Ron Paul CNN/YouTube Debate - Ron Paul VS McCain & Tancredo

[DustyFlapjack]

Why do people boo the only one that makes sense?

[TerrorWarrior5000]

Ron  Paul sucks.

[alexamasan]

@TerrorWarrior5000 Try not to sound like a troll and you'll get the reaction you're looking for.

[fortybladed]

@TerrorWarrior5000 i would like to know why dose Ron Paul is it because he is not a puppet to goverment and corporate lobbyists or is it because he wants to end the Drug war that has been costing americans billions of dollars with worst result then no result or maby its because he wants to cut down the goverment you love so much that that has not taken the steps necessary to prevent this economic emergency were in but the one man that has been telling the truth for the last 30 years sucks???

[joshl929]

mccain is the worst actor i've ever seen.

[patriotfreedomfigher]

hhmmm, radical islam funny ive heard of radical christianity, in the form of the kkk, and our goverment protects there freedom of speech?

[sannycool]

What does this have to do with youtube?

[unnamed901]

ugh., I just LOVE the comment section in these types of videos.. keep em coming guys..

*pops popcorn*

[nexus411]

so lets stay in iraq for a hundred years eh? what a damn buffoon. afghanistan, iraq, pakistan, iran, i mean what the hell? anybody hear of 1984? perpetual war?

[Calhounism]

It looks like obama is going to keep us there and in Aghanistan, what a fucking baffoon.

Yep 1984

[DonRodrigon]

Most Republicans, sadly to say, are so stupid.

[Calhounism]

Most Democrats are so fucking stupid just like the Republicans.

It looks like obama is going to keep us there and in Aghanistan, what a fucking baffoon.<-obama

[PVJared]

Tancredo may not understand the terrorism idea, but he wants out of Iraq. He's as close to Ron paul as you can get. Check out his record.

[Serge808]

who in the hell would boo Ron Paul, tancredo you fucking Satan Spawn, listen to the fragility of his conviction

[PoliticsAddict]

civility of his conviction

[rodolphesimon]

Bullshit!! 1:35. McCain is a liar, Al-Queda is boogey man straw man for the MIC (Military indust. complex) they're using the boogey man to scare us. Didn't work for McCain on Nov. 4th.

[dbmcmillan]

right...it worked for obama on November 4th. lol.

[hungover87]

lmao well I'm glad I'm not one of those stupid fucks clapping. I know my shit. most of these fucks dont have an IQ over a 100

[Jamzkangster]

Look at all those pussy Repubes and idiot cock sucking, worthless stand byers clapping for Mccain.

They don't even have the balls to go and fight, so wtf are they clapping about? Fuck them.

[MrDeppness]

I've never seen such a daunting room of brain-dead, ignorant, clapping morons in all my life. The people are almost as bad as the elected officials. What a disaster. Somebody spray them with something. They're the kind of crowd who would sooner spend time with a clown than a sage. Jackasses.

[bawllastyles]

i bet theres an appluad sign and they think its like a sitcom

[bluemangos]

we are in Iraq for the oil and these dumb fucks tell us the war in Iraq is a good thing.. when it costs billions of dollars that needs to be spent on OUR economy to fight the recession.. and whats shocking is Americans are actually voting for the republicans..

[xcit]

I can hear sheep when they cheer for the white haired hitler mccain. People are so dumb. Educate yourself and look inot Ron Paul/Alex Jones.

[likeatreydayblizzard]

he proves mccain wrong everytime and laughs in that fucks face

when mccain was a pow they should have killed him

[MadddSkeelz]

harsh words dude. But John is only here to win the presidency. He'll say what the morons want 2 hear, damn the facts.

[Lukageorgian]

McCain is a ignorant VOTE RON PAUL 2008!!!!!!!!!

[zhman93]

Ron Pual isnt even republcian listen to him he sounds like a fucking liberal hippy. Were not fighting fucking iraq citizens were fighting al queada, hes fucking dumb. JOHN McAIN FOR PREZ!!!

