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Title: The Honor of Ron Paul
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Published: Jun 27, 2007
Author: Joe Sobran
Post Date: 2007-06-27 13:29:44 by Vitamin Z
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Views: 813
Comments: 75
I guess I’ve known Ron Paul for a quarter of a century now, and I don’t remember how we met. My first memory of him is a quiet dinner on Capitol Hill, during the Reagan years. He told me with dry humor of being the only member of Congress to vote against some bill Reagan wanted passed. For Ron it was a matter of principle, and he was under heavy pressure to change his vote. What amused him was that the Democrats didn’t mind his voting against it; all the pressure came from his fellow Republicans, professed conservatives, who were embarrassed that anyone should actually stand up for their avowed principles when it was unpopular to do so. That was Ron Paul for you. Still is. The whole country is getting to know him now, and the Republicans still want to get rid of him. The party’s hacks, led by Newt Gingrich, have even tried in vain to destroy him in his own Texas district. They’re right, in a way. He doesn’t belong in a party that has made “conservative” a synonym for “destructive.” George Will calls him a “useful anachronism” because he actually believes, as literally as circumstances permit, in the U.S. Constitution. In his unassuming way, without priggery or histrionics, he stands alone. He may have become at last what he has always deserved to be: the most respected member of the U.S. Congress. He is also the only Republican candidate for president who is truly what all the others pretend to be, namely, a conservative. His career shows that a patriotic, pacific conservatism isn’t a paradox. If they can’t expel Ron Paul from the party, they can at least deny him the nomination. The GOP front-runner, Rudy Giuliani, who says he hates abortion more than any other constitutional right (or words to that effect), went into raptures of phony indignation during the first “debate” when Paul said simply that the 9/11 attacks were a natural result of U.S. foreign policy. The pundits applauded the demagogue, but millions of viewers were thrilled to find one honest man on that crowded stage. (By the way, Paul is a doctor who has delivered thousands of babies and never killed one.) Ron — I’m very proud to call him my friend — fares well not only in comparison with the party’s sorry current candidates, but also with its legendary conservative giants, Barry Goldwater and Ronald Reagan. He lacks their charisma and of course Reagan’s matchless charm, but he excels them both in consistency, depth, historical awareness, courage, and honor. Heaven grant him some of Reagan’s luck! Which brings us to the big question: does Ron Paul have a prayer? Well, he may have a prayer, but that’s about it. He doesn’t have a billion dollars; delivering babies, often free of charge, is not the way to amass a staggering fortune. He has nothing to offer the special and foreign interests who pour millions into Rudy’s and Hillary’s coffers. Sorry, this isn’t a Frank Capra movie. But virtue — honor — is rare enough to be an asset, especially when the two big parties don’t have much of it. If both offer pro-war, pro-abortion New York liberals next year, there could be an urgent demand for a third option, especially since Giuliani could smash what’s left of the Bush-riddled GOP coalition while Hillary remains, well, Hillary. What if Ron Paul runs for president on, say, the Constitution Party ticket? Who knows? I can only attest that to know him is to love him, and knowing him for many years has only deepened the esteem I felt for him when we were both much younger men. This is a man who strikes deep chords in people’s hearts. Every attempt to portray him as an extremist, or even eccentric, founders on his palpable probity and wisdom. His words are the carefully measured words of one given to meditation. Ron Paul is a man you listen closely to. The odds are heavily against his being elected president next year. But if he is on the ballot in November, the odds are far heavier against his candidacy’s being forgotten. He will say things worth pondering long after the votes are cast. Until now, the GOP has been able to contain Paul by pretending he wasn’t there. But the silent treatment can no longer stifle this soft-spoken man. He has been proved right too often.
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#25. To: JCHarris. wbales. RP fans (#22)
If the primary votes are counted honestly, Ron Paul will be the Republican nominee for President. Bookmark it.
can I be your Lynndie England? :P
Little trouble? Didn't Buchanan in 2000 have a lot of trouble getting on the ballot in all 50 states?
To reason, indeed, he was not in the habit of attending. His mode of arguing, if it is to be so called, was one not uncommon among dull and stubborn persons, who are accustomed to be surrounded by their inferiors. He asserted a proposition; and, as often as wiser people ventured respectfully to show that it was erroneous, he asserted it again, in exactly the same words, and conceived that, by doing so, he at once disposed of all objections. - Macaulay, "History of England," Vol. 1, Chapter 6, on James II.
I'm not sure that he did.
By all means ! Jump right in. I'd rather have panties on my head than BEheaded any old day (-:
I do read your posts.
I'll bet those numbers will swell even more after listening to Senator Voinovich HANG UP on Sean Hannity today...ROTFLMAO! I despise Hannity, but he nailed Voinovich. The best part was when subsequent callers kept screaming "...but they (Senators) HAVE to listen to us, Sean"! No, they don't. They don't give a f*** about you, your children, or your grandchildren. Do you damn sheep FINALLY get it?
think rocks, not sheep.
