" I would challenge the basic assertion that most republicans are for the war in iraq. Is that before or after anti-war republicans left the party in utter disgust? But even if you look at the party as it is now, its hard to get any republican to state even just one logical reason why we should be in iraq. When pressed, it all comes down to beliefs with them. The facts seem to be irrelevant. That's probably why the party is shrinking... (not that the dems are any better.... try debating a die-hard gun-grabber!) "

" FreedomFest 2008 - Ron Paul spoke at the conference last year and he has been invited again this year to join our 100 plus speakers and 1,000 plus attendees in Las Vegas on July 10 -12 at Freedomfest 2008. We must do what we can to get the message of liberty, a return to limited constitutional government and free markets out to the American public. See www.freedomfest.com

"

" Analysis wrote: " Here's why Ron Paul lost the Republican nomination: 1) Republican voters recognize that he is simply a Libertarian posing as a Republican and Republicans don't appreciate having the Libertarian Party infiltrating their ranks 2) Ron Paul is an isolationist and Republicans recognize that, in order to maintain security for our nation, we must project our power. This is a well known military doctrine that has worked to prevent attacks on our nation for quite some time and it has now been modified to protect us in this modern age of Islamo-Fascists. 3) Ron Paul's social policy is akin to anarchy and Republicans believe in an orderly society. "

It is obvious that Analysis has not taken the biased media coverage into consideration. Ron Paul would have done much better had he the coverage that other candidates get. Ron Paul is NOT an "isolationist". That is hogwash and everyone with any intelligence can see that. Ron Paul speaks of "non-intervention" which is totally different and cannot be confused with "isolationism" by any thinking man. Ron Paul's social ideas are the same as that of the founding father's of this union. Were they anarchists?

It seems to me that there are more and more people that cannot think for themselves. Analysis did not analyze anything - only repeated what has been blaring from the "anti-Paul" neo-con bought and paid for Media. Take a good look at all that Analysis said and it matches very well with the dribble coming from the Media. That was no analysis made by a free thinker. It was nothing more than quotation of the "boob tube". (They call it that for a reason!) "

" Don't count on writing in your vote for Ron Paul in Nov. Write in votes for President haven't been counted in my state for the last 30 years and perhaps not in your state either. "

" Hey Eric,
I absolutely agree with you. Americans have gotten pretty dumb. They've put up with a generation of social engineering from the left which has robbed the educational system of all integrity. Now they are so stupid they don't even recognize a big gov't statist who taxes and spends like a drunken sailor and just writes an IOU for the younger generation to pay for.
But, he calls himself Republican so he must be conservative, right? That's W in a nutshell and his penchant for throwing away our money and the lives of our military to enrich his corporate cronies just puts the icing on the cake.

I'm glad your intelligent enough to perceive all of this & I just know you wouldn't be stupid enough to vote for McCain.

Ron Paul is the thinking man's candidate, just ask the military.


"

" Ron Paul is the man "

" I expect their is voter fraud going on, but I will be voting (writing in) for Ron Paul in NV as will several of my friends families, a wide varied multicultural group of people from different backgrounds.

I don't buy the argument that the 2 thieves running as "Democrats for Change" are a real change & McCain is a thief & fool.

Open free exchange of ideas = change, not sex or race.

That's a shallow position to run on & people that buy it are not using their research & critical thinking skills very well. "

" "Analysis" wrote some comments before why Ron Paul lost. No one disagrees with what most Republicans want today, and it's not Ron Paul.

But not a single person has ever laid out how McCain or anyone else would possibly come close to balancing the budget.

The reality is that most Republicans couldn't care less about the budget. Only Ron Paul sees the problems that face us for not caring. "

" Analysis,

You're the uneducated, brainwashed type and the exact reason why we're in the state we're in. Our general population has been getting dumbed down for way too long. "

" Ron Paul doesn't fit the party because the party has changed. I think Ron Paul should take over the Republican party. It is so great that he stands for us in congress and lets us know what is going on. They will back him if he gets the nomination but Ron Paul has said it's about the message and not the presidency. He has managed to rapidly ignite numerous ACTIVE supporters from a small congressional district to nationwide and its still spreading.

Some of your states representatives support him. I have been emailing them to implore them to actively support RON PAUL. I am happy with the results so far. Some REAL response. WEll I am going to moneybomb on presidents day and I hope all you other fence sitters and Paul supporters who werent around last time bust out at least a 20 for DR. NO.

