Principles And Hope
Tuesday, November 6, 2007 at 05:22AM Who would have thought Congressman Ron Paul would be the third largest single-day fundraiser of all the presidential candidates currently on the roster. That is amazing.
It is less amazing if you have followed Ron Paul’s grassroots campaign from outside the mainstream media’s box. I have had a look at it myself from here in New Hampshire. Dr. Paul has activists most candidates would saw a limb off for. And they run the gamut from neophyte to seasoned campaigners. Our taxpayer group, the Coalition of NH Taxpayers, has been leaned out a bit by the Ron Paul campaign draining some our more active members. This happens every election cycle as different campaigns look for real, live, legitimate, New Hampshire resident volunteers as opposed to bussing in help from out of state as some campaigns do.
I am not surprised that there is now a degree of downplaying the fundraising ability of Dr. Paul from some in the media who would like people to believe this campaign is simply an internet anomaly based on whipped up into a frenzy computer geeks. After you have been around campaigns for a while you might, if you paid the slightest attention, notice that much of what serves as serious campaign commentary is generated by whipped up into a frenzy campaign geeks.
What’s a guy to do for some real news?
Try taking a second look.
Ron Paul also set a single-event record, $102,000 dollars, for his fundraising recently. It was in Texas at a private home – from all indications it was a very luxurious home. The owners are people who regularly donate to worthy causes, such as hospice care, at upscale charity events. These are not computer geeks involved in a pretend campaign. Ron Paul has a broad spectrum of energetic supporters because he has a set of principals and sticks to them.
No matter how the Ron Paul campaign finishes I see a big plus for conservatives, libertarians, and all the combinations thereof because much of the Ron Paul support comes from young people who are just entering politics.
Here is a candidate, a sitting Congressman, with a voting record, unlike former dark horse candidate Pat Buchanan who was the last person to energize voters to this degree, who proposes limited government. Not only does Ron Paul preach the gospels of limited government (low taxes) but he backs the founder’s notion of avoiding foreign entanglements that endanger American lives.
And on top of this he is pro-life.
If the Ron Paul campaign can get limited government, low tax, Libertarian, pro-U.S. foreign policy, pro-life, activists working together and educating young people I think he has brought hope to America.
Reader Comments (10)
Paul's total of $15M so far is very impressive.
No question that $15 million gets you a day in the sun. The question is what happens when all that sunshine lights up the good Doctor and his quirky positions.
I don't think a meaningful number of Republicans, even with the current tribulations the party finds itself under, are ready to dump Social Security and the Federal Reserve and go back on the gold standard, as Dr. Paul demands. I could be wrong, though. The Republicans seem to be able to stand Giuliani’s nonsense, and if you can take Rudi's caterwauling, you can take just about anything.
Anti-Lib:
Marxist World Government agenda? How 1950's of you.
Thomas Jefferson spoke of this when he said,
"I believe that banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties than standing armies. Already they have raised up a monied aristocracy that has set the government at defiance. The issuing power should be taken from the banks and restored to the people to whom it properly belongs."
Let us also not forget that the founders spoke of our liberty and wars of aggression as well.
If Tyranny and Oppression come to this land, it will be in the guise of fighting a foreign enemy.
-James Madison
and :
Allow the president to invade a neighboring nation, whenever he shall deem it necessary to repel an invasion, and you allow him to do so whenever he may choose to say he deems it necessary for such a purpose - and you allow him to make war at pleasure.
Abraham Lincoln
This private bank has control of our money supply. This private bank issues an order to the Treasury to print debt obligations to cover our deficit spending. Then we end up paying interest on a debt that was created out of thin air. This is very dangerous to our national sovereignty.
Thomas Jefferson spoke of this when he said,
"I believe that banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties than standing armies. Already they have raised up a monied aristocracy that has set the government at defiance. The issuing power should be taken from the banks and restored to the people to whom it properly belongs."
Let us also not forget that the founders spoke of our liberty and wars of aggression as well.
If Tyranny and Oppression come to this land, it will be in the guise of fighting a foreign enemy.
-James Madison
and :
Allow the president to invade a neighboring nation, whenever he shall deem it necessary to repel an invasion, and you allow him to do so whenever he may choose to say he deems it necessary for such a purpose - and you allow him to make war at pleasure.
Abraham Lincoln
I have to apologize for the moonbat that poses as some sort of thoughtful commentator.
He has a power by proximity need that exceeds his grasp.
But his one comment did make sense:
"I don't think"
Sorry I can no longer delete his nonsense but will not shut off comments - yet.
Back to Earth.
I talk with people about the candidates we see in NH all the time and I love it when non-political friends from out of state say "You'll never guess who my kids like" (as in 19-25) and I say Ron Paul.
Young people are comming to the conclusion that the current Congress we have is going through the tribulations of collectivism and the Ponzi scheme of entitlements has run out.
Then there, right in front of them, is Ron Paul who has never been anyone but himself.
There are other candidates for president but he holds this spot rather snug.
Will he win?
Will he place?
Or will he show people the value of our Constitutional Republic.
How is being against Marxist World Government so 1950s?
I'm not talking about threat of domination by Soviets, I'm talking about our own Marxists, such as Hillary, Rudy, Mitt, McCain, Obama, selling us out to the UN.
Did you hear that our own white mountain area is now designated a 'world heritage' area? This means it no longer belongs to us. They want to do this with a great part of Mass and NH too, which encompasses where you and I likely live. This is the 'creep' we are getting for the UN to take over most of our land.
So long as I can load a gun and shoot a target I will not relinquish my land to some 'heritage' area under the guise of preservation...with the eventuality that it will become a 'world heritage' site.
Here it is so deceptively named 'Freedom's Way'.
http://www.nashuatelegraph.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071104/NEWS01/71104006
This is why we need Ron Paul to get us away from the UN.
Hillary got the most donations from the military industrial complex so you know she's pro-war and Rudy's lawfirm is helping them build the NAU highway.
ALL TRAITORS.