Ron Paul isn't just anti-tax. He's anti-UN-tax!

[Bucky]

Thus spake Ronesthustra:


A frickin' Global tax! If you have any globes at home, expect blue helmeted goons to start taxing you any minute now... DUCK!!

As Brendan Nyhan says: "And yes, he did handwrite the letter. I'm afraid my scan doesn't do justice to the Unabomber effect of Paul's scrawl on faux yellow legal paper."

[TwilightGardener]

1. Oh Lordy. He's cuckoo for cocoa puffs, but that's OK. Hope he does well.

[durrrty libby]

2. So many DUers think he is da man.

:scared:

[leftist_not_liberal]

3. Who here knows anything about handwiting analysis?

It'd be passingly interesting though his KKKristian Reconstructionism, Fake Ass economic shilling (see: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x1989989) , and general smarminess are more than sufficient to show what he is all about.

[Kagemusha]

4. I'm a little put off at laughing at a grown man for using handwriting.

Now, I don't. I'm a fast typer. I've used computers since I was 8 years old, and that feels late now. But still.

[gateley]

5. I agree with his statements as presented here. And I don't understand

the problem that this is handwritten as opposed to typed. I don't get the point that's being made.

[TwilightGardener]

6. I haven't heard about the UN mandate that sez it wants to confiscate our firearms

and impose a global tax. Even if this true, it would have no way of coming to pass.

[Disturbed]

7. Ron Paul is a staunch Libertarian.

For those that are not educated about Libertarian views, the Net is a great source of education.

Just because he was against the Illegal Invasion of Iraq & the Illegal Occupation does not bring him into the Liberal, Progressive &/or Leftist neighborhood. Far from it.

Since I have bookmarked the following I will post this once again.

LIBERTARIAN PARTY - The LP, founded in 1971, bills itself as "America's largest third party" (and, along with the Greens, are definitely among the two largest third parties in the nation). The Libertarians are neither left nor right: they believe in total individual liberty (pro-drug legalization, pro-choice, pro-gay marriage, pro-home schooling, anti-gun control, etc.) and total economic freedom (anti-welfare, anti-government regulation of business, anti-minimum wage, anti-income tax, pro-free trade, etc.). The LP espouses a classical laissez faire ideology which, they argue, means "more freedom, less government and lower taxes." Over 400 LP members currently hold various -- though fairly low level -- government offices (including lots of minor appointed officials like "School District Facilities Task Force Member" and "Town Recycling Committee Member").

In any given election year, the LP fields more local and federal candidates than any other US third party -- although the LP has clearly been eclipsed by the Greens in size since 1996 in terms of having the largest third party following and garnering more media attention. Former 1988 LP Presidential nominee Ron Paul is now a Republican Congressman from Texas -- although Paul is still active with encouraging the LP. The LP's biggest problem: Ron Paul, former NM Governor Gary Johnson, humorist/journalist PJ O'Rourke, the Republican Liberty Caucus and others in the GOP are working to attract ideological libertarians into the political arena -- arguing they can bring about libertarian change more easily under the Republican label. LP Presidential nominee Ed Clark carried over 921,000 votes (1.1%) in 1980. Subsequent nominees for the next dozen years, though not as strong as Clark, typically ran ahead of most other third party candidates. The late financial consultant and author Harry Browne was the LP Presidential nominee in 1996 (485,000 votes - 5th place - 0.5%) and 2000 (386,000 votes - 5th place - 0.4%). Computer consulant and tax-resister Michael Badnarik was the LP Presidential nominee in 2004 (397,000 votes - 4th place - 0.3%). And, FYI, the LP typically obtains ballot status for the Presidential nominee in all 50 states.

The LP also has active affiliate parties in every state. The party has been divided for years between two warring factions: a more purist/hardcore libertarian group and a more moderate "reform" faction. The hardcore group are uncompromising anarchistic-libertarians in the Ayn Rand mold. By contrast, the moderates are interested in focusing on only a handful of more popular issues (drug decriminalization, gun rights, tax cuts, etc.) in exchange for attracting a larger number of voters. Allies of the hardcore faction firmly held control of the party from the late-1980s until the moderates seized control at the 2006 national convention and gutted the party's original platform. Other related LP sites are: the Libertarian Party News (official LP newspaper), College Libertarians (official student group), LP Ballot Base (official GOTV site), GrowTheLP.org (official LP outreach), Libertarian Reform Caucus (LP moderates), LP Radicals (LP purists), Libertarian Leadership School (official LP training program), LPedia (official LP Wiki history site)..

The LP web site features a link to the World's Smallest Political Quiz -- designed by LP co-founder David Nolan -- and take the quiz to see if you're a libertarian (a bit simplistic, and slanted in favor of the LP, but interesting just the same).


(Former 1988 LP Presidential nominee Ron Paul is now a Republican Congressman from Texas -- although Paul is still active with encouraging the LP. The LP's biggest problem: Ron Paul, former NM Governor Gary Johnson, humorist/journalist PJ O'Rourke, the Republican Liberty Caucus and others in the GOP are working to attract ideological libertarians into the political arena -- arguing they can bring about libertarian change more easily under the Republican label...)

[gateley]

10. Ah... I didn't know there was a party separation with a more moderate group

emerging. That explains why I'm so in line with some of the Libertarian things I've heard, and so strongly opposed to others.

This is very educational and interesting. I'll check out those sites -- thanks!

[Deja Q]

8. Handwriting is becoming a lost art in our modern world.

As is the reading of books; but e-books do exist...

At least the e-book device won't play an optional video game cartridge. :crazy:

As for Uncle Ron's message, two things:

1. He too isn't the best at writing cursive.

2. What's so wrong about the European Union that we don't want something similar here? What am I missing out on? Given the purported 'NAFTA Superhighway' will allow efficient transit of goods via rail and road, which means less waste of fuel, it's hard to dislike that...

[gateley]

11. I am not an authority on this and I always forget the important points I want

to make, but here I go anyway:

I saw a clip of a British woman talking about the EU. The concept was presented to the people as a one, big, happy family sort of scenario (bit by bit, frog boiling at its finest) and that one cohesive union with the same ideals and goals could accomplish so much more than the individual countries.

Sounded good to her. But she didn't know that they'd be replacing their currency with a Euro, that decisions for the British would be made by some "overseer" in Belgium (I think). That essentially it took away the autonomy and sovereignty of Great Britain. Whereas she felt as though she had a voice pre EU, she now feels helpless.

This is the only real person on the ground who I've heard, so I don't know if hers reflects the general attitude of the masses or not.

That's all I recall from my foggy memory but I do think I got her main point across.

[Hangingon]

9. Maybe it is just because I live in Ron Paul's district...

or because the "Texas Corridor" starts down here but I am beginning to see a lot of maps with a proposed "American Union" high network that covers North America.