tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post3386210954986461458..comments2024-03-18T04:47:16.199-07:00Comments on The Gray Report: The wine lover's guide to the Republican primaryW. Blake Grayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17755307711801965966noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-56190687276695583962012-03-18T16:11:37.480-07:002012-03-18T16:11:37.480-07:00Thank you, Ed. Views like yours are EXACTLY why I ...Thank you, Ed. Views like yours are EXACTLY why I fear politicians attacking alcohol.W. Blake Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17755307711801965966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-30939133260002426702012-03-18T16:04:03.383-07:002012-03-18T16:04:03.383-07:00Your blog is biased because you make a living writ...Your blog is biased because you make a living writing about alcohol. There is nothing good that can be written about alchol. The health benefits are from the grape juice not from the alcohol. It is a drug that wrecks havoc in families. The world would be much better if alcohol did nott exist. Peole would have increased confidence, productivity & connected.Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04167788926727179235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-90394357073830116422012-03-09T13:29:54.953-08:002012-03-09T13:29:54.953-08:00Kent, it's not acceptable or excusable in my m...Kent, it's not acceptable or excusable in my mind for a Presidential candidate to call alcohol "dangerous."<br /><br />Alcohol is a part of daily life and has been for millenia. It is often a highlight of daily life. It is good for your health. Show me where Ron Paul says any of those things.W. Blake Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17755307711801965966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-18491617694124694782012-03-09T13:23:36.821-08:002012-03-09T13:23:36.821-08:00I've already explained why he called alcohol d...I've already explained why he called alcohol dangerous. For some reason you insist on interpreting it to mean something else. There's nothing left to say.Kent Bensonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-19657646402612181612012-03-09T13:14:04.540-08:002012-03-09T13:14:04.540-08:00Look, what don't I understand about the fact t...Look, what don't I understand about the fact that he calls alcohol "dangerous"?W. Blake Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17755307711801965966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-21603655548696210832012-03-09T12:59:51.820-08:002012-03-09T12:59:51.820-08:00You mistake attempts to correct your assessment of...You mistake attempts to correct your assessment of Ron Paul with support of Ron Paul. All of the responses were about Ron Paul because he's the one candidate that you seem to most misunderstand. If you had characterized Newt as a faithful family man, you would have gotten just as many comments about him.Kent Bensonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-45856093236719957302012-03-01T19:00:34.503-08:002012-03-01T19:00:34.503-08:00I'm fascinated that all the comments -- every ...I'm fascinated that all the comments -- every single one -- come in defense of Ron Paul.<br /><br />Nobody wants to defend Newt Gingrich? Nobody wants to argue for or against Mitt Romney or Rick Santorum?<br /><br />Ron Paul isn't polling very well nationally, but he's apparently doing very well with readers of The Gray Report. Maybe my blog is Maine, without the lobster.W. Blake Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17755307711801965966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-80691435762918853712012-02-28T12:13:38.417-08:002012-02-28T12:13:38.417-08:00Blake,
In my view, your assessment of Ron Paul co...Blake,<br /><br />In my view, your assessment of Ron Paul couldn’t be more off base. Paul is a libertarian, live and let live, outlaw virtually nothing kind of a guy. You have totally misinterpreted the quote you cited. Paul was not suggesting, or even hinting, that prohibition should be an option. He was only saying that it is inconsistent for opponents of the legalization of drugs to support Kent Bensonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-21435340115199939872012-02-27T04:26:43.695-08:002012-02-27T04:26:43.695-08:00Blake, back in the '60s & '70s I read ...Blake, back in the '60s & '70s I read High Times and OMNI mags, voted for whoever would legalize Weed, and voted for the peanut farmer, but when the whole ship was about to sink I put my smoking priority behind more important imperatives and voted for California's gift to America (RR). Now, some new prohibition seems to scare you, but keep in mind that Paul has nearly no chance, New Hampshire Winemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07111304557830665931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-29348153808913342692012-02-25T14:24:07.930-08:002012-02-25T14:24:07.930-08:00Peter: Government isn't free. Paul's versi...Peter: Government isn't free. Paul's version of government might come cheaper than others', if he were to get us out of Afghanistan, for example. But we still have national debt to pay and revenue has to come from somewhere.