So much for dealing with the devil -

All I can say is I'm glad RP is retiring - hopefully he can fade away into obscurity.

A few differences I see between the Teabaggers and OWS:
1. OWS see that both corporations and the gov are to blame - because Wall street has bought off the politicians. Teabaggers want to limit Only gov - which leads to increasing the strength of the corps.
2 the teabaggers were a bunch of blue hairs - OWS has all ages
3 the teabaggers showed up for a corporate sponsored event and then went home a few hours later - OWS has Stayed.
4. OWS is happening all over America - and each protest is gathering thousands upon thousands - The teabaggers events happen at a few select places and only a small % show up compared to the OWS crowd numbers.
5. The teabaggers were supported by the corporations and hence received Way More press coverage than their small numbers warranted. OWS has only started receiving press as it has grown so large that the press can no longer ignore them.

I could go on and critique the problem with RP and the idiotic teabaggers and their homogeneous crowds but why bother.

Go Away Ron Paul and good riddence - your ideas are based on darwinism and do nothing but furthur empower the corporate predators. Go pray to that looney bad author who worsipped a serial killer and lived off welfare.

Ask Scott Olsen what the Occupy Movement is all about. Oh, that's right, you can't! His ability to have free speech was taken away by the fascist state right here at home.

Well said pjd412!

I know one of these self proclaimed "leftists" who IS for Ron Paul. And he's the same guy bitching about "socialism" and free lunches paid for by the government while he's taking his kid to a paid-for-by-the-state learning disability evaluation.

People just don't stop to think through how they, too, are the beneficiaries of the very programs this idiot, Ron Paul, one among many idiots, claims are "hand-outs".

We are getting dumber by the minute.

What a dolt! Where in the hell does he think he lives? I have said before and I will say it again. When some men get old and their dick dries up they get mean. It is everyone else out of the life boat but them.

I hope some die hard RP supporter stops by for some abuse. My upper respiratory infection still has me in a bad mood.

Just another dogmatist who puts his "free market" religion ahead of the facts. Goodbye Mr. Paul ...

The problem lies here. Due to the slow and methodical destruction of the economy many who were skilled and educated members of our society find themselves at the mercy of a cracked and broken system (those les skilled were forced into a position they could not escape). Jobs have gone overseas and education (a financial ponzi in of itself) leaves what few jobs out there paying so little that assistance is critical for many. These skilled and educated workers end up finding themselves in the same position which is nearly impossible to escape. I have no doubt that the Phd physicists and mathematicians hired by wall street firms and contracted by the Federal Reserve (and banks) knew what was coming before the crisis hit. Mathematically it was a certainty and Game Theory will show that. Some use the term "there is opportunity in every crisis" and certainly this is no exception. There are those that do take advantage of the system like medicare fraud, mortgage fraud, MIC fraud etc.. A great many now have ruined lives and credit scores making it impossible to re-enter the system which is so broken that I wonder if it can ever be fixed. I will support Ron (although none of the above would be another great choice in all elections) and feel that the corruption from the top has "trickled down" into all facets of government. I have found nothing wrong with Ron and let me tell you I am an equal opportunity critic. What I do see is fear from the status quo and a bit of age discrimination. Just ask anyone who is over 45 looking for a job.

Every once in awhile this guy removes his mask, and what lies beneath ain't pretty.

Paul himself appears to be getting quite a few handouts at the Tax-Payer's expense. He should go back to being a creepy gynecologist.

This should shut those "progressives" up who are constantly in here stumping for Ron Paul. No, they'll probably keep right on with their stupidity. If Paul thinks we shouldn't be meddling into and invading the Middle East, absolutely anything else he supports is perfectly fine. No abortion ever again, for any woman under any circumstances. Full speed ahead with the phony "free market" economy, free of any regulations, since there won't even BE a government under a Paul administration. They'll exist only to serve the interests of corporate capital, while we lay-abouts demonstrate to get our hand-outs, and the cops bust our undeserving heads. Oh yeah, Ron Paul is the answer to every dimwitted "progressive's" dream.

This should not be any surprise to anyone on this site. Dr.Paul has been consistent in what he believes. But, Dr. Paul is as politically marginalized in the republican party as those left of center members in the democratic party..(Largely considered a fringe lunatic)

Like many of our comment writers here at cd, I have always been suspicious of those claiming to be supporters of policies that would be considered left of center promoting Dr.Paul's vision of effective government.

Take care everyone
Thomas Gilbert-

Peace and love to one and all from South Wales. Life is finite enjoy.

Hopefully this will put paid to attempt by the Paulistas to recruit adherents in forums like this site; or at least there is now no doubt that Ron Paul is a Tea Bagger (which is something some of his acolytes denied when trying to add to their cult amongst progressives).

When RP says “they’re scared to death they won’t get their handouts” is he talking about the billionaires or the people who have to jump through a hundred hoops to get the tiny pittance they get for food, shelter and medical care? You know, that tiny fraction of all the “handouts” that is a joke compared to what the rich get handed in this country.

And while I'm on the subject, it seems the majority of people opposed to the “poor” getting help don’t seem to realize that a lot of the people who get the “handouts” have worked and paid taxes into the system.

This is laughable. Consider the source: NBC News. GE. MSNBC. They benefit. This cartel is devoted to empire and war and financial criminality, in keeping the status quo. We all know it. The 30 Rock Family. Nice.

There are factions that are scared of losing benefits. That's not illogical. I don't blame them. There needs to be safety nets in place to guard against the machine rolling over people. Healthcare and a quality education should be available to all legal citizens. ALL legal citizens.

I've run across articles from Paul for nearly three decades, I've seen things I agree with, and things I don't. But, here's the deal: The one-party system has failed. It has failed in every single sector. Its abused its own citizens. Its abused the entire world. Its devised a food supply system that has failed. Its built a complex and stealth police state to spy on its citizens. It has devised a financial system that has failed. It has devised a defense industry that is rampaging across the planet. It has ruined our infrastructure. It has given us corporate media that defends and backs-up the fraud and deceit and produces faux debate.

In short, it has failed completely and continues to divide the people in order to keep its power. People are stupid. They will ignore the truth out of fear, racism, and ignorance. But hey, if the continuation of all this is what you want –rejoice! Odds are you'll once again vote yourself a shit-pie next election and you'll then complain about why it tastes like shit.

This is not the once "open and free society" we once had. In fact, those once often spoken words are never mentioned now. Never. It was "what made us great'. What has changed? Why are we not an "open and free society"?

I don't know about you, but I'm sick of the violence. I'm sick of the fear. I'm sick of the thievery. I'm sick of the corruption. I'm sick of the war. I'm sick of failure.

Voting for GWB II, or any of the other republican boobs will only result in the same conditions. Why vote for that?

The only two people to be trusted at this point are Nader or Paul. Different in many ways, the same in others. I'd vote for either, and will.

The United States Federal Government and its fellow capitalist criminals want to turn the entire world into their whore and slave. It needs to be stopped.