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Travis Pahl, Seattle WA — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 04:31:00 GMT

If you do not know where Ron Paul is going to come down on an issue it means 2 things. You have not followed or looked at the congressmans 20 year voting record (it has remained consistant the entire time!) nor are you familiar with the constitution (Dr Pauls guidebook on what the federal government should do)

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ufcama, orlando — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 04:32:23 GMT

Ron Paul is the only who is telling the truth, and I, a college student, a voter, a real voter I am voting for Dr Paul

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Nick Coons, Tempe, AZ — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 04:35:56 GMT

"Ron Paul is the most fascinating candidate to watch at these debates for this one reason: you don’t have an idea of where he’ll come down on an issue."

You've got to be kidding. Ron Paul is the only one that's been consistent his entire career. Anyone who knows that Ron Paul's views are bound by the Constitution can easily extrapolate his views and responses before he even speaks.

"The airline answer and arming folks at airports was, um, unique."

It was unique, perhaps, because he's the only one on the stage saying it. And it's certainly a valid point. Airlines should have the right to protect their own property (their planes) and their passengers. If airline personnel had been armed, do you really think people would be able to hijack airplanes with box cutters?

"BTW, what Ron Paul did for Giuliani in one of the first debates, he’s doing for Huckabee this debate."

I think you've got that backwards. Giuliani's exchange with Paul gave him a huge boost in recognition in the second debate, and his exchange with Huckabee will likely as equally beneficial for him.

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Brent Burk, San Antonio, Texas — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 04:39:08 GMT

Are you really political analysts? If so, you did a poor job stating Ron Paul's positions.

You think it is "unique" that airlines should have the authority to equip pilots with handguns to protect themselves, the passengers, and the aircraft? You really think that 9/11 would have been as successful if they were able to defend themselves?

And you have it backwards, Guiliani and Huckabee has boosted Ron Paul's vote. Pre-Rudy he wasn't as known, afterwards he had so much publicity and so much more support.

Please do a better job doing your job.

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Wes — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 04:41:06 GMT

Hey Knucklehead, Ron Paul didn't say arm the passengers, get your facts strait. He said if the federal bureacracy wasn't involved and the airlines let say the pilots carry arms or tazers or whatever is what he was getting at, don't spin facts because you only lose credibility as a journalist.

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Rey, Hyattsville, Md — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 04:45:30 GMT

Ron Paul would also say to not go away from our constitution and stay true to our founding fathers. Is that too much to ask? maybe for you. peace

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Joe Lawson — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 04:45:57 GMT

I just read your column. Can you please be careful what you say. Ron Paul did NOT say to arm airline passengers. As a matter of fact, if you go back and look at the debate you will see the first thing he tell the moderator is that is NOT what he said. He said that the airlines should have allowed the pilots to be armed. Get it right or don't say it at all.

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Glenn — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 04:52:46 GMT

What a joke? Yes, we are in America and you and everyone else is allowed your opinion but your so-called analysis of Ron Paul and the others is so biased you have no credibility. I can't believe anyone pays you to be a so-called analyst. How can you be considered an analyst when you can't think about any issue or political rhetoric from outside your little box.

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Nancy Goodwin, Tampa, FL — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 04:54:07 GMT

How about giving equal time to Ron Paul? You's think there was only 4 canidates running. So unfair!!!

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Fred Fredericksburg, Fredericksburg, VA — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 04:56:15 GMT

Ron Paul stood up for the Constitution in this debate, he is the real conservative.

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Nancy Goodwin — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 04:56:26 GMT

Are they afraid to give Ron Paul questions in fear that he might gain more support? I think so!!!

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Mike, Orlando, FL — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 04:57:26 GMT

Your Bias against Ron Paul is just as obvious as Fox News. The comments about arming people on airlines is incorrect. They were misquoting him. He believes that pilots should be able to carry and that airlines should not have to be forced to do everything the federal government says. They are private companies after all. Plus the comment by Huckabee about keeping our honor was awful. Ron Paul was right when he said that you have to fix the problem by getting out of Iraq. Not continue to screw up and kill more troops. So if we leave then everything the troops have done is dishonorable? I served in the United States Air Force from 2000-2004 and was deployed to the Middle East on Valentines Day in 2003. The war is a mistake. Have you served over there sir? The attacks by Fox on Ron Paul are sickening and so are yours.