GO RON PAUL!!!!
"

" I've always heard it said that "it's more about the journey than it is about the destination". I would like to initiate an idea here of organizing non-stop, slow roll motorcade caravans originating on the West Coast, South Florida and Maine, utilizing the Interstate Hwy Corridors with all of them destined, timed and coordinated, by a central command center using GPS, cell phone and text msg and wireless internet, for a timed & staggered convergance on the Washington D.C. & surrounding four state area within 72 hrs of the schedule for the "Ron Paul Rally March for Liberty". Each motorcade would be fed by it's own "media driven inertia" As each motorcade proceeds east, city to city, county to county, state to state it will generate it's own life. Hundreds, thousands maybe even hundreds of thousands of vehicles of every shape, size, make, model & color. Cars, p/u trucks, big rigs, campers, RV's, motor cycles, emergency vehicles, tow trucks, you name it! Some will sign up for the whole trip, for those who can't afford to do that might only fall in for the trip across their county, state or whatever. Everyone, regardless of their socio-economic status, ability or position in life can participate to whatever extent they wish and still be a part of the "Next Moment in Ron Paul History" phenomenon. Picture this in your mind, I-8 East from San Diego, I-10 & I-40 east from LA, I-80 east from San Francisco, I-84 east from Portland, & I-90 east from Seattle ... I-95 up from Miami, I-75 up from Tampa ... I-95 down from Maine and every connection in between, each with their very own "Liberty Motorcade". With todays technology of GPS, cell phones, text msg'ing and wireless internet at our disposal this event truly has the potential of making historical in enormous proportions. Somewhere around the middle of May each and every taxpayer in America will be gettin a $ 500.00"hot check" from our "good friend G Dubya", which he has so graciously borrowed from his good friends in China! What better way could anyone come up with to thank him than to spend it, with him and his band of outlaw brothers watching, on bringing the world's focus on the man that he and the other Republicans hate the most, Our next President, Dr. Ron Paul!? would be interested in a debate along these lines ... however, I you can't offer positive feedback then please don't troll. Thnks "

" 911 was a false flag operation to over exagerrate the need to find a place to go to war. This way America has to barrow more money from the Fed. Alot more money, to support the war. Which in turn gets the Bankers who are at the top of the money chain and the rich elite extreemly wealthy. Ron Paul is wanting to stop this in it's tracks. He is right about the War and our Economy. They are both related. "

" Yeah!!! Good old "Woody" .... now that was a piece of work!
"

" barack obama mike huckabee vs machine

huckabee obama:
we understand your disgust.
subversion of democracy.

know this:
gravel kucinich paul nader
will fight any ticket
with clinton or mccain on it.

your eyes & ears are open...

Mike Gravel Dennis Kucinich Dr Ron Paul Ralph Nader
united by truth elicit fear smear blacklist.

Too many lies,
democracy rising democracy now.
Rage against the machine.

Honesty compassion intelligence guts.

No more extortion blackmail bribery division.
Divided we fall. "

" million,
You wrote, "Republicans don't appreciate having their hypocrisy spat back into their smug elitist faces."

What hypocrisy do you mean?

Who are these elites that you reference?

A whole lot of Republicans from all walks of life have been voting in these primaries and caucuses around the nation and Ron Paul has received very few votes so it isn't just the elites who are voting against him. Please explain. "

" I wrote my analysis for why I think Republican voters are not choosing Ron Paul to be our Party's candidate in this election. You obviously don't like my analysis. Why do you think Republican voters are passing over your guy? "

" Here's why Ron Paul lost the Republican nomination: 1) Republican voters recognize that he is simply a pro-life, fiscal conservative and that's not what the Republican party stands for anymore and Neo-con Republicans don't appreciate having their hypocrisy spat back into their smug elitist faces 2) Ron Paul is a non-interventionist and only wants to trade with other nations. Neo-con Republicans recognize that, in order to maintain security for Israel, the US must constantly attack Arab nations. This is a well known Neo-con military doctrine that has worked to prevent attacks on Israel and re-focus Arab aggression and "blowback" on our nation for quite some time and it has now been modified to protect Israel in this modern age of Islamo-Fascists. 3) Ron Paul's social policy is akin to the true American spirit of liberty and neo-con Republicans believe in a nanny-state and a strong welfare system that will fit you with a diaper and clean up after your mess at the expense of hard-working middle class taxpayers. "

" Analysis:
In response to your ludicrous assertions point by point:
"1) Republican voters recognize that he is simply a Libertarian posing as a Republican and Republicans don't appreciate having the Libertarian Party infiltrating their ranks"

Republican voters wishes are being patently ignored by every candidate that has been offered them. Asserting that Ron is a stealthy member of the Libertarian party is disingenuous, he has caucused with Republicans, and done more for the Republican BASE here in Texas than Perry and Bush ever have. They govern by playing to the middle or left, betraying any principles they espouse by diluting any result that Conservative principles of Liberty, which the Libertarian Party in a well meaning sense attempts to do from the outside, because of the overwhelming number of failures of Republicans to actually do what they say. Ron is truly Republican, he defends the Republic and does what the constitution says he should, unlike the so-called maverick McCain who spits in the face of the POW MIA advocates while claiming his Veteran bona-fides. Libertarians don't find him Libertarian enough quite frankly, but not many care what they think anyway, it's different depending on each libertarian you ask anyway.

