GOP Debate: Rep. Paul’s Aversion to Torture Draws Scorn From Fellow Candidates
by Jason Ditz,
November 13, 2011
Everyone knows Ron Paul (R – TX) is a different sort of candidate from the rest of the Republican field, but the CBS debate centering on foreign policy give him an opportunity to really underscore why that is.
Rep. Paul rejected the notion of starting wars against Iran and Syria, but drew perhaps the most scorn for his comments calling torture “uncivilized and “un-American.” Gov. Rick Perry (R – TX) condemned the notion of not torturing people during a war as a “travesty.”
Click here to read more on Rep. Paul’s controversial aversion to torture at The New American
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JLS
November 13th, 2011 at 9:38 pm
In the televised hour they gave him 89 seconds. 89 seconds for the only candidate that has a different opinion on foreign policy. They are scared to death of non-interventionism and will wreck this country and bankrupt us completely before they give up one inch of their empire.
MoT
November 14th, 2011 at 12:37 am
I find it disgusting that the most bombastic bastards get so much time to spew their hate filled hot air. Where is the balance?
Andron
November 14th, 2011 at 1:22 am
Whats the diference between Attilla The Hun, Hitler and the current crop of American Presidential hopefuls???
Except for Ron Paul they are all powermad, crazed and vile human beings who believe in torture and are happy to use it..
Is this the true America??
Have we lost our souls?
The terrorists have WON if the American people have degenerated to this degree that they see nothing wrong in what they say and do.
GET RID OF THIS LOT AND VOTE IN THE ONLY MAN WITH SOME SPARK OF HUMANITY.
RON PAUL IS THE ONLY CHOICE IF AMERICA IS TO RETURN TO SOME SORT OF DIGNITY AND SUBSTANCE , AND RESPECT IN WORLD AFFAIRS.
ghouri
November 14th, 2011 at 2:22 am
What about killings by american,s around the world?
JoaoAlfaiate
November 14th, 2011 at 5:27 am
I wonder if we Ron Paul Republicans are going to wind up voting for Obama like we did last time as the less bad of the two candidates. Or perhaps there will be an acceptable third party candidate.
curmudgeonvt
November 14th, 2011 at 6:57 am
The ONLY way Dr. Paul gets on the final ballot is as a 3rd party independent. The Repugnicans will never allow him to win the nomination as one of them. This is surely the demise of the Rep party as the divide created by the far, far right wing ideologists has widened to the point where what used to be standard Republican viewpoints are now considered too far left and ideologically distasteful.
David
November 14th, 2011 at 8:24 am
The real division is not between Democrats and Republicans. It is between Ron Paul and everyone else.
Andron
November 14th, 2011 at 1:20 pm
Obama has turned out to be worse than Bush.
America's only hope of regaining some respect in the world is for Ron Paul to run as an Independant giving Americans the chance to vote for a decent law abiding President who will honour the Constitution as envisaged by our founding fathers.
God help America if this does not happen.