[gunstar9]

We're fighting citizens in Iraq for oil. Ron Paul is a true conservative. Just because he doesn't share the same views as your neocon McCain doesn't mean he doesn't know what he's talking about.

[alexzeegreat]

John McCain is a pawn used by George Bush and the "men behind the curtain" he's in the pockets of the federal reserve, fuck that sellout and vote for Ron Paul.

[woodshed727]

Facts are facts. You go fucking fight over there and die over oil, making the rich richer with their investments and connections. Maybe if you knew anything at all you're opinion would change.

[YoDudeRock]

It's the amazing transforming war. First we went in to get weapons of mass destruction (nonsense), then we were liberating the Iraqi people, then we killed Sadaam's son's, then caught Sadaam, now we have attracted Al Queda into the country (supposedly). I don't believe it's Al Queda, more likely it's just angry Iraqis that don't want us occupying their country. What would we do if China was occupying the United States?

[Elasaltaculos]

Actually, he is the only real republican on stage. These neocons have hijacked the republican party.

Nowadays the republican party stands for big government (just like the democrats), world policing, nation building, etc. And if they really care about the safety of Americans, then why are the borders not secured? Don't you think it would be more important to know who comes in and out, and who is in our country?

[youngbono18]

@Elasaltaculos

bravo!

[nomraun]

Sounds like a history professor debating a retarded monkey. The American people applaud retarded monkey. ??

[ShreddedSociety]

Ron Paul....makes all of the sense..

[imadumbassmozart]

The distribution of applause here is worrisome. My vote is for Ron Paul.

[VTWIN2005]

Ron Paul...our only hope...vote for him!!!!

[getforeal]

Look for veterans against McCain and do a search.This jerk did more to block American families with MIA's searching for info on there loved ones more than anyone. I guess he didn't want the 32 anti-American videos comin out he made for the enemy

[IronthrowZion]

i like this guy...but everyone knows that the stupid american patriots will never wake up!

and irak is just a big hollywood studio!

and please u enslaved the whole world like my country too! let us be free like we was born...u

fucking demon!

[ladymalfoy1]

Fuck the rest of the candidates who can't get their IDEALS straight. RON PAUL 2008!!

[splintercell99]

How can militant "insurgents"

( the same label you would fall under if you defended your neighbourhood) follow your forces back to the US, since when can a million camels swim across the sea with RPGs?

[RADO420]

fuck McCain, GO RON PAUL!!!!

[LVentertainer]

"they want to follow us home!"

OH fucking christ! fuck McCain!

Fuck war and fuck bush!

[litterit]

I love how Dr. Paul has repeatedly called our actions in other countries an empire; and that is exactly what it is. We have 'embassies' in countless countries around the world with armed American soldiers, and we expect these countries to be happy about that.

That's not right. That doesn't even take into account the permanent military bases we have in these middle eastern countries. Or those even before this war.

America thinks it can just branch out, doing whatever it wants, and that's ok?

[AngelosandSatan]

whoever votes for McCain may burn in hell! He proposes nothing new essentially! Just another 4 years of Bush policies but with president McCain: if you want a continuation of the same shit, then vote for McCain

[paulotickz]

Ron Paul's argument is the only one that makes sense! There will 'always' be bad people in the world but staying out of someone's back yard, or other country in this instance, is the best way to start learning how to NOT get yourself killed!

The other candidates are using 'fear', just like Bush did in order to gain votes. That's it!! ..My confidence lyes in Ron Paul but if he doesn't get into office because of bias media news, etc. I look foward to telling you "I told you so" later on!

[mmdurfee]

Wow...if our National defences were as strong if we brought everyone home, radical islam would be commiting scuiciede if they tried ANYTHING like 9/11. People are parinoid that we're gonna see another 9/11, it just simply wouldn't happen. The modern military has been over there for years and years our knowledge of the area would prevent anything they could thow at us.

