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Title: Message from Ron [he's a GOP through and through, will ease on prez campaigning]
Source: Ron Paul 2008
URL Source: http://ronpaul2008.typepad.com/ron_ ... 8/2008/02/message-from-ro.html
Published: Feb 9, 2008
Author: Ron Paul
Post Date: 2008-02-09 08:26:19 by a vast rightwing conspirator
Keywords: None
Views: 6552
Comments: 315

Message from Ron

Whoa! What a year this has been. And what achievements we have had. If I may quote Trotsky of all people, this Revolution is permanent. It will not end at the Republican convention. It will not end in November. It will not end until we have won the great battle on which we have embarked. Not because of me, but because of you. Millions of Americans -- and friends in many other countries -- have dedicated themselves to the principles of liberty: to free enterprise, limited government, sound money, no income tax, and peace. We will not falter so long as there is one restriction on our persons, our property, our civil liberties. How much I owe you. I can never possibly repay your generous donations, hard work, whole-hearted dedication and love of freedom. How blessed I am to be associated with you. Carol, of course, sends her love as well.

Let me tell you my thoughts. With Romney gone, the chances of a brokered convention are nearly zero. But that does not affect my determination to fight on, in every caucus and primary remaining, and at the convention for our ideas, with just as many delegates as I can get. But with so many primaries and caucuses now over, we do not now need so big a national campaign staff, and so I am making it leaner and tighter. Of course, I am committed to fighting for our ideas within the Republican party, so there will be no third party run. I do not denigrate third parties -- just the opposite, and I have long worked to remove the ballot-access restrictions on them. But I am a Republican, and I will remain a Republican.

I also have another priority. I have constituents in my home district that I must serve. I cannot and will not let them down. And I have another battle I must face here as well. If I were to lose the primary for my congressional seat, all our opponents would react with glee, and pretend it was a rejection of our ideas. I cannot and will not let that happen.

In the presidential race and the congressional race, I need your support, as always. And I have plans to continue fighting for our ideas in politics and education that I will share with you when I can, for I will need you at my side. In the meantime, onward and upward! The neocons, the warmongers, the socialists, the advocates of inflation will be hearing much from you and me.

Sincerely,

Ron

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the vapors

That's funny :)

Jethro Tull  posted on  2008-02-09   9:43:19 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  

"The continuation of my personal career as a congressman is far more important than any attempt at greater change."

that's exactly the feeling i come away with.

The only solution to this mess is to dig a hole big enough to nudge them all in and cover quickly

christine  posted on  2008-02-09   9:44:27 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  

Looks to me alot like another official selling out his supporters for his personal gain, but I am on a koolaid free diet...have been for years.

Ditto...KoolAid just isn't very healthy.

Remember...G-d saved more animals than people on the ark. www.siameserescue.org

who knows what evil  posted on  2008-02-09   9:45:01 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  

Jethro...

I have been searching the MSM for some hint of Paul bowing out but have not found even a hint.

If we were correct in assuming the MSM was actually ignoring Paul, then it follows that they would acknowledge their success in some small manner. Nothing.

Cynicom  posted on  2008-02-09   9:46:37 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  

Remember...G-d saved more animals than people on the ark. www.siameserescue.org

who knows what evil  posted on  2008-02-09   9:48:49 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  

As I grew up, in a communist-controlled state, one favorite distraction was for people to buy novels or watch movies where 'the good communist', all by himself, was successfully defeating the bad and corrupt mid-level activists. All the communist crimes and outrages were exposed in disgusting details but, it the end, it was made clear that 'the party' was not responsible for any. It was just the bad people who happened to make up the party leadership, and membership and 'the good communist theory' made people more hopeful that some incremental change was possible.

In the end, it all just collapsed.

Oh, the authors of these works of fiction were held in high regard by the masses as some courageous dissidents but everyone loved to ignore the daily songs and poems of praise to the communist leadership and to communism they were producing, and all was forgotten when the 900-page opus magnum was published by one of them, every 4-5 years or so. On balance, these people were helping the system by giving the masses the illusion that the system would tolerate the expression of dissident views as a rule rather than a carefully-controlled series of exceptions.

Antiparty - find out why, think about 'how'

a vast rightwing conspirator  posted on  2008-02-09   9:54:35 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  

I'm not sure what we're currently seeing them do isn't their MO. RP was air brushed out of the picture a month ago, and it just might be that they'll leave it at that. But WTFKs? They might take a victory lap around the carcass.

Jethro Tull  posted on  2008-02-09   9:57:40 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  

i have to say that RP's declaration that he is a republican and will remain a republican sickens me.

It didn't sicken the 'strategists' who were explaining away RP's insistence to stay inside the GOP as a brilliant move to obtain media coverage.

