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Ron Paul Defends Romney, Lashes Out at His Critics: ‘They Don’t Have the Vaguest Idea How the Market Works’

Ron Paul Defends Romney, Lashes Out at His Critics: They Dont Have the Vaguest Idea How the Market WorksGOP presidential hopeful Ron Paul blasted fellow Republicans for making what he calls unjust and misguided attacks on Mitt Romney’s “fire” statement, as well as his personal business record.

“I think they’re wrong. I think they’re totally misunderstanding the way the market works,” Paul told ABC’s Jonathan Karl outside a polling place in Manchester. “They are either just demagoguing or they don’t have the vaguest idea how the market works.”

Paul also clarified his views on Romney’s latest controversial remarks in which the former Massachusetts governor allegedly said, “I like to be able to fire people.”

“I think they’re unfairly attacking him on that issue because he never really literally said that,” Paul said.  “They’ve taken him way out of context. … He wants to fire companies.”

As The Blaze previously reported, during a speech to the Nashua Chamber of Commerce Monday, Romney said he wanted Americans to be able to switch insurance companies if they were so inclined.

“I like being able to fire people who provide services to me,” Romney said. “You know, if someone doesn’t give me the good service I need, I want to say ‘You know, I’m going to go get someone else to provide that service to me.’”

Paul also said Romney’s track record as CEO at Bain Capital is an example of the free market.

“You save companies, you save jobs when you reorganize companies that are going to go bankrupt,” Paul said. “They don’t understand.”

“I think they’re way overboard on saying that he wants to fire people, he doesn’t care,” Paul said.  “You save companies, you save jobs when you reorganize companies that are going to go bankrupt. And they don’t understand that.”

(h/t: ABC)

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  • Kiba
    Posted on January 10, 2012 at 7:02pm

    Romney is getting shafted, and Im so disgusted with Newt Gingrich I could just blow-chunks. I had a great deal of respect for him but now because of whats been going on since Iowa I hate his guts now, mainly because he has tossed all caution to the wind and is helping Obama and the Democrats more than he is hurting Mitt Romney. The Ging is pretty much saying he would rather see Obama win again than Romney and that is pathetic and should be drummed out of the Republican party! Shame on you Newt! All you are proving to the entire country is that your buddies you share couches and park benches with are who’s side your really on. Get lost! With friends like you who needs enemies!

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    • The_Jerk
      Posted on January 10, 2012 at 7:05pm

      Romney’s going to shaft us.

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    • poverty.sucks
      Posted on January 10, 2012 at 7:10pm

      When Ron Paul sides with you something is terribly wrong.

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    • recoveringneocon
      Posted on January 10, 2012 at 7:17pm

      Newt is going to run 3rd party with Trump

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    • CatB
      Posted on January 10, 2012 at 7:21pm

      Sorry but Romney started this .. I don’t like it either .. but Newt was put on the defensive .. when that happens a strong person will go on the OFFENSIVE. btw .. I am not supporting either of these candidates in the primary.

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    • kryptonite
      Posted on January 10, 2012 at 7:26pm

      Newt actually defended Romney. All he said was that Romney’s choice of words was poor. He’s right about that. Debbie WasaSlutz ran with it, saying nobody should ENJOY firing people.

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    • FreedomPurveyor
      Posted on January 10, 2012 at 7:26pm

      Romney-Paul 2012 whooooooooooooo!

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    • singleparent
      Posted on January 10, 2012 at 7:38pm

      See how you let them set the talking points totally out of context has nothing to do with Obama or his policys or how they will run the country. Totally off topic. Everyone one running should just laugh it off in thier faces then get back to the primary lol. But hey it’s drama and people feed on it.not me.

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    • READRIGHTHERE
      Posted on January 10, 2012 at 7:41pm

      Romney‘s PAC pointed out huge gaps between Gingrich’s record and his mouth. No surprise, they are all true statements. Gingrich however is fighting back by using class warfare via name calling and fear mongering regarding the valuable work performed by Bain Capital over the years. He is a brat throwing a temper tantrum because he can’t obtain the nomination with his history in the way.

      Gingrich had no problem saying 75 percent of Republicans rejects Romney when he has 25 percent of the polls (of course he never points out that using the same logic 88 percent rejected him) but when it comes to Romney’s record of saved companies he likes to say that nearly 1/3 of the companies invested in by Bain went belly up. The actual percentage is 22. And notice he won’t say that it means 78 percent of Bains investments were profitable.

      Notice to those blinded by his slick toungue… Gingrich is a career politician and a hack who has courted extremely controversial ideologies like Post American Globalism. He will say and do anything to grab the brass ring, regardless of the collateral damage. And he understands zero regarding the economy. No company’s goal is to provide lifelong employment for their associates. Russia tried that and collapsed under the weight of low productivity. It is not the goal of the conservative Republican party to provide such for the citizens of this country. Gingrich is a believer that legislation is the solution. Reagan disagreed and so do I.

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    • Patrick Henry II
      Posted on January 10, 2012 at 7:43pm

      When one liar attacks another liar guess what? The first liar does not have a chance.
      Ok the old saying is still true.
      Funny Paul is up there defending the truth with the two liars going at it. Paul has made some incorrect statements himself but they were political jabs. This current lie isin a round about way going after free markets. I think that is why he is defending the liar Romney in this case.

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    • gothope
      Posted on January 10, 2012 at 7:46pm

      “I think at some point you’ve made enough money”
      Newt and Obama agree
      next thing ya know he’ll be sitting on a couch with him

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    • V-MAN MACE
      Posted on January 10, 2012 at 8:01pm

      Ron Paul standing up for what‘s economically correct isn’t an endorsement for Romney.

      The only positive story this website or other right-wing media outlets have done on Ron Paul is one answering questions about Obamacare Romney?

      Something stanks.

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    • Vechorik
      Posted on January 10, 2012 at 8:12pm

      Poll: Romney, Paul Tie Obama

      By Steven Shepard
      Updated: January 9, 2012 | 7:02 p.m.
      January 9, 2012 | 6:50 p.m.

      http://www.nationaljournal.com/2012-presidential-campaign/poll-romney-paul-tie-obama-20120109

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    • Vechorik
      Posted on January 10, 2012 at 8:13pm

      What baffles me the most about evangelicals not supporting Paul is that besides Perry (who will be out soon), Paul is the only Evangelical Christian in the race. There are two Mormons and two Catholics (and very slimy ones at that), and evangelical Christians are supporting them?!?!

      I think it should be pointed out that Paul is the only evangelical in the running. Also, most Christians are not aware of the fact that Ron Paul will be, in his own words, the most pro-life President in history. It’s also important to point out that by cutting all foreign aid, Paul will be helping Israel, since we currently give more money to Israel’s enemies than we give to Israel. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wnj-5z9NJoY

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    • Vechorik
      Posted on January 10, 2012 at 8:13pm

      Wiki definition of Tea Party (I agree) The Tea Party movement (TPM) is an American populist political movement that is generally recognized as conservative and libertarian,and has sponsored protests and supported political candidates since 2009. It endorses reduced government spending, opposition to taxation in varying degrees, reduction of the national debt and federal budget deficit, and adherence to an originalist interpretation of the United States Constitution. (adherence to the Constitution is the part I like best)

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    • Lamarr01
      Posted on January 10, 2012 at 8:16pm

      I’m looking forward to giving Debbie Blabbermouth Schultz a pink slip. I would enjoy placing Harry Reed and Nancy Pelosi into forced retirement. Pink slips should go out to the EPA, Dept. of Education, Dept. of Energy, Housing and Urban Development and Dept. of Interior.

