Who is Ron Paul?

DVD Burner · Post by **DVD Burner** » Mon Dec 24, 2007 4:11 pm

Paul Defends Asking for Special Projects
Monday, December 24th, 2007 at 3:50pm EST

http://start.rcn.com/news/story.php?sou ... d=20071224

WASHINGTON

Republican presidential hopeful Ron Paul on Sunday defended his efforts in Congress to bring home money to his Texas district, despite his long-held aversion to big government and congressional votes to reign in federal spending.

"I've never voted for an earmark in my life," the Texas congressman said under questioning on NBC's "Meet the Press" about reports that he has requested hundreds of millions of dollars for special projects in his home district.

"I put them in because I represent people who are asking for some of their money back," said Paul, who likened it to taking a tax credit. "I'm against the tax system, but I take all my tax credits. I want to get their money back for the people."

The 10-term congressman and longshot candidate for the Republican presidential nomination added that although he has requested special projects known as earmarks, he ultimately ends up voting against them in the House. Paul is known in Congress as "Dr. No" for his votes against some types of government spending, including a medal for Pope John Paul II and civil rights leader Rosa Parks because of the cost to taxpayers.

For his home state, however, Paul has sought money for water projects, a nursing program, to expand a hospital cancer center and to promote Texas shrimp.

Just last week, President Bush complained about thousands of earmarks in a massive spending bill Congress sent to him.

As the only Republican candidate opposed to the Iraq war, Paul was an anti-war asterisk in the race until his campaign began raising money, most of it over the Internet. He brought in a record $6 million in one day, and $18 million in less than three months, though he still registers in single digits in most polls.

Paul, who ran for president as a libertarian in 1988, was asked whether he'd run as a third-party candidate next year if he loses the GOP nomination.

Paul said that was unlikely. "I have no intention, no plans of doing it, and that's about 99.9 percent," said Paul, a 72-year-old obstetrician-gynecologist and former Air Force flight surgeon.

On other issues:

_Paul railed against the government's anti-drug policy, complaining that federal law overrules state laws that permit medicinal use of marijuana for pain or other symptoms of debilitating illnesses such as cancer, multiple sclerosis and other diseases. "This war on drugs is totally out of control. If you want to regulate cigarettes and alcohol and drugs, it should be at the state level," he said.

_Paul said he wants to eliminate foreign aid to Israel and other nations. "Why make Israel so dependent?" he asked. "They can't defend their borders without coming to us."

Donna Matrix · Post by **Donna Matrix** » Sun Dec 30, 2007 12:53 pm

Legalize marijuana.

Post by **mdmf007** » Sun Dec 30, 2007 1:10 pm

Donna Matrix · Post by **Donna Matrix** » Sun Dec 30, 2007 1:35 pm

why not?

Donna Matrix · Post by **Donna Matrix** » Sun Dec 30, 2007 1:36 pm

#1 reason:

It is a better drug for pain then those currently being prescribed.

Better = less side effects and more relief.

hatter · Post by **hatter** » Mon Dec 31, 2007 8:43 am

Other #1 reason

"Alcohol is one of the most toxic drugs, and using just 10 times what one would use to get the desired effect can lead to death. Marijuana is one of â€“ if not the â€“ least toxic drugs, requiring thousands times the dose one would use to get the desired effect to lead to death. This â€œthousands timesâ€

Donna Matrix · Post by **Donna Matrix** » Mon Dec 31, 2007 8:59 am

#2 reason (from me anyways)

marijuana isn't a drug.

Drug = alters ones metabolism (body chemistry)

I just read an article where scientist found THC receptors in the brain. This means it's a natural substance that can be used for it's medicinal effects. Same as alcohol - we have a enzyme to digest it.

Real drugs = the body doesn't recognize them and metabolized them funny, hence the side effects. The body breaks them down into other chemicals that effect the body, in effect they are new drugs (called drug metabolites).

Simon of the Playa · Post by **Simon of the Playa** » Mon Dec 31, 2007 9:04 am

oh mein gott und himmel....

Donna, i agree with you 100% on THIS point....

*Kiss* and a happy new year.....

i still think ron paul is pat paulson in disguise.

Donna Matrix · Post by **Donna Matrix** » Mon Dec 31, 2007 9:13 am

Thanks for the kiss

. *kiss back*

Now, what's your address in BRC? So, I can send you a postcard.

erri2000 · Post by **erri2000** » Mon Dec 31, 2007 10:47 am

Legalize Hemp.

Donna Matrix · Post by **Donna Matrix** » Mon Dec 31, 2007 1:07 pm

It is just amazing that Hemp is illegal. Why? what has it ever done?

Simon of the Playa · Post by **Simon of the Playa** » Mon Dec 31, 2007 1:44 pm

if the BLM cant find me, than neither will you.

i hate post cards.

erri2000 · Post by **erri2000** » Mon Dec 31, 2007 2:08 pm

Donna Matrix wrote:It is just amazing that Hemp is illegal. Why? what has it ever done?

I believe that when the Dupont family was getting patents for their synthetic oil based products and inventions they lobbied the US Government, successfully, to have hemp put in the same classification as marijuana because they are both in the same "family" of plant. Which is like saying that apples and oranges are the same thing because they are both fruit.

They reason they did this was because the greatest competition that oil had at the time was Hemp.

Hemp can do anything that oil does, plus you can eat it and it is renewable.