It was amazing radio, especially for globalist shill Hannity. DISCLAIMER: I was listening because I didn't have access to music CD's at the time; I could only get two stations on the radio, and the other station..? Country music.
JT heard it too...said it was great.
what i meant is, i'd assist with the torture of the inmates in your prison ! (and it wouldn't include panties on anyone's head ;)
Leaves me out, I gave those up long ago.
Shoot the county clerks and print our own ballots? I don't know.
Thanks for the DISCLAIMER - I was becoming concerned. But still, monitoring the opposition, from time to time, is not a bad thing.
Yes, and the *courage* part comes in where? Why do I get the distinct impression that you don't like Ron Paul? RP is one of the few who has earned the right to wail such a thing, BTW. Far more than you, me and anyone else posting here, I dare say.
Did you folks happen to see this interview? Paul, as they say, PWNED Cavuto; especially the bit about the Capitol Building and the income tax. You'll ROTF and LYAO!
He didn't rise to Cavuto's bait. Love it!
The part about the Capitol Building was hysterical...Cavuto is such a tool.
Yeah, he was trying to show how crazy Ron Paul is and ended up doing just the opposite.
Every attempt to portray him as an extremist, or even eccentric, founders on his palpable probity and wisdom. His words are the carefully measured words of one given to meditation.
I agree and I'm more impressed with him every time I hear him.
"How do you think they built this building?" - Ron Paul addressing Cavuto's inane assertion that income tax is vital to government.
"A functioning police state needs no police." - William S Burroughs
In a very weak defense of Neil, possibly his MS is taking a toll on his critical thinking/reasoning abilities. This is a brutal disease. Still, Dr.Paul's simple, honest, Constitutional message rang through clear and loud.
I agree, but I don't believe that was the reason for his confrontational posture...
Like I said, it was a weak defense, but what we've gone through with Mrs.L's MS progression, I try to cut some slack. I agree with the forum, Neil's a tool, through and through, disease or no. Or else he wouldn't be on FauxNews.
LOL I knew that....just couldn't let you get away that easily!
Where can I volunteer to drag Cheney behind my 2001 Mustang? I think a bright yellow rope would look pretty.
"A functioning police state needs no police." - William S Burroughs
Pinguinite 1. No one has earned the right to wail...that is the Tribe's province and it disgusts me. 2. I daresay I have given Ron Paul (and the traitor Hunter too!) more money, bought 200 bumperstickers and passed them out and wear his sticker plus an impeach Bush when I am in DC tomorrow morning!....than you or most anyone here. 3. Ron Paul seems at this point to want his bread buttered on BOTH sides.... else he would stand up on his hind legs and HOWL rather than letting the naive and gullible fantasize he will get the Republican nomination anytime in the next 100 million years !! That is MY point. He is just serving the same puppetmasters as Boy Jorge & Shysters, Inc. unless he finds the courage to stop jaw-flapping and meet us in the streets and trenches ! If the truth hurts then so be it....I am too damned impatient for moaning and "cuddabennsifonlybuts" to do anything but give it the response it deserves, no matter from what quarter. Too much TeeBee and Bollywood makes life seem the perpetual fantasy....well it ain't ! NOTHING gets done until you MOVE YOUR BODY....and that includes Saint Ron Paul too!
Hmm not so sure.. as Ive said b/f I doubt more than just a tad that Paul has a snowball's chance b/c of the two party system insanity.. not to mention Diebold.. but I do believe he is opening at least some eyes.. more power to Ron Paul.. and I'd vote for him .. that is if our vote counted .. the way vote fraud works best is when its a close election.. just look at France.. do you think for a second that someone who is pro-US couldve possibly won? Very doubtful..
Were you the one phishing in my PM box wanting my home address so you could 'send me' some RP bumperstickers?
Never swear "allegiance" to anything other than the 'right to change your mind'!
Just tell me Mr. J.C. Watts, who are you? Can't say I've seen you on here before. Talk about moaning! You're doing your share and then some. I'll fephrase that- you're whining and being negative more than anyone I've seen in a while. We need positive people and positive thinkers on here. Try and get off being so damn negative. Your whining is enough to give a prostitute nervous prostitution. If we lose this one by failing to Gt the nomination for Ron Paul, it will eithere Rudy Guiliani or Hiliary otherwise. Rudy is a bush clone and hiliary, well God forbid. By the way, how long have you been a member on this great forum? Please behave and join us in trying to save our country. Negativism won't cut it. Lastly, I'll be keeping an eye on you to make sure you are legit. LACUMO
Very true, and well said.
How great was the Voinovich hang up?????? All those years Hannity shilled for that pack of turds and they're about to hit him with that "Fairness Doctrine" I soooooooooooooooooooooo love it.
Well, keep an eye on JC for me as well as I have just BOZOed him/she/it.
Ron Paul. President. Spread the Word.
It was a big hassle.
Ron Paul. President. Spread the Word.
I've never seen that guy cavuto- what an arrogant & nasty jerk.
