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Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Ron Paul in the News - June 22nd 2011
I have been keeping track of Ron Paul in the news (and out of it), to see what the old man is up as his campaign gains more ground. Because I'm already doing this, I thought you might want to follow along. If not, hey, at least this blog will still serve as a form of historical record later on. =)
Monday June 20th -
The mainstream medias continue to downplay Ron Paul, even as he continues to gain in popularity among voters. You can see this in this article from the LA Times that shows he got more votes than any other candidate in a recent straw poll, while they continue to suggest that it won't matter when 2012 comes.
http://articles.latimes.com/2011/jun/20/news/la-pn-ron-paul-straw-polls-20110620
In this huffington post article, one of Ron Paul's top campaign advisers grew some brass and called out Romney for yet another flip-flop on his campaign. Romney decided not to sign a Susan B Anthony pledge for anti-abortion, and while he could have plenty of logical reasons for doing so, he choose to use "big government" as an excuse for not being strong on his supposedly pro-life position. Tsk tsk Romney! Not looking good!
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/06/20/ron-paul-adviser-criticiz_n_880559.html
Top critics and opposition to the Ron Paul campaign are running out ways to make Ron Paul look bad. His views are becoming mainstream, he has more voters than any other candidate and his popularity is rising. So what do his critics do? Focus on his age... That's right! They are calling Ron Paul too old to be president. RP doesn't feel this is so, and clearly his constituents don't either. Here is what he had to say about his age in relation to his future presidency.
http://www.newsmax.com/InsideCover/RonPaulI-mNotTooOldtobePresident/2011/06/20/id/400658
June 21nd 2011 -
Ron Paul slams that Obama admin for giving Mexican drug cartels weapons and ammunition, and then going in to take away the same items from law abiding American citizens. What's up with that Mr O?
http://www.thestatecolumn.com/articles/rep-ron-paul-slams-obama-over-gun-scandal-second-amendment/
RP wins more favor in a small engagement in Iowa where he talks about government encroachment of our freedoms, downsizing big government and bring sound money and economics back to America.
http://www.iowapolitics.com/index.iml?Article=240077
June 22nd 2011 -
RP's campaign chairman Jesse Benton cries foul against the Obama admin for the weak draw down of troops from the middle east. Personally, I don't think Osama was ever a real threat, though if he was Jesse Benton is right. Either way, only pulling back 10,000 troops from Afghanistan when we have more than 100,000 troops all over the European countryside, is laughable.
http://www.benzinga.com/press-releases/11/06/b1194118/ron-paul-campaign-issues-statement-on-obama-afghanistan-speech
Ron Paul and Barney Frank came together to propose a bill that would end the war on drugs, emphasizing the need to get Big Government out of the way when it comes to states rights to choose how to deal with cannabis.
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2011/06/ron-paul-barney-frank-to-jointly-introduce-a-bill-to-end-federal-war-on-marijuana.html
RP and his Rand brought forth a slough of competition for democrats still trying to get a raise on the debt ceiling without passing any meaningful spending cuts. They are getting ready to pressure congressmen and woman to do what they know is right. Will it work? Who knows...
http://hotair.com/archives/2011/06/22/coalition-launches-to-promote-cut-cap-and-balance-pledge/
There are still at least four days left in the week, so I'll come back and update this post. For now, keep on reading!
The mainstream medias continue to downplay Ron Paul, even as he continues to gain in popularity among voters. You can see this in this article from the LA Times that shows he got more votes than any other candidate in a recent straw poll, while they continue to suggest that it won't matter when 2012 comes.
http://articles.latimes.com/2011/jun/20/news/la-pn-ron-paul-straw-polls-20110620
In this huffington post article, one of Ron Paul's top campaign advisers grew some brass and called out Romney for yet another flip-flop on his campaign. Romney decided not to sign a Susan B Anthony pledge for anti-abortion, and while he could have plenty of logical reasons for doing so, he choose to use "big government" as an excuse for not being strong on his supposedly pro-life position. Tsk tsk Romney! Not looking good!
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/06/20/ron-paul-adviser-criticiz_n_880559.html
Top critics and opposition to the Ron Paul campaign are running out ways to make Ron Paul look bad. His views are becoming mainstream, he has more voters than any other candidate and his popularity is rising. So what do his critics do? Focus on his age... That's right! They are calling Ron Paul too old to be president. RP doesn't feel this is so, and clearly his constituents don't either. Here is what he had to say about his age in relation to his future presidency.
http://www.newsmax.com/InsideCover/RonPaulI-mNotTooOldtobePresident/2011/06/20/id/400658
June 21nd 2011 -
Ron Paul slams that Obama admin for giving Mexican drug cartels weapons and ammunition, and then going in to take away the same items from law abiding American citizens. What's up with that Mr O?
