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Title: Ron Paul, supporters heap scorn on GOP establishment at convention counter-rally
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Published: Aug 27, 2012
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Post Date: 2012-08-27 00:42:40 by James Deffenbach
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Rep. Ron Paul, with his trademark fervor, used a counter-convention rally in Tampa Sunday to take shots at a Republican establishment he claimed was "failing" the country. As the 77-year-old congressman prepares to retire after three presidential bids and decades in Congress, Paul told a rowdy crowd that the party would eventually drift into his "tent." "We'll get into the tent, believe me, because we'll become the tent eventually," Paul said. "Once they know we are the future they will know about us." Paul, whose most recent presidential bid ended earlier this year, drew about 8,000 to a rally in Sun Dome stadium at the University of South Florida, separate from a weekend rally by Paul supporters at the Florida State Fairgrounds. Paul reportedly declined an invitation to attend that event. The final stop on the Texas Republican's presidential tour was several miles away from the official Republican convention in Tampa, Fla. With the start of that convention effectively delayed by Tropical Storm Isaac, Paul's rally was just about the most lively political event in town Sunday -- as Paul and his supporters heaped scorn on the convention that was about to get underway. "It made the paper in Washington that the revolution wasn't happening," Paul said. "Don't they only wish." The physician has a loyal following for his proposals that include reducing the size of government, returning to the gold standard and shuttering the Federal Reserve. Paul, capping off a six-hour rally, accused the Republican Party of bending, breaking and rewriting the rules of Washington for too long. "The answer is not more efficient government," he said. "It's getting government out of things they're not supposed to be doing." Paul repeated themes prominent throughout his presidential campaign, including criticism of both major parties for expensive wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, government bureaucracy and the erosion of civil liberties. The "We are the Future" rally was part revival, part college lecture and every bit a tribute to the retiring Paul. He urged his followers to keep up the fight. "We can turn it around if we put the work and effort into it," he said. Rally speakers included an "Austrian School" economist (it's not often an economist gets a raucous ovation), and Barry Goldwater, Jr. John Popper of Blues Traveler and guitar legend Jimmy Vaughan provided musical interludes, with Vaughan adding to the chorus of the day, improvising the lyrics "Down with big brother." The crowd was the usual eclectic, colorful mix of small-government conservatives, veterans, young people and a few oddballs, many in "Ron Paul Revolution" t-shirts and carrying political signs. Paul did not win any state's popular vote during the GOP nominating process but has continued to compete for delegates to the convention. Speakers struck small-government, anti-war chords common at Paul presidential rallies, including "End the Fed!" Tom Davis, a South Carolina state senator and delegate to the Republican National Convention, brought the crowd to its feet with strong words for the chairman of the U. S. Federal Reserve. "Ben Bernanke is a traitor, a dictator," he said. The event included swipes at both President Obama and the Republican Party. Master of Ceremonies Doug Wead said it was not Paul who was the extreme wing of the GOP. "Their meeting starts tomorrow a few miles away," he said. The Republican convention that will make Mitt Romney the GOP standard-bearer will include a short video tribute to Paul. Paul supporters didn't mince words for the establishment. Economist Walter Block called Paul critics "ignorant savages." Among the faithful, some of who had come from Idaho and Michigan and Alabama to hear Paul speak, many said they would support Romney in November. Others said they would still write Paul's name on their ballot. Josh Womrath, a 28-year-old college student at the University of South Florida, said he admires Paul for his anti-war beliefs and his refusal to subvert his values to popular opinion -- a criticism of both Obama and Romney. A registered Republican, he voted for President Obama in 2008, but is undecided this year. Karen Calisterio came from northern Idaho for the convention and volunteered for Paul in her home state. She's a Republican who is also undecided. Paul, she says, remains a threat to the Republican establishment. "He actually does what they say they stand for," she said. Paul stopped competing in primaries in May but managed to amass roughly 160 delegates in hopes of making an impact at the convention. He ran for president in 1988 as a Libertarian Party candidate and as a Republican in 2008 and 2012. Fox News' Robert Shaffer contributed to this report. Poster Comment: Goldi nuked this one too.
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#1. To: James Deffenbach (#0)
Not surprised. Why I still post there is a mystery to me. "The Best Way to Control the Opposition is to Lead it." Vladimir Lenin "I am not a Marxist." Karl Marx
The entire focus of both parties is to keep the mullets voting for someone in either party. Keep em thinkin they have some say in their slavery - and most importantly keep them paying for it. "SUCKERS" ! "In an unjust society, the only place for a just man is prison." Thoreau
Thats a fact.
The Ron Paul contingent will mostly be invisible and their message unheard to most voters. The Romney camp has fiddled with the Convention agenda so that nominating speeches - the one and only opportunity for pro-Paul sentiments and demonstrations - take place on Monday night, when TV networks will NOT be showing the convention. So these may appear on some cable news shows but otherwise as if they never happened.