<br /><br />If you reduce income tax, as Paul suggests, you're going to need revenue from elsewhere. Now, he could just be fiscally irresponsible like George WW. Blake Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17755307711801965966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-2859838910660968202012-02-25T11:57:14.475-08:002012-02-25T11:57:14.475-08:00Blake,
I am not an American citizen and I do not l...Blake,<br />I am not an American citizen and I do not live in the US; but I still don’t get it.<br />Why are you concerned that an anti-tax freak like him might support “raising [state-levied] sin taxes on wine”?Peter O'Connorhttp://www.wine-ev.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-46643880966703120952012-02-25T07:45:44.134-08:002012-02-25T07:45:44.134-08:00Peter: What does that have to do with this column?...Peter: What does that have to do with this column? This is not about income tax, it's about alcohol policy. Don't change the subject.<br /><br />Subsequent commenters: I'm sorry, but I will delete all subsequent attempts like this to boost your candidate if they do not relate to the specific topic of alcohol law.W. Blake Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17755307711801965966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-55164614488566375732012-02-25T06:20:57.068-08:002012-02-25T06:20:57.068-08:00Blake,
Just take a look at Ron Paul’s website.
He ...Blake,<br />Just take a look at Ron Paul’s website.<br />He is a proponent of free trade and rejects protectionism. <br />Paul supports the “elimination of the income tax and the IRS”, and says he leans toward a flat tax: “but I want to make it real flat, like zero.” In 2007 he pledged to “oppose any and all efforts to increase the marginal income tax rates for individuals and/or businesses"Peter O'Connorhttp://www.wine-ev.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-47504681630377026052012-02-24T15:32:41.284-08:002012-02-24T15:32:41.284-08:00Kent: I agree that that is Paul's main point, ...Kent: I agree that that is Paul's main point, and frankly I agree with it as Paul's main point.<br /><br />However, as a wine lover I am very uncomfortable with somebody running for President attacking alcohol as "dangerous." You should be too. This is not a man who's going to do anything to make it easier for us to get the wines we want. When the Wine Institute stands up toW. Blake Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17755307711801965966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-80443540632046505362012-02-24T15:19:15.622-08:002012-02-24T15:19:15.622-08:00Blake, I did google it, and I still think you are ...Blake, I did google it, and I still think you are misreading Paul’s comments. In virtually every quote I came across where Paul was critical of alcohol, it was a deliberate juxtaposition with illegal drugs in an effort to make his case for legalizing drugs. In other words, his point is, in many respects, alcohol is much worse than pot so why is alcohol legal and pot is not?Kent Bensonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-27289801141471444672012-02-23T16:16:08.080-08:002012-02-23T16:16:08.080-08:00Tommaso: That may be true, but just look at Paul&#...Tommaso: That may be true, but just look at Paul's other quotes about alcohol; they would fit in nicely from the politics of 1915.<br /><br />For a guy who claims to be a libertarian, he's very judgmental of his fellow Congressman who have a glass of wine with dinner. But don't believe me -- google it.W. Blake Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17755307711801965966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-26990187656428879612012-02-23T15:58:40.101-08:002012-02-23T15:58:40.101-08:00Hello Blake,
I'm afraid that you drew the wro...Hello Blake,<br /><br />I'm afraid that you drew the wrong conclusion from the Ron Paul quote,<br /><br />"If you're a consistent person and you think the government should be regulating personal behavior..."<br /><br />Ron Paul doesn't think the government should be regulating personal behavior. He's pointing out the hypocrisy of those who are against the legalization Tommasohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01803973629259959615noreply@blogger.com