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Crazy Uncle Bailing?

Sat, Feb 9, 2008 at 9:04:10 am PST

The Only Man Who Can Save America is signaling a possible bail-out: Ron Paul pivots to his reelection.

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1 MandyManners  2/09/08 9:05:28 am reply quote

Oh, the humanity.

2 doriangrey  2/09/08 9:06:06 am reply quote

Go NOR LUAP...no seriously go and dont come back...

3 Poitiers-Lepanto  2/09/08 9:06:13 am reply quote

He says that he will remain a Republican , though.
Pity.

4 BigPapa  2/09/08 9:06:40 am reply quote

No! Who's going to save the Constitution now?

5 lawhawk  2/09/08 9:06:47 am reply quote

*crushed* Oh, that sound you heard was the voices of the Ron Paul supporters realizing that their candidate, the only man who could save America, has all but quit the campaign. Bwhahaha

6 BigPapa  2/09/08 9:08:19 am reply quote

Ron Paul lost to neo-fascist corporate America spinmeisters because they were afraid of him. (my KosKook impression)

7 MandyManners  2/09/08 9:09:57 am reply quote

Can I rip down all those Ron Paul signs now?

9 Former Lurker  2/09/08 9:11:25 am reply quote

Wow, Charles. I just posted a link to this on the dead thread.

Great minds think alike ;)

10 Yashmak  2/09/08 9:11:27 am reply quote

What the hell? I thought he got 189% of the vote in the last internet straw poll!

11 chubby vegan  2/09/08 9:11:49 am reply quote

Behing a Pizza Delivery Guy last night who had a "google wtc-7" bumper sticker. I am so sure he is bummed right now.

12 BigPapa  2/09/08 9:11:59 am reply quote

re: #8 BabbaZee

RONPAULCALYPSE NOW!

Funny!

13 gman  2/09/08 9:12:06 am reply quote

Behold! The Ron Paul Devolution!

14 VegasRick  2/09/08 9:12:19 am reply quote

"If I were to lose the primary for my congressional seat, all our opponents would react with glee, and pretend it was a rejection of our ideas. I cannot and will not let that happen."

I will be gleefully glee if that happens!
Texas, are you listening?

15 JammieWearingFool  2/09/08 9:12:22 am reply quote

This is going to be fun.

I think you need to put up a poll for this one.

16 jcm  2/09/08 9:12:28 am reply quote

Say it isn't so!
/

Stinky, clean up on aisle RP, clean up on aisle RP!

17 Roger  2/09/08 9:12:36 am reply quote

Unreliable bastid!

//For entertainment purposes anyway

18 chubby vegan  2/09/08 9:13:26 am reply quote

re:

19 saberry0530  2/09/08 9:13:44 am reply quote

FOR SALE!

One slightly used BLimp.

Willing to relocate and provide a new coat of primer paint for your event or organization.

CALL Jenny @ 867-5309 for more info.

20 lawhawk  2/09/08 9:13:52 am reply quote
I felt a great disturbance in the Force, as if millions of voices suddenly cried out in terror and were suddenly silenced. I fear something terrible has happened.
21 BabbaZee  2/09/08 9:13:59 am reply quote

The Illuminati did it.

22 VegasRick  2/09/08 9:14:16 am reply quote

I think my internet just sped up!

23 Canadian Guy  2/09/08 9:14:43 am reply quote

Whose gonna spam polls now?

24 Lively  2/09/08 9:14:48 am reply quote

When my daughter and boyfriend go to Panera Bread, you have to give your name in order to pick up your sandwhich. The boyfriend sometimes gives his name as Ron Paul (saying it with a straight face). It drives my daughter crazy.

25 Roger  2/09/08 9:15:05 am reply quote

Joking aside the effect on his minions' instability is cause for concern.

26 m  2/09/08 9:15:14 am reply quote

re: #7 MandyManners

Can I rip down all those Ron Paul signs now?

