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Title: Why the GOP Is Scared of Ron Paul and 4 Reasons He Might Still Get the 2012 Republican Nomination
Source: The Huffington Post
URL Source: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/laura ... scared-ron-paul_b_1814846.html
Published: Aug 22, 2012
Author: Laura Trice
Post Date: 2012-08-22 13:44:15 by Hondo68
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Keywords: solid win in Massachusetts, Governor LePage of Maine, appalled with GOP efforts
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Wait, isn't Dr. Ron Paul out of the presidential race? Isn't it all tied up nicely in a bow with the Romney/Ryan ticket?

No.

Why would the GOP be scared of Ron Paul but end up nominating him?

I'll explain.

Romney and the GOP have demonstrated both poor judgment and poor sportsmanship that might cost them by damaging Romney's electability among the Ron Paul supporters thus leading to a splitting of votes, which in turn, could cost the GOP the entire election.

Dr. Ron Paul is still in the race for president and is a strong contender for the 2012 GOP nomination.

To be on the GOP ballot Aug. 27, 2012 in Tampa and get a 15-minute speaking slot, a candidate must have won the plurality (majority) of delegates in at least 5 states.

Well, Ron Paul did win the plurality of delegates in 5 states, enough to be eligible for the nomination and a 15-minute speaking slot at the GOP convention. The states he won are Louisiana, Iowa, Minnesota, Maine and Nevada. Then Ron Paul went on to win the plurality in Massachusetts, Romney's home state and half the delegates in Oregon. Dr. Ron Paul also has around 500 delegates who support him. The exact number of delegates that Romney and Paul have is still a mystery but should be clarified at the convention.

So... Ron Paul won his 5-plus states, he's on the ballot and writing his speech, right? Not exactly.

What happened next is what may cost the Republicans and Romney the entire election. Instead of accepting that Ron Paul, the GOP underdog, had won enough delegates in enough states to be allowed his rightful place on the ballot and his 15-minute speaking slot, the GOP and Romney's people decided to try and take these legitimate wins away from Ron Paul and his supporters. Ron Paul supporters fought hard, played fair and won. Romney supporters didn't play fair and still lost those 5-plus states. These Ron Paul pluralities were won in spite of shenanigans and tricks tried by Romney supporters and the GOP to prevent or undermine Ron Paul wins. The Ron Paul supporters were well prepared and won the needed amount of states anyway.

So, how did Romney and his supporters handle their losses of five measly states to Ron Paul? Honorably? Graciously? With dignity? Maturely?

No. Quite the opposite.

Romney's people ran to Big Daddy GOP to rescue them from their defeats by trying to disqualify the valid Ron Paul delegates and to take away Ron Paul's right to speak and be on the ballot by reducing his states won to fewer than the five needed.

So far, Romney and the GOP have contested the Ron Paul wins in Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts and Oregon. They threw out the Massachusetts Ron Paul delegates after the GOP tried to force the delegates to sign a long legal document that required them to vote for Romney. This was not something that had ever been done before. The GOP allowed Romney, big lawyers and big bullying to invalidate Ron Paul's solid win in Massachusetts.

As in the other states, the Ron Paul delegates in Maine played by the rules and won. Even Governor LePage of Maine, a Republican, is appalled with GOP efforts to throw out the duly-elected Ron Paul delegates.

The entire plot to reduce Ron Paul wins to under five states to take his name off the ballot and take away his 15-minute speaking slot is well under way. If Romney/Ryan are so great, why can't they handle a little competition without whining and crying like sore losers?

Are they afraid of losing the 2012 nomination to Ron Paul if he speaks and is on the ballot?

Why not play fair and let the best man win?

Who cheats? The lazy, bratty, insecure and less-qualified people who can't win honestly and fairly. Is that really presidential material?

I wonder if Romney and the GOP are worried that if Ron Paul speaks and gets the nomination, that Ron Paul will fire all of them. Is the GOP that terrified of change, even if it is for the betterment of the country?

Here is why I think that Ron Paul might still walk away with the nomination.

4. Lots of regular "little people", like me, want Ron Paul to be the 2012 GOP presidential candidate. We, the little people, do not like being trod upon and when we join together, we are stronger than big money. Remember, "We the People"? Ron Paul's donors are regular working people, many military men and women, not banks.

