Site Search:
 
Speak Korean Now!
Teach English Abroad and Get Paid to see the World!
Korean Job Discussion Forums Forum Index Korean Job Discussion Forums
"The Internet's Meeting Place for ESL/EFL Teachers from Around the World!"
 
 FAQFAQ   SearchSearch   MemberlistMemberlist   UsergroupsUsergroups   RegisterRegister 
 ProfileProfile   Log in to check your private messagesLog in to check your private messages   Log inLog in 

The Final Ron Paul Thread...
Goto page 1, 2, 3 ... 12, 13, 14  Next
 
Post new topic   Reply to topic    Korean Job Discussion Forums Forum Index -> Current Events Forum
View previous topic :: View next topic  
Author Message
Gopher



Joined: 04 Jun 2005

PostPosted: Thu Jan 03, 2008 6:05 pm    Post subject: The Final Ron Paul Thread... Reply with quote

This thread will trace and celebrate Ron Paul's decling position and then his withdrawal from the presidential race 2008.

Tonight: Iowa. Ron Paul failed to receive significant support. Even Thompson outperformed him. On a side note, on the Democratic side, Michael Moore's man Kucinich has received zero support. This represents excellent news.

Stand by for New Hampshire's outcome.

CNN's Results
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
loose_ends



Joined: 23 Jul 2007

PostPosted: Thu Jan 03, 2008 6:16 pm    Post subject: Re: The Final Ron Paul Thread... Reply with quote

Gopher wrote:
This thread will trace and celebrate Ron Paul's decling position and then his withdrawal from the presidential race 2008.

Tonight: Iowa. Ron Paul failed to receive significant support. Even Thompson outperformed him. On a side note, on the Democratic side, Michael Moore's man Kucinich has received zero support. This represents excellent news.

Stand by for New Hampshire's outcome.

CNN's Results


Why is Kucinich a bad choice?

Don't know much about him but he seems like a straight talker from what I've seen.

Curious.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
igotthisguitar



Joined: 08 Apr 2003
Location: South Korea (Permanent Vacation)

PostPosted: Thu Jan 03, 2008 6:17 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

http://forums.eslcafe.com/korea/viewtopic.php?t=109591
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Visit poster's website Yahoo Messenger
igotthisguitar



Joined: 08 Apr 2003
Location: South Korea (Permanent Vacation)

PostPosted: Thu Jan 03, 2008 6:18 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

http://forums.eslcafe.com/korea/viewtopic.php?t=109591
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Visit poster's website Yahoo Messenger
Pluto



Joined: 19 Dec 2006

PostPosted: Thu Jan 03, 2008 6:18 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

G, I don't know if it is too late but maybe we can vote or pool on when Ron Paul's campaign will meet its end. Before 5 February( aka Super Tuesday) , on 5 or 6 February or after. My vote is on 5-6 Feb. Just thought I would suggest a way to make Paul's demise more interactive.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
Pluto



Joined: 19 Dec 2006

PostPosted: Thu Jan 03, 2008 6:22 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

igotthisguitar wrote:
http://forums.eslcafe.com/korea/viewtopic.php?t=109591


Yeah, I've been out to Iowa a few times. Doubt you have. I can assure you there are no Israeli defense contractors there. In fact, I don't even know of any Israelis out there unless there in Ames, Ceder Falls of Iowa City going to School. But even in that case, I'd reckon that Koreans outnumber any Israeli in those towns by a large number.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
Milwaukiedave



Joined: 02 Oct 2004
Location: Goseong

PostPosted: Thu Jan 03, 2008 6:31 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Pluto, if you do count me in. I'll take Jan 9th.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
Gopher



Joined: 04 Jun 2005

PostPosted: Thu Jan 03, 2008 7:04 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I wager Ron Paul will hang around until just after Super Tues. He has the money and not the actual support to do this. It will be a slow, lingering realization for him and his supporters. They will declare themselves "independent"; they will turn on the American election process with bitter accusations; then they will finally fade away and find themselves confined to Texas' 22d district...

Who are Ron Paul's supporters? People like Igotthisguitar. And he already alleges an Israeli -- that is, in his worldview, Jewish -- conspiracy against him...
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
thepeel



Joined: 08 Aug 2004

PostPosted: Thu Jan 03, 2008 8:19 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yup, Gopher, it is true. Ron Paul won't win.

