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Pitch
Jun 16, 2005

しらんけど
Donald Trump endorsed "Eric" in a Republican primary where three candidates were named Eric, including both frontrunners. When asked for clarification, a spokesman said the former president's statement "speaks for itself".

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Mister Bates
Aug 4, 2010
Ron Paul was infamous on the Hill for double-billing all of his expenses - whenever he went on a speaking engagement or a campaign trip or a luncheon or really anything at all he could reasonably expense, he would bill it to both his Congressional expense account and also to one or more of various Ron Paul aligned libertarian orgs, so he'd spend 50 bucks on a dinner or something and make 100-200 back

I don't think anyone has ever done a full accounting of dollar amounts but it is likely he directly ripped off his own diehard supporters to the tune of tens of thousands of dollars

In Training
Jun 28, 2008


Lmfao

Mister Bates
Aug 4, 2010
a group of hardcore Ron Paul fans bought ronpaul.com and spent a shitload of time, money, and effort putting together a website, associated political organization, and a mailing list with several hundred thousand people on it, fundraised a big pile of money for him, and then Ron Paul decided he wanted that domain name so he immediately stabbed them in the back and sued them into oblivion

the funniest part is that he started by filing a complaint with the UN's World Intellectual Property Organization asking them to confiscate the website for him, which his supporters viewed as the ultimate betrayal because he was working with the evil ZOG-run UN

tinstaach
Aug 3, 2010

MAGNetic AttITUDE


Joey Salads and Jeff Tutorials

Fish of hemp
Apr 1, 2011

A friendly little mouse!

Mister Bates posted:


I don't think anyone has ever done a full accounting of dollar amounts but it is likely he directly ripped off his own diehard supporters to the tune of tens of thousands of dollars

Well he was a libertarian.

Hand Knit
Oct 24, 2005

Beer Loses more than a game Sunday ...
We lost our Captain, our Teammate, our Friend Kelly Calabro...
Rest in Peace my friend you will be greatly missed..
Ron Paul eight times introducing an act that would prevent the supreme court from hearing first amendment cases

Ron Paul's extensive history of financial support for the shrimp industry

Animal-Mother
Feb 14, 2012

RABBIT RABBIT
RABBIT RABBIT
Ron Paul's racist newsletter with no author listed, but it totally wasn't Ron Paul.

Koishi Komeiji
Mar 30, 2003



Ron Paul having a stroke live during his podcast.

The Chad Jihad
Feb 24, 2007


tinstaach posted:

Joey Salads

He pee in his own dang mouth

Zerg Mans
Oct 19, 2006
Probation
Can't post for 50 minutes!
Presinald Trunt

Minecraft Holmes
Oct 21, 2016

Hand Knit posted:

Ron Paul's extensive history of financial support for the shrimp industry

lol he owned gold mines and kept whining about returning to the gold standard

Flowers For Algeria
Dec 3, 2005

I humbly offer my services as forum inquisitor. There is absolutely no way I would abuse this power in any way.


the god damned blimp

Mister Bates
Aug 4, 2010
Ron Paul repeatedly introducing legislation that would authorize the US government to issue Letters of Marque, an extremely archaic document that was a legal sanction for a private individual to commit piracy or banditry in the name of a government. they were really common during the Golden Age of Piracy and most of the famous pirates you can think of had one from one country or another, but there hasn't been one issued by anyone in like 200 years

Paul wanted to use them to 'fight terrorism'

guidoanselmi
Feb 6, 2008

I thought my ideas were so clear. I wanted to make an honest post. No lies whatsoever.

We would have had so much awesome content, what a shame

christmas boots
Oct 15, 2012

To these sing-alongs 🎤of siren 🧜🏻‍♀️songs
To oohs😮 to ahhs😱 to 👏big👏applause👏
With all of my 😡anger I scream🤬 and shout📢
🇺🇸America🦅, I love you 🥰but you're freaking 💦me 😳out
Biscuit Hider

Mister Bates posted:

Ron Paul repeatedly introducing legislation that would authorize the US government to issue Letters of Marque, an extremely archaic document that was a legal sanction for a private individual to commit piracy or banditry in the name of a government. they were really common during the Golden Age of Piracy and most of the famous pirates you can think of had one from one country or another, but there hasn't been one issued by anyone in like 200 years

Paul wanted to use them to 'fight terrorism'

drat 21st century privateers would have been so funny.

