Surprising Ron Paul Sparks A Movement
GOP Presidential Hopeful Has Fervent Followers And A Message Whose Resonance Surprises Even Him
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Catherine Bleisch, West Port, Mo, leads supporters of Republican presidential hopeful Ron Paul sing and shout at supporters of Republican presidential hopeful, former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, at a campaign stop Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2007, in Columbia, Mo. (AP)
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Republican presidential hopeful, Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, responds during the Des Moines Register Republican Presidential Debate in Johnston, Iowa, Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2007. (AP)
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Unlike other candidates consigned to the periphery, Paul has refused to go away. He is now in a tie for third in Iowa with supposed top-tier hopefuls.
And in live-free-or-die New Hampshire, he believes his anti-Iraq war, anti-tax, pro-freedom message with its libertarian tinge may resonate.
"People are flocking to the campaign," says Paul. "Maybe they've been starved for a campaign like this."
Paul's trip to Plymouth was promising: one woman told Reynolds that he was following the next president.
"Absolutely! No doubt," she says.
Paul's supporters are fervent - almost feverish - both on the ground and online.
He has used the Internet to drum up the bulk of an eye-popping 18 million dollars in this quarter alone from what he says are frustrated members of both parties and first-time voters. If money talks, Ron Paul is shouting.
"I am surprised," Paul says. "But I'm disappointed that I am surprised. Why shouldn't this be a popular message? Why was I pessimistic?"
He adds: "Why do we assume that everybody wants the status quo? And evidently they don't."
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See all 1259 CommentsOther candidates talk about what they plan to do to make the government more prominent in your life. The more the government does for you, the less choice you get about what you want in life. The only people who like that are the ones who aspire to nothing more than servitude in a stable. The nation is full of those kind of wage slaves.
But for those of you who are willing to take the risks and reap the benefits of being free, Ron Paul offers the best hope. Don''t worry about what will happen to the fearful gripers who embrace the welfare state. They will be better off once they get the shackles off and learn to think and act for themselves. But YOU need the fresh air of freedom.
Don''t sell yourself short or into bondage. Rise up and be great!
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Ron will not let influence be bought
Ron will not cow down to the PC media
Ron will tell the truth even to his own harm
Ron will prevail even if he loses
The message of freedom shall prevail!
Pastor Paul (former right wing neocon)
He has never voted to raise taxes.
He has never voted for an unbalanced budget.
He has never voted for a federal restriction on gun ownership.
He has never voted to raise congressional pay.
He has never taken a government-paid junket.
He has never voted to increase the power of the executive branch.
He voted against the Patriot Act.
He voted against regulating the Internet.
He voted against the Iraq war.
He does not participate in the lucrative congressional pension program.
He returns a portion of his annual congressional office budget to the U.S. treasury every year.
Congressman Paul introduces numerous pieces of substantive legislation each year, probably more than any single member of Congress.
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We need a more fair press folks, this one''s destroying our democracy!!!! This ''free'' press favors the GOP all the way!!!
The pollsters call people who voted in the last election cycle PRIMARIES. Those are considered ''likely voters''. President Bush ran unopposed in 2004, so only 6% of hard core Bush/War fans voted in the primaries. Ron Paul is going to have a hard time converting that 6%. There are still 94% of registered Republicans out there who are not being polled.
Ron Paul has raised $18.5 million this quarter. In 2003, when the economy was much better, the top campaign fundraiser was Howard Dean. He raised $15.9 million. Wesley Clark raised $10.3 million and John Kerry raised $5.2 million.
The MSM is going to act shocked when Dr. Paul starts winning primaries...but they know.
Please, break the story right here. Who are the Nazi''s running Dr. Paul''s campaign through out the country? Let''s get those names out in the open.
My big beef is that the top of the class always gets the best seat in the house, giving the majority slave class low life crumbs.
I always vote for Jesus Christ. I always will.
But until he rules the earth, Daniel 2:44, it would be nice to have a refreshing change.
Once change would be homeschool for everyone. Every mom deserves to be teacher and mom of their children 24/7.
Home is where the love is. Love is what makes people get along.
I hope we see more of Ron Paul and homeschoolers and a free life. This slave class low income for the majority is done and over.
J.R. Thompson.
1LT(OCS), US ARMY.
Please, break the story right here. Who are the Nazi''''s running Dr. Paul''''s campaign through out the country? Let''''s get those names out in the open.
Posted by ajtdonahue at 07:31 PM : Dec 21, 200-----------------Really! It''s gotta be a koolaid side effect. He/she needs constitutional help fast! :)
I am so excited for Americans to get their country back!
go Ron Paul!!!
"I just love all of the paid Ron Paul staff members writing blog entries like the ones i''''m reading here on CBS. Propping up your candidate by making it sound like he has a big cheering section, but getting paid to do it. That''''s really American isn''''t it!!??"