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Greg Springfield Missouri — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 04:57:49 GMT

Chuck, lets see, if I can have an armed high school drop out working for a security firm driving around in a golf cart with a gun at our local mall, I think our airline pilots (most of which are ex-military) can handle a gun in the cockpit. Please read and get your facts straight before you write something that is not true.

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Jeremy Hofmann — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 04:58:06 GMT

You can very reliably predict where Ron Paul will come down on an issue - understand the rule of law, what the Constitution has to say about our civil liberties and limits of the federal government, and then actually think about how those apply to the issues. The fact that Ron Paul makes decisions based on definable principles and not on popular opinion makes him the most sound and solid candidate the GOP has to offer.

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DenisL — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 05:00:09 GMT

Did we see the same debate?
McCain is clearly back.
Giuliani thinks he is going to win, but with that smirk he is going to get a rude surprise. We in the rest of the country are tired of hearing about New York.
Huckabee is looking better every day.
Ron Paul said that the pilots/airline should be armed on the planes NOT the passengers. Geez! If you are going to slam someone as Fox was CLEARLY doing, 3 questions in total for Paul in the entire debate, marching orders from Al Qaida, trashing Ben Franklins rhetorical question about trading safety/security for freedom. I do think you are having trouble with a consistent politician. If you want to know where Ron Paul will come down on any issue, then do two things:
1. Read his web site and see 20 years of videos on youtube, all consistent.
2. Finally, read the constitution as you were taught to read in first grade, and taught to interpret in 7th grade, it really is NOT rocket science.

The Ron Paul get off my lawn comment is pretty good since that is what the Iraqi's are saying to us!

I would think it would be clear by now, every time the 60% of the shrinking/shrunken GOP attacks Ron Paul on Iraq, then the other 40% think even more highly of him and coalesce around him. Please keep on attacking, but the lies are getting a little bizarre and blatant. And I predict we will have a REAL convention with multiple ballots for the first time in 50 years.

By the way Fox had people phone in text messages to vote in a poll for the winner of the debate tonight. I am sure that they only allowed one vote per cell phone. Guess who one.
Yep for the umpteenth time: Ron Paul at 30+%, twice that of the next person, with the rest all closely grouped nearby and only a couple at less than 5%.

It is shaping up to be one of the better races for President in my life time, and I am over 50. Real issues are being discussed, with real deep seated and important philosophies being actually debated. I never thought I would get a chance to see it!

Stay tuned for 40,000+ ACTIVE meet up members about to kick into gear nation wide, ALL independent of the Paul campaign. All fired up. It will just keep getting better.

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Jeff Boyington — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 05:01:01 GMT

Wow, the writer of this blog needs to seriously avail himself of the facts aboout Ron Paul. Look at him trying to be cool, writing like he "knows" something about anything. Be a journalist!. Stop being a shill for your corporate bag men. If you think that was a debate you need to go back to school. Ron wiped the floor again with Iraq and th eaudience "loved" him.

What debate were you watching? And are you on meds?

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Matt, Columbus, Ohio — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 05:02:18 GMT

Another victory for Ron Paul. When I saw the text message poll Ron Paul was clearly winning by a large margin with 35% of the vote. I am looking forward to the debates next year when he will be debating a Democratic candidate and receive more airtime.

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Neocon4 Fred, Washington, DC — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 05:05:18 GMT

The potshots on Fred were cheap.

Discuss Fred Thompson on the BEST Fred Thompson Forum on the Net.

http://fredthompsonforum.com/

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Kermit — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 05:05:46 GMT

Faux News = CFR

Romney, McCain,Giuliani, Fred Thompson = CFR

Ron Paul = no CFR Ron Paul rEVOLution!

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Michel — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 05:10:04 GMT

I thought Ron Paul carried himself well, and really drove home the point. How longer are we gong to let our soldiers die until we can leave with honor? My sister is in the national guard, and I do not want her going over there so McCain, Huckabee, and the rest (though as well-intentioned as it might be) can get their honor. The terrorists are in Saudi Arabia, not Iraq. Sure its important for Iraq to have stability, but this will not happen until the Iraq government can stand on its own feet without leaning on the US (And perhaps not fail 11/18 goals).

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Susanne, Atlanta, GA — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 05:13:15 GMT

"Whoa, did Huckabee just invoke the Colin Powell “Pottery Barn” if you break it, you fix it, line?"...
That's right if you break it you fix it, you don't keep breaking it. If the first method you use does not succeed you need to have another strategy.