[lrlbox21]

We leave, the people get slaughtered. Ron Paul is an idiot.

[lrlbox21]

I know this announcement will make you RP supporters unhappy....sorry

CAIRO, Egypt - One al-Qaida's top commanders in Afghanistan, Abu Laith al-Libi was killed in Afghanistan, a Web site used by militant groups said Thursday.

[Deometris]

McCain: If you read what Bin Ladin says they want iraq to be a base for Alqueda where they can launch attacks against Amerca.

Actually Bin Ladin has asked for peace with America quite sometime ago, but of course we didn't listen and continue to arrogently pursue the conquest of the middle east.

[Sagitarius54]

I lived during Vietnam Mr. McFUCK! The fact that 90% of congress has defence contracts and investments in contractors has nothing to do with this bullshit war right! You fucking trader!

[wildchildplasma]

rp 2008 "fuck em lets have Rapture my fellow us citzens"

"Why be stuck in a tribal war(sunnie shia) which only hinders us"

fingers crossed fingers open either way zion

it dosen't matter

rp2008 "fuck em lets be the land of the Free"

[trdguy82]

i agree with mccain and tancredo

[jordanfassa]

a difference in opinion is healthy, but i would love to recommend a few books, "blowback" by Chalmers Johnson, "a foreign policy of freedom" by Ron Paul, and "the 9/11 Commission Report."

after reading them, everything was put into perspective and only Ron's argument truly holds water.

[latinman101]

If we continue to have this notion my friend that we have to constantly remain on the offensive because they hate us because we're free, rich and prosperous, then we are NEVER going solve the problem! The attacks on the USS cole and 9/11, to name a few, could never be justified but our foriegn policy should never be a motive either! Read up on the term "blowback" and look at the effect its had on our country since the 50's!

[puresrtrash]

So......McCain is prepared to lose 60,000 troops in Iraq to just to save face? Or is the fact that we won the war not enough? We won the war, we're losing the occupation. We lost Veitnam period, and look what is costed us. Also, why would Bin Laden need Iraq to stage an attack against America? Doesn't he know our ports and border to Mexico are weak enough? Shame the precious bit of time Paul got was spent debunking the slander of complete bigots.

[easuter]

Sadam Hussein hated Bin Laden and the Al Qaeda in the first place...so the whole point of pushing them out of Iraq was moot

[puresrtrash]

Exactly

[206weaktoast]

what about the gulf of tonken lie, we should have never been in vietnam. Thatwar was not ment to be won, it was ment to be sustained to make the international bankers who own the federal reserve money. what does war mean? it means us as a contry have to borrow more money, which the federal reserve prints more off and loans it out at interest putting us farther in debt as a country! what it comes down to is debt=slavery. what does that make us as a contry?

[W4d5Y]

It was nonsense, what good was vietnam? McCain basically says they should have STAYED in vietnam, for what? Communism? Profit? Another 60,000 Us and Millions more of innocent vietnamese? Because they were imposed with "faulty" political views?!? What a pervert is that fucker?

[W4d5Y]

Vietnam...well, they said there was three options, either stand it out and make more casualties, or silently pull out before it's too late, and then some third option, like, holding out and maybe winning/losing or something...

[icey0076]

I am so sick of fear politics. Is this going to be the most important platform for every candidate? Which one can scare you the most and convince you we should be a preemptive military nation. Its like " He who strikes first wins" except he who strikes the wrong one first has already lost his credibility.

[sizzlepuss7]

Ron Paul.... or else!

[OVERHEADDOOR]

Lets dig our way back out.Get behind Ron Paul.

[trakkaton]

Why not give Paul and "the Rest" the same time to speak. There are just two opinions on the stage, so both opinions should get the same time.

"We are THREATENED!!", well, as long as it's YOUR CIA-assets and YOUR dictators don't ask me to feel threatened... Tim Osmond?

