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Tea Party same as all the other parties - 5/20/2010 2:07:18 PM

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It seems Paul the new front man for the Tea party is all about cutting government spending, except when it pays him.

“Paul’s libertarianism stops where his pocketbook starts.” Frum highlighted a Wall Street Journal story from last week in which Paul said he doesn’t want to cut Medicare payments to doctors like himself, because “[p]hysicians should be allowed to make a comfortable living“:

But on Thursday evening, the ophthalmologist from Bowling Green said there was one thing he would not cut: Medicare physician payments. In fact, Paul — who says 50% of his patients are on Medicare — wants to end cuts to physician payments under a program now in place called the sustained growth rate, or SGR. “Physicians should be allowed to make a comfortable living.

In an interview on FoxNew.com’s Freedom Watch, Paul vowed he would never give up his “tea party values,” which apparently include pushing for self-serving legislation. As the Wonk Room’s Igor Volsky noted, Paul likely already makes a “comfortable living,” as the average salary for an ophthalmologist is $256,320.
Gee and I thought the Tea party was going to be something to change DC, seems keeping their money in their own pockets is the way DC has always worked. And what happened to them winning everything???

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RE: Tea Party same as all the other parties - 5/20/2010 2:33:53 PM

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Hes also in trouble it seems regarding his comments on the civil rights/discrimination laws according to gossip
I not liking the man so far
but then hes libertarian/tea party...is not surprising

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RE: Tea Party same as all the other parties - 5/20/2010 2:38:29 PM

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The most important libertarian value has always been elitism (there are simply a few people who are vastly better than the rest of the shit, so the same rules can't possibly apply to any of them), so why is this a surprise?

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RE: Tea Party same as all the other parties - 5/20/2010 2:41:29 PM

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Ill never understand it Moon, and I really REALLY dont want to. its ugly

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RE: Tea Party same as all the other parties - 5/20/2010 2:45:37 PM

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Well, I suppose you need to be able to read Ayn Rand's work without pissing yourself laughing to get your head around the whole libertarian thang properly, don't you?

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RE: Tea Party same as all the other parties - 5/20/2010 2:55:38 PM

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oh Moon, my ignorance is telling, I havent read anything by Rand, no desire to....I hadnt even heard of a libertarian until three years ago, I was happy in my little pinko liberal marxist socialistic tree hugging paradise.
Thatcher and Mulroney have been my personal bad guys( I had fantasies about norman tebbit once but that was more of a nightmare/lynching fantasy)
Rand is at the bottom of my reading list, and probably wont get past there, not because I dont want to understand, but I read for pleasure ...

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RE: Tea Party same as all the other parties - 5/20/2010 3:21:01 PM

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The nice thing is that Mr Paul seems to think that restaurants or businesses should have the right to turn away anyone that they don't want to serve.

It's crazy how them more the tea baggers talk the more they expose their disconnect with social issues...Is this a coincidence? It seems to be an all too common of a theme.

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RE: Tea Party same as all the other parties - 5/20/2010 3:26:45 PM

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if he is so bad- why did he win?

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RE: Tea Party same as all the other parties - 5/20/2010 3:34:53 PM

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pa....The people don't know shit. They don't know about the explosives in the twin towers. They don't know that their currency is on the verge of collapse. They never realized that Auschwitz was nothing more than a day spa utilized by only the most discerning of jews.

The people are idiots. If they knew what we know the world as we know it would soon cease to exist.

We are the chosen few. We carry the weight of the world on our shoulders. We toil so others may sleep.

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RE: Tea Party same as all the other parties - 5/20/2010 4:17:04 PM

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we also got rid of Arlen Specter. IMO - I am not wanting NEOCONs. But understand this collapse is for real. blame is on both sides.

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RE: Tea Party same as all the other parties - 5/20/2010 4:21:49 PM

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quote:

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pa....The people don't know shit. They don't know about the explosives in the twin towers. They don't know that their currency is on the verge of collapse. They never realized that Auschwitz was nothing more than a day spa utilized by only the most discerning of jews.

The people are idiots. If they knew what we know the world as we know it would soon cease to exist.

We are the chosen few. We carry the weight of the world on our shoulders. We toil so others may sleep.

7 was imploded.

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RE: Tea Party same as all the other parties - 5/20/2010 4:23:11 PM

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quote:

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we also got rid of Arlen Specter. IMO - I am not wanting NEOCONs. But understand this collapse is for real. blame is on both sides.

Is the collapse anything like 7 being imploded?

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RE: Tea Party same as all the other parties - 5/20/2010 4:24:40 PM

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quote:

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we also got rid of Arlen Specter. IMO - I am not wanting NEOCONs. But understand this collapse is for real. blame is on both sides.

Is the collapse anything like 7 being imploded?

It is alot worse then that. Luckily the govt will kill us when the worst of it ensues. (ww3 anyhow)

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RE: Tea Party same as all the other parties - 5/20/2010 4:38:24 PM

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IS ok rand paul is loved by alex jones....the world will be ok Hunky

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RE: Tea Party same as all the other parties - 5/20/2010 4:40:13 PM

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It is alot worse then that. Luckily the govt will kill us when the worst of it ensues. (ww3 anyhow)

I know.

Did I mention 7 was imploded?

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RE: Tea Party same as all the other parties - 5/20/2010 4:45:06 PM

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It is alot worse then that. Luckily the govt will kill us when the worst of it ensues. (ww3 anyhow)

I know.

Did I mention 7 was imploded?

prove it!

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RE: Tea Party same as all the other parties - 5/20/2010 10:13:19 PM

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The nice thing is that Mr Paul seems to think that restaurants or businesses should have the right to turn away anyone that they don't want to serve.

It's crazy how them more the tea baggers talk the more they expose their disconnect with social issues...Is this a coincidence? It seems to be an all too common of a theme.

Restaurants have that right now, as long as it doesnt violate any federal discrimination laws.

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RE: Tea Party same as all the other parties - 5/21/2010 4:59:02 AM

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I have dozens of mumble jumbo letters from Arlen.

thank YOU diebold! stomp

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RE: Tea Party same as all the other parties - 5/21/2010 7:33:59 AM

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The nice thing is that Mr Paul seems to think that restaurants or businesses should have the right to turn away anyone that they don't want to serve.

It's crazy how them more the tea baggers talk the more they expose their disconnect with social issues...Is this a coincidence? It seems to be an all too common of a theme.

Restaurants have that right now, as long as it doesnt violate any federal discrimination laws.

But Rand Paul thinks we shouldn't have those federal, or state or local, discrimination laws.

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RE: Tea Party same as all the other parties - 5/21/2010 8:06:42 AM

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Isn't 7 that blonde borg out of Star Trek? When did she implode?

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