There is one within a mile from my house that was somehow covered with yellow paint. Like from a paintball gun or something.

O:-)

27 BabbaZee  2/09/08 9:15:17 am reply quote

Obviously this is an egregious Zionist Jewluminatti triangulation!

28 Lively  2/09/08 9:15:23 am reply quote

re: #15 JammieWearingFool

This is going to be fun.

I think you need to put up a poll for this one.


Should ron paul stay in or not.

29 Canadian Guy  2/09/08 9:15:55 am reply quote
The neocons, the warmongers, the socialists, the advocates of inflation will be hearing much from you and me.

Sincerely,

Ron

[Link: www.ronpaulforums.com...]

30 Lively  2/09/08 9:16:00 am reply quote

re: #23 Canadian Guy

Whose gonna spam polls now?

I wonder what websites they hung out before they became Paulians.

31 MandyManners  2/09/08 9:16:03 am reply quote

re: #26 m

re: #7 MandyManners


Can I rip down all those Ron Paul signs now?

There is one within a mile from my house that was somehow covered with yellow paint. Like from a paintball gun or something.

O:-)

Gee. I wonder how that happened.

32 hayseed  2/09/08 9:16:16 am reply quote

oh well...Derby is playing Tottenham,ya'll be good

33 MandyManners  2/09/08 9:16:25 am reply quote

Is Alex Jones crying yet?

35 Canadian Guy  2/09/08 9:16:58 am reply quote

re: #33 MandyManners

Is Alex Jones crying yet?

And his assassination prediction never happened either.

36 m  2/09/08 9:17:58 am reply quote

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37 Kaintuck  2/09/08 9:19:18 am reply quote

I wonder if any of the news about the strange creatures that crawled from under RP's rock will get back to his constituents.

38 saberry0530  2/09/08 9:19:27 am reply quote

And suddenly the keyboards of 4% of lefties have stopped making their clicking sounds and we have ........................silence

39 Tumulus11  2/09/08 9:19:33 am reply quote

. The Doctor Ronpaul airship is approaching the aerodrome.
Firing flares now, and descending rapidly.
Keep those people back.

40 gman  2/09/08 9:19:58 am reply quote

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41 Pawn of the Oppressor  2/09/08 9:20:04 am reply quote

Well, we've already had a rash of shootings this week. Unhinged Ronulans making good on their "revolution" would just add to the pre-existing body count.

42 saberry0530  2/09/08 9:20:08 am reply quote

re: #39 Tumulus11

. The Doctor Ronpaul airship is approaching the aerodrome.
Firing flares now, and descending rapidly.
Keep those people back.

Hey don't let that thing crash, I'm trying to sell it.

43 Canadian Guy  2/09/08 9:20:16 am reply quote

re: #25 Roger

Joking aside the effect on his minions' instability is cause for concern.


There's a lot of denial and anger happening at Ron Paul Forums today.

90% of the people in this country don't deserve the fruits of a revolution. They don't deserve our effort.

[Link: www.ronpaulforums.com...]

44 BabbaZee  2/09/08 9:20:43 am reply quote

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45 MandyManners  2/09/08 9:20:55 am reply quote

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46 macduff  2/09/08 9:21:26 am reply quote

Oh my, another reich down the tubes.

Where is he now, holed up in a bunker somewhere with a pistol in one hand and cyanide in the other?

47 MandyManners  2/09/08 9:21:45 am reply quote

re: #43 Canadian Guy

re: #25 Roger


Joking aside the effect on his minions' instability is cause for concern.

There's a lot of denial and anger happening at Ron Paul Forums today.

90% of the people in this country don't deserve the fruits of a revolution. They don't deserve our effort.

[Link:
48 Lively  2/09/08 9:21:45 am reply quote

re: #40 gman

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49 Desert Dog  2/09/08 9:21:54 am reply quote

Farewell Uncle Ron, We hardly knew ye.....but, we knew enough to know what we needed to know, if you know what I mean....the REVOLUTION has stopped revolving

50 JammieWearingFool  2/09/08 9:22:05 am reply quote

I had noticed a couple of Paul signs in my neck of the woods a couple of weeks ago but they quickly disappeared.