[petrusprimus]

Angel, some of the crusades were successful and they were done for a good reason. IRAQ IS A LIE perpetrated by the GLOBALISTS and their PUPPETS for WORLD DOMINATION and OUR EXTERMINATION, while the crusades were to win back the Holy Land from the Muslims who defiled it. Sorry "Huckaby" and "McCain", you TRAITORS, by spraying the Iraqis with WHITE PHOSPHOROUS are doing NOTHING honorable!!!

youtube: watch "fallujah, the hidden message"

[W4d5Y]

I object, not even the crusades were for a good reason. I mean, sure, the initial comparison of bush's holy fucking war to a crusade of the cultures sure was accurate...just like the crusades, they basically lob their forces at the evil, terrorist muslim, raping, steeling their land, steeling tax payers' money and forwarding it to halliburton, making the most selfish profit out of the war they can make!

[rjshmo]

We shouldn't give them their country back. We work so hard to take it. The reason we didn't win Vietnam was because of all of the hippies.

[remyhy]

Vote for life, vote for justice, vote for America! There is no question,

Vote for Ron Paul, 2008!

[GGE47]

We lost the Vietnam war because our government wouldn't allow us to win,along with communist led protesters in this country.Mexicansfor Mike,if you are still fighting the Mexican-American War,we will ship you back to Mexico along with your race baiting asses on rails.America.Love her or leave her.

[dumba55nsf]

did he actually just say we never lost a battle in vietnam?

[louisvillian502]

lol even if we did never loose a battle...WE LOST THE FUCKING WAR

[gruzman]

who the fuck is tancredo? hahahaha oh yeh that guy that gets 0 in all the polls - internet and tv. ron paul has more support than mccain anyway. mccain is a non-issue. ron paul has conquered that mountain. someone needs to hand mccain a history book. "we didn't lose 1 battle". did you lose the war? does people opinion not count? mccain is such a dud.

[MexicansforMike]

Huckbee for El Presidente, when he wins and gives AMNESTY to all of the undocumented Mexican people in America we will be a force this country has never seen. Ron Paul and Tom Tancredo will not be elected as dogcatcher and we will throw their racist ass out of OUR country that was stolid from the Mexican people. We love you too Mr McCain and hope you are pick by Huckabee to be his mate you and Huckbee have done a great service for the non=document people and will not be forgotten.

[jestersyx]

Yeah, M4M...let's talk about illegal immigrants, shall we? Let's talk about how Mexico treats Honduran and Guatemalan immigrants. Enter Mexico illegally and you're treated as a felon. If you're caught by the Federal Police, you'll be fortunate if you're only deported immediately. The unfortunate are robbed, abused, raped, or even murdered by corrupt police officers.

[mdlenz]

It's funny to see all these candidates right on some of the issue. McCain is right when saying they want to follow us home, I have been reading the Al Qaeda reader written by Osama and he wants Islamic law to run the world, even if we leave the middle east. Paul is right on Al-Sadr, he has taken the south of Iraq. Tancredo is also right because we don't live in a world like Paul believes.

[syrisgone]

Very true, however, by Paul's theory, we would remove our forces from foreign counties and place them back home to defend us. And on top of that, Paul is not anti-war. He is anti preemptive strike.

If congress were to vote to go to war, he would be all for it. I know this because he says so in every debate. Almost word for word.

[mdlenz]

I agree that the troops should be taken out of some sectors in the world. However, if Al-Qaeda takes Iraq if we leave, then the problem is going to get all that much worse. Pakistan is also on the verge of collapsing, and if Al-Qaeda takes those nukes, we will have to deal with a nuclear-armed extremist. The way I see it, war with the islamo-fascist is inevitable, I just want to know which way of defeating them is best, wither trying to defeat them now, or trying to defeat them later.

[tdot22]

Just like you thought that War with the Soviets was inevitable?

Just like you thought if you allowed the Communists to win in Vietnam/Cambodia/Laos/Cuba/Eth­iopia/Angola that the Red Army would be marching in Washington?

