Comments on: Paul: Homosexuality is not the issue

By: Richard Fraer Pittsburgh, PA

Richard Fraer Pittsburgh, PA — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 19:16:32 +0000

It does not surprise me that Ron Paul has put himself out there as a straight forward, honest ,common sense person. I grew up with Ron in Pittsburgh and knew everyone of his parents, uncles and siblings and he is just a perfect clone of his relatives. What you see and hear is what you get and no hidden adjenda or greed. Thank God for the likes of Ron Paul in our country and Washington that put country over party, Thanks Ron.

By: maiden nc

maiden nc — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 18:51:45 +0000

Duh! That is what is called common sense. I can't believe common sense has made it this far in the campaign.

By: David, Gilbert Arizona

David, Gilbert Arizona — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 15:14:26 +0000

James, you are correct. I have no chance of getting the GOP nomination, but then I'm not running for the office. Mr. Paul is.

Your discription implies that discussion of private lives requires explicate intimate details. The situation is much broader than that. I can discussion shopping for shoes with my wife and how boring that can be. If a homosexual discusses something as innocuos as shopping with their same sex life partner I can guarantee the discussion is not going to be treated in the same manner.

I have also honored my country by serving in the United States Navy. You could not be further from truth when you say service members are not supposed to discuss their private lives. Every time we pulled into port family members were invited to tour the ship. My department officer had bar-b-ques inviting everyone and their family. I'm sure if a member of our team brought their same sex life partner on board the ship they would in no way be treated the same as a heterosexual individual.

By: James, Kansas City, Mo

James, Kansas City, Mo — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 22:15:54 +0000

David from Arizona, you also have no chance of getting the GOP nomination. So I guess your opinion matters very little as well. I served in the Air Force form 2000-2004 and No one is supposed to talk about their private life if it is offensive to others regardless of being homosexual or heterosexual. It works both ways. If a person is offended by something that is said then they report it and it is taken care of. Don't you think it might be offensive to a woman if I described my sexual life with my wife or some other woman? OK then.

By: Rebecca Hill Madison WI

Rebecca Hill Madison WI — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 21:52:46 +0000

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By: Daniel W, Mobile AL

Daniel W, Mobile AL — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 20:32:29 +0000

Ron Paul would make a fine president.

By: Bill Ogden, Pittsburgh PA

Bill Ogden, Pittsburgh PA — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 20:06:26 +0000

What's disturbing to me is that the so-called "Top-Tier" candidates from both party's are getting preferential treatment. US Representative Ron Paul from Texas is also an Obstetrician. Doesn't it make sense to ask Dr. Paul about important issues like: Abortion, Stem Cell Research, Immigration and Border Patrol???

By: David, Gilbert Arizona

David, Gilbert Arizona — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 19:16:22 +0000

Ron Paul's answer is misleading and everyone knows it. As Paul describes the situation the topic is disruptive behavior and individual rights. The reality is that a heterosexual who discusses their life partner, whether is be a wife or husband, is free to do so without reprocussions. If a homosexual discusses their life partner the behavior is disruptive and should be dealt with.

How can anyone say with a straight face the issue is not about homosexuality. Paul pandered to the audience and the audience ate it up with a giant spoon.

The only savings grace is that Ron Paul has absolutely no chance of getting the GOP nomination so his opinion matters very little.

By: Jeff Skjelver, Rugby ND

Jeff Skjelver, Rugby ND — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 19:12:29 +0000

Ron Paul clearly stands head and shoulders above the other GOP candidates. Ron Paul in '08!

By: Chip, Spokane,WA

Chip, Spokane,WA — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 19:04:03 +0000

This man is a leader!

Telling your people the truth and preparing them to deal with it.

CNN you put on a good show, but what a biased manipulation.

By: William Ramos Brooklyn New York

William Ramos Brooklyn New York — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 18:39:23 +0000

Stop the censorship of Ron Paul anybody who censors Dr Ron Paul is helping destroy america. Think about it.....

By: Phil Youngstown Ohio

Phil Youngstown Ohio — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 17:54:39 +0000

Ron Paul is the only candidate who would have the guts to turn this nation around. CNN and all other networks are trying to keep him down and tactfully giving him as little time as possible at the debates. But he still won tha first two by a landslide, so what does CNN do ? They have no poll. If they gave him half the coverage of the so called front runners, he would win hands down. The people know truth when they hear it. CNN your credibility is being destroyed, it is so obvious that it will backfire on you. Most Trusted Name in News. Give me a Break !