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Alex, Bowling Green, KY — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 05:14:02 GMT

Ron Paul doesn't flip-flop and he is not inconsistent. I don't see how you could not understand where he will stand on an issue. It's pretty simple, he stands for the Constitution.

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Jess Rock — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 05:14:11 GMT

Wes, learn to spell straight. Are ALL the Ron Paul techo/blogging geeks?

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peter dunkerley north berwick me — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 05:15:24 GMT

I was at this debate, in the second row. the three clear front runners are clearly Huckabee, McCain, and Giuliani. the rest of those clowns are just that; clowns.

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Shane, Chicago, Il — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 05:17:36 GMT

I supported the pilot's association fight (yes fight) to allow them to be armed again after September 11th, and before then pilots had been gradually disarmed. Pilots used to be armed before 2001, and then for some reason there was a disarm the pilot movement.
If you can trust the pilot to fly a plane, you can trust him you a firearm.

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Kyle Brotherton — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 05:17:53 GMT

"Ron Paul is the most fascinating candidate to watch at these debates for this one reason: you don’t have an idea of where he’ll come down on an issue."

Maybe you don't, but some of us have read the Constitution.

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Mrs. Clark, Carol Stream, IL — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 05:27:20 GMT

Ron Paul DID win this. The way he is written about is unbelievable. He is very consistent with his views and has never wavered. The media, you included, doesn't give him a fair shake. It is terrible how you wrote about him. He is a wonderful man and really cares about the "people" of this country (even you). He is passionate about helping the American people and restoring our nation to one we can be proud of. Please review his voting record.

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John Doe, Seattle, Wash. — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 05:35:13 GMT

Wow, the Ron Paul internet geeks are out in force tonight

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Craig Combs, Cardiff, CA — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 05:36:05 GMT

Wow, do you get paid to post this blather? "Did anyone else wonder when Ron Paul was going to simply say, “HEY KIDS, GET OFF MY LAWN!" That is all you got to try and take down Ron Paul? How very weak you are.

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Sam, Toronto, ON — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 05:38:09 GMT

Mr. Todd,

My American friends told me to stay clear of corporate American Media if wanted a modicum of objective reporting.

Mr. Todd, I being a neophyte at American politics have a better understanding of Congressman Paul's position; that does not bode well for you, as it indicates that either you are dishonest or incompetent in your capacity as a Poltical Director.

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Richiep, Allentown, PA — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 05:52:56 GMT

I'm reading this article and I'm really scratching my head as I read your "anaysis". As the commenters before me noted, you don't know where Ron Paul is going to come down on an issue? That's like saying you didn't know that Giuliani was going to mention that he improved things in NY! Ron Paul's support is growing each and every day because he is not a typical Pol, exactly because you know how he will answer a question! And that answer is with the truth - even if its painful to hear. Maybe that's what you can't understand, as you refuse to see how mad people are with politics as usual, and why once people hear Ron Paul, they get involved - and become passionate with their support. No other candidate comes even close to inspiring that level of passion. No other candidate would ever inspire words like I head today from my wife (who just turned 50 recently) "We need to get some Ron Paul signs"

The mainstream media does nothing but endlessly mention the names and show the faces of Rudy, Mitt, and now Fred, and yet they don't inspire that passion. Maybe you need to ask why. And then you can ask yourself, what if we gave just a fair amount of coverage to Ron Paul, wouldn't it be interesting to see if the polls would show him with better numbers then?

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Ryan C., Austin, TX — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 06:07:18 GMT

Your comments are quite entertaining.

You're an analyst? Did Comedy Central hire you, or what?

I, like the majority of voting Americans, will be voting for Ron Paul... whether you or your colleagues can accept that.

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Dar Scott, Albuquerque, New Mexico — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 06:10:51 GMT

Huckabee seems to be a likable guy, but there are a couple things that bother me. He said that to win the war we need to fix Iraq, yet to a group in Iowa he said it was really a war against Islam. That doesn't match. Also, his idea of using FEDEX tracking on people can be applied to all people, an idea I don't like. But, he seems like such a nice guy...

