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Quite possibly the sweetest BURN from a presidential candidate to an audience member!

noname12345noname12345 Member Posts: 2,267

This video is friggen NUTS. I never heard a politician much less a presidential candidate say anything so ballsy before.



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Enjoy!

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  • porgieporgie Member Posts: 1,516
    Oooooh, man! 



    That kid talked like he was on drugs anyways.  I talk like that after a six pack.

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  • DraenorDraenor Member UncommonPosts: 7,918
    It's a point well taken though, and it seems Ron Paul might have been looking towards the future more than he might have realized...What with the current push in America to make everything healthier, hell, kellogs cereal has basically been forced to retool their products to be more health conscious because they were being threatened with a law suit.  To say nothing of the push in Public schools to make kids eat and drink certain products because apparently they are unable to control how much crap they put into their bodies...A friend of mine was telling me about some 800 pound mexican who was here illegally, but he weighed only ~200 pounds at the time he moved to America...do you know who he blamed for his obesity?  He blamed America for having so much fast food around; apparently the American government was shoving cheeseburgers down this man's throat...that just goes to show you that Ron Paul is completely correct about the lack of self responsibility in this country.

    Your argument is like a two legged dog with an eating disorder...weak and unbalanced.

  • //\//\oo//\//\oo Member, Newbie CommonPosts: 2,767

    I agree with Ron Paul on a few issues, but in this case I don't: People can't be trusted with anything, especially if it involves their own welfare.

    If everybody were capable, benign and intelligent, then we wouldn't need a government in the first place.

     

    This is a sequence of characters intended to produce some profound mental effect, but it has failed.

  • MeonMeon Member Posts: 993


    Originally posted by //\//\oo

    If everybody were capable, benign and intelligent, then we wouldn't need a government in the first place.

    i disagree on that point. There is always a government, and people are always governed. even if the government is not needed.

  • //\//\oo//\//\oo Member, Newbie CommonPosts: 2,767
    Originally posted by Meon


     

    Originally posted by //\//\oo



    If everybody were capable, benign and intelligent, then we wouldn't need a government in the first place.


     

    i disagree on that point. There is always a government, and people are always governed. even if the government is not needed.



       Yes there is, but you're still proving my point.

     

    This is a sequence of characters intended to produce some profound mental effect, but it has failed.

  • EggFteggEggFtegg Member Posts: 1,141
    Originally posted by //\//\oo


    I agree with Ron Paul on a few issues, but in this case I don't: People can't be trusted with anything, especially if it involves their own welfare.
    If everybody were capable, benign and intelligent, then we wouldn't need a government in the first place.
     
    You have a point, but just because people can't be trusted with their own welfare, does that mean we should trust a government with their welfare instead?

  • //\//\oo//\//\oo Member, Newbie CommonPosts: 2,767
    Originally posted by EggFtegg

    Originally posted by //\//\oo


    I agree with Ron Paul on a few issues, but in this case I don't: People can't be trusted with anything, especially if it involves their own welfare.
    If everybody were capable, benign and intelligent, then we wouldn't need a government in the first place.
     
    You have a point, but just because people can't be trusted with their own welfare, does that mean we should trust a government with their welfare instead?



      Yes, if I were to consitute the entire government body. I can trust my welfare with myself. Seriously. You could trust yours as well provided that I receive a 20' gem-encrusted statue of meatwad and .... "contributions".

     

     

     

     

    This is a sequence of characters intended to produce some profound mental effect, but it has failed.

  • noname12345noname12345 Member Posts: 2,267
    Originally posted by //\//\oo


    I agree with Ron Paul on a few issues, but in this case I don't: People can't be trusted with anything, especially if it involves their own welfare.
    If everybody were capable, benign and intelligent, then we wouldn't need a government in the first place.

    People can't be trusted with anything? You realize governments are run by people? True story.



    It's ironic because the government is in control of education for the masses. Hmm....perhaps they are keeping people dumbed down? Or government simply can't do it as well as mere people?

    It's common knowledge that private schools are better than public schools. Home schooling also spits out better educated children then public schools.

    http://www.hslda.org/docs/study/comp2001/HomeSchoolAchievement.pdf







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  • ColdmeatColdmeat Member UncommonPosts: 3,410

    No Child Left Behind.

    Because our best, and brightest, are hamstrung so Johnny Crackbaby doesn't have to feel bad about his future in fast food.

    The fact that the US public educational system still shats forth a winner here and there is proof of peoples ability to succeed in spite of the system, not because of it.

  • Keebs1984Keebs1984 Member Posts: 1,356
    Originally posted by //\//\oo


    I agree with Ron Paul on a few issues, but in this case I don't: People can't be trusted with anything, especially if it involves their own welfare.
    If everybody were capable, benign and intelligent, then we wouldn't need a government in the first place.
     