A few weeks ago in Tribeca I saw Ron Paul 2008 scrawled in chalk on a sidewalk, appropriately enough outside a playground.

51 BignJames  2/09/08 9:22:49 am reply quote

From the comments....

If Ron Paul's supporters hadn't harrassed people on every website/blog beginning with [Link: www...] ending with .com, people would have took him more seriously. They are ruthless, and as a result - his candidacy was over from the start.


I don't know about ruthless annoying as hell, though.

52 Ornery Ballsack  2/09/08 9:22:52 am reply quote

Time to start hiding Krugerrands in the backyard.........Damn New Money

53 BabbaZee  2/09/08 9:23:02 am reply quote

The Original Ron Paul Theme Song

the visual counts here

54 m  2/09/08 9:23:18 am reply quote

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55 Pawn of the Oppressor  2/09/08 9:23:44 am reply quote

re: #43 Canadian Guy


There's a lot of denial and anger happening at Ron Paul Forums today.


90% of the people in this country don't deserve the fruits of a revolution. They don't deserve our effort.

SIEG HEIL! (sound of crashing jackboots)

56 MandyManners  2/09/08 9:23:49 am reply quote

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57 FightingBack  2/09/08 9:24:36 am reply quote

re: #50 JammieWearingFool

I had noticed a couple of Paul signs in my neck of the woods a couple of weeks ago but they quickly disappeared.

A few weeks ago in Tribeca I saw Ron Paul 2008 scrawled in chalk on a sidewalk, appropriately enough outside a playground.

I saw one on an overpass at The Bronx/Yonkers border last week.

58 chubby vegan  2/09/08 9:24:55 am reply quote

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59 macduff  2/09/08 9:25:22 am reply quote

re: #56 MandyManners

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60 Kaintuck  2/09/08 9:25:24 am reply quote

From the Gold Standard to the Fold Standard...bye Ron.

61 tblot  2/09/08 9:25:53 am reply quote

I live in tacoma and this is the city of Ron Paul signs. Just want to know what garage the painted them at

62 FightingBack  2/09/08 9:26:14 am reply quote

re: #59 macduff

re: #56 MandyManners

re: #51 BignJames


would have took


I don't take semi-literate assholes seriously.

I don't know, Mandy. Bill Clinton was elected twice......

And, is coming around again.

63 beens21  2/09/08 9:26:45 am reply quote

[Link: www.dallasnews.com...] I posted this in the open thread,LGF and mama winger made the Dallas Morning News today,so be careful what you write here, the DMN is reading this site.

64 BignJames  2/09/08 9:26:46 am reply quote

re: #59 macduff

re: #56 MandyManners


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65 Canadian Guy  2/09/08 9:26:51 am reply quote

This is my favourite Paulbot comment that was posted shortly after Ron Paul sent out his email.

No. No. God why?

[Link: www.ronpaulforums.com...]

66 MandyManners  2/09/08 9:27:08 am reply quote

re: #59 macduff

re: #56 MandyManners


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67 JammieWearingFool  2/09/08 9:27:13 am reply quote

I like this comment:

If Ron Paul's supporters hadn't harrassed people on every website/blog beginning with [Link: www...] ending with .com, people would have took him more seriously. They are ruthless, and as a result - his candidacy was over from the start.
68 Lively  2/09/08 9:27:27 am reply quote

Bye all.

Have to go to that leftist organization known as Target to buy Valentine's cards and candy.

69 MandyManners  2/09/08 9:27:28 am reply quote

re: #62 FightingBack

re: #59 macduff


re: #56 MandyManners

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70 debutaunt  2/09/08 9:27:31 am reply quote

re: #26 m

re: #7 MandyManners


Can I rip down all those Ron Paul signs now?