The event included swipes at both President Obama and the Republican Party. Master of Ceremonies Doug Wead said it was not Paul who was the extreme wing of the GOP. "Their meeting starts tomorrow a few miles away," he said. THIS Doug Wead?? http://www.newswithviews.com/Spingola/deanna61.htm http://www.thepolkfishwrap.com/v...ance=home_news_lead_story Master of "Ceremonies" indeed. It's all one big horse and pony show. "...as long as there..remain active enemies of the Christian church, we may hope to become Master of the World...the future Jewish King will never reign in the world before Christianity is overthrown - B'nai B'rith speech http://www.biblebelievers.org.au/luther.htm / http://bible.cc/psalms/83-4.htm
THIS Doug Wead?? www.newswithviews.com/Spingola/deanna61.htm www.thepolkfishwrap.com/v...ance=home_news_lead_story Master of "Ceremonies" indeed. It's all one big horse and pony show. Evangelicals turn to Ron Paul "comment.... As Doug Wead has pointed out, Paul is a logical leap for former Santorum supporters. As a born-again Christian, ....." https://dougwead.wordpress.com/2012/04/12/evangelicals-turn-to-ron-paul/ Wish it were true. It appears, though, that Paul is a Freemason, a front for Judeo-Freemasonry. As such, Paul is controlled opposition, to, as noone pointed out, make the sheeple think they have a choice in this ZOG. Christians vote with their feet...to come out of Babylon. "...as long as there..remain active enemies of the Christian church, we may hope to become Master of the World...the future Jewish King will never reign in the world before Christianity is overthrown - B'nai B'rith speech http://www.biblebelievers.org.au/luther.htm / http://bible.cc/psalms/83-4.htm
Why I still post there is a mystery to me. I wasn't all that surprised either. I used to post there until Goldi issued her ridiculous decree that people who posted Ron Paul articles would be banned. I quit posting there and now only read there if there is an article that interests me and to keep up with the few sane posters who are still there. And that gets to be fewer and fewer since Goldi let it be known that the Gay Canary and his posse had a free pass to trash the site. Liberty is not a means to a higher political end. It is itself the highest political end. Lord Acton The human herd stampedes on the fields of facts and the valleys of truth to get to the desert of ignorance. Saman Mohammadi "If a politician found he had cannibals among his constituents, he would promise them missionaries for dinner." Mencken "..if the military is going to defend our freedoms, then we need freedoms to defend. Our freedoms must be restored before the military can defend them..." Lawrence M. Vance Você me trata desse jeito só porque eu sou preto. Junior (my youngest son)
Since I know that Ron is not going to be on the ballot this year, if I vote at all (which I haven't fully decided I will) it will be for Gary Johnson. I don't agree with him on everything but I didn't agree with Ron on everything either. And I know it will only amount to a protest vote but that or not voting at all is the only way I know, short of a revolution, to show them that we are on to their game. Liberty is not a means to a higher political end. It is itself the highest political end. Lord Acton The human herd stampedes on the fields of facts and the valleys of truth to get to the desert of ignorance. Saman Mohammadi "If a politician found he had cannibals among his constituents, he would promise them missionaries for dinner." Mencken "..if the military is going to defend our freedoms, then we need freedoms to defend. Our freedoms must be restored before the military can defend them..." Lawrence M. Vance Você me trata desse jeito só porque eu sou preto. Junior (my youngest son)
http://www.newswithviews.com/Spingola/deanna61.htm http://www.thepolkfishwrap.com/v...ance=home_news_lead_story Master of "Ceremonies" indeed. It's all one big horse and pony show. The more you find out about all the establishment critters the more disgusted you get. Liberty is not a means to a higher political end. It is itself the highest political end. Lord Acton The human herd stampedes on the fields of facts and the valleys of truth to get to the desert of ignorance. Saman Mohammadi "If a politician found he had cannibals among his constituents, he would promise them missionaries for dinner." Mencken "..if the military is going to defend our freedoms, then we need freedoms to defend. Our freedoms must be restored before the military can defend them..." Lawrence M. Vance Você me trata desse jeito só porque eu sou preto. Junior (my youngest son)
Yes Sir, indeed. Humans get to the top of the heap, by stepping on OTHERS TO GET THERE.
agreed! "...as long as there..remain active enemies of the Christian church, we may hope to become Master of the World...the future Jewish King will never reign in the world before Christianity is overthrown - B'nai B'rith speech http://www.biblebelievers.org.au/luther.htm / http://bible.cc/psalms/83-4.htm
They would consider 3 people voting enough to justify their elections - a tax revolt and complete ostracization of the FED by enough people will end their fraud because they won't be able to finance it. Surely, voting in FEDERAL SELECTIONS has lost its appeal to most of us here. What we lack is the balls to tell the FED to "get out of OUR LIVES. We owe them NOTHING. They are murderers of the very worst sort and contributing to the furtherance of their crimes is tantamount to being an accomplice. "In an unjust society, the only place for a just man is prison." Thoreau
I have said for years that if enough people--and I will be honest enough to say that I don't know exactly how many would constitute "enough" would be--would just flat refuse to file any tax forms and tell them in no uncertain terms to ef off they couldn't do anything about it. Their system is based on fear and the fear is based on ignorance (lack of knowledge). Most people feel like they are being screwed when they pay the taxes that they have been misled to believe they owe, they just don't know exactly how and they don't know for sure why they feel that way. I submit that it is their inner voice telling them that it would be theft if they did it and that it is no less theft when others do it to them. But thoughts have to be acted upon to achieve anything. I told them to stuff it a long time ago, just waiting for the "hundredth monkey" to join me.