Uh, I sell cars for a living, and I have donated over $500.00 to Dr. Paul''s campaign and never seen a paycheck. Are the rest of you guys getting paid? Dang it all.
Of course, if fairandbal wanted to prove that conspiracy theory it would not be hard. Ron Paul runs a transparent campaign you could see what his paid staffers are up to.
Hey fairandbal, is Hillary for or against driver''s licenses for illegal immigrants this week?
I don''t receive a dime from the Paul campaign. I work two jobs and struggle to take care of a 7 year-old daughter. I support Dr. Paul because the federal government has gotten too big and too inept and it''s confiscating a good portion of my paychecks that I can use for daycare and gas for my car.
We Paul supporters are starved for attention, but not for ourselves, for Dr. Paul.
The message he speaks, stirs many of us with great passion.
If it
"I just love all of the paid Ron Paul staff members writing blog entries like the ones i''''m reading here on CBS. Propping up your candidate by making it sound like he has a big cheering section, but getting paid to do it. That''''s really American isn''''t it!!??"
Let''s get one thing straight. I am not now, nor have I ever been paid ONE RED CENT to do ANY work for Ron Paul. Moreover, I have NEVER been asked to do ONE THING for the campaign.
Even more than that... I have donated almost a thousand dollars of my very hard earned money over the last 4 months, (I''m a server) and have spent even more money on t-shirts, bumper stickers and business cards ( to hand out to people...out of my own pocket [not paid for by the campaign in any way]), and also spent money on supplies to make signs for when I go meet up with other Ron Paul supporters to do sign wavings.
There are HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS of people out there doing the EXACT same thing I just spoke about and NOT ONE of them are getting paid. If I''m not mistaken, there are less than 100 paid people on the whole campaign staff.
Show me ONE OTHER condidate who has supporters willing to spend money like this. Romney? Giuliani? Hillary?
Not likely.
All I have to say about fairandbal is...Frank Luntz. If you don''t know who he is...google him. He does a lot of commentary for FOX these days...debates..so on..talk about Fair and Balanced...ha
Posted by fairandbal at 07:47 PM : Dec 21, 2007-------------I''m no paid blogger here, or anywhere, at anytime. I''m exercising my 1st. Amendment responsibilities happily from my appreciation for being an American. A "one night voting booth stand" just won''t do anymore. I want to have my say loooooooong before I push the submit button in the voting booth. And the likes of Ron Paul and his constitutional voting record cools me out man!
We Paul supporters are starved for attention, but not for ourselves, for Dr. Paul.
The message he speaks, stirs many of us with great passion.
At this time in the campaign, I would rather see a positive report once in a while than some of the inane stories that have been planted, every day.
Thank you once again from a proud American.
Posted by fairandbal at 07:47 PM : Dec 21, 2007
I doubt many are getting paid, but what bothers me is that some of them over post to an obnoxious level and in parts of this blog that have nothing whatsoever to do with Ron Paul or many evenpolitics at all. The only thing I can figure is that some of these supposed Ron Paul supporters actually hate him and are being obnoxious as*ses to try to pis*s people off about him....and it''s sure working. There''s nothing wrong with his supporters being enthusiastic about him (though personally I don''t think he stands a snowballs chance in hell), but they don''t have to be a jerk about it and many of them are by spamming this blog.
We Paul supporters are starved for attention, but not for ourselves, for Dr. Paul.
The message he speaks, stirs many of us with great passion.
At this time in the campaign, I would rather see a positive report once in a while than some of the inane stories that have been planted, every day.
Thank you once again from a proud American.
We Paul supporters are starved for attention, but not for ourselves, for Dr. Paul.
The message he speaks, stirs many of us with great passion.
At this time in the campaign, I would rather see a positive report once in a while than some of the inane stories that have been planted, every day.
Thank you once again from a proud American.
We Paul supporters are starved for attention, but not for ourselves, for Dr. Paul.
The message he speaks, stirs many of us with great passion.
At this time in the campaign, I would rather see a positive report once in a while than some of the inane stories that have been planted, every day.
Thank you once again from a proud American.
And is calling us all stupid for supporting Dr. Paul.
Hmm...what did you just state?
The founding fathers did not envision slavery.
Hmm...gee, and here I grew up learning that slavery was around until the 1860''s. How many slaves did Thomas Jefferson have?
Your other points are too rediculous to even address.
Where did you study history? I want to make sure I don''t send my kids there.
I grew up in Seattle, not particularly religious, in a family of 5 kids. I attended public schools, then I held a full-time job while going to community college, followed by a university BA.
I spent 1 year studying in England then moved to SE Asia for 3 years and got an MA from a university there. I am bilingual as a result, and my wife of 11 years was born in Asia and moved here in 1996. We both support Ron Paul.