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Andrew, NJ — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 06:11:25 GMT

Ron Paul is actually VERY predictable...just read this: http://www.usconstitution.net/ and you can find out just exactly what he stands for

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Darren, Seattle, WA — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 06:13:57 GMT

You are right when you say that Dr. Paul is the most fascinating. It is refreshing to see someone intelligent who understands the issues and backs his talking points with facts not pandering. There are two choices in this election: Dr. Paul or the CFR. I vote for America and Dr. Paul.

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John LA — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 06:15:04 GMT

Do you know why we have the Constitution? Do you understand free market economics? Do you like freedom? Answer those questions and you'll know where Ron Paul stands.

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Roger Kent, Salem, WV — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 06:23:36 GMT

Does this guy actually get paid for this kind of "analysis"?

Hey, MSNBC, how 'bout getting rid of this guy and hiring someone who pays attention to what's going on before running his mouth?

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Deanna — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 06:27:44 GMT

huckabee let me down!! I would do ANYTHING to save my fellow americans... honor is not in the equation!

Ron Paul 08

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Steven T., Richland Wash. — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 06:28:16 GMT

I am appauled at this analysis because it is so simple to see what Ron Paul stands for if you listen to him. Political analists are repetedly making fools out of themselves all because they aren't used to the solidity of Ron Paul's message.

Stating "you don’t have an idea of where he’ll come down on an issue" ammounts to feining political ignorance. To such a degree it is appauling.

If your going to make such statements please understand that you are eating away at that precious trust which we the people have given to you.

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Thu, 06 Sep 2007 06:29:21 GMT

Ron Paul has pointed out that this war should have been declared by congress, which is the only lawful way to go to war, authorized by the constitution. Now, there were other candidates who finally began using Paul's language about their oath to uphold the constitution, witch Paul has reminded us all of repeatedly. Why didn't Chris Wallace bring that up or question the other candidates about that fact rather than erroneously trying to accuse Paul of taking our marching orders from Al-Qaida? Paul responded perfectly, "NO" he said " We should take our marching orders from the costituion"! Did we declare it constitutionally? Please, other candidates, answer this. Ron Paul is steering the debates. Huck, we should stand together as one nation, remember 70% of the American people want a change. More troops gave to Ron Paul's campaign than any other candidate. Next time lets declare the war the way we are supposed to and get a mandate from the people. Lets all stand together as Americans, no matter what your party, or which candidate you are, lets all stand for the
constitution.

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D Northern Arizona — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 06:30:25 GMT

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Joel, Milwaukee, WI — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 06:34:19 GMT

Huckabee did more for Ron Paul than did the moderators. Ron Paul makes the debates interesting BECAUSE HE ACTUALLY ANSWERS THE QUESTIONS!!

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Jason Kendall — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 06:39:43 GMT

Since when does it make you a loser to have tough questions directed to you? I think it made Romney look Presidential when he shot down each negative question. He turned each question into a informative and constructive answer.

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Morerice — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 06:44:40 GMT

"Did anyone else wonder when Ron Paul was going to simply say, “HEY KIDS, GET OFF MY LAWN!""

Is this Chuck's idea of journalism? Obviously he has no idea why Ron Paul is the political rock star. As the famous Bob Dylan said in his song For the times they are a-changin'.

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B Reyes — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 06:44:50 GMT

In regards to your comment on Ron Paul:

"Ron Paul is the most fascinating candidate to watch at these debates for this one reason: you don’t have an idea of where he’ll come down on an issue."

With respect, if you don't know where he stands, it's because you haven't done any research at all. To me, that makes anything you say as a reporter/political analyst suspect.

He is the most consistent government figure I have EVER seen. He has a 20 year record of voting which is impeccable. He's been saying the same things for decades, as well-- He doesn't change his positions to suit the political climate. His track record shows that if he says he will vote in a specific way on a specific issue, he will.

Also, Huckabee helps Paul more than Paul helps Huckabee. Paul is the only anti-war republican. Clashing with Paul only helps more people notice him. If the republican party cares about winning, then they should consider that a large majority of the country hates the war. Paul is the only one up there that can satisfy the general public's desire for the war to be over.

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Stardust Wash DC — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 06:57:23 GMT

why didn't you include the vote results on the debate...and tell your listening public who WON?

Is it so hard to admit that RON PAUL WON by twice as much 35% as the 2nd, 3rd and 4th place candidates who all came in at about 15%

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William, Bloomfield, New Jersey — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 07:02:13 GMT

... always the same.
They say the equivalent of:
"I disagree with Ron Paul on the [insert issue] because he is a great, big poopy-head."
--Or...--
"I disagree with Ron Paul on the [insert issue] because his supporters are great, big poopy-heads."

