Nontroversy of the week. - Page 2

Morrigoon · 12-26-2007, 11:08 PM

Yes, that's it... he's secretly recruiting for the Church Of Walt!

JWBear · 12-27-2007, 12:18 AM

Who is doing the outrage?

Ghoulish Delight · 12-27-2007, 08:25 AM

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Originally Posted by JWBear

Who is doing the outrage?

That I can't quite figure out. Ron Paul's jumped on the bandwagon denouncing the ad, but I don't think he started it. Everything I can find on it pretty much starts with the quote of Huckabee defending it, without identifying WHY he needs to be defending it.

JWBear · 12-27-2007, 09:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

That I can't quite figure out. Ron Paul's jumped on the bandwagon denouncing the ad, but I don't think he started it. Everything I can find on it pretty much starts with the quote of Huckabee defending it, without identifying WHY he needs to be defending it.

Sounds like he's trying to manufacture controversy himself. Perhaps to rile-up his base?

innerSpaceman · 12-27-2007, 08:43 AM

Actually Ron Paul did not denounce the ad. He denounced subliminal messaging in ads, and specifically said he did not think this particular ad rose (or sunk) to anything of the sort.

Ghoulish Delight · 12-27-2007, 08:45 AM

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Originally Posted by innerSpaceman

Actually Ron Paul did not denounce the ad. He denounced subliminal messaging in ads, and specifically said he did not think this particular ad rose (or sunk) to anything of the sort.

Hmm, this is what I read:

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His rival Ron Paul wasn't smiling, however: He said the ad reminds him "of what Sinclair Lewis once said. He says, 'when fascism comes to this country, it will be wrapped in the flag, carrying a cross.'"

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tracilicious · 12-27-2007, 09:01 AM

Wow. I need to learn more about Ron Paul.

Alex · 12-27-2007, 10:14 AM

He (Ron Paul) said it on Fox News, and I'm not sure he had seen the ad yet when he was asked (he was remote so he very likely didn't even have a monitor). So my reading of it at the time (I saw it live when it first happened) was that he was just making a general comment on the mingling of religion and politics. It was worth seeing just for the shocked reaction of the Fox morning show cohost.

I think one of the Sunday morning wags said it best (paraphrasing): I have no idea if the imagery was intentional or not but I don't think that Huckabee is at all upset by the controversy as it just reinforces the message he was already putting out there.

Morrigoon · 12-27-2007, 10:21 AM

Ron Paul, a Republican, is quoting Sinclair Lewis, whose most famous work is a piece of communist propaganda masquerading as muckraking?

This election is getting too damn weird for me.

JWBear · 12-27-2007, 11:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Morrigoon

Ron Paul, a Republican, is quoting Sinclair Lewis, whose most famous work is a piece of communist propaganda masquerading as muckraking?

This election is getting too damn weird for me.

It will get much weirder, just wait.

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innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	Actually Ron Paul did not denounce the ad. He denounced subliminal messaging in ads, and specifically said he did not think this particular ad rose (or sunk) to anything of the sort.
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12-27-2007, 10:14 AM	#8
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	He (Ron Paul) said it on Fox News, and I'm not sure he had seen the ad yet when he was asked (he was remote so he very likely didn't even have a monitor). So my reading of it at the time (I saw it live when it first happened) was that he was just making a general comment on the mingling of religion and politics. It was worth seeing just for the shocked reaction of the Fox morning show cohost. I think one of the Sunday morning wags said it best (paraphrasing): I have no idea if the imagery was intentional or not but I don't think that Huckabee is at all upset by the controversy as it just reinforces the message he was already putting out there.
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12-27-2007, 10:21 AM	#9
Morrigoon I throw stones at houses Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Location: Location Posts: 9,534	Ron Paul, a Republican, is quoting Sinclair Lewis, whose most famous work is a piece of communist propaganda masquerading as muckraking? This election is getting too damn weird for me. __________________ http://bash.org/?top "It is useless for sheep to pass a resolution in favor of vegetarianism while wolves remain of a different opinion." -- William Randolph Inge
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