    Thats rediculous. Although in some aspects you may be right, overall you are not. Its just not as simple as you say it is. Part of the reason why drugs are so popular today is because it is illegal. Look it up in any psychology book and it will tell you that people are prone to reject authority en masse.



    People are able to motivate themselves to do what is right with their own body. They excercise, eat right, quit smoking, quit drinking all the time, despite it still being a problem within a select minority. If things start becoming serious the human will can break away. Thats not to say their aren't people who will become hopelessly addicted but largely people can control themselves. However, I guarentee you are a large section of our population today has done some sort of drug and yet the drug problem in comparison to our population is not that large.



    People know whats good and what is bad for themselves and do not need a government body telling them how, when, where, and why to act.

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  • PyritePyrite Member Posts: 309
    Originally posted by Draenor

    It's a point well taken though, and it seems Ron Paul might have been looking towards the future more than he might have realized...What with the current push in America to make everything healthier, hell, kellogs cereal has basically been forced to retool their products to be more health conscious because they were being threatened with a law suit.  To say nothing of the push in Public schools to make kids eat and drink certain products because apparently they are unable to control how much crap they put into their bodies...A friend of mine was telling me about some 800 pound mexican who was here illegally, but he weighed only ~200 pounds at the time he moved to America...do you know who he blamed for his obesity?  He blamed America for having so much fast food around; apparently the American government was shoving cheeseburgers down this man's throat...that just goes to show you that Ron Paul is completely correct about the lack of self responsibility in this country.
    On this point we are in complete agreement.  I don't believe the government has any right to dictate what I choose to put into my body.  Just like they have no right to dictate what I should think, feel, or care about.



    This should apply not only to food, but to things like smoking, drinking, drugs, sexual practices (between consenting adults), and suicide.  If we don't have the right to decide how to manage our own bodies and minds then we've lost one of the cornerstones of a free society.

    The most important part of reading is reading between the lines.

  • JADEDRAG0NJADEDRAG0N Member Posts: 733
    So it took you this many years to realise the blame culture in america is bad for america
  • EggFteggEggFtegg Member Posts: 1,141
    Originally posted by JADEDRAG0N

    So it took you this many years to realise the blame culture in america is bad for america
    Blame isn't always bad, but it depends who you're blaming and why and if there's any merit in it. Capitalism relies on a little bit of blaming to push companies to change. One of the differences between UK and US culture is who gets the blame. Interestingly, it seems that we, in the UK, are slowly moving more towards the corporate blaming that goes on in the US, while the US is moving more towards the government blaming that goes on in the UK. I guess both are moving away from self responsibility at the same time, but generally  Brits aren't as good as Americans at seeing that.

  • //\//\oo//\//\oo Member, Newbie CommonPosts: 2,767
    Originally posted by AlexAmore

    Originally posted by //\//\oo


    I agree with Ron Paul on a few issues, but in this case I don't: People can't be trusted with anything, especially if it involves their own welfare.
    If everybody were capable, benign and intelligent, then we wouldn't need a government in the first place.

    People can't be trusted with anything? You realize governments are run by people? True story.



    It's ironic because the government is in control of education for the masses. Hmm....perhaps they are keeping people dumbed down? Or government simply can't do it as well as mere people?

    It's common knowledge that private schools are better than public schools. Home schooling also spits out better educated children then public schools.

    http://www.hslda.org/docs/study/comp2001/HomeSchoolAchievement.pdf







     Yes, so we need a government that is not run by people.

     We need a computer like in Logan's Run.... only with better AI.

     



    This is a sequence of characters intended to produce some profound mental effect, but it has failed.

  • TechleoTechleo Member Posts: 1,984
        I remember something my Grandpa said. People shouldn't change people. People should offer change. I aint got no problem with a person offering me what they believe. Its when they shove it down my throat that I get pissed off. As long as the other person say, You could or do you want to or its possible, ill listen because the more options the better
  • skywisenightskywisenight Member UncommonPosts: 348
    Originally posted by Pyrite



    I don't believe the government has any right to dictate what I choose to put into my body.  Just like they have no right to dictate what I should think, feel, or care about.
    And there it is.  Truer (sp?) words have never been spoken (or written).  I agree with this whole heartedly, for me, BUT, as been mentioned before, some people aren't informed correctly or have the knowledge to use such responcibility.... responcibly and that's the reason the some things need to be controlled.  (although I wish this wasn't the case)
  • noname12345noname12345 Member Posts: 2,267

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  • RainStarRainStar Member Posts: 638
    Originally posted by Techleo

        I remember something my Grandpa said. People shouldn't change people. People should offer change. I aint got no problem with a person offering me what they believe. Its when they shove it down my throat that I get pissed off. As long as the other person say, You could or do you want to or its possible, ill listen because the more options the better

     

    What your Grandpa said is great!

    On another note, has anyone seen this? http://dummiefunnies.blogspot.com/2007/06/is-mike-gravel-on-acid.html

    He has to be one of the weirdest candidates out there.

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