Mene, Mene, Tekel, Upharsin.
You know, Congressman Paul, with friends like your supporters, you don't really need enemies, or even rivals.
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Gotta say that the Congressman in question really didn't want the Manolo to go from this:
Manolo says, the Manolo’s internet friend Darren sends these pictures of the presidential candidate Ron Paul, and asks the question, “What would the Manolo say?”
The Manolo would say, “Ayyyyyyyy!”
...to this:
Ron Paul’s cheap shoes and his sloppy clothes say that he is not the serious person, that he does not care that the image he projects is of the small town, small time appliance salesman. Yes, this look is perhaps what endears him to his arm-waving and humorless supporters, but it inspires no confidence in the saner and more adult members of society.
...but he did. Well, Rep. Paul had a go... Rep. Paul had a run.
Read o... Hey, Sparky, life ain't fair, either. Stop whining about what the big meanie said about Ron Paul and read on.
Let's get down to brass tacks here for a sec, before the inevitable hordette of ravenous Ron Paul fans show up to start shouting about Internet/straw polls, knee surgery and/or the North American Union: this is really and truly a Bad Thing for the Ron Paul whatever-it-is. The Manolo makes it a point to avoid political controversies in his quest to make truly impressive amounts of money giving good shoe advice; which makes those occasions when he succumbs all the more important. He also runs an influential site (read: more influential than pretty much every political blog out there, Left or Right, and not excluding this one) read by a wide cross-section of the American public. And, from now on, every regular Manolo reader (and a nontrivial percentage of their friends) will immediately think 'small time appliance salesman' when they hear the name 'Ron Paul'.
Because, really, that is indeed what he looks like.
Moral of the story? There are two. One, some other GOP Presidential campaign needs to find out what the Manolo wants in exchange for a consulting gig, and give it to him. Two, the Ron Paul people really needed to learn how to: shaddap, and STFD.
Note tense.
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So... Ron Paul is a bad candidate because he doesn't wear sharp suits and ties?
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Sorry. :(
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Faith is the highest passion in a human being. Many in every generation may not come that far, but none comes further.
- Soren Kierkegaard: Fear and Trembling
The Fuzzy Puppy of the VRWC. I've been usurped!
A candidate should be judged on his merits alone rather than his fashion sense? This seems rather...silly.
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Faith is the highest passion in a human being. Many in every generation may not come that far, but none comes further.
- Soren Kierkegaard: Fear and Trembling
It shouldn't have to be explained to Presidential candidates that they need to dress better than small town appliance salesmen.
The Fuzzy Puppy of the VRWC. I've been usurped!
How does dressing like a small-town appliance salesman hurt his cause? Are small-town appliance salesmen vendors of death and evil? Are small-town appliance salesmen known for being dishonest and lazy? This whole article seems to amount to nothing more than an ad hominem. And more than that, it seems to me to have a sort of classist angle to it. Small-town people are unelectable? Please.
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Faith is the highest passion in a human being. Many in every generation may not come that far, but none comes further.
- Soren Kierkegaard: Fear and Trembling
been successful at something but selling appliances.
OTOH, given Ron Paul's record of legislative accomplishment for the last 20 years, the original author owes a serious apology to small town appliance salesmen. Heck, if the sales guy sold one toaster in 20 years he's significantly more accomplished than Representative Paul.
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CongressCritter™: Never have so few felt like they were owed so much by so many for so little.
...have never been able to turn their political party into a true force in the land.
Thank you for your help in demonstrating the Manolo's (and my) point, SoCal: you may run along now.
Moe
The Fuzzy Puppy of the VRWC. I've been usurped!
I would rather choose Tancredo or Huckabee than Paul. But Paul is, for all intents and purposes, pro-life and anti-illegal immigration, and that sets him apart from your typical garden-variety libertarian.
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Faith is the highest passion in a human being. Many in every generation may not come that far, but none comes further.