http://www.thestatecolumn.com/articles/rep-ron-paul-slams-obama-over-gun-scandal-second-amendment/
RP wins more favor in a small engagement in Iowa where he talks about government encroachment of our freedoms, downsizing big government and bring sound money and economics back to America.
http://www.iowapolitics.com/index.iml?Article=240077
June 22nd 2011 -
RP's campaign chairman Jesse Benton cries foul against the Obama admin for the weak draw down of troops from the middle east. Personally, I don't think Osama was ever a real threat, though if he was Jesse Benton is right. Either way, only pulling back 10,000 troops from Afghanistan when we have more than 100,000 troops all over the European countryside, is laughable.
http://www.benzinga.com/press-releases/11/06/b1194118/ron-paul-campaign-issues-statement-on-obama-afghanistan-speech
Ron Paul and Barney Frank came together to propose a bill that would end the war on drugs, emphasizing the need to get Big Government out of the way when it comes to states rights to choose how to deal with cannabis.
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2011/06/ron-paul-barney-frank-to-jointly-introduce-a-bill-to-end-federal-war-on-marijuana.html
RP and his Rand brought forth a slough of competition for democrats still trying to get a raise on the debt ceiling without passing any meaningful spending cuts. They are getting ready to pressure congressmen and woman to do what they know is right. Will it work? Who knows...
http://hotair.com/archives/2011/06/22/coalition-launches-to-promote-cut-cap-and-balance-pledge/
There are still at least four days left in the week, so I'll come back and update this post. For now, keep on reading!
Thursday, May 26, 2011
Some of My Favorite Ron Paul quotes
On Freedom
"The federal government has no right to treat all Americans as criminals by spying on their relationship with their doctors, employers, or bankers."
"If we are only free to make good decisions, we are not really free."
"I'm convinced that you never have to give up liberties to be safe. I think you're less safe when you give up your liberties."
"In the free society envisioned by the founders, schools are held accountable to parents, not federal bureaucrats."
"There is but one special interest that we should be working for, and that would solve just about all of our problems, and that is our liberty."
"It is great comedy to hear the secular left, so hostile to states’ rights in virtually every instance, suddenly discover the tyranny of centralized government. The newly minted protectors of local rule find themselves demanding: “Why should Washington dictate marriage standards for Massachusetts and California? Let the people of those states decide for themselves.” This is precisely the argument conservatives and libertarians have been making for decades! Why should Washington dictate education, abortion, environment, and labor rules to the states? The American people hold widely diverse views on virtually all political matters, and the Founders wanted the various state governments to most accurately reflect those views. This is the significance of the 10th Amendment, which the left in particular has abused for decades."
"I think we're moving in that direction, because there's not much we can do without permission. The absence of a police state is that people are free, and if you don't commit crimes you can do what you want. But today, you can't open up a business, you can't develop land, you can't go to the bank, you can't go to the doctor without the government knowing what you're doing. They talk about medical privacy, that's gone. Financial privacy, that's gone. The right to own property, that's essentially gone. So you have to get permission from the government for almost everything. And if that is the definition of a police state, that you can't do anything unless the government gives you permission, we're well on our way. This is something that people eventually, I hope, will get sick and tired of, and say enough is enough."
"Truth is treason in the empire of lies"
"In a free society, the government's jobs is simply to protect liberty - the people do the rest. Let's not give up the grand experiment that has provided so much for so many. Let's reject the police state."
"If we are only free to make good decisions, we are not really free."
"I'm convinced that you never have to give up liberties to be safe. I think you're less safe when you give up your liberties."
"In the free society envisioned by the founders, schools are held accountable to parents, not federal bureaucrats."
"There is but one special interest that we should be working for, and that would solve just about all of our problems, and that is our liberty."
"It is great comedy to hear the secular left, so hostile to states’ rights in virtually every instance, suddenly discover the tyranny of centralized government. The newly minted protectors of local rule find themselves demanding: “Why should Washington dictate marriage standards for Massachusetts and California? Let the people of those states decide for themselves.” This is precisely the argument conservatives and libertarians have been making for decades! Why should Washington dictate education, abortion, environment, and labor rules to the states? The American people hold widely diverse views on virtually all political matters, and the Founders wanted the various state governments to most accurately reflect those views. This is the significance of the 10th Amendment, which the left in particular has abused for decades."
"I think we're moving in that direction, because there's not much we can do without permission. The absence of a police state is that people are free, and if you don't commit crimes you can do what you want. But today, you can't open up a business, you can't develop land, you can't go to the bank, you can't go to the doctor without the government knowing what you're doing. They talk about medical privacy, that's gone. Financial privacy, that's gone. The right to own property, that's essentially gone. So you have to get permission from the government for almost everything. And if that is the definition of a police state, that you can't do anything unless the government gives you permission, we're well on our way. This is something that people eventually, I hope, will get sick and tired of, and say enough is enough."