There is one within a mile from my house that was somehow covered with yellow paint. Like from a paintball gun or something.

O:-)

HAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAA

71 BabbaZee  2/09/08 9:27:32 am reply quote

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72 JammieWearingFool  2/09/08 9:27:59 am reply quote

re: #57 FightingBack

re: #50 JammieWearingFool

I had noticed a couple of Paul signs in my neck of the woods a couple of weeks ago but they quickly disappeared.

A few weeks ago in Tribeca I saw Ron Paul 2008 scrawled in chalk on a sidewalk, appropriately enough outside a playground.

I saw one on an overpass at The Bronx/Yonkers border last week.

On the Deegan? You from this area?

73 Desert Dog  2/09/08 9:29:19 am reply quote

They started out here as crudely made, but now, all over the Phoenix area, there are hundreds of them, many, very professionally made.....he has, by far, the most signs than any other candidate. His supports are very devoted. Only the "Cult of Obama" seems more fervent.

74 FightingBack  2/09/08 9:30:24 am reply quote

re: #63 beens21

[Link: www.dallasnews.com...] I posted this in the open thread,LGF and mama winger made the Dallas Morning News today,so be careful what you write here, the DMN is reading this site.

Nice quote from Mama Winger.

75 AG in Houston  2/09/08 9:30:35 am reply quote

Dear Ron Paul

See ya.

76 gman  2/09/08 9:30:40 am reply quote

re: #53 BabbaZee

The Original Ron Paul Theme Song

the visual counts here

ROTFLMAO

77 littleoldlady  2/09/08 9:31:17 am reply quote

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78 VegasRick  2/09/08 9:31:18 am reply quote

re: #68 Lively

Bye all.

Have to go to that leftist organization known as Target to buy Valentine's cards and candy.

Are you getting me anything? (just so I'll know)

79 macduff  2/09/08 9:31:36 am reply quote

re: #66 MandyManners

re: #59 macduff


re: #56 MandyManners

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80 lawhawk  2/09/08 9:32:55 am reply quote

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81 FightingBack  2/09/08 9:33:00 am reply quote

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82 debutaunt  2/09/08 9:33:21 am reply quote

re: #78 VegasRick

re: #68 Lively


Bye all.

Have to go to that leftist organization known as Target to buy Valentine's cards and candy.


Are you getting me anything? (just so I'll know)

I'm low maintenance - a bag of snack sized Mounds would be perfect.

83 christheprofessor  2/09/08 9:37:17 am reply quote

Clemenza to Sonny: "Ron Paulie? You won't see him no more."

84 VegasRick  2/09/08 9:39:10 am reply quote

re: #83 christheprofessor

Clemenza to Sonny: "Ron Paulie? You won't see him no more."

"Leave the blimp, bring the canoles"

85 Jimmah  2/09/08 9:42:19 am reply quote

America is doomed.

86 christheprofessor  2/09/08 9:42:54 am reply quote

re: #84 VegasRick

re: #83 christheprofessor


Clemenza to Sonny: "Ron Paulie? You won't see him no more."

"Leave the blimp, bring the canoles"

"Leave the nutjob, bring the cannolis...

87 swamprat  2/09/08 9:44:10 am reply quote

I think Charles should post one more "poll". Just for sentiments' sake.

88 FightingBack  2/09/08 9:48:23 am reply quote

re: #87 swamprat

I think Charles should post one more "poll". Just for sentiments' sake.

Can you get me off the hook, Tom? For old time's sake?
Can't do it, Sallie

89 pingjockey  2/09/08 9:49:27 am reply quote

Damn, there goes ALL the comic relief in this whole sorry campaign season.

90 jcm  2/09/08 9:52:11 am reply quote

Ron Paul got moosecrimped!

91 christheprofessor  2/09/08 9:52:20 am reply quote

"You have to answer for the conservative candidates, Carlo. You fingered the conservative candidates for the McCain people."