3. Ron Paul is the David to Romney's Goliath Machine but the spirit, character and faith of we "little people" count more in America than just money. Romney has raised $152 million to Paul's $39 million. Ron Paul has more passionate support from his supporters due to Ron Paul's character and dedication to serving America and Americans based on our founding principles embodied in our Constitution. Money, media manipulation and bullying can't buy this type of support. But, Romney and his lawyers couldn't let Ron Paul keep 5-plus wins?

2. Ron Paul wants to serve his country, and has served in the military, and would end the wars. Ron Paul's supporters and Americans want someone they can trust and believe in. Dr. Paul is that man.

1. Mitt Romney is much less qualified to be president than Ron Paul, who understands the Constitution and Bill of Rights. Watch this link where Romney is asked a basic Constitutional question and replies, "I'll have to ask my lawyers". Ron Paul tells Mitt Romney, "Read the Constitution." Ron Paul is the only Republican Presidential candidate who is qualified, experienced and credible.

We, little people, similar to Ron Paul and his supporters, work hard, play fair and expect the same from others.

If Romney and his supporters had been gracious losers about Ron Paul's 5-plus state wins and Ron Paul's 15-minute speech, Romney had a chance to garner both the GOP 2012 nomination plus the support and votes of Ron Paul and his supporters. (I say "a chance" because many Ron Paul supporters do not see Romney as a fiscal conservative.)

Not anymore. It is hard to vote for someone who has acted so dishonorably, even for the sake of party loyalty.

The misguided Machiavellian advice Romney got and took to "win at all costs," may cost him dearly in November due to the bad will generated with Ron Paul supporters. Too many people have lost too much respect for Romney to vote for him. To the contrary, even though Ron Paul's campaign was repeatedly slighted and undermined by Romney and his supporters, Ron Paul stayed gracious and denounced mistreatment of Romney. He has told his delegates to "Make yourself heard but be respectful."

By playing dirty and being greedy, Romney supporters may have lost Romney both the nomination and the election.

Romney and the national GOP are showing their ugly colors by attempting to take away Ron Paul state delegate wins that were earned fair and square.

In speaking with some Ron Paul supporters, here is their current plan. If Ron Paul doesn't win the 2012 GOP nomination, many Ron Paul supporters will elect to vote for Gary Johnson, the Libertarian presidential candidate. Why wouldn't Ron Paul supporters write in Ron Paul on ballots around the country? For those write-in votes to count, a write-in candidate must be listed in every state and some Ron Paul supporters do not know if their Ron Paul votes would count.

And, due to the shabby treatment Ron Paul and his supporters have received from the GOP and Romney's people, many Ron Paul supporters may refuse to vote for Romney in 2012, even if it means Obama being re-elected for four more years. One supporter told me, "I want the GOP to see how many votes they lost by playing dirty. They will only be able to count all the lost votes if I vote for Gary Johnson."

If you want to learn more about Gary Johnson click here. He stands for small government, government staying out of your business, liberty and fiscal responsibility. He is like Ron Paul without the Roe v Wade concern. Gary Johnson has had virtually no media coverage so you may not have heard of him.

As I heard in grammar school and it remains true: "Cheat, Cheat Never Beat".

Ron Paul is the only qualified person for the 2012 Republican Nomination who can unify conservative Republicans, Independents, Libertarians and stabilize the economy. If the GOP is smart and humble enough to do a mea culpa and nominate Ron Paul, Republicans stand a better chance of winning in November. If Ron Paul doesn't get the nomination, many Ron Paul supporters will likely be voting for Gary Johnson. All Romney and the GOP had to do was play fair and win honorably, but I guess that was too much to ask.

But here is the GOP's conflict: If the GOP nominates Ron Paul and he wins, many of the GOP cronies will be shown the door. There will be a big house cleaning of corrupt politicians, like turning on the lights and the cockroaches scatter. On the other hand, if they don't nominate Ron Paul, they risk losing all the Ron Paul supporters, which would likely split the vote and lose the 2012 election entirely.

It is hard to make those type of decisions when choosing what is best for the country doesn't figure in at all, but choosing what is best for their own selfish principles of self-preservation, greed and thirst for power rule the day.