Oh well... the regular every-four-year fantasy is almost over. The system is now pushing forward its most suitable choices: McCain, Hillary. Obama... he may be an unintended consequence that the system spits out from time to time.

My long-time-ago prediction for the fall race was Hillary-Obama vs. Giuliani-Condi. Clearly, I was wrong about Giuliani but I would not be surprised if Condi shows up on the VP GOP spot if Obama is either the #1 or the #2 of the GOP 'ticket'. Just to ensure that everyone has a choice.

Antiparty - find out why, think about 'how'

a vast rightwing conspirator  posted on  2008-02-09   10:00:31 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  

Rather odd that TWO days after McCain calls for party unity, Paul becomes a devout republican. Damned odd.

If you analyze his email you will find it totally contradictory. Suddenly he is a true republican but yet we are to forget that years ago he ran under a different title for president.

His original statement of a brokered convention was a total fallacy and now this.

Cynicom  posted on  2008-02-09   10:04:30 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  

I noted a few days ago that the least RP could do is to make sure, through his delegates, that the GOP convention does not join in the unanimous ass-kissing unity kumbaya thing in support of their anointed blood-thirsty candidate.

Do you think they will dare break the pro-McCain unanimity?

Antiparty - find out why, think about 'how'

a vast rightwing conspirator  posted on  2008-02-09   10:09:49 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  

The system is now pushing forward its most suitable choices: McCain, Hillary.

John McDole will ensure we have another Clinton in the White House.

28 years and counting...a Bush or Clinton in the White House....now it will be 32 years.

Fred Mertz  posted on  2008-02-09   10:10:17 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  

36.

Remember...G-d saved more animals than people on the ark. www.siameserescue.org

who knows what evil  posted on  2008-02-09   10:12:53 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  

I have been searching the MSM for some hint of Paul bowing out but have not found even a hint.

Most of the MSM never really admitted he was IN the race so it stands to reason they will just continue to deny his existence.

This would, in fact, be a consistent and logical stance to take — something rare for the MSM.

I got my money's worth from the Paul campaign. I vowed "never again" after giving a contribution to Buchanan once and I stuck by my promise.

“I would give no thought of what the world might say of me, if I could only transmit to posterity the reputation of an honest man.” - Sam Houston

Sam Houston  posted on  2008-02-09   10:13:40 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  

just as ron paul is speaking out about americans getting their country back he's also speaking out about conservative republicans getting their party back.

he has overcome significant odds to get this far. in fact i think the odds are far greater than the average individual of average means increasing their net worth by $1,000,000 within the next year, something i suggest they tackle to understand the magnitude of such hurdles. besides how do you get dr. paul in the white house in accordance with his aspirations when america appears not ready for his message. the odds increase exponentially when you toss in other gate keepers of the white house such as military industry complex and other groups that go bump in the night. the one thing you can do is to get involved and educated so that you can get to participate in what your country should be.

BrentFromCanada  posted on  2008-02-09   10:16:03 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  

Antiparty - find out why, think about 'how'

a vast rightwing conspirator  posted on  2008-02-09   10:17:28 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  

I felt the same about Buchanan, whom I supported. Not because he lost his independent run, but because he gave up and stopped the second the voting was over. He could have helped made the Reform party a viable third national party if he put some energy into it AFTER the election but he didn't. The American Conservative is a good magazine but it's not enough.

Antiparty - find out why, think about 'how'

a vast rightwing conspirator  posted on  2008-02-09   10:18:52 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  

There is more afoot here than is visible.

For instance if the message Paul carried really meant something to him, he would step ASIDE, bow out and let someone else perhaps take the tiller.

But no...He is maintaining his grip on the movement to the very end. That begs the question why, if he really believes in his message.

It is a de facto effect of making sure the movement does NOTHING to unhinge the status quo.

Cynicom  posted on  2008-02-09   10:19:59 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  

I heard about this on ABC radio this morning, however, they are reporting that Ron Paul has dropped out of the race. I have no doubt the rest of the media is saying the same thing. I find the reporting on Ron Paul by the mainstream media to be completely disgusting. They act as if he's not there while he's actively running, yet the minute he puts out this statement they jump on the news as if 9/11 happened all over again.

I don't know what his true intensions were in releasing the above correspondance, but he should have just dropped out instead of this half-assed bullshit.

He must be in real trouble in his district. I have no doubt that the Republicratic Party has put millions of dollars into ensuring Dr. Paul is defeated. Personally, I would like him in the House rather than out. Everytime one of his demonstrable small government/pro-individual liberty bills is completley ignored by the supposed "party of small government," that same party is shown to be liars and hypocrites they are.

I never believed Dr. Paul had a snowballs chance in hell of winning the nomination, but that did not stop me from donating both time and money to his cause. Now that it appears to be over, if Dr. Paul wins his Congressional seat, lovers of liberty may be in the best position we've been in years. I say this because if Dr. Paul wins his seat, he will continue to introduce the same type of small government/pro liberty bills he's always introduced.