"2) Ron Paul is an isolationist and Republicans recognize that, in order to maintain security for our nation, we must project our power. This is a well known military doctrine that has worked to prevent attacks on our nation for quite some time and it has now been modified to protect us in this modern age of Islamo-Fascists."

Wrong, Ron Paul is a non-interventionist, an Isolationist would cease dealings (trade and military dealings) with other nations. Paul sees Trade dealings as beneficial and necessary for the Nations health. He does not believe in tossing our weight around unnecessarily, 1) because it fits with moral principles best and 2) because we can't afford to keep doing it, in case you hadn't noticed our debt.

"3) Ron Paul's social policy is akin to anarchy and Republicans believe in an orderly society. "

How does the rule-of-law equate to Anarchy again? How does an Anarchist wind up running for political office? Laughable, let's try again.

If you mean Republicans believe that rights extend only so far as the Government allows, rather than arising from commonly established agreed upon sources like God, or Natural Law, well, we obviously differ in opinion. I guess I wouldn't really call you anything other than a Totalitarian Statist.

Here's a further example of your latter positions failure.

Lets say I have issues with you as a neighbor and we have sincere and fundamental disagreements, am I better off coming to some agreement with you directly on peaceful terms or am I better off hiring our mutual neighbors to engage in surveillance and proxy burgulary and assault against you. How would you feel about me if I did this? Which do you think is a more viable long term solution to our differences?

Mike Costello, Born in La Crosse, now living in Pflugerville, Texas. Howdy Y'all. Ron Paul is truly our best hope in this age of corruption and rot, but don't give up hope, take your government back and make it listen to *you* because your rights aren't dictated by them, they come from something greater, no matter who you support, realize that. "

" to Analysis:

1) Project Power?
2) Orderly Society?

Do these principles that you say represent the current Republican party scare you? They should.
Ron Paul is for a strong National defense... not nation building. Protection of OUR borders is the first concern to any foreign policy.

At what cost do you assume we pay for an "orderly society"? Huge deficits... debt to forein influence... loss of privacy and personal liberty?

You are right. Many of the Neo-Republicans and Democrats are marching (goose stepping) to this beat. We need to pull the people back to what built this country to begin with. Our constitution belongs to the people and many Americans have shed blood for these ideas. I can't believe so many "patriots" are willing to sacrafice those ideas when we need them the most. "

" Here's why Ron Paul lost the Republican nomination: 1) Republican voters recognize that he is simply a Libertarian posing as a Republican and Republicans don't appreciate having the Libertarian Party infiltrating their ranks 2) Ron Paul is an isolationist and Republicans recognize that, in order to maintain security for our nation, we must project our power. This is a well known military doctrine that has worked to prevent attacks on our nation for quite some time and it has now been modified to protect us in this modern age of Islamo-Fascists. 3) Ron Paul's social policy is akin to anarchy and Republicans believe in an orderly society. "

" I'll vote for Paul in the primary, and write his name in for the November election. Diebold machines may alter both outcomes. "

" Too all the Ron Paul banditos. You need to donate something to RP's campaign and fight like banditos for him.

Ask your friends to come and help you and vote for RP when they he he has no chance then ask them to humor you. Try and make it a good time.

Hey, according to the MSM McCain has won so they are not wasting their vote they are helping you to send a powerful message to the nation. "

" Seattle is organizing buses to D.C. for the r3VOlution March. If you live near I80 or I90, you can join us at: http://social.infowars.com/group.php?group_id=77 "

" Do our children in the military have a say? Yes, they do:


Republicans in the Military Support the Antiwar Candidate

Friday, February 1st, 2008 in News by Eric Garris| Comment |

According to the fourth quarter reports, the majority of military contributors supported Ron Paul, the one antiwar candidate in the Republican primaries.

Ron Paul received more contributions from servicemembers than the other three remaining GOP candidates:

Ron Paul - 1349
McCain - 413
Romney - 140
Huckabee - 99

And the Dems:
Obama: 466
Clinton: 181

This follows the same trend that was set in the second and third quarters of last year.

