I’ve been “unofficially” supporting Ron Paul for a while now but I’ve decided to come out so to speak and announce my support. In reading up on the candidates I found more and more reasons to support Ron Paul while other candidates in either parties have more and more reasons not to vote for them.
What I’m also amazed at are those I’ve spoken to who are publicly supporting other candidates, most others seem very uninformed about who they are supporting or where their candidates actually stand on most issues. I would think if you were going to hold a sign for someone or march in a parade on their behalf you would take the time to read more then just the buzz words on a campaign site and know who it is your supporting and why.
Without getting into the negativity I will focus on the top ten reasons I’m supporting Ron Paul in the Primaries.
1) Ron Paul is fiscally responsible. The non bias group National Taxpayers Union have voted him as a “Tax Payers Friend” multiple years and has their highest rating on over all political careers. Of those running in 2008 only three candidates even made their list in their last rating and they were Ron Paul at 84%, Tancredo 80% followed by John McCain rated 78%. In their most recent ratings only Congressman Flake 91% and Senators Sununu 91%, Kyl 87% and Demint 85% scored higher. So of those running you cannot find anyone more fiscally responsible then Ron Paul.
Only 10 reasons? Well, that’s a start! Good job! Maybe I’m incorrect, but I think that the only folks who DON’T think that Ron Paul is electable are the Monetary, Political, and Media elite inbreds (Is there some secret compound in the back hills of North Carolina where they breed these people?). Keep up the good work. Maybe we should give these folks a copy of G. Edward Griffin’s book entitled “The Creature from Jeckle Island”…
David J. Nitshe
Great post and blog. I linked to my blog. Your top ten is spot on. The other two I’d add is pro-life and religious freedom. Another thing is that Ron Paul is just very inspiring. The freedom message is something we haven’t heard in a campaign in a long time. He’s a statesman, not a politician, and he really cares more about his country than personal gain. How rare.
I repect your top 10, but I still kinda flinch when thinking Ron Paul might have a chance. The main problem I have with him is that he advocates an isolationist agenda for America. ‘Don’t bother anyone else, and they won’t bother us.’ That works great for Switzerland. However, I don’t think there is any chance that would work for America. The world watches America, and most of the world loves or hates us. Ignoring those who hate us will not make them go away. And no, I don’t believe “our foreign policy is to blame.” But even if it was, I still strongly believe that Ron Paul would NOT make a good commander in chief, and he wouldn’t get us out of Iraq the right way (all the candidates want us out. The debate is how to do it).
He is fiscally conservative, moral, a constitution defender, a great congressman, and a man of integrity. We need way more congressmen and senators just like him. However, I find something inside of me cringes at the thought of him being the supreme leader of our country.
You’re an idiot. He isn’t an isolationist, you fool!
RON PAUL 2008!
to mark from houston,
you say ignoring those who hate us wont make them stop hating us. then what would make them stop? BOMBING THE CRAP OUT OF THEM?
You say he would ignore those that hate us…well sure he would ignore them militarily but would open up to trading with them for example and would work to restore relations. I see this as a good thing. and lets ask the 10 million dollar question why do they “hate us” could it be because we did something to them? Ummm yes.
Lets say china wants to come over here with their military to influence our government and society, is that ok or moral? No its not but thats what our leaders have done for decades and continue to do everywhere around the world. That makes more sense than they hate us because of freedom. Thats a joke.
Also, after looking at Paul’s record I believe he WILL EXIT IMMEDIATELY. Where do you get the idea that a man of such consistent principal would not exit from Iraq when he said he would. If this man says it you can believe it. And no all candidates dont want us out that is false. Unless you mean in the sense of eventually we will leave at some point but we dont know when but we know we will eventually have to leave when the money runs out. then yea they all do want to leave. As far as us leaving thats not going to happen, we are building bases and embassys in iraq (unless paul is elected)
I personally think we should abandon all military bases around the world that are not on our soil. bring our troops and money back to the U.S. and stop this.
If one really wants to “cringe” at the thought of a anyone being the supreme commander of our country, try Hilary on for size. Man! That thought gives my sphincter a real workout.
There is no ‘conversation’ going on over at Hillary’s censored blog. Those poor people have no idea who they are voting for.
By the way, please attribute this article with one paragraph and a link, that’s the proper way to do it, OK? Some edits have been made since you, uh, er copied it? Some folks might think you wrote this..here is the link:
http://www.nhinsider.com/richard-barnes
Well, if they can’t tell who the author is when they see “By Richard Barnes” at the top, then they have issues. I have changed it to link to your article if they want to finish reading. By the way, it was linked before.
I did 26 years in the Air Force and now I work for the Government. So I am very familiar with how inefficient Government is. I’ve noticed that some people are concerned about all the changes Ron Paul talks about making. There are probably Government employees who may be worried that if Ron Paul gets elected they’re going to loose their job.
Believe me, it won’t happen that fast in the Government; however, Ron Paul will be able to set a new tone and direction for Government and hopefully others of his persuasion will go into politics and then we’ll really be able to make some changes.
