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Originally Posted by After Shock Media
Thompson has media connections and knows how to play them. Paul does not simple as that. Yes the media at time can be a bit biased but it is up to Paul to rattle his tin cup against the bars and not just his supporters who often come off as some strange cult followers which is just down right creepy.
Another issue I do not think he has even considered besides hiring a better PR team, is that Americans hate several things politics aside. They hate tow truck drivers, Doctors, and Lawyers. Ron Paul is at least two of those and he insists on being called Dr. Ron Paul. In case you have not noticed I believe Huckabee has been feeling some of the same backlash because he is also a pastor or some religious shit and people are not comfortable with that crap that at least he does have the majority of the bible thumpers behind him.
Lastly please stop saying that those with a higher IQ support him. Typically IQ has very little to do with to many factors to even make it a valid insult and to top it off, insulting anyone and everyone by saying whomever does not support him is less intellegent. Maybe some of us like his ideas but feel he is overselling the farm even for a politician. Maybe some of us feel his powers could be better used elsewhere. Maybe some of us feel he should be bringing up more of these arguements in debates and the news challenging candidates to respond and when they dont calling them out again in the media for being pussies. Lastly many of us are concerned with his age, honestly he seems to have a foot and a half in the grave already. Then his usage of gothic style lettering does not help the fact much when the first thing that comes to my mind is ok who will his VP be cause this dude is going to die in the first 2 years of office.
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Well if Thompson has media connections he needs new one cause this time around he was no were in the media picture. As for the Ron Paul supporters i seen them out and they acted civil just like the other supporters for other candidates.
I agree with you about the IQ comment. But if you don't follow politics on a daily bases like most folks he does come off as a nutjob cause they have no clue what the hell he is talking about. People are to wrapped up in there everyday lives with work and family which by all means is understandable. .Those same family's when they go to the polls will vote based on what they seen on there 6 o clock news or what ever they watch for the political coverage.
As for the debates well we all seen how those have gone. The candidates who are drawing the most media attention are getting the majority of the questions. As for the age issue i believe Paul is only a year older then Mccain. I haven't seen any health problems reported on Paul but i have seen issues on Mccain brought up . Regan was 16 days days away from 70 when he became president.