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Brian Kilmeade On Why Ron Paul Is Not At CPAC: ‘He’s 76, He’s Got To Be Exhausted’

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The Fox & Friends crew had a quick discussion on the goings-on at CPAC Friday morning, and hit on the case of the missing Ron Paul. Co-Host Steve Doocy rattled off the list of candidates speaking during the day, before hitting on Dr. Paul’s absence.

“Interestingly enough,” Doocy said, “the guy who’s not going to be there is Ron Paul, which is interesting because last year, at CPAC, he actually won the straw poll. You think he’d come back this year. Nope — he’s gone.”

“Yeah, it’s kind of strange because he’s not in Maine, either,” Brian Kilmeade added. “And Maine, he was supposed to possibly win or definitely be a solid second. I think he’s 76 years old, he’s got to be exhausted.”

The Washington Post‘s Felicia Sommez addressed the Paul issue in an article on Thursday, saying that the Texas congressman is citing “travel constraints” for not participating in CPAC this year. His son, Rand Paul, will be there in his stead. And, although Paul hasn’t had a campaign event since Tuesday, Sommez points out that Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich have also had relatively clear schedules this week.

Watch a clip of the exchange below, courtesy of Fox News:

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  • Anonymous

    Brian Kilmeade is 47 and he’s got to be the dumbest TV personalty. 

  • Anonymous

    Ah so here come the claims that Ron Paul is too old to run for office and may be too old and frail to fulfil his duties as President now that other attacks have failed to make any of Paul’s supporters move to a more malleable mainstream candidate like Romney. Are they still that afraid that he may take his supporters with him should he try a third party bid for the Whitehouse?

  • Anonymous

    FOX Friend #1:  “Yeah, he’s probably to old to show up.”

    FOX Friend #2:  “At that age I’m sure he just got befuddled and forgot where he was supposed to be.”

    FOX Friend #3: “Honestly, I’m surprised he’s still alive.”

    *cut to commercial*

  • The Real Royal Emperor

    Kilmeade is a very deep thinker.

  • Anonymous

    Perhaps, but in this case his typically smarmy remark may be true, so all these attacks on him and Fox based on that comment is a bit of a stretch.

  • NadePaulKuciGravMcKi

    Once you sell your soul to criminals for a paycheck

    it’s all over

  • Charles Ulysses Feney

    Ron Paul isn’t at CPAC because it has reverted to a neocon circle jerk where AIPAC knee pads are required apparel.

  • Anonymous

    Stretch? Saw McCain campaigning for Romney the other day, no one is questioning his age. Don’t be an apologist for the crazies. 

  • Charles Ulysses Feney

    Ron Paul threw down the gauntlet for a 25 mile bike race.  Paul was a track athlete, a State champion sprinter, if memory serves 

    Talk is Cheap.

  • Anonymous

    Why is this a story?  The left made a huge issue of McCain’s age in the last Presidential campaign.  I don’t get why this is even headlined?

  • Anonymous

    Then don’t click on the link. 

  • http://twitter.com/JCP1975 JCP1975

    Didn’t Ron Paul win the straw poll for the past two years at CPAC?  

  • Anonymous

     You may have a point

  • Anonymous

    Despite their claims to the contrary the management of CPAC does not want Paul at their conference … or in the presidential race … or in the Republican party … or in United States politics … or on United States soil (unless he is underneath 6 feet of it).  End of story.

  • The Real Royal Emperor

    That’s like asking a 14 year old boy not too … well … hum … I think you get it.

  • Centrist79

    It’s headlined because Fox does not like Ron Paul, and they made an issue of his age.

  • Anonymous

     Former SCOTUS justice John Paul Stevens is still vigorously active as well.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Jj-Wisniewski/100002654075475 Jj Wisniewski

    Kilmeade is a dick. He’s the dumbest of this bunch. I can’t believe they can’t find someone who actually makes sense. 

  • Anonymous

    I lived in Ron Paul’s district in 1980 when he was 44 years old. As a congressman running for reelection there was a major big money campaign against him to knock him out of office in the person of  a Mr. Andrews. Even with the Reagan win that year, it was a very tight race for Ron Paul. The results were in doubt till the wee hours of the morning when Ronbo eeked out a win 51% to 49%.