But don’t forget, he wants to go by the constitution and work everything through the congress like the President is supposed to. And look at congress now; there is not one like Dr. Paul. So for all of you that are worried about all these changes happening so fast, I wouldn’t get too wrapped around the axle on that point.
Matt Damon!
SFP, you might be happy to know that Paul Broun won a spot in Georgia recently on a similar platform to Dr. Paul’s in a bit of an upset race. People are prime for the message of liberty, and hopefully there will be more in government like them.
Excellent article Mr. Barnes. As you well know, assorted other 2008, presidential candidates are members of The Council on Foreign Relations (CFR). One of the main goals of the CFR is to obliterate national boundaries. They want to create a borderless North American Union, combining Canada, Mexico, and The United States into one, more “controllable” unit. As members of an organization whose main goal is to destroy our Liberty, sovereignty, and all the work of our founding fathers, do these people truly have America’s best interest at heart? What difference are they when they have the same goal?
A future article about these candidates, exposing their real agenda, would really shake things up a bit.
Ron Paul is the only true patriot! We not only need to hear more about Ron Paul, but more about these other candidates REAL agenda.
You Ron Paul supporters… confuse me. After my previous comment, I was immediately called an idiot by Joseph, who then said that Ron Paul was NOT an isolationist, without giving any argument whatsoever. Insulting a person only makes them defensive and less likely to listen to your side. Lucky for you I’m not an idiot, and I am actually willing to listen to what each candidate has to say (do you do the same??). I have heard too many times that “If Ron Paul isn’t in the race, then I’m not voting!” That’s just unAmerican, and I don’t think Ron Paul would advocate that.
To Don Lockwood, I would have to say that I still cringe a bit when I think about Ron Paul as President, but when I think about Hillary Clinton as President I go into violent convultions!! I totally agree with you there!
The argument that is made for Ron Paul is that he would take troops out of Iraq IMMEDIATELY! Well, I think that’s wrong. We made a mess. We can’t just abandon it now. It would mean a humanitarian nightmare, and Iraq would become a breeding ground for the same terrorist organization that bombed the twin towers. If we withdrew, those terrorists will say that they beat America, and they will come after us again. I fully and totally believe that. What about Iran? If Iran decides to go nuclear, would Ron Paul just try to trade with them and be nice and HOPE they never do anything? I would not feel safe with Ron Paul as President. I think our foreign policy has a part in others hating us, but I think Hollywood has a major role also. How do you shut that off??! I love reading the responses to comments I make, and I appreciate what Jason said, even though I still disagree. But please don’t just insult me because my opinion is very different from your own.
Mark, I am having a hard time figuring out what the drastic difference between Hillary and the Neocons is.
Either way, we will get less freedom and bigger government.
Mark,
You raise a very good point regarding Iran getting nukes. But their getting them alone is no reason to start a war for if it were where would you draw the line? Do we attack Korea? Would other countries be justified in attacking us since we not only have such weapons but have proven we are willing to use them as well?
There is only ONE reason and one reason alone to justify our attacking another country and that is that we believe they wish to do us harm and they are capable of doing us harm.
One additional point regarding Ron Paul, he understands correctly that most of these terrorists can’t harm us if they can’t reach us and therefor he is serious about border protection. THAT will do far more to protect us from terrorists then starting more wars with countries we believe to have weapons.
Intersting question, disinter. First, I wonder why you would use the term “neocon” without elaborating as to what you are specifially referring to. Neocons are traditional liberals who dissented and became conservative. I don’t believe that’s true of the top tier GOP candidates, but even if it is, I’m glad to see more conservatives. As to less freedom and bigger government, the Republican base position has always been lower taxes and decrease government’s role in our lives, increase family values, and make this country safe through strong military. Ron Paul has two out of three of those, and his supporters think that having a strong military means that you will have to use (and misuse) it, but if you don’t have one, then you won’t need one becuase others won’t feel threatened. Is that about right?? I believe this is a very naive view of world politics. We went into Iraq because Saddam wouldn’t let us in just to see if he had WMD’s. Turns out he didn’t, but so what? If he DID and we did NOTHING after he refused an inspection, as Ron Paul advocated, then suddenly we find that our oil imports are much much more expensive, and our economy would be at the mercy of a dictator who could and would release WMDs on the United States.
Hillary also supports immediate withdrawl from Iraq. She differs by also supporting immediate tax raises and more government programs in order to take care of those citizens who don’t want to make decisions for themselves. Repubs want smaller government, except for military. That’s what I want, too, and that’s why I’m a repub. Ron Paul won’t give that to me.
If we ripped our troops out immediately, we would either have to go right back when the country went to chaos, or the rest of the world will blame us for causing a huge mess and not finishing the job. The repubs want out, too, but not until the Iraqis can defend themselves against the terrorists. I would recommend the movie “Hotel Rowanda” for those who think that we should not help out around the world. And in the case of Iraq, it’s even worse because WE weren’t prepared for the aftermath of Saddam’s capture. We need to get out of Iraq, but we need to do it the right way.