      There should be a special ceremony when the pink slips are handed to all of Obama’s czars, Eric Holder and all the dirty U.S. Attorneys. Firing Michelle Obama staff of twenty Civil Servants should be a televised celebration

      Personally, I would like to fire anyone in the government that is responsible for minimum flush toilets and the ban on the incandescent light bulbs. I would also like to fire Civil Servants that watch 10 or more hours of pornography every week while they are waiting for their government pension.

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    • YoungBloodNews
      Posted on January 10, 2012 at 8:16pm

      Ron Paul made some predictions back in 2002. Now we are looking at them a decade later. Was he correct?

      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifJG_oFFDK0

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    • Warrior84
      Posted on January 10, 2012 at 8:27pm

      Ron Paul Rocks!!!!

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    • Brewskie
      Posted on January 10, 2012 at 8:58pm

      YoungBloodNews

      Thanks for the link

      Ya know. Paul was derided as a “conspiracy nut” and “doomsayer” for that speech.

      And today they’re eating crow

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    • Clara88
      Posted on January 10, 2012 at 9:17pm

      Gov Rick is a Christian

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    • abbygirl1994
      Posted on January 10, 2012 at 9:36pm

      THE_JERK.. Romney will not shaft us.. we have already been shafted by Obama.. and it going to take every American to get on the same page to fix this mess.. and that means sacraficing.. I am willing to save my country.. are you?

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    • Plan B
      Posted on January 10, 2012 at 10:28pm

      Newt lost me when he talked about a new amnesty program. No one is talking about his plan to help out the unions. In the last debate he talked about infrastructure in a line that could have come from Obama. He clearly was going for the union vote yet most people missed it. Then with the way he is going after Romney I believe he is done in the Republican party.

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    • SinisterDuck
      Posted on January 10, 2012 at 11:12pm

      The Republican Party is in danger… why do these candidates look like Democrats?

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    • NoNannyState4me
      Posted on January 10, 2012 at 11:24pm

      Glenn teaches Ron Paul a thing or two about why he shouldn’t be president.

      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKEObC_vfwo&feature=related

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    • TXPilot
      Posted on January 10, 2012 at 11:24pm

      Paul is great, when it comes to how the markets work……he just has no idea how Iranians and other Muslims function.

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    • colt1860
      Posted on January 10, 2012 at 11:31pm

      @SinisterDuck In my opinion, the GOP today is the Democrat Party of old. The one that still cared about gun rights, American traditions, work ethics, individual rights, etc. Yes, there was a time when Democrats were not Marxists. Romney, IMO, would do well as a JFK Democrat. The Democrat Party of today has become a front for the Communists and platform for the Socialists. Both parties have have elements of Progressivism. And both Parties certainly run on Big Government solutions. Of course, we have the best chance to restore our Nation within the GOP, so we hope. We in the TEA party are hanging on to the Republicans by a thread. Both parties have abandoned their mandate to follow the Constitution and represent We the People. Let’s get our house back in order this election!

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    • NoNannyState4me
      Posted on January 10, 2012 at 11:35pm

      I would say he understands them quite well in respect to “Blowback”. Better than anyone else is willing to admit. I have NO love for Islam don’t get me wrong, but we are over there trying to manipulate the oil market and deciding which atrocities warrant us bombing a country or not. I imagine we’d bomb Nigeria right now if they had any oil worth bothering with. Blowback = unintended consequences = 9/11 type happenstances, like it or not.

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    • slr4528
      Posted on January 11, 2012 at 12:20am

      I really think a Romney/Rand Paul ticket would be a ticket that would bring about significant change in Washington. Call me weird but I really think a ticket like this would drive Obama freaking crazy as well as Newt Gingrich:)

      Romney is not in this for the money,he only earned $1/yr as governor and Rand and Ron Paul are truly for small government free market principles and are also not in this for the money as well. Both Romney and Paul aren’t career politicians whose livelihood depends on Big Washington.

      I personally believe our national debt is our number one security issue and we need a team that will reduce the size of government and kill the waste. Contrary to Anyone But Romney people, Romney knows how to streamline businesses and governments to make them smaller and more efficient. Romney as governor of the most liberal state in the country(85% liberal dems) turned a 3 billion deficit to a 2 billion rainy day fund in 4 years.

      I read Rand Paul‘s website and his Defense policies didn’t seem too outrageous and I think Romney could add balance to that aspect of the ticket.

      Paul is really generating a lot of enthusiasm amongst the youth vote which is a good thing and it would be nice to get more college students thinking along the lines that smaller government is better than a socialist system.-Just my out of the mainstream thoughts.

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    • Vindex.Dogood
      Posted on January 11, 2012 at 12:25am

      @Vechorik
      Good points about how evangelicals do not support Ron Paul the soon to be the only Protestant in the race. What baffles me as a Christian is how other Christians can so easily abandon the teachings of Jesus Christ when it comes to national foreign policy.

      Matthew 5:9
      Blessed are the peacemakers, For they shall be called sons of God.
      Matthew 5:44
      But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you,
      Matthew 5:39
      But I tell you not to resist an evil person. But whoever slaps you on your right cheek, turn the other to him also.

      I‘ve heard many Christian conservatives say that Ron Paul’s foreign policy is left of Obama. I think Jesus should be the gage, not Obama or a misinterpretation of the Abrahamic covenant. Ron Paul in my view takes national defense very seriously. However, he takes war very seriously too. If the US is a Christian nation, as I believe it is, it should not be the aggressor. When we bomb a nation, we are not bombing a shape on the map as the MSM would have you believe. We are taking life. Women and children included. I believe God would no sooner condone this aggression than he would abortion. Think about it.

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    • colt1860
      Posted on January 11, 2012 at 12:45am

      @slr4528 I agree. We should adhere to Constitutional principles, Limited Government and free market solutions. And we should give recognition when anyone follows those positions. I disagree with Romney’s politics, but I can’t deny his successful experience and career within our capitalist system. When these primaries are over, we should be able to find common ground and win back our Congress. We need TEA party candidates to be elected. We need the House and Senate, if we wish to restore our Nation.

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    • jb.kibs
      Posted on January 11, 2012 at 12:52am

      paul is not “siding” with romney guys…. wake up please… paul is just pointing out how ridiculous the media is… romney said he likes to be able to choose from the private sector rather than the public (can’t fire) sector… and paul was just pointing out how blatent the media takes things out of context.

      he‘s a class act and doesn’t like how ANYONE is being treated by “the media” today… i agree, it’s pathetic. everyone gets convicted by twisted words and shouting heads.

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    • TheePolitinator
      Posted on January 11, 2012 at 1:26am

      Exactly, Romney is a rino. Notice he NEVER talks about reducing Gov’t, The Fed, The U.N and the corruption. Vote by record not words. Having lived in Mass for 40 years trust me you don’t want that. Theres more at stake then jobs. We must reclaim our Constitution and save our heritage from this communist attack. UNITED WE STAND DIVIDED WE FALL

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    • Kevin The Elder
      Posted on January 11, 2012 at 6:01am

      To @Poverty.Sucks: If YOU don’t agree with Ron Paul on the vast majority of domestic issues, there is something terribly wrong with YOU, not Dr. Paul. The Congressman promises to cut 1 trillion from the debt, if elected. He would want to close the EPA, the Dept of Education and others. In short, he wants to drastically reduce the role of government. In short, he agrees with me on those and many other issues so why do you say there something wrong with me?

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    • RepubliCorp
      Posted on January 11, 2012 at 7:13am

      VECHORIK
      (Poll: Romney, Paul Tie Obama) You do know that 50% of Americans don’t know who Joe Biden is. Polls are a joke this early …..