"Truth is treason in the empire of lies"
"In a free society, the government's jobs is simply to protect liberty - the people do the rest. Let's not give up the grand experiment that has provided so much for so many. Let's reject the police state."
Education
"Under the United States Constitution, the federal government has no authority to hold states "accountable" for their education performance...In the free society envisioned by the founders, schools are held accountable to parents, not federal bureaucrats."
Economics
"It's a mistake to think that poor people get the benefit from the welfare system. It's a total fraud. Most welfare go to the rich of this country: the military-industrial complex, the bankers, the foreign dictators, it's totally out of control. [...] This idea that the government has services or goods that they can pass on is a complete farce. Governments have nothing. They can't create anything, they never have. All they can do is steal from one group and give it to another at the destruction of the principles of freedom, and we ought to challenge that concept."
"The do-good liberal who said we have to take care of everybody -- and they are well intentioned -- the more debt they run up to give to the poor, the poorer the people get because they cannot keep up."
"We need to understand the more government spends, the more freedom is lost...Instead of simply debating spending levels, we ought to be debating whether the departments, agencies, and programs funded by the budget should exist at all."
"The do-good liberal who said we have to take care of everybody -- and they are well intentioned -- the more debt they run up to give to the poor, the poorer the people get because they cannot keep up."
"We need to understand the more government spends, the more freedom is lost...Instead of simply debating spending levels, we ought to be debating whether the departments, agencies, and programs funded by the budget should exist at all."
On War
"It is not we non-interventionists who are isolationists. The real isolationists are those who impose sanctions and embargoes on countries and peoples across the globe because they disagree with the internal and foreign policies of their leaders. The real isolationists are those who choose to use force overseas to promote democracy, rather than seek change through diplomacy, engagement, and by setting a positive example."
"Demanding domestic security in times of war invites carelessness in preserving civil liberties and the right of privacy. Frequently the people are only too anxious for their freedoms to be sacrificed on the altar of authoritarianism thought to be necessary to remain safe and secure. Nothing would please the terrorists more than if we willingly give up some of our cherished liberties while defending ourselves from their threat."
"The constant refrain that bringing our troops home would demonstrate a lack of support for them must be one of the most amazing distortions ever foisted on the American public."
"Demanding domestic security in times of war invites carelessness in preserving civil liberties and the right of privacy. Frequently the people are only too anxious for their freedoms to be sacrificed on the altar of authoritarianism thought to be necessary to remain safe and secure. Nothing would please the terrorists more than if we willingly give up some of our cherished liberties while defending ourselves from their threat."
"The constant refrain that bringing our troops home would demonstrate a lack of support for them must be one of the most amazing distortions ever foisted on the American public."
Cites
http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Ron_Paul
http://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/395622.Ron_Paul
http://thinkexist.com/quotes/ron_paul/
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http://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/395622.Ron_Paul
http://thinkexist.com/quotes/ron_paul/
Show your support for Ron Paul with some awesome Ron Paul gear at www.sorbile.com
Monday, May 23, 2011
An Unofficial Vote for Ron Paul
Although I have not officially decided if I would vote for Ron Paul in 2012, I certainly feel he is a better candidate then other front runners. So in an attempt to understand him better, to work things out in my own mind and to open your mind to the possibilities, I am going to start blogging about Ron Paul. His past, his present and his future presidency.
To start out, I would like to say that I feel Ron Paul is as close to being an honest politician as one can be. I know that "honest politics" is an oxymoron, but I am one of those optimistic fools who continually hopes for at least one leader who isn't a complete scoundrel. This is part of why I really like Ron Paul. Not only is he known as "Mr. No" for never being able to be bought by lobbyist, but he has never compromised his true values just to get a vote or get on anyone's good side.
In any case, I'll save my further thoughts for my next blog. Let's just say this first blog opens the way. I haven't yet decided whether or not to vote for Ron Paul in 2012, but I'm leaning that way. So you could say this is my "unofficial" vote for Ron Paul.
http://www.cafepress.com/Sorbile/7821230
To start out, I would like to say that I feel Ron Paul is as close to being an honest politician as one can be. I know that "honest politics" is an oxymoron, but I am one of those optimistic fools who continually hopes for at least one leader who isn't a complete scoundrel. This is part of why I really like Ron Paul. Not only is he known as "Mr. No" for never being able to be bought by lobbyist, but he has never compromised his true values just to get a vote or get on anyone's good side.
In any case, I'll save my further thoughts for my next blog. Let's just say this first blog opens the way. I haven't yet decided whether or not to vote for Ron Paul in 2012, but I'm leaning that way. So you could say this is my "unofficial" vote for Ron Paul.
http://www.cafepress.com/Sorbile/7821230
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