Worst Ron Paul Ad Ever
I know Ron Paul is trying to capture the attention of Tancredo’s former supporters, but labeling nations as “terrorist” goes against everything Ron Paul has said about foreign policy. Denying student visas for students from “terrorist nations” is intellectually dishonest. This is the same kind of propaganda the GOP uses to justify the war on terror.
Artistically, I must admit, the ad was well done.
Comment by PAtravler57 | December 30th, 2007
I think it is a good ad and will play well to those that think this is the #1 issue
Comment by James Babb | December 30th, 2007
Which are the “terrorist nations” ? What happened to “honest friendship with all nations” ? Free trade?
Comment by eaglescout | December 30th, 2007
If by “terrorist nations” he means the United States and Israel, then I might be willing to play along in his satire.
Comment by rhys | December 30th, 2007
* Cuba
* Iran
* Iraq
* Libya
* North Korea
* Sudan
* Syria
These are terrorist nations as defined by Congress, but even denying student visas will not mean that the US couldn’t accept other types of visas or political refugees.
Paul is not a flip-flopper, but he knows how to hit the emotion buttons. He didn’t stay in Congress for 20 years by playing nice. This is what I paid for. This is a shrewd move to gain support, and I think it is just right.
Comment by T. rex | December 30th, 2007
Looks great to me. also we are in difficult times with alot of countries. I think his plan is great and gives us time to work out our problems with other countries and to show others that we are still viable in their plans.
Comment by Making Sense | December 30th, 2007
What we love most about Ron is that he has the guts to say what needs to be said, and that he has the intellectual capacity to make sense. Not allowing visas to people from nations that support terrorists makes sense. Bush’s policy of letting more Arabs, Syrians and Iranians come in on student visas right after 9-11 decidedly does NOT Make sense.
What’s your problem? The fact that he said something that isn’t “nice”? The ad hits the spot of what his border policy is: Get control over it! There’s noting “bad” about this ad.
Comment by eaglescout | December 31st, 2007
“What’s your problem? The fact that he said something that isn’t “nice”? The ad hits the spot of what his border policy is: Get control over it! There’s noting “bad” about this ad.”
It’s inconsistent with Ron Paul’s rhetoric. The problem isn’t in denying visas. It is in calling a nation a “terrorist nation”. Like I mentioned before, it’s the same propaganda used to justify the war on terror. Therefore, I do not approve of it.
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Comment by Jeffrey Bubb | December 31st, 2007
OK, so you have a problem with the term “terrorist nation”. I suspect the Paul campaign used that term so that the idea of securing the borders could be better understood by the general public. If you don’t use “terrorist nations”, then you’d have to use language such as “Nations that harbor terrorist” (which, in the end, is a terrorist nation), or “Nations where terrorist originate from”, or “Nations that don’t fight against terrorist”. As you might think, getting the idea across suddenly becomes more complicated.
I think Ron Paul still believes in free trade, friends with all nations. But I also think he understands that certain nations are breeding grounds for terrorist and he has to do SOMETHING to protect our borders.
The language in the ad is clear. I think you have to look past the actual words being used and instead focus on the endgame philosophy.
Comment by eaglescout | December 31st, 2007
Well, I supported Ron Paul because I thought he was beyond using ignorant language and dishonest scare tactics.
This is the sort of language and propaganda you hear from Giuliani and Tancredo. Not Ron Paul.
Comment by Jim | December 31st, 2007
It’s a terrible ad in implying that individuals are chattels of a state. Student visas are often used as a vehicle for political dissidents or would-be dissidents to escape a dictatorship overseas. That happened over and over again during the Cold War. Many of the people today involved in building democracy there after local communist regimes were overthrown by spontaneous revolution (not at our taxpayer expense) are people who had studied in the US on student visas a couple decades ago.