Rick, that’s probably the most logical, best put argument I’ve heard yet from a Ron Paul supporter. I’m going to think on it. That comment alone made it worth it for me to post on here. Thanks.
Traditional, but not classical (libertarian) – yes. Now that you see that they are the same thing, the question still stands.
You just said that neocons were the same thing as liberals. Where are the conservatives? Ron Paul is the ONLY conservative running for the Repug nomination.
That may be so, however you might want to check their actual record.
Who cares what his supporters think. Are you voting for a candidates supporters, or are you voting for the candidate? Ron Paul is for a strong military and strong national DEFENSE – not offense.
Oh really? Was that the reason before the reason was that he posed an imminent threat? Or was that the reason before the reason was that he was linked to 9/11? Or was this reason after all those? I lost track.
Besides, what business is it of ours to see what any other country has? If Russia demanded to come into America and inspect anything of ours, do you think we would agree? We can have toys, but they can’t? Hypocritical.
Do some research on the petro-dollar and what Saddam was in the process of doing (as Iran is today) for the real reason.
So what? Bush murdered hundreds of thousands of people (illegally, by the way) and you say “so what?”. Disgusting.
And IF the tooth fairy came down and took a shit on the flying spaghetti monter’s head…. what then?
Bullshit. What bill has she introduced? What funding has she voted to cut?
Look at the Repub’s voting records and you will see no difference. The ole “us vs them” age-old tactic is working well – even though it is a scam.
I suggest you look at Ron Paul’s voting record, and his positions on the issues. You are obviously clueless.
Mark, thanks. For the record I’m the same Rick who wrote the original article on NHInsider.
I just added a link on the article (http://www.nhinsider.com/richard-barnes/2007/7/16/top-ten-reasons-to-support-ron-paul.html) to this discussion.
Our military would be so much stronger if it weren’t policing the world. We should get the troops out of Iraq as quickly as it is safe to do. Obviously there is much equipment and ammo there and we need to take the time to get it out safely.
I agree with disinter’s point about letting other countries into ours to look for some non-existent bogeyman. An idea like that wouldn’t get off the ground let alone fly.
disinter:
The way you pieced down what I said was great. The only way I learn anything is by having others respond to the things I say and challenging my positions and causing me to do some more thinking on topics.
However, as I read your comment, you became more and more condescending and outright rude. The swearing was unnecessary, and the direct insults were uncalled for. I was listeneing for a bit, but if you attack me and call me “obviously clueless” it kills all discussion. I didn’t post on here to be a target. Experiences like this make me LESS likely to listen to Ron Paul supporters. When’s the last time you called someone an idiot and they said “man, you’re right! I’m so stupid! I’ll change my opinion to what you said.”
Take a lesson from Rick. He obviously disagrees with me, as you do, but he posted a very civil, logical, and thought provoking response.
Mark – again, are you voting for a candidate’s supporters or are you voting for the candidate?
It is very clear that you do not understand what the man stands for or what his voting record is, yet you have made false judgments about his positions.
You can take your politically correct bullshit and shove it up your ass. I am not going to treat you like a child and give you a lollipop when presenting something to you. You are an intelligent adult (presumably). It is up to you to educate yourself and vote accordingly.
Now that you have your red herring out of the way, I am interested in your response to the issues addressed in my previous response.
disenter:
I didn’t post on here to get into a big argument. Nor did I come on here to trash on Ron Paul. If I’m wrong about some things, correct me. But there’s no cause for you to be rude about it.
I don’t feel the need to respond to the issues in your response. I didn’t come for an argument. As to being politically correct and giving me a lollipop, you don’t seem to understand how to influence people. I would recommend the book “How to win friends and influence people” by Dale Carnegie. If you’re preparing a snide remark about how I don’t have any friends and that’s why I read it, then that is all the more reason why you need to read it. I have plenty of friends, but most of them hate Ron Paul.
I’m not voting for a candidate’s supporters, but you represent him. Keep in mind that I am here with some biases, but I am willing to listen to what you have to say (so long as you’re not rude about it). Most of my friends would not be caught dead on a Ron Paul blog. They hate him almost as much as you love him. Do you want Ron Paul to have ANY chance of being elected?? You need to convince voters just like me. And don’t give me that crap about “it’s my responsibility to do the research”. That’s why I’m here. You’ve already done the research. And as Rick pointed out at the start of the article, most voters don’t and won’t do the research before casting their votes. You are driving away people like me who MIGHT be persuaded.
Mark, hunni, I do NOT represent Ron Paul. I am just an average bloke doing this for fun. Was that nicer, sweet-pea?
I could give a flying fuck if you vote for Fruity Rudy, Walnuts McCrap, or your mom. Doesn’t phase me a bit.
Which flavor of lollipop would you like?
Now that you have your second red herring out of the way, I am interested in your response to the issues addressed in my previous response.
Mark – here’s some good starting points:
http://www.lewrockwell.com/paul/rp-everything.html
http://www.ronpaullibrary.org/index.php
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