While Checking the Facts Of the NH Non-Debate, We Talked to Many RP Supporters
RP Supporters are Moms, Dads, Ex-Marines, Scout Leaders: But No Kooks
There Was One, Though…
NOTE: 99% of Ron Paul supporters we come into contact with are regular, everyday people. When they write and email us, they are pleasant–passionate to be sure–but genuinely nice people.
That’s one of the reasons we’ve never bashed Dr. Paul and his supporters: someone needs to attack the overweening nanny state and it’s insane intrusion into more and more aspects of everyday life.
Ron Paul is a principled Libertarian who never misses an opportunity to attack an ever-growing federal government. We can’t do anything but cheer for him on that issue.
We don’t agree with Ron Paul on all of the issues. But we don’t have to: we still wish him well, even if we’re not working for his campaign.
But it only takes a few over-wrought supporters–apparently viciously abused during potty-training as a child–to alienate potential allies.
We have purposely not joined in the gratuitous Ron Paul bashing taking place in many venues because it seems to us a lot like hitting the double chocolate dessert buffet at Happy Wong’s ‘World’s Biggest Asian Food Smorgasbord’: it might feel good at the time, but you just have to work your ass off the next day to undo the damage.
Against our better judgment, we’re gonna vent a little.
We made phone calls, fielded emails and generally spent yesterday chasing down the details of the supposed Fox News Debates that had excluded Ron Paul.
ORIGINALLY, we were going to write that we didn’t see how this could benefit Fox, Republicans, or Ron Paul. When we first heard the exclusion, we were concerned: a viewpoint that should be heard more was going to be heard less.
Read rest of story:
Ron Paul and the Non-Debate: Army of One RP Supporter Needs Some Sleep
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Ron Paul and the Non-Debate: Army of One RP Supporter Needs Some Sleep
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11 users commented in " Ron Paul’s Supporters: Ex-Marines, Moms, Dads, Few “Kooks” "
Follow-up comment rss or Leave a TrackbackThat’s FORMER MARINE, not EX-Marine. Marines protect the constitution during and after active duty. We are a band of brothers and sisters and we support Ron Paul!
All of the other candidates, Fox News… They all appear to me the same as King George occupying the colonies to stop colonial terrorism.
The Baltimore Sun has done some great follow-up, checking with the NH GOP’s Fergus Cullen about the forum. Apparently, it is still a work in progress:
http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/news/politics/blog/2007/12/ron_paul_indeed_outfoxed_for_n.html
You for got grandma! I am a grandmother for Ron Paul.!
I built this site specifically to dispel myths about who Ron Paul’s supporters are. Take a look at the photos and you’ll see, as your article notes, that they are of all ages and from all walks of life.
http://www.facesoftherevolution.com/
The dollar slid across the board on Friday as data showing a 9 percent decline in sales of new U.S. homes last month heightened concern about the economy, putting the greenback on track for its worst week in more than a year.
The housing report, which was weaker than economists had expected, also bolstered the case for more Federal Reserve interest rate cuts in 2008. Earlier this week, the S&P/Case-Shiller index showed a record decline in U.S. home prices in October.
This is what’s happening to YOUR house. All the ‘money’ and ‘equity’ you though you had saved - eliminated! The equtiy through falling house prices - and the money because we are DEBASING OUR CURRENCY. That low fed rate you’re reading about gets created by printing money and lending it to people. With more money, the money YOU have is worth LESS. So your money is worth less and your property is worth less - where can you turn to keep ahead of inflation? I think you BETTER turn to Dr. Paul. He’s the ONLY one running that has a HOPE of being able to deal with this.
Exactly right… I’m 44yrs. old, married with a 3yr.old son. I have never voted, I always tune in to take a look, ultimately to tune out and go about my apathetic and apolitical ways telling voters to go ahead and vote if it makes them feel good but leave me the hell alone and don’t dare say anything about me not voting.