By: Richard Wuchte Milwaukee Wisconsin

Richard Wuchte Milwaukee Wisconsin — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 13:55:02 +0000

When I think of the Republican Party when it comes to gay and lesbian issues, I think of a political party that is very Homophobic and truly scared of homosexuals.

By: rtbohan, Sumter, SC

rtbohan, Sumter, SC — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 13:12:07 +0000

Absolutely correct. What is wrong about most of the candidates in both parties is their belief that government should be regulatling every aspect of every person's life. Rep. Paul is correct that the army can control disruption but should not be practicing discrimination on the basis of group identification

By: Greg G., Millfield, OH

Greg G., Millfield, OH — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 11:34:14 +0000

Was undecided, now I know, Ron Paul. And Fred Thompson? He was mediocre when in Congress, why would he be any better as Pres.? Again, Ron Paul, WOW! For those without rose-colored glasses, he's The Man. Consistancy is nice.

By: Michael, Minneapoils, MN

Michael, Minneapoils, MN — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 07:22:15 +0000

When will the republicans join the rest of normal society and accept the fact that gays exist, that many are smart, caring, talented, patriotic, and deserve the right to serve their country like every other normal citizen.

By: Sandy, Santa Ana, CA

Sandy, Santa Ana, CA — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 07:16:41 +0000

As far as I'm concerned CNN is so biased it's criminal. They did the same thing during the Democratic debate. They focused on the top 3, gave some time to tier 2 and almost shut-out tier 3. It's so obvious that the MSM is trying to control our thinking by pushing their 'picks'. Ron Paul one the last debate and he won this one. He's honest and believes the "Constitution" is more than a "God Damn piece of paper"!

By: Glenn Phoenix, AZ

Glenn Phoenix, AZ — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 06:48:48 +0000

It sounds great to say that behavior that is disruptive, homosexual or hetrosexual, will be dealt with the same. I have a hard time believing that. If a guy & a girl walk down the street holding hands they are showing thier love for each other.However; if two people of the same sex walk down the street holding hands they are 'flaunting their sexuality'. Until we get rid of the fear of gays will we never treat 'gays' & 'straights' the same

By: Bill, Tigard, OR

Bill, Tigard, OR — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 06:27:48 +0000

The only problem with this argument is that undoubtedly lesbian and gay individuals will be more "disruptive" because of the military's tolerance for these individuals, thus although I agree with the premiss of this statement, further action needs to be taken to insure that heterosexual and homosexual individuals receive the same treatment.

By: Angel, Pompano, FL

Angel, Pompano, FL — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 05:42:21 +0000

God given rights not group rights.

By: Nancy, Allen, Texas

Nancy, Allen, Texas — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 05:42:02 +0000

Ron Paul is right on track. We are a collective group of individuals. You go Ron Paul! You are the only one "worth" my time. Thank you for having the courage to run for President. We need you!!!

By: James Sugra Huntington Beach, CA

James Sugra Huntington Beach, CA — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 05:40:31 +0000

I have to agree with Ron Pauls answer. It was simplistic yet straight to the point like all his answers. If were all created equal, then why even have a document that says we are. He doesn't try and sell you BS scripted answers like Bush. This man shoots straight from the hip and his voting record proves it. Ron Paul you have my vote and my support!

By: Ronny, Modesto, CA

Ronny, Modesto, CA — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 05:00:17 +0000

What a wonderful answer and a great idea!
Why do people like to group others? Woman, man, gay, straight, hispanic, white, black...who cares??? Every one should be judged by character. This response by Ron Paul reflects his rational, wisdom and logic.

Ron Paul 2008!

By: brad, gold bar, washington

brad, gold bar, washington — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 04:50:33 +0000

There does'nt seem to be anything that I disagree with about Ron Paul. His vision for America is like a sweet dream. With our help Ron Paul can bring hope and joy back to America.

By: San Luis Obispo, CA

San Luis Obispo, CA — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 04:47:33 +0000

Brilliant response.
Ron Paul is absolutely right.