Romney and the GOP need to leave Ron Paul's five-plus states alone, place him on the ballot and allow Ron Paul to speak. Subscribe to *Liberal Rehab Staff*

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#1. To: hondo68 (#0)

Koch Brothers Bought Ryan’s Nomination With $100 Million Promise

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According to Stone, the billionaire Koch brothers purchased the Republican vice presidential nomination for Ryan from Romney in late July by promising to fork over an additional $100 million toward “independent expenditure” campaigning for the GOP ticket.


READ MORE HERE

whyofcourse  posted on  2012-08-22   13:55:06 ET  (1 image) Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#2. To: hondo68 (#0) (Edited)

4 Reasons He Might Still Get the 2012 Republican Nomination

She is as delusion as you are.

Put your money where you mouth is. If you think Ron Paul will be the GOP nominee for President, tell me what you are willing to bet, we'll put the money in escrow, and the winner can collect the day after the convention ends.

How much do you want to bet?

I'll match any amount up to $100,000.

Let's go. I need the money.


"we must as a species go into a period of shrinkage that we have not experienced since the Dark Ages and the Black Plague" -- lucysmom

jwpegler  posted on  2012-08-22   14:00:49 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#3. To: hondo68 (#0) (Edited)

Lots of regular "little people", like me, want Ron Paul to be the 2012 GOP presidential candidate

Lot's of little people does not equate to a majority.

Here are vote totals from all of the Republican primaries:

Romney9,947,43353%
Santorum3,816,11020%
Gingirch2,689,77114%
Paul2,017,95711%


"we must as a species go into a period of shrinkage that we have not experienced since the Dark Ages and the Black Plague" -- lucysmom

jwpegler  posted on  2012-08-22   14:04:29 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#4. To: whyofcourse, *Yukon neo-Progressive Vermin* (#1) (Edited)

No surprise that Willard Mitt loves the kochs, he's yukon's pick.


"We (government) need to do a lot less, a lot sooner" ~Ron Paul

Obama's watch stopped on 24 May 2008, but he's been too busy smoking crack to notice.

Hondo68  posted on  2012-08-22   14:09:56 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#5. To: jwpegler (#2)

That you are willing to make such a bet, surprises me not at all.

You're a fucking coward, a spineless POS that wants to be on the "winning" team, even if the "winners" fuck you over a barrel. You'll hold your ass, and think, "well, at least my guys fucked me up the ass, instead of the democrats."

Unfortunately, too many Americans are like you- morally corrupt, inept and downright stupid. And they'd happily sacrifice their vote, their future- for a few scraps of paper to go in their wallet. Indeed, that exact attitude, which so aptly demonstrate, is why our country is completely bankrupt, with total debt of $221 TRILLION (both on and off-book), net present value. As long as you get yours, you don't care that your shallow excuse for thinking has sacrificed your childrens' future.

No, you don't care... Gonna' "get mine," and FUCK everyone else, right????

You are not part of the solution; you are part of the problem.

"Most people prefer to believe that their leaders are just and fair, even in the face of evidence to the contrary, because once a citizen acknowledges that the government under which he lives is lying and corrupt, the citizen has to choose what he or she will do about it. To take action in the face of corrupt government entails risks of harm to life and loved ones. To choose to do nothing is to surrender one's self-image of standing for principles. Most people do not have the courage to face that choice. Hence, most propaganda is not designed to fool the critical thinker but only to give moral cowards an excuse not to think at all." Michael Rivero

Capitalist Eric  posted on  2012-08-22   14:12:46 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#6. To: hondo68 (#4)

AND the left and right one.

whyofcourse  posted on  2012-08-22   14:24:50 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#7. To: jwpegler (#2)

I noticed that you're getting hammered but no one seems interested in taking your bet.

I wonder why??

calcon  posted on  2012-08-22   15:43:44 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#8. To: calcon (#7)

I noticed that you're getting hammered but no one seems interested in taking your bet.

I wonder why??

He wants to make a bet that the population is as fucking stupid as he is.

Who'd want to bet against that???

"Most people prefer to believe that their leaders are just and fair, even in the face of evidence to the contrary, because once a citizen acknowledges that the government under which he lives is lying and corrupt, the citizen has to choose what he or she will do about it. To take action in the face of corrupt government entails risks of harm to life and loved ones. To choose to do nothing is to surrender one's self-image of standing for principles. Most people do not have the courage to face that choice. Hence, most propaganda is not designed to fool the critical thinker but only to give moral cowards an excuse not to think at all." Michael Rivero

Capitalist Eric  posted on  2012-08-22   15:58:33 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#9. To: hondo68 (#0) (Edited)

I'm a Paul supporter but I think this article is ridiculous. Like their Democrat counterparts, Republicans are pro-big government, pro-war, and pro-police state. That is why they nominated Robamney in the first place. They are not going to throw him under the bus in favor of Dr. Paul. They are getting everything they want and deserve in the form of Mitt Romney.

