ron paul sees it this way do you?

Has this been a hectic and encouraging time! First we got almost 17% in the Texas straw poll, an event set-up to represent the establishment, with very restrictive voting rules. That 17% of the Republican hierarchy would support our views, after a full day of pro-war propaganda, is good news. Then we won the more open Maryland Republican straw poll with 28%. In both cases, as usual, hard-working, well-organized volunteers made all the difference. The Fox debate was a lot of fun as well. It's true that a few of the network people are not exactly with us on foreign or domestic policy (though one famous guy whispered to me that he is a libertarian), but the audience—with lots of students from the University of New Hampshire—was definitely fair and balanced, as their enthusiastic reaction showed. My opponents called for more war, more torture, more secret prisons, more eavesdropping, more presidential power. Some seemed to identify the government and the people as if they were one entity. But you and I know that once the government moves beyond its very limited constitutional mandate, it is an opponent of the people, a rip-off operation that takes our money and our freedom and our social peace, and gives us a mess of statist pottage in return. The government failed miserably on 911 to protect us, despite spending trillions. So the answer was supposed to be the giant, socialist Department of Homeland Security, protecting you and me from taking our toothpaste on the airplane. I was ridiculed for saying that the airlines, which know best how to protect their property, should have been allowed to arm their pilots. But then, you and I really believe in the Second Amendment. It is not just a political slogan for us. When I discussed the blowback that came from us intervening on the Arabian peninsula, Chris Wallace asked me if I wanted to follow the marching orders of al-Qaeda. I responded that I wanted to follow the marching orders of the Constitution, and not wage undeclared, aggressive wars that cause us only trouble. This is a mystifying to some, of course, but not to more and more Americans. There was much talk of taxes, and a pledge not to raise rates. But as usual, I was not allowed to discuss my lifelong pledge to abolish the income tax. Just holding the line, when the government takes such vast sums through an illegitimate guilty-until-proven-innocent system, is hardly enough. We need to slash taxes and spending if we are to have a future of prosperity for ourselves and our families. After the debate, many young people gathered around the stage to discuss our ideas and ask questions about them (and to have me sign their badges). My colleagues got no such response, and after a few moments, "security" ordered me off the stage. Can't have any such demonstration of interest in liberty. But the young are with us, and so are Americans of every stripe. Even party officials. When one of my opponent said it was OK to lose elections through supporting the Iraq war, that set party people's teeth on edge, and rightly so. The Republican party is shrinking. We need new people. It's either our ideas or President Hillary, and more and more people recognize it. But the media, and everyone else, will be looking at fundraising totals at the end of this month. They'll judge us by how we do. And we need help to wage what we hope will be a full-scale, 50-state campaign. Please help me head into the next quarter fully armed to do battle for freedom, peace and prosperity. Make your most generous contribution https://www.ronpaul2008.com/donate/. This Revolution is on the move, but it very much needs your support. Sincerely, Ron

Public Comments

1. Will ron paul convert to islam?
2. Yes for the most part. I don't agree with everything he says, but agree enough to change my party affiliation to Republican and vote for him in the primary.
3. Hurray! more Ron Paul spam keep it coming! .
4. He's right about the war. Shame he's wrong about almost everything else.
5. yeah I agree except for the stuff about the government failed to protect us despite spending trillions. The government committed a highly successful ATTACK on us on 9-11
6. Preaching to the choir here of course. Don't agree with him on everything, but I'd pick him over any other candidate in a heartbeat because he is the only man with a brain running for office.