Wake up!! Did you have a problem with Muslims before WWII? NO because you left them alone, its just like the street, you go looking for trouble it will find you.

[LeftLiberalSoCal]

We never lost a battle in Vietnam! Is he seroius? McCain you are a sellout, you have stooped to a new low!

[zooby]

ron paul will not win...100% sure

[bburns1214]

No he won't but he is a great choice. I wish there were others that would fight for us like Ron Paul has.

[oneidea2112]

and you are 100% WRONG! He has already won. the media and the establishment is scared out of their minds. Ron Paul would return our country to a constitutional republic which the elites are doing everything in their power to prevent. This is exactly why Ron Paul doesn't get the equal time of ghouliani

[zooby]

who cares if he is popular online? there's no point if he is not going to win. :-/

ps: tancredo is a pathetic piece of shit

[zeplinwizard]

Tancredo is really good....I hope im not the only one seeing that. He really knows what hes doing.

[unknownunknowns]

No, the only reason he's running is to get the other GOP candidates to address the illegal immigration issue. Tancredo knows he's not going to win.

[zooby]

exactly. like paul, tancredo has no chance.

[unknownunknowns]

The only difference is that I find Tancredo's reason to run more legitimate than Paul's.

[zooby]

Tancredo better than Paul? You've got to be kidding me. Tancredo has the worst ideas. The only supporters of him are racist xenophobes.

[unknownunknowns]

Based on what? Anyway, I don't agree with him on every issue but I'm glad he's JUST getting the others to address the issue.

[Clawg]

There is no point in voting for Ron Paul because he is not going to win?

[zooby]

In voting? He just plain and simple is not going to get the nomination. He might have support on the internet, but I've asked so many people in real life about him and they don't even know who he is.

[hooligan2005]

Why didn't today's money bomd explode?

[CorollaKing]

They have built about 12 or so milatary bases in Iraq. And guess how the Iraquis are paying off the debt for losing this war? Oil. Please read Confessions of an Economic Hit and watch the video by the same name on youtube. This country is going to hell.

[shotfirst1]

I luv McCains scare tactics follow us home LOL.

Ron Paul your the best!

[shotfirst1]

All of your polls indicate that Ron Paul was the clear winner of the Republican Debate on 11/28/07 - why is it that you CNN, do not have a story pertaining to this information?

The polls were conducted on your CNN site.

Would this be called CNN Corporate Censorship?

Ron Paul won by 45%.........

[w1104717]

oh please the same people who said iraq would be a cake walk are now saying things would get worse if US leaves, they shouldn't be allowed ot make predicitions. McCain s a moron.

[jpfoodsaver]

Imagine this, China invades us because we have WMD's (which we do) and so they can help us get rid of Bush because he is an evil Dictator and preemptively attacked and invaded another country (like Saddam did Kuwait). I'm sure many of us would be fighting the Chinese occupiers. Those fighting would be called terrorists.

[unknownunknowns]

Wasn't Iraq a rogue state, or within the UN's watchlist?

[MystikWizard]

Got news for you. Iraq isn't our country. It doesn't belong to us. It is not our right to impose Democracy on other nations ... especially by force. That is what is causing the resentment. We would not be having enemies if we weren't so Hell Bent on building a Global Empire and instead, simply concentrated on our own country.

[vegan4life1]

Well said, MystikWizard!!!!!!!!

[thesilentmessenger]

I love Ron Paul

[outlaw0550]

I'm sure everytime an Idiot like Mccain or Giuliani says "we must stay in Iraq or they will follow us home", bin laden smiles and says "mission accomplished".

[MystikWizard]

They only say that so it takes the focus off the real reason we are there. To protect our oil interests.

That way our people don't think about it too much.

[napalm70]

John McCain basically blames the American people for losing Vietnam. What a fucking idiot. I don't like Ron Paul very much, but out of all the Republicans, he's the only intelligent one there.