     BUT AT 9PM THAT ELECTION EVENING AFTER THE POLLS CLOSED RON PAUL LEFT THE CAMPAIGN HALL AND SAID “I’M GOING TO BED”!!!

    When asked about it the next day, Ron said that he had done his best to win and he was very fatalistic about these things. This is just Ron Paul being Ron Paul. He takes his health seriously as we all should and as he did 30 years ago. And nobody owns him. That includes us.

  • Anonymous

     Why?

  • Anonymous

    Isnt that illegal?  Form of discrimination called ageism?  

  • Anonymous

    Ron Paul doesn’t have much in common with the people who frequent CPAC.  It has nothing to do with his age – but rather his attitude.  Bravo Ron Paul.

  • Anonymous

    Are these Fox journalist complete idiots.  Ron Paul has a complete diferent ideology then some of these extreme  conservative who normally attend the CPAC. To my knowledge he has never attended one of these nor has his son. 

  • Anonymous

    There seems no place to post this so I do it here:

    I like three comic strips in our local paper, which you may have sydicated in yours – For Better or Worse – because it speaks so beautifully and honestly about family life, and Dennis the Menace and The Family Circus – just because they are funny.

    But every once in awhile I see something of the political scene in the naivete of the words. 

    Today in the Family Circus the little boy rushes in from the outdoors and says, “I saw a snowflake!  Where is my sled”.

    I immediately thought of the Insider Trading bill in Congress now.  Is it addressing a snowflake or the storm?????

  • Anonymous

    I bet Kilmeade is exhausted after he finishes blowing Doocy.

  • Anonymous

    I think it has more to do with Republicans eating their own.

    Remember Reagan’s 11th commandment.

    Oh damn Reagan was really the Antichrist.

  • Anonymous

    Newt Gingrich is almost 69 and fat as hell.  If anyone is having a hard time campaining I’d say it’s him.  Ron was busy winning Maine btw.  Morons.

  • JustAsking2012

    This was IN the story above!

    “Interestingly enough,” Doocy said, “the guy who’s not going to be there
    is Ron Paul, which is interesting because last year, at CPAC, he
    actually won the straw poll. You think he’d come back this year.
    Nope —
    he’s gone.”

    The Washington Post‘s Felicia Sommez addressed
    the Paul issue in an article on Thursday, saying that the Texas
    congressman is citing “travel constraints” for not participating in CPAC
    this year. His son, Rand Paul, will be there in his stead.

  • JustAsking2012

    No, we still have free speech in this country.

  • JustAsking2012

    I feel the same way about all the left-wingers who constantly watch FOX. I mean, they have to constantly watch FOX, or else how would they know what to complain about morning noon and night?

  • JustAsking2012

    But they sure did all through his 2008 campaign. Funny how things change.

  • JustAsking2012

    Of course he’s previously won the straw poll, so perhaps you don’t know what you’re talking about.

  • http://hotair.com/ StewartIII

    Charles Krauthammer first said that last night on Special Report.

  • Pablo

     Haha! They’re GAY!!! That’s so GAY!!!

    Big thinking there, Rod.

  • Anonymous

    These stories exist so people like you can rant about the left between customers at the drive through.

  • Anonymous

    Jack Lalanne at age 70 swam
    handcuffed, shackled, towed 70 rowboats, for 1 mile, age is a number

  • Anonymous

    You’re an uninformed idiot!!

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Rhonda-Reichel/1339255666 Rhonda Reichel

    FOX had to apologize last CPAC poll for running the footage from the previous year when some Mitt Romney fans booed Paul’s win….I guess those twits are disappointed they won’t have another shot at him this time

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Caroline-M-Corman/1790826629 Caroline M. Corman

    I guess Fox doesn’t give an IQ test before hiring.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Caroline-M-Corman/1790826629 Caroline M. Corman

    Boy isn’t that the truth. Today, before Mitt spoke, the moderator made excuses for his so-called conservatism.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Caroline-M-Corman/1790826629 Caroline M. Corman

    Yes, they are afraid.

  • Anonymous

    Yeah the old man who challenged the rest of the GOP to a 25 mile bicycle ride is exhausted.

    LOL

  • Anonymous

    I like his age which means he is not there for the Power, Money, Fame, Connections ….. Ron Paul is there for people like you and me!!!

