Monday, 4 Jun 2007
By Aaron Kinney
Rep. Ron Paul, the most freedom-loving, Constitution-defending, rational Republican candidate for 2008, if you think about the modern sense of the word, really isn’t a Republican at all. If you think about the word as it was used in the 1960s, however, to describe such men as Barry Goldwater, then he is the only true Republican. It could go both ways. In any case, the libertarian is the right man to be President.
Ron Paul, a 72-year old Representative from Texas’s 14th District, first ran for President in 1988. He has decided to run again, this time as a Republican. He is against abortion, supports non-interventionism (and its undesired outcomes), and recently signed a contract to never raise taxes. He has never once voted to raise his own pay, and he doesn’t accept money from lobbyists. He was against Iraq from the beginning (because it was unconstitutional), and has never once changed his stance on the issue. This is to be admired. The man has guts and integrity. He doesn’t judge potential legislation by his personal views, but lets the Constitution decide. He is a Constitutionalist in the strictest sense of the word, and a true patriot. To be in his early 70s, he is very articulate and a straight-shooter, and very youthful.
Rudy Giuliani knows this. That is exactly why Giuliani turned an entire audience against Paul a few weeks ago. Rudolph Giuliani is threatened by Dr. Ron Paul, even though he is considered a minor candidate. Ron Paul has rational thoughts and debates well. Saul Anuzis knows this. That is why he attempted to ban him from future debates. Luckily, his petition caused an uproar and Anuzis was forced to withdraw it.
Ron Paul is the only viable candidate for 2008. Read up on him. Support him. Contribute to his campaign. We’ll give ‘em hell in ‘08.
[This endorsement is not necessarily representative of the ACYU]
June 4th, 2007 at 8:41 pm
Ron Paul Supporters: Where’s Giuliani? From www.gambling911.com
http://www.gambling911.com/Ron-Paul-Giuliani-060307.html
Carrie Stroup with Gambling911 has requested the folks at Sportsbook.com - presently offering political betting odds on the 2008 US Presidential election - to offer odds on Giuliani attending and debating Ron Paul at FreedomFest.
Breaking News at 9:34 AM on 6/4/2007
Dr. Paul accepts the invitation to debate Mr. Giuliani on the Iraq War & US Foreign Policy.
We are still waiting to hear from the Giuliani Campaign.
www.freedomfest.com/debate.htm Paul/Giuliani debate invitation
June 5th, 2007 at 7:41 am
See also:
Ron Paul’s Winning Message
http://ronpaul.wetpaint.com/page/Ron+Paul%27s+Winning+Message
June 7th, 2007 at 4:38 pm
Great article!
What is a Retro Republican?
June 7th, 2007 at 4:53 pm
Thanks.
June 21st, 2007 at 7:52 pm
I’m sure to the wishful thinkers it seem viable that the US can cut taxes while their deficit grows, or butcher social programs, but this simply isn’t the case. Promising, before encountering any number of possible situations, to never raise taxes is truly naïve and I’m sure he won’t be able to live up to such a utopian dream if elected.
The gap between rich and poor is large and healthcare coverage is lacking. An impoverished and uneducated class is not good, economically or socially, for the US. Neither is deficit or dependence on China.
June 28th, 2007 at 1:11 am
Our deficit will not grow if we control spending. Ron has never voted for an unbalanced budget in his 17 years as a Congressman. Dylon, it seems as if this time you didn’t do your reading. I never mentioned his goal to lower taxes. As a matter of fact, I didn’t mention taxes at all. If you’re going to bring it up, feel free, but give me som of your customary resources to read while you’re doing it, D.M.
I’ve never been too keen on taxes anyway, it’s a part of economics I don’t grasp. By the way, part of Paul’s campaign is his promise to never raise taxes, not to necessarily lower them considerably, although he has advocated abolishing the IRS. Which is a mess anyway. We need to get rid of it.
If I were president, the USA would have friendly relations with China. China is an emerging superpower and sooner or later we’re going to have to face that fact. We can’t possess worldwide hegemony forever, you know. Making China one of our largest trading partners would greatly help the American economy, and better to be friends than enemies I always say!
But then again, you wouldn’t know. You hail from Manitoba, is it?
July 2nd, 2007 at 11:57 am
I came on this site after a long absence with the intention of plugging for Dr. Paul, but I see that someone has beat me to the punch. Good job, Aaron!
July 2nd, 2007 at 1:33 pm
I had a bit of an absence as well. Thanks!
July 3rd, 2007 at 9:37 pm
Well, to start you’d have to greatly reduce the military, then the civil service. Good luck sorting out what’s unnecessary and necessary there. But there are still many basic needs, like healthcare or poverty alleviation programs that need tax dollar funding.
Natural disasters may further the need to dip into government funds. You just can’t ignore all the programs with this utopian before hand idea of “never raising taxes”. You don’t know what will come up and there are a lot of programs which need federal funding fast.
July 4th, 2007 at 8:15 am
Then who do you think should win? Obama? Clinton? Gravel? Kucinich?
July 4th, 2007 at 8:53 am
Dennis Kucinich
July 4th, 2007 at 9:08 am
Gravel’s the only other Democrat Candidate I could support without great discomfort. But Gravel’s withdrawal plan isn’t thorough enough, Kucinich’s is more detailed. Kucinich also has more recent experience with the US government.
Hilary Clinton’s frightening and Obama’s anti-secularist.
July 4th, 2007 at 12:35 pm
Gravel is honorable. And I personally like Kucinich. The others are a bit loony, in my opinion.
November 5th, 2007 at 2:02 pm
Honesty as well as openness has been an issues for most candidates. When you look at their VOTING RECORD as well as their PUBLIC statements from the past clear contradictions arise. There are very few candidates who do not carry this kind of baggage or lobbyist funds. One of those Candidates is Ron Paul. Now I’ve had a personal conversation Mr. Tancredo and his stance almost mirrors Dr. Paul’s. The main difference, in his words is the Iraq War. Mr. Tancredo spoke of Islamic Jihadists and radicals as being an issue which I actually agree with. But one thing he didn’t get was that these individuals have ALWAYS been like this. The only differencee now is that we have involved ourselves in their hemisphere and are suffereing the consequences of roller-coaster relationships that we have used to our advantage. I explained that Dr. Paul’s belief that our meddling has caused serious blowback is both consistent and supporting of Mr. Tancredo’s belief and that they are not mutually exclusive but indeed symbiotic! I advised Mr. Tancredo that if he wished to differentiate himself from other candidates simply to have a possible bid as presidency this will result in less than favorable circumstances for his campaign. He would, however, be an excellent asset to Dr. Paul in the campaign and further as a possible staffer. Since I am in Iowa I have unfettered access to the candidates until our caucus and would be more than willing to answer questions or ask them of the candidates at the next opportunity.
E-mail = william.johnson2@loras.edu