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    • Delta_River_Folk
      Posted on January 11, 2012 at 8:00am

      It took me awhile but I now believe that Ron Paul should be the choice of a true conservative. Like many his foreign policy was my only reservation. However, after reexamining the US foreign policy I beieve it also is a policy started by the progressives. It was started by Teddy “Founding Father of the progressive movement” with the phrase “walk softly and carry a big stick”. It was adopted by Wilson and the idea of the league of Nations. Then it was put in stone by FDR and the United Nations.

      The US should not be policing the World, this is a Progressive Idea. Lets protect America and save ourselves some money.

      Go, Ron Paul, Go

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    • theaveng
      Posted on January 11, 2012 at 12:28pm

      Paul has about 5 million dollars. You think that’s a lot??? By the time I’m his age, I’ll have tat much moeny too simply by saving my earned income and the magic of banking interest.

      The average professional (engineer, programmer, lawyer) earns over 10 million during his/her working years (upto Ron Paul’s age).

      You are seriously stupid if you didn’t already know that.

      .

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  • bernbart
    Posted on January 10, 2012 at 7:00pm

    Well both Paul and Romney is wrong on many counts. Romney did say people were corporations and has defended that view many times with irrational explanations. Romney is wrong about insurance because people can already switch heath insurance companies and the Affordable Care Ac health reform does not change that. There was No new public health insurance created with the health reform, It is all still private insurance, but to more people, using the same kinds of insurance exchanges that congresses uses.

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    • Welfare-Warfare State
      Posted on January 10, 2012 at 7:10pm

      You are missing the point. Romney is wrong about health insurance, but that wasn’t what Paul was addressing. Some Republicans and Democrats, who obviously don’t know the first thing about how markets work, are jumping on Mitt because Bain would shed unprofitable, bloated, inefficient parts of companies. There is no way of knowing how many jobs were saved though. I do know that many of those firms would have likely went under without the restructuring. It’s a healthy part of capitalism.

      Having said that, Mitt isn’t a free market guy. He favors mandates, subsidies, public-private partnerships, a Federal Reserve that attempts to centrally plan finance and the economy, etc.

      Paul is the only one of these candidates who predicted the current situation many years in advance. His predictions on the housing market were not vague; they were very specific.

      It‘s nice to see that Paul doesn’t stoop to going after Mitt on his good points. I don’t think Santorum or Gingrich have the slightest understanding of how markets work. They are big government guys.

      Almost forgot…

      Ron Paul 2012 :)

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    • READRIGHTHERE
      Posted on January 10, 2012 at 8:01pm

      Reality check. Paul’s ideas can be great. But they are not all great. And he has a record of accomplishing nothing. He has a polished message, his political philosophy is well worded and rehearsed. Romney might not have that. But Romney has a record of getting things done. I hope Romney takes his love of being able to fire people straight to Washington DC and clean that rat infested capital with calculated abandon. And I have to admit that I wouldn’t mind having Paul as a cabinet member or even Vice President. Romney looks plenty healthy and that mitigates the risk of Paul being a heartbeat away from being Commander in Chief. There is a lot of Paul’s message that resonates, just not all of it.

      And I’m sorry, but it would take an act of God for Paul to become president and if God didn’t intervene before Obama took office, why would He do so now? I hope you don’t throw your vote away.

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    • GeoInSD
      Posted on January 10, 2012 at 8:21pm

      But the way Obamacare works, it will drive private insurance companies out of business, then the government will come in with the only one that can survive because it will be backed by taxpayers.

      Will Cain (I believe it was he that explained it) explained on one GBTV episode that since people with pre-existing conditions could not be denied coverage and the penalty for lack of coverage is relatively small, it makes economic sense to go without insurance and just pay the penalty for lack of coverage until one needs it. Under this condition, private insurers cannot survive.

      Obamacare’s might lack the “public option”, but I believe it was design to drive private insurers out of business so the government would have to step in and provide the only insurance. Obama has been recorded saying that if he were designing the healthcare system from scratch it would be a single payer system. Obamacare is the sneaky way he plans to get it done. It seems Will Cain is the only one that noticed.

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    • DefectiveByDesign
      Posted on January 10, 2012 at 8:49pm

      People ARE corporations. Literally. That’s how the gov. get away with half of the stuff they do. Your “name” on your drivers license is in all caps because it represents you as a corporation, not you as a human being. Human beings don’t need licenses in a free country, but corporations do. Legally, people are corporations, and corporations are people.

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    • theaveng
      Posted on January 10, 2012 at 9:00pm

      >>>“Paul has a record of not accomplishing anything”

      Except Audited the Fed, which is a pretty darn big something. Besides — Why do we brag about Congressmen who “accomplish things”??? Just look what these people in Congress have accomplished

      - War on Iraq
      - War on Afghanistan
      - Patriot Act
      - TARP Bailout
      - Stimulus/Corporate Welfare Act
      - Mandatory insurance (or get fined)
      - Outlawing lightbulbs
      - Passing the Indefinite detention act called NPAA
      - SOPA and Protect IP (in progress)

      When those guys stand up there and brag, “I passed a lot of laws,” it makes me laugh. It’s like they are bragging they are bigger tyrants than other people. Talk about out-of-touch.

      Paul’s submitted a lot of bills, but the bills involve things like “Protect Right to Carry Guns” and “End Tax Paycheck withholding” and “No Search without Warrant” and “Defund the TSA groping at airports.” OF COURSE they didn’t pass because they involve FREEDOM which is the exact-opposite of what Congress and the other tyrants want.

      So yes Paul failed to pass bills.

      Just as Senator Rand Paul failed to stop NPAA from passing.

      Still I’d rather have these pro-liberty people in charge, than any of the other jokers that passed laws which take-away our freedoms. “I Rick Santorum (or Gingrich or Romney) passed more tyraninical bills than anyone else” is NOT something to brag about.

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    • theaveng
      Posted on January 10, 2012 at 9:10pm

      >>>”But the way Obamacare works, it will drive private insurance companies out of business”

      Nonsense.

      Who do you think WROTE the obamacare bill? That’s right… the insurance companies. They wrote the mandate that forces ~25 million new customers to buy insurance. (Or else be fined 1500 dollars, which then gets passed to the insurance companies as corporate welfare.) The Obamacare bill is exactly what the insurance companies wanted.

      What the insurance companies do NOT want is a single-payer government system (like Medicare for all ages), because then the insurance companies will be cut out of the loop (nobody would need to buy medical insurance).

      .

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    • RepubliCorp
      Posted on January 11, 2012 at 7:27am

      READRIGHTHERE
      “Reality check. Paul’s ideas can be great. But they are not all great. And he has a record of accomplishing nothing” Not True ….. he managed to become a multimillionaire while in office. Taking his kook base has been profitable.

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  • Doctor Nordo
    Posted on January 10, 2012 at 6:56pm

    Wait a second, Tif! I thought that Ron Paul belonged in a looney bin! At least, that’s how most of your other “articles” seem to paint him.

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    • recoveringneocon
      Posted on January 10, 2012 at 7:07pm

      “The ezalB” was the last one to run this article and couldn’t find a anti-Paul way to twist the story.

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    • Welfare-Warfare State
      Posted on January 10, 2012 at 7:12pm

      The establishment thinks they can use Paul to help get Romney over the top. If Paul had won Iowa the tenor of his coverage from FoxNews wouldn’t be so positive at the moment. They don’t view him as a threat to the establishment candidate in Romney.

      What must be understood is that all of them with the exception of Dr. Paul are not going to challenge the New Deal/Progressive era structure that both parties have played around the edges of for many decades. They just think they can be more effective managers of the currency hybrid socialist/corporatist economy. They don’t understand that the system must be overhauled. We must return to a free market, constitutional system.