It's up to his supporters to ensure that the public is made away of these bills by e-mailing everyone they know about their existence and asking the simple question, "why is the Republican Party ignoring this legislation?" It's a simple question which I believe will result in millions of people demanding that their representatives explain why they are not cosigning his legislation or why they are actively fighting against it.

Dr. Paul has never had this sort of visibility before, regardless of the media, nor has he ever had the support network he now has. It's up to us to ensure that we use this visibilty and support to our advantage.

of course you could just get cynical and say, "fuck him, he's just another government shill," because he has deciced to go in a direction you disagree with. That's your perogitive. However, I believe this to be immature and short- sighted. He has twenty years of writing and introducing small government and individual liberty legislation which backs up his rhetoric. With the exception of illegal immigration, the message he preaches today is the same message he preached as long as thirty years ago. Just because you disagree with his decision does not make him a "traitor to the cause," a "Republican shill" or whatever other stupid fucking phrase is being thrown around. Of course, this is just MHO. Your mileage may vary.

F.A. Hayek Fan  posted on  2008-02-09   10:24:13 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  

he's also speaking out about conservative republicans getting their party back.

Let's try to give this some context:

How about some efforts from the post-Hitler Nazis or the post-Mussolini fascists of getting their party back? I believe that there are some neocommunists claiming exactly that in East Europe and Russia. It's like trying to turn some diseased, bruised whore back into her former virgin so that you can marry her.

Given the current availability of post-teen virgins, is it really worth wasting your time re-transforming a diseased whore? Probably not. You're probably better off looking out for innocent virgins.

Antiparty - find out why, think about 'how'

a vast rightwing conspirator  posted on  2008-02-09   10:24:54 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  

If we were correct in assuming the MSM was actually ignoring Paul, then it follows that they would acknowledge their success in some small manner. Nothing.

ABC radio this morning was reporting that Dr. Paul has dropped out of the race.

F.A. Hayek Fan  posted on  2008-02-09   10:28:16 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  

I agree with much of your statement. RP's message is this: "there is no doubt that I will not going to win the GOP nomination for US prez and it would be stupid for me to risk losing my congressional seat while fighting windmills". I always wondered why he doesn't spend more effort in the Congress to turn the few libertarian-leaning fellow congressmen into a small, distinct 'third party'. If it was enough of them to tilt the majority one way or the other, they would have the ability to make themselves heard on some marginal issues where there is 'partisanship'. Of course, on most issues, those that really matter, there is perfect bi-partisanship so their influence would be small.

Antiparty - find out why, think about 'how'

a vast rightwing conspirator  posted on  2008-02-09   10:31:04 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  

I always wondered why he doesn't spend more effort in the Congress to turn the few libertarian-leaning fellow congressmen into a small, distinct 'third party'.

Actually, he did. It's called the Liberty Committee.

There is also another one that he started but for the life of me I cannot remember it.

The Liberty Committee, unfortunatley, ended up being nothing more than an organization that Republican Congressmen could join in order to make the claim that they were for "small government." Most of them were lairs and frauds because most of them never cosigned the bill backed by the Liberty Committee. But kudo's to Paul for trying.

F.A. Hayek Fan  posted on  2008-02-09   10:37:39 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  

who would have ever thought it would be McCain?

The only solution to this mess is to dig a hole big enough to nudge them all in and cover quickly

christine  posted on  2008-02-09   10:44:55 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  

I am aware of the LC. He should now show leadership and call for the establishment of an entity separate from the GOP. If there's enough of them to decide which party gets to nominate the speaker, they are going to do quite well with committee membership and whatever other perks they are getting there.

Antiparty - find out why, think about 'how'

a vast rightwing conspirator  posted on  2008-02-09   10:46:45 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  

i couldn't agree more. i have to say that RP's declaration that he is a republican and will remain a republican sickens me. it's a sick party inhabited by sick people.

Me too, Christine, a political party that elevates a moron of the privilged class to the highest office in the land does not deserve to exist. If America is lucky the Republican Party will go the way of its predecessor the Whig Party and be defeated so soundly in the upcoming election election it will end up in the trash can of history.

Life is a tragedy to those who feel, and a comedy to those who think.

Zoroaster  posted on  2008-02-09   10:50:16 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  

If you analyze his email you will find it totally contradictory. Suddenly he is a true republican but yet we are to forget that years ago he ran under a different title for president.

His original statement of a brokered convention was a total fallacy and now this.

Agree. I'm hopeful in this regard; people need to be burnt by the political system according to their own time line. Two months ago there was no way anyone could have stood up to the RP gale force winds that were howling. It was best to step back and watch the inevitable unfold. To the extent this wakes folks up even further, then it's all been good.

