Sean, so you are black, which is irrelevant to the question of why would you call Obama a fascist. It is an absurd label.
Calling some one "ignorant Brit" is also hilarious, coming from a citizen from a nation who elected George Bush,a complete imbecile, to the White House and made America the laughing stock of the world.
At least Obama is an intelligent and knowledgeable man, which is a big improvement.

Daniele. I'm not stalking you honest!! But did you see David Cameron been hailed a hero in Tripoli by Libyan doctor's and nurses. Ouch that most hurt!!

Daniele's unfounded, judgmental bias is clear and apparent. Ron Paul is a man of Peace. He believes in cutting the MILITARY budget, and bringing home all of the troops, from all of the bases around the world. Only declarations of war will warrant any military involvement. This will include humanitarian missions too. The US can't afford it anymore.

Not everyone wants to live on the Government drip. Hyper nationalism mixed with a merger of state and corporations was a concept of Mussolini's called fascism... you cow. There is a problem with Government and Military personnel getting preferential treatment with benefits with an expense to the tax payer. It should stop.

So if your health care is so great, why do the English have such awful teeth. If your education is so top notch why are the World's best colleges in the U.S.? When foreigners visit your country, you are rude. When people visit here, we are not. You have no class.

P.S.- Your people have inflicted more hate and selfishness on the World, than any other group of people.

Luddite, you are stalking me now, so much you have to write twice to hide your obsession with people like me.
I have contributed to the welfare state of this country all my life by paying all my taxes and all my dues , unlike the filthy rich,and has taken no benefit in return apart from the use of the NHS. So why don't you stop insulting people you know nothing about?
You are seriously losing it Luddite that you now seem to result to personal insults on every issue instead of arguing your case.
And if you hate Britain so much, why do you bother reading a British magazine? Please don't visit here either. I went to the States once, that was enough for me.
Talking about rudeness, the American customs are a bloody nightmare, they all make you feel like criminals and you are as welcome there as a leper in a holiday resort.And the Americans are the rudest tourists in Europe, everybody will tell you.
Luddite, you should seek help. There is so much bile in your heart that one day you are going to choke on it.
I bet you describe yourself as a Christian.

...which of course means that a very ill, uninsured pregnant woman under a Teapot president would be left to die; but they would do all they could to save the unborn child (right to life etc.), who would then be left to fend for itself. Nice one!

Should be 'free market knucklehead' - why is there no edit function?

Bear in mind, hypothetically the US would never be allowed to join the EU given its record on numerous human rights issues alone.

Remember the NHS has the Liverpool pathway to death, where people are euthansed, and nurses with "do not disturb" signs. Not much compassion there.

The answer from Ron Paul was that he would advise someone to take out health insurance but not *force* them to do so. That is what individual liberty is all about: organising on the indvididual level, not the collective, state organised level. The state organised level requires Prior to socialised health care, doctors and hospitals treated people on a pro bono work and there were charitable organisations. Socialised methods are inherently coercive, both by forcing people to take out medical insurance and by funding it through confiscation of peoples' wealth through the tax system.

It is appalling that we have reduced health care to an arithmetic sum in America. It's equally appalling that we refuse to acknowledge this and instead continue to address it in ideological terms. Maybe if we were straightforward in our dialogue we might change our outcomes.

It is sad to see the lack of journalism in this article. If you saw this debate, it is nothing like what is described in this article. Ron Paul clearly says no to the question and goes on to describe how he worked in a church hospital and helped the poor and the uninsured. The media's attempt to marginalize a bunch of individuals and label them is wrong. It is the greedy corporations who spin all of these articles, because they know the individuals who represent the "Tea Party" if they got into power the status quo would change. The present administration is run by banksters, lobbyists, war mongers and thieves.

People who believe in liberty,freedom, and self reliance should have leaders who do too. Obama is a fascist(corporatist). He believes in controlling all aspects of life and merging the corporate with the state. Sick!

Wow. This attitude, taken with the support of the death penalty demonstrates the little regard republicans have for human life. It seems therefore that the only reason why they can, at the same time, be so against abortion is that they see every human foetus as a potential medical insurance customer.

So Sean, you don't mind helping the poor if it is just charity, preferably through a church hospital.What is wrong with properly organised "social security" where the rich can't choose who deserve their charity?
Yes so Ron Paul was at least willing to help the poor. What about those who shouted "YEAH!" as an answer to the question? The media didn't invent that.
What is your point anyway? Obama is a fascist? where are going with that? Let me guess, you are American? Only an American would brand Obama a "fascist". Sometimes he is a "communist" because you guys can't make up your mind what sounds worse and you can't even tell the difference.
The only thing I would agree with you is "The present administration is run by banksters, lobbyists, war mongers and thieves". But I would get ride of the word "present".All
American governments have been run by those guys for decades. Why are you singling out this administration?
What is different about Obama, apart from the obvious?
The only thing we can say about Obama is that he has been unable to change the system and nothing has changed.So much for his campaign slogan. It rings really hollow now.
But the Republicans, especially the Tea-party people are beyond the pale.

The moral is, you will never win the argument until you learn to get the wording of the question right.

“People who believe in liberty, freedom, and self reliance should have leaders who do too.”
Do the freedom-loving people want to bestow the freedom on their healthy and well-educated children? The US is consumed by "Defense" spending (should be "Aggression" spending) which treats their employees in the perfectly socialist ways: with health insurance, pensions, and such. Where is your roar, Sean?

Sean: What on Earth are you talking about? There are some "death wards" in the NHS hospitals?? Who on earth told you that? This is pure fantasy or just pure lies. Maybe you've seen too many science fiction movies.
Unbelievable! and you call the Brits ignorant!
So "socialised methods are inherently coercive" ? you mean organised society where everyone is taken care of and where the old concept of charity is efficiently organised so no one is left out, is repulsive to you? Why is it you prefer badly organised and random "charity"? Does that make you feel good? is that it?"socialised" seems to be such a dirty word for you. All that word means is that it is "organised" by all the members of that society for the good of all. there is really nothing sinister about the idea of "society" is there?
Anyway in Britain,nobody forces you to use the NHS or to have a health insurance. You can just walk in a ridiculously expensive private hospital and pay for your care if you want to. You just talk complete nonsense.
Yes what a marvellous system in the US! When you need to claim from your insurance,(like Matty) they can just refuse to pay. terrific! And they won't insure people or children with chronic illnesses. Do these people deserve to die as well?

So one nut-job in an audience of Tea Party members wrote your headline? No one is surprised. The correct answer is: If one chooses not to be pay for health insurance then they should be responsible for the cost of their intermittent care.

Stop thinking with your heart and use your brain for a moment, we can't keep borrowing from the Chinese to continue this all you can eat buffet of benefits! At some stage debt markets will stop lending to America and your entitlement system will be gone, weather or not it's fair or just. Open a history book and look at what happened to Rome; crumbling infrastructure, declining currency, wars around the world and free entitlement programs....will all lead to the fall of the USA I'm afraid.