by a Christian 47 Replies latest jw friends
| I gotta hand it to your guy. In the latest Newsweek Poll in Iowa he is actually now beating Mc Cain. But even 8 points is not going to get him anywhere. |
| Poll | Date | Huckabee | Romney | Giuliani | Thompson | McCain | Paul | Spread |
| RCP Average | 11/25 - 12/06 | 29.2 | 24.0 | 11.3 | 10.5 | 6.2 | 5.5 | Huckabee +5.2 |
Newesweek 39 17 9 10 6 8 |
http://www.lewrockwell.com/orig8/haman1.html
"This race would look much different if the leading headlines the days following the GOP debates were (in order of the debates): 1. Ron Paul takes GOP by surprise and WINS the debate. 2. Ron Paul once again a leading contender in second debate, comes in second. 3. Ron Paul wins third debate hands down: other candidates struggling to keep up. If the people were told Ron Paul won the debates, more would learn about him and his support would grow exponentially. "
per link above:
As if we needed a reminder, the aftermath of the GOP debate has taught us that the path to the Oval office is off-limits to any candidate who is not bought and paid for by special interests and the corporate media. Barely a handful of pre-approved identikit lackeys are selected and lavished with dominant media coverage while anyone who stands for real issues or offers a viable alternative is shunned and censored.
Ron Paul's message of getting government out of our personal lives, destroying the IRS and returning to a founding father foreign policy of avoiding foreign entanglements is clearly evergreen and craved for by a huge chunk of informed, engaged and active American citizens.
Trust in mainstream media has rapidly eroded for the best part of a decade and their credibility is shot. We need to continue to use the Internet to create synergy with the burning desire of the people to restore constitutional values and ensure that the corporate press can censor Ron Paul no more, save they expose the fact that they are complicit in completely undermining the democratic process in America.
After the first three debates on National television, three mainstream news channels featured polls asking the American people who won.
Ron Paul only won those "Who won the debate?" surveys because all the anti-war Democrats called in to vote for "Get out of Iraq now" Ron Paul. Dems can't vote in the primaries.
GOOD BYE HUCKABEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071208/ap_po/huckabee_aids
Huckabee wanted to isolate AIDS patients
By ANDREW DeMILLO, Associated Press Writer 1 hour, 2 minutes ago
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Mike Huckabee once advocated isolating AIDS patients from the general public, opposed increased federal funding in the search for a cure and said homosexuality could "pose a dangerous public health risk."
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As a candidate for a U.S. Senate seat in 1992, Huckabee answered 229 questions submitted to him by The Associated Press. Besides a quarantine, Huckabee suggested that Hollywood celebrities fund AIDS research from their own pockets, rather than federal health agencies.
"If the federal government is truly serious about doing something with the AIDS virus, we need to take steps that would isolate the carriers of this plague," Huckabee wrote.
"It is difficult to understand the public policy towards AIDS . It is the first time in the history of civilization in which the carriers of a genuine plague have not been isolated from the general population, and in which this deadly disease for which there is no cure is being treated as a civil rights issue instead of the true health crisis it represents."
The AP submitted the questionnaire to both candidates; only Huckabee responded. Incumbent Sen. Dale Bumpers won his four term; Huckabee was elected lieutenant governor the next year and became governor in 1996.
When asked about AIDS research in 1992, Huckabee complained that AIDS research received an unfair share of federal dollars when compared to cancer, diabetes and heart disease.
"In light of the extraordinary funds already being given for AIDS research, it does not seem that additional federal spending can be justified," Huckabee wrote. "An alternative would be to request that multimillionaire celebrities, such as Elizabeth Taylor (,) Madonna and others who are pushing for more AIDS funding be encouraged to give out of their own personal treasuries increased amounts for AIDS research."
Huckabee did not return messages left with his campaign.
When Huckabee wrote his answers in 1992, it was common knowledge that AIDS could not be spread by casual contact. In late 1991, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said there were 195,718 AIDS patients in the country and that 126,159 people had died from the syndrome.
The nation had an increased awareness of AIDS at the time because pro basketball star Magic Johnson had recently disclosed he carried the virus responsible for it. Johnson retired but returned to the NBA briefly during the 1994-95 season.
Since becoming a presidential candidate this year, Huckabee has supported increased federal funding for AIDS research through the National Institutes of Health .
"My administration will be the first to have an overarching strategy for dealing with HIV and AIDS here in the United States, with a partnership between the public and private sectors that will provide necessary financing and a realistic path toward our goals," Huckabee said in a statement posted on his campaign Web site last month.
Also in the wide-ranging AP questionnaire in 1992, Huckabee said, "I feel homosexuality is an aberrant, unnatural, and sinful lifestyle, and we now know it can pose a dangerous public health risk."
A Southern Baptist preacher, Huckabee has been a favorite among social conservatives for his vocal opposition to gay marriage. In 2003, Huckabee said that the U.S. Supreme Court was probably right to strike down anti-sodomy laws, but that states still should be able to restrict things such as gay marriage or domestic partner benefits.
"What people do in the privacy of their own lives as adults is their business," Huckabee said. "If they bring it into the public square and ask me as a taxpayer to support it or to endorse it, then it becomes a matter of public discussion and discourse."
Posted December 7th, 2007 by antiwar
The new MSNBC/Newsweek poll on Iowa puts Ron Paul at 8% of likely GOP caucus-goers, 2 points above McCain.
But both MSNBC and Newsweek, who commissioned the poll, have omitted Ron Paul from the analyses.
Newsweek's article on the poll analyzes it with regard to the top candidates, including McCain, but omits any mention of Ron Paul, who beats McCain in their own numbers.
Chris Matthews, who was the first to announce the results on MSNBC, displayed a chart:
Huckabee: 39%
Romney: 17%
Thompson: 10%
Giuliani: 9%
McCain: 6%
and then proceeded to talk about those five candidates, never mentioning Ron Paul's 8%.
If Ron wins in Iowa, I wonder if they will leave his total off the results?
What,
You wrote: If Ron wins in Iowa, I wonder if they will leave his total off the results?
Ron can't possibly win in Iowa, or anywhere else. Not in a Republican primary anyway. He is the "Get out of Iraq NOW!" candidate. Right or wrong, few Republicans agree with him.
God help us
The only reason he doesn't have a chance is because people (NEWS) keep saying he doesn't have a chance.
Bill Clinton was at only 5% in the polls at this point in the game in '91.
don't forget....
in any case ... with the new developments regarding Huck and Aids ... media givith, the media takith away it ... He is screwed. Thanks for stopping. Next in line ... hey! it's Ron Paul!
but ... What don't you like about Ron Paul???
