[jbock13]

Besides we all know who has the best Evangelical credentials

I'm waiting with baited breath as to who that might be... the messiah himself, Ron Paul?

[RubberMallet]

its to get back at all the ron paul supporters that are continually attacking him on a regular basis.

[jbock13]

I will paraphrase the famous Gandhi.

"I like Ron Paul. I do not like SOME of his followers."

[RubberMallet]

called it. and either you dont understand paraphrasing or you just called ron paul jesus.

[jbock13]

My bad. Let's just ignore everything and not have any arguments whatsoever.

[BJWilliams]

And this is why I tend to avoid political discourse altogether...

[RubberMallet]

My bad. Let's just ignore everything and not have any arguments whatsoever.

thats what you've already been doing

[jbock13]

Haha whatever you want to think my friend. Whatever you want to think.

[thepostman]

you keep saying you like ron paul but everything else you say in regard to the man says otherwise which is why nobody takes you seriously

[RubberMallet]

posts like that are going into his long list of paul supporters that are furiously attacking him. just an fyi.

[jbock13]

posts like that are going into his long list of paul supporters that are furiously attacking him. just an fyi.

Like... you?

[Sly Fox]

LU just announced that Bachmann & Perry would both be speaking at separate convos in September.

[jbock13]

Sounds good. That will be something to look forward to.

[ballah09]

ya more politics at Liberty

can't wait until it's election year.

"Since Liberty is the world's largest Christian university, we think it is important to expose the students to as many candidates as possible," Falwell said.

wonder what Democrat candidates he's gonna invite

[RubberMallet]

lulz

[From the class of 09]

Lib always does do a nice job of getting in some big wigs of the republican party. What other school has so many presidential canidates on campus regularly? I don't know if most students realize how rare of an opportunity they are given by having these people come and speak.

I hope they continue to invite the other side as well (I know they don't come but if you stop inviting them they never will).

[From the class of 09]

wonder what Democrat candidates he's gonna invite

Last cycle they invited every presidential candidate...naturally the dems all declined. I don't mind them bringing in political figures but would much prefer that the admin refrain from endorsing anyone. Honestly I can't blam the dems for not showing as they would get booed the whole time

[ATrain]

wonder what Democrat candidates he's gonna invite

Last cycle they invited every presidential candidate...naturally the dems all declined. I don't mind them bringing in political figures but would much prefer that the admin refrain from endorsing anyone. Honestly I can't blam the dems for not showing as they would get booed the whole time

Officially the administration has never endorsed anyone. However, a private figure can endorse whoever he wants to as a private figure. I have no problem with Jerry Jr. saying he, personally, endorses so and so or likes so and so or wants so and so to win.

[From the class of 09]

Officially the administration has never endorsed anyone. However, a private figure can endorse whoever he wants to as a private figure. I have no problem with Jerry Jr. saying he, personally, endorses so and so or likes so and so or wants so and so to win.

I understand what you're saying but I disagree. It's all about perception and you can't do one without the other. It's a negative to beging a public figure. I'm not saying they can't endorse someone. I just wish they wouldn't.

[jbock13]

At least it's Bachmann, not Newt or Momney...

Cause that's the way it's been the past...

[alum82]

ballah09, there will be only one serious Democratic candidate--President Obama. If I remember correctly, LU invited him last time and he sent Gov. Tim Kaine as a surrogate. Wonder who he will send this time? Maybe Hillary?

[FigurinItOut]

We've had liberals speak, and, no, they don't get booed the whole time like conservative speakers do at many universities.

Individuals do not lose their right to free speech just because they are prominent figures. I don't think endorsements should be made in official meetings of nonprofit organizations, e.g., convo and church services, but leaders should be free to endorse whomever they choose when they aren't "on the clock."

[alum82]

We've had liberals speak, and, no, they don't get booed the whole time like conservative speakers do at many universities.

Individuals do not lose their right to free speech just because they are prominent figures. I don't think endorsements should be made in official meetings of nonprofit organizations, e.g., convo and church services, but leaders should be free to endorse whomever they choose when they aren't "on the clock."

+1

[Covert Hawk]

Ron Paul can win the nomination If he has a surprise win on Saturday, says John Thorpe at Benzinga.

Ron Paul Moving Closer to GOP Nomination

Forget Mitt "The Stormin' Mormon" Romney and Michelle "Crazy Eyes" Bachmann. If Ron Paul pulls off a win in Saturday's Ames, Iowa Straw Poll, all bets are off.

Current Iowa polling suggests Ron Paul just might pull off a surprise win, first at the Straw Poll and then second in the Iowa caucuses. As of today, Ron Paul polls in third place in Iowa, with 16 percent of the vote. He only trails Bachmann (22%) and Romney (21%), and trounces all the other declared candidates.

Ron Paul's path to the nomination:

• Do well in Thursday's debate
  Win the Iowa Straw Poll Saturday
  Move to first or second in the Iowa Caucus polling
  By February, emerge from Iowa in the top two (at the least, third place)
  Finish in the top two in New Hampshire (Must finish ahead of Bachmann)
  From there, it'd be a race he can win!

Click here to read the rest

[jbock13]

If he can buy off votes in the Straw Poll, he can win, just like other candidates do. He'll never finish in the top 2 in NH, so that can be crossed off the list too.