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    • justafollower
      Posted on January 10, 2012 at 7:35pm

      I know right? Oh RP agrees with Romney… oh yea, he’s cool… RP is winning in the polls….. Soooo, how bout that Santorum guy.

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    • wbalzley
      Posted on January 10, 2012 at 7:38pm

      @Welfare-Warfare State: EXACTLY…this is one of the reasons I believe they are going to offer Paul the VP slot. The other reason is because they think it will put him “out to pasture” and get him out of their hair in the Congress. The VP Slot afte rall is a lame-duck position…

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    • RepubliCorp
      Posted on January 11, 2012 at 7:44am

      You have been sold out. The deal has been struck by Mitt & the good doctor.

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  • BetterDays
    Posted on January 10, 2012 at 6:56pm

    This is what an honorable man looks like, these are the things Ron Paul does that separates him from the rest of the “standard” republican candidates. Regardless of the fact that Romney and he are competing, he stands for “what” is right.

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    • bernbart
      Posted on January 10, 2012 at 7:15pm

      None of the republicans are campaigning for what is right. Instead they are campaigning for the for what the Right stand for.

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    • Baddoggy
      Posted on January 10, 2012 at 7:37pm

      Well said Betterdays…

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    • kryptonite
      Posted on January 10, 2012 at 7:52pm

      Riiiight. Let’s forget all the unfair attack ads and remarks Paul has made against his contenders. For example, citing Soros-funded CREW’s assessment of Santorum as the most corrupt politician in 2006. Who would of thunk Paul leaned left!

      Let’s get Paul a new bigger halo, shall we? The truth is, Paul is trying to appear less acerbic to attract NH moderate voters, that sly, devious snake.

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    • Chet Hempstead
      Posted on January 10, 2012 at 9:42pm

      I couldn’t agree more. I don’t agree entirely with what Ron Paul said, I think some of what Romney does for Bain does border on the sleazy, but I certainly agree with what you said about his character in defending a rival against criticism he feels to be unwarranted – unless he’s just trying to angle for a VP nomination, in that case he would be a pathetic deluded lunatic just like people say he is.

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    • joan k
      Posted on January 10, 2012 at 10:47pm

      AMEN… Ron Paul is probably the only principled man left in this race. He has been consistent in his policies for the last 30 years. And he is pro-life. So I have no problem supporting him for 2012.

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    • joan k
      Posted on January 10, 2012 at 10:48pm

      AMEN… Ron Paul is probably the only principled man left in this race. He has been consistent in his policies for the last 30 years. And he is pro-life. So I have no problem supporting him for 2012.

      The main reason people in NH said they voted for him was based on his PRINCIPLES

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    • RiseLiberty
      Posted on January 10, 2012 at 11:12pm

      Yeah but do we really want a president who looks like Stan Laurel?

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    • RepubliCorp
      Posted on January 11, 2012 at 7:49am

      and what do you think Paul will get with this backroom deal he and Mitt have made? Who cares, as long as Paul know his place in the food chain……..

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    • byudabomb
      Posted on January 11, 2012 at 2:44pm

      Paul is honorable. Too bad he is nuts.

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  • Pat Alexander
    Posted on January 10, 2012 at 6:53pm

    Let’s see. Paul is attacking everyone else like a one man wrecking ball.

    Yet, Paul defends Mitt.

    What can we discern from this?

    Think. I’m sure it will come to you……

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    • DrACP
      Posted on January 10, 2012 at 7:00pm

      He’s not defending Romney, he’s defending the principles of the free market.

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    • justangry
      Posted on January 10, 2012 at 7:01pm

      LOL yeah. Was thinking it after Friday’s debate.

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    • Bonnieblue2A
      Posted on January 10, 2012 at 7:03pm

      Paul has already attacked Romney in ads; however, he stuck up for him when unjustly smeared. Why do you have a problem with an honest man (Paul) defending a competator (Romney) from a dishonest attack?

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    • Welfare-Warfare State
      Posted on January 10, 2012 at 7:17pm

      Paul isnt‘ attacking Mitt because they aren’t fishing in the same pond for votes. The kind of people that will vote for Mitt are identity Republicans. They really don’t want to see a lot of change.

      Paul goes after the other candidates because they are all fishing for the anti-Mitt Tea Party vote. Santorum, Gingrich, and Perry aren’t free market constitutionalists. They just posture like they are. They offer no real big cuts. They are never specific. Mainline establishment R’s have been conning voters who want a small federal government for decades.

      Notice that none of the candidates with the exception of Dr. Paul ever bring up that the monetary/financial system is not free market? It’s centrally planned. We don’t have a free market in money, interest rates, or banking. They are centrally planned to a large degree by the FED. The current system is not a product of the discovery process of the market. All financial firms must operate inside of a centrally planned system. It distorts everything. It has spawned undue wealth creation and corruption.

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    • Baddoggy
      Posted on January 10, 2012 at 7:38pm

      Ron Paul is an HONEST man. Something Newt and the other RINOs do not understand. He knows right from wrong and the Constitution from toilet paper.

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    • wbalzley
      Posted on January 10, 2012 at 7:43pm

      OPINION: I like Ron Paul because he speaks the truth, even when it is not to his advantage. Rather than blast his political opponent, he chose to defend the principles of the free market. I have great respect for Mr. Paul and am honored to have him as my representative in Congress.

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    • wbalzley
      Posted on January 10, 2012 at 7:43pm

      OPINION: I like Ron Paul because he speaks the truth, even when it is not to his advantage. Rather than blast his political opponent, he chose to defend the principles of the free market. I have great respect for Mr. Paul and am honored to have him as my representative in Congress.

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    • kryptonite
      Posted on January 10, 2012 at 8:26pm

      @Welfare-Warfare State
      Paul isnt‘ attacking Mitt because they aren’t fishing in the same pond for votes.
      ——
      True. Romney garnered the “anyone but Obama” votes, and Paul got all the former Obama malcontents who want to “give peace a chance.” Don’t tear up now, “weedos”.

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    • Clara88
      Posted on January 10, 2012 at 9:21pm

      Cont..

      Mr. Roth was also critical of Newt Gingrich, Rick Santorum and Mitt Romney’s economic records and plans:

      “With Santorum… if you looked at his record when he was in the Senate, he was a prolific earmarker , he supported adding trillions to Medicare, so it’s just not believable.”

      “Newt Gingrich is kind of in the Santorum camp… his track record is just very, very weak. You know, he supported Medicare Part D, which expanded entitlements in a huge way, he supported cap and trade with Hillary Clinton, the list goes on and on…”

      “Mitt Romney… actually deserves to be in last place on this because it’s very uninspired ideas that he has. He barely wants to tinker around with the tax code and he wants to lower spending to 20 percent of GDP from its current 24 percent. ”

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    • Clara88
      Posted on January 10, 2012 at 9:30pm

      Andy Roth-Club For Growth- on ….Your World With Neil Cavuto
      http://youtu.be/69_jTexx2Kk

      Mr Roth says that Rick Perry i think has one of the best if not the best plans. He’s got a Cut..Balance and Grow Plan. Where he wants to institute a balanced budget Amendment and cap spending at 18%..and then he wants to cut taxes all over the place that would just really be a pro-growth boon.It’d be eliminating capital gains ..lowering corporate tax rates..& personal tax rates down to 20%. Very…Very..Strong Plan.

      Rick Perry’s Strong Cut..Balance..and Growth Economic Plan

      http://www.rickperry.org/cut-balance-and-grow-html/

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    • RepubliCorp
      Posted on January 11, 2012 at 7:38am

      What can we discern from this? A deal has been struck and the Bots are being taken for a ride. Useful idiots……..and to dumb to see it.