Fibr Dog  posted on  2012-08-22   17:01:33 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#10. To: calcon (#7) (Edited)

I noticed that you're getting hammered but no one seems interested in taking your bet.

I wonder why??

Exactly.

Then they call me a "coward"???

They are the cowards because they are not willing to put their money with their mouth is.

If they are so sure that Ron Paul is going to get the GOP nomination, it should be an easy bet for them.

It's time for them to shit or get off of the pot.


"we must as a species go into a period of shrinkage that we have not experienced since the Dark Ages and the Black Plague" -- lucysmom

jwpegler  posted on  2012-08-22   17:13:37 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#11. To: Fibr Dog (#9) (Edited)

I'm a Paul supporter but I think this article is ridiculous.

You live in the real world. The author of this article and the person who posted it here are living in some delusional dream world.


"we must as a species go into a period of shrinkage that we have not experienced since the Dark Ages and the Black Plague" -- lucysmom

jwpegler  posted on  2012-08-22   17:16:27 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#12. To: Fibr Dog (#9)

Like their Democrat counterparts, Republicans are pro-big government, pro-war, and pro-police state. That is why they nominated Robamney in the first place.

Yep, all true.

Ron Paul people know that he's unlikely to get the nomination, and so do Mitt's. So why are they stealing delegates and breaking the rules? Just an attempt to make Mitt's support look bigger than it really is, and pump up his image.

Seat the Ron Paul delegates that he's earned, and let the chips fall where they may. IMO, Mitt is a weak candidate and likely to lose to Obama.


"We (government) need to do a lot less, a lot sooner" ~Ron Paul

Obama's watch stopped on 24 May 2008, but he's been too busy smoking crack to notice.

Hondo68  posted on  2012-08-22   17:46:21 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#13. To: jwpegler (#10)

I made it a point to not bad mouth paul this election cycle. (i do miss referring to him as "bong" paul).

Since the paulies hate the LP's closet queens as much as I do, I won't talk smack about paul.

calcon  posted on  2012-08-22   17:47:38 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#14. To: hondo68 (#12)

So why are they stealing delegates and breaking the rules? Just an attempt to make Mitt's support look bigger than it really is, and pump up his image.

Wrong again:

Paul and Republican Party Officials Reach Deal on Delegates


"we must as a species go into a period of shrinkage that we have not experienced since the Dark Ages and the Black Plague" -- lucysmom

jwpegler  posted on  2012-08-22   18:03:07 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#15. To: calcon (#13)

I'm not bad mouthing Paul. I supported him.

I am bad mouthing the part of his supporters who are on the lunatic fringe.


"we must as a species go into a period of shrinkage that we have not experienced since the Dark Ages and the Black Plague" -- lucysmom

jwpegler  posted on  2012-08-22   18:05:04 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#16. To: jwpegler (#10)

Then they call me a "coward"???

No.

That implies that we're attaching a lable to you, which may (or may not) be true.

If you suddenly jumped out of your chair while eating a steak, and started grabbing your throat with both hands, the logical conclusion is that you're choking.

In this case, your words provide the logical foundation to conclude that you're a fucking coward.

It's merely an observation, nothing more.

"Most people prefer to believe that their leaders are just and fair, even in the face of evidence to the contrary, because once a citizen acknowledges that the government under which he lives is lying and corrupt, the citizen has to choose what he or she will do about it. To take action in the face of corrupt government entails risks of harm to life and loved ones. To choose to do nothing is to surrender one's self-image of standing for principles. Most people do not have the courage to face that choice. Hence, most propaganda is not designed to fool the critical thinker but only to give moral cowards an excuse not to think at all." Michael Rivero

Capitalist Eric  posted on  2012-08-22   18:08:20 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#17. To: jwpegler (#15)

Yep, i know if paul had beaten romney and gotten the nomination, i'd be behind him a 100%.

ABO all the way

calcon  posted on  2012-08-22   21:18:52 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


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