- Soren Kierkegaard: Fear and Trembling
The Fuzzy Puppy of the VRWC. I've been usurped!
Ron Paul on the "issues" makes his wardrobe look like it came from Brooks Brothers.
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CongressCritter™: Never have so few felt like they were owed so much by so many for so little.
Is that ideas don't run for president, people do.
And people have many facets beyond their platforms - how they look and sound, how they carry themselves; how they handle crises; how they inspire confidence; their backgrounds and families, their faith and their fortunes, their achievements and their sins, their seedy friends (all politicians have those) and blood enemies, and all the rest.
Some believe that Ron Paul has the truth on his side - but even if they were right, there is still the matter of the truth having Ron Paul on its side. It may need better.
"No compromise with the main purpose, no peace till victory, no pact with unrepentant wrong." - Winston Churchill
Some believe that Ron Paul has the truth on his side - but even if they were right, there is still the matter of the truth having Ron Paul on its side. It may need better.
On at least two levels. :)
The Fuzzy Puppy of the VRWC. I've been usurped!
"No compromise with the main purpose, no peace till victory, no pact with unrepentant wrong." - Winston Churchill
About a year ago I started getting some exercise. Daily walks in the park, that a month or so ago turned into mixed walk/jogs in the park, that became mile jogs at the park, and today became mile and a half jogs in the park (yes, i just got back from my first mile and a half jog since high school when I ran cross country. Please excuse my bragging about it since I'm still hot and still so slightly out of break even 15 minute later). Never did I know they'd end up so political.
Well, they weren't at first. At first, it was getting toward winter, and I was looking at the stars a bunch. I also started having a harder time getting up early enough to see the stars as I went, once the novelty of it all wore off.
Then I started seeing other things. Most of what I see reinforces my views on illegal immigration, but lately someone stuck up a whole bunch of classy little Ron Paul "Hope for America" (or something like that) signs.
Made me wish FDT was officially running to get some signs of my own.
My father suggested I take the signs down. These being on public property I could almost bring myself to do it, unlike that big honking Democrat for Congress sign I had to run past twice a day back in November 2006, which was in somebody's lawn.
If thes signs were that ugly I'd do it.
Run like Reagan!
as a member of the House of Representatives.
Yeah, I know he's AWOL on Iraq, but he is #1 on fiscal issues.
As a presidential candidate, he'd only get my vote in the general (I think I'd vote for Guiliani or McCain ahead of him in the primary), but I love him in the house.
Romney or Fred.
What bills has he sponsored over the years that make him #1 on fiscal issues in the House?
Run like Reagan!
I suppose I may be preaching to the choir brothers, but ... I know that Redstate is THE communicating place for Establishment pro- war-for-Israel Republicans. I am not. I believe in evenhandedness for everyone. I believe that the Iraqi war has made us the most isolated nation on earth. It had taken the lives of 3600 Christian men, maimed ten thousand more, taken hundreds of thousands of Iraqi lives, and a trillion dollars that we can ill afford. We are bankrupting our future - and there are no way we can dig out of this hole without cutting some entitlements, and getting out of meddling in the affairs of other countries - which itself is our biggest enemy - the economic enemy. Look, China owns the US. It is time for a sea change, away from the establishment candidate Bush clones who will make the rich richer, the poor poorer and squeeze the middle class. The pro-abort Hillary and Obama are not the answer. Rudy Romney are flip flopping proaborts. McCain is a pro war lover of illegal aliens. Time to look beyond them to the second tier. And one that is really looking up, with support growing, a man with integrity and honesty and who does what he preaches, is Dr Ron Paul. Think about it. Stop being sheep. Time for a revolution, time to be shrewd as snakes and innocent as doves and take back the nation.
Mene, Mene, Tekel, Upharsin - the Establishment Republicans who turn a blind eye to the destruction of Christendom and welcome the coming of the New World Order under Antichrist by supporting Establishment stooges will be most surprised in their final meetup.