  • Anonymous

    Or poerhaps he just wishes to avoid that giant group of rabid group-goonery.

  • Lieu Tran

    It doesn’t get any simpler than what you just said. I like it.

  • http://www.facebook.com/king.dayne Dayne King

    yes he did, and the reason he’s not there is because he is campaigning in Maine.

  • Sterling Bushnell

    same with the neocons  with out fox they dont know what to complain about either

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_RYBHXON7C2RSLTW5HD3CALTNXE John

    Send The Establishment a message.  Donate $1 to RonPaul2012 D 0T C 0M

  • http://twitter.com/the_chiefe71 The Chiefe

    Ron Paul’s absence at CPAC has NOTHING to do with Ron Paul personally. Whether or not he’s physically present in Maine isn’t terribly relevant.

    Ron Paul’s absence at CPAC has to do with his ARMY OF SUPPORTERS. They need to be in Maine and other forthcoming states – the grassroots army on the ground – NOT at CPAC. There is no way Ron Paul would endanger his campaign by pulling bunch important boots on the ground in campaign trails to distracting AIPAC charade known as CPAC.

  • Anonymous

    Certainly any person wearing extra weight who cannot run 5 miles or bicycle 15 miles without stopping for a snack should know with confidence how exhausted any 76-years old is supposed to be. My subjective feeling is that Ron Paul is in a better physical shape than any other candidate on the race (bar, maybe, Romney) and is, quite probably, in a better shape than most anchors who made comments about his age.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_7M7OPL5ADKKBAOJU52QLTGKUWQ EgadsNo

     The big issue was who the named VP was that would go into position of the POTUS in case his health should fail.  Who is RP’s nominated VP?  Did not name one yet so it is not a legitimate issue.

  • Anonymous

    Ron Reagan was no spring chicken.  Ron Paul is in even better shape and has a hell of a fight in him.  Ron Paul 2012.  I’m an Army Infantryman and I approved this message.

  • http://www.facebook.com/intelliot Elliot Lee

    Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich have also had relatively clear schedules this week. Why? They’ve got to be exhausted.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Clyde-Maccorrio/100003542078237 Clyde Maccorrio

    CPAC is an Offensive group. seriously whoever is “In Charge”  there… not inviting the John Birch Society… “Anyone but Romney” is really anyone but Ron Paul.. Sarah Palin, anyone.. someone .. lord don’t let the bank killer Ron Paul get the spot light ..he makes warmongers look bad. Santorum is a pro-life conservative christian, till Ron Paul stands next to him and then he is a raging satanist who wants to kill cubans till they take “Mountains of aid”  and “When Rick Santorum is president the world as we know it will be no more”  santorum 1st flordia debate.  the boy is on drugs.. he calls himself pro-life but the whole world will be a battlefield in which to kill.. 

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Tim-Isabella/1613648123 Tim Isabella

    Racism is protected under free-speech. JustSaying

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_FPPLBUFZMIJLGIIUMMRPGUQE6I Banh

     AIPAC knee pads and don’t forget the KY Jelly… 

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_FPPLBUFZMIJLGIIUMMRPGUQE6I Banh

    They are scared to death, both the NeoCONS and the Marxists, that the Beltway medic and his crew are making their final approach to Reagan International in November. Ron Paul has diagnosed the disease correctly as politicus corruptus and he has the cure..  The parasites have amassed to fight off the anti-”buddies”, but the Ron Paul immune system is gaining strength every month.

    The Doctor is still going forward… there’s a lot of indigestion in DC and mainstream media Central Kommand over this old guy who could outlive them all. I heard yesterday that there’s a severe shortage of Adult Depends and Previcid in DC recently. Isn’t that weird?

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_FPPLBUFZMIJLGIIUMMRPGUQE6I Banh

     He won it THREE times…

  • http://www.facebook.com/lynell.milner Lynell Milner

    And of course, CPAC inviting everyone and their dog to speak — except Ron Paul — had absolutely no bearing as to why Ron Paul did not attend. After all, Paul won the vote two years running by large margins. Why should he be allowed to win a third time? Sarcasm dripping here!

  • http://www.facebook.com/lynell.milner Lynell Milner

    Deep thinker? He needs hip waders to wade through his BS!

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