UPDATE: Ron Paul also received more total money from military contributors than all the Democratic candidates combined, or all the Republicans combined. Here are the totals in dollars for each candidate:

Ron Paul $392,721.00
Barack Obama $124,234.00
John S McCain $106,309.00
Hillary Clinton $75,258.00
Fred Thompson $58,373.00
Mike Huckabee $47,376.00
Mitt Romney $43,332.00
Rudolph Giuliani $23,430.00
Bill Richardson $21,175.00
John Edwards $20,711.00
Joseph Biden $10,940.00
Duncan Hunter $9,820.00
Thomas Gerald Tancredo $7,200.00
Samuel Dale Brownback $3,606.00
Dennis J Kucinich $2,952.00
Christopher J Dodd $1,098.00
Mike Gravel $970.00

Thanks to Tex McRae and Jeff Shulman


Taken from: http://www.antiwar.com/blog/2008/02/01/republicans-in-the-military-support-the-antiwar-candidate/


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" Obama sponsors the Global Poverty Plan and Clinton signs it as well.

Will cost Americans an additional $845 Billion.

Clinton and Obama both voted AGAINST the Bill that would make English the official language of the USA.

Want 35 pages on why NOT to vote for Obama then send an email to Freedom4America@LibertyIsWealth.com with "Obama Exposed" on the subject line and we will send you the file.

Need to find out the TRUTH about the Clintons merely do a search on Deaths Linked to Clintons.

Want to see the info that will STOP McCain from being nominated then check out sites below.

http://nowaymccain.com

http://gopteaparty.com

We The People will do ALL in our power to STOP any CFR Member or Bilderberg Member from being elected President and that includes Huckabee.

Sign up for the Million Man Freedom March on the site below.

http://ronpaulmarch.com

It ain't over until the Fat Lady sings and she has NOT sang as of yet.

ONLY A Doctor WILL HEAL Our Country,
Freedom4America Group "

" I have traditionally voted for the Democrats.
Conservatives: Peeking through your windows, regulating personal lives; spreading their agendas to our international neighbors through covert and militaristic actions; kissing up to big industry; hoarding power at the cost of cherished rights of the individual.
Not that the Liberals haven't done the same, the right-wing has just displayed a bit more arrogance and openness in these transgressions.
Ron Paul has shown me these characteristics are not the root of conservatism, but those of the neo-cons.
Am I pledging my loyalty to the Republicans?
Hell no, or to any party. I will register Republican if required to vote for Dr. Paul, but my loyalty is to the ideals of this nation and to no party.
Not voting for McCain. Huckabee... got to be kidding!
So, how do we get Ron Paul on the November ballot? "

" Im from WI, and I am vote'n for Ron Paul. :)so are my family and friends, go RP!! we love you "

" REVOLUTION !!!!!
Before Bush, Obama, congress and the globalists take our freedom and guns with the next proposed bill. "

" wow! imagine that. Slaves having slaves. What a concept. oh, that's right, it's been done forever. "

" No, we'll be the slaves. We are already debt slaves that get an allowance from the irs. "

" Thank you for writing your article, Mr. Tellier. The idea of "small government, low/zero taxes, personal freedom and liberty of the individual over state power" is not nutty or kooky. Also, it's certainly not living in the dark ages to go back to basics -- many sports coaches support this valid method at one point. If only the Big-five MSM Corporations would allow this debate, rather then provide only enough time for a quick sound-bite or two, if even that.

I'm relieved to add another respectable journalist to my list of news sources, including this site. Thanks, again. "

" I'm not sure it's quite over just yet. I think Ron Paul has inspired a whole new generation of young Americans and has their ear on many issues. This isn't just over yet. I'm actually considering running for office one of these days. I think he's getting an important message out there and is changing the paradigm. Even if he doesn't win the presidential nomination, he might get the platform changed back to the old school philosophy of limited-government and the Constitution. The perhaps, the actual nominee will have to change some of their promises if the American people change their ideas. And if the Congress changes too. I think there might be a little hope. But not much. "

" I don't know why it doesn't matter to anyone but in the January Simi-Valley GOP debate we saw Huckabee, McCain and Romney all say that they would continue in Iraq even though 65-70% of the people were against it. Hello? Paul said it was unconstitutional to begin with and we should get out. Why are we not following our own laws? Don't they apply anymore or are they just for us working stiffs? Can I go steal a new car? I mean, the govt. is stealing my money and giving it to defense(really offense these days) contractors with whom they have invested. I just don't get it. People seem reacting like a mob in response to the TV.