7. One of the things that's really destroyed political discussions on Usenet is that everyone posts articles they've read rather than their own ideas and opinions. Then when people respond, they do no more than snipe at each other. I hope that's not happening to Yahoo Answers (though there certainly is enough sniping) If you break down this speech, about 3/4 of it is Paul saying 'Everyone bashes me because I have my own opinion'. But this is his strategy. ALL the other Republican candidate agree on most things, all the big things, and Paul distinguishes himself from the pack by saying something different. If it wasn't for this 'they hate me because I speak the truth' component in this speech, it would be like 2 paragraphs long. This is sort of like what Ann Coulter does, or more historically, Pat Buchanan. Coulter says things that are totally outrageous. She says them deliberately to draw criticism from press and pundits. Then she says 'You see how nasty people are to me?' Except Ron Paul's statements are not exactly outrageous. They are, though, a break with the Republican mainstream. Though I don't really agree with Ron Paul on much, I admire his honesty. But this is not the way to get elected president! Ron Paul doesn't have a snowball's chance in hell. Sorryl If he gets too popular the party will slap him down. They will slime him just as they did with John McCain in 2000. Nobody does that better than the GOP.
8. There are a few issues Ron is off on: Voted no on establishing nationwide amber alert for missing children. He thinks big Oil profits ok; Big Oil subsidies are not. Is Against Death Penalty He's RIGHT about taxes. Tax what you spend NOT earn. His immigration policy is one of the strongest out there. Tancredo is the only one who is tougher on immigration. I would like to know his stand on making English the national language. <It's about time!
9. Ken, I think he will
10. I think it's a very good, honest speech. 28% is a number that can't be ignored. To the poster, Mr Knowitall above me: I Am Now A New Member of the Republican Party!!!! Thanks to Ron Paul, and I imagine the other newer members, will eventually "Out-number" the old hard-liner neo-con Republicans, which we don't agree with at all. I like to call myself a Ron Paul Republican, instead of any of those other labels that are attached to political ideology's that seem to change in meaning every so often. Ron Paul is a "Jeffersonian" Republican, so I am that also. I believe Ron Paul & Thomas Jefferson have/had the "BEST" interests of "ALL" Americans, taken into consideration, when they "Strongly" back the words of the U.S. Constitution! Thank you. *******************************************************
11. Geez two faced much Mr. Spintroll? I happen to agree with what you posted. The sentence above is not directed at you. I am a conservative Perry L and i welcome you to the party. And By the way it's not his party, it's "our" party.
12. Funy when we hear parrots - copying what they hear on mainstream. brainwashed fools. Anyway yes go RON PAUL!
13. I just got that letter in my email too. I am a died in the wool lifelong LIBERAL DEMOCRAT...never voted for a Republican. I am going to vote Republican in the primary and vote for RON PAUL. I am also contributing to his campaign and volunteering to help get Dr. Paul elected. I doubt Karl Marx Rove will welcome me to "his" party.
14. this is also from his own mouth , I am arguing that (Republicans) have lost their way. Right now, on the surface, a lot of Republicans in Washington will be critical of my positions, saying "I don't support the president or the party," but if you look at our platform, our state platforms, our policy positions, I would say we have lost our way. And quite frankly, I have not seen anybody running for the presidency on the Republican ticket that's actually offering to stand up and stand for the principals the Republican Party has been built on. In the past six years, when the foreign policy really changed, when we accepted the notion of pre-emptive war, a strong violation of our personal civil liberties, (we) at the same time (became) the party of entitlements, doubling the size of the Department of Education, McCain-Feingold. These are all things that Republicans used to criticize and not support, and all of a sudden we accept them. In essence, we have accepted what has traditionally been the Democratic platform -- increase entitlements and foreign intervention, getting involved in quagmires abroad. IRAQ: The president, if we are attacked or there is an imminent threat, has the authority to go to war. That's been clearly understood since the Constitution. ... The president, as commander in chief, can defend his country in times of emergency. But you know what? That has never happened in all these years. Even with the Soviet threat. ... Under today's conditions, the policy has significantly changed for the worse. That is, we now have established that our policy is to pre-emptively strike a country that has not attacked us and is not a threat to us. We just want to go in and have regime change. We ought to look to the Constitution. ... We should only fight when there is a declaration of war, when there is an extreme