However, ol' Mike huckabee might. And that, more than anything, would be the death of America. And hell, let the people have what they want, I say.

So celebrate tonight. ding dong, Ron Paul's dead. But a man even dumber, more religious and more dangerous than even the dumb, religious and dangerous George Bush just snuck past.

I hope you are, as a Republican American who seems to be, at least on the surface, not one of those "London is the capital of Paris" Americans, embarrassed to be you, after Iowa. I would be.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
Tiger Beer



Joined: 07 Feb 2003

PostPosted: Thu Jan 03, 2008 8:29 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Ron Paul didn't fare that badly though. He has had pretty much ZERO recognition in the Republican Party, and he's not even on most polls as even an option.

However, despite that, he's not too far from Thompson and McCain's numbers.

I think only a very very few had any dreamy romantic images of him winning Iowa. Just having Ron Paul give a good as a show as he did, about 2/3rds of McCains votes is interesting in itself.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Visit poster's website
Gopher



Joined: 04 Jun 2005

PostPosted: Thu Jan 03, 2008 8:32 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

thepeel wrote:
But a man even dumber, more religious and more dangerous than even the dumb, religious and dangerous George Bush just snuck past.


I think you remain truly ignorant of the American political process.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
thepeel



Joined: 08 Aug 2004

PostPosted: Thu Jan 03, 2008 8:39 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Really? So, you think ol' Mike, the good ol' boy, he stands no chance? Really? You can be that dismissive? I'm "ignorant". Ha, yeah!

Do you remember who was elected last time? Twice? Rudy is dead, Mitt is mormon and JM doesn't have a shot. That leaves the good ol' boy from Hope.

Yup. You must be feeling a tad embarrassed that the world is staring at their computer screens and slapping their heads in disbelief (my coworker said "You're fuc%ing kidding me") that so many people can be that gawddamed stupid, ignorant and dangerous. Now you're calling me "ignorant" about blah blah blah to save face. It is naked.

Attaboy!
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
bacasper



Joined: 26 Mar 2007

PostPosted: Thu Jan 03, 2008 8:41 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Great showing for Ron Paul in Iowa! After many denied he wouldn't, he made it into double digits AND received over THREE TIMES the votes of alleged frontrunner Rudolph Giuliani! He is sure to do better in NH.

If he can get enough pollwatchers, he can win.

Sign up to be a pollwatcher (you can do it from your computer) at www.thetruth247.com or www.votefraud.org.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
Gopher



Joined: 04 Jun 2005

PostPosted: Thu Jan 03, 2008 8:41 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Dude: decaf is in order. Switch to decaf and relax for a change. It will make your ignorance easier to bear. At least you will have that...And no, I do not believe that Huckabee, by making this showing in Iowa, has "snuck past" us and taken the Oval Office just yet.

Idiot. The primaries have barely begun.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
Kuros



Joined: 27 Apr 2004

PostPosted: Thu Jan 03, 2008 8:48 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

thepeel wrote:

Yup. You must be feeling a tad embarrassed that the world is staring at their computer screens and slapping their heads in disbelief (my coworker said "You're fuc%ing kidding me") that so many people can be that gawddamed stupid, ignorant and dangerous. Now you're calling me "ignorant" about blah blah blah to save face. It is naked.


I'll return to this thread when Huckabee's campaign slows to a crawl in NH, SC, and NV, finally deflating on Super Tuesday.

Iowa is historically a poor predictor of who wins the GOP nomination.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message AIM Address
Display posts from previous:   
Post new topic   Reply to topic    Korean Job Discussion Forums Forum Index -> Current Events Forum All times are GMT - 8 Hours
Goto page 1, 2, 3 ... 12, 13, 14  Next
Page 1 of 14

 
Jump to:  
You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum


This page is maintained by the one and only Dave Sperling.
Contact Dave's ESL Cafe
Copyright © 2018 Dave Sperling. All Rights Reserved.

Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2002 phpBB Group

TEFL International Supports Dave's ESL Cafe
TEFL Courses, TESOL Course, English Teaching Jobs - TEFL International