Ron Paul hypocrisy and the RW faux outrage

[ProSense]

“In the technical sense, in the economic definition, he is not a socialist,” the Texas Republican said to a smattering of applause at the Southern Republican Leadership Conference.

“He’s a corporatist,” Paul quickly added, meaning the president takes “care of corporations and corporations take over and run the country.”

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"Paul Supports Bush Tax Cut Plan," but he voted against President Obama's stimulus package.

Got that: Cutting taxes for the rich is good. Providing tax cuts and stimulus aid for everyone else is corporatist?

[Proud Liberal Dem]

1. Interesting

hearing somebody from the RIGHT accusing Obama of being a "corporatist"? :eyes: :rofl:

Well, at least he is *smart* enough to recognize that the idea that the "accusation" of Obama being a Socialist is pretty ridiculous- but he goes way too far the other direction.

Blessed are teh stupid, I guess :eyes:

I wonder if Paul would now be willing to join with Obama to hike taxes on corporations and take their "personhood" status away? Nah. Didn't think so.

[Chulanowa]

2. Ron Paul is a fucking idiot

Even when he's right, he's right for the wrong goddamned reasons.

[4lbs]

3. Where did all the Ron Paul supporters on DU go?

I thought they'd jump at a chance to defend him against ProSense's post.

Or did they just support him because of his anti Iraq War stance?

[droidamus2]

4. What that means

What that means to me is that sticking the Republicans with the 'corporatist' label is working so they have nothing but to revert to the 'their one too!!!' meme. It's right up there with the idea that Republicans have ten scandals the Democrats have 1 (okay I know that's not the ratio it's just an example) so they come out and say 'well both sides have scandals' like there is an equivalency.

[jody]

7. Is it possible that corporatist control politicians from both parties so they can command bipartisan

support for bills that pass advancing the corporatists agenda?

[MrScorpio]

5. Libertarians like Paul are the corporatists' best friends

After all, they want to weaken the government's power to regulate the corporations.

I knew it was bullshit the second I heard it.

[jody]

6. A real corporatist would make decisions consistent with the pledge below.

[mdmc]

8. Right on Ron Paul

I hope that Ron Paul can get the GOP nomination. That would be something indeed..

[niceypoo]

9. Ron attempts be reality based...

...but his fantasy based, libertarian ideology gums up the works.

Having said all of that he is probably the only honest republican in existence. The GOP establishment hates him because he refuses to go along with their 'standard' coo coo for cocoa puffs agenda.

I do enjoy watching the GOP cringe in response to him.