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  • TraceyM
    Posted on January 10, 2012 at 6:53pm

    Even though I will be voting for Romney and not Paul, Paul just moved up a step in my mind.

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    • Bonnieblue2A
      Posted on January 10, 2012 at 7:05pm

      Why woiuld you vote for someone who has no intention of upholding his oath of office. Romeny is anti-2A and has proven his willingness to sign legislation to prove it.

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    • colt1860
      Posted on January 10, 2012 at 11:18pm

      @TraceyM That’s good. I’ll do my best in these primaries to nominate who I believe is the most Constitutional and small Government candidate up there. Paul and Romney are the only ones who’s support has not spiked up or down. Paul has a steady support, and is slowly but surely rising. IMO, it might come down to Paul and Romney. Watch the MSM bias in action: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHMJ2J8Ra3U

      A few things to consider:

      CNN did exit polling in Iowa and found the following:

      * Ron Paul won the Independent vote by more than 2:1 (43% to 19%) over Romney
      * Ron Paul won the Moderate vote by (40% to 35%) over Romney
      * Ron Paul won the first time voters by (33% to 17%) over Romney
      * For voters who want a “True Conservative” (37% to 1%) over Romney
      * Paul and Romney tied (26% each) for the urban vote – typically strong democratic vote.

      Paul and Romney are tied in who can beat Obama: http://www.nationaljournal.com/2012-presidential-campaign/poll-romney-paul-tie-obama-20120109

      Remember, the next most important thing to do in this election is to elect TEA party candidates into Congress. We must restore America now!

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  • ShruggingAtlas
    Posted on January 10, 2012 at 6:52pm

    3MONKEYSMOMMA, you are Exactly Right ! Take 3 bananas and go to the head of the class.

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  • recoveringneocon
    Posted on January 10, 2012 at 6:50pm

    Another story you wont find on “The ezalB”
    Poll puts Ron Paul neck-and-neck with Obama
    http://rt.com/usa/news/poll-ron-paul-obama-467/

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  • disenlightened
    Posted on January 10, 2012 at 6:49pm

    Magoo has that right. Good for him. Romney could tap him to head the Fed.

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    • bernbart
      Posted on January 10, 2012 at 7:02pm

      How could Paul even lead the Fed as he has no economic experience and he has said he wold get rid of the FED

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    • Welfare-Warfare State
      Posted on January 10, 2012 at 7:19pm

      Ron Paul doesn’t want to head the Federal Reserve. He doesn’t think it should exist. What exactly don’t you understand about this. Paul will not except a position in the administration should Romney win. However, I do think Dr. Paul could find a job for Willard in his administration. I hear there will be a porter’s job opening soon. I think Mittens could handle that :)

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    • colt1860
      Posted on January 10, 2012 at 11:21pm

      I highly recommend that people read, The Creature from Jekyll Island, by G. Edward Griffin.

      Here’s Beck interviewing the author: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmW3ytfhZ9M

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  • KidCharlemagne
    Posted on January 10, 2012 at 6:49pm

    It‘s too bad that Bain Capital wasn’t able to get their hands on GM and Chrysler about 5 or 6 years ago….they could have saved the U.S. taxpayer a whole lot of bailout money.

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    • bernbart
      Posted on January 10, 2012 at 7:10pm

      Of course the Auto companies have paid back the auto bails out, brought back jobs, and they now have leaner, profitable operations, making more fuel efficient and clean energy at autos, thanks to Obama.

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    • READRIGHTHERE
      Posted on January 10, 2012 at 8:08pm

      Yeaaaah, like the VOLT! Oozing with success… Really? Hey, it looks like the Government owned auto company is scoring big with Government fleet contracts. Why that’s capitalism in motion! Bravo Obama, you really do know what you are doing! Give me another four years of that!

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  • Romney-Rubio 2012
    Posted on January 10, 2012 at 6:46pm

    PREDICTION: Romney will win the election, one of the two Pauls will be in the administration. Possible Rand Paul VP?

    http://www.TeaPartyForRomney.com

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    • 3monkeysmomma
      Posted on January 10, 2012 at 6:48pm

      Its better than Santorum/Gingrich! :P

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    • Levinite
      Posted on January 10, 2012 at 7:01pm

      Very stupid to want Rand Paul to be a VP. Let a politician finish their first term, eh? What’s this new trend of job-jumping for politicians? Sarah Palin, Jon Huntsman, and now you want Rand Paul too?

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    • justangry
      Posted on January 10, 2012 at 7:05pm

      Good lord. The thought of either Rick or Newt in the whitehouse is creepy. Both of them there… whoa, I just got shivers down my spine.

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    • GilbertAcct
      Posted on January 10, 2012 at 7:09pm

      Well hello Santorum2012/Fastfacts/a zillion other names. Is this your wife‘s iphone’s blaze account? For being a Santorum supporter like you were a week or two ago, you sure are rooting for Romney these days! You are as phony as a 3 dollar bill (an ironic representative of Romney).

      How is the funneling going these days? Are your three Romney websites getting a lot of hits from Blaze readers? The Tea Party one is just classy… I hope you made the spelling corrections that I suggested previously. Who would have thought, a Romney fanatic spells his company “Bane Capitol”?!

      Best of luck!

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    • Welfare-Warfare State
      Posted on January 10, 2012 at 7:22pm

      Nope! Paul and Willard don’t see eye-to-eye. Willard is a statist. Paul is a movement candidate. He has never sacrificed his principles. He won’t do it for Willard either.

      Paul understands that Willard isn’t interested in changing the structure of government. Willard thinks that he can more effectively manage the curreny socialist/corporatist hybrid economy. He has no interest in limited constitutional government. He has central planner’s disease.

      I do think Willard may be able to garner a position in the Paul administration though. Given the time he spends on his hair, he may just make an excellent White House barber.

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    • wbalzley
      Posted on January 10, 2012 at 7:49pm

      OPINION: Mitt Romney will likely tap Ron Paul for VP to take advantage of the incredible following he has built up over the years. The GOP would love to see Ron Paul as VP, since it is viewed as a “lame duck” position, and would get him out of their way in the House of Representatives.

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    • martinez012577
      Posted on January 10, 2012 at 7:55pm

      I dont think you understand principles. Ron nor Rand will serve any of these guys based on their principles. The other 5 candidates are just like Obama. They just do things slower. Same wars, spending, debt, gun control, and social engineering.

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  • Eliasim
    Posted on January 10, 2012 at 6:44pm

    I know how the Market Works, and I know you can’t take in less than you spend, and I know you can’t base it on “Let it be done” with out it falling apart eventually because the evil in men’s hearts is always there.

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    • wbalzley
      Posted on January 10, 2012 at 8:06pm

      QUESTION: Lets say you make $50,000 a year. One day you learn that on your propety used to be an old GOLD mine, but it was abandoned because no gold was ever found–only a bunch of worthless mineral crystals that nobody wanted. However, you are curious, and It turns out that those “worthless” crystals contain rare earth minerals that are worth hundreds of MILLIONS of dollars! The mineral rights to your property cost $500,000. Based on your logic, what should you do?

      America is like that gold mine. We have huge amounts of untapped labor and resources. We only need proper investment to put it to work…

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  • progressiveslayer
    Posted on January 10, 2012 at 6:41pm

    Ron Paul,a class act and patriot.

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    • dogpatch65
      Posted on January 10, 2012 at 6:49pm

      Ron Paul is right in this case, because the argument against Romney is exactly the wrong one: http://markamerica.com/2012/01/10/a-challenge-to-gingrich-perry-romney/

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    • Eliasim
      Posted on January 10, 2012 at 6:49pm

      Well Paul was Drafted, and he did go, and he understands what is bleeding the life from America.

