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struggle4progress

(118,039 posts)
Sat Jul 14, 2012, 10:42 PM Jul 2012

Ron Paul: Mitt Romney campaign is scared of me

The Capitol Column | Staff | Saturday, July 14, 2012

... “They want this thing to go smoothly. But all conventions are like that. And this is the one thing that annoys me a bit. If they want this thing to go smoothly and be a big media event, and it costs the taxpayers $18 million, and they don’t want a discussion, why can’t we have a little debate?” added the Texas congressman ...

Mr. Paul’s supporters are planning a three-day celebration of the Ron Paul campaign leading up to the Ron Paul rally scheduled in Tampa the night before the national convention.

The former Air Force surgeon has refused to endorse Mr. Romney, and throughout 2012 he was rumored to be thinking about pursuing a third-party campaign and seems to be ignored by the Republican establishment. During an interview with CNN in June, Mr. Paul said that he does not believe Mr. Romney has captured the “hearts and minds” of Republican voters. However his intense focus on balancing the national budget and reducing the U.S. military presence abroad has often made his comments national headlines that Republicans and Democrats are often asked to address.

“I expect this to be a very exciting event and people are looking forward to it, a lot of people are paying a lot of attention to it,” said Mr. Paul in an interview posted to his campaign event regarding Tampa rally

http://www.capitolcolumn.com/news/ron-paul-mitt-romney-campaign-is-scared-of-me/

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Ron Paul: Mitt Romney campaign is scared of me (Original Post) struggle4progress Jul 2012 OP
Ron Paul!!!!! Woohoooo!!!!! Arctic Dave Jul 2012 #1
Yes it is going to be sooooooooo delish! snappyturtle Jul 2012 #2
Alright! Floor fight! HooptieWagon Jul 2012 #3
I'm hoping for actual fist-fights between delegates and physical smack downs on coalition_unwilling Jul 2012 #5
Its happened before... HooptieWagon Jul 2012 #6
This will be a complete Goat Rodeo. arbusto_baboso Jul 2012 #10
He scares me too. Is what he's got contagious? n/t dimbear Jul 2012 #4
Who cares about a racist hobbit!! nt and-justice-for-all Jul 2012 #7
Y'know there is gonna be a severe popcorn shortage this year! Maeve Jul 2012 #8
What they should do is have Cheney, Rove, Romney, and the Pauls Lawlbringer Jul 2012 #9
 

Arctic Dave

(13,812 posts)
1. Ron Paul!!!!! Woohoooo!!!!!
Sat Jul 14, 2012, 10:48 PM
Jul 2012

Would it be OK to change my avatar to RP!?



This is going to be sooooooo delish!!

 

HooptieWagon

(17,064 posts)
3. Alright! Floor fight!
Sat Jul 14, 2012, 11:02 PM
Jul 2012

The RNC is going to be awesome! 95 deg temp, 95% humidity, delegates pissed about 1 hour bus rides, threat of hurricanes, Paulbots stirring up trouble, a candidate hated by the base, 2nd amendment solutionists, Palin grifting, etc. This is going to be the mother of all clusterfucks... a real clown circus. Gee.. I wonder why Huntsman and Jeb are avoiding this fiasco...

 

coalition_unwilling

(14,180 posts)
5. I'm hoping for actual fist-fights between delegates and physical smack downs on
Sat Jul 14, 2012, 11:30 PM
Jul 2012

the convention floor delivered in prime time.

Payback for '68, you might say.

 

HooptieWagon

(17,064 posts)
6. Its happened before...
Sat Jul 14, 2012, 11:37 PM
Jul 2012

but now we have prime time TV. All the GOPs nut jobs, looney tunes, and crazies will be on full display. It'll make WWF look like Romper Room. People will realize this is no longer their daddy's republican party.

Lawlbringer

(550 posts)
9. What they should do is have Cheney, Rove, Romney, and the Pauls
Tue Jul 17, 2012, 10:35 AM
Jul 2012

be locked in a room and wrestle for the right to power. That should keep them busy for the next few years. At which point, Mr Dick will have had 18 heart attacks, Ron will have just keeled over, Rove will have eaten Romney and croaked due to the toxicity, and Rand will have ran himself in circles, chasing his tail, until he just dropped.

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