Would somebody please legitimately refute Ron Paul or his supporters on the issues or just be quiet?

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Bob Dylan, Denver, Colo — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 07:22:33 GMT

Ron Paul by far stands apart from the pack.

Whereas the rest of the GOP candidate are entirely out of touch with the rest of America, Ron Paul stays true to the Principles founded in the Constitution which make this country great!

Go Ron GO!

www.RonPaul2008.com

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Mike Johnson — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 07:31:50 GMT

Ron Paul didn't advocate arming people at airports. He advocated government not violating the Constitution and denying Airlines their 2nd amendment to arm their pilots.

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Marco, Minneapolis, MN — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 07:59:07 GMT

Get a clue. Ron Paul wants airlines armed just like the rest of the world, including the middle east, does it.

I think this article was poorly written with a lazy voice.

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Brad, Evansville, Indiana — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 08:04:58 GMT

Excuse my bluntness, but you're a moron if you have "no idea where [Ron Paul] will come down on an issue." You simply have not been paying attention. Fortunately, judging by the MASSIVE amount of support both inside and outside the debate arena, and from the home audience who voted him the clear winner of the Fox text message poll with about 35%, the American people aren't as ignorant as you are in these matters and are far more literate. Ron Paul is the only candidate with his finger on the pulse. He knows what it means to live in a truly free society and he is the most consistent politician I have ever seen in my life. What will it take to get responsible reporting in this country again? Are they giving out seminars on how to be a two bit hack? Are they giving journalism degrees out in boxes of Cracker Jacks? Some of you people are either a real disgrace or just bought and paid for like 90% of everything else in our waking lives these days.

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Phinn, Crossville TN — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 08:15:20 GMT

This analysis of tonights debate sounds like something you would hear from a C student at a Vassar college kegger. Bravo Chucky, what time does Olberman come on again?

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Bob Miller, Little Rock — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 08:28:03 GMT

Its interesting that FOX continues to have these text-in polls which PREVENT the same person from voting more than once, yet, explain the results (which they don't like) in terms of Ron Paul supporters voting again and again. These dullards are afraid of the new political math. Expect the text-in results to be scuttled or sidelined on their website.

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Mike D. Seattle, WA — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 09:37:05 GMT

Ron Paul could have done better if he stuck to what he is best at.

After asking all the candidates about taxes, fox news suddenly switched the question when it was Ron Paul's turn. Did anyone else notice that? It was a leading question about which government agencies he ideally wanted to eliminate.

Ron Paul's stance on taxes is the most pro-Middle America of any candidate running for congress. Look it up. He advocates eliminating the IRS and replacing it with nothing. Before 1913 the U.S. had no income tax. Stop giving money to foreign countries and corporations and there would be much less of a need for an income tax. Less spending. Americans would be much richer. The economy would be a million times better than Bush's worthless "250.00 tax cuts." Give us a break. Many households would would not absolutely need two incomes just to survive after we get rid of the income tax.

The inflation tax. There is a reason why the dollar's value is going down in flames. When the fed orders the Treasury to print off money to loan to Wall Street-n-friends after selling you high interest loans, the value of the money in your wallet loses value. Look up Ron Paul's stance on the Federal Reserve, something no other candidate is talking about. This is why average Americans are becoming poorer and Wall street and bankers richer. When considered, any talk about taxes that does not involve the Federal Reserve will never solve the problem. If you don't want to talk about the eliminating the income tax and federal reserve system, forget about solving America's tax problem. It ain't gonna happen.

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Automated Paul Spambot (real person attached) — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 09:58:34 GMT

Offer a text message poll. Include an error response if any phone votes twice. Grudgingly show Ron Paul handily winning the poll. Scoff that his supporters are "spamming again". Downplay or ignore the result.

Unbiased reporting. Yep.

Who "won" the poll? We already know that.

What will happen when these same real people vote for Paul in the election? Guess it won't be up to Fox or any pundit then.

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Joe Alvarez, Austin, Texas — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 10:25:18 GMT

Thank you, MSNBC, for providing a way to air these post-story comments! Without them, lame attacks against great men like Ron Paul would go without question. The comments I've seen so far tell the REAL STORY. Paul has it right!! Time to get out of Iraq. Is there anyone out there who still thinks we should have stayed longer in Vietnam??