92 Killer Tomato  2/09/08 9:56:10 am reply quote

"I know it was you, Rono. You broke my heart."

93 Spiritualized  2/09/08 9:58:14 am reply quote

He's already "The Peoples'" President!

He doesn't need legitimacy and legal confirmation from actual elections.

94 christheprofessor  2/09/08 10:00:09 am reply quote

"It's not personal, Ronny. It's strictly politics."

95 thepresenceusmc  2/09/08 10:02:29 am reply quote

Y'all get your laugh on, but I'll be here saying "I told you so," in November.

So, make fun of Ron Paul now, but when you're wondering where all the conservatives have gone, you remember this day. McCain will turn on you, mark my words.

Oh, yeah, and I'm not voting for McShameless. I'll vote for someone else, anyone else (except for Shillary).

96 christheprofessor  2/09/08 10:03:43 am reply quote

"It's a Manchurian message. It means Ron Paulie sleeps with the fishes."

97 Pullus Iulius  2/09/08 10:09:00 am reply quote

Now that the paulisti around here have used all their bedsheets to make overpass banners, it makes me wonder what they'll be wearing at their meetings.

98 Killer Tomato  2/09/08 10:09:47 am reply quote

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99 rightymouse  2/09/08 10:10:43 am reply quote

There's a moonbat who has a landscaping business on the drive to work. He has put up Ron Paul signs. Of course, he posts his own pithy political poetry by the road too. Something tells me the guy isn't wired too well.

100 christheprofessor  2/09/08 10:14:39 am reply quote

re: #99 rightymouse

There's a moonbat who has a landscaping business on the drive to work. He has put up Ron Paul signs. Of course, he posts his own pithy political poetry by the road too. Something tells me the guy isn't wired too well.


Maybe he needs a new motherboard...

101 Colonel Panik  2/09/08 10:15:13 am reply quote

re: #73 Desert Dog

They started out here as crudely made, but now, all over the Phoenix area, there are hundreds of them, many, very professionally made.....he has, by far, the most signs than any other candidate. His supports are very devoted. Only the "Cult of Obama" seems more fervent.

Yup, I'm in Ahwatukee and I see "Google Ron Paul" and "Youtube Ron Paul" signs everywhere.

If only these PaulBots had been half as enthusiastic about Duncan Hunter (sigh)

102 Colonel Panik  2/09/08 10:16:16 am reply quote

re: #99 rightymouse

There's a moonbat who has a landscaping business on the drive to work. He has put up Ron Paul signs. Of course, he posts his own pithy political poetry by the road too. Something tells me the guy isn't wired too well.

Maybe the landscaping business is just a cover for his real business of grown' the wacky tobaccky if you know what I mean.

103 thepresenceusmc  2/09/08 10:17:34 am reply quote

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104 christheprofessor  2/09/08 10:17:43 am reply quote

re: #100 christheprofessor

re: #99 rightymouse


There's a moonbat who has a landscaping business on the drive to work. He has put up Ron Paul signs. Of course, he posts his own pithy political poetry by the road too. Something tells me the guy isn't wired too well.

Maybe he needs a new motherboard...

Maybe the dudes still bootin' off of a floppy...

105 rightymouse  2/09/08 10:18:53 am reply quote

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106 pingjockey  2/09/08 10:19:33 am reply quote

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107 christheprofessor  2/09/08 10:19:38 am reply quote

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108 rightymouse  2/09/08 10:20:59 am reply quote

re: #107 christheprofessor

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109 doriangrey  2/09/08 10:21:46 am reply quote

re: #106 pingjockey

re: #95 thepresenceusmc

We have the repub caucuses here in wa. state today, going to wear all my biker leather and support Duncan Hunter, just to cause a little stink with the Mcainiacs.

ROTFLMAO....You go ping....

110 Killer Tomato  2/09/08 10:21:47 am reply quote

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111 rightymouse  2/09/08 10:28:24 am reply quote

Fred Thompson has endorsed McCain.