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    • Clara88
      Posted on January 11, 2012 at 12:43am

      Gov Rick Perry {{Volunteered}} and is a vet of the U S Air Force

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    • byudabomb
      Posted on January 11, 2012 at 2:50pm

      Can we get off the military kick. I appreciate and respect the military as much as the next guy, but I did not serve in the military. Am I unfit for public office because of that? With the draft now gone the issue of service in the military is becoming increasingly irrelevant.

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  • THE TRUTH SHALL MAKE YOU FREE
    Posted on January 10, 2012 at 6:41pm

    should obamas cultish black liberation theology been covered by the media? YES!! Why? Because it affects everything he has done in office. Should romney have his cultish ideas covered? YES!! Why? Because everything he does will be with his cultish beliefs first. Red flags should be raised when you learn what oath these mormons take…look it up yourself, and just a hint, Their loyalty IS NOT to our Country and Constitution first…in fact it’s not even to God…it’s to the “ church ” or in other words the cult.
    http://www.saintsalive.com/resourcelibrary/mormonism/the-mormon-plan-for-america-and-the-rise-of-mitt-romney

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    • READRIGHTHERE
      Posted on January 10, 2012 at 8:33pm

      @ truth

      If you want to attach any negativity you can find about Romney’s faith to his campaign then you would have to also accept any positive about that church and attach it as well. For instance:

      His church is the most financially sound, the largest private land owner outside of the US Government, a world class humanitarian-aid provider, an organization that not only successfully takes care of its own with a model welfare system for the temporary assistance of its members, but also takes care of those not of their faith. A first responder to world wide and nation wide disasters. The church’s education system provides world class primary, secondary, college and university education in several countries. Statistically its members experience more success in marriage relationships, higher education levels, health, personal wealth, and knowledge of scriptures and the Gospel of Jesus Christ than of any other faith group in the United States. The world wide church offers the best model of “One Lord, one faith, and one baptism” among its varied international membership where more than half of the church’s membership speaks a foreign language. Yearly, hundreds of new meeting houses are built by the church with the land and the building in most cases owned outright before the first shovel hits the dirt. The church’s Temples are strikingly beautiful both in appearance and purpose in the faithful lives of its members, and we consume more green jello than any other group.

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    • Mr. Oshawott
      Posted on January 10, 2012 at 9:22pm

      @The Truth Shall Make You Free

      Thanks for bringing up the link. I usually have no problem with a candidate’s religion of any sort, but when a candidate’s religion involves the idea of un-Constitutionally forcing it down the throats of Americans that may oppose it, that’s when I become seriously wary of it.

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    • jcannon98188
      Posted on January 10, 2012 at 10:15pm

      The oath we take is not to the consitution?
      We as members of the Mormon church have a core 13 tenants that we follow, called the Articles of Faith. The 12th Article of Faith reads ” We believe in being subject to kings, presidents, rulers, and magistrates, in obeying, honoring, and sustaining the law.”

      The Church has always preached to necessity of being good citizens of whatever government that presides over us, and to be active members in our government. We believe that the Constitution was divinely inspired to be the best form of Government on the face of the earth. Why would we then fight against it?

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    • READRIGHTHERE
      Posted on January 10, 2012 at 10:23pm

      If that link says that the goal of the LDS faith is to have its tenets shoved down the throats of even our own children, it is the fantastical product of a delusional individual or God forbid a whole group of them. One of the primary doctrines of the LDS faith is man’s agency to choose for himself, to worship God according to the dictates of his own conscience. A house divide against itself will fall. That link must be full of the worst smelling tripe ever peddled. Steer clear.

      Truthshallmakeyoufree couldn’t be more of an ironic handle. And no doubt, will, upon reading this comment, launch into a tirade of repeated phrases and sentences that I have already read from “Truth” previously, which of course will be further attestation of bondage to lies, half truths, and half-baked assumptions and suspicions.

      The tables could be turned and I could, with vinegar and bile, spew the same hatred that I and those of my faith have received from “Truth” but it would be disingenuous because I don’t feel it. My faith is not precious to me because in comparison to others I can claim superiority. My faith is precious because it provides me with peace, answers to my soul’s deepest and oft times most troubling questions, it teaches me love and tolerance of others, and an abiding faith that all are children of the same Heavenly Father who loves us without condition. My Savior lives and I trust in Him and because of His gospel I have joy here and now and the hope of joy forever.

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    • Veritas Libertas
      Posted on January 10, 2012 at 11:25pm

      I’m glad you guys are from the LDS, I respect your religious views, and have two serious questions. First, is it true that Morman’s believe in an “Adamic” afterlife? That is to say, a righteous member that has undergone the highest rituals will be born again on his own “earth” with multiple wives to populate the new planet, and reign as a god/king. Second, is it true that Morrman’s believe in a new covenant with God that replaces Jerusalem with Liberty, (or Independence) MO, as the site of Christ’s return?

      I ask these questions sincerely, and not to make any light of your beliefs.

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    • byudabomb
      Posted on January 11, 2012 at 3:00pm

      If Mormons go lock step with church leaders, how do you explain Harry Reid? Please stop hating and blustering about things you do not understand. I am an active Mormon and I have been to the temple. You are wrong on so many levels. Specifically about politics, as a lay pastor, we are instructed not to talk politics in our meetings and to “teach [members] correct principles and let them govern themselves.” Unlike many churches, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Mormons) rarely opinions on political issues with the rare exceptions of such issues as abortion and gay marriage. Mitt Romney, which I am not a fan of for other reasons, will not be unduly influenced by his religion. One could only hope, however, that he would be influenced by good Christian principles being taught in a church that centers its religion around Jesus Christ and his atonement.

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  • AxelPhantom
    Posted on January 10, 2012 at 6:40pm

    The company that is being “taken-over” will go down without any help, so all of the people would have lost thier jobs anyway. Re-creating a company preserves some jobs and creates others down the road, think of it as “Evolution”.

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  • louise
    Posted on January 10, 2012 at 6:40pm

    Ron Paul 2012

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    • Mr. Oshawott
      Posted on January 10, 2012 at 7:47pm

      @Louise

      Amen to that. If anyone wants to return to the gold standard, end unjustifiable warfare, and bring back personal freedom, Ron Paul is the guy to vote.

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  • WAKEUPUSA2012
    Posted on January 10, 2012 at 6:39pm

    (Tiffany thats not a very nice pic of Paul)

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    • 3monkeysmomma
      Posted on January 10, 2012 at 6:47pm

      …..or Romney. Makes you wonder about Tiffany doesn’t it?

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    • NIPPOHIPS
      Posted on January 10, 2012 at 6:52pm

      Tiffy likes Santmoron.

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    • P8riot
      Posted on January 10, 2012 at 7:04pm

      Funny enough – that was the first thing I noticed as well. I wasn’t going to say anything – but I guess I wasn’t the only one to notice. Michelle Bachman proved the power of one bad picture.

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    • Baddoggy
      Posted on January 10, 2012 at 7:42pm

      The liberals that work at the Blaze do not like paul…might as well get over it.

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    • WAKEUPUSA2012
      Posted on January 10, 2012 at 8:02pm

      lol im over it. trust me

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  • TRONINTHEMORNING
    Posted on January 10, 2012 at 6:39pm

    Sad that that byte even made it out there. It’s soooo obviously out of context; and yet, all are talking about it. I’m not a Romney guy, not a Paul guy–but that’s beside the point. How ridiculous, indeed.

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  • WAKEUPUSA2012
    Posted on January 10, 2012 at 6:37pm

    Damn right,

    Paul is a gentlemen and knows how a free market works. He has the only plan that will actually start to turn this country around economically. Weather Paul wins or not we are still making big changes by injecting real issues about the Fed and other things the government is involved in.

