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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: 6659
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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#62. To: a vast rightwing conspirator (#0) (Edited)

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.

Ron Paul is right that if he had stayed a Libertarian, he wouldn't have even made it to Congressman. The system is rigged to keep Third Parties out of the picture. The mass media won't cover them, it's hard to get on the ballot, etc. So from a strategic point of view, it makes sense for him to be a Republican, though he could have just as easily been a Democrat.

Where he loses me is when he says that he's a Republican out of loyalty instead of practical strategy. I know you can't come out and say that you hate your political party, but why the sudden love? Why not keep on fighting as hard as day one to get the message out, if that was the goal? And if it hurts McCain and the GOP, in the process, all the better.

Rupert_Pupkin  posted on  2008-02-09   11:57:41 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  

Where he loses me is when he says that he's a Republican out of loyalty instead of practical strategy. I know you can't come out and say that you hate your political party, but why the sudden love?

Why would it be sudden love? He's been a lifelong Republican, except when he ran as the Libertarian candidate for President. I think the problem many on this forum have is that they wanted or expected to see RP tear down the Republican Party and feel betrayed because he hasn't done this, or even tried. This was and is an unrealistic expectation which was based on nothing more than their own wants and desires.

This has never been his goal. On all of the debates and in his writings he has always talked about bringing the Republican Party back to its roots, back to the days of William Taft, Robert Taft, Barry Goldwater, etc., etc. He doesn't hate his political party at all. He is trying to wake them up.

Dr. Paul is and has been doing the best he can working within the only system he has to work with. This idea that he should quit the Republican Party and become a third party or "anti-party" candidate is pie-in-the-sky dreamings. The system is stacked against people outside of the two-party fraud. If he would have done what people here want him to do, he would be nowhere right now.

If he left the Republican Party now and ran as an independent he would also get nowhere. Jesus Christ, look how the media treated him as a Republican! If he ran as an independent or third party candidate, he would not be allowed onto a single debate. Dr. Paul doesn't have the billions of dollars Ross Perot had to buy the air time needed to present his thesis to the American people. This is the ONLY way Dr. Paul would get the type of groundswell he would need for the government-media complex to allow him onto the debates.

F.A. Hayek Fan  posted on  2008-02-09   12:17:16 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  

This has never been his goal. On all of the debates and in his writings he has always talked about bringing the Republican Party back to its roots, back to the days of William Taft, Robert Taft, Barry Goldwater, etc., etc. He doesn't hate his political party at all. He is trying to wake them up.

It isn't the party of Taft or Coolidge today, it's the party of John McCain and George Bush. And it's going to stay the party of McCain and Bush for as long as people are conned into thinking that the GOP is a real alternative to or a lesser evil than the Democrats.

Rupert_Pupkin  posted on  2008-02-09   12:19:49 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  

It isn't the party of Taft or Coolidge today, it's the party of John McCain and George Bush. And it's going to stay the party of McCain and Bush for as long as people are conned into thinking that the GOP is a real alternative to or a lesser evil than the Democrats.

Then you should be able to appreciate the catch-22 Ron Paul is in. He cannot win within the party nor outside of the party. But he can at least attempt to strike a spark within the party and hope that it will take flame. As I stated in an earlier post, I believe Dr. Paul is correct in trying to ensure that he does not lose his Congressional seat. This is the worst thing that could happen to the movement he has created.

As long as Ron Paul is in Congress, he will continue to introduce real, small government/individual liberty legislation - legislation which the "small government" Republicans will continue to ignore. The difference now is that Dr. Paul has millions of supporters who have the opportunity to "get the word out" about this legislation by e-mailing everyone they know. This in effect, can put tremendous pressure upon the Republican party. People will want an explaination as to why the "party of small government" is not backing obviously small ogvernment legislation. people will weant to know why their "small government" Republican representatives are not walking the walk by co-signing what is obviously small ogvernment legislation. Their excuses will ring hollow and the party will either have to bend to the will of "the people" or be shown as the liars and hypocrites they are. My guess is they will bend on the majority of issues.

However, if Dr. Paul would slink away into obscurity as many of those on this forum want, then where, exactly are we? There is no one in Congress to take up his cause. Instead, the Republican Party will be free to continue its charade of being the party of individual liberty and small government.

While many here will disagree, I look at the "Ron Paul phenomena" as being the biggest boon to freedom loving Americans in my lifetime. He's done what he can. The rest is up to us.

I'd love to stay and talk about this all day but I've procrastinated as much as I can. I have a five page report on Type 1 Neurofibromatosis I have to complete today. Joy /sarcasm

I hope you and everyone else on F4um have a wonderful day.

F.A. Hayek Fan  posted on  2008-02-09   12:46:17 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  

That's why I think that Ron Paul should keep aggressively campaigning to get the message out until the last primary ballots are cast, and then refuse to endorse McCain at the GOP convention. If he's about reforming the party from within, or at least making a difference by working within the system, why cut back on getting the word out now?

Rupert_Pupkin  posted on  2008-02-09   12:51:06 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  

I think that Ron Paul should keep aggressively campaigning to get the message out until the last primary ballots are cast, and then refuse to endorse McCain at the GOP convention.

I agree, especially about specifically NOT endorsing McCain - loudly.

robin  posted on  2008-02-09   12:58:49 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  

Did Paul refuse to endorse Dumbya in 2000/2004? Hopefully so.

Rupert_Pupkin  posted on  2008-02-09   13:19:30 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  

#86. To: Rupert_Pupkin (#83)

good question, I imagine so, but a confirming source would be nice

robin  posted on  2008-02-09 13:24:21 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  

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