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Sean Moore, La Mesa, CA — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 10:26:12 GMT

I found this summation of the Republican debate, um, unique. How can you have any credibility when you say that Dr. Paul is inconsistent in his positions? Aside from the fact that his positions are probably clearer than any other politician's in at least the last 30+ years, he has spoken many times about the danger people face in relying on government airline security procedures for their safety. He suggests that maybe people would be safer if, um, the airlines themselves implemented steps to keep their passengers and property secure.

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Gary Schear, Bozeman Montana — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 11:30:31 GMT

Gotta love Ron Paul. Republicans won't nominate him.
Huckabee is like-able, coherent, and would have broad appeal in the General. Republicans would be smart to nominate him.

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Patrick, Seattle, WA — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 11:41:24 GMT

Just keep on knocking Ron Paul, and you will find yourself staring at the rear end of the biggest political story to hit this country since Watergate. We, the people, are who Dr. Paul is speaking to, and we, the people, understand very well what his message is. That message may sound strange to professional political pundits, because it consists very simply of one commodity that had all but disappeared from American political debate: the plain, unvarnished Truth.

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Amy B Portland, ME — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 11:54:12 GMT

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vra9VSvA7zE

The Red State boys talking about Fred Thompson skipping the debate to announce on Leno.

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Paul, Avenel, NJ — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 12:48:53 GMT

Chuck, you are either ignorant or dishonest in your analysis of Ron Paul's answers and positions. "Journalists" like you come cheap, and the people are waking up to this fact thanks to Ron Paul's campaign and the obvious bias the "news" media has against him. I wouldn't dream of voting for anyone else, and I will be registering as a Republican to do just that. Thank you, Ron Paul..please don't give up fighting for truth and liberty!

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PJ — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 13:11:43 GMT

Ron Paul is the only Repub that sees and has the guts to speak the truth about Iraq. It'll doom his candicacy. What does this tell you about the GOP?

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fate — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 13:15:40 GMT

Wow, you guys call yourself bloggers, spinning comments out of context? Stop slowing down the only straight forward and honest canidate running.

Go Ron Paul!

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Aaron, Fort Worth, Texas — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 13:21:35 GMT

Whoa..Chuck! This is an unfortunate embarrassment for you. You can say almost anything about Ron Paul except that his positions are not predictable and consistent.

You should probably try to avoid parading your ignorance so glaringly in the future.

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OBAMA in '08, Pittsburgh PA — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 13:42:22 GMT

Please pick up the September 3, 2007 issue of Time Magazine and read the article MR. TOUGH TALK. It is a fascinating look at Rudy Guiliani. He definitely is NOT presidential material! We do NOT need a GW Bush clone in 2008. This country is in a terrible mess and the American people desperately want change. Rudy Guiliani just represents MORE OF THE SAME!!!

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mikeeg,abdn,wa — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 13:43:18 GMT

Ron the only viable repub candidate regardless of what stay the course main stream pauedo-journalist spin.

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Ben, Chicago IL — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 13:55:44 GMT

Once again, some brilliant analysis here Chuck. Were you drinking during this thing? I was, but at least I understood that Paul did not say to arm the passengers.

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mark — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 14:16:12 GMT

Ron Paul while provocative and fiesty, frankly, is irrelevant. His national poll #s are between 1-3% for August depending on which poll you use. Thank goodness most of the American public see him, as I do, as a non-player in this election.

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Scott. Mo. — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 14:27:58 GMT

All I heard was a bunch of back-stabbing. Not much on the issues. A poor excuse for a debate

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Tie a plastic bag over your head and breath deeply for 8 hours. — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 14:33:44 GMT

Why do you so-called journalists, reporters, commentators or whatever-the-hell you perceive yourselves to be think you have the god-given right to act like arrogant, ill-informed dictators of individual thought. To hell with you snot-faced freaks. These blogs/columns are a total waste of time and creativity. Have a really lousy day.

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Reynaldo Faundez, San Diego, CA — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 14:51:37 GMT

Chuck Todd: magnificent ignoramus or neo-con shill? You decide.

