PV-Thoughts on the debate tonight?

[Frenchy]

Originally Posted by AZXD

I thought the question about being electable, was the best answered question of the night. I showed it to a co-worker (we snuck into a side room, fast forwarded to minute 12) and had another co-worker walk in right as the question started. The guy listened, and said WOW what an answer. He was as impressed as I.
The person who I intended to show it to, just started laughing and finally said "That Guys AWESOME", "I can't believe they asked him that".

Later in the day, another person came up and asked for the web address. Uh Oh

Here a link to the transcript of the debate, and below is Dr. Paul’s full answer to the electability question:

PAUL: Well, we’ve only had two little primaries so far. So it’s pretty premature to decide which one is going to be the candidate. But, you know, when you think about it, if you measured everything I’ve ever said, every vote I’ve ever taken against the Constitution, you know, I’m a strict constitutionalist.

Are you suggesting the Republicans should write me off because I’m a strict constitutionalist? I’m the most conservative member here. I have voted, you know, against more spending and waste in government than anybody else.

(APPLAUSE)

So you’re suggesting that I’m not electable and the Republicans don’t want me because I’m a strict fiscal conservative, because I believe in civil liberties? Why should we not be defending civil liberties and why should we not be talking about foreign policy that used to be the part of the Republican Party?

PAUL: Mr. Republican Robert Taft didn’t even want us to be in NATO and you’re saying now that we have to continue to borrow money from China to finance this empire that we can’t afford?

Let me see if I get this right. We need to borrow $10 billion from China, and then we give it to Musharraf, who is a military dictator, who overthrew an elected government. And then we go to war, we lose all these lives promoting democracy in Iraq. I mean, what’s going on here?

(APPLAUSE)

And you’re saying that this isn’t appealing to Republicans? Where did this come about? I think this is the Republican message. I defend the platform. It used to say we’d (inaudible) the Department of Education. It doesn’t say that now.

We, as Republicans, went and doubled the size of the Department of Education, so where have we gone? I think we’ve lost our way. And then the insinuation that I am less Republican because of that?

[Etta Place]

Hey AZ! You might be interested to know:

The Business Journal of Phoenix - January 11, 2008
http://phoenix.bizjournals.com/phoen...7/daily65.html
Friday, January 11, 2008 - 2:50 PM MST

Ron Paul wins Arizona straw poll of young professionalsThe Business Journal of Phoenix - by Mike Sunnucks Phoenix Business Journal
Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul won a straw poll this week held by an Arizona group representing young GOP entrepreneurs and business professionals.

The Republican Professionals Association conducted the poll this week.

Paul won the poll, with 80 percent of the vote, followed by Sen. John McCain of Arizona, with 12 percent. There were 515 votes cast, according to RPA.

McCain picked up the endorsement of the Tampa Tribune on Friday. He also has received a number of newspaper endorsements on the GOP side of the 2008 White House race.

Paul opposes the war and most government spending. He wants to dismantle the Internal Revenue Service and what he calls America's 'empire' abroad, including military bases and reducing foreign aid.

[Etta Place]

I don't get it. If guys like you, who are pretty much the base of the Republican Party, don't like McCain, then where is he getting his support?