You have all probably noticed that I have a Ron Paul ad on my blog. I haven't posted about him yet because I don't like to push my political views on anyone and I really hate having confrontational conversations about anything. It accomplishes very little and usually just aggravates both parties. I think it's possible to have a civilized conversation about things that people are passionate about, but it just doesn't happen very often. So, although I've generally kept quiet about my support for Dr. Paul, I wanted to post about his accomplishments in Nevada! The Republican spot went to Romney, of course. There are a lot of Mormons here which helped him out, I'm sure.
I still think that it's amazing how news stations have chosen to keep Ron Paul out of the media and debates, ignoring him entirely. But they just can't ignore his message. Young people everywhere have a chance to save our constitution. It's pretty sad that "his opponents say that his campaign to restore the constitution is controversial, even 'nutty', while supporters point out that the very fact that a constitutional platform is being labeled extreme should be a wake-up call to every American citizen." (Moapa Valley Progress, p.6) It seems that the parties' differences are dwindling. I don't understand how some of the candidates can call themselves Republicans and that people don't think Dr. Paul is one. Republicans just don't seem to stand for what they did before.
Anyway, this post was not meant to rile anyone up. I'm sorry if I have offended anyone. I just wanted to congratulate Dr. Paul and his fans on the 2nd place spot in Nevada today! I know it doesn't count, but he is making some headway, and getting his message out. His fans understand that it is not about Ron Paul, it is about his message of freedom, limited government control, and reduction of programs that spend billions of dollars that we don't have. After living in Russia and seeing what socialism has done to a nation, I am so against it that I just can't support someone who wants to chose my health care for me or force me to pay for someone's welfare or social security, which I will never receive a penny from in my lifetime. Sorry! I'm going off again. I will stop. But I am very happy that the message is getting out there. It is so inspiring and I am thrilled that he beat John McCain for 2nd. We'll see how he does for the rest of the Primary Elections. If you'd like to check out his website, it is very thorough about his beliefs on every issue and his previous voting records.
www.ronpaul2008.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_Paul
4 comments:
That was a great post. I actually like hearing people's opinions if they are delivered right. Sadly, I have not studied any candidate material. Shar and I are neither Rep. or Dem. I guess. I'm not extremely political, only because I have a lack of knowledge in that area, but I know what I want and what I don't. I am more so a Rep. I know that, but even more than that I know I am a conservative. I need to prob. get more political.
Right on Connie! I'm so glad you posted that. I have been following all the primary and caucus results and I too was very excited to see Ron Paul come in 2nd in Nevada! It shows that he has made an impact, because his message cannot be denied. I was watching CNN commentate on the results and not once did they talk about Ron Paul even though he was ahead of McCain and Huckabee. They are so biased!
ha, yeah get used to it Jen, news organizations are not what people think they are, they only report what they want to, and put emphasis on what they want to, ignore other facts they need to share....don't get me started, I HATE the news!
I really like Ron Paul. I totally agree with a lot of his beliefs and have a lot of respect for him. I think it's great that he came in 2nd in Nevada. We were up in the air between he and Romney for a long time. I am glad you have such strong opinions and stand by them. People with strong opinions are my favorite kind of people! You rock!
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