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oddball

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According to the FEC, in 2011 so far, active duty military personnel gave more campaign donations to one candidate than they did to all others - including Obama - combined:
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"The exact 3Q amounts shown above have not been verified but are within close approximity."

-1 for butchering my language.

That said, what is the significance of this? Does it mean that soldiers want to come home? I can see that. I'd vote for someone if I thought they would get my butt out of combat. Makes me wonder how Obama did last election in this tranche when he was pushing to recall the troops.

I have to say that Ron Paul is more believable on this issue.
 
It doesn't surprise me that a lot of military personnel might be impressed by Dr. Ron Paul's cheap appeals to the American founder cult.
 
It doesn't surprise me that a lot of military personnel might be impressed by Obama's cheap appeals to the USSR founder cult? :confused:
 
Pardalis said:
You'r e not even trying to make sense, Oliver.
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Actually I parodied the nonsense Gazpacho wrote. As if the Soldiers are somehow from another America or something. However, I highly suppose it's not about the founding Fathers - but rather about fighting senseless wars or not. A good argument, indeed.

Plus, he also got the most donations from military personal during the 2008 presidential campaign, so it does not come as a big surprise - especially since Obama lied about ending wars and Gitmo. Which leads to the question why Obama got the second largest amount of donations from military personnel. :confused:
 
Oliver said:
Actually I parodied the nonsense Gazpacho wrote. As if the Soldiers are somehow from another America or something. However, I highly suppose it's not about the founding Fathers - but rather about fighting senseless wars or not. A good argument, indeed.

Plus, he also got the most donations from military personal during the 2008 presidential campaign, so it does not come as a big surprise - especially since Obama lied about ending wars and Gitmo. Which leads to the question why Obama got the second largest amount of donations from military personnel. :confused:
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I guess those soldiers don't care about America.
 
He's still crazy. Non sequitur is non sequitur.

I guess the assumption here is that the opinions of military members are better than those of other people. If that were true, then a military dictatorship would be superior to democracy. Which one would you rather live in?
 
What's sad about Ron Paul is that his good ideas are really good. But his crazy ideas are really nuts.
 
Travis said:
What's sad about Ron Paul is that his good ideas are really good. But his crazy ideas are really nuts.
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That's really the dangerous part; people are won over by some of his better ideas, while being completely ignorant of his insane positions. I've heard him talk and thought he was making good points, but I'm familiar him beyond talking points. It's lucky he's still too fringe to get elected president.
 
Big whoop, is the opinion and support of active duty military or veterans somehow more valuable or valid than those of civilian citizens? It sure as hell isn't to me. TBH, considering that they have all endured a regimen of nationalistic brainwashing, it's probably a less positive thing.
 
Temecula said:
Big whoop, is the opinion and support of active duty military or veterans somehow more valuable or valid than those of civilian citizens? It sure as hell isn't to me. TBH, considering that they have all endured a regimen of nationalistic brainwashing, it's probably a less positive thing.
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Excuse me? Haven't the republicons been telling us since the Vietnam War that they were the party of national defense, that they were looking out for the soldiers, that Democrats hated our soldiers, the real soldiers vote GOP and other assorted fairy tales?
 
Travis said:
What's sad about Ron Paul is that his good ideas are really good. But his crazy ideas are really nuts.
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Could you please make a list of his crazy and good ideas? Because you sound as if it's a long list of reason vs. craziness, no?
 
Puppycow said:
I guess the assumption here is that the opinions of military members are better than those of other people.
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I´d rather say the assumption here is that the opinion of people who agree with Ron Paul are better than those of other people.
 
Big whoop, is the opinion and support of active duty military or veterans somehow more valuable or valid than those of civilian citizens? It sure as hell isn't to me. TBH, considering that they have all endured a regimen of nationalistic brainwashing, it's probably a less positive thing.
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leftysergeant said:
Excuse me? Haven't the republicons been telling us since the Vietnam War that they were the party of national defense, that they were looking out for the soldiers, that Democrats hated our soldiers, the real soldiers vote GOP and other assorted fairy tales?
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I don't see the conflict between your statement and mine, nor any relation. Am I missing something?
 
Travis said:
What's sad about Ron Paul is that his good ideas are really good. But his crazy ideas are really nuts.
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I don’t know about any particularly good ideas he has, but I do give him points for at least being internally consistent. I.E. he doesn’t promise to reduce the deficit by cutting taxes, get government out of our lives by forbidding gay marriage and keep socialized medicine out of Medicare.
 
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