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Kathy — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 15:19:48 GMT

Results of FOX poll:

Ron Paul - 33%
Huckabee - 18%
Guiliani - 15%
Romney - 15%
McCain - 12%

Why don't these numbers show up on Faux News anywhere? What are they trying to hide? Ron Paul had twice as many votes as the "top tier" canidates. Fox tried to say that the "Paulites" must have been continuously voting... but you were only allowed to vote once per phone number.
BTW - MSNBC I expected better from you, but I knew that I shouldn't have, all the mass media is the same - they are against the constitution.

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Kato in Des Moines — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 15:45:40 GMT

Todd, I thought your analysis was pretty lame. Were we watching the same debate? Two points come to mind.

First, I don't know how you can say Fred Thompson was a winner last night. The guy didn't show for the debate and the other candidates' comments were none too flattering. The overall message I took away from the Fred Thompson question was that this guy was dodging the people of New Hampshire and sooner or later would have to make an accounting for himself. Definitely not a winner in my book.

Second, you totally misrepresented Ron Paul's position on guns and the airlines. He didn't advocate arming the pasengers with guns. He said airline security was the responsibility of the airlines not the federal government. The implication was that the airlines should have armed security on the planes as opposed to our government having federal marshalls on the planes.

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joe — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 16:19:12 GMT

Dam this writer just got pwned by the Ron Paul Revolution. THis lazy writer has not idea what he's talking about, much like the scripted puppets trying to pin Ron Paul onto something silly, YOU CAN NOT, he is a good person, and MD, a Veteran and an AMERICAN. Not unlike his CFR Presidential Candidates. RON PAUL IS AGAINST THE NAU and SPP! Keep America AMERICA

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DefendTheConstitution LA, CA — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 17:04:19 GMT

Ron Paul Won Post-Debate Text Poll. NH Fox GOP Debate, 9/5/07.
Final Results:

Ron Paul 33%
Huckabee- 18%
Giuliani- 15%
McCain- 14%
Romney- 12%
Hunter- 2%
Tancredo- 2%
Brownback- 1%

Strangely, I cannot find this anywhere in Fox site???

http://rawstory.com/news/2007/Ron_Paul_wins_text_messaging_vote_0906.html
http://www.freewebs.com/ronpaulwinsdebate/

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Richard, Washington State — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 21:06:53 GMT

It appears that the real loser being discussed here is Chuck Todd. Really, folks, if you go back through the comments it appears that Mr. Todd did what he is supposed to do in this situation. He gave his personal impressions in the form of short comments that are completely in keeping with the format of the "debate" in which the candidate is supposed to sum up complex issues in 40 seconds or less.

Who is Ron Paul, by the way?

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Paula — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 21:15:13 GMT

<Offer a text message poll.>

Is that right?!? FOX did a text message poll after the debate? Did they use the same system that they used for American Idol? That would explain why Sanja won the debate.

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Keith Crawford, houston, Tx — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 01:36:51 GMT

Some people are idiots..there's no getting around it. We're the fattest nation on the planet. We are lazy and we're about to become become a socialist state if we're not careful. I hope that we're not to preoccupied with selfish interests to lose sight of the fact that our rights are going bye bye. If we don't elect a candidate that will protect this constitution and work something out on this deficit we're cooked. THAT IS A FACT, North American Union, Patriot Act, executive orders, National ID Card? What????? Keep fucking around, elect Giuliani or Thompson or Romney and watch the pieces left of this Constitution hit the shredder. We all need a bitch slap for being this far gone...Time is ticking and it aint a game guys this shit is real LOOK IT ALL UP, CALL YOUR SENATOR, CONGRESSMAN. THE PEOPLE KILLING IN IRAQ WANT TO WHOLE GODDAMN COUNTRY And from the looks and attitiudes of us they will without a shot...DR RON PAUL "THE CHAMPION OF THE CONSTITUTION" IT'S HIM OR IT'S OVER...WAKE THE FUCK UP AND READ FOR ONCE!!!!

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montana voter — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 01:39:48 GMT

I'm just a bit curious. Did you actually watch the debate, or are you reading from the unbelievably biased cliff notes Fixed News sent over to you this morning to "report" from?

As reported by Fixed News before they intentionally stopped reporting the results: Ron Paul was the winner with 33% of voter support, vs 15% for the second place finisher.

& since this was the MOST WATCHED debate yet with over 3 million viewers, Ron Paul's victory must have been huge. & still, Fixed, won't release the final tally of people who actually voted, because they are terrified of Paul's win. Just like you are.