Specifically he wanted them used to fight off Somalian pirates so at least he was keeping the theme right

Mantis42
Jul 26, 2010

goddamn we missed out on making pirates vs isis real, we could have made real life a straight to streaming scott adkins premise, we hosed up

DACK FAYDEN
Feb 25, 2013

Bear Witness
he even has his own section on the wikipedia page for Letters of Marque about it

except wait what's this:
In February of 2022, House bill H.R. 6869 was introduced, and if passed would "[authorize] the President to issue letters of marque and reprisal" in relation to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[45]
Sponsor: Rep. Gooden, Lance [R-TX-5] (Introduced 02/28/2022)

christmas boots
Oct 15, 2012

To these sing-alongs 🎤of siren 🧜🏻‍♀️songs
To oohs😮 to ahhs😱 to 👏big👏applause👏
With all of my 😡anger I scream🤬 and shout📢
🇺🇸America🦅, I love you 🥰but you're freaking 💦me 😳out
Biscuit Hider
we have to listen eventually

Brandon Proust
Jun 22, 2006

"Like many intellectuals, he was incapable of scoring a simple goal in a simple way"

:evil:

Animal-Mother
Feb 14, 2012

RABBIT RABBIT
RABBIT RABBIT

Mister Bates posted:

Ron Paul repeatedly introducing legislation that would authorize the US government to issue Letters of Marque, an extremely archaic document that was a legal sanction for a private individual to commit piracy or banditry in the name of a government. they were really common during the Golden Age of Piracy and most of the famous pirates you can think of had one from one country or another, but there hasn't been one issued by anyone in like 200 years

Paul wanted to use them to 'fight terrorism'

God drat them all
I was told we'd cruise the seas for purestrain gold,

MD2020
May 30, 2003

she had tiny Italian boobs.
Well that's my story.

Animal-Mother posted:

Ron Paul's racist newsletter with no author listed, but it totally wasn't Ron Paul.

"These totalitarian bills were tinted pink and blue and brown, and blighted with holograms..."

Proust Malone
Apr 4, 2008

https://twitter.com/BBCNewsnight/status/694631865815212032?s=20&t=Dpgq800hmqptQPQzRmp1dQ

Milo and POTUS
Sep 3, 2017

I will not shut up about the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. I talk about them all the time and work them into every conversation I have. I built a shrine in my room for the yellow one who died because sadly no one noticed because she died around 9/11. Wanna see it?

Amazing

AnimeIsTrash
Jun 30, 2018

AnimeIsTrash
Jun 30, 2018

god drat that got me so good

Koishi Komeiji
Mar 30, 2003





Just remembered Melania's goth christmas decorations. Have to give credit where it's due looks :black101: as gently caress plus it scared the poo poo out of a lot of normies

more falafel please
Feb 26, 2005

forums poster

Koishi Komeiji posted:



Just remembered Melania's goth christmas decorations. Have to give credit where it's due looks :black101: as gently caress plus it scared the poo poo out of a lot of normies

yeah I actually thought they looked really good

Subjunctive
Sep 12, 2006

✨sparkle and shine✨

Koishi Komeiji posted:



Just remembered Melania's goth christmas decorations. Have to give credit where it's due looks :black101: as gently caress plus it scared the poo poo out of a lot of normies

this was one of the best parts of the Trump presidency

Kitfox88
Aug 21, 2007

Anybody lose their glasses?

Koishi Komeiji posted:



Just remembered Melania's goth christmas decorations. Have to give credit where it's due looks :black101: as gently caress plus it scared the poo poo out of a lot of normies

it took me forever to figure out how to actually win this boss fight ngl totally forgot about the revival tooth

Tirade
Jul 17, 2001

Cybertron must act decisively to prevent and oppose acts of genocide and violations of international robot rights law and to bring perpetrators before the Decepticon Justice Division
Pillbug
Ron Paul's fans made a bunch of similar hype videos with kinda impressive video quality. One had action trailer music while Ron Paul spoke, cut with inspiring interstitials about his primary campaign:

"Largest single day donation drive in history"
"Only anti-war candidate"
"Only campaign with a blimp"

Minecraft Holmes
Oct 21, 2016



Sherbert Hoover
Dec 12, 2019

Working hard, thank you!

Koishi Komeiji posted:



Just remembered Melania's goth christmas decorations. Have to give credit where it's due looks :black101: as gently caress plus it scared the poo poo out of a lot of normies

it looks awesome but is also very clearly from someone who doesn't get christmas which is v funny

PERMACAV 50
Jul 24, 2007

because we are cat
melania saying gently caress christmas

Sherbert Hoover
Dec 12, 2019

Working hard, thank you!
I really don't care
Do u?

Minecraft Holmes
Oct 21, 2016

Sherbert Hoover posted:

it looks awesome but is also very clearly from someone who doesn't get christmas which is v funny

she's catholic

BrutalistMcDonalds
Oct 4, 2012


Lipstick Apathy
so what makes the ron paul ad funnier to me, is that eric li did a talk in china for some "ted talk" equivalent with cyberpunk graphics and talking about the rise of support for socialism among american millennials, and how AOC said capitalism won't last forever (like marx) and the young people in the crowd laugh and applaud.

i don't give a gently caress what you think about AOC but it is the ron paul ad about chinese communists gloating about how hosed america is coming true but it's actually good

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5E4wYpktV3M

Kitfox88
Aug 21, 2007

Anybody lose their glasses?
can anyone post that time lapse photo series of abrams realizing in real time she will not be vice president

tinstaach
Aug 3, 2010

MAGNetic AttITUDE



it was a pool of $25,000 for all the essential workers in the country to split

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fermun
Nov 4, 2009

Minecraft Holmes posted:

she's catholic

exactly, catholics are an easter people. protestants are the christmas ones

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