We have three kids and we own a home in the Bellevue WA area. We''re avid travelers. On a professional level I own a small business that employs 6 people, all of whom earn a decent income.
I''ve met several Ron Paul supporters in the area, and there exists a great deal of diversity in terms of demographics, but all have a sharp understanding of the platform Ron Paul represents.
We Paul supporters are starved for attention, but not for ourselves, for Dr. Paul.
The message he speaks, stirs many of us with great passion.
At this time in the campaign, I would rather see a positive report once in a while than some of the inane stories that have been planted, every day.
Thank you once again from a proud American.
We Paul supporters are starved for attention, but not for ourselves, for Dr. Paul.
The message he speaks, stirs many of us with great passion.
At this time in the campaign, I would rather see a positive report once in a while than some of the inane stories that have been planted, every day.
Thank you once again from a proud American.
In case you were unaware, Obama and Paul receive more donations from military personnel than any other candidates. So, if they don''t support the soldiers, why do the soldiers support them? Also, as I mentioned in a previous post, Islamo-Nazi-Fascism as you like to call it doesn''t exist. There is nothing National Socialist Corporate about the extreme Fundamentalist Islamic movement. Terrorism is a tactic, not a belief, used by professional and amateur soldiers of all nations and movements, even ours. Islamic Fundamentalist Terrorism is very much blowback from over 100 years of British and American interference and occupation of Islamic Holy land, which they see as Christian Imperialism.
J.R. Thompson
1LT (OCS) US ARMY
Iraq Veteran.
"First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win."
-Ghandi
RonPaul2008.com
-- No more meddling in other country''s political affairs
-- No more aggressive military actions overseas
-- No more torture prisons
-- No more pseudo-wars like the "War on Drugs"
-- No more IRS and unconstitutional income taxes
-- No more Federal Reserve (the group of private banks which owns our government)
-- No more erosion of Social Security to pay for militarization
-- No more U.N. (one world government) participation
-- No more NAFTA, CAFTA, WTO or GATT (globalist trade cartels)
-- No more North American Union (loss of U.S. sovereignty)
-- No more federal gun control laws
-- No more illegal aliens pouring-in over our country''s borders
-- No more illegal aliens allowed to roam freely in our streets
-- No more national ID cards (Real ID Act)
-- No more government invasion of your privacy
-- No more federal Laws which force you to take unwanted injections
-- No more federal Laws which are not authorized by The Constitution
-- No more federal erosion of State sovereignty
-- No more unlimited federal government
"Necessity is the plea for every infringement of human liberty; it is the argument of tyrants; it is the creed of slaves."
- William Pitt
"The means of defense against foreign danger historically have become the instruments of tyranny at home."
- James Madison
"Wars are poor chisels for carving-out peaceful tomorrows."
- Martin Luther King Jr
What we need is a President who will show us the way. Not the old way. Not the same way, but a NEW way. Think about this for a minute. What if we pulled all of our troops out of South Korea? They''ve been there for 50+ years. What if we quit worrying about Iran, but instead, realized that its having a nuclear weapon will not mean the end of the world? What if we pulled all of our troops out of the Middle-East, and brought them all home? What if we realistically addressed the National Debt, and paid attention to REALLY DOING SOMETHING about stopping illegal immigration? These are the ideas of Presidential candidate, Ron Paul. He''s a ten term Congressman and a physician who has delivered over 4,000 babies. He''s an intellectual who''s published four books, three of which are devoted entirely to sound economics and one to foreign policy. He was raised on a dairy farm in Pennsylvania as a pious Lutheran, but now he attends a Baptist church. Paul is given to mulling things over morally. Whenever he recollects the helicopter pilots he treated as an Air Force Flight Surgeon (Captain) during the Vietnam War, a war which he now says was "totally unnecessary and illegal," he laments, "They were gung-ho. I''ve often thought about how many of those people never came back." Candidates with the high level of personal integrity and proven track record of adherence to The Constitution, Congressman Paul has always demonstrated only come around once in a lifetime, if we''re lucky.
Ron Paul 2008
SgtRDS - I find it curious that you seem to be around when ever people are reposting 50 to 100 times.
Why are you following Dr. Paul so closely if his supporters anger you so?
I have an idea. If you stop going to Dr. Paul blogs you won''t have to get so frustrated. Don''t get me wrong, I like the debate but wouldn''t it be better time spent blogging for your own candidate...and less frustrating.
What statistics are you using to determine Dr. Paul''s chances?
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Posted by SgtRDS
I hate to admit it, but, perhaps this will be the first, and quite honestly, the last time I ever agree with SGTRDS.
Ron Paul lovers are idiots. The IRS is not going away, we are not pulling our troops from everywhere in the world, we are not abolishing the WTO, we are not pulling our troops out of Iraq, etc, etc, etc, etc, etc........
Oh, by the way, SGTRDS is still a dummy....
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