I was there. U jelly?

I wish my camera on my phone was better.

That's just what I said. We're inserting money into your economy. He's not opposed to Americans spending money internationally. He's opposed to the government stealing money from its citizens and spending it internationally.

I don't want to imagine it. It's horrifying. What we're doing around the world is despicable.

Even if he was second amongst candidates still in the race today in those polls, doesn't mean he was ever a clear second nationally. His RCP average of 7.7% was not good enough for second in late May. Taking the five May polls before Paul overtakes him with a good poll on 5/27, here is the average:

17% Huckabee
16% Romney
14% Palin
11% Trump
10% Cain
9% Gingrich
8% Paul
6% Bachmann
6% Pawlenty

Clear second? Eh...

Fair enough... he was only clear second amongst people still in the race up until may. But either way it doesn't really help wrt to anti-Paul bias as you have to add in candidates that peaked higher than paul despite never actually joining the race. The easy way to show an anti-paul bias is to peg a random candidate with getting the exact amount of deserved support and say that paul being less than that proves a bias. But that is clearly artificial. In any global model that allows for all candidates to be either talked about too much or too little, it is hard to really pick out any true and significant outliers

I am willing to bet on my in a monitored IQ (or similar) test for fairly big money if you are interested. 130 was the previous established paultard average IQ and I'm fine with taking the over on that. Don't PM me, just post here saying you're interested if you are and I'll PM you to start negotiating details. These things never actually get done, but I figured I'd take the free roll of offering.

Ron Paul Speech At The University Of Iowa 10/21/11

really? I don't know 1 person who smokes ****ty mexican weed. I think we overestimate the role weed plays in the cartel's. It's all about coke, heroin, and human trafficking.

http://video.godlikeproductions.com/...091e30a378.flv

Yeah I agree with this. I don't really know for sure, but the damage of the war on drugs wrt weed seems rather minimal. By all means go ahead and legalize it, but to pretend that it would have a huge impact on the negative effects of the war on drugs seems pretty disingenuous.

I smoke ****ty Mexican weed :/


wtf at the statement above?


What are most people in jail for drugs in for? Marijuana.

Actually about half the drug cartels' business is marijuana.

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/s...ryId=126978142

U of Iowa poll fri 10/21

Cain 37
Romney 27
Paul 12
Gingrich 8
Bachmann 4
Perry 6
Santorum 3
Huntsman 1


daaaammmnnnn@ Cain getting 37 pct


http://news-releases.uiowa.edu/2011/...%20Topline.pdf

edit: this may be the one someone posted yesterday, but not sure

Ok maybe I'm wrong. Is this really true? That seems absurd to me. Like what do you have to do to go to jail for marijuana? I thought unless you were dealing it is basically impossible.

Well damn ok then.

Not only that but printing money without the backing of gold is suicidal (at the rate US is currently doing). We can take a look at how USD has performed vs EUR in the last 15 years since EUR was introduced - we can see USD has steadily weakened against the EUR. Some may argue that historical data isn't a good indication of future events. But one look at the current US deficit, it's budget plans and spending - it's clear to see that if something drastically is not done then the superpower we know as USA will be over within 5 years time.

You have clowns like Bachmann and Santorum jumping on the bandwagon that Iran is developing its nuclear powers to take over the west and Saudi Arabia as the leader of the Middle East. What does that mean? One thing - more spending on foreign policy if they get elected. Equating to more unnecessary debt.

RP's 1 trillion plan has received mixed views (or any media coverage for that matter!). However it's the only one that looks at the real issue - cut spending. Cut those unnecessary federal departments in the next few years. End all foreign interventions and policies. Give more freedom to all Americans.

I really hope Ron Paul will win the GOP nomination and take on Obama for the president seat. Otherwise it's bye bye America.

Exactly my thoughts. Though I think 5 years is being generous. Bernanke and (insert status quo president here) will have the US like Zimbabwe in less than 3 at the pace we're going imo. The fed just doesn't understand economics and is doing the opposite of what they should be doing. Every. Single. Time.

The amount of money that has already been printed up but hasn't been introduced in the market yet is astounding. Hyperinflation could hit anytime in the next few years.

Ron Paul speaks tonight at the Faith and Freedom Forum on C-SPAN.

Here’s the agenda:
4:30 – 6 p.m.: Registration, meet-and-greet, buffet dinner
6 p.m.: C-SPAN begins live coverage
6:33 – 6:45 p.m.: Reince Priebus, chairman of the Republican National Committee
6:45 – 7:07: Herman Cain
7:07 – 7:29: Michele Bachmann
7:29 – 7:51: Rick Perry
7:51 – 8:13: Newt Gingrich
8:13 – 8:35: Ron Paul
8:35 – 8:57: Rick Santorum

I mean seriously, us forces troops on Germany ergo us subsidizes germany's lifestyle? ****ing weak.

Here in Oklahoma, which is one of the strictest states in the nation, you can get arrested for having a roach. You can get arrested for having a seed. You can get up to life in prison for selling weed. You can get up to life in prison for making hash. It's not impossible in the slightest.


Just watch this and tell me marijuana is irrelevant in the war on drugs.

It's typically repeat offenders. Most states won't give jail time for 1st offenses under X grams, with that amount ranging from 15 to 30 grams from what I've seen. Also the case of being in the wrong place(too close to a school) that increases the charges. If we're talking prison it's rarely for simple possession, usually selling, growing or trafficking.

I think RP just won the Ohio straw poll?

did he?

Yeah he crushed. Doubt Ohio matters though

http://www2.nbc4i.com/news/2011/oct/...ity-ar-798129/

Ron Paul 53.50%

Herman Cain 25.47%

Mitt Romney 8.88%

Newt Gingrich 5.37%

Rick Perry 2.80%

Jon Huntsman 2.10%

Rick Santorum .93%

Michele Bachmann .47%

"Cain beats Romney in Ohio straw poll, Perry in Fifth"

So Ron Paul has won Ohio, California, and nearly won Iowa.

move along, nothing to see here.