I'm freakin' out a little because the matrix is all around me!
"

" The loss of our Republic actually started with the passage of the 16th Amendment. Lincoln took the next major step by demonstrating that the Constitution could be ignored. Wilson put the final touches on when he was supported financially by the bankers after he agreed to sign the Federal Reserve Act into law. He later lamented his action.

The Declaration of Independence, Bill of Rights, and Constitution were based on Republican beliefs. There is no true Republican party now. It has morphed into some kind of mutant monster that acknowledges inalienable rights only when they benefit its existence. Otherwise, it eats its young to survive.

It is not over. Many more people are educated now. It is only the beginning. Things will get worse before they get better. It will only take about 10 years if you don't give up. "

" I never thought I would live to see this happen. But this year I've seen all sorts of corruption in america proper of communist and fascist societies: media truth suppression, over taxation, warmongering, voter fraud, dumb voters, etc., etc... Is there a place to live under libertarian premises? I'm considering moving out. "

" Ron Paul is so right for the GOP on so many different levels. Curbing and cutting back our nation's foreign war adventures alone would immediately help our economy, but unfortunately those in the media, and those with vested interests in making money from this war do not want it to end, I guess I wouldn't either if I was making money off of the US citizens. Once this is accomplished we can move forward and protect our country and citizens here at home. There is no threat to our physical soil here at home. "

" Ron Paul is sounding the alarm and people are waking up...we must continue to spread the message...tell everyone you know about what our government is doing to us! Vote Ron Paul in WI!! "

" When my husband got orders to Afghanistan a few months ago, he was sent a list of recommended reading by the officer he will be replacing. One of them was "Taliban" by Ahmed Rashid.

If you were to read that book, which describes the formation of the Taliban, you would realize that Ron Paul is RIGHT about the fall-out that America unintentionally reaps from some of her policies -- policies that were not thought through far enough....

Americans need to understand that our country does things that piss other countries off. We are mostly unaware of it because our media seldom reports any news from the rest of the world.

Take our peaceful Neighbors to the North: The United States TAXES Canadians on their exports of soft-wood lumber. Where does that money go...? To clothe the homeless...? No, it is transferred directly to American lumber companies. So Canadian citizens are subsidizing American lumber companies...

And we are surprised that Canadians often view us in a dim light, but we shrug it off as "jealousy of our freedom."

We need to sit up and get a clue!

BTW, I moved to the Ron Paul camp from the Romney camp and intend to stay...

"

" I can barely belive that our country is about to nominate for the Republican party a candidate who sings, Bomb, bomb, bomb...bomb, bomb Iran to the tune of Barbara Ann. What a shame that we are willing to put another war monger in power of our military. A vote for "there will be more wars" McCain is a vote for our grandchildren to stil be fighting the battles that our generation began.
100 years of occupation in Iraq? I truly do not believe that America has the stomach for another war, let alone extending the ones we are currently in.
We cannot afford it in dollars or blood. "

" According to the neo-cons.. we are to be the slaves, or should I say what is left of us after the NWO reduces the population to a maximun of 500 millon world wide.
I notice many people still have not done their research on this. "

" The federal deficit is $9 trillion. The federal budget for 2008 is $400 billion. Spending more than we have (deficit spending) is going to economically ruin America. The Soviets collapsed economically, not because they were defeated in a war.

The only candidate who has spending proposals that do not increase the deficit is Ron Paul. His budget plans including a budget SURPLUS of $150 billion. All other candidates propose budget deficits.
(Rudy proposed a budget with $1 billion surplus. Rudy is out, so Ron is only candidate with a good proposed budget). "

" it's over america. this was your last chance to save the constitution and what our founding fathers have created. we have become a big business everything for sale country. the little guy doesn't have a chance. money rules and you don't have enough. we have lost so many individual rights and are soon to see america turn into the NAU. Go ahead and laugh call us crack pots or whatever. But the draft will return and we will be at war forever. Your kids will die and the politicians will continue to save thier children to run your miserable life. The IRS will continue to share in your successes and take your money to give to the ones who don't want to work. illegal immegrants will flourish. The media will continue to propagate to influence your evry though because we know you are not smart enough to think for yourselves. Yes america in four years its all over and you did nothing! "

" "Whatever ever happened to small government, low/zero taxes, personal freedom and liberty of the individual over state power?"

I think this happened after Wilson's term in office. After Wilson we lost the Republic and became a Democracy, against the advice of our Founders. And now since we are a Democracy the majority can now trample on the minority. Pretty soon we can have slaves again if enough people want to. "