By: Rose L., Plant City, Florida

Rose L., Plant City, Florida — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 04:33:09 +0000

I don't agree that the "Don't Tell" policy is a good policy, but I did agree with Ron Paul's other point about behaviors being dealt with. I am not a Christian. I am not a Republican. I would vote for Ron Paul, even before any of the Democratic candidates, because he looks to The Constitution FIRST for his position on any given issue. I am going to change my party affiliation so that I can vote in the primary and vote for Ron Paul for the nomination.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 04:28:13 +0000

god bless ron paul. The voice of truth rings true

By: Roy, Seattle, WA

Roy, Seattle, WA — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 04:24:00 +0000

Reasoned and intelligent as usual for Dr. Paul. This man lives in the real world with the rest of us!

By: James Dolan, Millsboro, Delaware

James Dolan, Millsboro, Delaware — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 04:21:03 +0000

Ron Paul shows "forward-thinking" leadership. The irony, of course, is that most of his beliefs are heavily influenced by those of our founding fathers, which tells you a thing or two about the other "conservatives." To the gentleman who is buying into media hype about Ron Paul supporters "assault[ing] internet sites," please keep in mind that early examination has shown that the support for Rep. Paul is simply wide-spread amongst internet-users as a group. One could also point out that many of his supporters (myself included) are frustrated that the internet is our only real outlet for support. We, his supporters, are doing a pretty decent, albeit normative, content analysis of Ron Paul media coverage and it seems to indicate 2nd tier candidates are not being dealt with fairly.

By: Phil, Alpharetta GA

Phil, Alpharetta GA — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 04:18:34 +0000

A very cogent and accurate statement. Deal with the behavior. No one should have special rights because of what they do.

By: Anthony, Huntsville, Al

Anthony, Huntsville, Al — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 04:14:20 +0000

What I like about Ron Paul is he is going after root causes of systematic problems rather than treating the symptoms. Politicians are notorious for focusing on things that don't matter, and I love Ron's perspective on things. He is looking at fundamental change, actually getting back to Constitutional principles. Ron Paul in 2008.

By: DJ, Los Angeles, CA

DJ, Los Angeles, CA — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 04:03:32 +0000

Don't Ask, Don't Tell implemented by Clinton is a good and fair policy.

As McCain said...it is working. Leave it alone.

Good compromise, does not all gays to impede on the military, while letting them serve if they keep it to themselves.

Paul gave a perfect answer.

By: Robert Edward Johnson, Normal, IL

Robert Edward Johnson, Normal, IL — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 03:53:04 +0000

In 2004 we saw that homely hillbilly woman from West Virginia in the kinky Abu Ghraib photos, knocked up by her commanding officer. Gee, I guess Ron Paul's right, some heterosexual behaviors might be just as disruptive of the chain of command and lead to favoritism (and evidently to really sordid behavior) as homosexual behaviors.

By: Craig, Spartanburg, SC

Craig, Spartanburg, SC — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 03:43:58 +0000

I was extremely impressed with Ron Paul's well thought out answers. I find myself wanting to look deeper into his campaign, background and platform.

By: Chris, Eaton, OH

Chris, Eaton, OH — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 03:27:58 +0000

I was chatting with a long time friend of mine during the debate, who happens to be a homosexual and an Obama supporter. Before i could even type "what did you think of that?", he responded with "wow, what an awesome answer"

By: R.K.Sutton Chantilly, Virginia

R.K.Sutton Chantilly, Virginia — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 03:25:55 +0000

Ron Paul ....the Champion of the Constitution. The only canidate that I personally will turn out to vote for.

By: Michigan

Michigan — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 03:08:22 +0000

It is quite interesting that most of the Republican candidates think they can win by excluding and disliking a large portion of the American population, i.e. the homosexual population. It is as if they only want to preside over part of the American population, and they could care less what happens to the part(s) of the population they don't care for.

By: P. Wallace McComb, Mississippi

P. Wallace McComb, Mississippi — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 03:06:09 +0000

This is a law that originally was implements for all the right reasons. However, there are a disproportionate number of gays that have been discharged as compared to their heterosexual counterparts. This law is a failure and should, in all fairness, be scrapped.

By: Josh N, Blissfield, Michigan

Josh N, Blissfield, Michigan — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 03:05:09 +0000

I watched the debate and Ron Paul was one of the only candidates that hit the issues dead on. Why are we worrying so much about this issue? If gays can perform just as well or better than a straight guy, then they should be allowed to openly serve. The federal gov. does not need to be in charge of this. Generals and those who know more about the situation should decide.

By: Bob Earl, Miami, Florida

Bob Earl, Miami, Florida — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 03:03:48 +0000

Homosexuality IS the issue. That is why the military Uniform Code of Justice is written the way it is. Heterosexuality has NEVER been the issue in the entire history of mankind.