Jethro Tull  posted on  2008-02-09   10:50:41 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  

I thought it was going to be Giuliani because he seemed to be smoother. In the end, it was more or less random between McCain, Romney and Giuliani. Romney and Giuliani are more 'plastic' but McCain seems to be truly 'mental'. He would be a good match to Hillary but Obama could beat him.

Antiparty - find out why, think about 'how'

a vast rightwing conspirator  posted on  2008-02-09   10:51:20 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  

I am aware of the LC. He should now show leadership and call for the establishment of an entity separate from the GOP. If there's enough of them to decide which party gets to nominate the speaker, they are going to do quite well with committee membership and whatever other perks they are getting there.

They have something like that as well called the Republican Liberty Caucus.

I'm not sure what else he can do within the party to rally dedicated, like- minded individuals. The problem is that there are no dedicated, like-minded individuals in Congress. This isn't Paul's fault, it's the fasult of the American people who appear to want big government Representatives and Senators.

F.A. Hayek Fan  posted on  2008-02-09   10:52:55 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  

Cyni,

Your #27 needs to be bookmarked.

Dead on accurate.

Jethro Tull  posted on  2008-02-09   10:53:45 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  

Me too, Christine, a political party that elevates a moron of the privilged class to the highest office in the land does not deserve to exist.

What does that say about the people that elected him? I would say that a country that elects such a moron to the highest office in the land does not deserve the freedom they claim to want.

F.A. Hayek Fan  posted on  2008-02-09   10:55:33 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  

Another point of agreement. And this is one of my major disagreements with RP. He keeps saying the the American people is not responsible for the carnage in Iraq but we all know that this is not so. It was the American people who elected and re-elected Bush as the carnage was raging there and it's the people who keep feeding and nurturing the current system.

Antiparty - find out why, think about 'how'

a vast rightwing conspirator  posted on  2008-02-09   11:06:45 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  

What does that say about the people that elected him? I would say that a country that elects such a moron to the highest office in the land does not deserve the freedom they claim to want.

I can't say I disagree with you. More than likely the freedom you speak of will soon disappear from the American scene.

Life is a tragedy to those who feel, and a comedy to those who think.

Zoroaster  posted on  2008-02-09   11:06:52 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  

i don't believe the people elected him. we're given selections and the latest is clinton/bush/clinton/bush/clinton/bush. to that end, shame on us for not revolting against these elitist globalist pigs.

The only solution to this mess is to dig a hole big enough to nudge them all in and cover quickly

christine  posted on  2008-02-09   11:08:49 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  

maybe the truth is, the majority of people really don't want freedom and independence.

The only solution to this mess is to dig a hole big enough to nudge them all in and cover quickly

christine  posted on  2008-02-09   11:10:18 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  

Yes, every time I hear of this Bush-Clinton-Bush-Clinton-Bush thing the first thought that comes to mind is: WHAT HAPPENED TO THE KENNEDIES? :)))))))

Antiparty - find out why, think about 'how'

a vast rightwing conspirator  posted on  2008-02-09   11:11:00 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  

I can't say I disagree with you. More than likely the freedom you speak of will soon disappear from the American scene.

I agree. What's worse is that the American people are going to vote for it, just as the Nazi's did. What also sucks is that history shows that a population will take a whole lot of abuse before they finally begin fighting back. This is why my goal is to become a medical doctor and then get the fuck out of this country in the same way that many of the German people left Germany before WWII broke out. The main difference between then and now was that then, the world still had a shining beacon of light to turn to, i.e., the United States. Now, there is no such beacon to turn to. Maybe by the time I finish my training, things will be so bad that there will be anoter country that will be a shining beacon.

F.A. Hayek Fan  posted on  2008-02-09   11:14:16 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  

Paul has destroyed any organized effort by Americans on the right of having a choice in this election. His failure to step aside is appalling.

Cynicom  posted on  2008-02-09   11:14:39 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  

i don't believe the people elected him. we're given selections and the latest is clinton/bush/clinton/bush/clinton/bush. to that end, shame on us for not revolting against these elitist globalist pigs.

Well it's your choice to believe that. I don't. I knew too many people who willingly voted for the man. I remember how TOS1 was, and the influence talk radio had.

F.A. Hayek Fan  posted on  2008-02-09   11:16:37 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  

Paul has destroyed any organized effort by Americans on the right of having a choice in this election. His failure to step aside is appalling.

Step aside for who? You make absolutely no sense. Who is he supposed to "step aside" for?

F.A. Hayek Fan  posted on  2008-02-09   11:18:29 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  

So are you now agreeing with my statement that RP's running AND LOSING as a GOP only helps legitimize the system and hurts the idea that political life outside the 2-party mafia is possible?

Antiparty - find out why, think about 'how'

a vast rightwing conspirator  posted on  2008-02-09   11:18:39 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  

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