I can only hope and pray that McCain picks him (and Fred agrees) for his running mate. Then, give him the same real job/influence that Bush has given Cheney.

112 irongrampa  2/09/08 10:38:45 am reply quote

Little nuggets of good news like this are always welcome amidst all the doom and gloom prevalent lately

113 musicman  2/09/08 10:53:15 am reply quote

Buh bye!

114 mattm  2/09/08 11:21:36 am reply quote

Diebold rigged the election to prevent the candidate that all 387,597,000,257,987,068,749 Americans voted for.

/Pauliean off

115 jinx mchue  2/09/08 11:23:52 am reply quote

Time to start the suicide watch for the Ronulans. Hang in there, you guys! Paul quitting is not the end of the world for you!

116 Emery Calame  2/09/08 11:26:05 am reply quote

Good riddance Dr. Paul.

The country, like the republican party, just isn't stupid or myopic enough for you to hypnotize yet. Maybe you should freeze yourself with cryogenics so you can come back in 20 years and "save" us from your imaginary specters and malevolent, hidden, international world government/mega-corporate/oligarchical subversion forces.

" Lead us not into globalization, and deliver us from Belgium...for thine is the legalized ganja, the mysteriously fixed yet totally laissez faire economy, and the gold backed, debt free dollar, forever and ever...Oh man."

Etc.

117 DoubleU  2/09/08 11:26:15 am reply quote

BUT THE MOMENTUM IS BUILDING!

118 FearlessMinky  2/09/08 11:27:20 am reply quote

Yeah, 'cause, y'know, a guy who actually considers the Constitution before voting on an issue is, like, SOOOOOO not good for America.

It's just a stupid piece of paper anyway, right?

And, y'know, a guy--the only one, in fact--who yearly proposes bills to eliminate the IRS and to deem human life to begin at conception--DOYC forbid.

We need all those government programs, and we must fund them MORE. After all, if Farmer Jones were to leave, who would feed us?

...To think I ever thought you people were conservatives. You don't even think the Constitution is worth conserving. You are, for the most part, just slightly less socialist than the Democrats.

But remember this: The GOP rejected Reagan in favor of Ford for the same reasons. Then they got Carter instead. And who was the one man in Congress who supported Reagan? Oh, no, it couldn't be...the crazy uncle!

Heh. At least we don't have to endure the Lisping Drag Queen of New York. I'll bet it hurt to find out that he got fewer contributions than Ron Paul.

119 MacDuff  2/09/08 11:28:16 am reply quote

re: #111 rightymouse

Fred Thompson

120 DoubleU  2/09/08 11:30:06 am reply quote

My prediction is that the paulbots will start screaming about a conspiracy that the neocons are forcing him out because this guy stopped Ron Paul's assassination.

121 MacDuff  2/09/08 11:31:32 am reply quote

re: #118 FearlessMinky

Yeah, 'cause, y'know, a guy who actually considers the Constitution before voting on an issue is, like, SOOOOOO not good for America.

It's just a stupid piece of paper anyway, right?

And, y'know, a guy--the only one, in fact--who yearly proposes bills to eliminate the IRS and to deem human life to begin at conception--DOYC forbid.

We need all those government programs, and we must fund them MORE. After all, if Farmer Jones were to leave, who would feed us?

...To think I ever thought you people were conservatives. You don't even think the Constitution is worth conserving. You are, for the most part, just slightly less socialist than the Democrats.

But remember this: The GOP rejected Reagan in favor of Ford for the same reasons. Then they got Carter instead. And who was the one man in Congress who supported Reagan? Oh, no, it couldn't be...the crazy uncle!

Heh. At least we don't have to endure the Lisping Drag Queen of New York. I'll bet it hurt to find out that he got fewer contributions than Ron Paul.

A Paulian! I knew there had to be one in here somewhere...

122 rightymouse  2/09/08 11:45:07 am reply quote