By: Josh, Milford, DE

Josh, Milford, DE — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 03:01:02 +0000

Dr. Paul was honest, I found it a bit disturbing that Wolf Blitzer didn't allow Ron Paul very much airtime. Ron Paul was the only respectful canidate up there, he didn't argue with Wolf and talk over him. However, I did notice Wolf constantly cut him short way earlier than the other canidates.

I would go so far as to say that Dr. Paul recieved only 50% of the airtime that Rudolph Guiliani did. I think there should be a buzzer initiated for these debates, and if they do not stop talking they lose time off their next question. They could then weigh in properly on what they thought was most important by overstaying their welcome on their strongpoints, and cutting short their weakpoints...or staying balanced.

Please CNN, take my advice..it would make things seem less skewed in favor of one canidate over the other.

Dr. Paul was very honest, and conscise in his answers and did not go off on emotional and personal tangents like many of the other canidates did. I still like Dr. Paul's message in comparison to the other canidates and he has my vote in the Primary.

Thank you.

By: Jeff, Surrey, BC

Jeff, Surrey, BC — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 02:53:20 +0000

Discrimination against gays in any other profession is not allowed, so why should it be any different in the US military.

Gays are permitted to openly serve in other professions where the lives of others are on the line (ie. Policemen and Firefighters)

By: Larry, Kanss City, Missouri

Larry, Kanss City, Missouri — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 02:51:27 +0000

Ron Paul is incredible. He gets my vote for sure after winning all 3 debates.

By: Hunter Ames, IA

Hunter Ames, IA — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 02:48:40 +0000

Pauls comments on Gays in the military is a sensible one, who cares what sexual orientation a soldier has when bullets are flying, the question is are competent to serve ???

By: Jeremy Brown, Whittier, CA

Jeremy Brown, Whittier, CA — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 02:46:05 +0000

Ron Paul nails it on the head when he bases peoples' rights and value in the fact that they were all made by the same creator. More and more in government today, the State wants us to believe that we have rights because the State grants them to us. But we have rights and values because of our common humanity and the value God gives to each person He made. We discard that concept to our peril.

By: Danny, Texas

Danny, Texas — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 02:41:26 +0000

I think Ron Paul had did the best out of all of them with the 5 mins he was able use. Vote Ron Paul if you want change and to live in the America we once knew. Otherwise vote for one of the other that would just continue the bush policy.

By: Christopher Nelson, Boston, MA

Christopher Nelson, Boston, MA — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 02:41:20 +0000

Again, Ron Paul is like the Godfather of the other candidates. They are all starting to sway towards Ron Paul's lead. Gays? Who the hell cares when it comes to performing? I don't like to hang out with gays, but when it comes to doing a job – let the best person do it! Labeling does not help and my oppinion does not constitute government action. My oppinion is mine and oppinions should not control the lives of people other than myself. Are we not all granted personal liberty by our creator? Vote for Ron Paul and you are voting for freedom and equality. Ron Paul has again lead the debate. I wish to see him debate the Democrat candidate or anyone else.

By: Dan Belleville, MI

Dan Belleville, MI — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 02:40:40 +0000

Ron Paul is right again.

By: Ed Duree

Ed Duree — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 02:37:25 +0000

Every other civilized country allows gays to fight and die for the values for which their country stands. This does not include Islamic nations for sure. The USA alone, among Nations who believe in reason and individual rihgts, has an issue with this question. Are we no better than the people we are fighting?
It is absurd for a nation founded upon each individuals right to pursue happiness–not a christian hapiness or an Islamic happiness or a whatever happiness, but the individual's hope for happiness–to irrationally discriminate based upon a person's own unique desire for consenual sexual gratification. We lost 9,000 soldiers, 9,000 dedicated Americans, to discrimination because of their sexual predilictions. This is ridiculous.
Are we our founder's children or not?

By: Tom, Newtown CT

Tom, Newtown CT — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 02:36:17 +0000

Reason feels good. Out of the voraceous pack of presidental candidates only Ron Paul seems to give reason any consideration. That's why regardless of party lines, he's the only person to be nominated that I can support, and still sleep comfortably at night.

It's not up to them what we want or need. It's up to us. Does anyone but Ron Paul look likely to leave us alone and let us choose our own lives, for better or worse? I thought not.