    Ron Paul 2012

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  • THE TRUTH SHALL MAKE YOU FREE
    Posted on January 10, 2012 at 6:37pm

    WHO IS THE CRAZY Ask yourself, WHO IS THE CRAZY ONE?ROMNEY believes Jesus and Satan were brothers,ROMNEY believes blacks were fatherd by SatanROMNEY believes Mary had physical sex with GodROMNEY believes underwear have holy powerROMNEY believes that men will become GodROMNEY believes there are many God’sROMNEY believes his wives salvation is dependant on her submission to his sexual appetite.ROMNEY believes the bible is not as inspired as the “other” books.ROMNEY believes that God is currently by some star having sex and producing “spirit babies”.ROMNEY believes in blood oaths.ROMNEY believes that Christians are a cultROMNEY believes his oath to the cult is more important than the Constitution.ASK YOURSELF , WHO IS THE CRAZY ONE? WHO IS UNELECTABLE? I KNOW THE ANSWER DO YOU?

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    • DesdemonasCrew
      Posted on January 10, 2012 at 6:43pm

      Yes, and you’re wrong. Thank you for asking, moron.

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    • Romney-Rubio 2012
      Posted on January 10, 2012 at 6:49pm

      Bigotry… Get over yourself. And vote on issues not on religions. They said the same thing about Catholics.

      Interestingly enough, Romney was endorsed by the Vatican Envoy. A Mormon endorsed by Catholics.

      Remember it was Cardinal O‘Malley that praised Romney as the Catholic Church’s best friend, more than any other governor in a decade, and the only one that wasn’t a Catholic.

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    • Romney-Rubio 2012
      Posted on January 10, 2012 at 6:50pm

      That is because Romney defended the social issues in Massachusetts and they saw it and worked with him, with tons of evangelicals including Dobson. ( source: http://www.TeaPartyForRomney.com)

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    • constantreverie
      Posted on January 10, 2012 at 6:52pm

      @TheTruthShallMakeYouFree:
      Okay, if you really value truth as much as you say you do, listen to a few of your misunderstandings.
      Do Mormons believe what you say they believe?
      1. Jesus and Satan were Brothers: True, in a spiritual sense.
      2. Did Satan Father Blacks: No, Mormons don’t believe that.
      3. Did God have physical sex with Mary? : No, Mormons don’t believe that.
      4. Magic Underwear: You misunderstand, it is a symbol of our covenants with God, similar to you wearing a cross.
      5. Men will become God: another misunderstood docturine. No man will become GOD, however God desires your spiritual perfection, and through the course of eternity, once you are able to perfect your attributes, you would essentially be like unto a perfect being, hence a god. This is much different then God. Man will NEVER reach equal status to God, they just have the potential to perfect their attributes through Jesus Christ.
      6. Wife’s salvation is depended on her sexual submission : this is a flat out Lie.
      7. Bible not as inspired as other books: This is a flat out lie as well. Mormons believe the Bible is just as inspired by God, however we do believe that the translations by man have not been perfect.
      8. God is currently on a star having sex: This once again a flat out lie.
      9. blood oaths: The Mormons don’t have blood oaths.
      10. Christians are a cult: No, Mormons believe that they themselves are Christians. Mormons do not think they, or other Christians are cults.
      11. Oath to th

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    • constantreverie
      Posted on January 10, 2012 at 6:54pm

      (cont’d from above)
      11. Oath to the cult is more important than the constitution: No, in a matter of fact, according to Mormon Doctrine, the constitution is considered scripture.

      Every statement you made was a lie.

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    • recoveringneocon
      Posted on January 10, 2012 at 6:54pm

      THE TRUTH SHALL MAKE YOU FREE
      I think it is best to stay away from someones religion.

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    • qpwillie
      Posted on January 10, 2012 at 6:59pm

      @Romney-Rubio 2012

      “THE TRUTH SHALL MAKE YOU FREE” like most Paulies, thinks that making everybody else look bad will make Ron Paul look good. It’s something their parents failed to teach them when they were kids. They viciously attack anybody who is not Ron Paul so you can pretty much ignore them.

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    • THE TRUTH SHALL MAKE YOU FREE
      Posted on January 10, 2012 at 7:06pm

      Nice try dodging the point..the point is that mormons are a complete and wacky cult like the branch davidians, Do I have a problem with the individual or even their freedom to belong to a cult? NO, I don’t. My whole point is that I don’t want a David Koresh in the WH..the one we have now is more than enough…The pink elephant in the room has been ignored long enough!

      THE TRUTH SHALL MAKE YOU FREE  
    • GilbertAcct
      Posted on January 10, 2012 at 7:12pm

      Romney-Rubio2012/Santorum2012/fastfacts/etc/etc/etc… great points, but you forgot to post the link to your homemade website in your first comment. Happy funneling!

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    • qpwillie
      Posted on January 10, 2012 at 7:14pm

      @THE TRUTH SHALL MAKE YOU FREE

      The Paulies are a “complete and wacky cult”. Are you jealous?

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    • P8riot
      Posted on January 10, 2012 at 7:15pm

      @ thetruthshallmakeyoufree – Go away. Haven‘t you noticed you’re not convincing anyone to go to the dark-side?

      @QPWillie – Strangely enough, I have noticed that the two main anti-mormon posters (martinez and thetruthshallsetyoufree) have been a Paulbots. I wonder what makes the connection? I truly don’t think Ron Paul cares yea or nay about Mormons… curious.

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    • THE TRUTH SHALL MAKE YOU FREE
      Posted on January 10, 2012 at 7:20pm

      @recovering.
      They said the same thing about obama…remember? And look what happened.
      religion is not off limits because the MSM says so..THE REAL QUESTION is if you want someone else in the WH that has antichrist beliefs? Let’s quit pretending the emporer has clothes.

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    • THE TRUTH SHALL MAKE YOU FREE
      Posted on January 10, 2012 at 7:38pm

      @TP
      This has NOTHING to do with Ron Paul, nice try trying to drag him in this conversation that is about romney and his cult. I’m not telling you to support anyone, I’m pointing out the obvious that most people are to scared to talk about. The media has done a good job of convincing most people that it doesn’t matter what a person believes. In fact the only time it matters is when they are a Christian ( think Tebow) WHO WANTS A CULT MEMBER IN THE WHITE HOUSE? Are you pansies to scared to stick up for what’s left of our Country? If the MSM covered the beliefs of this cult romney would be polling at about .000005%. In other words about the same amount as belongs to this cult. Am I bigot because I tell the TRUTH? Where are those man enough to quit hiding under the cloak of progressivism PC and say something? Your silence is deafening. That’s ok , I’ll be the one that says what most of you think.

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    • constantreverie
      Posted on January 10, 2012 at 7:48pm

      Dodging the point? It sounds like you are, I gave comments to each of your comments, and yet you ignore it and continue to spread lies to pursue your agenda. This is not truth, and it will only lead to bondage.

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    • THE TRUTH SHALL MAKE YOU FREE
      Posted on January 10, 2012 at 8:14pm

      Yes I have an agenda, I won’t deny that, My agenda is to keep cultists like obama and romney out of the WH. And you keep ignoring my question..Would you want David Koresh to be president? I understand he’s dead but the point is the same, You wouldn’t want his cult in the WH anymore than I want yours.

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    • Francisco_d
      Posted on January 10, 2012 at 10:46pm

      Mr. Free, what about someone that belongs to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints is anti-Christian?
      Also, your logic defies, well, logic, to wit:
      Mormonism is a cult (an opinion)
      Branch Dividians were a cult (a popularly held position, however, David Koresh could have been arrested without incident, in Waco, where he went at least once a week.)
      David Koresh was the leader of the Branch Dividians (Mitt Romney is not the leader of the LDS church. Depending on your view, Christ or Thomas S. Monson is)
      Therefore, Mitt Romney is David Koresh.