Unworthy Servant
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But, yes, fast. I grieve for his partner.
The Fuzzy Puppy of the VRWC. I've been usurped!
As was noted in comments here, that means that they're obligated to show up and mill around for a bit. Science has not yet determined whether this is instinctual behavior, or merely the result of extensive operant conditioning.
The Fuzzy Puppy of the VRWC. I've been usurped!
So a post about how a candidate dresses makes the front page of RedState? I'm glad you're really digging deep into the issues.
Although, I'm sure McCain would trade shoes for cash at this point, though.
Here I expected to see a two week wonder, but you've been here longer than I have, heh.
Run like Reagan!
...for a candidate who walks the talk of limited, Constitutional government and individual liberty, the things Republicans used to talk about.
has accomplished exactly N.O.T.H.I.N.G.
What a deluded jerk you are.
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CongressCritter™: Never have so few felt like they were owed so much by so many for so little.
all CongressCritters accomplished as much as Ron Paul. His lack of accomplishment should be the goal, its far, far cheaper and far, far better than what they do accomplish.
Every time the Congress makes a law its a joke and every time they make a joke its a law.
John
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Why would God invent something like whiskey? To keep the Irish from ruling the world of course
It's become a hobby. Mrs908 has been telling me for years that I need a hobby - 200mph motorcycles don't apparently count with her - and I've steadfastly resisted. The preelection cycle for '08 has finally made me see the light though.
My new hobby is playing with the various "bots" here at RS. It's fun. Keeps my blood pressure down. Mostly nobody gets hurt. The police aren't searching my neighborhood for black motorcycle.
There are a couple of interesting distinctions. The Rombots are the most fun. They don't support their guy, they love him. Dearly. I can relate. Say something bad about Mrs908, the equivalent of guys in black suits with body armor and vicious dogs will be visiting you. But I digress. They love the Mittster. Personally, I think it's kinda cute, being as it really is "just" politics and all. But hey, mention the Mitt without the words "future President" in front of his name and here they come. They will defend every perceived sullying of his honor. Check out the Mitt/PETA blog. But anyway, they really are fun. They are just so baitable. Heck, unlike a bass, they'll bite on anything. And fight! Whew. Like the 300, they never give up. They're fun. I really do like 'em.
The Ronbots - note the "n", no "m" - are the other side of the coin. Their love affair is not just with Ron, they are "true believers". They are sold on their guy and his philosophy to the extent that they make Mormon missionaries or people that just quit smoking and drinking look like slackers. (No offense meant to either group, just an apt comparison)
The difference between the ...bots is that while the Rombots love their guy, the Ronbots are just fierce. They won't respond to anything, they just shout their message from the housetops. They're no fun. They've even ceased to be funny.
And by they way Ward, your sig line is very appropriate. You really ARE unworthy. And gone too, but what the heck.
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CongressCritter™: Never have so few felt like they were owed so much by so many for so little.
First, Ron Paul wins the "Taxpayer's Best Friend" award every year from the NTU. He returns his unused office funds to the Treasury, and refuses his Congressional pension. What more do you want? He was also named the #1 tax cutter in Congress by Human Events, who said this:
“(Paul) is a co-sponsor… of a constitutional amendment to repeal the 16th amendment and end income, gift, and estate taxes. Regularly pushes for tax cuts. Sponsor of bills to allow tax credits for private school tuition, to permit tax deduction of college tuition, and to stop all taxation of Social Security benefits. Opposes all unconstitutional spending programs.”
So some of his bills never get enacted. Maybe if we had a few more real Republicans in Congress (especially when we had the majority), they would have.
Envisioning when all that is Left is the Right.
So... Ron Paul is a bad candidate because he doesn't wear sharp suits and ties?
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Faith is the highest passion in a human being. Many in every generation may not come that far, but none comes further.
- Soren Kierkegaard: Fear and Trembling