Liberty is not a means to a higher political end. It is itself the highest political end. Lord Acton The human herd stampedes on the fields of facts and the valleys of truth to get to the desert of ignorance. Saman Mohammadi "If a politician found he had cannibals among his constituents, he would promise them missionaries for dinner." Mencken "..if the military is going to defend our freedoms, then we need freedoms to defend. Our freedoms must be restored before the military can defend them..." Lawrence M. Vance Você me trata desse jeito só porque eu sou preto. Junior (my youngest son)
We lived in New Mexico during the time he was governor, and he did an excellent job. rommey doesn't even come close. obummer is a fraud and loser. Not a lot of choices in the field. ... If a man has nothing that he is willing to die for, then he has nothing worth living for....
Good - glad to hear that "stuff" !
"In an unjust society, the only place for a just man is prison." Thoreau
That was a good speech Ron gave. Thanks for posting it.
Liberty is not a means to a higher political end. It is itself the highest political end. Lord Acton The human herd stampedes on the fields of facts and the valleys of truth to get to the desert of ignorance. Saman Mohammadi "If a politician found he had cannibals among his constituents, he would promise them missionaries for dinner." Mencken "..if the military is going to defend our freedoms, then we need freedoms to defend. Our freedoms must be restored before the military can defend them..." Lawrence M. Vance Você me trata desse jeito só porque eu sou preto. Junior (my youngest son)
The choice you are always given by the establishment is between one of two bought and paid for whores, Tweedledumb and Tweedledumber. And they would have you to believe that there is a great difference between them. But if voting for one of their picks would actually make any difference we wouldn't be where we are now, involved in wars all over the place and trillions of dollars in debt. No, I agree with whoever it was that said "If voting actually made any difference they would have banned it years ago" (or words to that effect). Liberty is not a means to a higher political end. It is itself the highest political end. Lord Acton The human herd stampedes on the fields of facts and the valleys of truth to get to the desert of ignorance. Saman Mohammadi "If a politician found he had cannibals among his constituents, he would promise them missionaries for dinner." Mencken "..if the military is going to defend our freedoms, then we need freedoms to defend. Our freedoms must be restored before the military can defend them..." Lawrence M. Vance Você me trata desse jeito só porque eu sou preto. Junior (my youngest son)
Thank you. Liberty is not a means to a higher political end. It is itself the highest political end. Lord Acton The human herd stampedes on the fields of facts and the valleys of truth to get to the desert of ignorance. Saman Mohammadi "If a politician found he had cannibals among his constituents, he would promise them missionaries for dinner." Mencken "..if the military is going to defend our freedoms, then we need freedoms to defend. Our freedoms must be restored before the military can defend them..." Lawrence M. Vance Você me trata desse jeito só porque eu sou preto. Junior (my youngest son)
#2. To: James Deffenbach (#0)
#3. To: noone222 (#2)
and most importantly keep them paying for it.
#4. To: James Deffenbach (#0)
#5. To: James Deffenbach (#0)
#6. To: AllTheKings'HorsesWontDoIt (#5)
#7. To: Dead Culture Watch (#1)
Not surprised.
#8. To: noone222 (#2)
The entire focus of both parties is to keep the mullets voting for someone in either party. Keep em thinkin they have some say in their slavery - and most importantly keep them paying for it.
#9. To: AllTheKings'HorsesWontDoIt (#5)
THIS Doug Wead??
#10. To: James Deffenbach (#9)
The more you find out about all the establishment critters the more disgusted you get.
#11. To: James Deffenbach (#0)
My joy over McCain's defeat, is offset by my disappointment over hObama's victory.
#12. To: James Deffenbach (#9)
The more you find out about all the establishment critters the more disgusted you get.
#13. To: James Deffenbach (#8)
(Edited)
And I know it will only amount to a protest vote but that or not voting at all is the only way I know, short of a revolution, to show them that we are on to their game.
#14. To: noone222 (#13)
#15. To: James Deffenbach (#8)
Gary Johnson
#16. To: James Deffenbach (#14)
#17. To: hondo68 (#11)
#18. To: Give Me Liberty (#15)
We lived in New Mexico during the time he was governor, and he did an excellent job. rommey doesn't even come close. obummer is a fraud and loser. Not a lot of choices in the field.
#19. To: noone222 (#16)
Good - glad to hear that "stuff" !
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