policy back to where it was in 1928, or 1900, when it was still limited and governed by the Constitution. The only question is how the hell do we do that? Debating with Paul on the issues is a good start.
Nixonfan
January 14, 2012 at 12:12 pm
Wow…looks like Romney is blowing it out in SC…according to Fox News he now has a 21 pt. lead over other candidates.
http://nation.foxnews.com/mitt-romney-2012-presidential-race/2012/01/14/romney-opens-massive-lead-south-carolina
Can Gingrich say ‘Backfire!’
bigtimer
January 14, 2012 at 7:19 pm