I tuned in this year to check out a debate or two, and lo and behold a savior. When I heard Ron Paul answer a question directed at him about his stance on foreign policy I took interest. Then the attacks came from Rudy and McCain and his responses were astounding to me, I thought this man doesn’t have a chance because I love him. I went on massive dig on the internet to investigate this man and his career only to find a rEVOLution already in the making. Within a few days I had renewed faith in Americans for having discovered this man’s message, and renewed hope for our country because there was an incredible amount of support for candidacy.
I’m now impassioned and possessed by this campaign, I registered to vote a week before our SC deadline and went straight to the Ron Paul Charleston HQ to get yardsigns and bumper stickers. I’ve donated money and intend to give more until I’ve reached my max. My family and friends and clients are stunned, but they are all Paul supporters now, how could they not be? Of course everyone isn’t going to get it (that still frustrates me) but I’m a changed person because so many people do get it. Thank you Ron Paul, his supporters, and our founding fathers. Maybe the rest of you will get it in due time, in the meantime, try not to watch Fox News.
Oh Oh Oh!!! Can I be the Kook!?!? But seriously, as of this morning Fox has conformed that there is a “forum” on Jan. 6 and as of right now Ron Paul has not been invited but they claim it is all some sort of over sight. The RP campaign claim that they have heard nothing and are being ignored by Fox.
http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/news/politics/blog/2007/12/ron_paul_indeed_outfoxed_for_n.html
As for the reactionary element of the campaign…Have a heart man. These are the disgruntled disenfranchised Americans that have probably never voted in their life’s that have finally found them selfs some one that moves them. How do you think they are going to react when the political establishment start calling them “kooks?” They go off their meds and fire up their hard drives.
Former Military Here As Well.
Ron Paul is the only candidate that takes his oath, to defend the constitution against all enemies foreign and domestic, Seriously.
You can take the Soldier out of the military, but you can’t take the Oath out of the Soldier.
I Vote For Virtue; I Vote For Ron Paul.
Once a Marine always a Marine. We stood on those yellow foot prints and swore our oath to defend the Constitution. Now those of us for whom the Corps. is not our full time job or for it is tucked in our past are still ready as members of the 1st Civilian Division of the USMC until death and beyond.
It is true the streets of heaven are guarded by US Marines……..
Of the 4 life long friends I served with who I still stay in touch with we all support Dr. Ron Paul; even though he was just a flyboy Air Force Md. We remember and understand our oath and so does he. Time for this country to stand tall and return to our roots and sovereignty
Ron Paul has at least one Oxford man on his side.
It never fails to amaze, an insult wrapped in a statement not to insult.
Positively brilliant.
Mondoreb. i congratulate you about that ability. It is illustrative of the mind set to which you obviously belong . If a serious analysis of that mind set was ever to be undertaken by any competent psychiatric firm the findings would be rather revealing . Delusion comes to mind for now .This is not an insult to you or the mind set itself ..no it actually describes the condition by which factuals can be ignored once it becomes comfortable to accept having reality manipulated so that it feels normal ..you see ?? aren`t you comfortable??
Yes of course you are.
I will confine myself to economic isssues only, so much more is relevant to bring to your attention but time is short, MONEY is an easier avenue to pursue
than are the other issues.
One fact is, the dollar is practically worthless .
Another fact is, the portfolio will be worthless if the EURO replaces the dollar as the world`s traded currency.That may be of real interest to you.
Yet another fact is , when the dollar crashes if so allowed: wheelbarrows full of dollars will not be enough to buy goods, services, or essential,mortgages, taxes, food , gasoline, diesel , fuel oil … i think you get the point.
Yet it is expected that this nation should continues to be led by the manipulators . Is it necessary to put an end to the delusional mind set?
Yes i believe it is , because…………..
Delusion can be so powerful a condition for the mind set who can not envision the end of a distorted way of life, one which can not be shouldered by those whom have been expected to continue funding it , the orgy is over.
There is hope however ; new strides are made daily on behalf of those who suffer this condition. A new tablet of non-descript colour i believe.. they, the makers of this preparation want to call it THE DAILY DOSE OF REALITY . pending F.D.A. approval of course !
Good luck Mondoreb .
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