LOL nope
2.By the way, how long have you been a member on this great forum? Please behave and join us in trying to save our country. Negativism won't cut it. 3.Lastly, I'll be keeping an eye on you to make sure you are legit. 1. An obvious lowbrow product of the public school dumbing down - I bet you "fillit" instead of knowing or thinking , every time 2. Bite me control freak...I am not part of your mutual massage aadmiration society 3. I am terrified, believe me !
Pinguinite Ping to ;ast post for you too penguin
On an individual level, apply for permanent absentee ballot status, so that it will always be sent in paper form. If you bring it filled out in to the polling place you'll also be making a subtle political statement for other voters to see, and maybe think this is a good idea to try next time. I did the Diebold thing once for a minor election and was not encouraged to do it again. Another way to combat Diebold is not use their ATM machines. Did you know they make ATM machines? This was at my local Walgreens Drugs. All I can say after dipping my card in (no I didn't give my pin #) was "Iiickk!" It didn't say "Diebold" until I had inserted the card first.
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#26. To: JCHarris (#21)
20 years in prison mandatory for voter fraud or an accessory to the fact at any level.... and I get to run the prison.
#27. To: JCHarris (#20)
Because he can declare as an independent and get on the ballot with little trouble...
#28. To: aristeides (#27)
Little trouble? Didn't Buchanan in 2000 have a lot of trouble getting on the ballot in all 50 states?
#29. To: christine (#26)
#30. To: wbales (#24)
You know neither where I've been nor what I get.
#31. To: wbales (#15)
A GREAT number of Americans are fed up with the Democan/Republicrat Zioparty.
Remember...G-d saved more animals than people on the ark. www.siameserescue.org
#32. To: who knows what evil (#31)
Do you damn sheep FINALLY get it?
#33. To: christine (#32)
think rocks, not sheep.
Remember...G-d saved more animals than people on the ark. www.siameserescue.org
#34. To: who knows what evil, Jethro Tull (#33)
#35. To: JCHarris (#29)
#36. To: JCHarris (#29)
I'd rather have panties on my head than BEheaded any old day
#37. To: christine (#17)
how do we combat the diebold machines?
#38. To: who knows what evil (#33)
DISCLAIMER: I was listening because I didn't have access to music CD's at the time; I could only get two stations on the radio, and the other station..? Country music.
#39. To: JCHarris (#20)
Because he can declare as an independent and get on the ballot with little trouble...
and give people a chance to vote for him instead of wailing "I dun all I cud"
#40. To: lodwick, christine, aristeides, ALL! (#38)
Remember...G-d saved more animals than people on the ark. www.siameserescue.org
#41. To: who knows what evil (#40)
#42. To: farmfriend (#41)
Remember...G-d saved more animals than people on the ark. www.siameserescue.org
#43. To: who knows what evil (#42)
Cavuto is such a tool.
#44. To: farmfriend (#43)
Yeah, he was trying to show how crazy Ron Paul is and ended up doing just the opposite.
#45. To: Vitamin Z (#44)
His words are the carefully measured words of one given to meditation.
#46. To: who knows what evil (#40)
#47. To: who knows what evil (#40)
#48. To: who knows what evil. FF. RP fans (#40)
#49. To: lodwick (#48)
This is a brutal disease.
Remember...G-d saved more animals than people on the ark. www.siameserescue.org
#50. To: who knows what evil (#49)
I agree, but I don't believe that was the reason for his confrontational posture...
#51. To: christine (#35)
what i meant is, i'd assist with the torture of the inmates in your prison !
#52. To: JCHarris, christine (#51)
#53. To: Pinguinite, christine, Zipporah (#39)
Why do I get the distinct impression that you don't like Ron Paul? RP is one of the few who has earned the right to wail such a thing, BTW. Far more than you, me and anyone else posting here, I dare say.
#54. To: JCHarris (#53)
#55. To: JCHarris (#53)
2. I daresay I have given Ron Paul (and the traitor Hunter too!) more money, bought 200 bumperstickers and passed them out and wear his sticker plus an impeach Bush when I am in DC tomorrow morning!....than you or most anyone here.
#56. To: JCHarris, christine, All (#53)
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If the truth hurts then so be it....I am too damned impatient for moaning and "cuddabennsifonlybuts" to do anything but give it the response it deserves, no matter from what quarter.
#57. To: LACUMO (#56)
Just tell me Mr. J.C. Watts, who are you? Can't say I've seen you on here before. Talk about moaning! You're doing your share and then some. I'll fephrase that- you're whining and being negative more than anyone I've seen in a while. We need positive people and positive thinkers on here.
#58. To: who knows what evil, christine (#31)
#59. To: LACUMO (#56)
I'll be keeping an eye on you to make sure you are legit.
#60. To: aristeides (#27)
Didn't Buchanan in 2000 have a lot of trouble getting on the ballot in all 50 states?
#61. To: who knows what evil (#40)
#62. To: Brian S (#55)
#63. To: LACUMO (#56)
1.We need positive people and positive thinkers on here.
#64. To: Pinguinite (#57)
Very true, and well said.
#65. To: christine, lodwick, robin, wbales (#17)
how do we combat the diebold machines?
From Two Party System... ...to Two Family System.
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