      Mr. Truth, I think your error is in the hyperbole used to denigrate Mitt Romney, and a responsible person would, at least not revert to that form of argument in text, as it is easily refuted, and makes the purveyor of such tactics look less than genuine in their concern for others.

      If you, indeed, believe that being a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints is truly detrimental to the country, please contact your Congressman, and Senators and have the Constitution amended so that Article VI reads:
      to support this Constitution; but no religious FREAK shall ever be ELECTED
      instead of: to support this Constitution; but no religious Test shall ever be required

      or perhaps you can tell us which religion we should all go to to be saved. Then, instead of you lobbing accusations that you insist we defend (well, by lobbing them, one must defend, right?), you give your religion to make it a fair contest

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  • rocktruth
    Posted on January 10, 2012 at 6:36pm

    1. Vote for Mitt if you want Gold to increase in value.
    2. Vote for Newt if you want the dollar to increase in value.
    3. A Vote for Mitt is a vote for Obama.

    http://youtu.be/Tw1hh2n7eGk

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    • escape_from_socialism
      Posted on January 10, 2012 at 6:47pm

      Gold don’t change value, dollar does.

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    • recoveringneocon
      Posted on January 10, 2012 at 6:48pm

      Little something on Newt
      10/22/1991 – Voted for an amendment that would create a National Police Corps.
      03/-/1993 – Voted for sending $1.6 Billion in foreign aid to Russia.
      11/19/1993 – Voted for the NAFTA Implementation Act.
      11/27/1994 – Supported the GATT Treaty giving sovereignty to the U.N.
      08/27/1995 – Suggested that drug smuggling should carry a death sentence.
      04/25/1996 – Voted for the single largest increase on Federal education spending ($3.5 Billion)
      04/10/1995 – Supported Federal taxdollars being spent on abortions.
      06/01/1996 – Helped a Democrat switch parties in an attempt to defeat constitutionalist Ron Paul in 1996 election.
      09/25/1996 – Introduced H.R. 4170, demanded life-sentence or execution for someone bringing 2 ounces of marijuana across the border.
      01/22/1997 – Congress gave him a record-setting $300,000 fine for ethical wrongdoing.
      11/29/2006 – Stated that free speech should be curtailed in order to fight terrorism. Called for a “serious debate about the 1st Amendment.”
      02/15/2007 – Supported Bush’s proposal for mandatory carbon caps.
      09/28/2008 – Stated if he were in office, he would have reluctantly voted for the $700B TARP bailout.
      10/01/2008 – Stated in an article that TARP was a “workout, not a bailout.”
      12/08/2008 – Paid $300,000 by Freddie Mac to halt Congress from bringing necessary reform.
      03/31/2009 – States we should have Singapore-style drug tests for Americans.

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    • rocktruth
      Posted on January 10, 2012 at 7:17pm

      @escape_from_socialism
      If you bought $100,000 of Gold Today and lets say you can only get $25,000 for it in 3 years, and real estate goes up in 3 years, tell me if your GOLD will buy you a bigger house? When rich people decide to sell large quantities of gold, because they know the dollar will increase, it will create a huge supply of gold. Gold prices will drop when rich will start buying dollars again. Its all a game!

      1. Increasing the value of the dollars will decrease the unit price of Gold.
      2. Anything that has a supply and demand will change a unit of value.
      3. I can’t eat Gold or Dollars.
      4. Land and Water is much more valuable than both.

      @recoveringneocon
      1. Regardless of Newt’s past he is probably the only one who could be Obama.
      2. You need to choose the lesser of the 2 evils Newt or Obama?
      3. A vote for Romney is a Vote for Obama.

      Who wants a repeat of 2008?

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    • Welfare-Warfare State
      Posted on January 10, 2012 at 7:25pm

      You think the dollar’s purchasing power will rise with Newt in office? Ha! The monetary system would have to be scrapped; debt would have to be liquidated; spending would have to be cut by trillions (real cuts, not baseline budgeting) over the next 3-years; and the government would have to stop monetizing debt. I have seen nothing from Gingrich to conclude that any of those things would happen.

      Ron Paul 2012 :)

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    • rocktruth
      Posted on January 10, 2012 at 10:08pm

      @Welfare-Warfare State

      Personally I think any republican in office will help increase the value of the dollar. Question is which one can beat Obama?

      1. Sanatorium could get some swing state votes from blue collar workers.
      2. Gingrich can debate very well and would give Obama a tough aggressive match.
      3. Paul would bring in many democratic and independent voters.
      4. I don’t think Romney can beat Obama. But let me be clear, if Romney wins the primary I would pray for a miracle that he would beat Obama.

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  • saranda
    Posted on January 10, 2012 at 6:36pm

    Romney represents a side of free enterprise that many choose to condemn but if you believe in our system you have to give him the right to do business the way Bain Capital does. It may a darker side of capitalism but it is a part that has to exist. Too many hypocrites calling him out on it……people like Perry, Gingrich, etc cannot condemn Bain Capital and endorse capitalism.

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    • 3monkeysmomma
      Posted on January 10, 2012 at 6:39pm

      Don’t be angry with Newt. Its just his Narcissistic Personality Disorder talking.

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    • rocktruth
      Posted on January 10, 2012 at 6:51pm

      Bain Capital is what the Obama campaign will throw at Mitt Romney. The occupy wall street crowd and the liberal left eat this stuff up.

      This is why a vote for Romney is a vote for Obama.

      You must thank NEWT’s pac for getting this info out before Obama did.. Hello?

      King of Bain video, the fuel for Obama supporters.
      http://youtu.be/_evS-T-c35M

      Obama will not be that easy to beat.. Don’t let anyone fool you.

      You need someone as sharp as Newt Gingrich to beat Obama even if you don’t like him.

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    • Romney-Rubio 2012
      Posted on January 10, 2012 at 6:53pm

      This is not the dark side of Capitalism. This business was made to rebuild businesses and make them better. Companies came to Bain in order to ask for help and they would fix them. The two that were used by Gingrich, Reuters, and MoveOn were fought over for 8 years before they went out of business. It didn’t just happen after a few months or even a year. They were long term investments that could not be saved.

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    • rocktruth
      Posted on January 10, 2012 at 8:23pm

      Unfortunately, many people do not see the benefits of capitalism because of covetousness. Also, many will see the Bain Capitial as Black Knight who kills peoples jobs. Question will remain, is Bain Capital a White knight or Black knight? or maybe a Grey knight.

      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_knight_%28business%29

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    • saranda
      Posted on January 10, 2012 at 10:36pm

      Romney-Rubio 2012 – pretty naive. Companies do not go to Bain Capital seeking help as a general rule. Bain Capital identifies companies in trouble that it believes it can either help with money and/or people or that it values as worth more torn apart than in its present form. Some startups might come to Bain for early money but the core business of that company is to find companies and either increase their value in order to sell their holdings or to find companies to breakup for the value that is only unlocked when the company dies. Bain is in the business of identifying the weak and exploiting that weakness for its own gain. It is a darker side of free markets but it creates an efficiency that is needed.

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  • brother_ed
    Posted on January 10, 2012 at 6:35pm

    Good for Ron Paul!

    He has more class than the others…

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  • krjones
    Posted on January 10, 2012 at 6:34pm

    Right thing to do.

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  • 3monkeysmomma
    Posted on January 10, 2012 at 6:34pm

    Ron Paul is a scholar and a gentleman and he will be a GREAT president!

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