[toocute3935]

mccain is such a moron. why is this man running for president? any random person from the street could run if this guy is running.

[ThizzFaceOffNike]

i have no faith in the mainstream media

[silus2000]

Look at that little bitch, Tancredo. Haha. He really knows how to repeat Republican line.

[Roddyreta]

This debate was so unfair. These were the "questions" Ron Paul was asked:

1. Are you a conspiracy nut or not?

2. How would you punish women for having an abortion? 

3. Even though you have no hope of winning, do you think there's purpose to your campaign?

I mean, come on!!!

[HorizonX]

Why were people booing when Dr. Paul referenced us occupying middle eastern soil?? Am I missing something major??

[christianwackjob]

The audience was a mess. It sounded like there were a few people who were booing Rudy and McCain's comments, while cheering Ron Paul's comments. It sounded like the supporters for the other candidates were reacting in kind.

Goes to show with the people criticizing the "bullying" of Ron Paul's supporters...

The base of the other candidates are truly no better.

[ScottFerrante]

Huckabee is going to steal Iowa and Ron Paul could steal NH. I think Ron should focus on that state. If these guys can beat the big boys with out half of the funds. What a story that would be.

[Bigturns33]

Its amazing to hear these idiots speak ask ron rationalize it all. Where was the threat of Radical Islam prior to 9/11 it was not an issue at all. The reason it is now is that they have to create a book man or men in this case and they build them up to have so much power. Paul rationalize it by saying the Soveits had real power it 100's of Nukes but everything was fine there! Its clearly taught that The nations of Islamic beleif do not want western occupation.

[RebelThoughts]

McCain is a complete moron. We won Vietnam? LOL delusional idiot republicans at it again. If Ron Paul doesnt get the repuke nomination for 08 the party will get creamed at the polls next year. Ron Paul is the only republican candidate that isnt INSANE!

[novawolverine]

People like Tancredo and the people dumb enough to believe him are truly endangering our country. "It would be a threat to America if we never had a single person serving outside this country" GIVE ME A BREAK! It's clear to me that too many people have no concept of treating others how you would want to be treated do what we want wherever. I can't believe the republican party has relegated itself to booing a person for prescribing a policy of non-intervention and worrying about the US first.

[InTheSticks1881]

The boos, the jeers, and tomatos thrown were meaningless. Dispite their opposing opinion, anyone present could sense, feel, and respect the confidence of a true leader. People naturally follow confidence. RP dominated. He towered over these guys.

I am impressed with RP like never before.

[hthglllkhgjg]

this debate made me wanna throw up,

those fucking warmongers in the audience should be fucking arrested and send to iraq and see how much fun war is,

[HyBriVids]

Go Ron Paul!! He'll be our next President, just wait and see!

[Naz18h]

Most of Americans are not smart, so unfortunatly he won't

[cowcidile]

Most people are good. so fortunatly he will.

[blair227]

Right on John. WE kicked their ass evertime we faced them. We would have kicked ass if the politicians had let us fight the damn thing instead of taking the same fucking hill every week.

[JoeShmoe65]

Tancredo needs to learn something. How is it that we defend America in a foreign land? Who is defending our borders right now? Politicians like Tancredo? I think Dr. Paul is right and I have over 20 years in the military!

[mattbstl30]

Ron Paul is the only Republican candidate that makes ANY sense!!

[ngmdotcom]

One thing CNN do really well is that they never fail to disappoint you.

Such a pathetic debate

[JoeShmoe65]

I would remind Senator McCain that it was stupid politicians that got us in the mess in the first place! Senator McCain does not speak for this Active Duty Soldier! I agree with Dr. Paul!

[nowar08]

they wouldnt give ron paul time to respond

[tassle7]

I really wouldn't call that a SLAM.

I wish there was more Paul up from the debate.

[Oneseye]

I missed like the 1st second

[calamityjame]

You didn't miss much they mostly ignored him all night....they must be scared of him