circumstance. We should not have all options on the table to attack Iran when they don't have a weapon. We shouldn't finance bad policy or unconstitutional war. Ron Paul: A Conservative Study in Contrasts IMMIGRATION: The problem of illegal immigration is one of the top issues in this country. ... People are really, really disgusted with it. I think the immigration problem is in some ways a symptom. And my position is that if you subsidize something, you get more of it. And we subsidize and encourage illegal immigration. It started in the 1980s when amnesty was given after illegals came here. Amnesty, ... I don't like that idea; I don't want to reward those who are already here. I don't think anybody has an easy answer about what to do with those who are already here. I think we ought to enforce the law, but what kind of an army would you need to round them up? I also don't support a pathway to citizenship. They cannot get in the front of the line; I would not reward them in any way whatsoever. I would also get rid of all the mandates from the federal government that say the states must provide free education, medical care and benefits to illegals. That is another reason they bring their families over here. I believe we should beef up the borders, and I believe it should be civilian, not military. I believe we shouldn't be worried about the border between North and South Korea after 50 years or about the border between Iraq and Syria. I mean, that's where all our money and personnel is going. I think we should bring the troops home and getting them out of the war mode and probably be using the resources … to beef up our borders without adding any cost to the budget. SPENDING: I don't think there is one single budget you can't cut. Politically, the easiest budget to cut is the overseas expenditures. And then you deal with other problems as time goes on. I certainly would not be signing a bill that would double the size of the DOE or increase the size of the entitlement system or a drug company-promoted prescription drug program. That's where we as Republicans have fallen down, and that is the reason our base was very unhappy last September. TAXES: We lived in this country a long time without income tax, but then we had limited government. I don't think we need an income tax. I promised my people I would do anything and everything I can to get rid of the income tax, to repeal the 16th Amendment, never vote to raise taxes and always vote to lower taxes. And it's been a popular position. My slogan at home has always been "the taxpayers' best friend," and most people like that regardless of what party they are in. CAMPAIGN STRATEGY: I felt good about every trip I have taken. We always pick up support and enthusiasm, … and the reception has been good. We don't have $100 million in the bank; we are not supported by wealthy special interests, so we are not polling. ... We actually wanted to limit the campaign to four or five early states, but the pressure is to have everybody together, so small candidates like myself are cut off before we get any traction whatsoever. Republicans sometimes get intimidated that they have to follow the party instead of the platform and our promises in the Constitution. My job … is to make conservatives feel comfortable on any number of issues for really following through on what they believe in. STEM CELL RESEARCH: I think stem cell research is crucial and is very, very important. Medically, it has a great future. The answers aren't in yet, completely. Politicians and bureaucrats and the FDA don't know either. I don't think that's where it should be determined. I think it should be determined in the marketplace. In Washington, we've only had two choices. Either prohibit it or finance it. My position is we shouldn't do either. ... It should be up to the states to devise the rules and laws of what you can or can't do. ... I am strongly pro-life, and the worst thing I can think of is to manufacture babies to be used for research. But as an obstetrician, I have on quite a few cases had to do surgery on a woman who had a pregnancy in the fallopian tube. The fetus is small and alive, but if you don't operate on them, the fetus dies and the patient dies. ... I don't see any reason why you can't use that fetal tissue for research. GOLD STANDARD: I don't exactly say, 'Let's go back to the gold standard,' and you may chuckle a little bit, … but the question has to be turned around. What is it that possesses anybody to think that governments, which (are) not trusted by anybody, should have the power to create money out of thin air and create runaway spending and allow the politicians to not worry about deficits in order to buy reelection? And allow them to police the world and allow them to provide all these big benefits? ... That is the most astounding philosophy in the world, and it has never worked, … and now we are in the process of a failing dollar. ... So, yes, I want to restore integrity to the money, not be a counterfeiter. My proposal is not to close the Federal Reserve down and go back to the 19th century, it's just to legalize that which the founders consider(ed) very important. ron paul o8 the only wasted vote is for the status quo