& please don't puke up Fixed News commentary that the result was "spamming." All over the internet there are youtubed videos of folks texting in their vote a second time & getting the message that "you've already voted."

Youtube doesn't feel very good to you hacks in the mainstream media does it, Mr. Tott?

You're going down, along with the candidates you support because they're paying your bills with their contributions from citizens.

Are you ashamed of yourself yet? Or do you have no shame?

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keith crawford, houston, tx — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 01:54:34 GMT

I'll bet if they had a choice the passengers on those plane would have voted for armed pilots and locked doors. Air Marshal perhaps

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Mike Green Bay Wi. — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 18:00:43 GMT

"-- Ron Paul is the most fascinating candidate to watch at these debates for this one reason: you don’t have an idea of where he’ll come down on an issue. The airline answer and arming folks at airports was, um, unique."

Paul is probably the most genuine candidate out there from what I gathered from the debate!

If you are going to report about the candidates I would suggest you research the candidates platform and years of service in congress before making uninformed comments and twisting views to accommodate your agenda.

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Fred Hockemeyer, Surrey, BC — Sun, 09 Sep 2007 08:06:03 GMT

As a Canadian, I'm not particularly invested in American politics aside from a healthy curiosity of what's going on in the world.

I find it astonishing that I have a better understanding of Ron Paul and his campaign than a so-called "NBC Political Director". Ron Paul was pretty much unknown to me until I saw him at the debate: being subjected to juvenile snickering and a completely absurd question that insinuated that a US Congressman was taking marching orders from Al'Queda.

It's seems like the childish antics displayed during this debacle are not confined to Fox News.

Is this the sort of thing that passes for journalism in America these days?

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LeeL, Shelbyville KY — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 05:47:27 GMT

On this anniversary...

Chuck, bud, you really know how to put the 'anal' in analysis!

"...you don’t have an idea of where he’ll come down on an issue. The airline answer and arming folks at airports was, um, unique."

I do. So did 33% of the post debate poll voters. You don't? Really? Are you new? Born Yesterday? Obviously, if you don't know where Dr. Paul will 'come down on an issue', you are not qualified to comment at all as you are too grossly uniformed. The only other possible alternative to explaining your ignorance is that you are a neocon propagandist instead.

Seems to me we ALREADY HAVE armed folks IN the airports. That's on the ground. How about in the air? Oh, right, air marshals which may or may not actually be on the flight you are on? Do you have a problem with airlines protecting their property, themselves, or you? Obviously the USG enabled 9/11/01 by prohibiting the airline pilots from being able to defend themselves. Now if the stage coach is not going to be allowed to arm their drivers, much less ride shotgun, what do you suppose is going to happen when the hostiles do show up?

"But we live in a modern world!"

So? Apparently it's no more civilized. The USG made us more unsafe in the air after pilots were disarmed. Get it? The USG didn't protect you and me by dsiarming pilots but made us all more vulnerable to the events of 6 years ago today. Federal policy allowed, nay, encouraged it to happen. Until pilots can defend themselves and their craft, crew and passengers, the USG continues to encourage vulnerability by disallowing pilots to re-arm.

The 2nd Amendment was included to ensure Life, Liberty and the pursuit... Those in 1776 thought of themselves as modern too, but they also understood human nature would remain the same no matter how civilized, sophisticated, or modern the country might become.

The Bill of Rights was explicitly stated so there is no question as to what your rights are. It's not any government's right to protect you, it's your right to protect you! If you want a cradle-to-grave nanny-state, Guiliani is your, uh, man. In fact, most of the other candidates are your man, including Hillary.

An IRS agent can stick a gun in any American's face to collect a tax, yet a pilot can't shove a gun in a hijacker's gut to keep a plane from going down? Do you not see the tyranny in this Federal hypocrisy?

This is only one of hundreds of examples of USG meddling and overreach in our daily lives that is precluded by our national charter, and last I knew it has never been repealed. But it sure has suffered from legislative, executive & judicial erosion just the same.

We are not the reporters here but we sure appear to know a heck of a lot more about Dr. Ron Paul, his message, his stance on the issues & what he stands for than you do. But this seems to go with the territory. Just last night BillO said he "didn't need a history lesson" from Dr. Paul. This failure, no, refusal, to learn before you report seems to be chronic amongst your 'journalistic' ranks. And I thought you had to go to school to be a journalist? If you did, what the hell are they teaching? Spin101 between keggers?

LeeL