Donna Matrix · Post by **Donna Matrix** » Mon Dec 31, 2007 2:20 pm

Damn corporations.

Liberty for all - including all natural products (like marijuana, hemp, coca, poppies, mushrooms, etc.)

Badger · Post by **Badger** » Wed Jan 02, 2008 9:09 am

marijuana isn't a drug.

You should stop smoking until you figure out just how incorrect this statement is.

Simon of the Playa · Post by **Simon of the Playa** » Wed Jan 02, 2008 9:15 am

you are right, badger, i got carried away and didnt process the post thoroughly....marijuana IS a drug, my most favorite, actually....

it is as benign as it gets as far as drugs go, and their side effects...

i like the side effects.

*exhaling his meds*

Donna Matrix · Post by **Donna Matrix** » Wed Jan 02, 2008 9:28 am

What exactly are the side-effects of marijuana?

I don't think there is any... because it isn't a drug. The body knows what to do with it - it recognizes it.

Drug = not a known substance metabolically.

Simon of the Playa · Post by **Simon of the Playa** » Wed Jan 02, 2008 9:33 am

evidently, ron paul is a drug too.....

i hope that donna is not driving under the influence.

mereth · Post by **mereth** » Wed Jan 02, 2008 10:30 am

Actually:

according to the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (1): a substance recognized in an official pharmacopoeia or formulary (2): a substance intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease (3): a substance other than food intended to affect the structure or function of the body (4): a substance intended for use as a component of a medicine but not a device or a component, part, or accessory of a device.

(From the Merriam Webster's Dictionary online.)

I would say marijuana fits definition #3 at the very least.

Where did you get this definition about metabolism?

Donna Matrix · Post by **Donna Matrix** » Wed Jan 02, 2008 10:43 am

I have a BS in biochemistry, a BS in Dietetics and a Master's in Nutrition.

Donna Matrix · Post by **Donna Matrix** » Wed Jan 02, 2008 10:45 am

The FDA is a regulatory agency... the more things they label a "food", or a "drug" the more they get to regulate.

Follow the money.

mereth · Post by **mereth** » Wed Jan 02, 2008 10:46 am

Oh-kay... That doesn't say where (what book, website, author, etc.) I realize you're very educated, I just wanted to know the source.

I usually prefer to go with the legal definitions of things (meaning: as per laws currently in effect).

Donna Matrix · Post by **Donna Matrix** » Wed Jan 02, 2008 10:46 am

Besides, if we have the FDA and they control drugs, why do we need theDEA? Or the ATF?

Donna Matrix · Post by **Donna Matrix** » Wed Jan 02, 2008 11:10 am

I believe it was in my metabolism and drugs class down at Cal Poly CA. I'd have to find the book out in the storage container... But, I'll check webside and see if I can pull a link for you. K?

Donna Matrix · Post by **Donna Matrix** » Wed Jan 02, 2008 11:13 am

Try:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xenobiotic_metabolism

Xenobiotic metabolism is the set of metabolic pathways that chemically modify xenobiotics, which are compounds foreign to an organism's normal biochemistry, such as drugs and poisons. These pathways are a form of biotransformation present in all major groups of organisms, and are probably of ancient origin. These reactions often act to detoxify poisonous compounds, although in some cases the intermediates in xenobiotic metabolism can themselves be the cause of toxic effects.

Donna Matrix · Post by **Donna Matrix** » Wed Jan 02, 2008 11:18 am

or this one:

http://www.issx.org/hisintro.html

History of Xenobiotic Metabolism

Introduction
An examination of the fate of foreign compounds (xenobiotics) in biological systems is a natural outgrowth of man's curiosity about his environment and how it can affect his actions. While the majority of modern day studies concern the fate of drugs in man and animals there are extensive investigations on the fate of organic compounds in plants, animals and microorganisms. The term xenobiotic was coined to cover all organic compounds that were foreign to the organism under study. In some situations this is loosely defined to include naturally present compounds administered by alternate routes or at unnatural concentrations.

Donna Matrix · Post by **Donna Matrix** » Wed Jan 02, 2008 11:21 am

http://www.deltaclon.com/doc/es-xenobiotic_poster.pdf

Donna Matrix · Post by **Donna Matrix** » Wed Jan 02, 2008 11:25 am

Last one:

http://physchem.ox.ac.uk/MSDS/glossary/ ... olism.html

Xenobiotic metabolism in living organisms consists of the entire set of physical and chemical changes that occur in foreign substances from uptake to excretion.

http://www.biomaxkorea.com/product/oxfo ... Xenobiotic

Cytochrome P450 enzymes are a superfamily of more than 160 known members that play a major role in the metabolism of numerous physiological substrates, as well as, a wide array of xenobiotics including drugs, chemical carcinogens, insecticides, petroleum products, and other environmental pollutants. Oxidative metabolism catalyzed by cytochrome P450s can result in detoxification. In some instances it results in metabolic activation of a chemical to cytotoxic and/or
carcinogenic forms. Although the liver is the primary organ for drug metabolism, extrahepatic tissues such as lung, kidney and intestine, also play an important role for detoxification or biotransformation of xenobiotics.

Simon of the Playa · Post by **Simon of the Playa** » Wed Jan 02, 2008 4:17 pm

so is ron paul a drug, a plant? or a Xenophobe?

mereth · Post by **mereth** » Wed Jan 02, 2008 4:38 pm

"Everything's shiny captain. It's just a thread drift off the main coupler..."