alt.education

"Gunny Freedom" wrote in message
news:glen42-C956C0.22335128022008@johnf2.biosci.ohio-state.edu...
> In article <%Xjxj.8168$xq2.377@newssvr21.news.prodigy.net>,
> "Dennis Kemmerer" wrote:
>
>> "Gunny Freedom" wrote in message
>> news:glen42-809B2C.01513627022008@johnf2.biosci.ohio-state.edu...
>> > In article ,
>> > Bob LeChevalier wrote:
>> >
>> >> Gunny Freedom wrote:
>> >> >In article ,
>> >> > Bob LeChevalier wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >> Gunny Freedom wrote:
>> >> >> >Neither Huckabee or McCain has any hope of defeating a Democrat in
>> >> >> >the
>> >> >> >General. Only Ron Paul has the appeal to go head to head against
>> >> >> >a
>> >> >> >Democrat in the General election.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Ron Paul vs either leading Democrat probably wouldn't clear 35%
>> >> >> popular vote and get zero electoral votes. Half the Republican
>> >> >> party
>> >> >> would desert or stay home.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> He's even more of a loser than Huckabee, who at least has won a
>> >> >> couple
>> >> >> of states, whereas I don't think Paul has even made 2nd place in
>> >> >> any
>> >> >> state.
>> >> >
>> >> >Actually, you are mistaken. when I was canvassing, i encountered
>> >> >better
>> >> >than 35% of people who said they would vote for Ron Paul if they
>> >> >thought
>> >> >he could win.
>> >>
>> >> But he can't win, so they wouldn't.
>> >
>> > But if everyone who said they would vote for him if he could win, did,
>> > he would.
>>
>> But if I were 20 years younger I'd be in my 30s.
>
> Which only proves that oftentimes it is not wisdom, but complacency that
> comes with age.

No, you anonymous twit. It proves that if I were 20 years younger I'd be in
my 30s.

>> You know, I'd killfile you, but you're worth a chuckle. What's it like to
>> be
>> the half-dead mouse that the cat plays with?
>>
>> [snip]
>
> Amazingly enough, most human beings over the age of 10 are bright enough
> to recognize that spin does not equal a rational refutation. Of course,
> many Americans over the age of 25 seem to have become unable to discern
> spin from truth, so you do retain a chance of pulling the wool over the
> eyes of a lot of the folks in this newsgroup.
>
> But there are still enough people around who can recognize spin for what
> it is. The truth is, calling something 'nonsense' based solely around
> your word that it is nonsense, does not equate to evidence.
>
> You can, however, console yourself with the fact that a lot of people in
> the nation still buy spin hook, line, and sinker.

Rant all you want. Paul's not going to figure into the November election.